COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Strong winds knocked out power to more than 3,000 AEP customers in central Ohio Saturday afternoon. As of 4:20 p.m., approximately 2,300 AEP customers in the downtown Columbus area are without power. Statewide, the company is saying 6,715 customers are without power. There are also several smaller outages reported in the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after a shooting on the west side of Columbus Saturday afternoon. According to Columbus police, the shooting happened at approximately 2:43 p.m. on the 200 block of South Terrace Avenue. The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center. There are no suspects in custody at [...]
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 P.M. Low pressure in the Upper Midwest is bringing strong southwesterly winds, with gusts of 30-45 mph across the northwest half of Ohio. Skies will turn mostly cloudy, but temperatures are still likely to approach the record high of 76 degrees set in 1977. A band of showers will in western [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State thought it had put slow starts, inconsistency, lack of focus and poor offensive playcalling in the past -- like way in the past, back to the opener against Notre Dame. That's the last time the Buckeyes scored just seven points in the first half. They came back to win [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's back on the road again for No. 2 Ohio State, as it takes on what appears to be an overmatched Northwestern (1-7) squad in Evanston, Ill. The Buckeyes (8-0) have won nine straight over Northwestern and have lost just twice to the Wildcats since 1970. The Buckeyes will be without [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State running back Miyan Williams went down with an injury in the first half against Penn State and did not return but he'll be available against Northwestern while TreVeyon Henderson will miss the game. Henderson scored a 41-yard rushing touchdown to put the Buckeyes up 23-21 in the fourth quarter [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is dead after a shooting early Saturday morning in Clinton Township on the north side of Franklin County. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office confirmed that at around 5:30 a.m., deputies went to the 2000 block of Radnor Avenue and found one man who had been shot. The man was [...]
If you drink beer—any beer—you've likely heard of the craft beer revolution, and you likely fall into one of two camps: IPA warrior or lager loyalist. The great thing about a beer-related revolution is that there is no wrong side. Whatever your preference, cheers to you. The burgeoning brewery business is indeed a revolution by [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Windy, rain later, high 76 Tonight: Sct'd showers, windy, low 54 Sunday: Clearing skies, breezy, high 70 Monday: Mainly sunny, high 66 Tuesday: Few clouds, high 62 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high 68 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Saturday! We've got a bit of a messy day ahead, remaining mainly dry for the first [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are searching for a woman who has been missing from the south side of Columbus since Friday afternoon. Christine Thomas, 79, was last seen at around noon on Friday driving a grey Lincoln MKS and is missing from the 1600 block of Burley Drive, per police. CPD list her Ohio [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One local gun rights activist is calling a Franklin County judge's temporary injunction against part of a state self-defense bill "meaningless." One day after a judge granted the city of Columbus' 2019 motion to block part of a gun law it claims violates the city's right to pass ordinances, Eric Delbert, [...]
The media player above shows an Oct. 31 broadcast on early voting options ahead of Election Day on Nov. 8. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Franklin County residents looking to cast their absentee ballots before Election Day have four days left to do so. More than 35,000 people have voted early in person at the Franklin [...]
GRANVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) - A Licking County Christmas tree farm is entering its first season since a massive fire ripped through the property. Jim Gibson, who owns Timbuk Farms with his wife, bought the now 300-acre plot from the previous owners in 2004. First created in 1952, the business grows and sells Christmas trees for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- U.S. Marshals will not face charges in a 2021 shootout that killed an 18-year-old man, the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday. A grand jury voted not to indict the law enforcement officers involved in the shooting death of Donta Stewart, who police said opened fire on the officers while they [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's attorney general and the Franklin County auditor are calling out Dollar General for allegedly deceiving customers. Since NBC4 first reported about pricing discrepancies at the discount chain, which owns hundreds of stores across Ohio, more customers have come forward with complaints that they were charged higher prices than what was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Polls might be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, but election officials' work starts earlier and ends far later to ensure voting goes smoothly -- and election results come quickly. Poll workers arrive to their precincts at around 5 a.m. to get the machines and venue ready [...]
