COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Public Health has received more monkeypox vaccines and will be holding a clinic later this week. Vaccine appointments will be hosted on Thursday at 240 Parsons Ave. and are available for high-risk individuals. To receive a vaccine, individuals must live in Ohio, be 18 or older and meet one of [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Chillicothe middle school and high school were placed on lockdown Tuesday after a student posted a threat on social media. The threat posted to social media by a 15-year-old Chillicothe City Schools student referenced "shooting up the school," the Chillicothe Police Department shared on Facebook. Police began investigating and the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is partnering with the Columbus Division of Police and Central Ohio Crime Stoppers to solve a local woman's disappearance over a year ago. Crime Stoppers announced it would be offering a $10,000 reward together with the FBI for information to find Devin "Sacoya" Cooper. The 33-year-old [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A company widely attributed as dominating the vaping industry now owes millions to settle a lawsuit over its marketing to a younger audience, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday. Juul Labs will pay $438.5 million in a settlement with Yost and 32 other attorneys general. The investigation from the group's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Despite a 21-10 win over No. 5 Notre Dame Saturday night, the Buckeyes have dropped one spot in the coaches poll. Ohio State (1-0) has been ranked No. 3 in the first USA Today coaches poll released during the regular season, dropping underneath No. 2 Georgia who moved up the poll [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A woman lost both her car and her dog when a group of suspects attacked her in an Easton parking lot, police said Tuesday. The attack happened around 2:45 p.m. Aug. 26 in the 3700 block of Easton Market. The woman was walking her dog to her car when a stolen [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 53-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a car overnight Tuesday on a road in Marion, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Authorities say Trudy Blevins was walking on Marion Williamsport Road East just before 5:00 a.m. when she was hit by a car. The car went [...]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Coach Ryan Day spoke at noon Tuesday to preview Ohio State's home game against Arkansas State. You can watch him in the player above. The Buckeyes are coming off a top-five win over Notre Dame in which they outscored the Irish 14-0 in the second half. Ryan Day called the win [...]
SANDUSKY, Ohio (WCMH)-- After being shuttered for more than a year following an accident where a woman was severely injured, Cedar Point announced the official retirement of its Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster. The amusement park made the announcement on social media Tuesday morning: After 19 seasons in operation with 18 million riders experiencing the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A play written by an Ohio State University alumna detailing her experiences as a Black freshman in the 1950s is heading to Broadway. Written by award-winning playwright Adrienne Kennedy, “Ohio State Murders” follows writer Suzanne Alexander who returns to her alma mater as a guest speaker. Throughout the play, Alexander’s experiences [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people are in the hospital after a hit-and-run collision in east Columbus overnight Tuesday, according to Columbus police. CPD state officers went to the intersection of East Livingston Avenue and Beachwood Road at 2:20 a.m. and found two people injured after a hit-and-run. One person was taken to Grant Medical [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The fluctuation of gas prices continues in Columbus as another price increase follows a decrease from last week. GasBuddy is reporting the average price for a gallon of gas in the Columbus area is $3.59, which is 13.9 cents higher than the previous week. That is 2.4 cents cheaper than a [...]
PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) -- A father's fight to fly the Thin Blue Line flag in memory of his son, a police chief who was killed in the line of duty, has inspired a bill at the Ohio Statehouse. Thomas DiSario received a Thin Blue Line flag in memory of his son Steven Eric DiSario, who [...]
As the front continues to slide east Wednesday, we'll watch for a few showers.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus community is honoring and remembering the life of a little girl gone too soon. Four-year-old Ester Mutivito was reported missing on Friday and her body was found on Saturday. On Monday, community members gathered for a vigil near the pond where she was found. “This is just, it's very [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating after a shooting and a crash occurred in the Polaris area. A victim was shot while in a car in the Polaris Towne Center Plaza around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, police said. Following the incident, a crash occurred about a mile away. Investigators confirmed the two scenes are [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- OhioHealth announced in a letter last week that it will be laying off 58 employees. In a Sept. 1 letter to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, OhioHealth said it will lay off 58 associates, 56 of which [...]
HEATH, Ohio (WCMH) -- Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward after a motorcycle was stolen in Heath. On July 29, the suspect stole a red and white Honda motorcycle from John Hinderer Power Store on Hebron Road, according to the Heath Division of Police. Now, Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering up [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new study by the CDC found fatal drug overdoses increased by 44% among Black people in 2020. That is a sharp increase that's been seen here in Franklin County as well. In Franklin County, the coroner's office reported a 35% increase in opioid overdose deaths among African Americans alone. "It's more [...]
View Landon McChesney's story in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Upper Arlington boy went viral again this weekend on Buckeye Gameday. The parents of an Upper Arlington boy named Landon wanted their son’s viral Gameday moment in Ann Arbor to happen again. The donations from the viral moment got them in genetic studies producing very [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Some pop-up showers, patchy fog late, low 68 Tuesday: Patchy morning fog, more pop-up showers, some heavy, high 80 Wednesday: More sunshine, stray shower, high 80 Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 82 Friday: Mostly sunny, warmer, high 84 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday Evening, It has been a wet Labor Day for parts [...]
