COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of the four original bonobos of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's bonobo program died this month. Lady, a 40-year-old bonobo, was humanely euthanized this month after her health worsened, the Columbus Zoo announced in a Facebook post on Monday. Born in the wild in 1982, Lady came to the zoo [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Big changes are coming to a Columbus-based nonprofit organization that offers rental assistance, with the program being suspended for the rest of the year and funding and workforce cuts on the horizon. IMPACT Community Assistance said it will suspend its emergency rental assistance program starting Dec. 14, and when the program [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 29-year-old man was sentenced to prison on Monday for conspiring with others to trick victims into mailing more than $1 million by pretending to be federal government officials. Sagarkumar Patel, 29, of Bristol, Pennsylvania was sentence in U.S. District Court today to 36 months in prison for multiple counts of [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Sunny sky, high 45 Tonight: Mostly clear, low 24 Tuesday: Mainly sunny, warmer high 49 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, mild, high 52 Thanksgiving: Partly sunny, showers later, high 53 Black Friday: Rain showers, high 47 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! More sunshine and a warming trend are on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After expanding its record to 4-0, the Ohio State women's basketball team just keeps on moving up in the national rankings. The Buckeyes (4-0) were ranked No. 4 in the latest AP Poll after dominant wins over Ohio and McNeese State by 30 and 56 points, respectively. In the last two [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the second time in a decade, Columbus will host the NCAA Women's Final Four. The 2027 Women's Final Four will be played at Nationwide Arena, the NCAA announced Monday. The announcement comes after the site committee visited the arena in August and after a months-long bid to host the games [...]
A report on the latest gas prices in the central Ohio area can be watched in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A regional gas station has lowered its prices significantly for Thanksgiving week, but not all cars are eligible to take part. Sheetz announced it is lowering unleaded 88 gas to $1.99 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A shelter and counseling center for Columbus teenagers just finished major renovations. Huckleberry House celebrated a $26,000 renovation Friday at its Weinland Park location. The house is a 24/7 crisis shelter for youth facing abuse, homelessness, violence or who otherwise need a safe place to stay, with new features including additional [...]
HAMILTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two men and one woman have been arrested after a large amount of drugs, vehicles, guns, and cash were seized during a search in Hamilton, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office. Officials with the Butler Undercover Regional Narcotics (BURN) taskforce went to two residences in Hamilton, one on Carlton Drive [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The winner of Saturday's game between No. 2 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0) and No. 3 Michigan (11-0, 8-0) will clinch the Big Ten East division title. But in the West, it's a little more open and complex. Three teams from the Big Ten West still have a chance to win the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Light displays are popping up across central Ohio as the holiday season draws near. Find your local lights below. Butch Bando's Fantasy of Lights: Through Jan. 1, 2023 Drive through three miles of holiday lights. Alum Creek State Park Campgrounds – 3311 South Old State Road. Details. 5:30 p.m. Columbus Commons [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Several central Ohio retailers are open on Thanksgiving for last-minute holiday items. Find which stores are open near you below. Hours could vary by location. View which stores are closing their doors Thursday here. Bass Pro ShopsBass Pro Shops are open on Thanksgiving from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Big LotsBig [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The holiday travel forecast is shaping up to be very favorable for much of the nation. A storm will brush the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday with rain and high-elevation snow. Showers are forecast for parts of Florida and the Southeast from a budding storm that will move offshore midweek. The rest [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Lame-duck session is underway at the Ohio Statehouse, and lawmakers are heeding former President Donald Trump’s calls to promote the use of alternative COVID-19 treatments. Receiving its first hearing Tuesday was House Bill 631, or the COVID-19 Health Care Professional-Patient Relationship Protection Act, which would protect the use of drugs not [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus gas prices have gone down again as Thanksgiving approaches and holiday travel kicks into high gear. GasBuddy is reporting the average price for a gallon of gas in the Columbus area is $3.62, which is 14.3 cents lower than the previous week. That is nearly 9 cents lower than prices [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly sunny, high 44 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 25 Tuesday: Milder sunshine, high 49 Wednesday: Mainly sunny, high 52 Thursday: Increasing clouds, high 53 Friday: Rain showers, high 47 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! High pressure dominates our forecast to kick off the workweek, giving us clear skies and dry conditions for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman is dead and another is in custody after an east Columbus shooting overnight Monday, per Columbus police. Police say officers went to the 460 block of South Weyant Avenue, right across from Eastmoor Academy, just after 1 a.m. and found a woman dead at the scene from gunshot wounds. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman is in critical condition after a shooting Saturday evening outside a carry-out location on the west side of Columbus. Columbus police said the shooting happened on the 1100 block of Sullivant Avenue before 5 p.m. Columbus police officers responded to a local hospital for a walk-in shooting victim at [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – A dangerous Saturday night on the roads has first responders reminding Ohioans to drive safely. A Gahanna police officer is in the hospital Sunday after he was hit responding to stranded motorists on Interstate 270 Saturday night. In Cleveland, a firefighter was struck and killed while responding to a crash along [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Sunday’s shooting at an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado is drawing a response from an organization supporting the same community in Columbus. Stonewall Columbus is a local organization focused on the empowerment and wellness of members of the LGBTQ+ community. Its executive director, Densil Porteous, said he didn’t even know how to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released the pairings for the football state semifinals as well as the dates for the state finals. In total, 448 Ohio schools started the playoff journey on Oct. 28, with 28 teams remaining -- 14 of them will go on to play for state [...]
