COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have reportedly decided who will be their next coach. Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger of TSN are reporting Columbus intends to hire Mike Babcock once his contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs expires at the end of June. The 60-year-old Babcock has coached 1,301 games in the [...]
A backdoor cold front will slip south from the northeast, possibly sparking a few isolated storms. Readings will reach the upper 80s, with more cloud cover through the evening hours.
BUCYRUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning on State Route 61 in Crawford County. According to the sheriff's office, a Honda Civic was driving north on SR 61 just after 8:30 a.m. just north of Crawford-Morrow Line Road. The driver of the Honda went into the southbound lane [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 14-year-old boy is dead after a shooting early Saturday morning in east Columbus that police have ruled a homicide. According to the Columbus Division of Police, officers were called to the 1200 block of Fountain Lane on the east side at 12:31 a.m. on reports of a shooting. Officers found [...]
Well, temperatures will quickly find their way back to the upper 80s and lower 90s today! Most of Central Ohio will top out in the upper 80s by the afternoon with a few of us making it to the lower 90s.
It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up. With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Ohio using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people were shot and taken to the hospital following a shooting early Saturday morning in southwest Columbus. According to Columbus police, three women were at a vigil in the 700 block of Canonby Place just before 3:30 a.m. for a friend. During the vigil, a man leaned out the window [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As pool season begins for several Columbus locations this weekend, safety experts are urging parents to keep an eye on their children. Five instances of water rescues or drowning were reported in central Ohio over the last week. A two-year-old girl drowned in Coshocton County last Friday. Then, two children were [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person has been seriously injured after a shooting in north Columbus on Friday. Authorities responded to Joyce Avenue and East 26th Avenue at 6:38 p.m. on Friday after report of a shooting, according to the Columbus Division of Police. The victim was transported to Grant Medical Center in serious condition. [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is searching for the driver involved in a May hit-skip crash in Marion that later killed one person. OSHP confirmed that 32-year-old John Arthur II, of LaRue, died of his injuries on May 19 after a hit-skip crash on May 13. Medical crews took Arthur [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A city program aimed at making Columbus roads safer is expanding. Since 2021, "Operation Taillight" has repaired brake lights, head lights, turn signals and more to qualifying residents, and the cost is covered by the city. "It means so much, especially in a time like right now," said Shalonda Hendrix. "I [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- NBC4 anchor Jerod Smalley is appearing in a new movie that tells the origin story of NBA champion LeBron James. Premiering on Peacock on Friday, "Shooting Stars" tells the story of James' high school basketball career at Akron St. Vincent St. Mary. The movie features actors Dermot Mulroney, Wood Harris and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Maleah Coy is still having trouble processing May 20: when a group of three girls stole her car and drove off, she said, with Coy on the hood of the vehicle. In an interview with NBC4, the Columbus resident said she had gotten home around 11:30 a.m. that Saturday, and it [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — Geno Bonnalie and his boss, PGA golfer Joel Dahmen, became stars in February when they were featured on the Netflix documentary Full Swing. It's been a whirlwind three months for this duo, especially Bonnalie who's become more popular than some players on the PGA Tour signing autographs regularly. "I know that's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- National Doughnut Day, which is Friday, has a rich history behind it that even involves the Salvation Army. During World War I, the Salvation Army sent female volunteers overseas to boost morale, where they provided writing supplies, stamps, home-cooked meals -- and doughnuts. “It comes back to doughnuts, that’s what they [...]