It has been a more seasonal day today with highs climbing back to the upper 70s to lower 80s with hazy sunshine. Clouds will continue to increase across our area this evening as the cold front moves southeast into our area ahead of sunset. We will see more showers and storms this evening, with some storms producing gusty winds, and small hail is possible as well.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Air Show returns for a full weekend of air performances, displays and several activities. The gates will open each day at 9 a.m. at Rickenbacker International Airport and will run Friday through Sunday. This year, the event will feature the U.S. Navy Blue Angels with their first appearance in Columbus [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio leaders announced a new data-driven tool on Thursday to help anglers find the best spots to catch fish, ahead of the state's free fishing weekend. Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and the Department of Natural Resources presented at Alum Creek Marina in Delaware County on Thursday a new "Where to [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person has died on Thursday after crashing into a Dublin hospital's emergency department entrance. Authorities responded to OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital at around 12:40 p.m. on Thursday after a car crashed into the building, according to the Dublin Police Department. The driver was experiencing an unknown medical emergency while driving [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Juneteenth Ohio Festival is returning to Genoa Park this Saturday and Sunday, including the celebration's first-ever parade in Columbus. Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth honors the end of slavery in the United States when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to inform the state’s residents that slavery had [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Hamilton County clerk who stole residents' utility payments for more than three years was fined Thursday by the state auditor. Ohio Auditor Keith Faber issued a $40,784 fine against Jackie Buchert, the former water board clerk for the Village of Addyston who was indicted last year for pocketing into [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man who reportedly harassed a Lyft driver for nearly an hour has been arrested and will face a judge Thursday. Derrell Williamson, 46, of Reynoldsburg, faces one count each of kidnapping and gross sexual imposition after allegedly harassing a woman who was working as a driver for Lyft. Police said [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Keanu, a pup at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, wants to find a home that can appreciate his big brain and charm. "He is one of the smartest dogs that we have here right now," Animal Care Manager Hannah Henschen said. "Unfortunately, he has been here over 100 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman suffered a brain injury, and a man has been arrested after a high-speed chase through the east side of Columbus Tuesday night. Just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, officers observed a black Honda fail to stop at the corner of East Livingston Avenue and Courtright Road in Eastmoor. The officers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the Stonewall Columbus Pride March and the Juneteenth Ohio Festival to county music duo Brooks and Dunn at Nationwide Arena, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. Stonewall Columbus Pride March and Festival Goodale Park from 4 to 10 p.m. on Friday and 10:30 a.m. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohioans must earn on average $19 an hour – nearly double the state’s minimum wage – to afford a two-bedroom rental apartment, according to a new report. The annual Out of Reach Ohio report, released Wednesday by the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO), found that full-time workers need [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Police are searching for at least two suspects believed to have stolen money out of an ATM in Clintonville. According to officers at the scene, a safe out of the drive-thru ATM was taken at the Smart Federal Credit Union on the 3400 block of North High Street, across the street [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- NBC4 is tracking 2023 homicides under the jurisdiction of the Columbus Division of Police, showing updates in each investigation as well as marking cases that are publicly at standstills. As of Thursday, the city had 71 documented homicides within the year, and 21 of them remained unsolved with no suspects publicly [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – For the second time this week a teenager was shot in the same South Linden area, just houses away from one another. At 12:17 a.m. Thursday Columbus police responded to reports of shots fired at the 1000 block of East 11th Avenue, near the furthest point east of the street. Officers [...]
We start the day off on a dry note, with highs working their way into the lower 80s this afternoon. We do have rain and storms on the way, however, as we head toward the late afternoon and evening hours.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Protesters gathered at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, demanding Gov. Mike DeWine declare a state of emergency in East Palestine. The protest comes one day after DeWine requested a disaster declaration extension from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) about the February train derailment. Members of the group Unity Council for [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hilliard police are searching for a woman last seen early Wednesday morning. Riley O'Connell, 18, was last seen at approximately 1 a.m. in the 5400 block of Scioto Darby Road. Riley is approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 125 pounds. She has blonde hair. Riley was last seen [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are on the lookout for a man they claim continually steals shoes from a store on the west side of the city. Police said the suspect has gone into the business, located on the 1000 block of Hilliard-Rome Road, at least six different times and taken three or four [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers are considering legislation that would create harsher penalties for those who assault sports officials. This week, House Bill 139 had its second hearing in front of the House Criminal Justice Committee. Wiley Butler hopes the bill eventually becomes law. “There needs to be repercussions behind assaulting someone that's basically [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Businesses around Columbus are displaying their pride ahead of Pride weekend, and some LGBTQ+ business owners said they’ve been planning for months to make this celebration go smoothly. Those businesses said Pride weekend in Columbus is by far their busiest weekend of the year, and have made the proper preparations, everything [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio House of Representatives banned TikTok on state devices and protected the display of 'thin blue line' flags as it rattled through the passage of nine bills Wednesday afternoon. House Bill 17 passed the House floor 73-21, a bill prohibiting state officials, employees, and contractors form using TikTok, WeChat, or [...]