COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: With the Aug. 8 special election days away, business leaders are pushing back against the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s endorsement of Issue 1. “This really fundamentally changes the reputation of our state,” founder and Chief Creative Officer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Jeni Britton said. “I [...]
A weak area of low pressure will move into Lower Michigan, pulling a warm front north, triggering a few showers and storms. Temperatures will top out in the mid-80s. A cold front will sag south this evening before stalling over the region, resulting in mostly cloudy skies.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are dead after a shooting Sunday afternoon in east Columbus. According to a police dispatcher, officers were called to the 1400 block of East Mound Street at 12:35 p.m. after reports of a shooting. A man was found with a gunshot wound and was taken to Grant Medical Center [...]
KENTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio state representative and his family are safe after a house fire Saturday night in Hardin County. NBC4 confirmed with representative Jon Cross (R) of Ohio's 83rd district that his house in Kenton burned down last night as a result of a garage fire. The Kenton Fire Department confirmed [...]
Science is for everyone and this weeks “Connecting with COSI” is for the 21 and over crowd. Scientist Joe Wood tests Monica Day’s taste buds ahead of this months COSI After Dark: Brewing and Distilling event. Watch the video to see the science and click here for information about the event taking place Thursday from [...]
We haven't seen much sunshine throughout the start of Sunday. Skies will stay gloomy throughout the rest of the day with a couple bits of sunshine poking through. As we head closer to the end of the day, chances for wet weather start to pick up.
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio Crime Stoppers are asking for community help to identify a man accused of an aggravated robbery outside a gas station in April. Police say on April 20, a man at a Sunoco gas station in Reynoldsburg entered the vehicle of man, hit him in the head with a gun [...]
The U.S. may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but financial inequality prevails within its borders. That divide is growing, especially between the poorest and richest U.S. residents. The middle class is shrinking. In 2021, just half of adults lived in a middle-income household, a huge drop from 61% in the 70s. This dip [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The union representing officers with the Columbus Division of Police is speaking out on the process that led to the indictment of a former officer in the shooting death of an unarmed man. Former Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson was indicted Friday, nearly one year after the shooting death of Donovan [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – “When I first came on years ago, not so prevalent, but now my son’s a CPD officer; we worry every day about what’s going to happen and it never gets off your mind,” Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin said. That message is one that echoes through the Columbus Division of Police, [...]