We will see partly sunny skies, with temperatures rising to the mid- 80s, with higher humidity. A stray shower is possible across the north. Skies will be partly cloudy overnight, with some scattered showers and storms spreading southeast through Saturday morning in a broad northwest flow.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The abortion rights amendment will proceed to the ballot as planned. The Ohio Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the language of the amendment Friday afternoon, days before a constitutionally required deadline of Aug. 14. With the high court’s rejection, the amendment’s path to the ballot box has been cleared. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Division of Police is working to identify multiple suspects who opened fire on a group of people at Westgate Park. Investigators shared a video dated for July 30 captured with security cameras in the park. The video showed a silver SUV stop in the middle of a road next [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A California man pleaded guilty in Columbus’ U.S. District Court Friday to sexually exploiting a minor and possessing child pornography. According to the office of U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker, Kameron Tolbert, 28, of Suisin City, California, travelled to Jackson, Ohio to engage in sex acts with a 14-year-old girl he met [...]
View a 2022 report where NBC4 interviewed Chief Deputy Caleb Moritz in the video player above. LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) -- The former Hocking County chief deputy is facing felony charges months after leaving the force. On Friday, a grand jury in the Hocking County Court of Common Pleas indicted Caleb Moritz on three felony charges, [...]
Skies have remained dry, but fairly cloudy throughout the first part of Friday. Going through the rest of the day, we catch a couple glimpses of sunshine. Before we head into the weekend, rain chances will push back into our skies.
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus' Fifth by Northwest neighborhood has a brand new apartment complex with plenty of amenities on the way. Effler Commercial announced its plans to break ground on the Fifth X Northwest Apartments, which will replace an existing office building at 1350 W. 5th Ave. Company President Erwin Effler III told [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A grand jury on Thursday indicted two central Ohio men, one of whom has since been arrested, for their alleged roles in a string of armed robberies of U.S. Postal Service workers, according to U.S. Southern District of Ohio Attorney Kenneth Parker. Westerville resident Cameron Newton, 19, and Columbus resident Thierno [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The cookie shop taking the internet -- and country -- is bringing its doughy, extravagant baked goods to Ohio State University's campus. Crumbl opened its newest Ohio store across the Olentangy River from Ohio State on July 28. The Utah-based shop that rose to internet stardom for its ever-rotating cast of [...]
For a previous report on this story, view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for a vehicle believed to be involved in a shooting in which a COTA bus was struck. According to the Division of Police, felony assault detectives are trying to locate a white SUV or individuals [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – NBC4’s Puppy with a Purpose is moving on to higher learning, but there’s one more chance to see him live before he faces his next challenge. Brutus, who is preparing to become a full-service assistance dog through Canine Companions, will be turned in at Canine Companion’s graduation ceremony. The event is [...]
THORNVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Buckeye Lake property is on the market for $719,900, listed as a custom A-frame home on a private canal with an expansive deck and boat dock. The Perry County home at 5238 First St. sits on 0.13 of an acre on the bank of a canal connecting to Buckeye Lake. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The state of Ohio’s six-week abortion ban is one step closer to being resolved. The Ohio Supreme Court announced Thursday that oral arguments in the case regarding the state’s “Heartbeat Act” will be held Sept. 27, about six weeks before Ohioans will likely vote whether to enshrine the right to abortion [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The coalition seeking to place a recreational marijuana initiative on the ballot was not deterred by the need to collect additional signatures to make the November election cut. “It was like, all right, game on,” spokesperson Tom Haren said. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose informed the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana [...]
Friday will be a fairly nice day. Outside of an isolated afternoon shower, the daytime hours remain dry. Spotty showers then move in tonight, with storms on tap Saturday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new report from the Chamber of Commerce is ranking metro areas by where they could see the most job loss from AI. Columbus is ranked 18th in the top 50 metro areas where AI threatens employees the most. Chamberofcommerce.org analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and focused [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The signs in downtown Columbus for Central Avenue Bodega are not for a convenience store. They’re actually for a capstone project pop-up shop put together by a group of high school students. They’re all in a program called the Future of Fashion, which is put on in the summer by the [...]
BALTIMORE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Even though the Hawaiian island of Maui is thousands of miles away, the devastation caused by the wildfires hits close to home for a central Ohio family. Archie Spradlin grew up on Maui. He has brought some of the tastes and signs of home to Fairfield County. “You have a connection [...]
WHITESTOWN, Ind. (WCMH) — For the first time, New Albany is going to the Little League World Series through the Great Lakes Region after beating Illinois 4-0 in the championship game. Kevin Klingerman dazzled on the mound during the entire region tournament: Zero earned runs, 17 strikeouts and only three hits allowed. On Thursday, he [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The former director of a Columbus Islamic center was sentenced on Thursday for embezzling more than $80,000 in funds, in part from the mosque. Ahmed Ahmed, 44, of Gahanna was sentenced in U.S. District Court to four months in prison followed by four months in a halfway house, according to Kenneth [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's never been easier to make or take a payment. With a few taps on a phone screen, money can move through peer-to-peer payment apps like Cash App, Zelle and Venmo. Unfortunately, these easy exchanges make it easier for fraudsters and hackers to carry out their own money-making schemes. Viktoria Jurkovic [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is weighing in on the state’s next election, where Ohioans will go to the polls to decide on a constitutional amendment that addresses reproductive rights. “Since Roe [V Wade] was overturned, this matter has come back to the states, has come back to the people, has come [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Thousands of children under five years old are hospitalized because of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. A new antibody immunization for infants might change that. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends a new immunization for babies under eight months old to protect them against RSV. The recommendation comes [...]