QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Clouds increase, showers later, low 55 Wednesday: Showers, breezy, not warming much, high 58 Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 59 Friday: Mostly sunny, high 63 Saturday: Sunshine early, clouds late, high 65 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Tuesday Evening, For the 4th straight day highs were in the mid to upper 70s even with [...]
CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio (WCMH) – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office has issued a missing persons alert for a teenage girl who was last seen at Canal Winchester High School. Honestly Jones, 15, was seen on a school surveillance camera at 8:10 a.m. walking away from Canal Winchester High School. She was wearing blue jeans with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — In a dramatic turn of events on Monday night's episode of “The Voice,” Columbus singer Ian Harrison learned that he would be moving on to the show's Knockout Rounds. Harrison first appeared on the Season 22 premiere in September making it through the Blind Auditions with his soulful rendition of Lord Huron’s “The [...]
The video above is Sunday, Oct. 23 episode of NBC4’s political show “The Spectrum with Colleen Marshall” where both candidates and the latest polling are discussed. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With exactly two weeks until Ohioans elect their next U.S. Senator and a slate of other public officials, an independent poll of voters released Tuesday again [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The city of Columbus is close to an agreement with the company owning Latitude Five25 apartments – asking them to sell the crime-ridden, unsanitary complex within three months of the resolution. Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said in a press release Tuesday he expects to finalize the agreement with management company [...]
COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) – A man was found dead after being ejected from his motorcycle Monday evening. 58-year-old Mark Hepner of Coshocton lost control of his 2019 Harley Davidson at the 14000 block of State Route 83 in Franklin Township, about 10 miles south of Coshocton. According to the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office Hepner was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Franklin County Coroner’s office has ruled the police shooting death of an unarmed Black man a homicide. According to the autopsy report, 20-year-old Donovan Lewis died within minutes of being shot by Columbus Police Officer Ricky Anderson in the Hilltop neighborhood in August. A single bullet shot through Lewis’ abdomen, [...]
GRANVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Firefighters are responding to a fire at the Buxton Inn in Granville. The fire started at around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, but the Granville Fire Department was successful in extinguishing it before 10 a.m. The fire began in the kitchen, which is considered to be a complete loss, according to the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Coach Ryan Day is set to preview Ohio State's game against Penn State at noon Tuesday. You can watch him in the live player above. The second-ranked Buckeyes (7-0) are coming off a 54-10 win over Iowa in which the defense forced six turnovers. It took awhile for OSU's No. 1-ranked [...]
‘Out in Ohio’ profiles LGBTQ+ Ohioans making a difference in their community. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio nonprofit is dismantling animosity between some members of two clashing groups: the LGBTQ+ community and the Christian faith. LoveBoldly is creating and seeking out Christian spaces championing members of the LGBTQ+ community. For the organization, there [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Mixed clouds, mild, low 52 Today: Partly sunny, quite warm, high 77 Tonight: Mostly cloudy, showers late, low 55 Wednesday: Morning showers, breezy, cooler, high 60 Thursday: Few clouds, seasonal, high 60 Friday: Mostly sunny, high 62 Saturday: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, mild, high [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The state’s highest elected office is on the Nov. 8 ballot, and candidates Mike DeWine and Nan Whaley face each other in the race to lead Ohio's executive branch. Incumbent Republican DeWine, 75, is running for a second four-year term as governor, after defeating several Republican primary challengers in May. He [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A house has been destroyed after a fire claimed the second floor early Tuesday morning. Fire crews were called at around 3:15 a.m. to the 800 block of St. Clair Avenue in the Milo-Grogan area to a house that was engulfed in flames. The cause has not been identified and the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman trying to plead her case, a case that dates back to the mid-1980s, was dealt a blow Monday. Betty Hines served four years on a felonious assault charge, was released, and went to work. She said her name, signed on a form that ultimately entered the guilty plea, was [...]
If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, call 988. GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio first responders are coming together in support of each other’s mental health. Studies show police officers and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. A new movie [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The winning numbers drawn in the Powerball lottery Monday night were worth an estimated $625 million, but no one was able to match all of the numbers. The next drawing will be Wednesday and could be worth up to $680 million. The cash option for Monday's drawing was an estimated $299.8 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The winning numbers drawn in the Powerball lottery Monday night could be worth an estimated $625 million. Monday’s winning Powerball numbers are 18, 23, 35, 45, and 54. The Powerball number is 16 and the Power Play is 4X. The cash option for Monday's drawing is an estimated $299.8 million. Monday’s [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 17-year-old boy is wanted after Columbus police said he brought a loaded handgun to a south Columbus high school Monday. According to police, the suspect left South High School on the 1100 block of Ann Street and then returned at approximately 1:55 p.m., when he was stopped and searched by [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After eight years of autopsy analyses and guiding grieving families, the Franklin County Coroner is hanging up her hat. Dr. Anahi Ortiz, first appointed as coroner in 2014, announced in an email Thursday her plans to retire from the role on Nov. 11, touting her eight-year tenure serving residents of Franklin [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- The brother of accused murderer George Wagner IV testified against him Monday, admitting in detail the family's plan to kill eight members of the Rhoden family in 2016. As a witness for the prosecution in court Monday, Jake Wagner -- who pled guilty to the murders in April 2021 -- admitted [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – There was a big party in Reynoldsburg on Sunday. Everybody who is anybody was there, but you had to go way back with Margarette Alsanders to be invited. Alsanders celebrated her 100th birthday. NBC4’s Brad Johansen was supposed to meet Alsanders at the voting booth after she got her hair done. [...]
