COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a shooting on the west side of Columbus Saturday afternoon. Columbus police said the shooting happened at approximately 3:38 p.m. on the 100 block of North Guilford Avenue in the Franklinton section of the city. The victim was pronounced dead at 3:48 p.m., according to police. [...]
High pressure over the region will maintain mostly sunny skies and low humidity, with a light westerly wind. Afternoon temperatures warmed into the seasonable low to mid-80s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle Saturday afternoon in north Columbus. According to a police dispatcher, officers and medics were called at 1:30 p.m. after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at Olentangy River Road and West Henderson Road. A spokesperson with the Columbus [...]
Great weather has moved in to start off the weekend in Central Ohio. Sunny skies move in to start off the day. We do see some clouds move in for the afternoon and evening, but we still manage to see a good bit of sunshine. Temperatures today push back above average, bringing us to the mid to lower 80s.
Summer vacation has already begun for some across the U.S., and if Memorial Day is any indication, travelers should expect a busy summer season in 2023. That weekend, largely considered the unofficial start of summer, the Transportation Security Administration screened 9.79 million people, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. And half of Americans say they will take a trip [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were injured early Saturday morning after a shooting in a north Columbus neighborhood. According to a police dispatcher, officers were called just after 12:15 a.m. for a shooting near the intersection of Oakland Park Avenue and Indianola Avenue in Central Clintonville. Two people, a 19-year-old woman and an 18-year-old [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio woman is still searching for answers nearly a month after her husband was forced off the road before crashing into a house and flipping his car. He died in the hospital six days later. She is now offering $1500 of her own money for information leading to the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Authorities are searching for the suspect believed to have shot and killed a 32-year-old man in East Linden on Friday. Robert Martin-Sydnor, 28, has been charged in the murder of Rapheal Jones, 32, after the two were seen arguing before Jones was found suffering from a gunshot wound on Friday, according [...]
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Authorities are searching for two 14-year-olds who were reported missing from Morrow County on Friday. Callie Anderson and Tristen Waddell are believed to be traveling together in a black 2013 Ford Expedition with the Ohio license plate number "HVN 3460," according to the Morrow County Sheriff's Office. Anderson is described [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Intel and other large companies are expanding in central Ohio, Columbus City Schools are setting their students up to fill the workforce. "It’s made it more urgent. We know we need students that come through that excel and are interested in STEAMM fields," said Terri Bucci, Program Director for STEAMM [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Safety restrictions in the Short North are loosening after several non-violent weekends. Now, the Columbus Arts Festival is in full swing, and Mayor Andrew Ginther said police and fire authorities are present to keep watch. “Families can feel safe and comfortable coming down here enjoying one of the best arts festivals [...]
Watch a previous NBC4 report on Sgt. Melvin Romans in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus Division of Police officer has pleaded guilty after he and two other officers were arrested within four days of one another earlier this year in unrelated OVI incidents. Sgt. Melvin Romans pleaded guilty on April [...]
LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating a Friday afternoon shooting in Lancaster. The Lancaster Police Department said the shooting initially happened at 2:45 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Memorial Drive. Responding officers were able to find both a victim and a suspect, but did not release their conditions or any identifying details [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers are aiming to decrease prescription drug costs with a reintroduced bill at the Statehouse. The bill passed the Ohio House of Representatives last General Assembly, but was ultimately held up in a committee in the Senate. Leo Almeida, Ohio Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State All-American J.T. Tuimoloau hosted a free football camp for dozens of kids at KIPP Columbus on Friday. When he was in the second grade, Tuimoloau went to a free football camp at the University of Washington hosted by NFL quarterback Russell Wilson who was still in college at the [...]