COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted in the December theft of tires and rims from two cars in north Columbus. Two separate women reported to police during December that all four tires from their 2021 and 2022 Toyota Corollas were in the areas of [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Mostly cloudy, patchy AM fog, low 33 Wednesday: Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy, high 54 Thursday: Light AM showers, mostly cloudy, high 40 Friday: Mostly cloudy, high 48 Saturday: Mostly cloudy, late PM rain, high 65 Sunday: Rain showers, high 66 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy first day of March! We've had a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Patrik Laine has been named the National Hockey League’s Third Star of the Month for February the league announced Tuesday. Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitch Marner was named the First Star while Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom was named the Second Star. Laine, 23, posted [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- With half its workforce permanently working from home, Nationwide plans no more shrinking of its real estate footprint. The Columbus insurance and financial services giant is subleasing just less than 300,000 square feet of offices in the Arena District and Grandview Yard. After closing some offices in April 2020 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State senior guard Taylor Mikesell and junior guard Jacy Sheldon were both selected to the All-Big Ten First Team by both the coaches and media, with Sheldon being a unanimous choice by the coaches. The media also selected senior guard Braxtin Miller as an honorable mention while sophomore guard Rikki [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- Wendy’s wants to bring more diversity to its franchise mix. The Dublin-based restaurant chain this week announced its Own Your Opportunity program aimed at expanding Wendy’s franchise ownership opportunities to underrepresented populations including women and people of color. The company is looking for new single-unit and multi-unit operators. "We [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State University will be upgrading parking garages on campus this week with new safety devices. OSU President Kristina Johnson said on Tuesday that Ohio Union garages will be getting new surveillance cameras and license plate reader cameras installed by the end of the week. “We continue to closely monitor [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Numbers as of Tuesday, March 1 follow: Total Change New cases 2,654,991 +1,051 Hospitalizations 112,480 +117 ICU admissions 13,235 +6 Deaths* 36,822 +242 *Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sisters from Albany, Ohio, in Athens County were arrested in Columbus for multiple counts related to their alleged involvement at the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Court documents state that Abigail (Abby) Yazdani-Isfehani and Loruhamah (Loru) Yazdani-Isfehani were arrested on Feb. 23 after a complaint was filed for their [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ross County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 14-year-old boy. Gabe Arledge, who is 5-foot-10 and 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, reportedly ran away from his home on County Road 550 Sunday, according to a Tuesday news release from the Ross County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's [...]
POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is updating its mask policy. The zoo announced on Facebook that starting Tuesday, masks are now optional in all areas, including tours and behind-the-scenes experiences. In May of 2021, the zoo announced masks would be optional in outdoor spaces, but were still required for indoor [...]
MARION COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 15-year-old and two men were arrested after a reported drive-by shooting in Marion County. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports that around 2 p.m., Monday, deputies were called to the 2400 block of Marion-Marysville Road on the report of shots fired. The caller told deputies that Destin Mullins, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The rise, fall, and growing of vineyards in Ohio is a story that flows along rivers and the weather. Most recently in 2014, the "Polar Vortex" destroyed a lot of vineyards across the state. The perseverance of the industry pushed through the damage to see more growth, just like it had [...]
The trial of Dr. William Husel is being livestreamed each day on NBC4i.com and the NBC4 app. 2:30 p.m. update: The court is on a brief recess. Dr. Gina Moody, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Mount Carmel, will continue being questioned by Husel defense attorney Jose Baez when they return. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The murder trial against [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – When Ohio U.S. Sen. Rob Portman endorsed Jane Timken two weeks ago in the Republican primary to succeed him, he said he was confident in the former state party chair’s ability to win the primary and general elections. But his nod may have hurt Timken more than it helped her, new [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nearly five years after Miami attorney Jose Baez successfully defended NFL star Aaron Hernandez from a double murder conviction, the criminal defense lawyer is back in the spotlight – this time in Columbus. From Casey Anthony, a mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, to a brief stint on convicted sex [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One firefighter was hospitalized after an early morning fire in north Columbus. At about 2 a.m., Tuesday, a fire was reported at an apartment building in the 1800 block of Solera Drive. A spokesperson for the Columbus Division of Fire says a firefighter was injured during the incident and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating after a shooting near Reynoldsburg sent one person to the hospital. According to Columbus police, around 1:30 a.m., Tuesday, officers were called to an apartment complex in the 2800 block of Tussing Park Drive on the report of a shooting. Police say one person was taken to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Tuesday marks the 219th birthday of the Buckeye State. The celebration of Ohio's statehood is in commemoration of the first time the General Assembly conducted state business on March 1, 1803, in Chillicothe. The state constitution was signed by President Thomas Jefferson a few weeks earlier and had been approved by [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Mixed clouds, low 34 Fat Tuesday: Partly sunny, mild, high 55 Tonight: Mostly cloudy, low 36 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high 57 Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high 40 Friday: Partly sunny, high 49 Saturday: Mostly cloudy, rain later, warm, high 63 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy [...]
SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A semi-truck has flipped on its side, closing a portion of I-71 in Sunbury Monday night. According to the Delaware County Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash took place in the northbound lanes of I-71 near the US-36 exit. OSHP said at least one person was injured in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man was shot in the arm Monday after stopping to go to the bathroom in east Columbus, according to Columbus police. Officers responded to a local hospital at approximately 6:37 p.m. for a report of a walk-in shooting victim, police said. At the hospital, the victim, a 29-year-old man, told [...]
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- Crews are fighting a fire at a Newark bar and restaurant Monday night. The fire broke out at Bummie's Pub and Grub on North Cedar Street in Newark, according to video posted by Ohio Sen. Jay Hottinger. Officials said the fire began at approximately 6:30 p.m. According to Madison Township Fire [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- Masks are optional starting Tuesday for all students and staff at Reynoldsburg City Schools. In a unanimous vote during a special meeting Monday, the school board voted to do away with its mask requirement. In a message to the community from board president Debbie Dunlap, the district said it will continue [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio is reacting to a series of NBC4 Investigates reports last week featuring a Columbus church which some former members have called a cult. More than 60 former members of Xenos Christian Fellowship, which changed its name to Dwell Community Church in 2020, reached out to say they agreed with [...]
