COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A loophole in Ohio law allowing people to rape their spouses with near impunity is one step closer to the chopping block. The Ohio House on Wednesday voted 74-1 to pass House Bill 161, which would end the spousal immunity for rape, sexual battery and other crimes of sexual violence. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There will be more than just the Ohio State spring football game to bring sports fans to Ohio Stadium next April. Upper Deck Golf announced they are bringing its unique event of playing golf inside iconic stadiums to Columbus from April 19-21 at Ohio Stadium. For those three days, the home [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio lawyer had his license suspended for one year after he admitted to throwing cans of his own feces into a parking lot of a Guernsey County victim-advocacy center. The Ohio Supreme Court found there was clear evidence to charge Jack Blakeslee, a lawyer for over 40 years, with professional [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A tip from a cloud storage company led to Columbus police searching a registered sex offender's home and arresting him on a new charge. David A. Stickler, 34, faces a felony count of pandering sexually oriented material involving minors, according to Franklin County Municipal Court records. He was already on the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Country singer Kenny Chesney is bringing his U.S. tour to central Ohio in 2024. Chesney is adding more stops for his Sun Goes Down 2024 tour and one of them is at Historic Crew Stadium. The artist, along with special guests Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker, will be performing at Crew [...]
After a brutally cold start to the week, we're finally starting to warm up! Sunshine and a change in the wind will help us get closer to normal today. Thankfully, that trend will mostly continue as we head into the weekend.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman who was a passenger in a car that was involved in a crash escaped her accused kidnappers twice, but not before being assaulted on multiple occasions, court documents said. On Nov. 15, Columbus police reported that a woman was kidnapped and assaulted by two suspects who were first involved [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Excitement for Spaghetti Warehouse fans is building as reservations for the new Columbus restaurant are currently open. After much fanfare, the pasta chain's new digs, at 150 S. High St., will finally welcome guests Thursday and hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:15 p.m. The restaurant's website allows diners [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) — An urban winery is coming to Downtown Hilliard in 2024. According to the city of Hilliard's website, Firefly Winery, at the corner of Grant and Franklin Streets, will be opening to guests in the spring. The owners, Jenny and Joe Hollabaugh, are teaming up with Westwood Collective, a Hilliard-area developer, to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person who was injured Saturday afternoon in a crash that involved a stolen Kia has died. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, one person was driving a stolen Kia Optima north on Hilliard Rome Road just after 1:35 p.m. on Saturday. The driver of the Kia ran the stop [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man who is accused of assaulting another man with a baseball bat during a road rage incident faced a judge Wednesday morning. According to court documents, officers went to the 100 block of Liberty Street where a man reported being assaulted by another person on the northwest side of the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Symphony's annual holiday tradition is returning this weekend at the Ohio Theatre, with the Columbus Symphony Chorus joining in presenting the most-loved holiday songs and carols. The symphony is presenting "Holiday Pops" with guest soprano Dee Donasco at 8 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Three Mix Food Hall locations in central Ohio Krogers have closed after about a year of operation. Mix Food Hall, a collaboration between California-based Kitchen United and Kroger, was a multi-restaurant to-go dining experience featuring businesses such as Pei Wei, Hardee’s, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and more. Shoppers could select menu items [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Multiple local businesses face losing their licenses to sell liquor as Columbus City Council reviews objections from the city attorney's office. City Councilmember Emmanuel Remy, chair of the Public Safety Committee, hosted a public hearing Tuesday to review liquor objections. Presenting before council was Assistant City Attorney Sarah Pomeroy. The businesses [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after a shooting on the far east side of Columbus Tuesday night. According to Columbus police officers responded to reports of a shooting at 9:43 p.m. in the 900 block of Dressage Terrace in the East Broad area near Blacklick. There police say a victim was located [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines spoke at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday in favor of a bill banning transgender minors from receiving certain healthcare and trans girls from taking part in female athletics. House Bill 68 -- the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act" -- would bar healthcare professionals from [...]
Expect highs today to top out in the lower 40s, putting us about 10-15° warmer than yesterday. It will still be breezy though, so we will be factoring in a wind chill.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is hospitalized after a shooting in the South Linden section of Columbus Tuesday night. Columbus police said the shooting happened on the 1200 block of East 25th Avenue at approximately 10:56 p.m. The victim was taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in serious condition, according to police. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A central Ohio non-profit organization fighting the opioid epidemic is getting a boost of support this holiday season. The organization, This Must Be the Place, travels to music festivals around the country, handing out free naloxone and offering education to those in attendance. Columbus native William Perry co-founded the organization in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 17-year-old boy is under arrest after a fatal shooting Monday night in the North Linden section of Columbus. Columbus police said that Kenjuan K. Howard, 26, was shot and killed Monday in the 1100 block of East Weber Road, near McGuffey Road. According to Columbus police, officers responded to a [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- Interstate 270 in Gahanna is reopened Tuesday night after a crash left one person injured. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the two right lanes of I-270 southbound between State Route 62 and North Hamilton Road were blocked due to the one-vehicle crash. As of 10:40 p.m., the roadway [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hundreds of Haitians lured to Columbus under false promises of housing and jobs are working to regroup. For weeks, more than 800 Haitians were living at an east-side apartment complex called Colonial Village. According to a local refugee and immigrant advocacy group, a large portion of those Haitians are housed in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Earlier this month, Gov. Mike DeWine formed the Ohio Juvenile Justice Working Group. He tasked them with undergoing a thorough review of juvenile justice operations at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS). The group met for the first time today. The biggest takeaway is that detention numbers are up and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus area is celebrating yet another growth milestone for the community with Tuesday’s groundbreaking of Hollywood Casino’s $100 million hotel investment on the west side. The construction comes as Experience Columbus is celebrating yet another strong year for tourism with a 40 percent increase in events this year. Officials said [...]
Expect a mix of clouds overnight tonight with the breeze becoming a bit lighter with temps falling into the middle to upper teens.