COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Columbus Rickenbacker received 85,000 tins of baby formula from Australian formula company Aussie Bubs Friday. The tins will be able to fill 1.85 million baby bottles once they hit store shelves. The shipment arrived around 7 a.m. and is part of the Biden Administration’s Operation Fly Formula that is facilitating large [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a week where thousands in central Ohio under AEP Ohio lost power for an extended period of time, the company has issued a statement regarding it's participation in upcoming Pride march and festival in downtown. AEP Ohio stated that it will not participate as an organized group during the Stonewall [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - AEP Ohio has announced Friday it will provide a $1 million fund to help reimburse residents who experienced widespread power outages. The announcement came after customers complained, finding out AEP previously considered them ineligible to file a claim for spoiled food in refrigerators, and NBC4 heard from lawmakers and other groups [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Gov. Mike DeWine took time Friday to further explain his interpretation of the bill he signed allowing school staff to carry firearms, which came in a letter sent to Ohio school superintendents. The governor saved his talking points for House Bill 99 -- which allows staff to carry a gun in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Transportation Security Administration intercepted a gun from making its way onboard a plane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport Thursday. The incident occurred at 6 a.m. when officers confiscated the weapon and cited the passenger, who said they forgot it was in the bag. TSA immediately alerted Columbus Regional Airport [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are asking for help locating an endangered missing man. Ollis Danies Jr., 78, was last seen around 6 a.m., Friday, in the area of Karl Road and E. North Broadway. Daniels is 5 feet 9 inches tall, 155 pounds, with salt and pepper hair, brown eyes, and [...]
We'll see a mix of clouds and sunshine this afternoon, along with seasonably warm weather and lowering humidity, following the passage of a cold front earlier in the day. The tail end of the front is still capable of producing a shower/storm over southern Ohio through midday. Afternoon temperatures will more tolerable in the low [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has identified the man killed in a Thursday shooting in the Franklin Township. Deputies went around 2:12 p.m. to the 400 block of Knob Hill Court East after getting reports of a person shot and laying in the road. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office identified that [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced 13-year-old Asian Elephant, Beco, has tested positive for active Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus. EEHV is a life-threatening health issue for some elephants living in the wild, sanctuaries and zoos worldwide. In severe EEHV cases, a high virus level in an elephant can cause progressive hemorrhagic or [...]
WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio (WCMH) -- People living in West Jefferson should boil their water before consuming it, an alert from the village warns. The village says an intermittent pressure loss on Thursday triggered the alert, and if anyone experiences air coming through their tap or a loss of pressure, they should not drink the [...]
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Deputies are OK after a suspect opened fire while hiding in weeds after a traffic stop in Fairfield County. On Thursday, a male suspect drove away from a traffic stop initiated by deputies before crashing near Sugar Grove, several miles away, according to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. After [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Every year on June 17, Nexstar Media Group, the parent corporation of NBC4, celebrates the company's anniversary by giving back. Founder's Day of Caring is an annual event that allows Nexstar station employees to volunteer their time in the communities they serve. Local television news staff across the country will be [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Stonewall Columbus Pride March and Festival returns this weekend after two years of canceled and virtual celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's theme is "People's Pride," with an emphasis on honoring the original Stonewall uprising in 1969 in New York by encouraging participants to march over floats. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In 2020, Keystin Barnhart's mom died from a medical condition. As a 10 year old at the time, Barnhart was already coping with online school and the global pandemic. "Virtual was already hard enough," Barnhart said. "But it definitely put like a toll on my academics because I was going through [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Decreasing humidity, sunshine, high 87 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 58 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 75 Sunday: Sunny, mild, high 76 Monday: Partly cloudy, high 83 Tuesday: Sunny, warmer, high 93 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday!! We start the day off muggy and warm, with another morning where we'll look to break the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — While most people have their power back after this week's outage, the effects of it are still being felt. Sabrina Perry just stocked her refrigerator for herself and three growing children a couple days before the power went out. She said between what she got and what she already had cost [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Since power went out in much of Columbus, State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells has been visiting the neighborhoods impacted. "We had seniors who had to climb up flights of stairs in order to get to their apartments," Jarrells said. "We had individuals who were on busses who were just traveling around in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two shootings have occurred in Columbus within a five-hour time frame Thursday, including an incident that left one person dead in west Columbus. One shooting happened in the 400 block of Knob Hill Court East, which left a victim dead around 3 p.m., according to Columbus police. Another person is in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The "Coming Home" festival used to take over blocks of Mount Vernon Avenue. It was a reunion of sorts on Columbus' east side. This Saturday, another festival will take place on the same grounds. "Juneteenth on the Ave" is an effort from six local organizations that will celebrate a sense of [...]
A tornado warning has been issued for Noble County until 7:15 p.m. Watch coverage in the player above. QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Rain exits east early, clearing skies, low 71 Friday: Mostly sunny, high 87 Saturday: Sunny skies, high 75 Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 78 Monday: Mixed clouds, high 86 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Thursday Evening, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Since Tuesday, Katie Tippy has been by her husband's side in the ICU at Wexner Medical Center. It's not how she expected to commemorate their first month of marriage. "Cody's always taken care of me, and it's my turn to return the favor," Tippy said. Tippy said her husband Cody was [...]
COLUMBUS, OH (WCMH) – Another Columbus parent is mourning after Wednesday's shooting at the Glenwood Community Center left 24-year-old Atayia Nichols dead and two teens injured. At the time of the shooting, the rec center pool was packed with families trying to escape the heat. NBC4 obtained surveillance video that showed the moments of the [...]
WOOD COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — Five men were sentenced Thursday in connection with the March 4, 2021 hazing death of Stone Foltz. Sentence details Daylen Dunson (President of the fraternity chapter): sentenced to 3 years of community control sanctions, 21 days in the Wood County Justice Center Jarrett Prizel (Assistant New Member Educator): sentenced to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Children under five could soon receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, here in Ohio. This comes as the FDA prepares to authorize the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine for children as young as six months old. "Ohio's enrolled vaccine providers have begun placing orders for these vaccines, and the first [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Ready to get away, relax and kick up your feet? Just don't let your digital guard down. Cybersecurity experts say cybercrime doesn't take a vacation, making vacationers attractive targets. "If you're gone, say a week or two at a time, someone could come by your house, and we call it 'war [...]
