COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is hospitalized Saturday after a shooting in the Linden section of Columbus. Columbus police said the shooting happened at approximately 2:20 p.m. near a market on the 1000 block of East Hudson Street. Police did not say if the shooting happened inside or outside of the store. The victim [...]
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 P.M. Low pressure tracking across the northern Great Lakes overnight spawned numerous tornadoes in the Midwest and Mid-South Friday. A trailing cold front brought associated with the intense low initiated a line of showers and storms midday along the leading edge of chilly air. Winds gusted to 60 mph with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person has been hospitalized after a shooting Saturday morning in east Columbus. According to Columbus police, officers were sent to an apartment building on Eastmoor Boulevard just before 12 p.m. after hearing reports of a shooting. Officers found one person with a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to Grant [...]
A previous report on AEP Ohio's preparations for Saturday's severe weather can be seen in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 67,000 AEP Ohio customers in Ohio currently do not have power due to powerful winds Saturday afternoon. As of 1:45 p.m., there are more than 5,900 customers without power in Franklin [...]
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is dead while four others sustained injuries in a head-on crash Friday morning in Guernsey County. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a Honda was driving west on U.S. Route 22 near Brushy Fork Road just before 11:00 a.m. Simultaneously, an Infiniti QX60 was driving east on US22 [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 19-year-old man is dead after a crash overnight Saturday in Delaware County. According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Bobby Brown of Waldo was driving a Hyundai a little after midnight on State Route 257 just north of Donovan Road in Thompson Township. The Hyundai veered off [...]
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated things to do in Columbus on Tripadvisor. Tripadvisor rankings factor in the average rating and number of reviews. #30. Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens - Rating: 4.5 / 5 (1,656)- Type of activity: Art Galleries • Historic Sites- Address: 1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43203-2040- Read more on Tripadvisor [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Saturday Morning, It was a very bumpy start early this morning, with a strong line of rain, wind, and a few storms early. That has moved off to the east, but a secondary front will push through late morning. Ahead of it, expect some clearing, with lighter winds temporarily. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It has been a busy month for AEP Ohio power restoration crews. “They do get fatigued like anybody would, but they take their rest when they can get it and they’re ready to go. They’ve made their repairs from last week, the system's back intact, and they’re ready to respond today,” [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Medicaid eligibility changes kick into effect Saturday across the country, and the state will begin to send out termination letters to Ohioans who have lost eligibility, according to the Ohio Department of Medicaid. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government barred states from disenrolling people from Medicaid coverage, [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gas station and convenience store chain Sheetz will not move ahead with its proposed Gahanna location, which had been in the works since mid-2022, the city announced Friday evening via Facebook. "We (Sheetz) will continue to expand throughout the Columbus region with the goal to be a great employer and good [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine signed a $13.5 billion transportation budget into law on Friday afternoon. While the sum is large, lawmakers, like chair of the House Finance Committee Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville), said what makes this historic are the details, and how it all came together. “We were able to do this [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- They are small, illegal and they make weapons more dangerous -- and police said they are finding them in Columbus. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) calls them machine gun conversion devices. They are often also called Glock "switches," although Glock does not make them. “The danger comes [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- City leaders said behind the scenes, they are constantly strategizing to find a solution to tackle violence in Columbus. Mayor Andrew Ginther announced the creation of a new office, called the Office of Violence Prevention, last Monday. Since the newly-formed office was announced a little less than two weeks ago -- [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An 18-foot-wide mural will be painted throughout the weekend at the Greater Columbus Convention Center during the NAMTA or International Art Materials Association. The piece is called “Field Day” and the award-winning designer says he and the organizations that commissioned him asked neighborhood youth for input during the design phase. When [...]