COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Police are investigating a report of a man with an assault rifle at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Tuesday afternoon. The email sent to employees said there was a 65-year-old man with an assault-style rifle in the lower level of the hospital, and encouraged employees to find a safe location. A spokesperson confirmed [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Four teenagers have been arrested after an Ohio State football coach was the victim of a carjacking in Cleveland on Monday afternoon. Tight ends coach Keenan Bailey was carjacked near the Ginn Academy, a public high school in Cleveland. The incident occurred about 2:02 p.m. when several teenagers approached Bailey in [...]
Blue and sunny skies have settled into Central Ohio as we go through the rest of the work week. However, a cold front is on the way that will offer some changes for the next few days.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus pizzeria around for over 60 years has received a nationwide prize. Terita's Pizza, a family-run pizza shop at 3905 Cleveland Ave., was included on PMQ Pizza Magazine's list of the 25 most popular independent pizzerias in America in December, earning the No. 20 spot. The local pizzeria was opened [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With recreational marijuana becoming legal in Ohio, Columbus is cleaning up its city code to follow suit. In its last action Monday night during its last scheduled meeting of the year, Columbus City Council approved an ordinance Monday night to repeal certain sections of the code that will put the city [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) – An addition is coming to Hilliard's Truepointe development. According to a release from Equity, Columbus' largest commercial real estate company, Home2 by Hilton is being added to the live-work-play community. The hotel will have 115 rooms, a fitness facility, an indoor pool, food service, outdoor patio spaces, a grab-and-go station and [...]
For an earlier report on this story, please view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people have been charged with multiple misdemeanors for allegedly vandalizing the Ohio State Jewish student center in November. The office of City Attorney Zach Klein filed charges against the two, who are accused of vandalizing the Ohio [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Crew fans will gather in the Arena District on Tuesday to celebrate the team's MLS championship. The club is having a parade along Nationwide Boulevard, from Third Street west to Lower.com Field. After, a rally will take place in a plaza outside the stadium, where the Crew defeated Los Angeles [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Brewing's taproom on the West Side is temporarily closing while the company reimagines its menu and service model. The company's original bar space attached to its brewery at 2555 Harrison Road closed Sunday and plans to reopen in the spring, Columbus Brewing announced on social media. The post said the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio is among the states with the highest number of adults identifying within the LGBTQ+ community, a new study has found. The state's LGBTQ+ population is the sixth largest in the nation, according to a report from the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. The study found about [...]
See Gov. Mike DeWine's comment on fentanyl-laced marijuana in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Now that recreational marijuana is becoming legal in Ohio, recent comments made by Gov. Mike DeWine over the dangers of fentanyl-laced marijuana have come under question. In urging the state senate to pass a bill to make changes [...]
We've got a milder day ahead, with highs warming into the mid to upper 40s. We will be slightly breezy at times this afternoon. Expect lots of sunshine all day, making for a perfect day for the Columbus Crew parade.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Nine months after its initial announcement, Columbus City Council gave an update on its strategic initiative to address the city’s housing crisis. So far, more than $20 million in housing initiatives aimed at affordable housing and protecting renters have been rolled out, with more to come. “We are taking action now [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lawmakers at the Ohio Statehouse are considering a bill to strengthen the Second Amendment in the state. House Bill 51, or the Second Amendment Preservation Act, is sponsored by Reps. Mike Loychik (R-Bazetta) and Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland). The bill would make it so Ohioans are only subjected to state gun laws, not [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Crew won its third MLS Cup a couple of days ago, but some fans are still replaying the incredible moments from Saturday night in their heads. “When you came in you just felt the stadium nearly shaking with the chants from the crew fans," Darby Schaaf said. Schaaf was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's top law enforcement officer is rolling out a new virtual reality training program for officers across the state. Using a VR headset, a pair of headphones, and a chair (trainers require that the program be used while seated, for safety reasons), officers in training can immerse themselves in different scenarios [...]
Skies will slowly clear overnight tonight with winds staying light out of the south, with readings falling to the mid to upper 20s.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Video captured Sunday night showed Westerville police officers beating and tasing a suspect in a theft involving Pokemon cards. The incident began at 10:28 p.m. when an employee at the Meijer at 100 Polaris Parkway reported a theft in progress, according to a redacted Westerville Division of Police report. The suspect, [...]
MARION TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were injured after a car they were traveling in hit the back of a school bus Monday afternoon in Marion Township. According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened near the intersection of U.S. Route 62 and Bloomingburg New Holland Road. The sheriff's office said a [...]