COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bruce Thornton scored 20 points, fellow freshman Brice Sensabaugh scored 14, senior Justice Sueing contributed a double-double, and Ohio State defeated Illinois 72-60 on Sunday, snapping a nine-game losing streak. The Buckeyes had lost 14 of their past 15 games coming in but have showed signs of improvement since starting four [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) – A couple of wild turkeys who have gained quite the following in Hilliard during the last few years are being moved out. Of the three turkeys first spotted in the city around 2021, one remains free, and city and wildlife officials are hoping to capture it for eventual release into a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An 11-year-old girl is hospitalized after a shooting Sunday afternoon on the west side of Columbus. Columbus police said the shooting was reported at 1:42 p.m. on the 2700 block of West Mound Street in the South Central Hilltop neighborhood. At the scene, the mother told Columbus officers that her daughter [...]
WIND ADVISORY MONDAY 7 A.M. - 10 P.M. After a chilly start, the weather moderated through the weekend with lots of sunshine, as high pressure shifts east. A southerly flow will boost afternoon readings into the mid-50s. Clouds will increase in the evening, slowing the fall in temperature, with readings dipping into the mid- to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Storm Team 4’s meteorologist Liz McGiffin caught up with Joe Wood, Director of Education Interactions and Performances at COSI for an experiment using soda cans to talk about pressure. They heated up a soda can and then carefully put it into cooler water. The rapid change in temperature changes the pressure [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in the hospital after driving away from police overnight Sunday following a report of shots fired in southwest Columbus. According to a police dispatcher, a call was received just after 2:20 a.m. for a report of shots fired at the intersection of Harmon and Griggs Avenue. When officers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest in a homicide from earlier this month. On Feb. 5, 2023, Columbus police responded to a call of several gunshots being fired on the 3300 block of Markham Road. At the scene, officers found two men [...]
Housing has been in short supply for much of the last decade in the U.S. — though with interest rates rising and demand from buyers cooling quickly, that could change. Across the country, sellers are hesitant to bring list prices down despite their homes sitting on the market longer than they were a year ago. [...]
CHESTER, Pa. (WCMH) -- The Columbus Crew's 2023 MLS season got off to a rough start with a 4-1 loss Saturday night to defending Eastern Conference champions the Philadelphia Union in Chester. In the debut match for new head coach Wilfried Nancy, the Black & Gold showed off its new aggressive style of play as [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Black philanthropists and allies celebrated the launch of a very special mission called the Equity Collective Saturday night. The collective is about engaging Black philanthropists to give back, fund projects around Columbus, and fuel the next generation. Saturday’s inaugural event featured a panel of leaders, all pioneers within the community. They [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University's women's hockey team moved on in the 2023 Kwik Trip Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Final Faceoff tournament Saturday, winning a best-of-three series against Bemidji State in two games. The Buckeyes beat the Beavers 2-1 Saturday following a 4-1 Buckeye win Friday at the Ohio State Ice Rink. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Three area girls basketball teams won district championships on Saturday afternoon at Ohio Dominican. Westerville South beat Olentangy Liberty 50-40 with lockdown defense, Dublin Coffman beat Grove City 60-30 by hitting 16 three-pointers and Marysville won its first district title in school history by beating defending state champion Reynoldsburg 55-35. You [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A group of community leaders is working to combat youth violence in Columbus by using the power of choice. The initiative is a grassroots effort run by faith leaders and community members to show young people the impact of gun violence on a community. “What we are about to do is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Saturday was the 13th annual Fight For Air Climb put on by the American Lung Association. Participants climb 40 flights, or 880 steps, to the top of the Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus. The event raises money and awareness for lung disease and lung cancer. “We climb stairs because when they [...]
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating a fatal shooting involving a Pickaway County sheriff’s deputy early Saturday morning in Circleville. According to a BCI spokesman, the shooting happened outside of a Rodeway Inn on U.S. Route 23 in Circleville at approximately 2:40 a.m. Saturday morning. It is not known [...]
A report on the death of Ohio Rep. Kris Jordan can be seen above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered all U.S. and Ohio flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Ohio Rep. Kris Jordan, who died Saturday. All flags at the Ohio Statehouse and the state's public building [...]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is planning to hold a press conference Saturday.