COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Crew will rename several areas of Lower.com Field thanks to a new long-term deal making global sports book operator Tipico its exclusive sports betting partner. When Lower.com Field hosts the Crew's 2022 season-opening match on Feb. 26, fans will see and be able to visit Tipico Beer Garden. In [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The expanded Child Tax Credit expired for Americans at the end of the year, which means millions of families could soon fall back into financial strain, including here in Ohio. With President Biden's "Build Back Better" plan failing to pass in Congress, one mother of five tells me without the CTC, [...]
NBC4 is proud to announce it will be the official TV sponsor for the HBCU Classic For Columbus College Basketball All-Star Game and Celebrity Extravaganza.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bill to make the walleye Ohio's state fish is ready to be heard in committee after gathering support in the state legislature. The initiative is a collaboration between bill sponsors and NBC4 to also inform Ohioans about the legislative process, which began with an audience poll. Since the results (27.5% [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Five basketball players from Central Ohio have been nominated to play in the 2022 McDonald's All American Games in Chicago. Ajay Sheldon, Dublin Coffman High School Sean Jones, Gahanna Lincoln High School Mya Perry, Reynoldsburg High School Imarianah Russell, Reynoldsburg High School Chloe Jeffers, Rutherford B. Hayes High, Delaware The annual [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Numbers as of Thursday, Jan. 13 follow: Total Change New cases 2,266,236 +19,262 Hospitalizations 101,187 +416 ICU admissions 12,191 +33 Deaths* 30,435 +N/A *–Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- A Columbus staple, Schmidt’s Restaurant Und Sausage Haus, will re-open its doors in German Village Friday after closing for a week while staff members and their families recovered from COVID-19. "It was a hard decision, but it wasn't a hard decision. We thought the physical health and the mental health was number [...]
ManyPets investigated dog vaccination costs in Columbus using data from Banfield Pet Hospital’s price estimator tool
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — In a historic move Thursday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to add girls wrestling and boys volleyball as emerging sports beginning the 2022-2023 school year. In addition, the board voted to move girls and boys lacrosse out of the emerging sports category and into the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There has been a steady increase of initial jobless claims in Ohio during the past three weeks. According to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, there were 17,469 initial jobless claims filed for the week ending January 8. This was the third week of increases, and a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health is hosting a news conference, Thursday, to provide an update on COVID-19 in the state. ODH Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff will be joined by several health leaders from across the state, including Dr. Daniel Bachmann, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Physician at the Ohio [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- The winter has been fairly mild, despite a few cold blasts. Snowfall has been scant, totaling merely 1.4 inches in Columbus. A winter storm will take shape in the South this weekend and pose the threat of a light accumulating snow in central Ohio, with a potentially moderate snowfall accompanied by gusty [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Minor injuries have been reported after a bus crash in the Hilltop area. Police said there were children on the Columbus City School bus when it crashed in the area of S. Highland Avenue and Palmetto Street, just after 6 a.m., Thursday. Firefighters on scene say one child had [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead, and two others were injured during a shooting in east Columbus. According to Columbus police, officers were called to a parking lot in the area of S. Hamilton Road and E. Livingston Avenue, early Thursday morning, on the report of a shooting. Police say at [...]
A weak clipper disturbance will pass across of Ohio, accompanied by more clouds and an isolated sprinkle. Temperatures will push toward 40 degrees this afternoon, then dip into the mid-30s this evening behind a cold front. Colder air will filter into Ohio heading into the weekend. Morning lows will fall into the mid-20s Friday, with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Franklin County Public Health Commissioner Joe Mazzola said he thinks we should all be very concerned about the rate at which COVID-19 is spreading in the community. According to Mazzola, Franklin County is seeing a 7-day case rate of about 1,600 cases per 100,000 persons. “When you think about the CDC’s [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nearly one-in-five health care workers have left their job since the pandemic started. Many of them are nurses, facing unprecedented stress and burnout from this latest wave of the pandemic. "With the pandemic, it's just kind of this continuous stress level that never seems to let up," said Edria Hoff, a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- High staff absences have forced Columbus City Schools to have nine schools in remote learning on Thursday. According to a notice from CCS, the following schools are affected: Arts Impact Middle School Cassady Elementary School Huy Elementary School Hilltonia Middle School Moler Elementary School Wedgewood Middle School West Broad Elementary School [...]
LONDON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Due to a surge of staff-related absences, classes are cancelled for the London City School District according to Superintendent Lou Kramer on Wednesday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 18 after the holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. "In order to continue to serve families, our Champions Child Care program [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hospitalizations continue to climb on the COVID front and another respiratory disease is now considered to be 'high intensity' here in the Buckeye state. We're talking about the flu. An emergency department physician says this is coming at a difficult time with Omicron still surging. And it’s something we haven't experienced [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)--Excitement is growing after renderings of a potential Amtrak station in the heart of Columbus were released this week. The proposal shows how train tracks located near the Columbus Convention Center could be used by adding the station to the center itself. "You've got that visitor that can come, leave their car, go to [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men charged in the death of Gary Gardner of Glouster allegedly moved his body with a wheelbarrow, the Athens County Prosecutor's Office said. Zachary Stanley, 40, of Athens, and Thomas Thomas, 45, of Glouster, were both indicted Monday in Athens County. They were charged with involuntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST)--Schumacher Place is getting a food hall. Kreais Cos. is rehabilitating the buildings at 364-368 E. Whittier St. with the goal of opening a 12,000-square-foot food hall in early 2023, said Principal Aaron Kreais. Kreais said he wasn't ready to share how many food vendors would be in the space or [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Schools and colleges will get priority for Ohio's supply of COVID-19 tests in response to delays in shipments of 800,000 kits and a national shortage of testing supplies. The Ohio Department of Health announced the change Wednesday. Previously, it had distributed both the proctored rapid antigen tests and over-the-counter self-administered tests to [...]
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST)--Honda Motor Co. nabbed another accolade for its award shelf. The automaker, which bases its North American production in Marysville, earned its seventh North American Car/Truck/Utility of the Year award for the 2022 Honda Civic. It’s the third time the Civic has won the North American Car of the Year award [...]
