COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder more than one week after a fatal shooting near a northeast Columbus gas station. Police say that at 3:50 a.m. on Oct. 30, four men between the ages of 18 and 21 were in a vehicle driving near a Sheetz store and gas [...]
An earlier report on this homicide can be seen in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police have released the name of a homicide victim who died Saturday on the south side. Officers responded to a call from a person who was conducting a wellness check on the 900 block of Ruma [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Millions of Americans are casting their votes for the 2022 midterm elections and can likely expect they will be getting mail and packages delivered to them after returning from the polls. The United States Postal Service does deliver mail on Election Day, which is not considered a holiday by the USPS. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Voters in several central Ohio school districts decided Tuesday whether to approve property tax levies for projects ranging from building new schools to funding teachers’ salaries. In a near sweep, 10 of the 12 area school levies passed. Levy proposals include the total amount of money requested as well as “mills” [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio voted to keep its Republican state officials and, for the first time, elect a chief justice identified as Republican on the ballot. In more than a half dozen races, the Associated Press projected incumbents for the state’s offices for attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor will maintain their [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Five incumbents from central Ohio were re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, according to early unofficial results. The Associated Press has projected that all five congressional officeholders whose districts touch parts of central Ohio – Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-Cincinnati), Jim Jordan (R-Urbana), Troy Balderson (R-Zanesville), Mike Carey (R-Columbus) [...]
Polling in the race showed Gov. Mike DeWine with a double-digit lead over his challenger, former Dayton mayor Nan Whaley
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohioans overwhelmingly voted to approve two state constitutional amendments, changing the way judges set bail and modifying voter eligibility requirements, the AP projected Tuesday night. Issue 1: Bail reform and public safety Ohioans overwhelmingly voted to change the way judges set bail. Issue 1 requires Ohio judges to consider public safety [...]
The race between J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan could help decide which party controls the U.S. Senate for the next two years
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State coach Ryan Day previewed the Buckeyes upcoming home game against Indiana. OSU is coming off a 21-7 win over Northwestern in a game that featured 50-plus mile an hour winds and consistent rain. The weather made it near impossible to throw the ball as C.J. Stroud finished with a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – While the country awaits the announcement of the next Powerball drawing, which was delayed due to technical issues, a Marysville resident took their talents to the Ohio Classic Lotto. The Village Pantry in Marysville sold a winning Classic Lotto jackpot ticket worth $39.3 million. Saturday’s winning numbers were 6, 17, 25, [...]
(WCMH) -- A Columbus Crew player will return to the field in two weeks time with his country for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Centerback Milos Degenek has been included in the 26-man roster for Australia and will play in his second World Cup for the Socceroos. The 28-year-old signed with the Columbus [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio’s population is decreasing and growing older as household incomes remain lower than the national average aside from Columbus and its neighboring areas, a new report shows. A majority of Ohio experienced population losses from 2000 to 2020, according to the Greater Ohio Policy Center’s new report, “Ohio + Columbus: A [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The hit show "Hairspray" opens tonight at the Ohio Theatre and Columbus's own Andrew Levitt, also known as Nina West, will be taking the stage as "Edna Turnblad". "It's really overwhelming. I cannot even put the right words to how emotionally overwhelmed I am by this experience. And to bring it [...]
Watch NBC4 Digital Anchor Kristine Varkony interview Secretary of State Frank LaRose on Election Day morning in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Tuesday is Election Day in Ohio and across the United States, where seats for the U.S. Senate and governors' offices across the country, as well as other local races, are [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly sunny, breezy, high 59 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 39 Wednesday: Sunny sky, high 67 Thursday: Mild sunshine, high 70 Friday: Few showers, high 63 Saturday: Partly cloudy, cold, high 42 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Election Day! We remain under the influence of high pressure for this Election Day Tuesday, giving us [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Monday's Powerball drawing could net someone the biggest lottery prize in U.S. history -- $1.9 billion -- if the drawing is held. A technical issue delayed the scheduled 10:59 p.m. drawing, and as of 11:20 p.m., the numbers have yet to be posted to Powerball's online presence. This story will be [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The City of Columbus is taking steps to get more people working in the childcare industry. It’s a program that started about a year ago and is now being extended. Both the Columbus City Council and the CEO of the organization running the program said things have been going well with [...]
VANDALIA, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former President Donald Trump didn't announce his candidacy for president in 2024 while at a rally north of Dayton Monday, but he did promise a "big announcement" for one week after Tuesday's midterm election. Trump was stumping for U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, J.D. Vance, at a rally at the Wright [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead and a second injured after a shooting on the northeast side of Columbus Monday night. According to Columbus police, the shooting was reported on the 2000 block of Jermain Drive at approximately 9:30 p.m. One of the victims was taken to Grant Medical Center in life-threatening condition [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio set a record for early and absentee voting in a midterm election this year. According to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office, more than 1.55 million Ohioans either voted early or requested an absentee ballot for the midterm election, an increase of 3.9% over 2018, which was also a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A citizen-led petition to increase Ohio’s minimum wage is one step closer to being put before voters as a ballot question. The issue is not on the ballot in Tuesday’s election as there are still several steps that need to be taken in the process. Raise the Wage Ohio is looking [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Candidates for U.S. Senate and Ohio governor are making their final bids to voters, but strategists on both sides of the aisle said the results are going to come down to one thing: voter turnout. “The red wave is coming,” Republican strategist Matt Dole said. “It’s just a matter of how [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Can a garden save a community? Civic leader Aaron Hopkins thinks so -- that's why he and other residents have sowed seeds of change at South Side Family Farms's community gardens in the Karns Park neighborhood. On an unseasonably warm November day, Hopkins pounds posts into the ground where, he said, [...]
