Streaks of sunshine have returned back to our skies for the middle of the week! Temperatures have mustered the lower 70s for most of Central Ohio. We keep the clear skies going into Thursday, but more rain is on the way.
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Marion County man was convicted of sexual assault and rape charges tied to his abuse of a developmentally disabled woman. A Marion County jury found David Saunders, 48, of Marion, guilty Tuesday of two counts of rape and four counts of sexual battery. He was charged and arrested in January [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers advanced a bill on Wednesday to ban trans athletes from participating in school sports and prohibit healthcare professionals from providing various medical treatment to trans children. House Bill 68 passed with a vote of 7 to 6 out of the Public Health Policy Committee on Wednesday, and now heads [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In September 2021, a sole lawmaker put forth a law that would require the use and proper maintenance of automatic external defibrillators in schools and recreation centers. That bill “didn’t go very far,” its sponsor, Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal Winchester) remarked on Wednesday – it had one committee hearing before falling [...]
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man who jumped off a bridge over the Ohio River led Portsmouth police to later find his mother fatally injured and to arrest him on a murder charge. Officers went around 1:15 a.m. on Saturday to the Ohio River after getting reports that a man had jumped off of the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for a pair of suspects they said broke into a car and took off with over $1,000 in casino chips northeast of the downtown area. According to a CPD incident report from May 24, two suspects allegedly broke into a car parked on the 1300 block of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in northwest Columbus, which also shut part of Olentangy River Road down. Medics transported the person to Riverside Hospital in critical condition after receiving a call about a pedestrian being hit around 12:15 p.m., according to local emergency dispatchers. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Workers at a Columbus Starbucks are accusing the company of banning workers from installing decorations celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Starbucks Workers United, the union representing U.S. Starbucks employees, alleges the company is directing locations in Ohio and several other states to remove Pride displays. The union cited a district manager at [...]
After a few early morning showers, skies will only get better throughout the rest of Wednesday! We even manage to get a good bit of sunshine in time for sunset and some blue skies beforehand. Temperatures will still be a little cooler as we climb to the mid to lower 70s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man has been arrested and arraigned after allegedly running over two people with his SUV on the southwest side of Columbus. According to a Franklin County Municipal Court affidavit, the initial dispute happened outside of Bob’s Bar on Eakin Road off of U.S. Route 62, Harrison Pike in Brookshire. Abdulrahman [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are still searching for a woman that has been missing for more than three days. 25-year-old Amina Alhaj-Omar, an Ohio State student, has been missing since Saturday. She was last seen on that day near Interstate 270 and U.S.-23 on the south side of the city. Police said they [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking to identify a woman they say hit a clerk at a north Columbus Family Dollar store before taking items without paying for them. On May 5 just before 10:45 a.m., police said a woman went to the Family Dollar store in the 900 block of East Dublin [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Stonewall Columbus Pride March and Festival is returning this weekend, welcoming thousands to downtown to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. The 42nd Pride in Columbus, the march and festival remembers the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a series of conflicts between police and LGBTQ+ protesters that stretched over six days. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Starting Wednesday, Columbus cyclists will have another small stretch of dedicated bike infrastructure to traverse. Neon-clad Columbus public service workers braved rain showers Tuesday to finish installing a protected bike lane pilot, which runs under a mile down East Long Street in Downtown Columbus from its intersections with North 11th to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus is celebrating 614 Day on Wednesday, an ode to the city's area code, commemorated each year on June 14. This year's celebration of "the heart and soul" of the city is culminating at the John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons with food trucks, live music, vendors and family-friendly activities from 4 [...]
Rain is on its way out this morning, and gradually tapering through the morning drive. Expect slightly warmer temps today, topping out in the middle 70s for Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two million dollars is headed from Columbus to Reynoldsburg to build a park on Brice Road. During its meeting Monday, Columbus City Council approved the funding and the partnership with Reynoldsburg to build the park, just one of the big additions coming to the area. The money will come from the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A Columbus nonprofit that has been helping in the Linden area for about three years has a new name. However, it's not a change the group was looking to make. Leaders with Remember Us Urban Legends said they felt forced into the rebrand by a much larger organization over trademark issues. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio David DeVillers said Tuesday that he doesn't expect more charges to be added in the case against former President Donald Trump. Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging that he hoarded classified documents detailing sensitive military secrets and schemed to thwart [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus leaders are moving forward with plans to build a new police substation in the Hilltop neighborhood. Columbus City Council approved nearly a $1.5 million investment on Monday for the design and engineering of the new substation. Now, city leaders are accepting input from the community. Lisa Boggs, a neighborhood advocate, [...]
Watch a previous report on the social studies standards bills in the video above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There are two bills in the Ohio Statehouse addressing K-12 social studies standards in the state, and on Tuesday afternoon, dozens gathered at the statehouse in support of one of them, House Bill 171. “Ohio is an [...]