COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: “We knew that this was going to be a challenge,” said Republican Rep. Mike Carey. What Ohio’s representatives said are their priorities this term. "You know, this was something that was very important for our constituents, our district," said Republican Rep. Troy Balderson. “We are under [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Mail will not be delivered to Americans on Monday, and Post Offices will also be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the U.S. Postal Service said in a news release. Caller service and Post Office Box service will also be halted for the day, which is one of [...]
Seasonable weather and a chilly wind made it feel like a January weekend. High pressure over the region will drift east, and a wind shift to the southeast will begin a warming trend on Monday. High clouds will streak in, but not enough to dim the sunshine. Temperatures will edge above freezing for the first [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 33-year-old man is dead after a head-on crash overnight Sunday in Columbus. According to Columbus police, Newark resident Erickson Francois was driving his Honda just after 3:30 a.m. going south on Interstate 270. As Francois entered the exit ramp going east toward the merge with State Route 161, a BMW, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Storm Team 4's meteorologist Liz McGiffin met up with Joe Wood, Director of Education Interactions and Performances at COSI, to make Oobleck. The name "Oobleck" comes from the Dr. Seuss book "Bartholomew and the Oobleck," and is made by simply combining water and corn starch. Oobleck is a non-newtonian fluid which [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio Crime Stoppers are looking for community help in finding two men accused in a November robbery at a southeast Columbus gas station. Police say on Nov. 9, 2022, the two suspects went inside a gas station store just before 11:30 p.m. at the 4200 block of Kimberly Parkway. Following [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Sunday! Saturday officially went down as our second "below average" day of January, with temperatures only breaking into the lower 30s. For today, however, we've got a very seasonable day on tap, with forecast highs in the upper 30s to near 40. We'll see plenty of sunshine throughout the [...]
Not everyone has what it takes to be a manager in today's workplace, and those who do tend to be well compensated. Workers today are split on how they want to interact with their jobs. Half of workers want to blend their work and their personal lives, while the other roughly 50% prefer to keep [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two teenage boys have been arrested following a Saturday evening fight at Easton Town Center that police say involved dozens of juveniles. According to Columbus police, officers went to the mall just before 8:45 p.m. after calls reporting a large fight on the first floor. Security at Easton alongside special duty [...]
LONDON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Madison County man has been sentenced to at least 36 years in prison for fatally shooting a woman on Easter day 2022. According to a post on the Madison County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, Zachary Warnock, 34, was found guilty Friday of murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence, and discharge [...]
HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people, including a child, were injured in a crash in Hocking County Saturday afternoon. The Athens post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said the crash happened when a 2015 Nissan Versa was driving south on Scotts Creek Road south of Logan at approximately 4:30 p.m. For some [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman approached the counter to pay for a soda, but instead stole money from the cash register at a Southside store this week, Columbus police said. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the suspect entered the Dollar General store on the 1500 block of Lockbourne Road at approximately 12:41 p.m. The woman [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are searching for a man they said robbed a bank on the southwest side of the city Saturday. According to police, the suspect entered the Bank of America branch on the 1500 block of Georgesville Square Drive at approximately 12:15 p.m. The suspect handed the teller a note, then [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- This weekend thousands of central Ohio kids are using one of their favorite forms of innovation to, brick-by-brick, unlock a world of imagination. "When that's finished, I kind of want to see what it is from the full thing," says Solomon Ramsey, an eight-year-old boy who has been playing with Legos [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Businesses in and around the Columbus Arena District said they have seen an increase in customers in the two weeks sports betting has been legal in Ohio. Not only does that mean an increase in sales, but also an increase in energy. “We definitely get a sports crowd in here, but [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rebecca Mikulasikova had 25 points and No. 3 Ohio State opened up an early double-digit lead and beat Nebraska 76-67 Saturday. It took the Buckeyes (18-0, 7-0 Big Ten) less than five minutes to take control of the game, going up 13-2 on Taylor Thierry's layup midway through the first quarter. [...]