COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating a reported shooting in a north Columbus neighborhood. Columbus police responded about 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Karl Road and Shanley Drive, north of St. Francis DeSales High School. Police originally said there was one victim from the shooting but later said it was not immediately clear [...]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A settlement for $400,000 has been approved by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium board of directors from its former chief executive officer Thomas Stalf. Stalf will repay the zoo for benefits he received inappropriately as identified partly through a forensic audit last August, the zoo said in a media release on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Numbers as of March 11 follow: Total Change New cases 2,663,019 +594 Hospitalizations 113,118 +48 ICU admissions 13,303 +6 Deaths* 37,410 +198 *Deaths are updated twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police say a person was found shot inside a vehicle in northeast Columbus. According to Columbus police, a shooting was reported just after noon, Friday, in the area of McCutcheon Road and Merwin Hill Drive. No other information was released but police confirmed one person was pronounced dead. Police [...]
National average gas prices continue to climb as the global oil market responds to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Columbus, OH metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of March 10. The average price per gallon rose 8 cents on Wednesday, March 9, to a new record of [...]
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A suspect is in stable condition Friday after Columbus police were involved in a shooting along Interstate 71 north of Columbus. The northbound lanes of the freeway were closed north of Polaris Parkway about 10 a.m. after police say they responded to an active-shooter situation, followed by a report of [...]
Clouds will increase ahead of a cold front moving in from the west, accompanied by late afternoon showers. A wave will develop in the Southeast and move north along the boundary of the arctic air, causing rain to switch to snow Friday evening, with 1 to 2 inches likely before the snow tapers off to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The third week of testimony in the murder trial of former Mount Carmel Dr. William Husel came to an end Thursday. Husel, 46, is facing murder charges in the deaths of 14 ICU patients who were under his care at the former Mount Carmel West from 2015 to 2018. He has pleaded not [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center has an adoption special available through March 17. More than 110 dogs are waiting to find a forever home. FCDS has 70 dogs that have lived there for more than 30 days. The center hopes to attract potential adopters before and on St. [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: PM rain to snow, high 51 Tonight: Snow showers, low 22 Saturday: Clearing, cold, high 26 Sunday: Mostly cloudy, dry, high 43 Monday: Mostly sunny, warmer, high 56 Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, high 58 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday, everybody! We've got quite the day ahead of us. The day starts off dry [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health eased COVID-19 case reporting requirements for K-12 schools as infections continue to drop statewide and nationwide. Starting Thursday, schools will only have to report positive tests conducted at school, ODH Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said at a news conference. Since 2020, schools had to report weekly [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An apartment complex with a history of repeated visits by police, plus housing code violations, has been taken to court by the city attorney's office. According to a complaint filed in January by Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, Mayfair Apartments, on the East Side, is a location known by the Columbus [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Owners of two apartment buildings with more than 1,000 calls to Columbus police and documented filthy living conditions are in court with the city attorney's office. Latitude Five25 on Sawyer Boulevard has two towers of 15 stories each, with almost 400 apartment units. In 2016, the buildings were sold to Skyview [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating after four people were shot, leaving one dead, at a north Columbus bar. According to police, the shooting happened around 1:45 a.m., Friday, in the parking lot of Podunk’s Bar in the 1600 block of East-Dublin Granville Road. Police say one person died in the shooting, and another, a [...]
INDIANAPOLIS (WCMH) -- Ohio State let a 13-point second half lead slip away and fell 71-68 to Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Buckeyes gave up a staggering 47 points in the second half as the Nittany Lions were led by Sam Sessoms who scored a team-high 18 points [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The recent surge in gas prices is leading to massive losses for local truck businesses in central Ohio. "It's really a difficult time for most of our members," Shafi Shafat, president of the Somali American Chamber of Commerce, said. As a truck driver himself, Shafat said the rising cost of fuel [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An arrest warrant has been filed against an 18-year-old who reportedly led police on a chase while driving a stolen vehicle, according to Franklin County Municipal Court records. Around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Michael R. Green, of Columbus, was spotted driving west in a bronze Kia Sportage on Morse and Maize roads [...]
DAYTON, Ohio (WCMH) — The Sheridan and Worthington Christian girls basketball teams advanced to the state championship games in Division II and III, respectively, after both won their state semifinal game Thursday at UD Arena. The Generals won 68-60 in a triple overtime thriller over Norton to advance to their first state championship game in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Students at The Ohio State University will soon have a comprehensive look at crimes that occur off campus. Beginning on Friday, the university will adopt the virtual Community Crime Map -- composed of data from the Columbus Division of Police -- as its primary way to relay off-campus crime reports to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A person was stabbed on the city's southwest side Thursday, Columbus police said. The victim, who was stabbed on the 6000 block of Hall Road around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, was transported to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in critical condition, according to the Columbus Division of Police. This is [...]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former Pickerington police officer was sentenced to jail Monday for child endangerment, according to records from the Fairfield County Municipal Court. Dean M. Brown, 54, will serve 30 days in jail beginning May 20 and another three years probation for engaging in inappropriate contact with a 24-year-old female who has development [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For most families, a child happily coloring is no miracle. But, for Ezra Fletcher's teachers and parents, his colorful artwork is a sign of incredible progress four years after the boy and his younger brother were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. "It was a time of darkness for our family because [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Franklin County has dropped from medium to low transmission for COVID-19, the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention announced Thursday. In its third weekly edition of a map that provides mask recommendations for counties across the U.S., the CDC bumped Franklin County to low community transmission, adding it to a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From foil to epee and saber you can watch the masters battle it out with swords -- including a Saturday night feature prizefight -- all for free this weekend. Making its debut March 11-13, 2022, at the Ohio Expo Center’s Kasich Hall, the Ascalon Sword Festival is free for spectators to attend. The entire [...]
