View a previous report on Ohioans being purged from voter rolls in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A petition summary for an election reform constitutional amendment has again been rejected by the Attorney General for having a misleading title. A group of civil rights organizations seeking to constitutionally enshrine election law changes [...]
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WCMH) – An animal attacking a child led investigators to find over 40 dogs in a Gallia County man's home. When they came back years later, they found even more dogs. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Ohio, 40-year-old Michael Valentine, of Bidwell, Ohio, will serve 11 years [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of Columbus' older skyscrapers is among three Huntington National Bank buildings going up for sale and potential redevelopment. Huntington National Bank announced on Thursday that the Wyandotte Building at 21 W. Broad St. -- a skyscraper erected between 1897 and 1898 -- will be offered as part of a broader [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- A student was arrested at a Reynoldsburg high school on Thursday afternoon after claiming to have a gun. Reynoldsburg High School-Summit Campus, at 8579 Summit Road, was on lockdown for a little over an hour after the school was alerted to a student claiming to have a weapon, a Reynoldsburg City [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) – A narcotics investigation in Marion County led to an elementary school lockdown during the execution of a search warrant Wednesday morning. According to the Marion Metro Drug Enforcement Unit, law enforcement officers went to a home at around 10:15 a.m. in the 700 block of Silver Street in Marion. The home [...]
The next round of rain will arrive this evening, preceded by fog and drizzle, as a wave of low pressure moves northeast. Temperatures will be very mild, near 55 degrees. Rain will taper off to drizzle tonight, followed by more widespread fog that will reduce visibilities below a half-mile. Cloudy skies persist on Friday, after [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent study revealed that Ohio ranks as one of the easiest states in the country to sell a home. The study, conducted by Agent Advice, analyzed the latest Zillow data from 2023, showing the average number of days it took for an offer to be accepted on a home in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Nationwide Arena to the next chapter of the Harry Potter film concert series at the Ohio Theatre, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' film concert Ohio Theatre at 8 p.m. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Public Health is on the receiving end of a $1.8 million grant to help identify and prevent sexually transmitted infections in the community. The program will enable Columbus Public Health to identify and prevent STIs through gonorrhea culture screening, syphilis elimination, gonococcal isolate surveillance, and partner services. An STI is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A federal agency is investigating Ohio State University after receiving a complaint claiming the university has failed to address antisemitic incidents on campus. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights opened a Title VI investigation into Ohio State Jan. 16. In a letter addressed to Ohio State President Ted [...]
View a previous report on Columbus' 2023 crime statistics in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As 2024 began, Columbus police highlighted dozens of untraceable, homemade firearms they seized through the course of the past year, but not because the guns themselves are illegal. The data on 2023 firearm seizures came alongside the [...]
We are very foggy to kick off the morning. That fog will stick around much of the morning, and for some of us, could linger into parts of the afternoon.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Prospective jurors in the murder trial of former Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade will fill out questionnaires Thursday ahead of Monday’s jury selection. Meade shot and killed Casey Goodson Jr. on Dec. 4, 2020. At City of Grace Church in Columbus on Wednesday night, Goodson's family, pastor, and attorney Sean [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Taking a tragedy and turning it into something good is what one local barber is doing after someone intentionally set fire to his brick-and-mortar location nearly two years ago. Chevez Moman is giving back to his community in a unique way. Instead of people coming to a barbershop, he brings it to them. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Last week, Ohio State basketball player Evan Mahaffey's father was waiting for a heart transplant. The key word is "was" as Jamie Mahaffey has undergone the operation and is on the road to recovery. "The whole thing with his heart's been going on for a while," said Evan. "So I think [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Unpredictable weather in central Ohio pretty much comes with the territory. Over the last few days, the climate has gone from the bitter cold and snow to a rainy warm-up. But these weather swings can harm your home which could cost time and money. “Where it affects it the most is [...]
Expect temps to slowly fall overnight tonight back into the mid to upper 40s with light rain showers, and fog thickening up.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Nationwide Arena are just around the corner and NBC4 spoke with the perfect person to preview the upcoming competition. NBC4's Whitney Harding spoke with NBC figure skating commentator and 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski before the championship events commence in Columbus on Thursday. [...]