POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A black bear who was known as a rock star in the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's North America region has died. Joan, an eight-year-old black bear, was euthanized after it was discovered two weeks she could no longer use her hind legs, the Columbus Zoo announced in a Facebook post on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio Walmart store is closing after the location did not meet the company's financial expectations. The Walmart store at 3579 South High St. is closing to the public on Feb. 16, while the pharmacy will close on March 4, the company announced on Friday. With nearly 5,000 stores across [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent a proposed amendment to change voting access back to the drawing board twice, the coalition of civil rights organizations that drafted it has replied with a lawsuit. The group, which wants to enshrine election law changes in the state constitution with what it calls [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A ramen restaurant with a location in the Short North Arts District is expanding with a second central Ohio location. Ampersand Asian Supper Club is opening a second location this fall in Westerville's Uptown, owner Megan Ada announced last month. The new eatery will occupy the ground floor of a new [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – While there's a variety of taco chains and restaurants in Columbus, a list of the highest-rated spots in the city according to Yelp is dominated by authentic Mexican food trucks and local businesses. Taking the number one spot is Steph’s Way, located at 177 S. Cypress Ave. in the Franklinton neighborhood. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A jury has reached a verdict against one of two men charged with punching another man to death outside of a bar in the Short North. Dwayne Cummings, accused in the death of bartender Gregory Coleman Jr. on Sept. 5, 2022, was found guilty of murder after the four-day trial that [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More changes are coming to Hamilton Road on the city's Northeast Side near New Albany. With a project completed recently to rebuild Hamilton Road from Morse Road north to State Route 161 -- which led to such retail developments as a Target, Sheetz and BJ's Wholesale Club -- the next phase [...]
For an earlier report on this story, view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man was arrested in connection to a double homicide nearly seven years after two brothers were killed. According to the U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), the task force, along with a Franklin County Sheriff’s [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The top home sold in Franklin County last month went for $1.6 million, and the top home in Delaware County went for $1.7 million. NBC4 analyzed daily property sale records from the Franklin and Delaware county auditor’s offices and filtered for "one-family dwellings" to not include apartments, duplexes, or unrelated land [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's official weather forecasting groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, poked out of his burrow this Groundhog Day after last year's event organizers opted for a taxidermy groundhog. Chuck delivered his 44th official forecast for the remainder of winter at about 7:40 a.m. on Friday at the studios of AM-1490 WMRN Radio in Marion, [...]
NBC4 is covering the murder trial of Jason Meade from gavel to gavel. Viewer discretion is advised. 4:20 p.m. update: Testimony for the day has finished. The trial will resume at 9 a.m. Monday. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Technical experts, including a medical examiner and FBI firearms specialist, testified Friday in the murder trial against [...]
View a previous report on recreational marijuana sales in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- While the roadmap for Ohio to receive its first legal vendors of recreational marijuana remains uncertain, the state's cannabis agency laid out the timeline to become a medical marijuana patient as a comparison. Ohio passed its recreational marijuana [...]
After a beautiful day yesterday, with a whole lot of sunshine, clouds return for Friday, but only briefly.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- More than a dozen highway and ramp closures will impact commuters in downtown Columbus next week as crews with the Ohio Department of Transportation continue work on the Downtown Ramp-Up Project. New closures: "I-70/71 will experience lane restrictions through downtown Columbus to widen and reconstruct the roadway, replace bridges over the interstate, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Vehicle break-ins are becoming a concern and causing headaches for some owners. On Wednesday, NBC4 reported on car break ins that happened at hotels near the John Glenn International airport and a day later, a string of car break ins plagued the Bexley area. According to Bexley Police, at least thirty [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Feb. 1 marks “National Unclaimed Property Day.” The Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Unclaimed Funds is marking the unofficial holiday by once again encouraging Ohioans to search for and reclaim their lost or forgotten money. Unclaimed funds are lost and forgotten money from inactive checking and savings accounts, last checks [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Amid reports of a delay on construction at Intel's semiconductor plant in Ohio, the company has reaffirmed it's still fully committed to finishing "Silicon Heartland." Intel spokesperson Eleonora Akopyan confirmed to NBC4 Thursday that the company had originally hoped to have the Ohio One fabricator plants putting out computer chips [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) – An Oregon man found guilty of charges related to child pornography is going to spend several years in federal prison and the initial investigation was started by a police officer thousands of miles away in central Ohio. As part of his job as a New Albany Police officer, Jacob Steinbrueck [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio lawmakers are working on new ways to make sure the lights stay on. On Thursday afternoon, they invited members of the Pennsylvania legislature to join them at the Ohio Statehouse to hear from key players in the energy industry, who said the demand for energy is rapidly growing. “I hope [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – If you turn on 92.9 in your car, it may sound different. That’s because WWCD, an independently owned alternative rock station, left the airwaves permanently on Wednesday and a new station started Thursday. WWCD’s general manager Randy Malloy said they were not able to finalize an agreement that would have let [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two Columbus police officers are facing federal charges for allegedly stealing and selling multiple kilograms of cocaine, including from one of the division's evidence storage rooms, and collecting at least $70,000 for themselves. Joel Mefford, 34, of London and John Castillo, 31, of Grove City were arrested and appeared in court [...]