COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Metropolitan Library has extended its Sunday closures until further notice due to staffing shortages. All 23 of the system's branches will remain closed on Sundays until further notice. The library system initially switched to Sunday closures back in November 2021 due to staffing issues. When fully staffed, CML has [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are seeking three suspects they say stole multiple clothing items from a Kohl's near Hilliard. Police say that on the evening of Dec. 13, two male suspects and one female suspect entered a Kohl's on Hilliard Rome Rd. and stole two full carts of various clothing. According to police, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are investigating a robbery on Tuesday morning at a Kemba Credit Union bank in north Columbus. Police say that around noon on Tuesday, a male suspect entered the Kemba Credit Union on N. High St. and gave a note to the teller demanding money. According to police, the teller [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Division of Police said Tuesday it has filed a summons against an alleged "porch pirate" in an incident from early last month. Police said one count of misdemeanor theft has been filed against Brian Keith Harris, 31, of Groveport, for the Dec. 1 incident. Police said several tips from [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The chant 'F*** Joe Biden' that has become popular among some right-leaning Americans would have made it to dozens of Ohio vanity license plates if not for the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles, which rejected nearly 50 submissions last year related to the chant. The 827 vanity license plate submissions the [...]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Pickerington police is investigating an incident in which a male body was found in a pond as an accidental drowning and not a homicide. According to police, the discovery was made in a pond behind a Best Western hotel on the 1800 block of Winderly Lane Monday afternoon. Police said officers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health released the latest numbers related to the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday. Numbers as of Tuesday, Jan. 4 follow: Total Change New cases 2,093,074 +20,411 Hospitalizations 97,684 +708 ICU admissions 11,860 +57 Deaths* 29,674 +227 *–Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The 21-day [...]
A coalition of public school districts in Ohio filed a lawsuit challenging the private school voucher program.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The New Year brings a new minimum wage in Ohio. On January 1, a new state law took effect, raising the minimum wage to $9.30 an hour from $8.80. Tipped workers will now make at least $4.65 plus tips, which is a 25 cent increase from the previous $4.40 in 2021. [...]
(WCMH)-- A social media trend is encouraging fans of the late Betty White to donate to their local animal shelters on what would have been her 100th birthday. The #BettyWhiteChallenge asks for $5 donations on January 17th in her name to honor the award-winning actress and animal rights activist. White's love of animals big and [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Chilly sunshine. High 40 Tonight: Increasing clouds, breezy, low 34 Wednesday: Cloudy, breezy & more mild, high 43 Thursday: Mostly cloudy & chilly, snow showers later, high 26 Friday: Partly sunny & cold, high 24 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Tuesday! Sunshine and a warming trend will make for much [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that defenseman Zach Werenski has been placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol and will miss Tuesday evening's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Werenski could miss multiple games while in protocol with the Jackets set to play two more games this week with a home-and-away [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Emergency Management Agency has announced a program that will offer a rebate to homeowners who install a tornado safe room. The Ohio EMA says the Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program, will provide a rebate up to 75%, or a maximum of $4,875, to homeowners selected for the program. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced Tuesday morning that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Portman said he took an at-home COVID test Monday evening before returning to Washington D.C. and tested positive. He said he is asymptomatic and feels fine. He released the following statement on his plans while he [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are investigating the first deadly shooting of 2022. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 12:37 a.m., officers were called to the 2900 block of Indianola Avenue on the report of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene, they found a 25-year-old man suffering from [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery at an east Columbus ATM. Police said the robbery took place on Dec. 26 at approximately 5:39 p.m. on the 2900 block of East Main Street. The victim made a withdrawal from an outside ATM when the suspect approached his [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- Reynoldsburg City Schools has extended the district's altered bus schedule through the rest of this week, meaning some students will continue to learn remotely. In a message posted to the school's website, the change is due to staffing and bus driver shortages. The changes for this week are: Preschool students will [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Monday marked another record-breaking day for statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations, a record that has been broken each day for nearly the past week. The surge is being felt in central Ohio’s hospitals as well. The numbers specifically in Franklin County hospitals are at an all-time high, having risen quite a bit in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus City Schools bus was hit by gunfire early Monday morning. According to Columbus police, the incident was reported at approximately 8:13 a.m. Monday on the 2000 block of Leonard Avenue. When officers arrived, they were told the bus had been struck by gunfire while it was traveling on I-670 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As children head back to school, politicians are debating whether or not they should be required to wear a mask in Ohio Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said there are no plans for a school mask mandate and is calling on parents and school officials to make the decision. Other Republican candidates [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – You may have heard it over the holiday weekend: Gunfire as 2021 turned to 2022. According to Columbus police, ShotSpotter, which does not cover the entire city, produced 455 alerts of guns being fired and detected 3,142 rounds being fired between 11 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and 2 a.m. New [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of central Ohio’s biggest employers is working to fix the problems caused by a ransomware attack that crippled its payroll software. Some hourly workers say the issue has left them short-changed on their paychecks. OhioHealth is one of about 27,000 employers that rely on the Ultimate Kronos Group for its [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three billion dollars is sitting in state coffers waiting for people to make a claim, and a bill heading to the Ohio Senate could make that even easier to do. The Ohio Department of Commerce's Unclaimed Funds (UNCFS) holds more than $3 billion in money owed to Ohioans. Typically, the money [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sarah Adkins is a bubbly, purpose-driven pharmacy professor at Ohio State University. She used to live in Upper Arlington, but as she said that was another lifetime ago before her husband killed their two young sons in their home before killing himself. If you walk through Union Cemetery on Olentangy River Road, you'll [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Mostly clear, low 22 Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high 42 Wednesday: Clouds increase, breezy, high 43 Thursday: Mostly cloudy, snow showers later, high 26 Friday: Partly sunny, chilly, high 25 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday Evening, Skies have cleared out nicely, but the temps have been quite cool, even for this time of [...]
