COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus City School district is lifting its mask mandate, the district announced Thursday. Beginning Tuesday, March 8, facemasks in school buildings and buses will be optional, following updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, according to a news release from Columbus City Schools. “We continue to rely on the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Athletes and spectators were heartbroken when city leaders made the decision to cancel the Arnold Sports Festival back in 2020. Now, two years later, they're ready to take the stage again in one of the sport's premier competitions. "It's a lot of sweat, tears, dedication, effort every day," Caroline Zawadzki, a [...]
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WCMH) — Former Ohio State offensive linemen Nicholas Petit-Frere and Thayer Munford took the podium at the 2022 NFL Combine on Thursday. According to Pro Football Focus, Petit-Frere is projected to be taken in the 3rd round while Munford is projected to be selected in the 5th round of the NFL Draft, which [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 22 Friday: Increasing clouds, high 49 Saturday: Mostly cloudy, high 70 Sunday: Scattered rain showers, high 68 Monday: Rain showers, daytime high 50 Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, high 45 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Thursday, everybody! After a couple of days with temperatures near the 60s, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday he had signed an executive order that prohibits the state's investment or purchasing activity from aiding Russia. A release from the governor’s office states that Executive Order 22-02D will prohibit Ohio from providing finances that might aid Russia in violating the rights of the Ukrainian people. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Numbers as of Thursday, March 3 follow: Total Change New cases 2,657,358 +1,196 Hospitalizations 112,683 +92 ICU admissions 13,250 +9 Deaths* 36,822 N/A *Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Just two months from Ohio's primary election and two days from congressional candidates' filing deadline, those candidates may finally know what district they want to represent. The Ohio Redistricting Commission on Wednesday passed with a party-line, Republican-majority vote the map of Ohio's 15 congressional districts for the next for years. The [...]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Officers who made a traffic stop near Long Road and Diley Road at about 3 a.m. said they found a variety of illegal drugs in the vehicle. According to a social media post by Pickerington Police Department, officers found drugs that were methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana, as well as [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The four-time world champion United States women's national soccer team is coming to Columbus for its first-ever game at Lower.com Field. The Stars and Stripes will play at the arena district on April 9 against Uzbekistan. This will be the first time in three years the USWNT will play in Columbus [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Colonial Village tenants will experience a change in property management after a court ordered a receiver take over the complex. Improvements should follow soon, say the city attorney's office. On Monday, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas ordered that Robert J. Weiler, Sr., will become the receiver to the 508-unit complex [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University received 11 reports of rape during February. This compares with seven reports to campus police in January. In 2021, 77 rapes were reported to campus police in total. Of the 11 reported in February, two occurred in 2021, and one each occurred in 2019 and 2017. Locations listed [...]
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- At the northern section of downtown Grove City, a winery, brewery, and restaurant can be found under one roof. "When I retired from teaching, my wife and I decided to open a winery," said David Crosby of Plum Run Winery. "We even had our own vineyard and brought the grapes [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating after a person was pronounced dead after an east Columbus crash. At about 6:16 a.m., Thursday, a crash was reported at the intersection of S. James Road and E. Livingston Avenue. A spokesperson with the Columbus Division of Fire says a vehicle hit a pole in [...]
The trial of Dr. William Husel is being livestreamed each day on NBC4i.com and the NBC4 app. Update: Proceedings have been recessed until Monday. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The murder trial of former Mount Carmel doctor William Husel is scheduled to resume Monday at 9 a.m. Judge Michael Holbrook sent the just home for the weekend late Thursday morning [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating a shooting near Nationwide Children’s Hospital, early Thursday morning. According to the Columbus Division of Police, around 1:30 a.m., officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 800 block of S. 22nd Street. When officers arrived on scene, they found the 21-year-old man sitting on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio laws don't allow for physicians to be involved in medically assisted death. Instead, seriously ill people get care from hospice workers who provide services to sick patients and their families. Christina Massey, director of palliative care and hospice at Riverside Methodist Hospital, and Kim Graffis, administrative manager, spoke with NBC4 [...]
A cold front crossed the state overnight, lowering temperatures to the upper 20s, with showers ending as a few snow flurries this morning. Afternoon readings will only reach the mid- to upper 30s this afternoon, with a cold northerly wind and a wind chill in the 20s. High pressure will bring clearing skies tonight and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A free 10-week online gardening course continues Thursday. The goal is to encourage people to get their hands dirty while growing their own food. “Each class has a theoretical aspect where we explain what is to be done and then there are examples, we show things I’ve done in the past [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One man is dead after a shooting on the northeast side of Columbus Wednesday night. Columbus police said the shooting happened on the 1900 block of Jermain Drive. The victim was pronounced dead at 9:26 p.m. There is no further information available at this time.
BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) – As the Russian invasion in Ukraine continues, many in central Ohio are trying to learn more about what exactly is happening and how they can help. Three eastern European experts led a discussion in Bexley Wednesday, trying to educate central Ohioans, raise awareness, and hope the awareness eventually leads to help. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The food delivery robots that have operated across the Ohio State University campus since last fall are rolling to a stop. Grubhub, which operates the robots at OSU, said it was severing ties with Russian company Yandex over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A statement from a Grubhub spokesperson confirmed the change, [...]
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WCMH) — Recently departed Ohio State receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson spoke at the 2022 NFL Combine with both players expected to be taken in the first round of this year's NFL Draft. You can watch Olave's press conference above and Wilson's press conference below. The 2022 NFL Draft begins Thursday, April [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Showers return, few flurries late, low 30 Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high 39 Friday: Partly cloudy, high 48 Saturday: Partly sunny, breezy, high 68 Sunday: Sct'd showers, breezy, quite warm, high 69 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Wednesday Evening, It has been another very mild day with sunshine and temps near 60 ahead of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Arnold Sports Festival kicks off Thursday with its first full show since 2019. The indoor Scottish Highland games are always a crowd favorite at the expo inside the Greater Columbus Convention Center. For the first time, a Marysville husband and father will be competing in the highland games. Scott Verbus [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One year ago this week, two parents in Delaware County got a phone call that would change their family’s life forever. Cory and Shari Foltz's 20-year-old son, Stone, was being taken to the hospital after his roommate found him unresponsive. Stone Foltz died three days later of alcohol poisoning on March [...]
