FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Fairfield County Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman who has been missing since early May. Krista Stebelton was reported missing on May 5 and has not been seen since, per the FCSO. FCSO states Stebelton did contact a family member on May 6 to say she was fine. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The suspect in a fatal north Columbus barbershop shooting was given a $1 million bond after being arraigned on several charges Monday. Jermaine Cortez King, 40, was arrested on May 13 as a suspect in the fatal shooting of Lawrence Jefferson on April 26 at the Executive Barber Salon in the [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Reynoldsburg City School District has narrowed its list of superintendent candidates to two, both of whom are already leaders in central Ohio schools. According to the district, the finalists are: Dr. Corey Grubbs is a Columbus City Schools area superintendent who currently leads 7,000 students in 19 schools. Garilee Ogdon [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- A man was killed while walking along the side of I-270 on the west side Monday afternoon, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. FCSO says witnesses told their investigators a white chevy truck that was traveling south on I-270 near the Broad St. exit around 12:45 p.m., swerved off the road, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a man was found dead in a burned-out car earlier in the year, Columbus police say a man is facing several charges including murder and arson. Gregory Howard, 34, was identified as the suspect in the January death of Raymond Harris, 38, according to the Columbus Division of Police. On [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University’s baseball team will be needing a new coach starting next season. OSU announced Monday that coach Greg Beals will not be returning for the 2023 season, which was to be the last year of his contract. Beals has been the coach of the Buckeyes for 12 seasons, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - After four shootings in four Columbus parks within a month, Mayor Andrew Ginther announced a plan going to the Columbus Division of Police to restore a sense of safety. The four shootings – Nafzger and Saunders parks on April 23; Westgate Park on May 4; and Weinland Park on May 14 – have left three [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly cloudy, high 66 Tonight: Mostly cloudy, low 50 Tuesday: Mainly cloudy, warmer, high 74 Wednesday: PM rain & storms, high 80 Thursday: Rain & storms, high 75 Friday: AM rain, clearing later, high 73 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! We've got a dry but cloudy day ahead, with daytime highs topping [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A union representing around 4,500 educators in Columbus City Schools said Monday that there's a better way to fund new school buildings than the latest multimillion-dollar plan from the local board of education. To build at least five new school buildings, the Columbus Board of Education proposed a new bond and [...]
HOCKING HILLS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Law enforcement officers were able to stop and arrest a kidnapping suspect after tracking the victim’s phone as they drove through Hocking County. According to a post on the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office, on May 20, detectives with the Norfolk Virginia Police Department notified deputies of the location of a [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Fishinger Road is closed between Smiley and Dublin roads after a crash, Monday morning. Hilliard police say the roadway will be closed for about an hour while they investigate. Officers are asking drivers to use an alternate route. No other information was immediately available.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police have arrested a man and charged him with an overnight shooting and assault. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 1:21 a.m., Monday, officers were called to the 2500 block of W. Broad Street on the report of an assault. Police say one person had been [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is on scene near an elementary school in west Columbus. Prairie Lincoln Elementary School, with the South-Western City Schools, was closed Monday as a precaution because of a SWAT situation that happened earlier in the morning in the area of Darbyhurst Road and Amesbury Way. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The summer outlook from NOAA'S Climate Prediction Center predicts warmer-than-average weather across virtually all of the country, except along the West Coast. The Ohio Valley is expected to have a warm summer (June-August), with temperatures likely averaged 1-2 degrees Fahrenheit above average. Much-above normal temperatures are expected in the Northeast and [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Crews are working to shut off a water main break in the Dublin area. The water main break was reported at the Sun Center off Sawmill Road and W. Dublin Granville Road. The parking lot of several businesses is flooded but no roads are closed in the area.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There was another jump in gas prices for Columbus' drivers in the past week. GasBuddy reports the latest average price for a gallon of gas in the Columbus area is $4.45, which is 18.6 cents more than the previous week. In the past month, prices are 73.9 cents higher, and [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The daughter of a missing Waverly man said people close to her brother told her that he'd been cut up in a chipper and fed to hogs. Raymont Willis, 42, disappeared from his home on Johnson Hill Road on July 4, 2020. His disappearance is connected to Koby Roush -- who [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mixed clouds, high 67 Tonight: Mostly cloudy, cool, low 51 Tuesday: Chance pm rain, high 76 Wednesday: Showers, afternoon t-storms, high 79 Thursday: Showers, p.m. t-storms, high 75 Friday: Morning showers, then clearing, high 72 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning & happy Monday! It's a dry, cooler [...]
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) – Over the past year, the Buckeye Ranch has helped more than 4,700 children and teens experiencing anxiety, depression, suicide ideation, and other behavioral health issues. One of the ways the Ranch provides care comes through a unique animal therapy program designed to help residents on their journey toward graduation. Nali, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the second year, several organizations teamed up Sunday for the Big Bike Drive. The drive was put on by several organizations including CD92.9, CAS, Franklinton Cycle Works, Yay Bikes, and CO GO Bike Share. It was held at CAS on Olentangy River Road. The wet weather wasn't enough to dampen [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Following recent violence in Columbus parks, the city is looking for ways to make the parks safer. Four shootings in less than a month – Nafzger and Saunders parks on April 23; Westgate Park on May 4; and Weinland Park on May 14 – have resulted in three deaths and an [...]
