COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus police officer and two teenagers are hospitalized Saturday after the officer was injured by a car which resulted in a second officer firing his gun at the vehicle. According to investigators, the incident started at a parking lot on the 3300 block of Refugee Road Saturday at approximately 1:56 [...]
Watch today's weather forecast in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 128,000 customers are without power Saturday evening -- and could be for days -- after strong winds blow through the region, knocking down power lines all over the area. In a statement released Saturday night, AEP said restoration for some [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in the hospital after crashing into a fire truck Saturday morning on a Columbus highway. According to a spokesperson for the Columbus Fire Department, crews were sent to the northbound lanes of Interstate 71 just south of East Dublin Granville Road in north Columbus just before 9 a.m. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police found an 80-year-old woman who was reported missing from northeast Columbus on Friday night. Columbus police say Christine Thomas had last been seen at around 7 p.m. on Friday leaving a house on Minnesota Avenue when she was reported missing. In an afternoon update, police said Thomas was found safely [...]
Choosing a college is one of the most important decisions a person will make for their education, impacting everything from future earnings and employment to potential student loan debt and social circles. While every student wants to get the best education they possibly can, there are myriad considerations to take into account: location, size, diversity, [...]
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FLASH FLOOD WATCH EAST UNTIL 2 P.M. / HIGH WIND WARNING 7 A.M. UNTIL 8 P.M. Low pressure will lift northward through the Ohio Valley, with widespread rain, heavy at times, before daybreak bringing the risk small stream flooding and ponding. A cold front attached to low pressure moving into the lower [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio State University student said a strange incident Wednesday inside Scott House Residence Hall left hear feeling uneasy. Police arrested a man Friday just before 5 p.m. after they said he went inside a dorm two days earlier and frightened a woman while she was in the shower. The man [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 100-pound liquid nitrogen tank exploded Friday at a Columbus power generating plant. At approximately 12:10 p.m., Columbus firefighters arrived at the National Electric Coil factory at 800 King Ave. -- just west of the Ohio State University's medical campus -- on reports of a minor explosion, according to Columbus Division [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Timothy Blackwell, 25, started doodling at age two, because it had a calming effect. His artistic endeavors will now help to support him. "I just think and then I write it down on a surface like this," Blackwell told NBC4's Colleen Marshall. Blackwell, who is autistic, has dealt with bouts of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local family is urging anyone with information about their loved one's death to come forward. Carlos Alvarado was a father to seven, grandfather to 15, and friend to many. Family members have countless stories -- from when he gave them advice or made them laugh, to his love of music. [...]
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man led sheriff's deputies on a multi-county, high-speed chase across highways and city streets Friday afternoon. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a report of someone with active warrants traveling northbound on US 62 in a Silver Chevrolet Suburban at about 12:20 p.m. A deputy observed the vehicle [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- The police union is stepping in after NBC4 Investigates exposed allegations of a hostile work environment at the Reynoldsburg Division of Police. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge President Jeff Simpson said he saw NBC4's reporting on claims of unequal discipline and fears of retaliation, so he went to Reynoldsburg police headquarters [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In one way or another, Cynthia Dybik has been with Columbus City Schools since 1972. “It’s like a half a century. That’s a long time. I’ve done a lot of things in that time, and I’m really excited about the whole thing because I can now sit down and think about [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It has been two weeks since Larry Householder, the former Speaker of the Ohio House, was found guilty of racketeering in an energy bailout legislation scandal. That legislation was called House Bill 6, and while the portions that directly relate to the bribery scandal have been repealed, many parts of it [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 7,016 new COVID-19 cases, making for a new smallest increase in 2023. The case rate is in its third week of decline, as the state reported just 7,586 -- the previous lowest record for 2023 -- in the week prior. At the beginning of March, [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Friday Evening, It has been a very gloomy, chilly, and at times wet day today, with a bit of a lull in the activity late afternoon into the evening. Another round of rain is lurking to our southwest and will move in later this evening into the overnight hours. [...]