COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A bill allowing Ohioans to dial 9-8-8 for suicide or mental health crises unanimously passed the Ohio House of Representatives Wednesday. House Bill 468, sponsored by Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County), would align Ohio with a mandate from the Federal Communications Commission in July 2020 that required all phone service providers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Supreme Court has once again struck down statehouse maps submitted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission. What’s different this time is this is the second time this specific set of maps has been ruled unconstitutional by the court. In a ruling issued Wednesday, the court rejected -- for a fifth [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Republican lawmakers have fast-tracked a fall ballot measure that would expressly prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections. The proposed constitutional amendment emerged just last week and cleared the Ohio House 68-28 on Wednesday over Democrats' objections. It moves next to the Senate, where another three-fifths majority will be needed. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man accused of a fatal stabbing in a Columbus gentlemen's club last June has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Warren Tucker entered his pleas Wednesday in Franklin County Common Pleas court. He is facing three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, and one count of aggravated murder. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than 14,000 Ohio children were documented as missing in 2021, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced in recognition of National Missing Children's Day. While 415 Ohio missing children remain unaccounted for and six were found dead, 97% of 2021's missing children -- a total of 13,606 children -- have been [...]
UPDATE: Brad A. Madison, 35, was arrested by Columbus SWAT officers Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Brandon Joiner, 33, on May 16. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in a fatal shooting in southwest Columbus earlier this month. According to Columbus police, Brad A. Madison, [...]
A southerly flow of moist air and a lifting warm front will bring scattered showers through this evening There will be a lull in the rain overnight. Temperatures will slowly rise into the mid-70s. A large slow-moving storm over the central Plains will drift eastward across the region through Friday, promoting humid and unsettled weather, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Fire crews were sent this afternoon to southeast Columbus to stop a fire at an apartment complex, per the Columbus Fire Department. Crews went to the complex at the 2500 block of Kimberly Parkway East just before 11:00 a.m. and put out the two-alarm fire that reportedly could be seen from [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Columbus Public Health will distribute free COVID-19 home tests Thursday. The kits will be available at the Columbus Public Health front loop at 240 Parsons Ave., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Participants are limited to two tests per person and eight tests per vehicle. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is in custody after allegedly shooting at a Columbus Police substation and a person's vehicle on the south side, according to Columbus police. According to court records, officers were inside the police substation on the 500 block of East Woodrow Avenue when they heard a gunshot close to the [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost traded blows with the world's biggest search engine in a local lawsuit and took a victory Tuesday as a judge permitted his case to proceed, but with a catch. Google, the search engine targeted by the lawsuit in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, also [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Rain & t-storms, high 79 Tonight: Rain & storms continue, low 65 Thursday: Rain & storms, high 78 Friday: Rain & storms, high 73 Saturday: Clearing, mild, high 75 Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 82 Memorial Day: Sunny, warmer, high 86 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! Rain & [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — Four more golfers have joined the field for next week's Memorial Tournament. 2018 Memorial winner and 2020 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, three-time PGA TOUR winner Viktor Hovland, three-time major championship winner Jordan Spieth, and rising star Will Zalatoris will compete in the 47th edition of the prestigious invitational hosted by golfing [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will operate holiday service Memorial Day, meaning transit lines will run their Sunday schedules. Customers can view Sunday timetables at COTA.com or on the Transit app. COTA//Plus will only operate South Columbus and Northeast zones on Memorial Day, with COTA Mainstream also operating Sunday hours. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - May is Foster Care Awareness Month and while progress has been made on many fronts to get more children adopted, the need is still great. According to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, there are more than 115,000 youth in foster care waiting to be adopted. Thankfully, there are families like [...]
PROSPECT, Ohio (WCMH) -- One man died and another was injured after a motorcycle crash overnight Wednesday in Marion County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers from the Marion Post went to Water Street in the village of Prospect just after 1:00 a.m. where the driver of the motorcycle, 22-year-old Alec Bartell, was [...]
