COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — NBC4 Meteorologist Ben Gelber was presented Wednesday with the National Weather Service 25-Year Cooperative Weather Observer Award. This important recognition celebrates Gelber's remarkable dedication to collecting and reporting weather data. As a cooperative observer, his contributions have given users access to important weather and climate information for more than a quarter [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Franklin County Children’s Services says there is a critical need for foster parents, especially people willing to take in teens and tweens. It has become more difficult for them to place older kids and they are now asking for the community’s help. “We’ve had a challenge more recently than historically of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man has claimed self-defense after being accused of shooting and killing a Black 13-year-old boy. A prosecutor shed light on why Krieg Allen Butler Sr., 36, was no longer facing a murder charge for the death of Sinzae Reed during his Wednesday arraignment hearing in the Franklin County Court [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One of the most highly anticipated games of the 2023 college football season will air on NBC4 on Sept. 23. Ohio State will travel to South Bend, Indiana, for the first time since 1996 to take on Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. The last Buckeyes game to air on NBC was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Owners of a sports bar in the Hilltop neighborhood in southwest Columbus have made an agreement to enact new safety measures to curb gun violence. The office of Columbus city attorney Zach Klein announced that Cain's Sports Bar on Sullivant Avenue will have multiple security and safety upgrades after a preliminary [...]
We're on track to return to the upper 70s and lower 80s across central Ohio once again, but an arriving cold front will drag temperatures back down before long.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus police officer has been placed on administrative duty due to a criminal investigation. A spokeswoman for the Columbus Division of Police confirmed to NBC4 that Officer Adam Nguyen, who has worked for the division for two years, was placed on administrative duty stemming from a criminal investigation out of [...]
Watch a previous NBC4 report on HB 68 in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A bill that would ban various medical procedures for transgender or non-binary minors in Ohio drew strong public reaction on Wednesday, including from parents and top healthcare providers. House Bill 68 -- the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act" [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead and another is hospitalized following a crash on a highway near downtown Columbus. According to a police dispatcher, a crash occurred just before 9:30 a.m. on Interstate 70 westbound and North Hague Avenue on the west side of Columbus. The crash resulted in two people being taken [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers are proposing a bill banning transgender students from using a restroom aligned with their gender identity at schools and universities. House Bill 183 would prohibit schools from allowing trans students to use a bathroom that doesn’t correspond with the gender assigned to them at birth. The bill states institutions [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for a man who is accused of assaulting a COTA bus driver in northeast Columbus. Police say that just after 10:30 p.m. on April 22, a male suspect inside a COTA bus reached around the plexiglass and punched the driver in the face. The alleged assault was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local nonprofit organization is having a four-day celebration honoring Ohio's Black community in downtown Columbus this Memorial Day weekend. The Ohio Black Expo and Riverfront Culture Fest kicks off on Thursday and runs through Sunday, including a business conference, youth summit, golf classic and a networking happy hour. The family-friendly [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man is dead after a one-vehicle crash southeast of Mansfield in Richland County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said that 57-year-old Kevin Hootman was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident when a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo he was riding in overturned on State Route 603, near Gladden Road [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio lawmaker wants to fend off school shooters and intruders by strengthening standards for classroom doors. Sen. Michael Rulli (R-Salem) on Tuesday – the eve of the one-year anniversary of a gunman’s fatal shooting of 19 children at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school – introduced to fellow lawmakers the Ohio [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As a handful of its new medical and academic buildings are slated to open in the coming months, Ohio State University is shelling out $150 million for additional construction and renovation. At its full board meeting last week, the Ohio State Board of Trustees approved design and construction costs for four [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! We continue our warm weather pattern for today, with highs working right back up into the lower 80s this afternoon. Expect mostly sunny skies throughout the day, and mainly dry conditions. However, a cold front will work through later this afternoon, and that looks like it will bring [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after a shooting in the Milo-Grogen section of Columbus Tuesday night. According to Columbus police, the shooting happened on the 800 block of Camden Avenue at approximately 11:15 p.m. The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center. There is no further information available at this [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- $50,000 is headed to Columbus' “Love Our Children, Lock Your Guns” safety initiative. The partnership between the city of Columbus and NBC4 is in an effort to reduce the likelihood of a child getting their hands on a gun. City leaders say the initiative is just another step they’re taking to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The final episode of Season 23 of "The Voice" came to an exciting conclusion, revealing Gina Miles from Team Niall Horan as the winner and sending off retiring coach Blake Shelton in style. Ohio sister group Sorelle, who finished fourth, graced "The Voice" stage one last time Tuesday night performing "Ooh [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are hospitalized, one critically, after a shooting in north Columbus Tuesday night. The shooting happened at approximately 9:47 p.m. on the 900 block of East 20th Avenue, Columbus police said. One victim was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, while the second was taken to Ohio State [...]
GENOA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) - The Genoa Township Police Department is reminding people to lock their cars and remove their valuables after at least 10 people had things stolen from their cars overnight Monday into Tuesday. In most of the cases, the cars were parked outside and in almost all of them, their doors were [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Opponents worry a proposed firearms law would loosen restrictions; proponents said it protects the Second Amendment. It is called the Second Amendment Preservation Act, or House Bill 51, and was originally scheduled for a vote out of the House Government Oversight Committee Tuesday afternoon. However, the chairperson of the committee, Rep. [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Tuesday evening! Another day of sunshine and warm weather for Central Ohio. The good news is that we keep this going for at least another day. Temperatures still climb to the lower 80s for Wednesday afternoon. Sunny skies hold tight as well at least for the first half of [...]