COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A registered sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for sending and receiving images of child sexual abuse. Joshua Green, 42, of Belmont County, will undergo sex offender treatment in federal prison after being convicted of another sex crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Manhattan district attorney responsible for filing charges against former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against one of Trump’s biggest allies – Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. filed the lawsuit Tuesday, claiming Jordan and the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee “has no [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Franklin County prosecutors and defense attorneys returned to a Columbus courtroom Tuesday to present – for the second time – a synopsis of their evidence in the murder trial of former Columbus vice officer Andrew Mitchell. Mitchell, 59, is accused of murder and voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Donna [...]
See a previous report on the former Spaghetti Warehouse location's closure in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Italian eatery Spaghetti Warehouse has announced its return to Columbus's downtown with a new location opening in fall 2023. The original Columbus location on W. Broad Street closed after its roof collapsed in March 2022. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have identified a suspect they believe is responsible for three children falling ill after ingesting marijuana gummies at school. Kweli Dixon, 18, has been charged with three counts of endangering children after three 7-year-olds took THC-infused gummies and became sick at Fairwood Alternative Elementary School on the east side [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have released security camera video of a suspect jump-kicking a local home's door and seriously damaging it. Moments before the flying kick, the home's doorbell camera captured the suspect as well as a group following him on Feb. 5. They moved toward the home in the 3400 block of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Grammy-nominated comedian and television host Chelsea Handler is coming to Columbus later this year as part of her 2023 tour. Handler is performing at the Palace Theatre on Oct. 21, one of 24 new dates added to the best-selling author's upcoming tour. The tour kicks off on Thursday, with stops in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty to gun-related crimes last Tuesday after his child found his loaded firearm and discharged it -- the scene of which was caught on camera. Matthew Rivas, of Columbus, was convicted in Franklin County Municipal Court on April 4 after his young child located a gun in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Spring has sprung, which means another chance to win rare bottles of bourbon from the Ohio Division of Liquor Control. This year's spring lottery entrance opened Monday and will end just before midnight on April 17. Anyone who is 21 or older is allowed to enter if they have a valid [...]
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man faces multiple charges after a bullet went through a hotel room wall, hitting a 4-year-old child. At about 9 p.m. on April 7, emergency dispatchers received a report of a person shot in the leg at the Super 8 Motel at 16510 Square Drive in Marysville, according to Marysville [...]
Watch a previous NBC4 report on House Bill 68 in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers advocating for a bill banning medical care for transgender and nonbinary youth are clashing with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and every leading medical association in the United States. House Bill 68 -- [...]
See an earlier report on Chad Little in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former athletic director convicted of sexual battery is about to become permanently ineligible to teach in Ohio. As the State Board of Education meets Tuesday, it is scheduled to vote on nearly a dozen license revocations for teachers, aides [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A neighborhood association has filed a lawsuit against Gahanna, alleging the city wrongly brokered a secret deal with a project developer. The lawsuit, filed last week in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, stems from tree-clearing for a commercial construction project -- originally denied by a city board in 2018 [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! Our fantastic forecast continues today, and for the next several, with mainly sunny skies on this Tuesday, and daytime highs topping out in the low to middle 70s across Central Ohio. This is about a 5 degree boost from where we were yesterday! Expect continued sunshine and only [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after they were hit by a car in the South Linden section of Columbus Monday evening. Columbus police said the accident happened in the area of 17th Avenue and Cleveland Avenue at approximately 6:07 p.m. A 2014 Toyota Camry was driving west on 17th Avenue [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's Secretary of State, long rumored to be eying a run at the U.S. Senate, is not an official candidate, despite a social media account that states the contrary. A source in Frank LaRose's office said LaRose is not behind a Twitter account that posted a "LaRose U.S. Senate" graphic Monday [...]
NEW YORK (WCMH) -- For the first time in five years, an Ohio State women's basketball player was selected in the WNBA Draft. Guard Taylor Mikesell was selected by the Indiana Fever with the 13th overall pick in Monday night's draft in Manhattan to become the first Buckeye since Kelsey Mitchell to be drafted into [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It is now officially legal for oil and gas companies to frack from state parks, as a new state law goes into effect. However, the state's Oil and Gas Management Commission still needs to finalize a lease agreement for those companies, and the president of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Columbus police officer is preparing to face a jury for the second time on charges of murder and manslaughter. Andrew Mitchell is accused in the shooting death of Donna Castleberry, 23, during a 2018 undercover prostitution sting. Mitchell’s first trial ended with a hung jury in April of 2022. [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday Evening, It has been a beautiful start to the week with temps running above normal in the upper 60s to near 70 this afternoon. Expect mostly clear skies tonight, with lows dropping into the lower 40s to upper 30s. Winds will become very light to calm overnight. High [...]