COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A crash report from the Ohio Department of Public Safety revealed that a 12-year-old was behind the wheel of a stolen Kia that crashed into a Columbus firetruck. According to police, the crash happened at approximately 2:55 p.m. Monday near East 11th Avenue and Clara Street. The crash report stated a [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- One PGA pro will be crowned champion on Sunday at Muirfield Village, and while the official play doesn't begin until Thursday, the tournament isn't only about who lifts the trophy this week. As Wednesday's Pro-Am demonstrates, it's about what the tournament does for the community and it's members outside the ropes. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Oil and gas companies can now request parcels of Ohio public land so it can be leased for oil and gas extractions. The new law defines Ohio public land as including parks, forests, and wildlife areas. Cathay Cowan Becker with Save Ohio Parks said she is worried about the environmental and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A child has been taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital after a near-drowning incident at a hotel near Polaris Fashion Place on Wednesday. Authorities responded to a hotel in the 8600 block of Orion Place on Wednesday afternoon after a report of a near drowning, according to the Columbus Division of Police. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two boys were arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, the Columbus Division of Police said, after allegedly stealing a car and crashing it following a police pursuit along Dublin Road Tuesday. Around 1:30 p.m., a man called Columbus police and reported that he had been robbed at gunpoint and his [...]
A suspect has been arrested in the killing of George Jensen II in an apparent road rage shooting along Interstate 76 earlier this month.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State's football schedule is beginning to take shape as four kickoff times were announced Wednesday. The team confirmed that the Buckeyes will open the season at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 at Indiana. The opener will be on CBS and is the first time they begin the season with a [...]
See an Ohio State Highway Patrol body camera video of Scott Redding's sixth OVI arrest in the video player above. MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Marysville man has now received his seventh set of operating a vehicle while impaired charges over the course of 30 years. The Union County Sheriff's Office said it arrested Scott [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — The Memorial Tournament is one day away from the opening round as 120 golfers vie for the $20 million purse—the largest in the invitational's 48-year history. Below are five golfers to watch at Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield Village Golf Club this week. Scottie Scheffler The list has to start with the world's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An annual festival with local chicken food trucks, breweries, live music, and interactive art installations is returning to Columbus this weekend. The Chicken and Beer Festival is back for the fifth year from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday at Dodge Park in Franklinton with eight local food trucks, games and [...]
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man from Mansfield is in custody after he allegedly drove across the state to Lucasville and Portsmouth, attempting to sexually assault at least one of three minors in his car, according to the Scioto County Sheriff's Office. Robert Tubbs, 20, faces felony charges of attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a [...]
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman from Kentucky is dead after crashing into a tree Monday morning in Union County. According to the sheriff's office, 27-year-old Diana Corona from Burlington, Ky. was driving an Audi A3 with a passenger just after 7:45 p.m. around the 10000 block of Fulton Creek Road. The UCSO's investigation revealed [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio Crime Stoppers and police are looking for tips that could help solve a Columbus homicide case from 18 years ago. On March 8, 2005, Ronald Bradley Jr. drove a 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo to an unspecified location in east Columbus at 9:20 p.m. Police said there were three passengers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- Work on the Columbus innerbelt, known as the "Downtown Ramp Up" project by the Ohio Department of Transportation, has ramps and lane closures scheduled for overnight. What drivers can expect:
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (WCMH) -- Intel established a scholarship pilot program earmarked for women in Ohio. Applications are available online for the Intel Semiconductor Scholarship for Women, which is a $5,000 award that will go out to up to 25 applicants by the end of June, according to the scholarship listing. High school seniors who [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Former employees of a Columbus-area restaurant chain have claimed that the company willfully violated state and federal labor laws through routine underpayment and tip theft. A dozen employees of Northstar Café’s Easton and Westerville locations have joined a federal lawsuit filed against the company in late May, claiming in part that [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman wanted for a February murder in northeast Columbus was arrested in northeast Ohio and will face a judge Wednesday morning. Cassandra Franklin, 41, was arrested on May 26 by the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team after she was located in Uniontown, Ohio, southeast of Akron. Franklin was named [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) – Hilliard City Council is weighing a proposal to strip the city’s manager of some hiring and firing powers, weeks after its former finance director of 29 years said he was unfairly “kicked to the curb.” The seven-member council is expected to consider on June 12 a motion to rewrite part of [...]
The warm early summer pattern continues underneath a sprawling upper-level ridge of high pressure over the central and eastern portions of the country, with a gradual increase in humidity. High pressure over New England will pump warm southerly breezes into Ohio, with sunny skies and high temperatures reaching the upper 80s—about 10 degrees above normal. [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- A group of central Ohio golfers got the chance to interact with and learn from PGA professional David Lingmerth who’s in town for the Memorial Tournament. He was joined by his caddie Cedric Lamar, one of only five Black caddies on the PGA Tour. Organizers of Tuesday’s event at the Golf [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 25-year veteran of the Columbus Division of Fire has died. The department announced Tuesday the death of firefighter Kimberly Barton. "Firefighter Kimberly Barton will be missed," the department wrote in a Facebook post. "She was a mentor and friend to many on the division. She served the residents of Columbus [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An armed robbery ended with a high-speed pursuit and crash in Franklinton Tuesday. The crash happened near Dublin Road and Interstate 670 West at approximately 6:30 p.m. Columbus police confirmed that the pursuit was started following an armed robbery and that a suspect was taken into custody. There is no further [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline addressed members of the media for the first time since crashing a utility terrain vehicle in the early morning on April 16 hours after the Buckeyes spring football game. Hartline, who was drinking before the crash, was hospitalized along with one other person. Both sustained serious [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Columbus Division of Police is investigating several shootings which happened over Memorial Day weekend. In two of the incidents, 14-year-olds were shot. Police said both are expected to be OK, but the young age of the victims is concerning to neighbors and residents. “It’s getting worse; I don't know where [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- It was a typical day for Mary Beth Einerson. She finished work and returned to her Hilliard home when her husband told her he received an email from McAfee. "So, McAfee said that they had billed us for software protection, and he was pretty sure he hadn't authorized that," Einerson said. [...]