COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is planning historic investments in youth programming this summer as more central Ohio teens have been impacted by gun violence. Authorities found a 15-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound on E. 20th Avenue in South Linden on Thursday morning. Nearly 50 minutes later in the Hilltop [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Thousands of Ohio children are awaiting adoption as lawmakers are working to modernize the state's adoption laws. "Modernizing the adoption process is a step in the right direction for our state," said Rep. Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth). "Ohio families and children need this legislation." Rep. Ray and Rep. Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) are [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio on Thursday surpassed the lowest COVID-19 case count since the state health department switched to reporting weekly numbers. The Ohio Department of Health reported 2,978 new COVID-19 cases, beating out the previous March 2022 record of 3,103. Ohio is in its ninth week of decline, as the state reported 3,121 cases -- [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In an effort to raise awareness for children's mental health, the On Our Sleeves movement is holding a 5K at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium. The event starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday and will be hosted in person and virtually. On Our Sleeves, created by Nationwide Children's Hospital, is an [...]
See an earlier report on Ohio stopping betting on Alabama baseball games in the player above. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WCMH) -- Days after Ohio regulators halted gambling on the University of Alabama baseball team, the coach was fired on Thursday. Brad Bohannon was let go after a sports wagering integrity monitor alerted the Ohio Casino Control [...]
Tonight will bring clearing, with cool morning readings dipping into the low 40s.
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – All-day kindergarten, individualized learning for at-risk students and other school programs are on the chopping block after voters in Marysville rejected an emergency school levy. The 5-year, 8.4-mill emergency levy garnered less than 44% of voters in Tuesday’s election, prompting the Marysville Exempted Village School District to implement its contingency plan [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Pickaway County receipt clerk who stole nearly $14,000 from her office was hit Thursday with an additional $1,500 fine from Ohio Auditor Keith Faber. Kelly Neal, the former receipt clerk for the Village of South Bloomfield, was issued a $1,573 finding of recovery by Faber after a state audit [...]
GALION, Ohio (WCMH) – A Crawford County man was arrested Wednesday for having illegal possession of explicit images of juveniles at his home. Crawford County Sheriff deputies executed a search warrant at the home of Matthew Smith, 51, on the 6700 block of Brandt Road in Galion. Smith was the target of an investigation in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Traffic was halted on I-71 North, which is currently closed near Bale Kenyon Road after a truck caught fire, but has since reopened to one lane Thursday morning. Fire units and Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a truck fire in Delaware County just before 9 a.m. The truck was off [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Police are on the lookout for two suspects who allegedly shoplifted over $2,400 worth of merchandise within a six-day period from a west Columbus retail store in March. According to Columbus police, on March 22, two females between the approximate ages of 16 and 25, allegedly stole over $2,000 in fragrances [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Comedian Chris D'Elia at the Palace Theatre and a Pink Floyd tribute concert at Kemba Live, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. Trey Kennedy at the Palace Theatre: May 4 Comedian Trey Kennedy is coming to Columbus as part of his "Grow Up" tour. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In 2022, Ohio launched an online service to renew your driver's license. With the system in place for a little less than a year, those that don't want to renew in-person will be going online for the first time. “Since 2021, more than 2 million visits to the BMV have been [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people are in stable condition following separate shootings Thursday morning in Columbus. According to Columbus police, the first call came in at 2:05 a.m. when officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 900 block of East 20th Avenue near Jefferson Avenue in South Linden. Officers found one person [...]
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (WCMH) -- At least 100 Licking and Delaware County residents learned Tuesday night whether their property is on a suggested power line route, as American Electric Power (AEP) eyes a large transmission project near the site of the future Intel semiconductor plant. Residents cycled through the Northridge High School gymnasium to meet with [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Thursday morning! We finally manage to see some sunshine today! Thursday gets a good mixture of sunshine and clouds throughout the day. Temperatures will push above 60 degrees for most of us. That still puts us below average, but is much warmer than where we have been all week [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – There is a new voice in the public arena joining the outcry against a group of neo-Nazis who most recently showed up at a drag brunch fundraiser in Columbus last weekend. The Central Conference of American Rabbis is showing support for the LGBTQ+ community, condemning discrimination in all of its forms. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new high school -- the Montessori EARTH School -- is set to open this fall in Columbus. It will be located at an old Ohio Dominican University-owned building on Woodward Avenue. The name stands for “Environmental Action Through Research and Technology High.” The school’s first administrator and teacher says the [...]
Watch a previous report on the fatal shooting in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of two suspects in a fatal shooting over the weekend was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder. Columbus police said Joseph D. Mansaray, 21, was arrested by Columbus Police SWAT officers and charged in the death of Edgar [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for two suspects they said stole more than $3,500 in clothing from a store in Easton. In a press release sent Wednesday, police said the theft happened on Feb. 13 at approximately 8:30 p.m. on the 3900 block of Townsfair Way. According to police, a man and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man whose motorized scooter was destroyed in an altercation with a driver in south Columbus last month received a gift Wednesday. Terry Childs, a Marine veteran, relied on the scooter for his basic needs. Now, thanks to the Columbus Division of Police, Byers Auto Group, and the nonprofit organization Starfish [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Republicans’ attempt to ask voters in an August special election whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution stalled again on Wednesday, leaving the fate of legislators’ controversial strategy down to the wire. After hundreds of protesters poured into the Ohio Statehouse to oppose a lawmaker-led initiative requiring [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Columbus Division of Police is asking for help identifying some of the people involved in what it describes as an illegal street racing incident. The incident happened late Saturday night in Clintonville. The division released photos showing a person who appears to be firing a gun and two cars. Police [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — NBC4 is the Presenting Media Sponsor for the 2023 COSI Science Festival. The Community Science Event will happen this week at locations across central Ohio and The Big Science Celebration will be located in downtown Columbus at COSI where thousands are expected to attend on Saturday. COSI SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2023May 3 [...]
LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lancaster’s mayor said Google is putting his city on the map. The rural Ohio town is the latest to join a list of locations in the state where tech giants are making huge investments. “Now that Google has discovered it and the announcement is out, we kind of have the Google [...]