CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) - Newly released videos show the quick exchange of gunfire on Thursday between a Ross County deputy and a man, which led to one of their deaths. The Ross County Sheriff's Office gave the videos to NBC4, which were captured by a security camera and Sgt. Eric Kocheran's body camera around 5 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Franklin County woman was ordered to pay $17,000 in restitution she defrauded from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Frances Davis pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to commit workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree felony, and pay $17,144.79 in restitution, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A California man pleaded guilty to crimes related to supplying the military with faulty parts. Timothy Foley, 72, of Goleta, California, was accused of and pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and to money laundering, punishable by up to 20 years in prison for each offense. According to the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Seven Central Ohio teams are still competing in the high school football playoffs with region titles on the line Friday. Two matchups include Central Ohio teams facing each other, including the Football Friday Nite Game of the Week featuring Gahanna against New Albany. The Lions beat the Eagles 38-24 in week [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Seven Central Ohio teams are still competing in the high school football playoffs with region titles on the line Friday. Two matchups include Central Ohio teams facing each other, including the Football Friday Nite Game of the Week featuring Gahanna against new Albany. The Lions beat the Eagles 38-24 in week [...]
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Authorities are investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found dead in Circleville. Officers responded around 12:16 p.m. on Thursday to the scene near Rosewood Avenue after getting calls of an unresponsive woman, according to the Circleville Police Department. They found 31-year-old Tyrah Jackson, of Columbus, dead upon arrival. The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was arraigned in the Franklin County Municipal Court on Friday morning on an alleged felonious assault charge. Police say on Oct. 8, Mohamed Elmi, 27, allegedly shot a man one time in the stomach with a handgun. The victim survived the assault, which happened in the 2100 block of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is determining whether legal avenues exist for investigating Ticketmaster following the mangled rollout of tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. "Ohio does not have a price gouging statute law like many other states do," a spokesperson for Yost said in an email. "The Attorney General is [...]
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) - A wall of emergency vehicles briefly shut down all of the westbound lanes of I-270, photos from the Ohio Department of Transportation show. ODOT's highway cameras captured multiple fire and medical teams responding to a situation on the highway stretch near U.S. Route 23. The agency listed the reason for [...]
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) - A man died Friday morning in a crash on a highway in Pickaway County, the local sheriff's office confirmed. Tyler J. Steele, 22, of Ashville, was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Spark heading south on U.S. Route 23. Investigators from the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office said Steele's car went into the median [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man is in custody on charges of abduction at a northeast residence in Columbus. According to Columbus police, Austin Beatty, 27, was arrested for forcibly dragging his ex-girlfriend around her home in the 2400 block of Jeri Avenue in Argyle Park. The Franklin County Municipal Court affidavit states that on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The top ten homes for sale in the city of Columbus range from $2.1 million to $719,000. The homes sprawl across Columbus, featuring modern renovations and historic finishes steps away from downtown landmarks. Here are the most expensive homes currently for sale, according to Zillow.com. 10. This home at 1527 Oak [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Council on Thursday outlined the appointment process and timeline it will pursue for a seat soon vacated by Elizabeth Brown, the council’s president pro tempore who was recently chosen to lead the YWCA Columbus. According to a public memo Council President Shannon Hardin sent to its members, applicants will [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – State lawmakers are inching closer to voting on an election bill that some fear could throw a wrench in Ohioans' ability to vote. Its supporters, however, say it does the opposite. The House Government Oversight Committee held its third hearing Thursday on House Bill 294, or the Ohio Election Security and [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: AM flurries, breezy, high 31 Tonight: Decreasing clouds, chilly, low 20 Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 33 Sunday: Cold sunshine, high 31 Monday: Mainly sunny, high 44 Tuesday: Milder sunshine, high 48 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! On the heels of a cold front, temperatures continue to fall as we end the workweek. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's Thanksgiving tradition to go around the table and have everyone say what they're thankful for. In Columbus Thursday, people in recovery shared a special Thanksgiving meal in gratitude for their sobriety. The dinner was hosted by the Rapid Response Emergency and Addiction Crisis Team, an organization partnered with Columbus Division [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder related to a 2021 shooting in south Columbus. Isaiah Hall of Columbus' south side was arrested Thursday, according to the Columbus Division of Police. He is accused of killing Steven Simpson II, 43, in September 2021. According to CPD, officers responded [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A suspect is dead and a sheriff's deputy is in serious condition, after both were shot Thursday evening outside the Ross County Sheriff's Office. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost identified Nicholas Mitchell, 42, as the suspect in a Friday press release. Mitchell died from his injuries at a Chillicothe-area hospital following [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A sheriff's deputy and a suspect were shot outside the Ross County Sheriff's Office Thursday. The deputy was one of two people shot in Chillicothe at about 5 p.m., Steve Irwin with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation confirmed. The sheriff's office confirmed the deputy, Sgt. Eric Kocheran, is in stable [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Next May, Ohio voters could be asked to make it more difficult for citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to become law. A state constitutional amendment announced by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and State Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) on Thursday would raise the bar for citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to pass from a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Kathleen McGovern's husband, Gilbert, died in September. In October, McGovern began the process of settling his affairs, including finances. "As I understood it, I was eligible to collect my husband's social security because his was more than what mine was," said McGovern. About $600 more. So, McGovern called the social security [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is welcoming a new chief deputy to the team. On Thursday, Marvin Hill was sworn in as the new Chief Deputy of Recruitment, Diversity,Equality and Inclusion. It's a new role for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Hill’s job will be to recruit new deputies, with a [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Cloudy, flurries late, low 26 Friday: AM flurries, breezy, gray, high 32 Saturday: Clearing skies, chilly, high 33 Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 30 Monday: Mostly sunny, high 44 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Thursday Evening, It has been a gray and cold day today with temps only pushing into the lower to middle [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As winter arrives in central Ohio, the city of Columbus is readying snowplow drivers to tackle possible snow storms. Scott Tourville from the city's infrastructure management with the department of public service said Columbus is in good shape. He said the city is almost fully staffed when it comes to snowplow [...]
