GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) -- Officers from Groveport police and Madison Township police were called to Groveport Madison High School after a fight broke out in the school on Tuesday afternoon. According to a letter to parents from the school's principal and Groveport PD, officers were called to the school at around 12:30 p.m. after a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus Public Health (CPH) is investigating an outbreak of measles cases that have been reported in childcare facilities in the area. CPH confirmed that there are an additional 11 measles cases in five different daycares in central Ohio, adding to the four confirmed cases reported last week in one unspecified childcare [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohioans using Breezeline as its internet or cable provider are likely experiencing some issues Tuesday. In a statement, Breezeline stated that customers in all of its Ohio systems are experiencing outages. The statement reads: We are currently experiencing an outage of Internet, Phone, and Television services impacting customers all of our [...]
PROSPECT, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Marion County animal breeder is facing accusations of operating a "hellhole" where minks live in feces-ridden enclosures, foxes are malnourished and alpaca are too matted to undergo health inspections. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture Tuesday to revoke the license of Prospect [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A bill that would make texting or scrolling while driving a primary offense in Ohio inched closer to becoming a law on Tuesday. House Bill 283 was introduced more than a year ago, in May 2021, by Rep. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) and Rep. Brian Lampton (R-Beavercreek). If enacted, law enforcement would [...]
VAN WERT, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are on the hunt in Van Wert County for thousands of weaselly fugitives -- minks that escaped from their cages at a mink farm. Between 25,000 and 40,000 minks are on the loose after a break-in at Lion Farms USA Mink Farm in Hoaglin Township early Tuesday, according to [...]
Moisture is continuing to surge into the area as an area of low pressure moves in from the south. This has lead to increasing clouds, and will be followed by chilly rain showers.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police are looking for a man accused of breaking into a north Columbus restaurant earlier this month. Police say surveillance cameras recorded a man breaking into a restaurant on Nov. 7 in the 1200 block of Morse Road. The suspect ran after activating the security alarm, per police. CPD also says [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Walmart will be providing over $3 billion as part of a national settlement, and Ohio will be receiving a slice of that. Attorney General Dave Yost's office announced Ohio is set to receive $114 million as part of a nationwide settlement with Walmart. The massive retail corporation was investigated for its [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Coach Ryan Day is set to preview Ohio State's game Saturday at Maryland. The Buckeyes and Terrapins will kick off at noon. You can watch Day's comments in the player above at noon Tuesday. No. 2 Ohio State (10-0) appears to be on a collision course for an undefeated matchup against [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Thanksgiving gas prices are set to shatter the holiday weekend record, which was set 10 years ago. According to GasBuddy, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline over Thanksgiving weekend is projected to be $3.68 per gallon, which is almost 30 cents per gallon higher than last year and [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hai Poké is joining the growing lineup of food vendors at North Market Bridge Park in Dublin. The new location is opening this winter, serving island-inspired poke bowls and street food. Hai Poké will occupy the space between Dos Hermanos and Gallo's Pizzeria on the west side of the building. Founder [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Recyclables could be collected weekly from curbsides across Columbus by the middle of 2023, doubling the city’s current schedule. Mayor Andrew Ginther’s 2023 proposed general fund budget earmarks $6 million for increasing curbside recycling collection to once a week. The general fund proposal totals $1.14 billion, with other millions allocated to [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Rain/snow mix, high 40 Tonight: Wintry mix, low 35 Wednesday: Sct'd wintry mix, high 39 Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high 37 Friday: Partly sunny, high 30 Saturday: Partly cloudy, high 32 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! We've got a chilly day ahead, with temperatures topping out near 40 this afternoon. We will see [...]
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- A London, Ohio woman is dead after a three-vehicle crash in Madison County Monday afternoon. The West Jefferson Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said the crash happened on U.S. Route 42 near State Route 29 at approximately 5:05 p.m. OSHP said Olga M. Zavala, 47, of London, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio aviation community continues to mourn the loss of a Hilliard man who died in a plane crash over the weekend. Maj. Curtis Rowe was one of six people killed when two historic planes crashed during an air show in Dallas, Texas. The 64-year-old Rowe served in the Ohio Wing [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was shot during an attempted robbery in the South Linden section of Columbus Monday afternoon. Columbus police said officers responded to the 1000 block of East 16th Avenue at approximately 5:50 p.m. for a report of a person being shot. At that scene, officers found the man, who had [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lottery jackpots are climbing to new records -- and the Ohio Lottery Commission benefits from the hype. Profits from the lottery in Ohio go straight into a state-managed fund for K-12 education, and some of that money goes into the private sector. Massive lottery jackpots, including a record-shattering $2 billion dollar [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Schools announced it will be changing all bus routes for students across the city. According to the district, nearly every student who currently takes the bus to their school in Columbus, including city schools and charter/non-public schools, will likely have a new driver, pick-up and/or drop-off times, or a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A new generation of body cameras are being deployed across the Columbus Division of Police, with patrol, SWAT, and K-9 officers the first to wear the new equipment. Columbus Public Safety Director Robert Clark said the new cameras play a part in rebuilding trust between police and the community they serve. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Depending on where or when you are reading this, it might be time for a beer. If you pick the right one, you will be supporting a Columbus artist, Paul Giovis. Giovis was one of 7,000 artists worldwide to enter a contest to have his art featured on Pabst Blue Ribbon [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Jamaal Brown, an Ohio State University basketball standout in the late 1980s and early 1990s, has died. He was 52. An Arlington, Texas native, Brown attended OSU from 1988-1992, appearing in 127 games, starting 126 of them. He averaged nine points a game and scored 1,139 points during his college career. [...]
