COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A local cleaning service owner has been sentenced on drug and gun charges after officials said he hid fentanyl in, among other items, a dog collar and a Gucci bag. Larry K. Smith, 31, also known as "Lil’ Larry" and Big Larry," was sentenced to 13 years in prison Wednesday for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In conjunction with Ohio Tourism Day at the Ohio Statehouse, the Department of Development's OhioTourism branch released its 2021 economic impact numbers. TourismOhio reported its second-best year ever with $47 billion in visitor spending, second only to 2019's $48 billion. The Wednesday announcement shows a 22% rebound from the height of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Surveillance video from the Greater Columbus Convention Center captured the moment when a Tesla crashed into the building last week. The video above shows three different angles of the crash, including from inside the convention center. The 2020 Tesla Model S, owned by Columbus Green Cabs Inc., can be seen hitting [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Guinness World Records stopped Wednesday in Ohio to measure a potential record-breaker by the Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field. To raise awareness for children's mental health, the soccer team partnered with Nationwide Children's Hospital to try and break a record for the world's longest chain of sports fan scarves. The record [...]
A ridge of high pressure will bring warmer weather this week, with readings reaching the low 70s Monday, and then low 80s through the weekend. Some high clouds will stream east Tuesday and Wednesday, but skies will be generally sunny. Record heat will extend across the Plains to the Upper Midwest, with readings in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Meteorologist Bob Nunnally stopped at NBC4 on Wednesday morning to visit coworkers after months of battling cancer. This was Bob's first time back at the station after announcing his cancer diagnosis in January. Wearing an NBC4 hat, Bob smiled and was in good spirits as anchors Brad Johansen and Matt Barnes unfurled [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two bodies pulled from Cowan Lake in Clinton County have been identified. While responding to reports of two missing people around 5 p.m. on Monday, law enforcement searched the lake and discovered two dead bodies within a submerged vehicle near a campground boat ramp at Cowan Lake State Park, according to [...]
Some viewers may find the video disturbing. Discretion is advised. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WCMH/Storyful) — Video released by Evansville police showed the moment authorities located a former corrections officer and inmate in Indiana on May 9 after they escaped from a prison in Alabama. Former corrections officer Vicky White died from self-inflicted injuries after she and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's a Cameron Mitchell concept like no other. Budd Dairy Food Hall features eight chef partners, two rotating kitchens and bars on three levels. On April 6, Budd Dairy celebrated one year in business, and what a year it has been. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Budd Dairy and its [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was rescued by Columbus Fire after he fell in a hole at a construction site on Kenny Road, causing the road to be closed. Columbus Fire said the man was a construction worker and called 911 around 8:40 a.m. after falling in the hole at the 2000 block of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are looking for the man who took his frustrations out on a gate and a mirror at a Short North parking garage. According to the Columbus Division of Police, just after 6 p.m., May 4, a man walked into a parking garage in the 900 block of N. High [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The top three homes sold in Columbus' largest suburban county last month each went for at least $1.5 million. NBC4 analyzed daily property sale records from the Delaware County auditor’s office and filtered for “one-family dwellings” so as not to include things like apartments, duplexes, or unrelated land purchases. Excluding transfers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As the U.S. Senate is poised to vote on a bill to codify Roe v. Wade into law Wednesday, Ohio lawmakers scramble to keep up with the ever-changing abortion landscape in the country. The scheduled vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act – which codifies the right to an abortion into [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, low 56 Today: Skies clearing later, high 82 Tonight: Mostly clear, low 55 Thursday: Mainly sunny, high 84 Friday: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, high 83 Saturday: Partly cloudy, isolated storms later, high 82 Sunday: Rain & t-storms, high 78 [...]
UPDATE: Zyonna has been found and appears to be safe, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said. MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 10-year-old girl reported missing Tuesday. Zyonna is 5-feet, 6-inches tall and weighs 146 pounds. Zyonna was last seen riding her pink bicycle at 9:05 p.m. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A camera lost at Ohio State University this past weekend has been reunited with its owner with the help of police. While the camera itself was important, the memory card inside is even more meaningful, holding years of memories. It started at Ohio Stadium Sunday after John Powers walked across the [...]
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man accused of having marijuana edibles that five Upper Arlington elementary school students ingested late last month has pleaded guilty. Scott Macre, 44, pled guilty Tuesday to inducing panic, obstruction, and a misdemeanor drug possession charge in relation to the April 22 incident. Macre was initially charged with endangering [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The trial of a Columbus police officer started Tuesday, connected to the department’s response to the protests during the summer of 2020. Columbus Police Sgt. Holly Kanode is charged with falsification and dereliction of duty. She is one of three officers charged by a special prosecutor hired by the city to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The increase in gas prices across the country is also being felt in central Ohio. Average prices hit a new high Tuesday, reaching $4.36 per gallon – an all-time high -- across the United States, according to GasBuddy. Columbus is also seeing record-breaking numbers. It cost resident Noah Hanft just a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The entire state is in the green, or low, on the Centers for Disease Control's COVID-19 Community Levels map, but Columbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts said the number of cases in central Ohio is on the rise. According to Roberts, the seven-day average of cases in Columbus Public Health's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The skies around Columbus and Ohio State University Airport will be filled with hundreds of planes this week, landing and taking off for a national flight tournament. "This is like the NCAA basketball bracket for aviation schools," said Adam Wolf, airport director for the Ohio State University Airport. Wolf said they're [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Rumpke Waste and Recycling has announced the hiring of a Columbus-based company to help with the construction of the company's $50 million recycling facility. Elford, Inc. has been named the construction company in charge of building the facility, joining architect Moody Nolan, another Columbus-based part of the project, Rumpke announced Tuesday. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There are a lot of benefits to gift cards, but what do you do with an unused gift card for a business that's suddenly and unexpectedly closed its doors? Before Eric Shawger left a West Chicago suburb for Johnstown, his favorite lunch spot was Corner Bakery Cafe. Fortunately for him, the [...]
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The human remains of a 28-year-old woman who went missing in February were found at a Ross County campsite. After hunters discovered human remains in an abandoned, suspicious campsite in the 1200 block of Chester Hill Road, the Montgomery County Coroner's Office identified them as belonging to Lindsey Schobelock, according [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – More than 6 million people in the country are living with Alzheimer’s disease and the Centers for Disease Control predicts that number will rise to 14 million by 2060 without effective treatment. Doctors at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center just enrolled the first person in the country in a [...]
