COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- While the Ohio State Buckeyes women's hockey team could make history again on Sunday, one of its players has made her own history on Saturday. Graduate defender Sophie Jaques was given the 2023 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top women's college ice hockey player this season. She is the first [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The eyes of the American sports world will be fixed on Columbus Sunday night with plenty hoping to see something they have never seen before. Nationwide Arena will close out its March Madness hosting duties on Sunday with its doubleheader of second round games. Four teams in the East region will [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- At least two people are dead and three people are injured after a shooting in south Columbus overnight Saturday. According to a police dispatcher, officers were sent to the 1500 block of South High Street in Merion Village just after 5:10 a.m. on reports of a shooting. At least five people [...]
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Columbus, OH metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "life, physical, and social science occupations" were included. #30. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health Columbus, OH- Annual mean salary: $40,470- [...]
A secondary cold front will bring a band of snow showers through before noon that will a produce light accumulations and create slick spots. Winds will be gusty through the day from the northwest (15-30 mph), driving the wind chill down into the teens to low 20s. Afternoon temperatures will struggle to reach freezing, with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police were ready for mischief and madness in the streets Friday when the NCAA basketball tournament tipped off at Nationwide Arena. "As soon as we got done with the Arnold, we're head over heels in work trying to get ready for the event coming up," said Sgt. Matt Weekley, who [...]
NEW CONCORD, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person was arrested after a shooting occurred on Muskingum University's campus Friday night. According to the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office, a shooting was reported near the university around 7:30 p.m. A safety message on the Muskingum University's website said the shooting happened on the North Turf an athletic field. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after being shot in southeast Columbus Friday night. Dispatchers confirmed that police responded to the 1000 block of Studer Avenue in Driving Park on a reported shooting at about 9:45 p.m. The victim has been transported to Grant Medical Center. As of 11:15 p.m., police [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio University's wrestling coaches are on administrative leave as university police investigate a reported assault during practice, the university announced Friday. Ohio University police is investigating reports that two student-athletes were physically assaulted during wrestling practice. The wrestling team is led by head coach Joel Greenlee and assistant coaches Cody Walters [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is among the agencies that will be patrolling the roads the night of St. Patrick’s Day and all weekend looking for impaired drivers. On March 17 over the past five years, impaired driving accounted for 219 crashes, 128 injuries and 10 deaths. And if the risk [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As medical students and their families celebrate National Match Day, there's a specialty not getting as much interest as it used to. Fewer students applied for residencies in emergency medicine the last two application cycles, according to program leaders at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. "It's concerning, but we're [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Arena District is in the middle of the madness for this year's NCAA basketball tournament. Restaurants and bars around Nationwide Arena have been packed with fans since 9 a.m. Friday. Before the tournament even started, some business owners were predicting this would be their busiest weekend of the year. “Everyone [...]
SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) – A person has anonymously requested the names and addresses of every student in the Big Walnut school district, and the superintendent is saying he may have no choice but to turn the information over. Superintendent Ryan McLane announced the request at a board meeting Thursday night, saying he wanted parents and [...]