Skies will remain cloudy, despite an area of high pressure over the region. Temperatures are stuck in the mid-30s for the second day in a row, but with lighter winds. A storm forming in the southern Plains will push snow into Ohio Sunday morning, as it weakens, and a coastal storm takes over later in [...]
Dashcam video provided by the Ohio State Highway Patrol of the vehicle pursuit can be seen in the video player above. HAMILTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Four people who escaped a Missouri jail were found in Ohio and taken into custody Friday night and Saturday morning. According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Saturday! We're waking up to a few light showers, but will stay mostly dry today ahead of a better chance for showers on Sunday. Showers will continue to clear this morning, but we'll be left with plenty of clouds. Cloud cover [...]
MELBOURNE (WCMH) -- A former Buckeye has set a new career-high at the first tennis Grand Slam of 2023. 24-year-old J.J. Wolf, who played his collegiate tennis at Ohio State, defeated fellow American Michael Mmoh 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 Saturday in the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The victory puts Wolf into the [...]
The latest Columbus, Ohio forecast can be seen in the video player above. Almost everyone who lives in areas prone to snow seems to have a legendary snowstorm story: the blizzard of '78, the Storm of the Century, any of the blizzards or bomb cyclones that have happened since then. And according to experts, historic snowstorms—the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One woman is dead following a shooting overnight Saturday in the Hilltop neighborhood on the west side of Columbus. A detective for Columbus police told NBC4 at the scene that officers came to the 80 block of Belvidere Avenue just before 1:45 a.m. on the reports of a shooting. When officers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State University has launched a new-and-improved version of a tool that combines genetics and technology to screen patients' health. Developed by researchers more than 20 years ago, the family health risk calculator -- designed to help patients assess their chance of developing cancer -- recently received a makeover. Once [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reminding people not to try to bring guns through security checkpoints, as more people are trying to do so. Nationwide, a record high 6,542 guns were stopped at checkpoints, according to the TSA. The previous record -- of 5,972 -- was set in 2021. "What [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus city leaders say they are more on the same page than ever to put an end to violent crime. The U.S. Marshals Office held a meeting with these leaders on Friday to come up with the best approach to stop crime and listen to local leaders about how federal authorities [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Public transparency is a priority for some Republican lawmakers in Ohio. Shortly after losing his bid for Speaker of the House, Rep. Derek Merrin and others in his caucus introduced an ethics reform bill, the Ohio Ethics and Financial Disclosure Reform Act. The Monclova Township Republican contends it's the first of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Since the legalization of sports betting in Ohio, local addiction specialists have been working harder than ever to offer services to those in need. "Support and community is huge in the gambling world," said Cynthia Black, a gambling prevention coordinator at Maryhaven, a behavioral treatment center for those with addiction disorders. [...]