COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- Central Ohio celebrity exhibitors traded their business attire and suits for boots and jeans Tuesday at the Ohio State Fair to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities. NBC4 Today anchor Matt Barnes was among them, teaming up with an experienced 4-H family and steer to compete in the Dean's Charity Steer Show. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A 31-year-old man will spend the next 86 years in prison after being found guilty of two shooting deaths in 2020. Rashad Short, 31, was sentenced Tuesday in a Franklin County courtroom to a mandatory 86 years to life in prison. According to Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney G. Gary Tyack, Short [...]
BUCYRUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A 72-year-old Bucyrus man is under arrest for suspicion of possessing child pornography. According to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, Ronald Edward Dyer was arrested Tuesday after sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at his home. Dyer, who was the target of the office’s investigation, is being held in the Crawford [...]
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman died Monday night after a head-on collision in Knox County. Samantha O'Rourke, 31, of Mount Vernon, was driving a Hyundai Elantra north on State Route 661 near Airport Road at 6:50 p.m. when a Chevrolet Silverado driven southbound by a 36-year-old went left of center and struck O'Rourke's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus police officer was taken to a hospital Wednesday after their cruiser was involved in a car accident. Police report that the officer was responding to a crash at the intersection of Morse and Sunbury roads about 11 a.m. when their cruiser was involved in a separate accident. Both the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- It's a tradition almost as old as the Ohio State Fair itself: the Schmidt's Restaurant & Sausage Haus concession stands on the fairgrounds. After a two-year hiatus from a fully opened fair, Schmidt's is celebrating more than 100 years at the fair. They have been part of the fair since 1914 making [...]
High pressure is building in, which is helping to clear the clouds. We still have a light northwesterly breeze in place along the sunshine, which is giving us a seasonally warm day
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A North Side hotel has been shut down because of what's been called a pattern of violent crime and drug use. City Attorney Zach Klein announced Tuesday that America's Best Value Inn, on Sinclair Road near its exit with Interstate 71, has been shut down via court order. It also cited [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine has tapped the next leader of school safety initiatives in Ohio. At the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Monday, DeWine announced $47 million in grants will be awarded to schools across the state to fund safety-related expenses and selected his pick for the next chief training officer of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The phrase "food insecurity" may be lost on a lot of people. The phrase does not mean needy, hungry, less fortunate or poor. Instead, think about people who suddenly have to decide whether to pay for food -- or new medications, fuel for their car, or rent. The saying goes, "Life [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Fair has a new attraction in the making. At the Ohio Expo Center and Fairgrounds, "barn artist" Scott Hagan is painting murals of two Ohio heroes, and guests of the Ohio State Fair have the chance to watch him in action. In the Cox Fine Arts Center, Hagan [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Kelly Mabra drove Downtown on Monday to sit in court in support of her cousin who was killed on April 16. Mabra wanted to look Douglas Revels in the eye. He's on trial after being accused of the murder of her cousin, Traci Mabra-Dalton. "I have to be here to support [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Tuesday marks Ohio's second primary election of 2022, which will set the table for November's ballot. Polling locations throughout the state will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters across Ohio will be selecting their party's nominee for Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate as well as members [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Clearing, less muggy, high 86 Tonight: Mostly clear, low 68 Wednesday: Hot & humid, high 91 Thursday: Rain & storms, mainly PM, high 88 Friday: Showers & storms, high 84 Saturday: Few pop-ups, high 86 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! After thunderstorms rolled through the area, mainly in our southern counties on [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Rain & storms early, some clearing late, low 68 Tuesday: Clearing skies, drier, high 86 Wednesday: Mostly sunny early, hot & humid, high 92 Thursday: Showers & storms, later, high 89 Friday: Showers & rumbles possible, high 85 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday Night, Scattered rain showers and some storms will work [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Reaction to the six-game suspension of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been coming in all day from around the country and in Ohio. After the suspension was announced Monday, some of the first thoughts were about the survivors of the alleged sexual assault they suffered at Watson’s hands. “I think [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people are dead and at least three others injured after a shooting at a bar in south Columbus Monday night. According to Columbus police, the shooting was reported outside of the Old Landmark bar on the 100 block of Rumsey Road at approximately 9:40 p.m. One person was pronounced dead [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two children are reported missing Monday from the west side of Columbus. Cecilia Montgomery, 9, was last seen Monday leaving her home near Gimbles Street walking a small, brown Yorkie. Cecilia has blonde hair and blue eyes. She is approximately 4 feet tall and weighs approximately 65 pounds. Cecilia was last [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) -- From kindergarten to college, schools in central Ohio can expect a big boost in funding, technology, and enrollment thanks to Intel. The tech giant is building a massive semiconductor chip factory in New Albany, promising to bring thousands of high-tech jobs. When Intel announced the project in January, company executives [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio leaders want people living with disabilities to know about a way they can save money without losing out on important federal assistance. An Ohio program that started in 2016, called STABLE accounts, takes $25 to enroll. “It is built to help individuals who are living with disabilities be able to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- When it comes to COVID-19, there are two things doctors are keeping an eye on right now: viral rebound and reinfection. This is after President Joe Biden went back into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 once again following a recent negative test. Doctors said it’s important to know the difference [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whether it's locking your doors, setting an alarm, or applying a steering wheel lock, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said Kia and Hyundai drivers need to be securing their vehicles. "The sheriff's office has had 326 reports of stolen autos this year, and again, the majority being Kias and Hyundais," said [...]
