POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- If you have unwanted electronics, you can bring them with you to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium later this week. On Thursday, the zoo is teaming up with Accurate IT Services to hold an electronic recycling drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the zoo. Certain items will have a [...]
CINCINNATI, Ohio (WCMH) — Several former Ohio State Buckeyes trained Tuesday in front of Bengals' coaches, including head coach Zac Taylor, with 10 days left until the NFL Draft. Tight end Jeremy Ruckert, running back Master Teague, cornerback Demario McCall and defensive tackle Haskell Garrett were among a group of former local college players invited [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 24-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with murder for her alleged role in the February shooting death of Jonathan Reddy at a hotel lot in north Columbus, according to Columbus Police. Police say SWAT officers arrested Dashay Avery at a hotel Tuesday after detectives determined her alleged participation in [...]
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Grove City police said a pregnant woman was carjacked Tuesday afternoon. The carjacking took place on a side street near White Road and Hoover Road at approximately 1:30 p.m. According to police, the woman's vehicle, a red 2008 GMC Yukon, was stopped at a stop sign when a younger man [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A day after saying they were at an impasse, jurors in the murder trial of William Husel spent hours deliberating on Tuesday without reaching a verdict. Husel, 46, is accused of murdering 14 ICU patients by ordering lethal doses of fentanyl at the former Mount Carmel West hospital in Franklinton from [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for a suspect they said stole more than $3,000 from lockers at a west side storage facility. On March 19 at approximately 6:45 p.m., police said the man entered a storage facility on the 3000 block of West Broad Street. The suspect proceeded to break into several [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — New Butler coach Thad Matta is turning to a pair of former Ohio State players to round out his coaching staff. The Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday that Matta, a former Ohio State coach, has hired Greg Oden and Jon Diebler. Matta coached Oden during the 2006-07 season and Diebler from 2007 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Police are investigating a theft where they say four people stole full shopping carts of food and other products from a Dollar General store in west Columbus. CPD state that the four suspects went into the Dollar General on the 400 block of Norton Rd. just before 11:30am on April [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State will vacate several Big Ten championships in women's basketball because of NCAA violations in the program. The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions released its findings Tuesday on a case involving three programs at Ohio State: fencing, women’s golf, and women’s basketball. The violations occurred between 2015 and 2019 and [...]
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bellefontaine police are reminding motorists that warmer weather means more kids playing outside. A video posted to the Bellefontaine Police Department’s Facebook page, shows an officer driving along city streets, Friday, before prophetically passing a sign reading “Slow Park Area” in a 15 mph posted speed limit area. Shortly [...]
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whitehall police say several teenagers have been arrested after a series of vehicle thefts in the area. A post on the Whitehall Police Department’s Facebook page states that on Saturday, officers recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old, and a 17-year-old who had recently been found in several [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- Mask-wearing in Columbus' two major public transportation areas is now optional. The John Glenn International Airport and Central Ohio Transit Authority announced Tuesday they will no longer be enforcing mask mandates following a federal judge's ruling voiding the national rule that had been in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. COTA said this [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man who was accused of assaulting a police officer in early April has pled guilty to that charge and his connection to a 2021 homicide and robbery, according to Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney G. Gary Tyack. 20-year-old Sabab Islam pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter, aggravated robbery, and assaulting an [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Light wet snow to rain showers in morning, breezy, clearing late, high 45 Tonight: Clearing & cold, frost late, low 30 Wednesday: Frosty start, clouds increase, high 58 Thursday: Morning showers, some PM sunshine, high 67 Friday: Mixed clouds, milder, high 70 Saturday: Mostly sunny, much [...]
POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Delaware County Sheriff’s office has released video from an April 15 incident that caused a panic at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Joseph Solinger, 36, of Pataskala, is facing several charges including a felony failure to comply, as well as misdemeanor charges of inducing panic, and driving under the [...]
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Newark Fire Department is continuing to work through the aftermath of a warehouse fire Sunday morning on W. Main St. The department said that W. Main Street will remain closed to "all civilian traffic" with the area of the fire not being deemed "safe" yet. Structural components of the building [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- When people go missing, their families are left to pick up the pieces alone. "I just wish I would have known that the last time he came was the last time I would see him," Danielle Dyer of Perry County said in an NBC4 interview about her brother Koby Roush. "He [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three Democrats are vying for a spot on Capitol Hill -- and hoping a blue wave will secure the Buckeye State a second Democratic seat in the U.S. Senate. A 20-year left-of-center Congressman, a progressive Columbus consumer protection attorney, and an information technology executive are competing to represent Ohio in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – House Bill 616, which would restrict certain teachings on race, gender and diversity in Ohio's K-12 schools, has the attention of some of the Columbus area's largest private employers — but most are staying silent. NBC4 reached out to the 25 Columbus-area companies with the most full-time employees per a 2019 [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Wet snow/rain showers, breezy, high 45 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 30 Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, rain late, high 58 Thursday: Rain showers, high 67 Friday: Mostly cloudy, high 70 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 80 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! Today starts off cold and breezy, with some scattered snow showers across the region. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Despite losing her teenager to gun violence, a central Ohio mother is keeping her daughter’s legacy alive. Makenzi Ridley was shot and killed outside a recreation center on the far east side of Columbus last summer. Now, a foundation her mother has started in her name is getting support from the [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Motorized scooters are headed to Dublin as part of a pilot study rolling out in two phases. Phase one, which starts on May 1, will provide Bird scooters to be ridden in the city south from I-270 to Tuttle Crossing Boulevard and west from Sawmill Road to I-270, including historic Dublin [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A person is hospitalized after Columbus police said they were shot at an eastside pizza shop Monday night. According to Columbus police, the shooting happened at a Papa John's pizza shop on the 2900 block of East Main Street at approximately 10:17 p.m. Police said a man walked into the store [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person was taken to the hospital after a van struck the wall of a Hilliard City Schools building Monday evening. According to Columbus police, the victim was taken to Doctors West Hospital in stable condition. The crash happened at 2140 Atlas Street, the site of the district's central office, at [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- Reynoldsburg Division of Police has released dash camera footage from a pursuit last week that resulted in the suspect hitting two police vehicles. The pursuit and crash took place on April 14 in the area of Brice Road and Channingway Boulevard, according to a department Facebook post. In the video, one [...]
