COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- House Bill 99, which allows teachers to carry guns in their classrooms, is officially in effect. The bill, signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine this past June, did not have bipartisan support: four Republicans joined all Democrats in voting against it. The law does not mean every teacher or school [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus woman is under arrest and facing involuntary manslaughter and other charges following the drowning death of an infant in a bathtub. According to Columbus police, Dierra Smith, 32, has been indicted on one count of first-degree felony involuntary manslaughter, one count of third-degree felony child endangering, and three first-degree [...]
JACKSON, Ohio (WCMH) -- What do you do when the gift card you purchased has been used before you get the chance to use it? A Jackson, Ohio woman sent a message to Better Call 4, after it happened to her. She said she bought a $200 Visa gift card off of Amazon. But when [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- In Pike County, the first witnesses in the murder trial of George Wagner IV took to the stand Tuesday, one of whom described the scene he found when he went to his slain sister’s home. The jury heard testimony from a few witnesses, mostly relatives of the Rhoden family, as testimony [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) - A tablet got involved as a weapon when a man confronted another who was filming him in Hilliard, according to the Columbus Division of Police. The attack happened on Friday evening in the 5000 block of Singleton Drive, when one of two victims started filming a shirtless man who jumped his [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are searching for two suspects who stole a large amount of baby formula from a Meijer in Hilliard. A man and a woman filled their shopping carts with baby formula and a few household items from the Meijer on Hilliard Rome Road on July 1 around 5:30 p.m., according [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mainly cloudy, stray shower, high 71 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 56 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high 80 Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 81 Friday: Sunny, warmer, high 82 Saturday: Mainly sunny, high 85 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good afternoon & happy Tuesday! It's a much cooler day ahead of sunshine [...]
BUCYRUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 28-year-old accused of stashing child porn in his home and videotaping himself sexually assaulting a 5-year-old will spend 24 years in prison. A federal judge sentenced David L. Holdcraft on Thursday and fined him nearly $50,000 after he pleaded guilty to child pornography-related charges and the sexual assault of a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Coach Ryan Day is set to speak with the media at noon Tuesday to preview Ohio State's home game against Toledo. The third-ranked Buckeyes are coming off a 45-12 win over Arkansas State in which C.J. Stroud threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns. Three of those touchdowns went to sophomore [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 37-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a car Sunday night while walking in northeast Columbus, according to Columbus police. CPD say that just after 8:30 p.m. Sunday, an unknown vehicle was driving east on Morse Road near Dunbridge Street. The driver hit Alexis Wolfe, who was trying [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 63-year-old man who was hit by a car last week while riding his bicycle was pronounced dead Monday, according to Columbus police. CPD state that on September 5 just after 11:00 p.m., William Jamison was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk of South James Road on the east side. As [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A national organization dedicated to helping campuses foster accepting environments has ranked Ohio State University as one of the best colleges for LGBTQ+ students. Campus Pride has named Ohio State in the annual “Best of the Best Colleges and Universities for LGBTQ+ Students in the United States.” The list recognizes the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – NOAA is forecasting a third consecutive La Niña, with a 91% probability of the climate system lasting through November, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. The climate pattern is given a 54% chance of sticking around during the upcoming winter. La Niña is a cooler-than-average sea surface temperature [...]
SOMERSET, Ohio (WCMH) -- After two years of what they call torture, a missing man's family still fights to understand his disappearance. Family members of Koby Roush held signs that said "Where's Koby Roush?" "We won't stop" and "Justice for Koby and Raymont" as they marched in Somerset on Sunday to bring awareness to the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man working as a security guard is recovering after being shot by another man who refused a security pat down overnight Tuesday in east Columbus, per police. According to Columbus police, the 28-year-old guard was working at a restaurant and bar on the 1300 block of South Hamilton Road around [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mainly cloudy, stray shower, high 71 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 56 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high 80 Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 81 Friday: Sunny, warmer, high 82 Saturday: Mainly sunny, high 85 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! We've got another cool day ahead of us today, with temperatures topping out in the lower [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Franklin County is getting closer to equipping its deputies with body cameras, but some say more needs to be done for there to be meaningful change. Others on Monday said the effort is too little, too late. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office had hoped to have the body cameras in use [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Another round of Emergency Rental Assistance Funding is on its way to renters in Columbus and Franklin County. According to the City of Columbus, an additional $20 million in federal aid is set to be distributed to those who are at risk of losing their housing as a result of financial [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are searching for a suspect accused of stealing a cash drawer from an Easton shop. On July 31 at approximately 4:20 a.m., the man got into the Zagg store at the Easton Town Center through the front door. When inside, the suspect allegedly took the cash drawer from the [...]
LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two 19-year-old men were arrested last week for the alleged sexual assault of a teenager. According to the Hocking County Sheriff's Office, Benjamin R. Lieser, 19, of Sugar Grove, and Brian R. Vincent, 19, of Bremen, were each charged with fourth-degree unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. On Sept. 7, the [...]
MCCONNELSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Morgan County man has been sentenced to at least eight years in prison as part of a child pornography sting last year. Dean W. Smith was sentenced earlier this month to four years for unlawful sexual conduct and an additional four to six years for pandering sexually oriented materials, set [...]
WARNING: Viewers may find the above video disturbing. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Division of Police has released footage of a violent fight outside a bar earlier this month that left one man in critical condition. On Sept. 5 at approximately 2:34 a.m., police responded to a bar in the 1000 block of North [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus city leaders said their new approach to tackling violent crime is working. This comes immediately after a weekend that saw eight shootings across the city. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, Public Safety Director Robert Clark, and other officials talked about new violence reduction programs. The Columbus Violence Reduction program used data [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - You have to meet "Sire." This four-year-old is housebroken and crate trained and is ready to be the excitement in your life. The medium-sized pooch is a little shy at first and warms up quite quickly to you once he realizes you brought treats. Those treats will be the way to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Last week, an Oklahoma news anchor began suffering a medical episode while on air, leading experts to spread a renewed warning about stroke signs and symptoms. Julie Chin, a longtime journalist with KJRN in Tulsa, Ok., suffered the episode in the middle of a newscast. Later, she shared on social media [...]
