QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Mostly clear, chilly, low 44 Friday: Sunny early, clouds later, high 67 Saturday: Partly sunny, stray showers late, high 71 Sunday: Sct'd showers, high 74 Monday: Clearing, cooler, high 68 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Thursday Evening, Summer officially ends this evening, and on a much cooler note. While temps were in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Housing for survivors of human trafficking is coming to Columbus in 2023. A 52-unit facility called Harriet's Hope -- after Harriet Tubman, the African American woman who rescued people from slavery in the 1800s -- will be a first for Columbus, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority said in a media release. CMHA [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- Ryan Reynolds recently made headlines when a bet between him and a business partner turned into a potentially life-saving procedure for him, shedding light on the importance of colonoscopies. "Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colorectal neoplasia and decrease in the incidence of colorectal cancer and by doing that you increase [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 14,536 new COVID-19 cases for the past week, accelerating a downward trend for the virus. The state has seen consistently smaller case rates, and the new low broke a pattern. Before the latest numbers, Ohio saw 20,000 new COVID-19 cases per week, 10 times in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of former President Donald Trump's political picks in Ohio has soared to the top of pollsters' surveys. His second endorsee, however, is gearing up for a competitive match-up. Consistent with other independent polling conducted after the May primary election, the latest survey of Ohio voters conducted by Baldwin Wallace University [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A $1 million bond was set for one of two suspects in the fatal beating of Gregory Coleman Jr. Dwayne Cummings, 29, who was arrested on Sept. 21, appeared by video Thursday morning in Franklin County Municipal Court . Cummings was wanted for the beating of Coleman, who was 37 years old, outside [...]
CINCINNATI (WCMH) - A Cincinnati man accused of flying into the Bengals' stadium mid-game is just one of two people facing prison time over illegal drone operations at sporting events. Dailon Dabney, 24, of Cincinnati, illegally flew his drone on Jan. 15 into the stadium. The drone went over players and parts of the stadium [...]
High pressure from Canada will build in across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley the next few days, accompanied by much cooler and drier air. It will also bring considerable cloudiness.
PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Pataskala Police Department arrested two suspects on drug and weapons charges after a high-speed chase that ended on Interstate 270 south. At 12:51 a.m. Thursday, officers tried to pull over the drivers of a Ford truck which donned stolen license plates, but the truck sped away and onto the interstate. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Officers identified a man who was found inside a vacant home in the 1300 block of East Hudson Street on Sept 19. Lance T. Thompson, 30, died from a gunshot wound according to the Franklin County Coroner. Officers originally went to the home after someone reported a body inside of it. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An accident closed I-670 in the westbound direction at the High Street during the Thursday morning commute. As of 8 a.m., the right lane was still closed. The accident happened at 6:22 a.m. A car had flipped onto its top, and the highway was being cleared by transportation workers and police.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The preliminaries are over for Ohio State, which knows it needs to push itself even higher if it wants to start Big Ten play with a victory over Wisconsin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes (3-0) put it all together in a 70-21 win over Toledo last Saturday, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Blue Man Group and Keith Urban to the Columbus Coffee Festival and Freeman's Farm Fall Festival, there's no shortage of things to do this weekend in central Ohio. Keith Urban: Sept. 23 Keith Urban brings “The Speed of Now” tour to Columbus, with special guests Tyler Hubbard and Ingrid Andress. Nationwide Arena [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man found shot in a parking lot in the 1600 block of Harvester Lane has died. Police said they'd been heading to a shots fired complaint in Parkford Lane late on Wednesday evening when they were re-directed to Harvester Lane. There officers found Mayfield Evans III, 33, shot in the [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Clearing, cool, high 67 Tonight: Mostly clear, low 44 Friday: Mostly sunny, high 66 Saturday: Partly sunny, high 72 Sunday: Showers later, high 75 Monday: Clearing, cooler, high 67 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Thursday! We start the day off with mainly dry conditions across the board, with temperatures well above normal to [...]
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741. You can also dial or text 988. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A first-of-its-kind statewide campaign is partnering with a unique sector to end suicide: gun owners in Ohio. About 10 gun shops [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a shooting in north Columbus Wednesday night. According to Columbus police, the shooting happened on the 100 block of Highfield Drive. The victim was taken to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition but was pronounced dead at 11:11 p.m. No further details are available at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus City School District took another step this week to try to keep weapons out of schools, approving the purchase of dozens of walk-through metal detectors. The move comes less than a year after CCS started using wand metal detectors. The district is spending just over $261,000 on 60 of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of two men accused of an assault outside a Columbus bar that led to a man's death has been arrested. According to online court records and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office website, Dwayne Cummings was arrested Wednesday and is being held in Franklin County Correction Center II on Jackson Pike. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The new 988 suicide hotline is experiencing a near 50% increase in call volumes since changing its number last month. New data from the Department of Health and Human Services shows that 152,000 more calls were answered in August 2022 compared to August 2021. The average speed to answer these calls [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- President and CEO of the Columbus Metropolitan Club, Jane Scott, announced her retirement at the organization's annual meeting on Wednesday. Scott will end her tenure in May of next year after serving as CEO since September 2003. “The Metropolitan Club plays an important and unique role in Columbus,” Scott said in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A slew of unusual break-in attempts around Ohio State's campus has led police to arrest a man with an extensive criminal history. Aaron Kastein, 42, has been charged with felony burglary for the third time from an incident that happened in July 2021. “My understanding is some college-age females came home [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The union representing Kroger employees said Wednesday that Kroger will come back and bargain, as both the grocery chain and union simultaneously take measures to prepare for a labor strike that could come. "We are working to secure a deal that works for them, and have scheduled a time to return [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — All throughout Ohio Stadium there's a group of workers, called red coats, who greet you on your way into the Horseshoe. Ohio State describes them as front-line ambassadors for Buckeye football. No one takes that responsibility more seriously than the always smiling Doug Malone. The veteran red coat of 17 years [...]
