REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- Reynoldsburg’s city attorney said NBC4i.com is no longer blocked on city-owned computers. The update from City Attorney Chris Shook comes after multiple police officers reported that they were unable to access NBC4i.com after a story about department leadership that was published last Wednesday. When NBC4 initially asked Mayor Joe Begeny about the [...]
WASHINGTON (WCMH) -- A Washington, D.C. jury convicted on Thursday a Powell man who participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol two years ago. Alexander Sheppard, 23, was found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding, a felony offense, and several misdemeanor crimes for storming the Capitol building with a large group of [...]
MINFORD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Law enforcement agents arrested four people and seized nearly $30,000 worth of illegal drugs at a Minford, Ohio home on Wednesday. As part of a multi-agency investigation, the Scioto County Sheriff's Office said the four suspects were arrested at a residence on the 4800 block of Lucasville-Minford Road at approximately 1:50 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus is hosting the U.S. Figure Skating Championships for the first time next year. The Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championship is taking place Jan. 22 to 28, 2024, at Nationwide Arena with live coverage on NBC4. The seven-day event determines national champions across several skating disciplines and has generated more than [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus made man a court appearance in Franklin County on Friday after he was charged with raping a child under 13 years old. Simeon Turner, 31, received a $500,000 bond on Friday after he was arrested on Monday for raping a 12-year-old girl on Sept. 4, 2022. The judge noted [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Sasha Henry knew she wanted to care for the dying when her late husband’s song choice for his funeral – “Heroes” – was flat-out rejected by her parents-in-law. “‘Absolutely not, David Bowie is the devil,’” the 39-year-old Westgate resident recalled her devout Baptist in-laws saying. “He wasn’t honored, and that crushed [...]
Another cold front and weak low pressure will result in increasing clouds, followed by showers that will end with a snowing at night.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A truck caught fire on Friday and emitted plumes of smoke, causing major delays on Interstate 71 North. Around 10:30 a.m., Columbus police arrived at I-71 North between the Cooke Road and North Broadway exits to find a pickup truck engulfed in flames. By 10:50 a.m., firefighters appeared to have the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Dollar General stores across Ohio shut down Friday morning, and workers, the company's corporate office and the state's attorney general are all providing different reasons. NBC4 checked multiple stores in the Columbus metro area. Workers at the Clintonville location said they received a call from Dollar General's corporate office telling them [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Authorities are searching for the suspect who has repeatedly stolen from a northeast Columbus Meijer. The female suspect stole from the Meijer on Hamilton Road several times between July 22 and Nov. 26, 2022, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Surveillance footage caught the suspect pushing out carts full of [...]
BUCYRUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Bucyrus Police Department is searching for a man who they believe shot at a house from his car Thursday evening. At 6:22 p.m., Bucyrus PD responded to shots fired at the 700 block of Gay Street. Witnesses gave a description of the car and officers found the car close to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of the largest restaurant empires in central Ohio will soon become a little bigger. Cameron Mitchell Restaurants announced Wednesday that it plans to open a brand-new steakhouse inside the PNC Plaza building, which is undergoing renovations, Downtown at 155 E. Broad St. The steakhouse has yet to be named and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Mortgage rates dropped slightly as central Ohio home inventory increased and properties remained on the market for longer, according to a housing report by Columbus Realtors. Columbus Realtors' Central Ohio Housing Report for December found the average sales price for a home was $318,581, dropping only $650 from $319,231 in November. Still, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A one-car crash resulted in the closure of a major highway in northern Columbus early Friday morning. A person was taken to Ohio State University Hospital after a one-car accident just before 3 a.m. on State Route 315 South near the Ackerman Road exit. Columbus police shut down a major stretch [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- To some bootleggers, legal moonshine might sound like an oxymoron. But one lawmaker has proposed legislation that would allow Ohioans to distill liquor without a permit from their homes -- or their basements, or their garages. Bill would eliminate permits for at-home liquor manufacturing Senate Bill 13, introduced by Sen. Frank [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! We start the morning off with a few light flurries working through the region, but clearing up early this morning. As we head into the afternoon, expect drier and mainly cloudy conditions, however, I do expect to see a few peaks of sunshine briefly this afternoon. Highs top [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new report from the American Heart Association shows more people died from cardiovascular disease in 2020 than any year since 2003. “Cardiovascular disease is still the No. 1 killer in the U.S. and in the world year over year over year. And during the COVID pandemic it took to new [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the second time in as many weeks, Columbus city and safety leaders met with federal leaders about violence. The most recent meeting took place Thursday while Steve Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, was in town. He joined Mayor Andrew Ginther, leadership from the Department [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person has died after being shot in South Central Hilltop Thursday evening. At about 7:45 p.m., Columbus police went to the 2400 block of Eakin Road near Hilltonia Park for a reported shooting, dispatchers said. Medics pronounced one person dead at the scene. Police have blocked off a residence on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Nationwide Children's Hospital employee has claimed that it discriminated against her by firing her for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Tina Moore, a surgical scheduler at the hospital for more than two decades, alleges she was fired after being denied a religious exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine. In a [...]
This story was last updated 11 p.m. Thursday. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As snow and winds cut across central Ohio, some counties are beginning to see hazardous road conditions. As of 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Franklin County is not under a snow emergency. Check back here for county-by-county updates. LEVEL 1 "Roadways are hazardous with blowing [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A winter surge in respiratory illness has left pharmacies with a shortage in children's medication. Dr. Derek McClellan, senior medical director for Central Ohio Primary Care, said the triple threat of COVID, flu and RSV cases has started to plateau, and data from the Ohio Department of Health shows that flu [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Catalytic converter thefts appear to be dropping across Columbus -- but police cautioned against letting your guard down just yet. Just 20 catalytic converters were reported stolen to Columbus police since Jan. 1, police said, far lower than the hundreds-high peaks of months past. But for some, like auto mechanic Jerry [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sept. 30, 2022 was a typical morning for Richard and Stephanie Fritz, until Stephanie checked her bank account. "There was a withdrawal pending for $3,000," said Stephanie. A withdrawal Stephanie said she knew she didn't authorize. She immediately called the bank and spoke with a representative, who said it appeared to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- State leaders hope to make it easier for businesses to navigate rules and regulations in Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said they want to make Ohio the best state to operate and grow a business. But they said that that cannot start until rules in the Ohio [...]