CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- The man shot and killed by a homeowner during an alleged break-in last weekend has been identified. On Wednesday, the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office said Richard S. Taylor Jr., 27, of Hilliard, was shot and killed when he allegedly broke into a home on the 10000 block of Thrailkill Road Sunday [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In one month, tens of thousands of students will be returning to Columbus City School’s classrooms. Transportation is a top priority and right now the district is rounding out a month-long recruiting process for drivers. But how are those efforts are panning out? The district’s transportation operation manager said when it [...]
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio (WCMH) - A body found Wednesday morning sent both the Morrow County Sheriff's Office and state investigators to a road east of Mount Gilead. Someone found the body at 10:35 a.m. on County Road 20 in Franklin Township, the sheriff's office said. However, it did not specify what intersection or part of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Podcaster Joe Rogan is coming to Columbus this fall. The host of "The Joe Rogan Experience" is bringing "The Sacred Clown" tour to the Schottenstein Center Sept. 16. Tickets went on pre-sale Wednesday through Ticketmaster. Use password "ROGAN" for access. The use of phones will not be permitted in the performance [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a two-year hiatus, the Ohio State Fair is back, with Wednesday's opening ceremony marking the fair's official return to the capital city. With food, rides, and exhibits, Governor Mike DeWine says the fair is an opportunity to recognize the greatness that already exists in Ohio, and also celebrate the great [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Local voters should check their mail for voting location change notifications sent by the Franklin County Board of Elections. Several voting locations in Franklin County are temporarily changing for the Aug. 2, 2022, special primary, the elections board said in a news release. “Due to the timing of this election, many [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohioans planning to vote early or via absentee ballot have one week left to choose their candidates before the Aug. 2 special primary election. In the third week of early voting, Ohioans requested 92,888 absentee ballots by mail or in person and cast 67,218 early votes during the week-long period from [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- A Westerville man is facing rape and other charges relating to a March 2022 arrest in which he allegedly impersonated a police officer. Jason D. Britenstine, 49, was initially arrested on March 4 during a Columbus police operation targeting prostitution. According to police, Britenstine is facing two counts of first-degree felony rape; [...]
A stalled front over Kentucky will continue to be the pathway for disturbances riding east, bringing rounds of showers and storms through Thursday, with some breaks of afternoon sun. Locally 1-2 inches of rain will fall in the southern third of the state, with amounts of .25-50 inch as far north as I-70. Clouds will [...]
WASHINGTON (WCMH) - The legislation that Intel Corporation said could make or break its investment of billions of dollars in Ohio has cleared one of three major hurdles Wednesday. The U.S. Senate voted 64-33 to pass the CHIPS and Science Act, or CHIPS-plus, Nexstar's D.C. Bureau reported. Commonly known as the CHIPS Act, it was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - An AEP truck stolen in the Zanesville area has been found. A man stole the RAM 2500 white pickup truck on Monday. The truck was found abandoned in a southeast Columbus park, AEP announced on Twitter Wednesday. While the truck was recovered, law enforcement is still looking for the suspect who [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Columbus saw its first butter cow display in two years unveiled Tuesday as the Ohio State Fair prepared to reopen to the public. The COVID-19 pandemic led to the butter sculptures vanishing, along with any gathering beyond the 4-H competitive livestock shows in the two years prior. Before that, however, the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Franklin County SWAT agents moved Tuesday to seize $150,000 worth of suspected narcotics, a heap of firearms and a bundle of cash from a Columbus home. A search warrant served to a Prairie Township home on the 600 block of Inah Avenue led several central Ohio law enforcement agencies to seize [...]
Watch an earlier report on the crash in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A stolen car with three underage teenagers inside rolled over several times, ejecting both of its passengers, in a crash that left two of them dead, a report obtained Wednesday by NBC4 shows. According to the report, from the Ohio [...]
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WCMH) — Coach Ryan Day and members of the Ohio State football team are set to speak at Big Ten media days Wednesday at Lucas Oil Stadium. You can watch Ryan Day's comments in the video player above. Quarterback C.J. Stroud, receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and safety Ronnie Hickman will also be in attendance. [...]
An earlier report on the shooting can be seen in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio Crime Stoppers is asking for help from anyone who witnessed the 2020 shooting death of Andrew Kelley, 26, on May 24, 2020 in Eastgate as they search for suspects. Columbus Division of Police officers say [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- The price of everything is rising, from food and utilities to shelter and fuel prices. So enjoying a weekend getaway may seem out of reach because of the cost. So, you're stuck in the middle of the Buckeye State and you want to know what options you have? Believe it or [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Fair gets underway Wednesday and runs for the next 12 days at the Ohio Expo Center. It is the first time since 2019 that it has been open to the public for rides, fair food, exhibits and all of the other fair classics Buckeyes have grown to love. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Multiple people are in custody after SWAT surrounded an apartment in the Hilltop neighborhood overnight Wednesday, according to Columbus Police. A CPD Lieutenant confirmed to NBC4 that at around 1:30 a.m., a man went to an apartment on the 200 block of Clarendon Ave. to see a woman he met on [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Rain & storms, high 82 Tonight: Showers continue, low 70 Thursday: Pop-up storms, mainly PM, high 83 Friday: Clearing, mild, high 80 Saturday: Partly cloudy, high 80 Sunday: Mainly sunny, high 82 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! We start the day off with a few pop-up showers and storms moving into the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Doctors are fearful that more soon-to-be mothers in Ohio could die in the post-Roe era. The state's maternal mortality rate is 18% higher than the national average, with 23.8 deaths per 100,000 births, according to federal data released by America’s Health Rankings. Physicians, however, caution that Ohio's near-total abortion ban could [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – More than 40 cars were broken into in less than two weeks, all not far from John Glenn International Airport. Columbus police are now trying to find out who’s responsible and stop the trend. In all of 2021, Columbus police said there were about 6,000 times belongings were stolen from cars [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Kurt Schooley has been a high school official for more than 20 years – 15 of those have been on the football field. “You have to enjoy it. You have to love it to an extent,” he said. “I think anybody can get into officiating. It definitely takes a passion to [...]
CINCINNATI, Ohio (WCMH) – More than 20 years after being victimized by former Ohio State University doctor Richard Strauss, and four years after filing claims against the university for allowing it to happen, about 100 of the sexual assault survivors got to take their case to a federal appeals court Tuesday. A three-judge federal panel [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The suspect in a fatal shooting at a Franklinton homeless shelter earlier this month has been indicted on multiple murder charges. Christopher O. Smith, 35, was indicted Tuesday on three charges of murder, two charges of aggravated murder, and one charge each of kidnapping, attempted murder, and felonious assault. The murder [...]
