POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Fan-favorite Dinosaur Island is returning to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium this summer with more than 20 animatronic dinosaurs, including a Brachiosaurus standing 30 feet tall and 65 feet long. The prehistoric exhibit opens Memorial Day weekend on May 27 and runs through the end of October, transporting guests 251 million [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — NBC4 Chief Meteorologist Dave Mazza has shared that he will be undergoing two back-to-back surgeries Monday. Mazza said that he will first be having a procedure on his to correct "a fairly deviated septum," the middle piece of the nose. "Mine is grossly pushed to one side of my nose on [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — NBC4 Digital Anchor Rachel Ramsey talked Friday to Jeffrey Balzer, who was officially appointed as Delaware County sheriff. Balzer takes over as the county's 42nd sheriff after the Delaware County Republican Central Committee's majority vote on Thursday. Balzer was named acting sheriff by county commissioners in April after former Sheriff Russ [...]
Whether for the weekend around town or to add to your out-of-town itinerary, free things to do are good. With the ever-rising costs of gas and food, the idea of disposable income can feel like a distant fantasy. The cost of living continues to rise across the country, forcing each dollar earned to stretch further. While vacations [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A challenger to the state's pending August election wants it canceled altogether, filing a lawsuit Friday afternoon. The legal challenge's complaint document names Ohioians Jeniece Brock, Brent Edwards and Christopher Tavenor alongside the One Person One Vote campaign, with all four challenging the legitimacy of the August election approved by Ohio [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) – A southeastern Ohio man was found guilty of murder and three other charges after a four-day trial in Athens County Common Pleas court last week. According to a release by Athens County Prosecuting Attorney Keller Blackburn, Justin Pennington, 37, of Guysville, was found guilty of murder, involuntary manslaughter, breaking and entering [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were shot Friday afternoon in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood, one of whom died just half an hour later. According to emergency dispatchers, a shooting on the 1000 block of Atcheson Street was reported at about 1:30 p.m. Medics took one person in "serious" condition to a nearby hospital, where [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — While goat yoga, cave yoga and even yoga on a paddle board might get a lot of attention, no type of yoga is sweeter than donut yoga. Now the tasty Clintonville classic Donut+Yoga fundraiser is returning for a second year to benefit the nonprofit Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center (CRC). Donut maker, [...]
View a previous report from Householder and Borges' conviction in the video player above. CINCINNATI (WCMH) -- The two former Republican bigwigs convicted of orchestrating a $60 million racketeering scheme will soon know their sanctions. Former Speaker of the Ohio House Larry Householder and former state Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges will be sentenced at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A teenager arrested and charged with shooting a 16-year-old girl in the arm faced a judge Friday morning. Deven Howard, 18, was arraigned at Franklin County Municipal Court, where a judge issued a $250,000 bond. Howard was also ordered to stay away from potential witnesses, to engage in no further acts [...]
Rain chances will increase with heating later in the day, along with the chance for isolated storms and brief heavy rain. Temperatures will warm into the mid-70s despite cloud cover.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – If you think the Columbus Zoo's Heart of Africa is impressive from the visitors' section, you should see it from the acreage inhabited by the animals. "It's really nice because it's a lot of space for a lot of animals. But they pretty much spread themselves out," said Shannon Borders, Heart [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus-based fast-food chain White Castle is celebrating National Slider Day with discounts and free hamburgers. White Castle is offering free cheese sliders in stores on Monday in celebration of National Slider Day, the chain's self-proclaimed holiday honoring the slider. No purchase is necessary, but customers do need to present a digital [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The state-established nonprofit overseeing $440 million in opioid settlement funds must publicize its records, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a unanimous decision, the Court ordered the OneOhio Recovery Foundation – a 29-member organization tasked with distributing more than half of the state’s $808 million opioid settlement fund – to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A teenager was shot at Independence Park early Friday morning, making it the second person shot in the same area in less than 12 hours. Columbus police said that at 2:13 a.m. officers were called to the 3000 block of Dewbourne Drive in Independence Village, near Reynoldsburg. There they discovered an [...]
Watch recent NBC4 drone footage above to see progress on the Intel construction site as of March 2023. NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Intel is scheduled to shift into the next phase of construction progress at its New Albany site starting Tuesday: concrete pouring. Concrete foundation pours for the eventual semiconductor fabrication plants are tentatively [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Medical marijuana license holders in Ohio issued a cautionary warning to state lawmakers on Tuesday: If the legislature’s plan to reform the industry succeeds, more Ohioans will flock to Michigan for cannabis. Despite a slew of changes made to Senate Bill 9 amid license holders’ concerns, several dispensary owners, cultivators and [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! We are off to a dry start to the day, but changes are on the way later. We are still very warm out, with daytime highs topping out in the upper 70s to near 80 in Columbus this afternoon. Later this afternoon and evening, we will be tracking [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man is dead after his car was crashed into, head-on, late Thursday night in Liberty Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol, along with Delaware County Sheriff deputies, Liberty Township Fire Department and the Shawnee Hills Police Department responded to a crash near the intersection of State Route 750 and State [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Authorities are investigating after a 20-year-old man was shot at Independence Park in Reynoldsburg on Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to the 3000 block of Dewbourne Drive at 3:09 p.m. on Thursday after report of a shooting, according to the Columbus Division of Police. After arriving, officers found that the park was [...]
View a previous report on the superintendent finalists in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Schools hosted a forum on Thursday night for community members to ask questions and learn more about the district's finalists for superintendent. The district is searching for a new superintendent after Dr. Talisa Dixon announced in December [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A crash temporarily shut down all lanes on one side of Interstate 270 on the south side of Columbus, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The crash reported at 5:56 p.m. blocked the northbound lanes of I-270 near South Hamilton Road. The Ohio Department of Transportation's website upgraded the scene [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An iconic Columbus skatepark is getting much needed repairs. Dodge Skatepark opened in the early 1990s, a park Chris Higgins knows well and part of the reason he moved from northeast Ohio to Columbus. "I decided to come to Ohio State partially because there was this great skate park here so [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Short North leaders and entrepreneurs are ensuring the community that the area is safe after violence erupted last weekend. Columbus police said the incident is still under investigation, but believe the chaos started when officers attempted to break up a fight and escalated to two separate shootings. Ten people were shot [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former employee is sounding the alarm about safety at a Reynoldsburg factory in the days after his former supervisor was killed on the job. The deadly accident happened May 2 at TS Tech, which makes vehicle seats. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the worker, Mitsavanh Boualyvongsane, was crushed [...]