COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A suspect in a fatal shooting of a man at a south Columbus McDonald's restaurant earlier this month, has been arrested. Columbus police said at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, the 14-year-old suspect turned himself into the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center, hours after Columbus police released his identity in connection with the [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — 45 years ago today, Ohio endured one of its worst blizzards in living memory in a storm that became known as the "Great Blizzard of 1978." January 1978 was already an unusually harsh month. A series of moderate snowstorms left a record January snow cover of [...]
Snow showers with an upper level disturbance will leave a light coating of snow in places, with temperatures in the mid-30s. Some slick spots will develop north and west of the city, where up to a half-inch of snow could accumulate through the afternoon. Winds gusting more than 20 mph have dropped the wind chill [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A 19-year-old man has been arrested after being identified as a suspect in connection with a Grove City murder from 2021. According to the original Franklin County Municipal Court complaint, Willie Williams and Andre Darthard aided a third unidentified suspect in the fatal shooting of Vonzell Williamson, on Dec. 26, 2021, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Police arrested a man Wednesday that they said is connected to a fatal shooting outside of Reynoldsburg bar in late December. Officers took 25-year-old Kennieyl Rice into custody and accused him of shooting Talando Whitmore on Dec. 17 outside of Putters Pub in the 6000 block of East Livingston Avenue. Rice [...]
A previous story on the March Jr. and Dawson can be seen in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A couple suspected in the death of an 8-month-old were charged Wednesday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. A grand jury indicted Savanna Dawson and Kyrios March Jr. on charges of involuntary manslaughter and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Leo, a dog at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, is ready for a home that has plenty of tummy rubs in store for him. The 3 1/2-year-old pit-bull mix was actually adopted from the shelter in 2020, but then came back as a stray in September. Since the [...]
A previous story on Dayveion Carroll can be seen in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man charged for the murder of a 20-year-old in east Columbus last week has been arrested and will be arraigned this morning in Franklin County Municipal Court. According to records with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Dayveion [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dublin-based restaurant chain City Barbeque is opening its 12th central Ohio location and will feature a drive-thru lane. City Barbeque's new spot will start smoking on Feb. 6 at 1200 Sunbury Rd. in Delaware County's Glennwood Commons Shopping Center. Like all City Barbeque locations, the joint will smoke all meats on-site [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival to Disney On Ice and 614 Restaurant Week, here are things to do this weekend in central Ohio. Sweet Treats Dessert Festival: Jan. 28 Festival-goers can sample treats from more than 20 local bakers, including white chocolate popcorn, cheesecake cups, ice cream, cotton candy [...]
PLEASANTVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – The Fairfield Union Local School District is closed Thursday due to threats of violence, according to the district’s superintendent. In a statement made on social media, Superintendent Chad Belville said, “Fairfield Union Local Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 26 due to threats of violence made toward our schools overnight. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio’s medical marijuana industry has too much pot and not enough patients to consume it. And, as an effort to fully legalize the drug inches closer to making its way onto the November ballot, the already-oversaturated medical marijuana market in the Buckeye State could encounter another problem: cannabis competition. “Since adult-use [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Thursday! We're starting the morning off with temperatures a couple of degrees on either side of freezing. Because of this, patchy refreeze is a bit of a concern, mainly on elevated areas. We're also dealing with some flurries and light snow shower activity. These snow showers will increase in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A suspect wanted on felony charges was arrested Thursday morning after an overnight police chase that ended in North Franklinton just before 3 a.m. Two male suspects were in the vehicle at the time of the chase and said both were taken into custody. One suspect was wanted for an unknown [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - It's been about a month since tenants of the Latitude Five25 apartments were evacuated. Burst pipes led to flooding, broken heat, broken elevators, and other issues, according to the city. The city later vacated the complex after determining it was unsafe to live in. "It’s been a downward spiral actually," said [...]
BLADENSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) - Special Olympics athletes practice all year for the state championships in March. But this year they found out some of them won’t be able to go. “We’ve been in this 13 years and I’ve never once heard of having too many athletes,” explained Angie Muston. She is the mother of three athletes, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A central Ohio agency focused on raising the infant mortality rate in Franklin County is sounding the alarm, warning parents, grandparents, and anyone willing to listen that there has been an increase in preventable infant death. Frances Russ with CelebrateOne said any infant death is too many. For a while, the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus police officer has been acquitted in a federal case in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy in 2016. In a verdict delivered Wednesday, a jury ruled that Columbus police officer Bryan Mason did not violate Tyre King's constitutional right to be free from unjustified deadly force. Mason, who [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Tensions are on the rise in the Ohio General Assembly as House Republicans continue to jockey among one another for power within the chamber. In early January, a group of Republicans broke from the rest of the party and joined with Democrats to elect Rep. Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) as speaker [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police have found a 12-year-old boy who was reported missing in north Columbus. Josiah Jayuan Henderson, 12, was reported missing Wednesday, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Henderson was recovered by family at his school on Thursday morning, authorities said. When missing on Wednesday, police said Henderson has black hair, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are searching for a 12-year-old boy reported missing in north Columbus. Josiah Jayuan Henderson, 12, was reported missing Wednesday, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Henderson has black hair, brown eyes, is 5'7" and weighs 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket with a white stripe [...]
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- The superintendent of Olentangy Local Schools District is retiring after 20 years with the district. The board of education will accept the "retirement resignation" of Superintendent Mark T. Raiff at its Thursday board meeting, according to a statement released by the district. Raiff started at the district as an assistant [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are identifying and charging more homicide suspects, but police say there’s still more work to be done to improve violent crime in the city. 2021 was a record year for violence in Columbus. When it ended, just under half of the city’s 204 homicides that year were solved. By [...]