COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Greater Columbus Arts Council has brought back their "Columbus Makes Art Passport" for September and October to encourage people to visit local arts, cultural, and entertainment events throughout the city. This is the second year for the free program that uses a physical booklet to collect stamps when you visit [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 25,280 new COVID-19 cases for the past week, upsetting weeks of a downward trend for the virus. While the state had seen consistently smaller case rates, it still reported more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases per week eight times in a row. Before July, the state’s COVID-19 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The next time you go to your favorite bar or brewery, you might see a sticker or tag on your drink from Secretary of State Frank LaRose. LaRose is partnering with more than 100 breweries and distilleries across the state. While it may seem like an odd pairing, LaRose said it [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) - Intel has shared the start time for a groundbreaking ceremony involving President Joe Biden for its multi-billion-dollar plant in Ohio. The company's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, will join Biden and Gov. Mike DeWine at 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 9 in New Albany at the construction site for the planned semiconductor fabrication [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is making sure his teammates are prepared, and look the part, when the Buckeyes take on Notre Dame on Saturday night. Stroud announced after practice this week he is giving each of his teammates a $500 gift card to Express to buy a new suit for [...]
MILFORD CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) - The end of summer brings a number of some of the fall favorites in Central Ohio like Ohio State football and, of course, visiting pumpkin patches and meandering through a corn maze. Since a lot of people like both of these, the Rausch family got a perfect idea. They created [...]
A gradual increase in moisture and a weak surface boundary will contribute to scattered showers and storms after a beautiful start to the month.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person was shot Thursday on the south side of Columbus. Around 11 a.m., police responded to reports of a shooting near the intersection of Parsons Avenue and East Whittier Street, where they found one person suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Columbus Division of Police. The victim was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The number of new unemployment claims in Ohio has been slashed in half since July, and continued jobless claims are on the downfall, too. From Aug. 21 to 27, Ohioans filed 6,021 new unemployment claims and 29,936 continued jobless claims -- 289 and 1,558 fewer claims, respectively, than the week before, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Family of an unarmed 20-year-old Black man fatally shot by police during an attempted arrest are expected to make their first public comments Thursday morning. Family of Donovan Lewis have called a news conference for 10 a.m. with their attorney, Rex Elliott. You can watch it in the player above. Lewis [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- College football’s spotlight will be shining on Ohio Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday when No. 2 ranked Ohio State plays fifth-ranked Notre Dame in a nationally televised showdown of blueblood programs. The Buckeyes are coming off an 11-2 season – great at most places but seen as subpar across Ohio – [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A year is a long time for anything, especially if you're a dog. That is how long Lenny has been at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. This 7-year-old is wonderfully behaved, and he knows a number of commands: sit, stay, shake, down, and he'll bark when you tell [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A crash on the north side of Columbus sent two people to the hospital. Just after 6 a.m. Monday, medics with the Columbus Division of Fire responded to reports of a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of I-270 and Sawmill Road near Dublin, according to Chief Jeffrey Geitter and the Ohio [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the Columbus Greek Festival to the Buckeyes’ season opener against Notre Dame, there is no shortage of things to do this weekend in central Ohio. An evening of dance with BalletMet: Sept. 2Join BalletMet as part of Rhythm on the River, a free six-part concert and performing arts series. Bicentennial Park [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sixteen years have passed since former Ohio State football quarterback Troy Smith helped lead the Buckeyes to victory against Notre Dame. After taking on Dublin native and Irish quarterback Brady Quinn in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl, Smith helped the Buckeyes win by 34-20, leading him to earn the Heisman Trophy a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Women in Ohio are signing up to vote at “jaw-dropping” rates, new reports show. Since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its June ruling that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, Ohio women have outregistered men to vote by at least 8%, according to two separate analyses of state voter files. [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly sunny, high 84 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 63 Friday: Partly cloudy, high 86 Saturday: Partly cloudy, iso. PM shower, high 87 Sunday: Muggy, iso. PM showers, high 85 Monday: Partly cloudy, iso. PM shower, high 84 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Thursday! We've got another nice day on tap, with daytime highs [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A 20-year-old shot and killed by Columbus police was wanted on allegations of domestic violence, court records indicate. Records from the Franklin County Municipal Court released Wednesday evening revealed that Donovan Lewis, an unarmed Black man fatally shot by Officer Ricky Anderson around 2 a.m. Tuesday, was wanted by police after [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A group of friends in South Franklinton is working to make their community safer, hoping to do so through the game of soccer. “We want every kid to be the best kids that they can be,” said Noor Ahmed. Ahmed has just one wish, but he said getting the wish to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus religious leaders are speaking out about the deadly shooting of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis by a Columbus police officer this week. Just like city leaders, these religious leaders don’t want people to lose sight of the fact a family has lost a loved one, adding community members are watching closely as [...]
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- Newark police are asking for help finding an 11-year-old girl who was reported missing Wednesday. Terrianna Jones was last seen leaving her home in the Washington Street area at approximately 8:15 p.m. Terrianna has black hair and brown eyes; her hair is shorter than seen in the accompanying photo. She was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Attendance for online classes during the Columbus City Schools' teachers' strike was drastically lower than attendance for in-person learning. According to figures released by Columbus City Schools Wednesday, on the first day of remote learning -- Aug. 24, the first day for students of the school year -- 22,679 students are [...]
COLUMBUS, OHIO (WCMH) - The last time Ohio State hosted Notre Dame in Ohio Stadium was 1995. Three Buckeye football players -- Ryan Miller, Mike Vrebal, and Luke Fickell -- have that victory game and many other OSU football moments tying them together, but their bond goes beyond the field and into the classroom even [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) – Jurors seated in the murder trial of George Wagner IV visited the sites where eight members of the Rhoden family were found dead in 2016. Members of the jury were taken by bus Wednesday to several locations around Pike County, all crime scenes six years ago in the largest murder investigation [...]
LAURELVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A couple was arrested Wednesday after Hocking County police received information from a school resource officer about a severe case of child abuse. Haley Griffith, 26, and Glenn Morehart, 26, were both taken into custody Wednesday on charges of felony child endangerment and domestic violence, according to the Hocking County Sheriff's [...]
