COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Police announced that a 59-year-old man is dead after being missing since Aug. 2021. CPD confirmed that Michael Gholson was first reported missing from the 1400 block of Zenner Dr. in south Columbus by his wife on Aug. 25, 2021. On Feb. 24, a body was found near Groveport Rd. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A student is hospitalized after Columbus police said he was stabbing at a city high school Tuesday afternoon. According to police, the stabbing took place outside of Northland High School a little before 3 p.m. as students were being dismissed for the day. The victim was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Fire Investigators have ruled an east Columbus fire that left one woman dead on Saturday accidental. The Columbus Division of Fire determined that the fire occurred just before 4:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Lancer Way due to unattended cooking oil on a stove. Two males and a female [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly cloudy, light sprinkle, high 62 Tonight: Clearing clouds, low 40 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high 68 Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high 70 Friday: PM rain showers, high 63 Saturday: Light AM rain, partly cloudy, high 52 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday, everybody! We're seeing a few light rain showers, especially in the northern [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are searching for a man accused of assaulting two people in the parking lot of a south Columbus business. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 9:45 p.m., Feb. 25, a man holding a gun assaulted the two victims, a man and a woman, in the parking [...]
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a fatal crash in Delaware County. Troopers responded to a crash along I-71NB near the rest stop in the area of Dustin Road, at 7:22 a.m., Tuesday near mile post 127 in Berkshire Township. Troopers say 61-year-old Jean Stuber from Mount Gilead was [...]
NEW BOSTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Scioto County Sheriff's Office announced a man from New Boston has been arrested and charged after attempting to meet children after inappropriate online conduct. Police say that an investigation revealed that 54-year-old Randolph Victor Hockenheimer was talking online to what he believed to be underage children. The online conversation [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is holding his State of the City address. Ginther’s addressed gun violence in the city and neighborhood safety initiatives, saying it was a top priority after two record years of homicides. "The violence is unacceptable, and it must stop, which is why we are devoting more than [...]
The trial of Dr. William Husel is being livestreamed each day on NBC4i.com and the NBC4 app. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The murder trial of former Mount Carmel West doctor William Husel is scheduled to resume Tuesday at 9 a.m. Husel, 46, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of 14 ICU patients who were under his care [...]
LICKING COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Firefighters are battling a large fire at a tree farm in Licking County. Early Tuesday morning, a fire was reported at Timbuk Farms near Granville, with multiple fire departments responding to the scene. No other information was available, but firefighters remain on scene.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With a radio transmitter and carbon monoxide detector in hand, Jody Young strolls through the streets of Columbus to ensure landlords and tenants are complying with city code. The issue at hand Friday? A vacant unit in an apartment building in the 300 block of East 14th Avenue near Ohio State's [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Partly sunny, high 60 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 40 Wednesday: Clearing skies, mild, high 67 Saint Patrick's Day: Mostly sunny, high 71 Friday: Mostly cloudy, rain later, high 67 Saturday: Morning showers, cooler, high 51 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Tuesday! It's already a more [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Former Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder will go on trial next January. Householder is accused of leading a $60 million bribery scheme that was secretly funded by Akron-based First Energy to pass a $1 billion bailout of two Ohio nuclear plants, otherwise known as House Bill 6. Householder, who [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead following a six-vehicle accident in east Columbus Monday night. According to Columbus Police, officers responded to the crash at approximately 9:35 p.m. on the 6400 block of East Broad Street near a Waffle House restaurant. Police have not released the victim's identity or details into what may [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Clouds increase, mild night, low 38 Tuesday: Partly sunny, high 60 Wednesday: Clearing skies, mild, high 67 Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 71 Friday: Mostly cloudy, rain later, high 67 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday evening, It is the last Monday of winter, and it sure didnt feel that way. After a slightly [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's primary election is seven weeks away, and one state senator said he's introducing legislation to change that. Given the back-and-forth nature of the legislative and congressional district maps drawn by the Ohio Redistricting Commission -- which currently await approval from the Ohio Supreme Court -- Sen. Cecil Thomas, a Democrat [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Intel’s $20 billion computer chip manufacturing campus outside New Albany will bring thousands of new jobs when two of eight possible plants (called “fabs”) are up and running by 2025. But questions of the factories’ environmental impact – specifically its air pollution – are yet to be answered. The company currently [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gun-owning Ohioans are no longer required to carry a permit for their concealed firearm. Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law Monday a bill that would eliminate a concealed carry permit requirement for Ohioans 21 and over who are legally eligible to own and carry a firearm in the state, according to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In honor of Women’s History Month, one of the female founders of a local brewery is celebrating the strong women on her staff by giving back to the community in a special way. Seventh Son Brewing Company has women working in every sector of its organization. This month, they’ve created a [...]
Warning: This story may be triggering for people who have dealt with sexual assault. PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) -- So much of what happens to us as children forms us for our later years. The good and the bad. Sue Bowles of Pataskala is trying to turn her bad into good for others. Bowles told Brad [...]
