COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The trial in a federal case against a woman accused of kidnapping 5-month-old Columbus twins last December has been delayed. Nalah Jackson was slated to go to trial Tuesday on two federal kidnapping charges, but the trial has now been rescheduled to Dec. 4. In legal filings to delay the trial, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Flags across the state of Ohio will be lowered to half-staff in response to the attack against Israel this past weekend. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued the order Monday, calling for the American and Ohio flags to be flown at half-staff at all public buildings and grounds across the state from [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A child behavior analyst who worked at an Applied Behavior Analysis company has been arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student. According to Columbus police, 34-year-old Mackenzie Sokol of Commercial Point is charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Franklin County Municipal Court documents list Sokol as [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A proposed plan would transform an abandoned baseball stadium into a mixed use development with apartments, an outdoor amphitheater and retail space. Cooper Stadium housed the Columbus Clippers for decades until 2008, when they moved to Huntington Park in the Arena District. The stadium, located on the south side of West [...]
See a legally captured drone flight over Ohio Stadium in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A drone pilot accused of causing players to evacuate during the Saturday game at Ohio Stadium told police he bought the aircraft the day before at Best Buy. Rigoberto Canaca Escoto, 28, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, faces charges [...]
GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) - Columbus police are looking for two suspects who allegedly forced their way into a Groveport business and stole fitness equipment. According to a release from the Columbus Division of Police, between Sept. 15 and 18, the two suspects allegedly broke into a business in the 4100 block of Lakeview Crossing. There, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State's game against Penn State on Oct. 21 now has a kickoff time. The game is scheduled to begin at noon at Ohio Stadium. It will be the Buckeyes' third consecutive noon kickoff. The Buckeyes (5-0) are ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls that [...]
OBETZ, Ohio (WCMH) – A man is in custody after a large police and SWAT presence formed outside of an Obetz home near a busy intersection. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin County SWAT Deputies and Obetz police responded to a barricade incident on East Howard Road, near a Shell gas station off [...]
For a previous report on this story, view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two men wanted for a North Columbus bar murder have been arrested over 10 weeks after the shooting took place. According to Columbus police, David Allen, 20, was arrested on his warrant on Oct. 3 in Cleveland. He is [...]
A previous report can be seen in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people who died Thursday in what police are investigating as a possible murder/suicide have been identified. Columbus police said Monday that Adrianne Collins, 37, and Jermaine Levert, 46, died at an apartment complex in the 6000 block of Lake Club [...]
A rare total solar eclipse will be visible in Ohio, weather permitting, on the afternoon of April 8, 2024, with the path of totality crossing the northwest half of Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Several central Ohio school districts have implemented policies supporting LGBTQ+ students, while one northeast district has enacted a measure garnering backlash from parents of transgender students. Columbus City Schools, Bexley City Schools and Westerville City Schools have implemented statutes within the district's board of education policies designed to affirm students who [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – For the third consecutive week Columbus gas prices are on the decline. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations, the price for a gallon of gasoline dropped by 13.4 cents per gallon last week, to $3.27 per gallon. The most recent fall in prices makes it a three-week total drop of [...]
Sprinkle activity should clear up by about mid-morning, then we'll see mostly cloudy skies, with a few peaks of sunshine, into the afternoon. It will still be cool, topping out in the upper 50s, with a slight breeze.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – For opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine the right to abortion, fewer things are more threatening than the proliferation of “painful, late-term abortions” in Ohio. The phrase, and others like it, is a frequent talking point among anti-abortion advocates. Under the amendment, which protects multiple aspects of reproductive health [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As part of an ongoing investigation, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has been working to get drugs off the streets. The investigation began in the fall of 2021. Since then, the unit has been able to sieve more than 100,000 grams of methamphetamine, 10,000 grams [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after a shooting at a Greyhound bus station in west Columbus. According to a Columbus police dispatcher, the shooting happened at the bus station on the 800 block of North Wilson Road at approximately 11:15 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:22 p.m. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio is 30 days away from the Nov. 7 general election, and possibly the biggest measure on the ballot is Issue 1, which would enshrine reproductive rights into the state constitution. Issue 1 supporters gathered in front of the Ohio Statehouse Sunday to rally, support, and encourage Ohioans to register to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead and a second injured following a shooting in south Columbus Sunday afternoon. Columbus police dispatchers said the shooting took place in an apartment complex on the 200 block of Buffalo Court at approximately 4:57 p.m., where officers found two adults suffering from gunshot wounds.