COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A free college program for Columbus City School graduates is making a difference when it comes to young people pursuing higher education. The Columbus Promise Program, started in 2021, is a public-private partnership to cover tuition and fees for Columbus City school grads who enroll at Columbus State Community College. And [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Across the U.S., hospitals are tracking an unusual spike in respiratory syncytial virus cases in children. Local health officials said they expect this every year, but not as early. The virus cases around 58,000 hospitalizations annually and 100 to 300 deaths in children under age 5, according to the CDC. For [...]
WHEELERSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) - Authorities arrested a man after chasing him in a Wheelersburg school zone, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Friday. Michael L. Bailey, 39, had an outstanding warrant for his arrest when troopers and Scioto County deputies took him into custody, according to OSHP. He faces charges including: Assault Felony fleeing Operating [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The final week of the regular season has arrived for high school football as several teams compete for a league title and try to improve their seeding for the playoffs. Below is a look at the 10 games that will be featured on Football Friday Nite at 11:15 p.m. on NBC4. [...]
A large, slow-moving upper-level low finally shifted northeast into Canada. High pressure south of Ohio means mostly sunny skies, with some high-level clouds, and mild southerly breeze. Temperatures will moderate considerably, with plenty of sunshine. Highs will climb into the seasonal upper 60s. The weather will be perfect again for Football Friday Nite, making it [...]
Watch Meteorologist McKenna King's weekend forecast in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Strong winds have yet to knock out the bulk of maroon, orange and yellow hues adorning trees across the Buckeye state -- so if you're fiending for fall foliage this weekend, you're in luck. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources [...]
See an older report on the death of Judy Malinowski in the player above COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new documentary tells the tragic story of Judy Malinowski, a central Ohio mother who died after her ex-boyfriend set her on fire, but not before she recorded testimony to be used against him at her own [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The "October crud" is here, and it can be difficult to determine if it's allergies, a cold, flu, COVID, or even just dry air from indoor heating systems causing the symptoms. "The biggest things are looking at systemic symptoms … so fatigue, fevers, chills, those types of things. That leads us [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Columbus has made it onto a list of cities with the highest increase in killings, but it pales in comparison to others on there. WalletHub compiled data from the U.S. Census Bureau alongside local crime statistics, which showed 50 U.S. cities' homicide rate per 100,000 residents for the third quarter of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 19-year-old was indicted Thursday in connection to a double homicide in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood. Omarion King, of Columbus, was formally accused of murder in Franklin County Common Pleas Court about a week after being arrested and charged with fatally shooting two men in the 1300 block of Atcheson Street [...]
While we often think of traffic being defined by gridlocked highways and interstates, congestion on main city streets actually make up 60% of traffic delays in urban areas, researchers at Texas A&M's Transportation Institute found. They set out to rank cities by how often drivers there are likely to hit red.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are investigating a shooting that injured a man leaving a bar early Friday. A 31-year-old was found outside an East Fulton Street apartment after being shot near a bar on East Hudson Street. Columbus police say about 2 a.m., the victim was shot in the chest when two suspects approached [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Inflation is leading to a fluctuating real estate market, especially in Columbus, which is ranked among the top 10 U.S. cities where homes sell the fastest. Home prices were up this past summer compared to last year, an increase of nearly $30,000 from August 2021, as homes sat on the market for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- At least a dozen school districts in central Ohio will ask voters on Nov. 8 to ratify property tax levies, including two that would fund construction projects. What are bonds and levies, and what is millage? Public schools in Ohio receive money in different ways. On the local level, funding comes [...]
SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Big Walnut Board of Education introduced policy changes Thursday to allow school teachers to carry firearms -- making the district one of the first in Ohio to do so. The policy would opt the district into a state law passed in June that relaxed training requirements for school employees to [...]
Two people are in custody after a police chase led to a crash and a closure of a west Columbus intersection. At around 4 a.m. Friday, Franklin County deputies attempted to stop a car because the tags weren’t visible. The driver, however, did not stop and continued to drive away. The car eventually crashed into [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly sunny, high 68 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 44 Saturday: Warm sunshine, high 74 Sunday: Mainly sunny, high 75 Monday: Few clouds, high 75 Tuesday: Increasing clouds, high 73 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! The warming trend continues into Friday, with a beautiful day ahead of us! We'll see highs topping out [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Division of Police arrested two suspects Thursday after pursuing the suspects on highways across the city for nearly a half hour. Columbus police responded to a carjacking near East Livingston and College Avenues on the city's east side at 6:56 p.m., dispatchers said. The suspects fled in the stolen [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are searching for a man who attacked an employee and stole gaming systems from an electronics store on Tuesday. The unidentified suspect jumped over the sales counter and attacked the lone employee at Tech Craze on Stelzer Road at about 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Columbus Division [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After years of criminal activity at the Wedgewood Village Apartments, including three shootings in the last two weeks, there are new plans to stop the violence. Attorney for the City of Columbus, Zach Klein, is proposing changes for the apartment owners, or face consequences. Klein said the violence at Wedgewood will [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's teacher retirement system paid out $10 million in staff bonuses the same year its pension fund lost over $5 billion, according to updated figures released Thursday. Two months after the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS) Board awarded its 100-member investment staff with hefty performance bonuses, the pension fund [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Parents and survivors of sexual abuse gathered at the Ohio Statehouse Thursday, calling on lawmakers to pass, among other things, statute of limitations reform to allow victims to seek damages -- or criminal investigations -- against their abusers and the institutions that housed them. Ohioans for Child Protection calls itself an [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A bus driver shortage in one central Ohio school district is impacting whether students are learning in person or virtually. Reynoldsburg City School families were informed Wednesday that a remote learning rotation for elementary students will be in effect until further notice. In addition, several high schools and middle schools are [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- At the end of August, Kristy Robinson began the online search for a new four-legged friend to add to the family. "We have a Chiweenie now, his name's Rocky, and my kids decided that he needed a friend," said Robinson. "So, I'd been searching for a puppy and found, came across this [...]
