COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – For the seventh year in a row, Ohio State University is raising tuition. The Ohio State Board of Trustees unanimously voted Friday afternoon to raise tuition and fees for the upcoming academic year, about five weeks away from the first day of classes. Tuition and fees for undergraduate students will be [...]
SYLVANIA, Ohio — New Albany sophomore Mia Hammond is off to a hot start in her Ladies Professional Golf Association debut. The 15-year-old shot a 66 and 68 in the opening rounds of the Dana Open at Highland Meadows Golf Club. As of Friday, Hammond ranked tied for 20th entering the final two rounds. On [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman arrested for drug possession was connected to an attempted theft incident in Hilliard and tied to a felonious assault from over 10 months ago. On Thursday, officers arrested 30-year-old Monique Larry on charges of drug possession and abuse after she was found in a car that was used to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Franklin County Municipal Court released details on a known theft suspect who was arrested after crashing his vehicle into a Hilliard police barricade and injuring an officer Thursday night. According to court documents, Hilliard police responded to a call from loss prevention at a Target store in the 4200 block [...]
Watch surveillance footage of when Summit Station's marker was damaged in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A historical marker installed one month ago honoring Ohio's first and longest-running lesbian bar has come down after a passerby was caught on video damaging the plaque. The sign for Summit Station was defiled on Saturday [...]
For a previous report on this story view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The U.S. Marshals Service in conjunction with Columbus police have made an arrest related to a Hilltop murder that took place six weeks ago. According to a release by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Franklin County home values are expected to increase more than 40% from this year's mass reappraisal, with even higher jumps for Canal Winchester, Reynoldsburg and Whitehall. The state-required reappraisal process has released tentative new evaluations that increase Franklin County residential values by an average of 41%, according to county Auditor Michael [...]
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Law enforcement agencies across Franklin County conducted on Thursday what they called a “Crime Blitz”. Over 24 hours, officers were on the streets being proactive in their response to crime. Their goal was to be out on the streets making their presence known. “If you come into Whitehall, there is probably [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An amendment that would have limited how frequently state government workers could do their jobs remotely was briefly introduced, and then removed, from the Ohio budget in June. Unless they had reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Ohioans working for the state would only have been allowed to work [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Krispy Kreme is celebrating its 86th birthday by offering a dozen donuts for only $0.86 on Friday. Customers can purchase up to four dozen original glazed donuts for $0.86 each when also purchasing any other dozen donuts at regular price in store and through the drive-thru. The deal is also available [...]
We're looking at a fairly nice day across the board, just a hot day. Expect mainly sunny conditions, with just an isolated shower or two south of I-70. Temperatures will soar into the upper 80s across most of the region, feeling a bit sticky.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Alzheimer's disease affects more than six million Americans and 220,000 people living in Ohio. Last week, the FDA granted full approval for Leqembi— a drug that's first of its kind, treating Alzheimer's disease by attacking the toxic proteins in the brain. Dr. Douglas Scharre is the director of the Division of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a reprieve of execution for Keith LaMar, who was scheduled to be executed on November 16, 2023. The new date of execution has been moved to January 13, 2027. Gov. DeWine is issuing the reprieve “due to ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — There have been three days of early voting for Ohio’s August Special election and numbers are already much higher than expected. On the first two days in Franklin County, 2,934 people voted with 2,063 of those voters being registered Democrats, 376 Republicans and 495 Independent voters. The Franklin County Board of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Body camera footage has been released following Saturday's deadly officer-involved shooting on E. Livingston Avenue. Columbus police say they will not be releasing the body camera footage from Thursday's shootout on 1-70. The names of the officers involved in both incidents will remain private citing Marsy's Law, which protects the identity [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A second suspect accused of shooting a man and leaving him for dead next to a dumpster has been arrested. Micheal Mickens III is in custody, along with his brother Michael Mickens Jr., after both were charged with the murder of 29-year-old Isiaha Thompson-Angus. Thompson-Angus was found dead next to a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Scammers are taking advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision on student loan debt relief, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The high court struck down President Joe Biden's proposed plan that would have erased up to $20,000 of federal student loans for tens of millions of borrowers. Repayments are now expected [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It's a story that’s played out in central Ohio over and over: teenagers stealing cars, putting themselves and others in danger. NBC4 Investigates looked into what happens to kids who commit serious crimes after they enter the court system and whether the court's interventions are making the community safer. From January [...]