COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for multiple people who are accused of cutting a man's back with a machete in the neighborhood of Linden in September. Police say officers went to the 2200 block of Delbert Road just after 3:00 a.m. on September 25 and found a man with a stab wound [...]
CINCINNATI (WCMH) -- An Ohio judge indefinitely halted the enforcement of the state's six-week abortion ban Friday. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Christian Jenkins granted abortion providers a preliminary injunction in their lawsuit against Ohio’s Senate Bill 23, commonly known as the heartbeat law, which bans the procedure once fetal cardiac activity is detected [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- The mission of the White House's Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health and Dr. David Sabgir go hand-in-hand. Dr. Sabgir is an OhioHealth cardiologist and founder of the global organization "Walk With a Doc." He was invited by the White House to learn from panelists and share how WWAD helps communities' physical [...]
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio (WCMH) -- No one was injured in a Morrow County crash that has caused long lines of traffic on Interstate 71, according to the county's Ohio State Highway Patrol. The Ohio Department of Transportation announced the Friday that a truck crash caused delays going in both directions on I-71. A photo from [...]
Blustery and unseasonably cool weather arrived behind a cold front that crossed the state early this morning, accompanied by lingering cloudiness. The clouds will break, as a general clearing sets in this evening. Temperatures are nearly 20 degrees cooler than yesterday, hovering in the mid- to upper 50s. A frost advisory and freeze warning are [...]
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was shot in the groin and is in critical condition at a trauma center in Columbus. The victim was found on the porch of 56-year-old Claude Campbell of Portsmouth in the 2400 block of Mabert Rd. The gunshot wound was to the groin area and the man was taken [...]
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A middle school in Grove City was under a "Stay Put" order Friday morning after multiple students were "AirDropped" a threat on their phones. A statement from the South-Western School District states that at 9 a.m., Beulah Park Middle School administrators were told by students they received a threat on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man has been sentenced to at least 25 years in prison for two separate crimes that occurred in 2020 and 2021, according to court documents from Franklin County Common Pleas court. Ivan Netter, 25, pled guilty in court on Sept. 29 for a 2020 charge of rape and 2021 charges [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Only three weeks remain in the regular season of the Ohio high school football season. Conference titles are up for grabs as the playoff picture comes into view. Here's the 10 games that will be featured on Football Friday Nite at 11:15 p.m. on NBC4. DeSales vs. Watterson Hartley at St. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman made her first court appearance in Franklin County on Friday after being arrested as a suspect in a fatal nightclub shooting in east Columbus. Amara Battle, 28, had her bond set by a judge at $1 million during her arraignment hearing in Franklin County Common Pleas court. Battle was [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. (WCMH) -- A man from New Holland, Ohio, pled guilty on multiple charges related to taking part in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Court documents from the D.C. attorney's office state James Horning, 44, pled guilty Thursday to the following charges: Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or [...]
LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) -- After two years of construction, the Hocking Hills State Park Lodge will begin welcoming guests next week. The 74,000 square-foot lodge and conference center is celebrating its opening Saturday and is welcoming its first visitors Monday. Director Mary Mertz said the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is excited to finally host [...]
GRANDVIEW, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's been a one-two punch for restaurants after COVID-19 closedowns and staff shortages, but Smokehouse Brewing Company is back with a fire in its belly, and a new challenge for customers. "We got through the pandemic and then in 2022, we hit a labor shortage," said Lenny Kolada, Smokehouse founder. "It [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Italian Festival returns this weekend, marking 42 years celebrating Italian traditions, food, music and more. The Italian Festival runs this Friday through Sunday at the corner of Hamlet Street and Lincoln Street around St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The festival will feature live entertainment, authentic food, vendors and [...]
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was found dead from a gunshot wound in a home early Friday morning in Whitehall, with police saying a 29-year-old admitted to shooting him. Whitehall police responded to reports of shots fired just after midnight and discovered Sean Vaughn, 41, dead on scene with multiple gunshot wounds at a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was found dead from a gunshot wound in a home early Friday morning. Whitehall police responded to reports of shots fired just after midnight and discovered an unidentified man dead on scene with a gunshot wound at a home of the 4000 block of Beechbank Rd. A suspect was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An unidentified woman was struck and run over by a vehicle, then later died Thursday night. The woman was crossing Bethel Rd. around 11:45 p.m. Thursday when she was hit and killed by a car on Bethel Rd. between McKitrick Rd. and Dierker Rd. She was transported to a nearby hospital [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Paul Simon made Gahanna his Graceland last month when he showed up in there to campaign for U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan. As Ohio’s political campaigns inch closer to the Nov. 8 finish line, a number of high-profile celebrities – from the songwriting industry to Star Wars – have signed off [...]
GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was found alongside a guardrail in a motorcycle crash Thursday night. Officials discovered Shantal Johnson, 37, of Groveport, lying next to a guardrail on Hamilton Rd., just northeast of Bixby Rd. in Groveport. Johnson was separated from his motorcycle, which was found in a ditch off of the road, [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mainly cloudy, stray shower, high 57 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 36 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 58 Sunday: Sunny, high 64 Monday: Mostly sunny, high 67 Tuesday: Mainly sunny, milder, high 70 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! We start the morning off fairly mild, out ahead of an approaching cold front. That frontal [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Kroger and the union representing its central and southeast Ohio workers staved off a labor strike, the union said Thursday night after workers ratified the grocer’s latest contract offer. The unionized employees voted 3,546-3,193; narrowly accepting the deal with Kroger, according to an email NBC4 obtained from the United Food and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Family members of a central Ohio woman shot two weeks ago said she keeps getting better, but still has a long road ahead. 33-year-old Marissa Jones was shot last month. As of this week, all suspects have been arrested. Marissa's older sister, Aleshia Osley, said that brings a bit of relief. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- NBC4 Investigates is working to learn more about the Columbus police officer who shot and killed Donovan Lewis 37 days ago. Officer Ricky Anderson was part of a team serving a warrant charging Lewis with domestic violence and a firearm violation. Now, NBC4's Jamie Ostroff has received some new records from [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police said Wednesday they are not ready to press charges in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Makenzi Ridley in June 2021. "That case tugs at my heartstrings, all the cases tug at my heartstrings, especially when you're talking about minors, you're talking about young people that had their whole [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Division of Police has arrested a woman for a fatal nightclub shooting on the east side. SWAT officers arrested Amara Battle, 28, Thursday for the September shooting. On Sept. 25, officers were sent to a Pelican Club East on the 5500 block of East Livingston Avenue at around 4:30 a.m [...]
