A mix of sun and clouds and fall-like temperatures continue for another day. Some clouds will linger through this evening, with a few showers across northern Ohio diminishing around sunset. Highs will reach the mid-70s, and then readings will cool quickly later tonight into the 50s, with a few areas of valley fog.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Symphony is celebrating Halloween by holding a special event for the community. The orchestra, along with Associate Conductor Andrés Lopera, will be holding a "Halloween Spooktacular" at the Ohio Theatre on October 29 at 3 p.m. The program will feature music from several movies including Frozen and Pirates of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine is joining state, local and federal officials to announce a new initiative to prevent gun violence in central Ohio on Tuesday. DeWine was expected to be joined at 2 p.m. by Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther at the Ohio Department of Public Safety. The governor's office noted that representatives [...]
We're in store for a very similar setup through the rest of Tuesday! Temperatures will be in the mid 70s, if not slightly warmer than Monday. Skies will see a little bit more sunshine, but there is still a slight chance of seeing some rain.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State basketball season is fast approaching and the men's team now has its complete schedule confirmed. The Big Ten announced the conference schedule for all 14 teams on Tuesday as the Buckeyes will play 20 games against conference opposition before the Big Ten tournament. The 2024 conference tournament will take [...]
For an earlier report on this story, view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Redistricting Commission, which was set to start drawing Ohio House and Senate maps, to be used in the 2024 election, last week, still has not reconvened to start work due to Republican infighting. “Their inability to agree [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A person remains in life-threatening condition at a Columbus hospital after they were struck by a vehicle east of Downtown late Monday night. According to a Columbus police incident report, a pedestrian was crossing the intersection of East Broad Street at Hoffman Avenue in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood when an unidentified vehicle [...]
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) – Two men have been arrested and charged with aggravated murder after a body was found in a Whitehall backyard on Monday morning. According to Whitehall police, a man was shot on the 900 block of Colgate Road just before 2:30 a.m. Officers discovered the 22-year-old victim in the backyard of the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Coach Ryan Day is set to discuss No. 6 Ohio State's showdown against No. 9 Notre Dame on NBC4 this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Ohio State will travel to South Bend, Indiana, for the first time since 1996 to take on the Fighting Irish. The last Buckeyes game to air on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after driving a semi truck that overturned on a Columbus highway on the city's southwest side. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office states at around 7 a.m., a semi truck overturned in the median on Interstate 270 eastbound near the ramp of Interstate 71. An update [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new Catholic Diocese of Cleveland policy banning queer expression and transgender healthcare is concerning LGBTQ+ advocates who fear a similar measure will be implemented in Columbus. The Cleveland diocese's new "Sexuality and Gender Identity" measure prohibits staff and students from receiving gender-affirming care, same-sex couples from attending school dances, and LGBTQ+ [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city of Columbus will settle with a Delaware County man who claimed he suffered lasting injuries due to use of excessive force while being arrested by five Columbus police officers after a single-car accident. Scott Osborn, 56, will receive the $200,000 settlement, resolving a legal filing that had made its [...]
We have got another mild day ahead of us. Expect high temperatures in the middle 70s in Columbus, with only a light northwesterly wind. We'll see partly cloudy skies today, and mainly dry conditions, outside of a very isolated sprinkle chance.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – When a sweeping piece of victims’ rights legislation went into effect in April, it was a culmination of five years of work: meetings, draft legislation and intense collaboration among law enforcement, victims’ rights groups, courts and lawyers. But now enacted, it's bringing about another change: the withholding of the names of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Council is making sure people can stay in their homes. Council approved spending $1 million to help pay for home repairs that, if ignored, could lead to someone losing their home, covering the costs of critical home repairs such as for windows, doors, and roofs. Council said it’s a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have launched an investigation after a video went viral over the weekend of an officer threatening to charge an 11-year-old girl with producing child pornography. According to a department statement, the incident is being investigated by the Department of the Inspector General, "which investigates complaints of misconduct and/or excessive [...]
Some clouds will be around through the evening, with isolated showers in the eastern part of the state. Temperatures will edge into the low 70s. Tonight will bring clearing skies and chilly readings in the upper 40s, with patchy valley fog.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In January 2018, 16-year-old Joseph Haynes was shot and killed by a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy inside the juvenile court building. On Monday, Franklin County Commissioners approved a $6.5 million settlement for Haynes’ family. According to the attorney representing the family, the vote provides a bit of closure. Haynes was shot [...]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- There’s some frustration at the Pickerington Local School District over a raise recently approved for its superintendent. The increase in pay was approved 4-1 at the district’s school board meeting last, amounting to an 11.2% pay hike for superintendent Dr. Chris Briggs. Speaking for the district’s teachers’ union, Pickerington Education Association [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The process to frack under state lands is moving forward. Monday morning, the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission met to approve land nominations to be bid on for fracking. “It’s climate, it’s our future, it’s our environment, it’s just the wrong way to go about providing energy to people,” Roxanne Groff [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gene Smith grew up in Cleveland and said his allegiances are fully devoted to Ohio State. He’s spent the past 18 years serving as the university’s athletic director. But Saturday in South Bend, Indiana, Smith will make a long-anticipated trip to one of his "other" homes. “I'm a Buckeye. Let's be [...]
Watch a previous report on this shooting in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have identified the suspect wanted in connection to a fatal Marion Village shooting last week. Police announced Monday that an arrest warrant has been issued for Joseph Bryan Howard, 19. Howard is wanted for the Sept. 13 [...]