COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man charged in connection with an ambush shooting after a drug deal gone wrong last summer was arraigned in Franklin County Court Monday. Andrew Jamar-Jennings, 20, faces multiple charges including aggravated murder after prosecutors said he was one of the men who pulled the trigger when he and three others [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man charged with murder and taking a woman’s body to a landfill appeared in court Monday. Gene Scott, 46, of Columbus, appeared in Franklin County Common Pleas court during a preliminary hearing on charges of murder, aggravated murder, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse. On Monday, Scott's bond [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police seized a large amount of suspected narcotic drugs and several weapons in a dual-property search in south Columbus. Officers conducted two searches March 9, in the 600 block of Southwood Avenue in Vassor Village and in the 3400 block of Southfield Drive East in Marion Franklin. The searches, approximately [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 49-year-old man in Marion County was taken into custody last week and faces rape charges involving children. According to a news release from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Michael Stith, from Prospect, was indicted in Marion County Common Pleas Court on multiple rape charges involving children after being taken into [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An English man accused of orchestrating an international drug trafficking ring was scheduled to appear Monday in a Columbus courtroom. On Sunday, law enforcement agents extradited Banmeet Singh from England to Columbus, where he faces federal charges related to the shipping of diverted prescription and illicit drugs around the globe, according [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — YWCA Columbus has announced its 38th Annual Women of Achievement luncheon, taking place on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. NBC4 is the media sponsor for the event that will celebrate six women, including NBC4 anchor Colleen Marshall, who have made outstanding contributions to their workplaces, communities, [...]
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCMH) -- A southern Ohio woman is facing multiple drug-related charges after authorities in Scioto County found meth in her car. According to the Scioto County Sheriff's Office, officers with New Boston police stopped a Mitsubishi Galant in the 4000 block of Gallia Street on Thursday on criminal indicators. Inside the car was [...]
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) – Parents were asked to pick up their students in Grandview Heights after the high school received a bomb threat Monday morning. According to a release from the City of Grandview Heights, Grandview Heights High School received an anonymous bomb threat at 10:15 a.m., prompting the school to activate its emergency [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio State University student died over spring break. Henry Meacock, a second-year finance major from Westfield, New Jersey, died last week. The university confirmed his death in a statement, but it did not include his age, cause of death or where he was when he died. Ohio State is offering [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's largest school district will soon accept applications for its next superintendent. The Columbus City Schools Board of Education announced Friday that superintendent applications will be open from March 27 to April 21. The board intends for the 113-school district to have a superintendent by the start of next school year. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two Ohio lawmakers have taken aim at doctors’ and medical students’ use of intimate exams on unconsenting patients. House Bill 89, introduced by state Reps. Brett Hillyer (R-Uhrichsville) and Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) on March 7, would, if enacted, bar physicians, nurses and medical providers-in-training from performing a pelvic, prostate or rectal [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Gas prices saw a slight decline for a second consecutive week, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations. GasBuddy reports the average price for a gallon of gas in Columbus dropped 7.7 cents to $3.30 per gallon. That price per gallon is 10.9 cents higher than a month ago but 69.9 cents [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As a class action lawsuit against Ohio’s private school voucher program moves through discovery and trial, state lawmakers are considering how to expand it. Several pieces of legislation, including the state’s biennium budget, would increase eligibility for students to receive state-funded scholarships, most commonly from the EdChoice Scholarship Program, to cover [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! We had a chilly final weekend of winter in Ohio, with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s both weekend afternoons. But as we head into spring, things start to shape up. A much milder day on tap for this Monday, with highs topping out near 50 in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Toy and Game Show, one of the biggest shows of its kind in the state, returned to the Ohio Expo Center Sunday. The show offered new toys, vintage collectibles, and everything in between, a combination of nostalgia and excitement as kids find new toys and adults reminisce about their [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio State women’s hockey fell short of repeating as the NCAA national champions, dropping a close game to Wisconsin 1-0 Sunday. The Buckeyes, 2022’s national champions, finish the season with a 34-6-2 record. Sunday's game marks the first time in 57 games that the Buckeyes have been shut out. The Badgers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Sunday sees the last two games of the opening round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament played at Nationwide Arena. Fans from all over came to Columbus to support their teams, taking in the sights and sounds of the city. People said they traveled from all over the country, saying they [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person was injured Sunday afternoon in a shooting on the northeast side of Columbus. Police said the shooting happened on the 3000 block of Morsetown Court South at approximately 5:40 p.m. According to police, the victim was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in serious condition. One person is being detained [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- This is the time of year Evan Turner adores. The only Naismith National Player of the Year from Ohio State and a man who hit some monumental shots in the month of March now, during this month of madness, focuses on finding the next generation of March heroes. "Leaving a door [...]