COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City School teachers are not receiving compensation or benefits while on strike. The union said the teachers will not receive benefits, including healthcare, at any point during the strike. At the Ohio statehouse, there is an effort to change that precedent for workers choosing to strike across Ohio. “As long [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Many Columbus City School students did not attend the first day of classes, opting to walk with teachers on strike. Many families said logging in for remote learning would be crossing the picket line. Beyond that, it's an experience they don't want to repeat. Whetstone High School senior Melina Spiropoulos organized [...]
ABOVE: The original report on the 2020 shooting of a robbery suspect can be viewed above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Franklin County grand jury has declined to indict a Columbus police officer in relation to the fatal shooting of a robbery suspect in Columbus in 2020. Columbus police officer Jeffrey Miller will not be [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police have identified the officer who fired his weapon while responding to a call in west Columbus on Monday. Officer Jacob Bomba fired his weapon after responding to the 3600 block of Eakin Road at around 8:50 p.m. on Aug. 22 for a call about multiple people seen with firearms, said [...]
ABOVE: A previous report on the deputy-involved shooting in Knox County on Monday. MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Knox County Sheriff's Office released the identity of the woman fatally shot by sheriff's deputies Monday after breaking into a home. Elizabeth A. Delano, 41, was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy after the sheriff's [...]
Mainly sunny skies under a broad area of high pressure will continue through Thursday, with seasonally warm temperatures in the mid-80s. The humidity has been in the pleasant range but will gradually increase. A weak cold front will cross the state early Friday, triggering a few stray showers or storms into the afternoon. Behind the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - With a teachers' strike against Columbus City Schools carrying on as Thursday and Friday night football approaches, coaches from other school districts are taking preventative measures out of caution. When NBC4 checked the Columbus City Schools website on Wednesday for an athletic schedule for 2022-23 fall sports, none was posted. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people have been hospitalized after a shooting in east Columbus Wednesday afternoon, according to Columbus police. CPD said that officers went to the 5800 block of Yorkland Court around 12:15 p.m. and found two 16-year-olds and a 41-year-old with gunshot wounds. All three were taken to the hospital in stable [...]
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Marysville armored police vehicle was shot at by two brothers in a deadly standoff with law enforcement lasting several hours Saturday. The Marysville Police Division shared photos of a ballistic armored tactical transport that protected officers while being shot at by the two suspects. The windows show large cracks [...]
More sunshine and warmer weather is on the way ahead of the next chance for showers.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are searching for two men who stole a gun from an unlocked car in a north Linden parking lot. Surveillance photos show the two suspects trying to open car doors at a parking lot in the 4000 block of Karl Road on June 28, according to the Columbus Division [...]
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A high school student in Marysville is in custody after he was caught bringing a stolen gun onto a school bus Wednesday morning. At 7:15 a.m., witnesses told police that a student was talking about having a gun while on the way to Bunsold Middle School. Shortly after, a school staff [...]
The downtown districts of many larger U.S. cities are struggling to recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to the results of a new study from UC Berkeley.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 14-year-old girl is missing from her home in western Franklin County, per the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. FCSO says Nevaeh McCoy was last seen at her home near Hague Ave. in Franklin Township wearing blue jeans, a white shirt, and white shoes. The sheriff's office did not specify when McCoy [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for a man accused of stealing a diamond ring from the Macy's at Tuttle Crossing on the west side. CPD says on May 13, the man asked a jewelry department employee to try on a $1,300 diamond ring. With the ring on his finger, the suspect ran [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 23-year-old man from Columbus was given a maximum prison sentence for a 2020 deadly shooting of a co-worker on the east side. A Franklin County judge gave Shannon Weaver a prison sentence of at least 14 years after he pled guilty Monday to one count of voluntary manslaughter with a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With the first day of school coming and going with students taking classes remotely, the Columbus City School Board and the teachers' union met in an attempt to come to a contract agreement. As of 11 p.m. Wednesday, there was no word on what, if anything, the negotiation session accomplished. As [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) - As the high school football season begins at Gahanna Lincoln High School, the time has nearly run out for the 95-year-old stadium. Lincoln Stadium opened during the Roaring '20s. The only cats heard during the first game played here were from the Bexley Lions beating Gahanna Lions 7-0 on Sept. 16, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio Crime Stoppers is looking for a wanted man who they said shot at the back of a woman's truck with her baby sitting in the backseat. Police said that on June 25 just after 9 p.m., the woman was at a Shell gas station on East Livingston Avenue with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Inflation is leading to a fluctuating real estate market, especially in Columbus, which is ranked among the top 10 U.S. cities where homes sell the fastest. As interest rates have risen, NBC4 has analyzed 10 homes sold for $500,000 and 10 homes sold for $750,000. For comparison, here are 10 homes sold in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have one person in custody after a shooting in the Hilltop where they say at least nine shots were fired overnight Wednesday. At around 1:30 a.m., police went to the Mobil Mart gas station on West Broad Street where they say the shooting occurred. CPD state that shots were [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Parents aren’t impressed by the virtual learning itinerary Columbus City Schools laid out, as the district braces for potential 80-person classrooms Wednesday. After the 4,500-member Columbus teachers’ union voted overwhelmingly to go on strike, the district’s Board of Education devised a plan to task 600 full-time substitutes with delivering remote instruction [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person has been hospitalized in critical condition after being hit by a car on the northeast side overnight Wednesday, according to Columbus police. Police say the person was hit just before 4:00 a.m. on State Route 161 near Karl Road and was taken to Riverside Hospital in critical condition. The [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly sunny, high 85 Tonight: Patchy AM fog, low 63 Thursday: Mainly sunny, high 85 Friday: Iso. PM pop-ups, high 85 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 85 Sunday: Warmer sunshine, high 88 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! After a beautiful day yesterday, we've got another really nice day on tap! We will once [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State brings a combination of new and old at defensive back this season. The Buckeyes have a new cornerbacks coach and new safeties coach but return every starter from a year ago. Perry Eliano joined Ohio State after two years at Cincinnati to coach the safeties while former Buckeye Tim [...]
