CRESTLINE, Ohio (WCMH) – A 66-year-old Crawford County man is awaiting a court hearing after being arrested on drug possession charges this past week. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office said a narcotics investigation led detectives to arrest Ralph Warren Hurst, of Crestline, on Thursday. The sheriff’s office alleges that illegal narcotics were being used and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has stayed the executions of three death row inmates, a move that has become somewhat common in the last handful of years as pharmaceutical issues combine with a shift in feelings about the death penalty. DeWine announced the stays Friday, saying the moves are due to "ongoing [...]
An upper-level low over the Mid-Atlantic region will push farther east, leaving Ohio between weather systems. The afternoon will be quite warm again, with highs in the upper 70s. There may be enough residual moisture for isolated evening showers. An approaching cold front will bring an increasing threat of showers and a few storms on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Football was back at Ohio Stadium on Saturday when the Buckeyes took the field in front of more than 75,000 fans for their annual spring game. The game wasn't quite what coach Ryan Day had in mind for the ongoing quarterback competition after Devin Brown was ruled out earlier in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes played in the Shoe for the first time in 2023 for their annual spring game. Close to 75,000 fans came to campus to cheer on the football team. During the exhibition, many young players take the field in the hopes of potentially securing regular season minutes for [...]
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is dead after a crash Saturday morning in Guernsey County. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a Jeep Liberty was being driven by 26-year-old Jonathan Wood at 7 a.m. on State Route 265 in Wills Township. While driving west on SR 265, the Jeep drifted off the right [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A water boil advisory has been issued for an area in northeast Columbus on Saturday morning. The Columbus Department of Public Utilities issued a boil advisory at 10:40 a.m. for the Little Turtle area after a temporary loss of pressure at the Little Turtle district water tank. The department says people [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Less than 24 hours after the Columbus Blue Jackets finished its 2022-23 season with a loss to the Buffalo Sabres, the franchise decided it will look for a new head coach. Blue Jackets head coach Brad Larsen was relieved of his duties Saturday after the team finished the season with the [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Saturday morning! Some stray showers have popped up in some parts of Central Ohio this morning, but should taper off by the time the sun rises. Clear skies last through most of Saturday, but some rain returns for the late afternoon and early evening. Temperatures make it back to [...]
The first public museum was founded in 1684 at the University of Oxford. The Ashmolean Museum was founded when Elias Ashmole donated his private collection to the university in 1677. Much of that original collection is still on display, including a crystal ball, several kidney stones, and preserved, exotic animals. By creating the museum, Ashmole sought to [...]
A previous report can be seen in the player above. GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man from Kentucky with a criminal history has been accused of calling Grandview Heights High School in March and claiming a bomb was inside the building. According to a release from the city, the Grandview Heights Division of Police [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The fight to end gun violence continued Friday night in Columbus. Pastor Mark Hampton -- the leader of Fresh Start Worship Center -- stopped short of calling the Vergewe Summit his idea. "It's God's idea," Pastor Hampton said, referring to himself as the "visionary." Vergewe, he said, means "Forgiven" in Afrikaans. [...]
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A jury on Friday found a Columbus man guilty of a 2021 murder in which the victim, 37-year-old Timothy "Scottie" Marcum, was later discovered in a tote bag floating along Alum Creek. Timothy Baldrick, 44, was convicted of aggravated murder -- among other charges -- by jurors after three and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Andrew Mitchell -- the former Columbus police vice officer accused of murder -- took the stand in his own defense Friday, as the defense worked to paint a picture of the moment he shot and killed sex worker Donna Castleberry. "I fired a shot so I could stop the threat," Mitchell [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whether it was 25 cents or $50, on Friday local creatives were able to pay what they had to check out a new media house and event area in Olde Town East. In the heart of the Columbus neighborhood, Portlock Manor welcomed local creatives who worked and enjoyed being around other [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A longtime central Ohio law enforcement officer is calling it a career. Delaware County Sheriff Russell Martin will retire officially on Monday after serving in the position for 11 years. Martin's retirement bookends a more than 40-year career in law enforcement. “It’s happened in a blink, and that’s the way life [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Division of Police said 17% of homicides in the city so far in 2023 are related to domestic violence. A rise in domestic violence-related fatalities is a startling trend the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN) is also seeing statewide. That rise really started three years ago, according to the [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Chips and Child Care in America’s Heartland report was released by the Action for Children group this month. It lays out a 20-page plan for manufacturing companies like Intel and its construction partners to consider if they want to qualify for maximum funds from the Chips and Sciences Act. [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Friday Evening, It has been another mild day today, but not as warm as the last few days. We are on the northern edge of a system to our southeast. This has increased cloud cover across our area, and brought in some rain showers. However, most of these showers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An anti-abortion group is releasing a pair of new commercials repeating its claims against a proposed amendment to Ohio’s constitution. If passed, the amendment would protect an individual’s right to get an abortion. NBC4 has reported on assertions by the group, Protect Women Ohio, that the amendment would eliminate parental consent [...]