COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Several central Ohio police departments are skeptical of a bill progressing at the Statehouse that would lower the minimum hiring age for officers. Senate Bill 53 at the Ohio Statehouse allowing police department to hire officers as young as age 18 passed on Wednesday. The police chiefs for Gahanna and Whitehall [...]
Two men who pleaded guilty to cheating in a walleye fishing tournament on Lake Erie are expected to learn their fates Thursday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former administrative secretary with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office will get prison time for stealing nearly $38,000 in payments. According to a release by the Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office, Cheryl Brady took $37,964 in cash payments made to the sheriff’s office over a span of 10 months, from [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The federal COVID-19 public health emergency will end Thursday, but the Ohio Department of Health will maintain much of its approach to the virus as federal reporting guidelines change and directives expire. More than three years into the spread of COVID-19, the federal emergency declaration's expiration means the slow, nationwide breakdown [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A murder suspect from a July 2022 homicide in southeast Columbus, where an 18-year-old high school graduate was killed at a party, has been arrested. Columbus police said that on Wednesday, 19-year-old Tyshawn Jenkins was arrested and indicted on two counts of murder. Jenkins is suspected of fatally shooting Ayanta Jarmon [...]
High pressure will bring another very pleasant day, but it will be interrupted by rain that arrives soon.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sincere, a dog at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, is looking for a loving home to live out her golden years. Because of the 10-year-old pit bull mix's gentle nature, Animal Care Manager Hannah Henschen calls her a "golden girl." "She is a sweet, sweet senior dog," Henschen [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From "Annie" at the Palace Theatre and the next episode of the Star Wars film concert series at the Ohio Theatre to comedian Katt Williams at the Schottenstein Center, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. "The Wild Party" at Short North Stage: May 11-28 The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The owner of a “boutique” fertilizer manufacturing company fielded questions from an impassioned audience Tuesday about his plan to relocate to the South Side. John C. Jordan was put on the hot seat – or in his words, “roasted” – during a community meeting at the Resurrection Baptist Church by South [...]
A previous report on this story can be viewed in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police have arrested the second of two suspects wanted in a fatal shooting which occurred in North Columbus, Saturday, April 29. Kenneth Baffour, 21, was identified by witnesses after the shooting, and was arrested Wednesday. Baffour [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- New safeguards for freelance workers in and out of central Ohio will kick in on May 31, after Columbus City Council voted at its most recent meeting to codify rules for a growing sector of the American workforce. Introduced by President Pro Tem Rob Dorans, the legislation requires businesses hiring freelancers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man was shot while taking out the trash on the far east side of Columbus late Wednesday night. Officers arrived at the 7400 block of Skerrydoon Lane, near Blacklick, and found a man who was shot in the shoulder. The victim told CPD that he was taking out the trash [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A female was shot early Thursday morning and is listed in stable condition after an alleged domestic situation in the city’s northeast side. According to Columbus police a female was shot at around 2 a.m. in a home on the 2200 block of Hamilton Avenue in the South Linden neighborhood. Police [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Thursday! We have got another beautiful day on tap for Central Ohio! Our warmest day of the extended period arrives, with highs in the lower 80s. Expect a few more clouds out than we've seen the last several days, but still going to see lots of sunshine mixed in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus family is remembering their loved one as police try to find who killed him. It’s been more than a week since Brandon Gilliam, 28, was shot and killed during a home invasion, a shooting police said his children witnessed. “His mom needs justice, I need justice,” said Kristian Turner, [...]
Watch above for a 5 p.m. report on the House's session COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio House passed a controversial measure Wednesday to ask voters in an August election whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution – but not before protesters chanting “one person, one vote” were ousted from the room. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — More than 100 college coaches from all across the country made their way to central Ohio this week to watch local football players show off their skills. "I mean I think I did pretty good. I showed a couple coaches that I can really play," Gahanna junior running back Diore Hubbard [...]