COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Teachers and staff at a Columbus charter school are a big step closer to holding a union vote. The effort to organize at KIPP Columbus has been going on for most of the school year, beginning in November, when more than 70% of the school's workers signed cards saying they’d like [...]
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) – After just about seven months, Grove City has hired a new police chief. Grove City Mayor Richard “Ike” Stage announced that Eric M. Scott will be the new Grove City Division of Police chief beginning this month, taking over for Richard S. Fambro. Fambro recently announced he has accepted a [...]
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 P.M. Widespread showers and storms will continue to move eastward ahead of a cold front, as a potent storm system moves across the northern Great Lakes. Temperatures climbed into the upper 70s, before showers moved in early this afternoon in a moist southerly flow. As the front crosses Ohio this [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local woman is heading to Australia Thursday to compete as a swimmer in the World Transplant Games, which is described as the Olympics for those impacted by organ transplants. Carol Fitzsimons got a kidney transplant at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in October 2000. She had been suffering [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio lawmaker from Columbus made false claims about his accomplishments at a prestigious university, resulting in his resignation from a House leadership post. West High School graduate Dave Dobos falsely claimed to have graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the university. The Republican, who represents District 10 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Some longtime Columbus homeowners with city-issued liens on their properties will receive forgiveness, city council voted Monday. The city said it will be absolving homeowners of debt taken out and associated liens on city-assisted home repairs that are ten years old or older -- with about $7.6 million total that could [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Body camera video released by the Columbus Division of Police showed the suspect in a Sunday shootout mocking SWAT officers in the aftermath. Columbus police and a SWAT team were serving an arrest warrant to 22-year-old Rodriguez Fitzgerald, a suspect for crimes including felonious assault, discharging into a habitation, aggravated menacing [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A fan favorite drag queen from "Rupaul's Drag Race" is taking part in an annual walk this weekend to raise awareness for Ohioans living with HIV. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, a contestant from the 11th season of "Drag Race," will take the stage at AIDS Walk Ohio on Saturday at Genoa Park. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man who was seen reportedly taking an air conditioning unit has been identified and now has several warrants out for his arrest. According to Columbus police, 34-year-old Eric Hicks was seen allegedly stealing an AC unit in the Northland area. Police suspect Hicks cut the large unit, which is valued [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State student-athletes gathered at the Covelli Center on Tuesday night to take part in a career fair that also doubled as a name, image and likeness opportunity. Representatives from more than 50 businesses and organizations from throughout central Ohio converged on campus to offer information about potential opportunities for current [...]
A previous report on this story can be seen in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio Crime Stoppers is seeking assistance in acquiring leads to a homicide that took place earlier this year. On Jan. 9 at around 10:15 a.m., Columbus police responded to reports of a shooting in the 500 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Beginning in June, the longest public artwork in Columbus' history -- a 229-foot sculpture complete with 78 miles of twine -- will tower above pedestrians Downtown. The Columbus Museum of Art on Tuesday announced that the blue and red soft fiber sculpture, designed by internationally renowned sculptor Janet Echelman, will be [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former Olympic-track diver’s lawsuit against Ohio State University claiming it failed to adequately protect her from her coach’s sexual abuse will continue with discovery, a judge has ruled. The diver, who was a minor when she dove for the since-disbanded Ohio State Diving Club, said she was sexually abused by [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! We have got an active forecast ahead of us today. Starting the morning off with very mild temperatures, running in the mid to upper 60s, close to record-breaking in the way of morning lows. Our record high minimum temp is 63°, set back in 1929. We'll also be [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Move to Prosper, a local non-profit group that helps improve outcomes for low-income families, recently released the findings of its pilot program. In 2018, Move to Prosper started this pilot program in conjunction with Ohio State University, taking 10 families and moving them to neighborhoods with quality housing, better schools, and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man has been arrested on federal sex trafficking charges. Terrael Alexander Alls, 28, was taken into custody in Licking County on Friday after a yearlong investigation by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced Tuesday. Alls has been [...]
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) - Ohio's new distracted driving law is officially in effect. It makes doing things like texting, scrolling, and watching videos while driving a primary offense statewide, meaning drivers don't have to break any other rules of the road to be pulled over. “The most blatant ones I see are, I've pulled people [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hospitals around central Ohio are making sure their teams are prepared for the worst by participating in a mass casualty training simulation on Tuesday. Dozens of people acting patients were brought to the hospitals and the staff were able to respond how they would in real life. The training was run [...]