QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Mostly cloudy, not as cold, low 52 Saturday: Light showers early, few afternoon showers, high 70 Sunday: Scattered showers, few rumbles, high 73 Monday: Mixed clouds, isolated late shower, high 67 Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, few showers late, high 63 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Friday Night, Clouds will increase from the west this [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police and deputies seized nearly three pounds of drugs, two firearms and cash were seized during a raid in Marion. Jaimie Call was arrested on Sept. 20 during the execution of the search warrant in the 300 block of Owens St., issued by Judge Teresa Ballinger. Call was charged with possession [...]
LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office corrections employees have lost their jobs after reports that they were leading wrestling matches between inmates. Two of the participants resigned, and a third has been terminated, according to Sheriff Alex Lape. Corrections Officer Kyle Archibald and Deputy Shawn Pettet resigned prior to their pre-disciplinary hearings, [...]
LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) - The beginning of fall brings out a lot of people to the traditional U-Pick apple orchard. There is one orchard in central Ohio that is anything but traditional. Here, you won't find a store where you can buy decorations, there's no hot cider, and there's not even a maze for you [...]
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man taken into custody Friday during a false active shooter report at Licking Valley High School was a good guy with a gun, according to the sheriff's office that responded. Both the Licking County Sheriff’s Office and Newark Division of Police took point on publicly addressing the incident at the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A pastor was assaulted Thursday evening as he tried to break up a group of fighting teens in the Hilltop neighborhood. Several West High School students reportedly attacked the local pastor on Hague Avenue near Olive and Broad streets, prompting the school’s principal Daniel Roberts to deliver a scornful letter warning [...]
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 17-month-old boy was found in an HVAC unit after his mother reported him missing to the Circleville Police Department. On Thursday, multiple police officers and a K-9 officer arrived at the 300 block of E. Mount St. in search of the child, whose mother said she could not find him [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Poking his head around the corner, this giraffe calf has been cautiously exploring his new home. The calf, which has yet to be named, was born to Zuri on Aug. 31, and now weighs over 179 lbs., says a social media post by Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. You might catch a [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- The United States Marshals Service, in cooperation with the Marion Police Department is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Marquis Adams in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old victim on Aug. 20. Marion Police officers responded to a report of a [...]
The Ohio State Univeristy launched its anti-hazing prevention website Thursday, almost one year after Senate Bill 126, named Collin’s Law, was taken into effect. The website provides anti-hazing training, instructions on how to report hazing to the university or police, what to do if you experience hazing and several additional resources, both through the university [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A person opened fire on a man driving with his four-year-old daughter, injuring him on Thursday night. The shots likely came from a truck while the man was driving in the 6600 block of Tussing Road at about 8:00 p.m., according to a police media release. A bullet hit the 22-year-old [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- At sundown on Sunday, members of the Jewish community will be ringing in the new year as the high holiday of Rosh Hashanah begins. The holiday is celebrated from Sunday through Tuesday night as the busy fall Jewish holiday season commences. Don't know a lot about Rosh Hashanah? Here are answers [...]
Learn more about activities and events at Dawes Arboretum in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio is home to a number of byways and parks for enjoying fall foliage. View local sites for taking in the autumn season below. Chadwick Arboretum at the Ohio State University These gardens are an extensive, urban, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three Columbus breweries have heard about the carbon dioxide shortage shutting down beer-making across the country, but it hasn't stopped these brewers yet. In other parts of America, smaller breweries are shutting down after a carbon dioxide production shortage caused by natural contamination at the Jackson Dome — a Mississippi reservoir of CO2 [...]
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A live wire in the road closed U.S. 33 in both directions between state route 161 and U.S. 42. The west-bound direction opened at 5:50 a.m. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a dump truck took down the wires and a couple of vehicles ran over them at about 1:35 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Multiple states are giving financial aid to Americans coping with the sucker-punch inflation that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, and while Ohio may not offer much comparatively, some groups and politicians in the state have some similar ideas. Ohioans aren't getting quite the same treatment as Californians gettings $1,050 inflation relief checks [...]
High pressure from Canada will build across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, bringing chilly air to mark the official arrival of autumn. The sky will be mostly sunny and high temperatures will only get up to the mid-60s, before dipping into the 50s for a crisp Football Friday Nite. Some high clouds will move [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus City Council has approved a $375,000 settlement for a man who said he was wrongfully arrested and jailed. Timothy Hawkins' attorney, Fred Gittes, said the entire situation could have been avoided if the Columbus police involved had done better work. The settlement of the federal lawsuit comes almost two years [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man is in serious condition after being shot in Franklinton on Thursday. Police responded to the 800 block of W. Town Street around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday after reports of a person shot, according to the Columbus Division of Police. The victim was suffering from gunshot wounds to the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Organizations across the city are calling on residents to submits their ideas to "beautify" Columbus. 614 Beautiful is a program that is looking to make improvements to the city through a number of projects, including new parks, landscape enhancements and public art. The ideas are being solicited from the community, with [...]
Ohio Supreme Court Justices Pat DeWine, Pat Fischer and Sharon Kennedy stirred some controversy after they attended former President Donald Trump’s rally in Youngstown on Sept. 17. But both the spokesperson for the three Republican justices, Ryan Stubenrauch, and Democratic strategist, David Pepper, agree that it is normal for justices -- of both parties -- [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Parents are now speaking out in response to the arrest of a Columbus City Schools science teacher. Justin Foley was arrested Tuesday in Delaware County for allegedly possessing and creating child pornography, some of which he admitted involved his students. Foley has been working in the district since 2013. He was [...]
GALLOWAY, Ohio (WCMH) - Barbara Snyder was less-than-pleased with the patio floor at her Galloway home. "The cement wasn't very nice. And it cracked," Snyder said. So, for Mother's Day in 2013, her son gifted her a new floor, refinished by Nature Stone. But not long after, Snyder said she noticed some changes. "It's just [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two disgraced Pike County officials were ordered Thursday to pay back more than $5,000 of taxpayer money they stole while in office. Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber mandated former Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader and Auditor Kayla Slusher -- one of whom is currently behind bars -- to pay back [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The city of Columbus surpassed 100 homicides for the year on Wednesday, reaching the triple-digit milestone two months later than it did in 2021. But the founder of a group geared toward at-risk youth in the city said the 2022 homicide count is not an achievement. He sees it as a [...]
