COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Ohio is one of seven states that have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA to challenge their transfer eligibility rule. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost held a press conference on Thursday to announce that he is leading a multistate lawsuit against the NCAA over a transfer eligibility rule that he claims [...]
View a previous report on the Andrew Mitchell cases in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Columbus officer from the city's defunct Vice Unit changed the course of federal court proceedings against him on Thursday. Andrew Mitchell, accused of shooting and killing Donna Castleberry during a 2018 prostitution sting, was cleared [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman was arrested on multiple drug trafficking charges could face up to over 13 years in prison. The Athens County Prosecutor’s Office said in a release that anAthens County Court of Common Pleas judge sentenced 59-year-old Sandra Petrey, of Athens, to 9-to-13 ½ years in. Petrey was convicted of aggravated [...]
High pressure over the Southeast will drift east to the Atlantic Coast, resulting in winds turning southwesterly, which will bring in milder air and some sunshine.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Columbus City Council has passed legislation making changes to the city code, in hopes of being more inclusive to minority-owned businesses. Councilmembers Nicholas Bankston and Lourdes Barroso de Padilla sponsored legislation to amend Title 39 and Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code. This ordinance includes six changes, proposed by [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Columbus City Council is looking at a policy proposal that aims to address the affordable housing crisis in addition to investigating the issue of widespread wholesaling. Council President Shannon Hardin and Councilmember Shayla Favor hosted a hearing at city hall on Monday to discuss the Columbus Housing Community Reinvestment (CRA) policy [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Mississippi, a dog up for adoption at the Franklin County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center, is looking for a quiet home with a best friend for life. Foster Coordinator Ivy Dorow said while Mississippi is a shy dog, he warms up once he gets to know someone. "Mississippi can be shy [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Yet another Buckeye is leaving Ohio State by way of a transfer. Wednesday evening running back Chip Trayanum posted on X that he would be entering the NCAA transfer portal. “Dear Buckeyes, Thank you for allowing me to obtain my degree from this prestigious university and play in the Shoe,” Trayanum [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered all flags on the state’s public buildings and grounds to fly at half-staff Thursday in honor of those lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Both the United States and Ohio flags will be flown at half-staff from midnight to midnight on Dec. 7. Japanese [...]
Watch a previous NBC4 report on H.B. 68 in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Leading medical professionals spoke at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday against a bill banning trans minors from receiving certain healthcare and trans girls from taking part in female athletics. House Bill 68 -- the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From "The Nutcracker" at the Ohio Theatre and "Elf" in concert at the Palace Theatre to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. The Hip Hop Nutcracker Palace Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Thursday 'The Nutcracker' Ohio Theatre beginning at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - One Republican candidate for one of Ohio's U.S. Senate seats has missed the official deadline to file key financial disclosure documents, but his team has a different perspective on when it's due. Ohio Secretary of State and U.S. Senate candidate Frank LaRose is twenty-three days past his deadline to file his [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Thursday ushers in a new era for abortion in Ohio – even if the impacts of the constitutional right to the procedure aren’t immediately realized. Issue 1, which voters passed Nov. 7 with more than 56% support, enshrines the right to abortion and other reproductive health care in the Ohio Constitution. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's voter-approved initiative legalizing cannabis is now in effect, as the Statehouse is negotiating whether to increase the substance's tax rate and allow medical dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana. Issue 2, which voters passed Nov. 7 with 57% support, legalizes the sale, purchase and possession of cannabis for Ohioans who are [...]
Expect clouds to start the morning, but much more sunshine into the afternoon. Highs will top out close to 50 this afternoon, which will put us 5-10° above where we were yesterday. We will be a bit breezy through the afternoon.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Many in a Columbus neighborhood near Pickerington are raising the alarm about people speeding down their street. Residents said this isn’t a new issue, but after numerous 311 complaints and emails to the city, the silence is pushing them to speak out again. It's a stretch of road that includes Harbour [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The MLS Cup between the Columbus Crew and the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is getting closer and as expected, it has not been easy to get tickets. The public sale opened at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Alex Saffels was on his computer and ready online well before that. “Me and my [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Accelerating Angels is a local group trying to speed up the development of female-owned start-up businesses. About four million new businesses open in America each year, and there are investors ready to help them get off the ground. Last year, venture capitalists invested $330 billion in new businesses, but $323 billion [...]
GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) – A hacker group managed to break into a central Ohio school district. The group BlackSuit forced Groveport Madison to shut off its internet for the time being while the district’s IT department works to fix it. The district first noticed something was off Tuesday morning after staff and administrators had trouble [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The MLS Cup is a huge deal for soccer fans, but it is also important for the city of Columbus. The Greater Columbus Sports Commission is predicting the event will bring around $8 million of visitor spending to the city. This is the first time the MLS Cup final will be [...]
Watch DeWine's press conference in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine held a Wednesday press conference sharing concerns as the state's voter-approved initiative legalizing recreational cannabis is set to take effect at midnight. During his press conference, DeWine urged the Ohio Senate to pass a newly-introduced bill. He said [...]
We will have another seasonal night tonight with a mix of clouds with low temps dropping to around 30, but with chills in the 20s.