COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Many central Ohioans are getting a glimpse of the first significant snowfall of the year Sunday, taking the pre-storm opportunity to hit their local hardware store to get prepared for the evening storm. A spokesman for Schreiner Ace Hardware said the business knew the snow would eventually come, and now that [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: Josh Mandel is still the frontrunner to take Ohio’s open Senate seat this fall, but new polling numbers from the Mandel camp show that lead may be slipping as his challengers step up. The polling was paid for by a political action committee backing the former [...]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY COLUMBUS AREA SUNDAY NIGHTWINTER STORM WARNING EASTERN/SOUTH-CENTRAL OHIO A major winter storm developing in the Southeast will churn northeast along the Eastern Seaboard, with a weaker reflection moving across the Cumberland Plateau into southern West Virginia this evening. A wintry mix will spread north to the I-70 corridor late this afternoon. Little [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest numbers related to the coronavirus pandemic in the state. The ODH announced Friday that cases for 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 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced Sunday that four manatee calves have been transported from Orlando to Central Ohio. SeaWorld and DHL Express teamed up with the Columbus Zoo to transport the four rescued manatees from SeaWorld's rescue and rehab center in Orlando to Columbus to continue the next phase of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The City of Columbus has confirmed it will host a march and celebration to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Columbus City Hall on Monday. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. Monday where community members will march and then see the illumination of city hall in honor of MLK. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are investigating an overnight shooting at a bar near the Hilltop that resulted in one injury. Police say that at around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, patrol officers went to the 3000 block of Sullivant Ave where a 25-year-old male victim was shot in the ankle and hip infront of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Central Ohio Crime Stoppers is looking for information on a 2020 homicide that resulted in the death of Giant'e Adaway for its "Crime of the Week." On October 28, 2020, patrol officers responded to a shooting in northeast Columbus and were told at the scene that Adaway was transported to [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Increasing clouds, snow later, high 36 Tonight: Wintry mix, then snow, low 23 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Morning snow showers, then cloudy and breezy, high 30 Tuesday: Partly sunny, high 36 Wednesday: Cloudy, high 39 Thursday: Partly sunny & cold, high 26 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Sunday! Winter [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Six people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident on I-71 southbound at Cooke Rd. overnight. The accident occurred just before 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning on I-71. All six people that sustained injuries in the accident were transported to the hospital in stable condition. The road was re-opened around 6:00 a.m. No [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Cincinnati Bengals' first playoff win in more than three decades may have taken place in Cincinnati, but in Columbus, fans were celebrating, too. Fans said seeing the team make it through the first game of the playoffs has them feeling proud and hopeful for a historic run in the playoffs. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Indiana woman is under arrest after Columbus police said she hit two people with her car, pinning one of them to the side of an east Columbus restaurant Saturday afternoon. According to Columbus police, Tianna N. Harris, 20, of Griffin, Indiana, is charged with two counts of felonious assault following [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is hosting the Ohio State Parks 2022 Winter Hike Challenge. The hikes will take place at state parks in three different regions across the state, between now and March 1. The hikes can be guided or self-explored. To complete the challenge, download the DETOUR [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- How much should Columbus' elected officials be paid? A group of five residents is scheduled to begin discussing the matter this week. The City of Columbus' Citizens' Commission on Elected Official Compensation is set to hold its first meeting in four years this Wednesday, and the public is invited to participate. [...]
