COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus' home game with Philadelphia marks the first time former Blue Jacket and fan favorite Cam Atkinson returns to Nationwide Arena since being traded to the Flyers. Atkinson was traded July 24 to Philadelphia for Jakub Voracek after spending 12 seasons in Columbus. Atkinson, 32, was drafted by CBJ in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus leaders announced a $1.5 million dollar investment into clean energy jobs throughout Central Ohio on Thursday. The program, which is called Empowered, will be run by IMPACT Community Action. Its purpose is to provide hands-on experience and training for students in clean energy jobs, such as construction, manufacturing, utilities, solar [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After calls from Democrats, the Biden administration has announced another extension to the student loan payment pause. The freeze on federal student loan payments began at the start of the pandemic in 2020. For two years, millions of current or former students, like Joshua Moore, have been excused from paying up. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The murder trial of Dr. William Husel has been stalled for a week, and now the possible reason is coming to light. The Ohio Supreme Court confirmed Thursday that it has received an affidavit of disqualification to have Judge Michael Holbrook removed from presiding over the case. The affidavit was filed [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An icy afternoon in January left a fiberglass statue of Brutus Buckeye with cracked legs when a car skidded into him outside College Traditions on Lane Avenue. Nearly three months after the accident, the much-loved mascot is back on his feet in his familiar position. After an NBC4i.com article appealed for [...]
Smart-farm innovator Square Roots and foodservice giant Gordon Food Service have announced the opening of a new indoor farm in central Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 3,828 new COVID-19 cases for the past week. It's an increase from last week's 3,103 cases, but hospitalizations and deaths are down. Ohio averaged 547 new coronavirus infections over the past seven days, in line with a trend since early March where cases per day [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are asking for help locating a man missing from the city’s west side. According to the Columbus Division of Police, Elijah Lesrois, 19, was last seen, April 6, in the area of N. Wheatland Avenue and W. Broad Street. Lesrois is 5 feet 10 inches tall, 145 pounds, [...]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man who police say threated to crash a plane into the Anheuser-Busch plant in north Columbus, was in court Thursday. James Meade II was given a $40,000 bond during an arraignment at the Franklin County Courthouse. In December, Meade allegedly wrote about the Anheuser-Busch plant off I-270 in northern [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Future catalytic converters could be designed to scrub pollutants for a longer period of time and need fewer rare materials to operate, a new study suggests. A good catalytic converter can last for more than ten years -- if thieves don't saw it off the vehicle first. Rising prices for the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city of Columbus has announced a new clean energy job program aimed at younger adults. Mayor Andrew Ginther announced the new program, titled Empowered!, Thursday, that is said to provide training and on-the-job experience in the clean-energy sector. “Addressing climate change is about more than reducing carbon emissions. It [...]
10:30 a.m. update: David Loomis, a senior forensic audio/video analyst for the Ohio Organized Crime and Investigations Commission, part of the Ohio Attorney General's Office, is testifying. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The murder trial of former Columbus Police vice officer Andrew Mitchell continued Thursday with prosecutors calling on experts to testify about physical evidence found [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating fatal crash near Ikea at Polaris. Columbus police confirmed one person was pronounced dead after a single-vehicle crash in the 2000 block of Ikea Way, just after 7 a.m., Thursday. Police are on scene and continue to investigate.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the first time, the four-time world champion United States women's soccer team will play at Lower.com Field. The USWNT will take the field Saturday in an exhibition against Uzbekistan at 5:30 p.m. in the Columbus Crew's home stadium. Saturday's game will be a fun experience for soccer fans in central [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The cost of attending an Ohio State football game can often be a shock for fans, but what also may be shocking is how much less it used to be. NBC4 recently found video in its archive from 1983 when the university proposed a ticket price increase for students, faculty, and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Every day someone comes out of their home or business and starts up their vehicle -- only to hear a rumbling in the engine that gets louder when they hit the gas. Check underneath, and there's a gaping hole where the catalytic converter used to be. "It's painful to see people [...]
A cold front pushed through the state Wednesday night, bringing cooler temperatures and patchy fog. With some sunshine, readings still only reach the cool mid-50s. More clouds will develop in the afternoon, with the chance for a few isolated showers, mainly across the east. An upper low will dip into the region Friday and Saturday, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Some of the youngest members of the Columbus community are stepping up to make the city a better place, and their work is getting noticed. On Tuesday, they got to meet the chief and assistant chief of the Columbus Division of Police. Even though they are young, they know what goes [...]
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Five teenagers were arrested Wednesday after they were found trying to steal a vehicle in Whitehall; however, police said three of the teens escaped custody. According to Whitehall Police, the arrested juveniles were an 11-year-old, two 13-year-olds, a 15-year-old, and a 16-year-old. Officers responded to the area of Broad Street and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Closing arguments in the murder trial of a former Mount Carmel West doctor have been rescheduled for the third time. Originally set for Tuesday of this week, then moved to Wednesday and then Thursday, the end-stage of the murder trial against former doctor William Husel is now expected to begin Monday [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — This spring, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is wearing a newly developed helmet called Axiom, which is manufactured by Riddell. The company scans the players' head to customize the fit and better protect them from concussions. Stroud said the helmet has a futuristic 'astronaut' look but is more impressed with how [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The month of April used to be known as Autism Awareness Month, but it's now called Autism Acceptance Month. Last year, the Autism Society of America announced the shift in terminology, and local health professionals say it's a welcome change. Experts at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center say the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Advocates from all parts of Ohio met with lawmakers at the statehouse Wednesday to lobby for Alzheimer’s funding as part of Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day. NBC4 anchor Colleen Marshall presented awards to state Senators Kenny Yuko and Steven Wilson, who co-sponsored legislation to create an Ohio Alzheimer’s task force, which is tasked [...]
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- A body believed to be that of a missing Licking County man was found in the Tuscarawas River Wednesday. A search party looking for the man, who went missing from Licking County on March 23, alerted law enforcement to a dead body found in the Tuscarawas River in Lafayette Township [...]
