Another "fall-like" day for Central Ohio! Temperatures have been on the cooler side today, only making it to the lower 70s after a chilly morning. Skies have dried out with a couple of clouds. As we go through the rest of the week, we'll start to feel a bit more seasonable.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are searching for a suspect more than a month after they said he made off with cash from a local bank. The Columbus Division of Police shared photos of the male suspect taken July 7 by different security cameras around Huntington Bank, located at 7744 Sawmill Rd. A timestamped [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Grammy-award-winning singers Dan + Shay are returning to Columbus for their 2024 The Heartbreak On The Map Tour. The duo is set to perform at Nationwide Arena March 15. This comes four years after their first sold-out stop at Nationwide in March 2020. The 19-city tour kicks off February 29, 2024 [...]
For an earlier report on this story view the video player above. COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A man accused of a southeast Columbus fatal shooting was arrested out of state and has been charged with murder. Jaylon Wilson, 18, was arrested in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Jaijuan Jenkins, who was gunned down on Aug. [...]
FORT WORTH, TX (WCMH) -- The “Tiger King” has reached out to an Ohio native to get out of federal prison. That Ohio native just happens to be the NFL's highest-paid player. Joseph Maldonado, also known as "Joe Exotic" or "Tiger King," posted a letter on social media Wednesday evening to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University briefly evacuated one of its laboratories after a reported gas leak Thursday morning, according to the Columbus Division of Fire. Just after 10:15 a.m., emergency services responded to the 200 block of West 19th Avenue -- where students were evacuated before being let back into Scott Laboratories. No [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Cities and towns across central Ohio have set a date for Beggars' Night this October. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission recommends when Oct. 31 falls on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, trick or treating be held on Oct. 31. When Halloween falls on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, it should [...]
A cool northwesterly flow will bring true fall weather. Skies will be mostly sunny, and afternoon temperatures will reach the low to mid-70s. Clear conditions tonight and light winds will allow readings to dip into the upper 40s for the second morning in a row.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – School has been back in session for a few weeks across Ohio. Schools across the state though have received its evaluations for 2022-2023 as report cards were posted Thursday morning by the state's Department of Education. This is the second year in a row the report cards for Ohio schools use [...]
Do you believe you have a gambling problem? Click here for a list of resources, or call the Ohio Problem Gambling Hotline at 1-800-589-9966. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State has started 2-0 and, despite that, dropped in the AP rankings twice and left Ohioans betting in the team's favor frustrated. The Buckeyes failed to cover [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the Serbian Festival and the Latino Heritage Month parade to the Ohio State Buckeyes' second home game of the season, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. Andre Rieu Schottenstein Center at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday Grove City Arts in the Alley Town Center Park [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Construction is underway on a variety of new housing units --ranging from single-family homes to four stories of apartments -- at the former site of Mount Carmel West hospital in Franklinton. The now-razed facility closed in 2019, transferring services to other locations, such as Mount Carmel East and Grove City. By [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Welcome to Flavortown! Celebrity chef and "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" star Guy Fieri is opening a new restaurant in Columbus. The Ohio-born restaurateur is launching a joint inside Scioto Downs at 6000 S. High Street, according to a permit under review by the city of Columbus. An application filed by Dublin-based [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The overwhelming majority of Ohio voters are not affiliated with either major political party. Under a pair of proposed bills, they would have to declare allegiance to a party to vote in partisan primary elections. Republican lawmakers have introduced three bills to close Ohio’s primary elections. On Tuesday, lawmakers sponsoring two [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Two women are dead and a man was injured after a shooting late Wednesday night at a biker bar in south Columbus. According to police, one woman was pronounced dead at the scene, another was taken to Grant Medical Center after officers arrived at around 11:30 p.m. at Double D’s Pub on [...]
We have got a really nice day ahead! Temperatures remain below average, but we will see lots of sunshine, just a light northeasterly wind, and highs topping out in the middle 70s in Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Trash dumping, vandalism, and harassment are just some of the issues a southeastern Columbus shopping center’s owner said they have been dealing with for years. Chantry Square Shopping Center is a space that building owners have to spend tens of thousands of dollars to fix up. Recent security footage shows two [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Ohio State University quarterback has been sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to a drug charge. Art Schlichter, 63, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one fifth-degree felony drug possession charge stemming from a June 2022 cocaine arrest. According to court records, Schlichter was found unresponsive and had [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio State University published a study Wednesday showing socioeconomic status may be an uneven predictor of heart health. In other words, having a higher socioeconomic status leads to a healthier heart, but some groups showed more improvement than others. “We really want to make a difference and close that gap that [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The 2023 World Deaf Football Championships is starting next week in Malaysia and a local nurse is representing Team USA. Casey King is a nurse at The James and when she isn’t working night shifts, she can be found on the soccer field getting ready for the upcoming World Deaf Football [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – State lawmakers and political leaders have a small window to complete a complicated task: redrawing Ohio's district maps, which will determine who represents who in the Ohio House and Senate. The first steps in that process were supposed to begin on Wednesday morning, but the seven-person commission could not move forward [...]
Watch a previous report on the shooting in the video player above. MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people have been sentenced for an April incident that resulted in a 4-year-old being shot in the leg at a Marysville hotel. According to the Office of the Union County Prosecuting Attorney, Lisa Siders Seaunier, 43, and Joesph [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Dashcam footage released by Columbus Police shows the chaotic moments leading up to a deadly shootout on Interstate 70 in downtown Columbus in July. Police were chasing three men suspected in a crime rampage. Their final confrontation left one of the suspects dead and a Columbus Police officer injured. NBC4 sat [...]