NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- The man who handed Bryan Kyle Bridgeman the gun that, according to the coroner's ruling, Bridgeman used to commit suicide has been sentenced to three years in prison. Paul Joseph Coon, Jr. (PJ) appeared in Athens County Common Pleas Court on Thursday to enter a guilty plea to an indictment charging [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — With inflation hitting an all-time high, mothers are having to pay more than ever before for necessities like food, diapers, and baby wipes. To help combat the need, a non-profit, Bottoms Up Diaper Bank, is working to provide diapers to families across Central Ohio at no cost. When Jo Welsh and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are searching for a 68-year-old man who is missing from the city's East Side. Cecil N. Cannon -- who is 5 feet 5 and 120 pounds with grey hair and brown eyes -- was last seen Sunday near Bryden Road and Kelton Avenue, according to a Thursday news release [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Get Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay discounts when you donate to NBC4’s Stuff The Backpack now through July 29. With your donation to NBC4’s Stuff The Backpack, you can get a discount on admission to the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium and Zoombezi Bay. Making a monetary contribution on NBC4i.com will get [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Community Sports Park, promised as part of the city’s commitment to keep the Crew in Columbus, will be located at Kilbourne Run in Northeast Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced Thursday. The 69-acre site will feature natural and synthetic turf fields, mini-pitches and a championship field with spectator stands, a locker [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus police officer was found not guilty Thursday of misdemeanor charges stemming from her conduct during the protests of summer 2020. Around 2:15 p.m., Franklin County Municipal Court Judge John O'Grady delivered a verdict of not guilty to Sergeant Holly Kanode, who was previously charged with two misdemeanor offenses of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — July is Military Consumer Protection month and like all consumers, servicemembers are potential targets for fraudsters. According to data from the Better Business Bureau, military members, their families, and veterans are especially at risk for online shopping scams. "The top three riskiest scams in 2021 were online purchases, cryptocurrency, and employment [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were found dead Thursday afternoon on the East Side. Columbus police say officers responded to a call about 1:15 p.m. of bodies found in the 900 block of Kelton Avenue. Homicide detectives were called to the scene, but further details were not immediately available. This is a developing story. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 24,465 COVID-19 cases for the past week, marking a nearly 30% increase in the new case rate. Ohio's COVID-19 new case rate has now made a double-digit percentage jump -- the first in weeks -- and overtaken the previous new case count by over 5,000. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are investigating after two teens reported being shot in the same area Wednesday, sending both to the hospital. Around 1:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting near Cedar Drive and Noe Bixby Road on the city's southeast side, where they found two 19-year-old men suffering from gunshot [...]
GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) - Groveport police have released the names of the two people killed in what they call a "targeted domestic violence attack." The Groveport Division of Police initially said it was having difficulty identifying either the suspect or the victim in an area warehouse shooting because they both were immigrants, and fingerprinting records [...]
Generally drier weather is expected the rest of the week, as high pressure moves across the region. An isolated shower could pop toward evening in central Ohio with lingering moisture (humidity). Afternoon readings will top out in the low 80s. After a nice day on Friday, a series of disturbances will bring increasing opportunities for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Unemployment numbers are following an upward trend as Ohio reported more unemployment filings than any in the previous eight weeks. In a stats release Thursday, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said 14,724 people had filed their first jobless claim as of July 9, which was 2,243, or 17.9%, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Mid-Ohio Food Collective Urban Farm at NBC4 took one step closer to growing food Wednesday. Volunteers filled the vertical hydroponic towers with material made of coconut fiber and rice fiber. The coconut is used as a bottom and top layer as a moisture seal, and the rice fiber basically holds [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Police were close enough to hear when a man was shot multiple times Thursday morning in the Hilltop neighborhood, but they used technology to narrow their search. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. at an apartment building near the intersection of Eakin and Kingsford roads, according to the Columbus Division of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - All types of dogs are at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, from old and feeble dogs to the young and outgoing. One of those dogs available for adoption is timid. Zara is a 2-year-old pit mix with distinctive markings. She is mainly brown in color with white highlights, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – From Picnic with the Pops to the Columbus Crew facing FC Cincinnati, there’s no shortage of things to do this weekend in central Ohio. Bettye LaVette: July 15Join Bettye LaVette as part of Rhythm on the River, a free six-part concert and performing arts series. Bicentennial Park – 233 Civic Center Dr. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A stabbing Thursday morning at a local gas station has sent one person to the hospital, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Police told NBC4 the stabbing happened at 2:45 a.m. when two men at a Shell location got in a fight. A photo taken at the scene showed officers, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – State regulators called AEP Ohio officials to the table Wednesday to review the company's decision to cut power for thousands of central Ohio homes during a June heat wave. Officials from AEP Ohio, the main energy supply company in central Ohio, appeared before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to explain [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Partly cloudy, light shower south, high 83 Tonight: Mostly clear, low 60 Friday: Mostly sunny, high 85 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 87 Sunday: PM showers & storms, high 86 Monday: Pop-up storms, high 84 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Thursday! We've got a mostly dry day ahead of us today, with daytime highs [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As a 10-year-old rape victim and her family deal with the trauma of rape, they must also deal with the political firestorm swirling around her case. This is especially after Ohio Attorney General David Yost appeared on national television to cast doubt on the veracity of a doctor’s account of an [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The case involving a 10-year-old rape victim who had to be taken out of Ohio to receive an abortion has sparked more conversations about Roe v. Wade and abortion access in the state. Both sides on the issue agree that what this girl has gone through is something no one, especially [...]
MADISON COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Madison County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of raping a child nearly nine years ago. According to a post on the Madison County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page, Jonathan W. Cullen has been sentenced to life in jail without the possibility [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State University is asking for help identifying two suspects in an aggravated burglary on campus. OSU police said the suspects entered a campus residence hall Tuesday using a method known as tailgating, where a person enters a doorway after another without using a key or access code. The two [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Arguably the most coveted free agent of the 2022 offseason is coming to Columbus. On Wednesday, six-time NHL All-Star forward Johnny Gaudreau signed a seven-year, $68.25 million deal with the Blue Jackets. Gaudreau has played in 602 NHL games and tallied 609 points. He's also the first NHL player in 12 [...]
