AIR QUALITY ALERT An air quality alert continues through Friday due to wildfire smoke from Canada creating unhealthy conditions outdoors. Prolonged activity or strenuous exertion should be avoided until the air quality improves toward the weekend, when some rain is expected, coupled with a southwesterly wind that will push some of the smoke particles to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A $150,000 bond has been set for an Ohio man accused of murdering a woman, also from Ohio, in Myrtle Beach earlier this month. Blake Linkous, 18, of Blue Rock is charged with murder of 18-year-old Natalie Martin from Roseville. Horry County police believe that Linkous strangled Martin on June 6. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 37-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday to 45 years in prison on charges he sexually exploited three Ohio minors. Raymond L. Williams, 37, of Columbus, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in March to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of coercion and enticement of [...]
SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WCMH) -- An 18-year-old from Pickerington fatally drowned Wednesday at a KOA Campground in southeast Michigan, not far from the northern Ohio border, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Around 5:50 p.m., sheriff's deputies responded to the campground in Summerfield Township after receiving calls about the 18-year-old disappearing underwater. After locating [...]
For a previous report on this story view the video player above. COLUMBUS, OHIO (WCMH) – Columbus police announced Thursday that it is suspending its search for a missing Ohio State student who went missing nearly three weeks ago. In a released statement police said that despite the efforts of the Columbus Division of Missing [...]
A previous report on this story can be viewed in the video player above. COLUMBUS, OHIO (WCMH) – A man in court facing murder charges in a South Linden shooting that was referred to as an act of revenge will spend up to three decades in prison. Devon Robinson, 27, pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary [...]
Watch above for a previous report on prosecutors' sentencing recommendation CINCINNATI, Ohio (WCMH) – A federal judge on Thursday sentenced former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder to 20 years in prison for helping orchestrate the largest public corruption scandal in state history. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black announced Householder’s sentence, three months after the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Ohio State football player said he will be among those disciplined Thursday for violating the NFL's gambling policies. Nicholas Petit-Frere, an offensive lineman with the Tennessee Titans, said in a statement to ESPN that he will be suspended six games. But he insisted that he did not bet on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered U.S. and Ohio flags to be flown at half-staff. The flags will be lowered on Ohio's public buildings and grounds throughout Defiance County, at the statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center and the Rhodes Tower in honor of 40-year-old South Richland Fire Chief Matthew Hanenkrath. The national [...]
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Portsmouth Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service are seeking assistance in locating a man accused of abusing an older man earlier this month. Portsmouth police responded to a call of a man who had been assaulted and was lying near a curb on the 600 block of Second Street. [...]
COLUMBUS, OHIO (WCMH) – Ohio State University police have identified a crime trend involving a series of thefts throughout the campus area. Over the last month, between May 30 and June 29, OSUPD have identified a suspect believed to have committed three thefts of motor vehicles, specifically motorcycles or scooters, parked in campus garages. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A bar in the Italian Village neighborhood announced it is closing its doors after three and a half years. Zaftig Brew Pub, located on East 5th Avenue, broke the news Monday on its social media platforms, citing seeing a "reduction of customers that has driven us to this most difficult decision," [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Central Ohio Transit Authority is providing expanded transit to and from downtown Columbus for Red, White & BOOM! on Monday. More than a dozen fixed-route transit lines are serving the downtown area before and during the fireworks celebration. COTA is also extending service hours on all downtown lines until at [...]
WASHINGTON (WCMH) – In a two-punch combo, the nation’s highest court has dealt a fatal blow to affirmative action in college admissions. A pair of Supreme Court decisions handed down Thursday declare colleges’ and universities’ use of race in admissions processes – no matter how narrowly tailored – unconstitutional. The cases demolish a two-decade precedent [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Dale, a dog at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, is looking for a workout partner that also knows how to lounge after exercise. “He's one of my favorite office buddies, keeps himself entertained with toys and likes to sprawl out and chill once he's tired,” said Brandy Trott, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Red, White & BOOM! to the Columbus Symphony's Patriotic Pops, here are things to see and do this July 4th weekend in central Ohio. CAPA Summer Movie Series Ohio Theatre on Thursday through Sunday Zac Brown Band Nationwide Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday Bluey's Big Play Palace Theatre at [...]
View a previous report on the presiding judge's decision over eyewitness identification in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two eyewitness identifications of a suspect in the murder of an Ohio State University student were properly obtained and can be used at trial, a judge has ruled. A Franklin County judge reaffirmed his [...]
View a previous report on Larry Householder's sentencing over the FirstEnergy scandal in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a dispute over the state’s request to freeze up to $8 million owned by a former utility regulator implicated in the largest public corruption scandal in [...]
Once again, we're dealing with poor air quality due to thick smoke across the region. Our winds are starting to shift out of the south, which should gradually help us out going into the weekend.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – NBC4 first told you about four-month-old Noah Ansari more than two years ago. He was diagnosed with a rare disease called Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome that required a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Noah’s match was found last year, and earlier this month, his family met his donor for the very first time. “From [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A controversial proposal that would keep transgender girls from competing in sports and ban gender-affirming care for minors is now in the hands of the Ohio Senate. The Ohio House passed the Republican-backed bill along party lines, with supporters insisting young people are being pressured to change their genders. It’s legislation [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were injured in a shooting Wednesday night near Bicentennial Park in Downtown Columbus. According to Columbus police dispatchers, the shooting was reported at approximately 9:55 p.m. near the intersection of Civic Center Drive and West Rich Street. One of the victims was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital, while the [...]
KINGSTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people, including a juvenile, were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash in Ross County Wednesday afternoon. The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said the crash happened on State Route 180 in Kingston in northeastern Ross County at approximately 2:15 p.m. A 2021 Nissan 370Z, driven by a 42-year-old Chillicothe man, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s being called a pioneering event that holds great promise for children who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy. After decades of research, animal studies, and human trials, the FDA just approved the first-ever gene therapy for the inherited, incurable disease, and it was developed at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Jerry Mendell launched [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Blue Jackets drafted Canadian center Adam Fantilli No. 3 overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft on Wednesday in Nashville. The 18-year-old University of Michigan product is Columbus' highest draft pick in eight years. Fantilli is coming off one of the best freshman seasons in college hockey history. He's [...]