QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Cloudy, light rain showers to snow showers overnight, breezy, low 33 Tuesday: Light wet snow to rain showers in morning, breezy, clearing late, high 45 Wednesday: Chilly start, clouds increase, high 58 Thursday: Morning showers, some PM sunshine, high 67 Friday: Mixed clouds, milder, high 71 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday Evening, [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 44-year-old from Mansfield died Monday morning after a three-vehicle crash in Chillicothe, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers say that the crash occurred just before 10:00am on US-23 where Jaclyn Stinek lost control of her car and struck a guardrail off the right side [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have released the identity of a man shot and killed early Saturday morning. Tolen L. Flowers, 30, was found in the area of Cleveland Avenue and East Spring Street at approximately 2:08 a.m. April 16, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:15 a.m. Police are [...]
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men have been arrested after the Ohio State Highway Patrol seized more than $50,000 worth of cocaine in Scioto County. According to OSHP, troopers stopped two men driving in Scioto County just before 2:00pm on April 14 after multiple driving violations on Route 823. A patrol canine was alerted [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) -- Express Inc. is getting into the name, image and likeness business with a pair of Ohio State superstars. The Columbus-based retailer on Monday named quarterback C.J. Stroud and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Nijgba its first-ever collegiate athlete style ambassadors. “We’re a fashion brand,” said Sara Tervo, the retailer's chief marketing [...]
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WCMH) -- Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward is reportedly set to sign a five-year, $100.5 million deal to stay in Cleveland and make him the highest-paid CB in NFL history. NFL insider Ian Rapoport is reporting that sources told him Ward will sign the deal and have $71.25 million guaranteed. The 24-year-old was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine has now tested positive for COVID-19 days after her husband Governor Mike DeWine's diagnosis. The governor's office said Monday afternoon she was diagnosed by her personal physician and is experiencing mild symptoms similar to the Governor's. The release also stated First Lady DeWine has received a monoclonal [...]
POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- An electrical engineer on the autism spectrum who received dozens of interviews but never got a letter saying "congratulations" found his fortunes improved after an NBC4 article. George Basore, 28, has two engineering degrees and passed his fundamentals of engineering license as a pandemic project. But years of study, working with [...]
PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men were arrested after allegedly shooting a woman early Monday morning near Pataskala. According to the Licking County Sheriff's Office, deputies and Pataskala Police officers responded to a home in Etna Township around 1:00 a.m. Monday where a woman said the shooting victim, 38-year-old Summer Dunn of Columbus, came to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man accused of shooting a woman while she drove on I-71 over the weekend, made his first court appearance, Monday. Jordan Slocum, 30, was issued a $500,000 bond in a Franklin County courtroom on a felonious assault charge. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 3:25 [...]
Rain and a wintry mix (north and west), with a light snow accumulation over higher terrain, will taper off in the early afternoon, though showers will return in the evening. Temperatures will struggle to move back into the low 40s later today, more than 20 degrees below average. An unseasonably chilly northwesterly flow will persist [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Jurors in the William Husel murder trial resumed deliberations Monday afternoon after reporting to the judge that they were at an impasse. Judge Michael Holbrook ordered them to continue working toward reaching a verdict. About two hours after reconvening, they came back with a question asking for further guidance on what [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The concert schedule for the Ohio State Fair is now complete as officials announced that KIDZ BOP will open the fair on July 27. The kids group will kick-off the more than dozen concerts the fair will have indoors at the Celeste Center. Also added were three free events that include [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Police are investigating after a 49-year-old man was shot in the Hilltop after an attempted robbery. Police say the man was walking his dog in the Derrer Rd. area early Monday morning before being approached by two male suspects who demanded money. After the suspects pointed a gun, the man [...]
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Deputies in Muskingum County say the three inmates who escaped early Monday morning are now all in custody. According to the Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office, at about 12:03 a.m., three inmates, Aaron Veyon, Cole Taylor, and Roy Agin, who were being housed together on the third floor of the Muskingum [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As central Ohioans are poised to decide who will represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives, a variety of candidates are fighting for a seat in the Capitol. While Ohio's disputed redistricting process ruled out the inclusion of state House and Senate races on the May 3 ballot, congressional candidates [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus drivers continue to see lower gas prices. According to GasBuddy, the average price for a gallon of gas in the Columbus area is $3.71, which is 9.9 cents cheaper than last week. Prices are 30.4 cents lower than a month ago but are $1.05 higher than a year [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As John Adams watched the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, in which finalized tallies, audits and investigations confirmed Joe Biden’s wins in key states, he still felt there were “shenanigans.” “It was clearly not legitimate,” he told NBC4 in a recent phone interview. “You can say stolen; I really don’t [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Chilly showers. Low 35 Today: Morning rain/snow mix, brisk, evening showers. High 44 Tonight: Chance rain & snow showers. Low 34 Tuesday: Early flurry, cloudy, chilly. High 46 Wednesday: Light frost, clouds increase, breezy, milder. High 59 Thursday: Early rain, breezy, clearing p.m. High 67 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University hockey player Emily Curlett has been in Columbus for less than a year. But in that time, she has almost completed a graduate certificate in public management and become a national champion. "Our team was such an incredible team,” she said with a smile. “I never thought I'd [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Monday is going to be a big day in Boston for thousands of people from around the world as the Boston Marathon returns to the spring. Some running in this year’s race hail from central Ohio. One of those runners, Gina Palmer, arrived in Boston Saturday and has already had an [...]
