COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after a shooting outside of a Dairy Queen in north Columbus Sunday afternoon. According to police, the shooting was reported at the restaurant on the 1900 block of Tamarack Circle South at approximately 3:50 p.m. Police dispatch said the shooting victim was rummaging through garbage at the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are investigating a shooting near a bar in the Italian Village overnight Sunday. Police responded to the 1000 block of Mt. Pleasant Avenue at approximately 3:05 a.m. Sunday for a report of shots fired. A caller told police that it sounded like two different guns shooting at each other. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It’s been a busy weekend for Columbus sports fans and those celebrating the Labor Day weekend but that’s only benefited the 2022 Greek Festival. This year would have been the 50th anniversary of the festival if not for pandemic-forced cancellations and modifications in 2020 and 2021, respectively. “To be back with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: It’s nearly a dead heat in Ohio’s race for U.S. Senate, with Tim Ryan’s push toward the middle putting him in the hunt in red Ohio, but JD Vance isn’t backing down. The Republican hopeful sits down to discuss some of the biggest issues with Election [...]
A slow-moving upper-air feature in the Midwest will continue to bring periods of wet weather through the remainder of the holiday weekend but with dry periods between disturbances in the moist tropical flow. Scattered showers and storms will linger through the early part of Sunday night, before tapering to light showers. Some patchy fog is [...]
Eleven people were arrested Saturday night after fights broke out and shots were fired at the Canfield Fair in eastern Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Storm Team 4 meteorologist Liz McGiffin met up with Joe Wood, director of education interactions and performances at COSI to talk about their upcoming reptile exhibit. "Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs" is organized by the American Museum of Natural History. Joe explains how a Pterosaurs differs from a dinosaur [...]
PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) -- A teenager in Pataskala has been sentenced to prison after he was accused of robbing a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint in 2021. On November 28, 2021, Pataskala police said officers went to Coronado Drive after hearing reports of an armed robber nearby. Police said three male teens held a pizza [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Even though the federal holiday of Labor Day gives Americans a day off work, several stores have sales and stay open on the first Monday of September. Mail and package deliveries stop on Labor Day but numerous grocery stores, restaurants, and other business' typically stay open for the holiday. ALDI - [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- On Monday, mail and package deliveries will be put on pause for Labor Day. The United States Postal Service will not deliver mail on Labor Day this Monday, September 5 as one of the 11 federal holidays observed by USPS. The holidays USPS does not operate include: New Year's Day, Martin [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A vehicle with two teenage boys and one adult man was shot at overnight Sunday in the South Franklinton area of Columbus, according to Columbus police. Police say the three victims were driving just before 1:15 a.m. near the 800 block of Greenfield Drive when someone shot at the vehicle. According [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: On/off rain & storms, heavy rain at times, high 79 Tonight: Showers & t-storms, low 69 Monday: Chance showers & t-storms, high 79 Tuesday: Clouds, showers & t-storms, high 80 Wednesday: Partly sunny, chance for afternoon shower, high 81 Thursday: Clearing, seasonal, high 82 FORECAST DISCUSSION: [...]
It is estimated that the honey bee's annual contribution to the United States economy is at least $15 billion. Beyond the profitable products and byproducts harvested directly from honey bee colonies such as honey, wax, propolis, and royal jelly, more than 90 different crops—about one-third of total crop production in the U.S.—are dependent upon these prolific [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio Crime Stoppers is renewing efforts to solve a three-year homicide investigation stemming from a south Columbus shooting. On July 24, 2019, officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of Oakwood Avenue at around 12:30 a.m. after gunshots were detected, per police. As Columbus police officers drove to the scene, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Saturday’s Ohio State-Notre Dame matchup wasn’t just a big game on the field; it also divided some households, with one side rooting for the Buckeyes, the other the Fighting Irish. Walking around the Shoe before game time, there were quite a few divided couples. Some flew to Columbus because they wanted [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State University Marching Band jazzed up the Buckeyes' home opener against Notre Dame during the first halftime show of the year. The Best Damn Band In The Land's (TBDBITL) halftime show "Buckeye Jazz Cafe" wowed the crowd for the first of five straight performances to kick off the 2022 [...]
Watch our previous report on Landon McChesney in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – With ESPN Gameday in town for the Ohio State – Notre Dame opener, NBC4 told you about an Upper Arlington boy with a rare genetic disease who would be looking for the spotlight. Well, Landon McChesney found it. Landon [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Folks may not always remember the name of Emeka Egbuka because he's part of a deep Ohio State receiving group. It's hard to be a household name when you only catch 9 passes for 191 yards, but Egbuka is doing his best to make sure defenses don't forget him. Egbuka has [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Second-ranked Ohio State and No. 5 Notre Dame tangle under the lights at Ohio State tonight, with the Buckeyes holding a 14-10 lead after three quarters. Fourth Quarter Ohio State's defense got aggressive after Notre Dame hit a big pass play, forcing an Irish punt that was downed at the Ohio [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus leaders joined a town hall event led by the Columbus Urban League Saturday to discuss the recent string of police-involved shootings including the fatal shooting of Donovan Lewis, an unarmed Black man. The conversation was an hour-long with Columbus Urban League President Stephanie Hightower, who said the event was a [...]
