COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Wednesday marked the third day in the retrial of former Columbus police vice officer Andrew Mitchell, who is charged with murder and involuntary manslaughter in a 2018 shooting death. Nearly a year ago, a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in his murder trial. Mitchell is charged with murder and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 19-year-old man has been named as a suspect and charged with murder after a fatal shooting at Esporta Fitness in west Columbus. According to court documents from Franklin County Municipal Court, Tae Von Bush has a warrant out for his arrest and is accused of shooting and killing 23-year-old Tabias [...]
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men are dead after a crash involving three vehicles Tuesday afternoon in Licking County. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 30-year-old Austin Untied was driving a Dodge Dart north on State Route 37 in Union Township at around 5:30 p.m. At the same time, a Chevrolet Silverado, driven by [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Here in Ohio, we are familiar with potholes in the roadways. Potholes can cause a lot of damage to your car and cost you money. Employees at Wheel Medic in Columbus say there used to be a pothole season, but it’s pretty much all year round these days. “A lot of [...]
Watch a previous NBC4 report on the shootout in the video player above. MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- Marion police officers who shot and killed a 38-year-old suspected drug dealer in a shootout last year will not face criminal charges. Travis W. Hellinger, 38, of North Swain Street in LaRue, was shot and killed at about [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The next episode of NBC4's award-winning series "The Conversation," will focus on education and what is being done to address the impact of racial inequality on students in central Ohio. The half-hour special, hosted by NBC4 anchors Jennifer Bullock and Matt Barnes, will air on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 7:30 [...]
See a previous report on a ballot initiative to enshrine Ohioans' right to an abortion in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio was among four states that witnessed the largest decline in abortions following the downfall of Roe v. Wade, a new study suggests. In the six months since the U.S. Supreme [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – A man has been arrested on sexual assault charges based on a complaint from a Westerville daycare facility. The Westerville Division of Police arrested 21-year-old David Cantrell and charged him with gross sexual imposition -- a third-degree felony -- stemming from a complaint made by The Nest Schools on the 800 [...]
WORTHINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A breakfast and brunch spot featured on the Food Network for its biscuits and gravy is opening a second location in Ohio. Maple Street Biscuit Co. is preparing to welcome guests to its new restaurant at 7105 N. High St. in Worthington later this year. The eatery marks the brand's second [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State coach Ryan Day will have a news conference at about 11 a.m. Wednesday to preview Saturday's spring game. Day said quarterback Devin Brown had a procedure done on a finger on his throwing hand and will not be able to play in Saturday's game. Aside from quarterback, there are [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are looking for a man who is accused of shooting a woman in the head in northeast Columbus. According to a release from the Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, officers were sent to a house on the 2700 block of Brentnell Avenue on March 16 just after 12:45 p.m. They found [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus distillery is celebrating its bourbon with a bang this month -- and they want alcohol aficionados to join them. Watershed Distillery will host its first-ever BourbonFest on April 22 as it introduces its newest spirit, Watershed Distillery Uncut Unfiltered Bourbon. With fresh food, live music, guided bourbon tours, and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Taylor Swift, Lizzo and P!nk to Zac Brown Band, Morgan Wallen and Lady A, nearly two dozen top artists are performing in Ohio's arenas and stadiums this spring and summer. View the artists coming to your city below. Lizzo | The Special Tour: May 12Lizzo is performing in Cleveland at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – When the women at a Sullivant Avenue drop-in center heard their friend and fellow sex worker Donna Castleberry was killed in the back seat of a Columbus vice officer’s car, the center’s staff was sure of one thing going forward: They would refrain from calling the police. Since retired Columbus police [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man has died after his car collided into a wall on the south side of Columbus in what police are describing as a drag-racing incident. Columbus police said that at 11:11 p.m. they believe two cars were drag racing when one hit a concrete wall that borders the Columbus City [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! Whether you can believe it or not, we have got another gorgeous day on tap for Central Ohio! A few clouds out this morning that clear right up into the afternoon, making way for more sunshine, and highs topping out in the mid to upper 70s across the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Valerie Hall lived in her East Columbus apartment for nearly 15 years before new management took over in late 2021 and told her to leave. "They wanted myself and another tenant to move out in 45 days," Hall said. "They told us that they were going to change it into a [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Ohio hit an adoptions milestone with the help of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, where more than 1,500 children have been placed into permanent homes. Rita Soronen, president and CEO of the foundation, said most of those placements happened between 2012 and now -- with many more underway. “These are the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy has been fired and another has been given a second chance after fighting while on the job. The corrections deputies, who started their jobs on the same day in November 2019, fought each other. More than three months ago, the sheriff’s office placed Jonah Meehan and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Zach Werenski has been with the Blue Jackets for seven years since being drafted No. 8 overall from the University of Michigan in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Werenski recently sat down with NBC4 to discuss his charitable work with the Salvation Army. During the conversation, he was asked why Columbus [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Tuesday Evening, After a nearly perfect April day, a few clouds will move back in overnight, and with a west breeze, we will not be as cool, with lows in the upper 40s to near 50. Wednesday should be just as nice as today, with a few morning clouds, [...]