COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More equity across the state — that’s what some lawmakers at the Ohio Statehouse are aiming to accomplish with the bi-partisan House Bill 178, or C.R.O.W.N Act. The bill would prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle and texture and is not the first time it has been introduced here at the Statehouse [...]
Scattered showers not only stay steady for the first half of the week, but pretty much all week long. A low pressure center south of Central Ohio will continue to swing in scattered showers through Tuesday morning.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms return to Central Ohio after a beautiful weekend. A low pressure center passes to our south, swinging in rain through the start of the week. More thunderstorms develop in the afternoon, but rain will stay steady all day.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Look What You Made Ohio Do: Legislators at the Statehouse are proposing a new holiday honoring Miss Americana, Taylor Swift. Long Story Short, Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) and Rep. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) are introducing a resolution to make our Wildest Dreams come true and designate July 1 as Taylor Swift Day [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A person was found dead near a dumpster Monday morning north of Downtown Columbus. Columbus police said a body was discovered near the 1000 block of North 4th Street in Italian Village. CPD responded to the call at 4:17 a.m. and found the person, not yet identified, lying next to a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A national Mongolian stir-fry chain is testing a new restaurant design across from Ohio State University's campus. Genghis Grill, a build-your-own hot bowl chain, will open its first Ohio location Friday at East 15th and North High Street. Setting up shop in Campus Partner's multi-block development between 14th and 16th avenues, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Crews are scheduled to begin construction on State Route 161 in July, widening the east-west highway as Ohio prepares for Intel’s eventual semiconductor manufacturing plant and other growth east of Columbus. The project is estimated to cost $112 million total, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation, with construction in eastern [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people are in stable condition after a Sunday night shooting in east Columbus. Columbus police responded to reports of a shooting at 10:52 p.m. on the 1200 block of Brookway Road at a Colonial Village apartment. Officers found two men, ages 36 and 43, had been shot. The 36-year-old sustained [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Many central Ohio stores and restaurants are open with varying hours on Monday, while a few businesses are closed for Juneteenth. Find which retailers are open or closed below. Is mail delivered on Juneteenth? Amazon FedEx United States Postal Service UPS Is the library open on Juneteenth? Columbus Metropolitan Library branches [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! We have got a very unsettled weather pattern arriving in Central Ohio, as an upper level low pressure system moves into Kentucky today, and rides just south of the Ohio River for much of the extended period. This same system will bring us periods of showers and storms [...]
Overnight expect mostly cloudy skies, but temps will not fall much, only to around normal in the lower 60s with increasing humidity. As the storm track gets closer to our area on Monday, a low will rotate to our south, kicking some pm thundershowers into our area with near normal temps again in the mid 80s.
WILMINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after a crash in Highland County Sunday afternoon. The Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said the crash happened at approximately 5L09 p.m. on State Route 138 in Paint Township. Cossie R. Ferguson, 64, of Leesburg, Ohio, was driving a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The 26th annual Juneteenth Ohio Festival wrapped up Sunday in downtown Columbus. The two-day event featured food vendors, live performances, and pop-up shops. Many who attended said they came out to see the live performances featuring groups like Sounds of Blackness. Businesses traveled from all over Ohio to take part as [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead and a second critically injured from a shooting in the South Franklinton section of Columbus. Columbus police said the shooting took place on the 700 block of Canonby Place in the Scioto Townhomes apartment complex at approximately 5:20 p.m. Sunday. The deceased victim was pronounced dead at [...]
Watch a previous report on Riley O'Connell's disappearance in the video player above. HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman reported missing from a Hilliard treatment center has been found, according to police. Hilliard Police confirmed Sunday that Riley O'Connell, 18, has been found safe and reunited with her family. Police said Riley was found in [...]