COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A controversial bill to expand gun rights had its third hearing at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday. About 80 people submitted opponent testimony, compared to just over 20 who testified in favor of House Bill 51, known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act, last week; opponents said that alone should be [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The man who prosecutors said led a Scioto County child sex trafficking ring was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday. Larry Dean Porter, 72, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, was one of 11 defendants indicted by a grand jury in June 2020. According to the United States Attorney for the Southern District [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- March Madness is right around the corner, but those friendly office pools aren't the only way Ohio sports fans are hoping to cash in on the games. Sports betting went live in Ohio on January 1, and with promotional ads coming left and right, experts are warning gamblers to be aware [...]
McCONNELSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – A McConnelsville man will spend the next eight years in prison after pleading guilty to several child sexual abuse charges last week. According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, on March 7, Daniel Charles, 34, pleaded guilty in three different cases consisting of 10 counts of felony pandering obscenities involving a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Division of Police will roll out its mobile breath-testing vehicle program just in time for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Known as the DUI Interceptor, Columbus police said it will officially patrol the streets of Columbus beginning Wednesday, March 15, and will assist officers in processing suspected drivers under [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Supreme Court will review a Cincinnati judge’s decision to temporarily block the state’s six-week abortion ban and determine whether abortion clinics can sue on behalf of their patients. In a victory for Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the state Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will review whether Hamilton County [...]
WASHINGTON (WCMH) – Ohio State University has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the survivors of former university physician Richard Strauss from following through on dozens of lawsuits they’ve filed since learning the school covered up their sexual abuse. As it has in previous briefs to lower courts, the university argued in its petition [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are asking for assistance in identifying a man who is accused of vandalism at a downtown condominium a week ago Monday. On March 6, video surveillance cameras captured a male suspect, believed to be in his mid to late teens, on the rooftop of a condominium building on the [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Families of Westerville City Schools received a letter Tuesday morning that the school's superintendent is resigning. According to the message, Dr. John Kellogg will be resigning as the superintendent at the end of the current academic year in June. His resignation was approved by the district's board of education Monday night [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Name, image and likeness. Three words that have been thrown around a lot this year. Most of the time it's been associated with just athletes being paid. But in Columbus, there is a foundation that is doing something a little different regarding NIL. It's connecting athletes with charities, providing the ultimate [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Adjust to a new defensive coordinator, a new scheme, and a new position. That's what Jim Knowles asked of Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer last season. The Pickerington North graduate was the No. 1-ranked high school player in Ohio for the class of 2021. Expectations for defensive ends are high [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio bakeries, pizzerias, and restaurants are offering Pi Day specials Tuesday in honor of 3.14159 -- the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Find a deal near you below. BJ's BrewhouseGet half off large pizzas when ordering delivery or takeout through the BJ's website or app. Locations. Blaze [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As Ohio’s operating budget works through the many rooms of the Ohio Statehouse, one area of funding is on the minds of lawmakers, teachers and citizens alike: primary and secondary education. At the center of the discussion is the Fair School Funding Plan, developed by former Ohio House speaker Bob Cupp [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus businesses will no longer be able to ask job applicants about how much they made in their current or prior roles starting in 2024 under an ordinance unanimously cleared by Columbus City Council on Monday. Introduced by Councilmember Lourdes Barroso de Padilla, the legislation mandates city businesses ax questions about [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather This story was last updated 5:45 a.m. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An overnight blast of snow and wind cut across central Ohio, with residents of some counties waking up to hazardous road conditions. As of 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, Franklin County is not under a snow emergency. Check back here for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Three people were injured and all are expected to survive after they were stabbed late Monday night in Clintonville. Columbus police said the incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday on West Como Avenue, near High Street. One of the stabbing victims was listed in serious, but stable condition, while the other [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! We start the morning off with flurries and a cold breeze across Central Ohio. Those flurries will gradually clear up this morning, but we hang onto the breeze into the afternoon. Expect highs in the middle 30s, but feeling about 10 degrees colder with the wind chill. We'll [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus City Council introduced changes to a proposed ordinance about mobile food vendor hours in the Short North. The proposal now states food vendors would be allowed to serve until 2:30 a.m. and must be off the streets by 3 a.m. Council’s original proposal had sales ending at 2 a.m., which [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) – Parents in Hilliard debated banning a book from school libraries Monday during the district’s school board meeting. The book in question is “This Book Is Gay” by Juno Dawson. According to Dawson, the book is meant to serve as a guidebook for young people discovering their sexual identity and how to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead and another is hospitalized after a crash on the east side of Columbus Monday evening. Columbus police said the crash happened on East Livingston Avenue east of Hamilton Road before 7 p.m. One person was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:10 p.m. The other victim was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Civilian Police Review Board is an independent group tasked with conducting investigations of Columbus police and reviewing internal investigations of the police department. The 11-member board is now down to nine members after chairperson Janet Jackson recently announced her resignation, effective in April. Columbus City Councilmember Emmanuel Remy said [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man died Monday, three days after being shot in the Central Hilltop section of Columbus. Police said that Ronald J. Smith, 30, was shot Friday, March 10, on the 300 block of South Warren Avenue at approximately 6:24 p.m. Smith was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. He [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The city of Columbus is using hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grant money to buy additional tools to help police with shooting investigations. City council approved the use of the money at Monday's meeting. It's all related to the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). “This will help expedite [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- A crash closed all but one lane on Interstate 270 northbound near I-670 Monday evening. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, the right five lanes going northbound on I-270 are blocked beyond US-62 East/Johnstown Road due to a crash. There is about a 50-minute delay on the interstate. ODOT cameras [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 22-year-old Columbus man will spend at least the next 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a fatal shooting in southeast Columbus in July 2022. Xavier Colvin pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter with a gun specification and robbery in the shooting death of Christopher Roberts, [...]