COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A three-judge panel has ruled in favor of former Ohio State University students seeking compensation for the sexual abuse they endured at the hands of a former university physician. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth District Court of Ohio found Wednesday that a district judge [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Clearing skies, patchy fog late, low 58 Thursday: Fog early, clearing skies, high 80 Friday: Sunny skies, high 83 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 85 Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 85 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Wednesday Evening, Scattered clouds will continue to linger through the evening hours tonight with clearing skies expected tonight after [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Growing up in Ohio -- the Midwest, Texas, the South -- anywhere in the United States where college football is king, at some point, you have probably heard: Don't have a wedding on a Saturday in the fall. For decades, June was the month of the bride. Folklore links it all [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for a man they said robbed a seller of two iPhones and $665 via an app. Police said that on June 16 at approximately 10 p.m., the victim met the suspect, who he only knew as Abdul, to sell him two iPhone 12s that had been advertised [...]
Above: Body camera footage shows the moments leading up to the shooting of Donovan Lewis. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Columbus Division of Police has released the personnel file for an officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man, which showed he was previously terminated and won his job back. The release of Officer [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A strike could be on the horizon at central Ohio Kroger stores if an agreement is not reached between the grocery store chain and its union-represented employees. Kroger union workers in the Columbus division are voting this week on the chain's most recent tentative contract agreement after they rejected two previous [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio’s poverty rate narrowly dropped this year, but the woes continue in multiple categories for some 11 million people considered low-income in the state. One thing has also remained the same since 2016: Ohio's poverty rate is higher than the national average. The state sits at 12.7%, lagging behind the 11.9% [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Mid-Ohio Food Collective is working to break the stigma of food insecurity every day with a brand-new approach to hunger. "The families we serve are resilient, they’re resourceful, and they’re brave when they come and ask for help," said Mike Hochron, of Mid-Ohio Food Collective. And that help is now [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The top ten homes for sale in central Ohio range from $2.7 million to $6.7 million. The homes sprawl across the greater Columbus area and feature resort-style amenities from Olympic-sized pools and fitness centers, to wine cellars, theater rooms and lush gardens. Here are the most expensive homes in central Ohio, [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Clearing, warmer, high 80 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 57 Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 81 Friday: Sunny, warmer, high 83 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 85 Sunday: Sunny, warm, high 86 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good afternoon & happy Wednesday! Sunshine and warmer weather are on the way for the [...]
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Circleville City Schools announced they will have a two-hour delay Wednesday due to an active police situation near the campus area of Ohio Christian University. The school district announced there will be no morning preschool. Afternoon preschool will operate after a 20-minute delay. Pickaway County Sheriff's Office officials said that they [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Since the 1890s, Ohio State has played games with no matchups more frequent than those against other teams in the Buckeye State. Saturday will be the 255th time OSU has played against an in-state opponent when the third-ranked Buckeyes (2-0) faced Toledo at 7 p.m. at Ohio Stadium. In the last [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is set to appear in court Wednesday, accused of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint, according to court records. Court records state that on Sept. 4, Quintin Roberson walked in front of a woman's vehicle, which was stopped at a red light at West Spring and North High streets, just [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s been 18 years since James “Big Baby” Stephens had a roof over his head. The life of the 45-year-old resident of Camp Shameless, a homeless encampment in the Olde Towne East neighborhood, has been riddled with drug addiction, crime, and post-traumatic stress disorder beginning at the age of 6 – [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A hallmark of the 2022 Columbus Crew season was once again a factor in a Tuesday night match against Inter Miami: Bad weather. As the Crew and Miami entered into the locker room tied 1-1 at half -- thanks to goals from Cucho Hernandez and Gonzalo Higuain -- the lightning in [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Clearing, warmer, high 80 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 57 Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 81 Friday: Sunny, warmer, high 83 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 85 Sunday: Sunny, warm, high 85 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Wednesday! We've got a warmer day on tap, with temperatures back up near normal, topping out near 80 across [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The calls for peace are getting louder on Columbus’ south side. Two people were shot Saturday at an event in the neighborhood meant to help the community, and on Tuesday, a group of residents gathered again to say enough is enough. The group gathered in the area of the 1400 block [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 38-year-old Columbus woman has been charged in the death of a four-month-old boy Monday. According to Columbus police, officers responded Monday to a home on the 100 block of Jefferson Avenue for a call of a baby not breathing. The child, identified as Aaron M. Thorp, was pronounced dead by [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCMH) -- A crowd of 5,000 attended the White House Tuesday, helping the Biden administration celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act. The celebration comes on the same day that there was disappointing economic news for the White House. NBC4’s Colleen Marshall was invited to take part in White House briefings. About a dozen reporters [...]
JERSEY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Licking County township is preparing for potential growth when it comes to Intel and has passed legislation when it comes to future development. Some are worried about how that will impact the three school districts that are part of Jersey Township. Superintendents of Johnstown-Monroe and Licking Heights school districts [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and vehicular assault charges in relation to a June 2020 crash that killed three, including an unborn baby. Kimberly Renee Mantikowski, of Grove City, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, a second-degree felony, and two counts of aggravated vehicular [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 56 Wednesday: Clearing skies, high 79 Thursday: Few clouds, high 81 Friday: Mainly sunny, high 84 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 85 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Tuesday Night, It has been a cool and rather at times gray day today as an upper low has slowly churned across our area. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The father of a man in critical condition following an assault outside a Columbus bar said he has not left his son’s hospital room all week. The family of the victim, Greg Coleman Jr., 37, said he is now in the intensive care unit at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical [...]
