COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST)--Another Mark Wahlberg business is coming to Columbus. Wahlburgers, the burger chain founded by the actor and entrepreneur and his brothers Donnie Wahlberg and Chef Paul Wahlberg, will open its first central Ohio location this spring inside the Hollywood Casino Columbus. The West Broad Street location is fitting; the casino is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST)--By the end of 2023, Rickenbacker Global Logistics Park will have the ability to develop an additional about 4.5 million square feet of industrial space. The Federal Aviation Administration is gearing up to release around 320 acres to the Port Authority, which owns the land, said Ben Struewing, vice president of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Longtime frontrunner Josh Mandel still leads the crowded Republican primary field for Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat, but the latest independent poll also shows the race is tightening — and many voters are still undecided — less than three months from the May 3 election. Mandel, the former Ohio treasurer and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police is investigating a burglary at a fraternity house last Saturday morning. The police report states that an unknown male suspect pulled up at the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house on E. 5th Ave. close to 6:00 a.m. on Saturday in a black SUV. The suspect is reported to have [...]
Columbus, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have filed warrants for three people in relation to the death of 15-year-old Tyshawn Dickerson on New Years Eve 2021 in the 204th and final homicide in Columbus during that year. Police have identified 19-year-old Oscar Soriana and 17-year-old's Christopher and Christian Pedraza-Helber as suspects with all three being [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Numbers as of Monday, Feb. 14 follow: Total Change New cases 2,633,648 +1,312 Hospitalizations 110,643 +99 ICU admissions 13,030 +22 Deaths* 35,005 N/A *–Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new Ohio law prohibiting the execution of people severely mentally ill at the time of their crime has led to the removal of another prisoner from death row. Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill into law last year covering killers diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder or delusional disorder. [...]
MANSFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Reynoldsburg man has been indicted on two counts of rape and four of sexual battery that are said to have happened over a span of about two years when a girl was under his care. Todd B. Feasel, 48, has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly raping the [...]
Stacker compiled the highest paying jobs that don't require a college degree in Columbus, OH using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus fire responded to an active fire at a commercial garage on McKinley Ave. across from COTA, Monday morning. Columbus fire confirmed they were called to a fire around 10:26 a.m. Columbus Fire Chief Steve Martin said that the building is an automobile salvage business and the fire started in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a Columbus mother abandoned her toddler at a Speedway earlier this month, NBC4 asked area authorities: What should desperate parents do if they just can't cope? "Parenting is difficult," said Lara Laroche, intake division director at Franklin County Children Services. "And parenting is so important. But parenting needs to be [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University issued a safety notice early Monday morning after a person was robbed near campus. OSU police state that around 11:17 p.m., Sunday, a male not affiliated with the university was near Baker Hall West when three or four unknown males approached him. The victim told police [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus firefighter was injured after a fire in the Short North area. Around 2:30 a.m., Monday, firefighters responded to the area of 33 E. Russell Street on the report of a dumpster fire. While working to extinguish the flames one firefighter was injured and taken to an area [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gas prices got slightly cheaper in the Columbus area during the past week. GasBuddy reports the average price for a gallon of gas around Columbus is $3.22, which is 3.4 cents cheaper than it was the previous week. Prices are 15.4 cents higher than a month ago and 77.2 cents [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Clearing, chilly, high 27 Tonight: Mostly clear & cold, low 16 Tuesday: Mostly sunny, seasonally cool, high 40 Wednesday: Partly sunny, breezy, and warmer, high 57 Thursday: Rain, heavy at times, breezy. High 57 Friday: AM snow ending, then clearing and chilly, high 29 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning & happy Valentine's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The murder trial against a former Mount Carmel doctor accused of killing 25 patients by prescribing excessive amounts of painkillers over 3½ years is set to begin Monday morning. Dr. William Husel will be in Franklin County court as jury selection begins. He is facing 14 counts of murder. Prosecutors initially [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Clouds thin, still cool, high 27 Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high 40 Wednesday: Clouds increase, becoming windy, high 58 Thursday: Rain likely, quite warm, breezy, high 57 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday morning, It will be a cold start to the day, and will skies slowly clearing, it will be another chilly day [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) – Despite the tough loss, Bengals nation has gained some new fans in southeastern Ohio. The best way to sum up the mood in Athens is disappointed but hopeful, with the game not ending how the crowd would have liked it to. But they all point to the fact their guy, Bengals [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Military veterans from around the country traveled to Columbus this weekend for a special reunion at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum. The service members appear in a portrait series that aims to shine a light on the invisible wounds of war and the suicide rate among veterans. Studies show that [...]
A spectator was brought to the ground after taking to the field at SoFi Stadium during the Super Bowl.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Schools announced Sunday that due to a large number of staff absences, Eastmoor Academy will switch to remote learning Monday. All athletic practices and games will be held for the school as planned. All other Columbus City Schools will hold in-person classes Monday.
LOS ANGELES (WCMH) — Cincinnati Bengals' rookie kicker Evan McPherson has made two field goals so far in the Super Bowl and is now tied with legendary kicker Adam Vinatieri for most field goals made (14) in a single postseason. McPherson kicked back-to-back game-winning field goals in the AFC Divisional round and AFC Championship to [...]
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Anyone trying to get to Columbus from Cincinnati ran into a bit of a traffic backup not related to the Super Bowl Sunday evening. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, a crash has closed the northbound lanes of I-71 near Wilmington Road in Washington County. There is a 10 [...]
On the field, the Los Angeles Rams are facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56. Off the field, Super Bowl advertisers aim to deliver a night of ads heavy with celebrities and nostalgia in an effort to entertain Americans weary of two years of pandemic living.
The Bengals picked up an early Super Bowl win -- the coin toss.
