COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lovely Kendricks' parents remember her as a cheerleader, as a Chinese language pupil, and as a "ball of fun." Now, they're trying to reconcile their memory of their daughter with the images of her death. Kendricks, 15, was fatally shot in Franklin Park Monday afternoon. She was transported in critical condition [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Board of Education is set to vote on a resolution Wednesday that sparked hours of public testimony. It's a resolution that some said will support parents and school staff, while others said it will harm LGBTQ+ youth in the state. The state board of education met on Tuesday and [...]
CINCINNATI (WCMH) – A self-described incel pleaded guilty Tuesday to planning to shoot women at an Ohio university last year. Tres Genco, 22, of Hillsboro, Highland County, admitted to plotting to commit a hate crime. He was arrested by federal agents in July 2021 and has been in custody since. He pleaded guilty in U.S. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new hotel will be constructed at one of Central Ohio's largest entertainment venues. Penn Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN) announced Monday that it plans to build a $100 million hotel at Hollywood Casino Columbus, which is located on Georgesville Road on the city's west side. The hotel will be attached to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two years after his death, the family of an Ohio State University student fatally shot outside a fraternity party in 2020 has filed wrongful death lawsuits against the university, the chapter and national fraternity. In the early hours of Oct. 11, 2020, Chase Meola, 23, died after being shot outside the [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Athens County lawyer campaigning for an Ohio House seat will be on the Nov. 8 ballot, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled, after Secretary of State Frank LaRose previously blocked her name from appearing in front of voters. Tanya Conrath, 51, took her race to the state’s highest court in September, [...]
We will see lots of sunshine throughout the day, but that all changes out ahead of an approaching cold front. It's bringing scattered showers with it.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Twelve individuals, including 10 from Columbus, face 28 new charges as part of a federal narcotics conspiracy case that now totals 23 individuals indicted. In July a federal grand jury indicted 11 defendants for distributing a mass amount of fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine in central Ohio within 1,000 feet of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State coach Ryan Day spoke to the media during the Buckeyes' bye week. OSU is 6-0 through the midway point of the regular season, with its next game Oct. 22 against Iowa. You can watch Day's comments in the video player above. The Buckeyes are coming off a 49-20 rout [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman has been arrested for shooting another woman at a Kroger parking lot in Whitehall. Whitehall police responded to multiple calls of a woman getting shot in the 3600 block of East Broad Street. Both the victim and suspect, 36-year-old Stephanie Robinson, had left the scene. According to a Whitehall [...]
Watch an earlier report on Honda in Ohio in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gov. Mike DeWine and other state leaders are expected to announce Tuesday morning an economic development with Honda in Ohio. DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, and Sen. Sherrod Brown have announced they will attend a 10:30 a.m. news conference [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Coming to a neighborhood near you, a Latine marketplace that goes beyond just selling goods. "It's very important to know where you come from and to get your culture, especially for our kids. The next generation," says Annette Vasquez, founder of El Mercadito. Vazquez is a woman on a mission. A [...]
‘Out in Ohio’ profiles LGBTQ+ Ohioans making a difference in their community. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio photographer is collaborating with Stonewall Columbus for a photo gallery challenging stigmas and stereotypes in the transgender community. Vincent-Natasha Gay is the creator of "This is Trans," an upcoming gallery at Stonewall Columbus that showcases diverse [...]
CLEVELAND (WCMH) – Ohio’s U.S. Senate candidates – Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance – traded barbs and sometimes responded to each other's accusations Monday during a debate shown on NBC4. Ryan, who represents Ohio’s 13th U.S. House district, lambasted Vance as a “Silicon Valley vulture capitalist” with extremist beliefs. Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mainly sunny, high 73 Tonight: Increasing clouds, showers NW, low 54 Wednesday: Sct'd showers, heavier later, breezy, high 74 Thursday: Showers clearing early, breezy, high 61 Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy, high 57 Saturday: Mainly sunny, high 66 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! We have got another great day ahead, with highs soaring [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after Columbus police said he brought a loaded handgun with an extended magazine to a southeast Columbus school Monday. Officers responded to the Life Skills Center Southeast on the 2400 block of South Hamilton Road at 10:15 a.m. for a report of a student bringing [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman was arrested Monday after threatening to "shoot someone" outside a Columbus City Schools' elementary school, according to police. Columbus police responded to Weinland Park Elementary School on the 200 block of East 7th Avenue at approximately 3:23 p.m. for a report of a woman, later identified as Shantel Mayle, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man police said was attempting to break up an argument was shot on Columbus' west side Monday afternoon. Officers responded to a call of a shooting near Wedgewood Drive and Eakin Road in the Holly Hill neighborhood just after 4:40 p.m., Columbus police said. When officers arrived at the scene, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Next month, Columbus residents will be asked to vote on a bond package worth more than $1 billion that public officials said will improve the city's safety, infrastructure, and more. Voters can choose to say yes or no to multiple bond issues and charter amendments in the city, which could bring [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Prospective voters caught with threatening a Columbus poll worker will now be slapped with a three-day jail sentence. The Columbus City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to double down on criminalizing the harassment of the nearly 3,500 volunteers who run the city’s 199 polling locations, following the footsteps of neighboring cities [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Mostly clear, low 44 Tuesday: Sunshine early, clouds late, high 73 Wednesday: Clouds increase, showers/rumbles later, breezy, high 74 Thursday: Showers early, clearing, breezy, cooler, high 61 Friday: Mainly sunny, high 58 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday Evening, It has been a very mild day today with plenty of sunshine and temps [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – When you think of crave-able food, what comes to mind? For Joe Kahn, it’s tacos, which is why he started Condado Tacos on High Street in Columbus eight years ago. Now, this once broke busboy is breaking the bank. “My brain never shuts off,” Kahn said. “I’m 100% Condado all the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ahead of the first and only statewide debate between U.S. Senate candidates JD Vance and Tim Ryan, college students sounded off on key issues they'll be eyeing before heading to the ballot box. At the Ohio State University, students said they are looking forward to voting here in November. “I feel like [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Ohio's two U.S. Senate candidates prepare to take the debate stage Monday evening, NBC4 Investigates dissected claims made in attack ads from Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan and Republican venture capitalist JD Vance to see how true those claims are. In his ad, Vance asserts Ryan is a hardline, partisan voter. [...]
