QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Clouds increase, mild, low 52 Tuesday: Partly sunny, quite warm, high 77 Wednesday: Morning showers, breezy, cooler, high 60 Thursday: Few clouds, seasonal, high 61 Friday: Mostly sunny, high 62 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Monday Evening, It has been a very warm day again today with highs in the middle to upper [...]
LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- Part of the future of electric vehicle manufacturing is being invested in Ohio. Earlier this month, Honda and LG Energy Solutions committed $3.5 billion to create a new electric vehicle battery plant in the state; the new plant is expected to create thousands of jobs. Cirba Solutions in Fairfield County, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The COVID-19 vaccine is one step closer to being added to the recommended immunization schedule for children and adults -- but it won't affect Ohio's vaccine requirements. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of recommended [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is in critical condition after Columbus police said he was stabbed Monday afternoon on the city's north side. Police said the incident was reported just before 3 p.m. on the 2100 block of Fitzroy Drive. The victim was taken to OhioHealth Riverside Hospital in critical condition. There is no [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — On Monday on NBC's "The Voice," Columbus singer Ian Harrison will compete in the Battle Rounds. Previously, Harrison made it through the show's Blind Auditions with his soulful rendition of Lord Huron’s “The Night We Met,” joining Gwen Stefani's team on the Season 22 premiere in September. In the Battle Rounds [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Unused and unfinished prescription medications filling up medicine cabinets have a new place to go this weekend. Law enforcement agencies throughout Franklin County will participate in the semi-annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., police and fire departments in Columbus, Worthington, New Albany and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The city of Columbus has sued a judge for failing to make rulings in the city’s lawsuit against Ohio concerning a 2019 law expanding self-defense. In the lawsuit filed in the Ohio Supreme Court Monday, the city accuses Judge Stephen L. McIntosh of not issuing rulings on multiple motions in Columbus’ [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- The Rocket Man himself took to social media Monday to thank the Ohio State University and University of Iowa's marching bands after their tribute to his music during Saturday's halftime show at Ohio Stadium. Elton John quote tweeted TBDBITL's video of their performance saying, "Thank you, @tbdbitl and @hawkeyeband! What an incredible [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- About 1 in 10 Ohioans plan to diverge from party lines in the state's gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races at the ballot box on Nov. 8, the latest polling suggests. As the campaign clock winds down for the Nov. 8 election, a poll released on Monday by the Siena College Research [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Legal battles around a plan to forgive thousands in student loan debt for most borrowers have left its fate murky, but there is some forecast of what could happen next. President Joe Biden announced his student loan forgiveness program back in August, but it officially launched via a website on Oct. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-- The Ohio State University announced Monday that their Nov. 5 football game at Northwestern University will kick off at noon. Before the Buckeyes face the Wildcats in Evanston, Ill., Ryan Day and team will travel to Penn State this weekend to face James Franklin's 6-1 Nittany Lions. No. 2 Ohio State had [...]
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (WCMH) – A cross country runner from Minerva High School was struck by a tree and died of related injuries Saturday in a postrace accident at a Division II district meet at Cambridge High School. Owen Grubb, a junior, was with teammates during a cooldown period in the woods near a footbridge over [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Bureau is asking for help to locate a teenager, who is charged with aggravated murder. On July 7 at around 7 p.m., 19-year-old Justus Robertson and several other gunmen, allegedly shot and killed Christopher Roberts, 21, in an ambush attack at the 4900 block of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Fall harvest is underway across the nation. In some areas, heavy spring rain, followed by drought and record heat, have impacted crop supplies, leading to rising production costs that drive up food prices. More than 80% of the U.S. is experiencing abnormally dry conditions and nearly 60% is experiencing drought ranging [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Abortion, redistricting and a slew of other hot-button issues are on Ohioans' ballots this fall, albeit indirectly. Ohio is gearing up to administer one of the nation’s most competitive state supreme court races on Nov. 8, with six candidates vying for a seat on the seven-member bench that has the ultimate [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the second consecutive week gas prices decreased in Columbus. GasBuddy is reporting the average price for a gallon of gas in the Columbus area fell 13.8 cents per gallon from last week to an average price of $3.67. It nearly matches the 14.3 cents per gallon decrease from one week [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Interstate 270 eastbound near I-71 has reopened after it was shut down for about an hour due to a crash Monday morning. All lanes traveling eastbound were closed, and traffic was being detoured onto I-71. Traffic is still backed up nearly two miles, beginning at the Grove City exit, but the [...]
BLOOM TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) – A man is dead after a motorcycle was struck by an SUV Sunday evening. Just before 7 p.m. Sunday night, Lawson Miller, 19, and his GSX-R1000 Suzuki drove over the center lane and were struck by a 2019 Ford Ecosport SUV on Lithopolis Road near Pickerington Road. Miller’s motorcycle, which [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A class-action lawsuit affecting nearly half of the entire U.S. population may have mail waiting for Ohioans who opted in a few years ago. The 2017 Equifax breach saw hackers take roughly 147.9 million Americans' personal information, making it one of the largest data breaches in history. The exposed information included [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Mostly clear, low 45 Monday: Few clouds, high 76 Tuesday: Increasing clouds, high 75 Wednesday: Rain showers, cooler, high 63 Thursday: Partly cloudy, breezy, high 61 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good morning and happy Monday! Nice fall weather will carry into the start of the workweek ahead [...]
TROY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- One man is dead after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a car in Richland County Sunday evening. According to the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), Jeffrey D. Kight, 60, of Marion, was driving a 1998 Harley Davidson Electra Glide west on SR 97. [...]
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman is dead after the vehicle she was driving lost control and struck a tree Sunday afternoon, according to the Portsmouth post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP). Marilyn L. Burns, 67, of Chesapeake, Lawrence County, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer north on Big Branch Road at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the first-round high school football playoff pairings Sunday. For the second year in a row, the top 16 schools in each of the state's 28 regions have been entered into the playoffs, giving 448 Ohio schools the chance to be the best. Schools are [...]
Your Local Election Headquarters COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – With just more than two weeks before Election Day, voters are saying this year’s midterm elections are more important than ever. In a new poll by NBC News’ Meet The Press, voter interest has reached an all-time high for a midterm election, with 57 percent of registered [...]
XENIA, Ohio (WCMH) -- Bob Evans Farms Inc. has recalled approximately 7,560 pounds of pork sausage for possible rubber contamination. The Xenia-based company said the products were produced on Sept. 8 and may contain pieces of thin blue rubber, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The affected product is [...]
