EAST LANSING, Ohio (WCMH) — No. 4 Ohio State played without coach Ryan Day and 23 players, including seven starters, but the Buckeyes were still able to cruise past Michigan State 52-12 Saturday afternoon in East Lansing. Justin Fields operated behind an offensive line that was missing its starting center and both starting offensive tackles. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State announced 46 athletic department employees on contract -- including football coach Ryan Day, men's basketball coach Chris Holtmann and athletic director Gene Smith -- have taken a salary reduction totaling more than $1.4 million through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. Because the 46 employees have a contract, [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. As of Saturday, Dec. 5, a total of 467,432 (+10,469) cases have been reported in Ohio since the pandemic began, leading to 6,946 (+64) deaths and 28,959 (+286) hospitalizations. On Friday, Gov. Mike DeWine laid out plans [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Follow our in-game live blog for updates from the Ohio State-Michigan State game from Sports Director Jerod Smalley and the NBC4 sports team:
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Federal funding is ending for extended unemployment benefits, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The agency says the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is expiring, and the Federal-State Extended Benefits program will end after Dec. 26. According to ODJFS, anyone who has used up their regular unemployment benefits [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio State will play Michigan State on Saturday without several key starters, including three starting offensive linemen. The Buckeyes released their availability report for the game Saturday morning, and center Josh Myers, tackles Nicolas Petit-Frere and Thayer Munford are listed as unavailable. Ohio State groups all players who cannot play on one [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — No. 4 Ohio State is officially in East Lansing for Saturday's contest against Michigan State — a game that was up in the air throughout the week. Ohio State cancelled its road game against Illinois last week after OSU deemed it had too many positive COVID-19 tests to play. Ohio State [...]
COLUMBUS QUICK FORECAST Today: Partly sunny, colder. High 39 Tonight: Mostly Cloudy & chilly. Low 27 Sunday: Partly sunny, chilly. High 38 Monday: Mostly cloudy. High 37 Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 38 Wednesday: Partly sunny. High 43 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Saturday! Cool and cloudy conditions are on the way this weekend. As [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – The coronavirus continues to impact communities of color at a higher rate, but recent surveys have found those same communities are also less likely to trust and take a vaccine. Last year, only 2.5 percent of our country’s doctors were Black, meaning many people of color never see a doctor that looks [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- When many people are not sure what to buy a friend or a loved one during the holidays, experts say many people opt to buy a gift card. Starting Monday, the Short North Arts District is launching its Gift Card Give Back campaign for the holiday season to help support local businesses [...]
BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bexley City Schools announced Friday that it would move to remote learning for the next two weeks. The district announced that remote learning would begin for all schools starting Monday, Dec. 7, and last through Friday, Dec. 18. “This was a difficult but necessary decision,” said Marlee Snowdon, Bexley City Schools [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Chillicothe City Schools has suspended all athletic contests and other extracurricular activities for the remainder of 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. The district said the suspension runs until Jan. 5. The decision is based on recommendations by the Ross County Health District. School officials said games will be rescheduled when teams [...]
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A public viewing for a Scioto County commissioner who lost his life to COVID-19 will be held this weekend. The viewing for Scioto County Commissioner Mike Crabtree will be held Sunday from 12 p.m. -2 p.m. at the Scioto County Courthouse rotunda. A private family funeral and burial will be [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A local man is asking seniors across the country to use their Medicare perks to help others. Certain Medicare recipients are eligible to receive Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other self-care items monthly and don’t even know it. “Typically, the hand sanitizer, face masks, disposable gloves, things that are typically in short [...]