COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State confirmed Friday that Ryan Day has hired Tim Walton to be the Buckeyes' secondary and cornerbacks coach and Perry Eliano to be the safeties coach. The news of both hires was reported Thursday. Former defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs is no longer part of OSU's coaching staff, per OSU. Walton [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — With details still scarce in the case of a massive computer chip factory coming to New Albany, public records and past development projects may shed light on what could become one of the largest investments in Ohio history. Jersey Township trustee Ben Pieper told NBC4 on Thursday that the project is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State defensive end Zach Harrison indicated on Instagram Friday he's staying in Columbus for his senior year. The team captain and Olentangy Orange graduate recorded 33 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles in the 2021 season. Harrison's Instagram caption was "9/3/22," which is the Buckeyes' first game of the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. The ODH announced that cases for Friday and the next several days will be inflated due to a processing lag caused by the unprecedented number of cases reported. There was also a processing enhancement implemented [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Days after ordering that districts for the state house and senate be redrawn, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Friday that the new congressional map is unconstitutionally gerrymandered and must be redone, too. In a 4-3 ruling, the court ruled in favor of a group challenging the map. The map draws U.S. [...]
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Circleville police say a Columbus man is facing charges of fleeing and drug possession after he led police on a pursuit before they found drug paraphernalia in his vehicle. According to the Circleville Police Department, on Thursday morning, officers were searching for a missing juvenile when they noticed a suspicious [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University has released new quarantine and isolation guidelines for its students, staff and other community members. The school says the new guidelines follow revised protocols from national, state and local public health guidance. The new guidelines released by the university are below: Isolation Students who test positive [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A crash involving a Columbus Division of Police cruiser sent one person to the hospital. At about 3:13 a.m., Friday, a crash was reported on the ramp from E. Main Street to I-71N, that involved a CPD cruiser. Dispatchers say one person was injured in the crash and but was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus City Schools District states that 23 of its schools will be transitioned to remote learning for Friday. The following schools are remote for Friday: Arts Impact Middle School Berwick Alternative Pre-K-8 Champion Middle School Devonshire Alternative Elementary School Columbus Gifted Academy Hilltonia Middle School Huy Elementary School Innis [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A person was seriously injured after a crash in south Columbus. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, at about 12:41 a.m., Friday, a blue 2010 Nissan Altima driving east on Frank Road, near I-71, lost control and traveled off the road before striking a culvert. The driver of the [...]
Colder air will filter into Ohio behind a departing clipper system that brought a few sprinkles late Thursday yesterday evening and a wind shift to the northwest. Lingering moisture will result in mostly cloudy Friday, with temperatures in the seasonal mid-30s in a northwesterly flow that taps moisture from the Great Lakes. A stray flurry [...]
PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman who works at a central Ohio school has been charged with sexual battery and tampering with evidence on Thursday. An official at Licking Heights Local Schools confirmed to NBC4 that McKenzee Webb, an Educational Aide, is on paid leave after she was arrested by Pataskala Police on Jan. 13. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man who won a pizza-naming contest has donated his prize to a shelter in Westerville. Bernie Lockard, of Columbus, won Romeo's Pizza's "Nameless Pizza Contest" with his entry Mad Honey. Out of 45 entries, his was selected to be on the pizza shop's next menu. But Lockard decided to give [...]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Brad Davison scored 23 points and No. 13 Wisconsin beat No. 16 Ohio State 78-68 on Thursday night for its sixth straight victory. Tyler Wahl added 20 points, one point shy of his career high, for the Badgers (14-2, 5-1 Big Ten). Johnny Davis had 14 points and nine rebounds. Wisconsin [...]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Due to staff shortages, students in Pickerington's higher grades will learn remotely on Friday. However, K-6 students will attend classes in-person at their normal times. Staff for grades 7-12 will report to their buildings. Students will not, and will learn virtually instead, according to a social media post from the district.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Amazon is hiring, and they're advertising a pay of $20.80 per hour, plus a $3,000 sign-on bonus next Wednesday. According to a flyer put out by Amazon, NCUS TEC and Care Source, the hiring event will be held at 2886 Airport Drive, Columbus, near the airport from 1 p.m. to 7 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - An Illinois based company with hundreds of COVID-19 testing locations across the country is temporarily closing all of its sites. Due to the Omicron surge, all sites of the Center for Covid Control (CCC) will be closing for a week, according to a press release sent to NBC4 by the company [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It was just a few days ago when Aryeh Alex, the commissioner for Columbus Franklin County Metro Parks, says he felt the oncoming symptoms of COVID. "I have barely been able to get off my couch, for four days now," said Alex. He scheduled a COVID test at Ohio State University [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Jersey Township trustee Ben Pieper confirmed to NBC4 Thursday afternoon that a nearly 3,200-acre area northeast of Columbus in Licking County will become a massive computer chip factory. The development had been the subject of media reports this week, with Cleveland.com reporting Thursday that sources said Intel is the company behind [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State won 11 games, including the Rose Bowl, this past season. But it's clear coach Ryan Day was not pleased with how certain position groups performed. Safeties coach Matt Barnes has already left, while cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs and linebackers coach Al Washington are not expected to return, per several [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Mostly cloudy, still fair, low 29 Friday: Mostly cloudy, high 36 Saturday: Mostly cloudy, high 29 Sunday: Mixed clouds, wet snow to snow later, high 37 Monday: Mostly cloudy, high 31 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Thursday Evening, It has been a decent day today with a fair amount of clouds and sunshine [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Cincinnati Bearcats cornerbacks coach Perry Eliano is expected to accept a position on Ryan Day's coaching staff at Ohio State. Eliano will likely be the safeties coach with the departure of Matt Barnes, who took the defensive coordinator job at Memphis after the Buckeyes' Rose Bowl win. Eliano coached at Cincinnati [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health is prioritizing free rapid tests for schools and colleges in Ohio. It’s putting a pause on distribution to other community partners like libraries and health departments. So where can you find a test if you need one as soon as possible? Rapid COVID test kits continue [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Coronavirus cases reported by Ohio’s K-12 schools shot up this past week as regular reporting amounts resumed after winter break. Schools reported 23,268 new cases to the Ohio Department of Health in the week ending Sunday, Jan. 9, the first week of the winter semester for most schools as they resumed [...]
