LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (WCMH) -- A plane flying out of Little Rock, Ark., to Columbus crashed Wednesday afternoon, killing all five people on board. Nexstar partner KARK is reporting that, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane, a twin-engine BE20, left Clinton National Airport for John Glenn International Airport, going down between the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Junior forward Zed Key's season with Ohio State has officially been cut short. Buckeye head coach Chris Holtmann said in a Wednesday press conference that Key will have season-ending surgery for a right shoulder injury he has been dealing with throughout the 2022-23 campaign. Holtmann said no date has been set [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A video recorded Monday night showed someone with an entire tree on their back stealing a lightbulb from a home near Hilliard, but the two items weren't the only things taken. The Columbus Division of Police -- who has jurisdiction over the area where the theft occurred -- said officers received [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Several new chain businesses opened their doors in February along two parts of State Route 161, with details announced for future plans at other nearby storefronts. Intersection of State Route 161 and U.S. 62 The newest Dunkin' in central Ohio started slinging donuts and coffee in late January. Located at [...]
Low pressure in the southern Plains will track through the Midwest, pushing a warm front north across Ohio accompanied by a few showers. Skies will brighten later in the day and temperatures will soar into the low 60s this evening in a southerly flow. Winds will gust at times above 30 mph. Thursday will bring [...]
A previous report can be seen in the player above. CANTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Canton man who has been wanted for the past month in connection to a fatal shooting near a Columbus strip club has been arrested. A spokesperson with Columbus police confirmed to NBC4 that 21-year-old Travis Ingram Jr. was arrested in [...]
POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Size, cost and distance from natural habitat are a few reasons why Central Ohioans' access in Columbus to manatees is so unique. Not every zoo and aquarium can provide the care that they do at the Columbus Zoo, but sadly it's something that is increasingly needed. "It's vital. In fact, it's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A high school student was charged with possession of a deadly weapon after he was found carrying a gun at a Franklinton charter school Tuesday morning. Just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, Columbus police responded to Columbus Central High School on West State Street, where a 17-year-old boy was found with a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Division of Police is looking for an 11-year-old Columbus boy, who was pronounced missing Tuesday night. Juan Jorden White, 11, was last seen in the area of Dresden Street near Cleveland Avenue at 9 p.m. in the South Linden neighborhood. White, who is 5’0” tall and about 120 pounds, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The next chapter of the Harry Potter film concert series is in central Ohio this weekend, performing the entire score live while the film plays in high-definition on a 40-foot screen. The Columbus Symphony Orchestra is performing the score to the sixth film in the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for multiple suspects connected to a string of thefts at Kohl's locations in central Ohio. The accused are believed to have stolen more than $20,000 worth of merchandise in at least five felony thefts, Central Ohio Crime Stoppers reported. The thefts have taken place over the last [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Hilltop bar sustained significant damage in an overnight fire Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to Pour Boys Pub & Patio on Sullivant Avenue after receiving an alert just before 5:30 a.m. Once on scene officials described the fire as “stubborn” and were unable to locate the source of the fire. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two men accused of beating another man to death outside of a bar in the Short North are due in court Wednesday morning. Dwayne Cummings and Chrystian Foster, who are both being held on $1 million bonds and facing murder charges, were granted a request by a judge to be heard [...]
See above for previous reporting on the end of emergency SNAP benefits. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – More than 163,000 Franklin County residents are set to lose nearly $13 million in monthly grocery money as the government halts its pandemic-era emergency food benefits in March. The Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services announced in [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! We've got a wet, windy, warm day ahead of us, with rain starting during the morning, and continuing during the commute hours. As we head into the afternoon, the rain will begin to taper off, before it picks right back up this evening, looking to arrive after sunset. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohioans with ties to Turkey and Syria want to make sure the community here doesn’t forget what is going on in that region. The earthquakes which hit about two weeks ago have killed more than 44,000 people, and more are injured and without homes. Doctors and others at the Ohio [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – A former Columbus Division of Police officer has been hired as Gahanna’s director of public safety. Tim Becker, who worked for 34 years as a Columbus police officer, was sworn in this week as public safety director, charged with the administration of safety services for Gahanna residents. Prior to his retirement [...]
The Federal Railroad Administration's last routine audit of Norfolk Southern found issues that "may raise the overall risk of train derailment."
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Billions of dollars are being allocated in Ohio’s transportation budget as the train derailment in East Palestine is still top of mind, considering a few amendments to try and mitigate what happened there from occurring again. “We’ve got broad support across party lines to get this done,” chairperson of the House [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus man said he was the victim of deceptive sales practices by a local pest control company, and being unable to settle with the company, he called Better Call 4. “The money is not the issue,” said Columbus resident Rudy Carter. “It’s the principle of the thing. I could just [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus high school students got their first taste Tuesday of how the new weapon detection system will work, but there are parents who said they still want more answers. Columbus City Schools said the rollout went smoothly, but officials would not comment about the system. Matt Monjot, the father of a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom, working together, have officially filed language with the Ohio Attorney General’s office, moving forward with their mission to leave abortion access up to the voters. Here is what they are proposing as an amendment to the Ohio Constitution: “This amendment will finally [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Signs with a blunt approach to "help wanted" outside of a Columbus-area pizza shop are making a big impression, but it's not the only business to do so. Santino's Pizzeria, located in the Georgesville area, had two signs posted on Tuesday reading "Now hiring non-stupid people." One hung from the fence [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new report by Ohio researchers is revealing a lack of racial diversity in the Buckeye state's mental-health workforce. About 12.5% of Ohioans are Black while less than 5% of psychologists and psychiatrists in Ohio are Black, according to a study from Ohio University, Central State University, the Mental Health and [...]