COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A shuttered iconic bar and restaurant long known as a destination spot for Memorial Tournament fun-seekers will again briefly open its grounds in June. The Bogey Inn has announced it will host three days of music, drinks, food trucks and fun when the biggest names in professional golf return to compete [...]
A previous report on this story can be viewed in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man wanted for 22 felony counts of rape and gross sexual imposition was arrested this week and faced a judge Friday. David “Mike” Hashman was indicted on Dec. 22 for eight counts of rape and 14 counts [...]
BLACKLICK, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 16-year-old boy was reported missing Friday by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Tavion Carr -- who is 5 foot 8 inches, weighs 260 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair -- was last seen at his Jefferson Township home near North Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road in eastern Franklin County, according [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Beer drinkers and bookworms alike are raising a toast this month to the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s 150th anniversary with a fresh pint of Land-Grant Brewing Company’s librarian-inspired ale. Brewed in collaboration with the library’s own staff – and aptly named the “Read Ale” – the exclusive, red-colored amber ale is on [...]
Showers will develop later this afternoon as a cold front moves across central Ohio. Temperatures will peak in the low to mid-70s, but fall back into the upper 50s to low 60s across the northwestern areas behind the frontal boundary. The front will move slowly southeast, briefly stalling near the I-71 corridor, as a wave [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As we approach the end of the school year, many students will be recognized for their accomplishments. One student at Fairbanks High School seems to have done the unimaginable - going through his entire academic career without missing a day of school. Nathan Combs says it all started when he missed [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WMCH) – A friendly backyard barbeque hosted by a Belmont County sheriff’s deputy in the summer of 2019 quickly took a turn, requiring medical intervention and even a weigh-in from the Ohio Supreme Court. The state’s highest court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a negligence lawsuit filed against K-9 officer Dustin Hilderbrand, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus home near Olde Towne East is on the market for $1.1 million, complete with modern fixtures, a theater and an outdoor living space with a pool. Located at 1369 Fair Ave., the property sits down the street from Franklin Park Conservatory, the East Market and Columbus Brewing Company. Constructed [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new bill in the Ohio House of Representatives aims to ban police in the state from ever using drones to kill, as well as restrictions on which situations law enforcement can deploy them in. House Bill 149's main sponsor Rep. Bernard Willis (R-Springfield) called it the "framework" for local governments [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead, another person injured in an overnight shooting near Ohio State’s campus early Friday morning. Columbus police responded to reports of shots fired at around 2:45 a.m. on North High Street, between 12th Avenue and 13th Avenue, across the street from the Ohio State University campu' student union [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! We start the day off on a mild and dry note, with lows in the 50s. Cloud cover has already filtered in, so expect a mostly cloudy morning, with an isolated shower chance. Scattered showers and storms then move in along and ahead of a cold front pushing [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Performing during a pep rally or speaking to his peers at Linden-McKinley STEM Academy takes on special meaning for drum major and senior Skyler Davila. “Most of them have even talked about band being their safe spot, their home, so they can get away from things that harm them,” Davila said. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- College athletics come with big money. Since Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ratified the state's name, image, and likeness law in 2021, schools are no longer the only ones making money. Athletes are now getting paid big bucks. In the first year of NIL, estimates put the total amount paid to student [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health reported 3,372 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, nearing a previous 2022 record. The case rate is in its seventh week of decline, as the state reported just 5,165 -- the previous lowest record for 2023 -- the week prior. At the beginning of March, Ohio was nearing 10,000 weekly COVID-19 infections before falling [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local softball player in a Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) adult league has been banned for life after punching an umpire -- an incident during a game at Berliner Park that was caught on camera. Wiley Butler, the umpire, officiates at Berliner regularly. “I was just doing my job, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- State lawmakers are putting the final touches on their $95 billion budget proposal before it heads to the Ohio Senate. Part of the emphasis in the budget is education and how schools are funded across the state. Public school funding was ruled unconstitutional in the state more than 20 years ago. [...]
LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lancaster police arrested a man early Thursday morning who is accused of stabbing a woman, likely with something similar to a sword, according to a Lancaster police Facebook post. Officers responded around 3:50 a.m. to a report of a stabbing in the 1200 block of East Chestnut Street. They found a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Mid-Ohio Food Collective hosted a special volunteer event on Thursday ahead of Earth Day on Saturday, partnering with local non-profit organization Green Columbus. Volunteers aided in preparing the garden at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective for several hours on Thursday ahead of planting season. The group constructed trellises for crops to grow [...]
Late last year, Daryl Jackson's wife was at a routine checkup when her doctor noticed something unusual with her lungs. "He suggested it might not be a bad idea to get an oxygen machine, just in case," Jackson said. Jackson said he was told his insurance would cover the cost of the machine, so he [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three shootings within three hours overnight has left Columbus police searching for solutions to an upward trend of homicides. The shootings put the city’s year-to-date homicide total at 50, a significant jump from the 33 reported by this time last year. While still down from a record-high of 65 by this [...]