Storms expected for Monday evening have the potential to turn strong or even severe. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the southwestern corner of Central Ohio and also includes the metro area. The watch lasts until 10 PM Monday night.
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Body camera footage from the Ohio State Highway Patrol shows a Circleville officer unleashing a K9 on an unarmed Black man after being warned by other law enforcement officials to not do it. On July 4 at 9:34 a.m., a semi-truck was traveling west on U.S. Route 35 in Jackson County. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Former Ohio State star quarterback C.J. Stroud has signed his first professional football contract. The No. 2 overall pick of the Houston Texans in the 2023 draft signed his four-year rookie contract offer and gets $36.3 million overall with a signing bonus of $23.38 million, all fully guaranteed. Stroud also gets [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A majority of Ohioans would support a state constitutional right to abortion, according to a Suffolk University/USA Today poll. The results of the poll, which Suffolk University released Monday, showed Ohioans across education levels, regions of the state and age groups support greater access to abortion than what Ohio’s lawmakers have [...]
Sunny skies have still managed to stick around to start off the work week. We stay dry throughout the better part of the day as temperatures climb to the mid 80s. However, not all of Monday manages to stay on the dry side.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An agreement has been reached to build a brand new $100 million hotel at the Hollywood Casino located in southwest Columbus. Hollywood Casino and the Columbus Building and Construction Trades Council announced the community benefit agreement on Friday to build the hotel on the property of the casino in the coming [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man accused of killing a four-year-old boy with a stolen Kia on Saturday night is also a registered sex offender, stemming from a conviction in 2021. Tyrell Shute, 24, was arraigned in Franklin County Municipal Court Monday morning on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide after he was found driving [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Council is expected to vote on six North Market-related proposals at its meetings Monday night, as the merchant hub on the edge of the Short North is set to undergo a serious makeover. For months, archaeologists have turned over soil in the former surface lot attached to the North [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Make-A-Wish Foundation is holding a special raffle where one lucky winner can get six rare bottles of bourbon. The "Great Bourbon Raffle" is set for Aug. 19. The winning ticket will be drawn at Boilin' in the Boro in Philpot, Kentucky, at 9:15 p.m. You do not need to be [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man has been arrested after an investigation tied his DNA to an assault from 11 months ago in Reynoldsburg. According to a Franklin County Municipal Court affidavit, Jabnnel Vizcarrondo was arrested and charged with rape, kidnapping and strangulation. The document stated that on Aug. 18, 2022, officers were called to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A shooting Sunday afternoon that police are calling a road-rage incident resulted in a teenager being injured. Officers responded to reports of a multiple people shooting at each other on Interstate 71 north at the East Hudson Street exit just after 1 p.m. Sunday. Police did not initially find anyone or [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The modest jump in Columbus gas prices from one week ago was erased as prices at the pump have remained relatively steady this summer. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in the Columbus area, the price for a gallon of gasoline dropped 7.7 cents to an average price of $3.28. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- 614 Restaurant Week is back with more than 150 restaurants showcasing menu favorites and new creations for a discounted price. This summer's specials run Monday through Saturday with participating restaurants offering three-course meals ranging from $20 to $50. Guests can request the restaurant week menu when dining in, with many businesses [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Tucked inside an old Catholic rectory on the South Side of Columbus, women once confined to a prison cell cook dinner, watch TV and make sure the door is locked behind them before heading to work. The three-story home in Reeb-Hosack – built in 1900 to house priests within the Catholic [...]
Watch a video on the Ohio Issue 1 debate on Tuesday, July 25 in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s a busy time of year for county boards of election, even without voters queuing up to cast their ballots. Election boards across Ohio are overseeing a special August election with higher-than-usual turnout in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus grocery store that has been in an eastside community for 100 years has been destroyed. At about 2:45 a.m. Monday morning, emergency crews were called to Jequeta #2 grocery store at 786 East Whittier Street. According to the fire chief on the scene, heavy damage had already been sustained [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! We are really heating up this week! For Monday, expect a dry start, with a few pop-up storms starting to develop this afternoon. Timing for this will be mid-afternoon through tonight. Highs today top out in the mid to upper 80s. Humidity will be fairly comfortable today, but [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after a three-vehicle crash involving a Columbus fire truck Sunday night. Columbus police dispatchers said the crash happened in the area of Interstate 270 and Hamilton Road near Gahanna at approximately 9:59 p.m. I-270 northbound is closed past the Broad Street exit on the east side of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after a shooting in north Columbus Sunday night. According to Columbus police dispatchers, the shooting happened at approximately 9:53 p.m. on the 5700 block of Tacoma Road. The victim was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital. No suspect information has been released.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Fast-moving but powerful thunderstorms have knocked out power to more than 2,700 AEP customers in Franklin County. As of 7 p.m. Sunday, the power provider reports 2,759 customers without power in the county. Additionally, 868 customers in the Mt. Vernon area of Knox County are also reportedly without power. In total, [...]