COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Big Ten divisions will soon be a thing of the past after the conference released its new schedule model Thursday. Teams like Ohio State will still play a nine-game league schedule, but it will look vastly different. The "Flex Protect" model is a flexible rivalry scheduling concept in which Big Ten [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man who was shot while he carried out an armed assault received a pileup of prison time on Thursday. Kyle Lucas, 33, received 14-18 years in prison after a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge convicted him of felonious assault, among other charges, in a single-day bench trial. Prosecutor [...]
MARIETTA, Ohio (WCMH) – A man wanted for sexually assaulting a minor has been arrested in southeast Ohio after a seven-and-a-half-year-long search. According to a U.S. Marshals release, Santos Carrillo was arrested Wednesday night in Marietta and is charged with a first-degree sex offense of a child. An arrest warrant for the suspect was issued [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared Thursday morning that El Niño has emerged, and is expected to gradually strengthen into the 2023-2024 winter season. El Niño is a natural climate pattern, marked by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator, occurring about [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers are moving forward with a bill allowing parents to opt their child of out school "sexuality" lessons, a move opponents said is anti-LGBTQ+ and will force educators to out students. House Bill 8 -- the "Parents’ Bill of Rights" -- would require teachers to notify parents before teaching "sexuality content" [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Daisy, a dog at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, is looking for a laid-back home where she can relax and explore. Foster Coordinator Ivy Dorow said the 4-year-old pit bull mix has a personality that included "an in-between of lounging and activity." "She's a very good, affectionate girl [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the arts and summer wine festivals to Paramore at the Schottenstein Center and "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Ohio Theatre, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. Columbus Arts Festival Scioto Mile riverfront from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – When medical marijuana patients visit a dispensary in Ohio, the strain nicknamed “cookie monster” will likely be missing from the shelves. The “cookie monster” name – like any cannabis product that references a kid’s cartoon character – is among the language that medical marijuana operators cannot use under the Ohio Medical [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus will kick another $25 million to the Ohio Department of Transportation for its megaproject along Interstates 70 and 71 south of Downtown. Columbus City Council voted for the funding, which will go toward construction of three bridges, finishing touches on the roadway, and other crossways. The projects the city is [...]
Expect hazy conditions once again, with an Air Quality Alert in effect for most of our region. Temperatures will be similar to yesterday, topping out in the middle 70s for Columbus.
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Amber Alert throughout Ohio was canceled early Thursday after a girl abducted in Grove City was found safe. The Grove City Police Department requested the statewide alert after it said the 10-year-old was taken at 11:28 p.m. Wednesday from an apartment building in the 2900 block of Addison Drive. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther hopes to have his $1.7 billion capital budget plan approved by the city council sometime in July. It's a budget that shows huge increases in spending over last year. One of the major areas showing an increase is public utilities, up about 50% from last year, with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is ramping up its new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Recruitment Unit, formed as a way to attract diverse applicants to the department at a time when the office’s numbers are not reflective of the community it serves. The new DEI Recruitment Unit of the sheriff’s [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital after a report of a shooting in the South Franklinton section of Columbus Wednesday night. Columbus police said the shooting was reported at approximately 10:32 p.m. on the 700 block of Canonby Place. The victim was reported to be in a stable condition. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police said a shooting Tuesday night on the north side was the result of domestic violence. Police said a man shot and wounded a woman before killing himself. The number of domestic violence-related homicides so far this year has already surpassed the total number from all of last year. Domestic [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is trying to increase the chances for youth in Ohio's foster system to earn college degrees. The House Higher Education Committee voted unanimously Wednesday morning to send out House Bill 164, which would set aside $15 million over the next two years to create a [...]
HEATH, Ohio (WCMH) — Big swings at the plate can lead to big moments in the state baseball tournament. But for the Heath Bulldogs, it's how they swing the ball around the base paths that's going to lead them to a state title. It all starts with a buddy system. “Find a buddy with a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - No matter where you go around the city, it's hard to find people who haven't noticed the haziness which has taken over central Ohio this week. Smoke from the wildfires in Canada left a hazy look over the city for a third straight day on Wednesday. “It’s crazy. I would never [...]
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating after a body was found at Whitehall Community Park on Wednesday. Authorities responded to 402 N. Hamilton Rd. at 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday after getting a report of a body found in a wooded area, according to the Whitehall Division of Police. They are now conducting an investigation [...]