GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) -- Loaded guns being brought to school and a fight involving dozens of students are just some of the incidents Groveport Madison School District will address during a special safety meeting Tuesday evening. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and place an emphasis on students, parents, and plans for the future. [...]
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) – A New Albany investment manager was arrested and accused of taking part in a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme. Rathnakishore Giri, 27, of is accused of promising investors that he would “generate lucrative returns with no risk to their principal investment amount, which he guaranteed to return,” according to a release [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man has been arrested three weeks after the fatal shooting of a 53-year-old man in east Columbus, per police. According to Columbus police, Allen Mullins arrived at OSU East Hospital on Nov. 1 just before 12:30 p.m. after being shot. He was pronounced dead more than two hours after receiving [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for possessing bulk amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl with an intent to sell. Thirty-two year-old Justin Howard, also known as "J-Money," was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 15 years in prison for possessing 500 grams of meth and 40 grams of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Columbus City Council approved raising three utility bills for residents in its Monday meeting. The new ordinances -- 3036-2022, 3037-2022 and 3038-2022 -- amend the city code and target the city's water, sanitary sewer and stormwater utilities. Respectively, they increase rates by 5%, 4% and 2% according. The legislation's record [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- George Wagner IV no longer faces the death penalty in his trial for the Rhoden family massacre. The judge's decision comes as jurors take the week off ahead of closing arguments next week. Judge Randy Deering dismissed the death penalty specifications on Wagner IV's case while the prosecution and defense were [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Michigan State men's hockey player is expressing his disapproval after saying an Ohio State player repeatedly directed a racial slur toward him and then learning the player is not facing further discipline by the university or the Big Ten. Jagger Joshua, a forward for the Spartans who is Black, wrote [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Attorney General David Yost is taking on a central Ohio landscaping contractor for a second time. According to a release from the attorney’s office, Yost is suing Daryl Allen, who had previously been prohibited from conducting business by Yost’s office. Allen allegedly partnered with two men who registered new deck-building [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State coach Ryan Day held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to preview the Buckeyes top-five game against Michigan this coming Saturday. You can watch Day's comments in the video player above. This is the first time the Buckeyes and Wolverines are undefeated going into "The Game" since 2006 when OSU [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man convicted of murdering his wife in an Ohio Metro Park was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s office said in a release that Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Kim Brown sentenced Santiago Martinez to life in prison with the possibility of [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman is dead and another was seriously injured after a car crash in Delaware’s Berlin Township Tuesday morning. At around 5 a.m. Tuesday, Olga Soboleva, 39 of Galena, was driving southbound on Township Road 35, near County Road 72, when her 2019 Volvo XC90 drove off the right of the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - There's a 15-year-old pitbull mix looking for a family at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, and despite his age, he has the energy of a puppy and a lot of love to give. Smokey came to the Franklin County Dog Shelter as an owner surrender, who told workers [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two crowd-favorite holiday exhibitions are returning to the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens this season. Conservatory Aglow and Holiday Blooms are open at the conservatory running through the new year. The conservatory is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. daily, except for closures on Thanksgiving, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus soccer fans can go to Lower.com Field this week to watch a full slate of 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer matches. Beginning at 8 a.m. every day this week – except Thanksgiving – Lower.com field will offer up The Pub for free, non-ticket watch-party events, that are open to the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hashtags such as #RIPTwitter and #GoodbyeTwitter began to trend on the social media platform last week as users flocked to say goodbye after a string of layoffs and mass resignations at Twitter. But Twitter is still chugging along. Still, at least a fraction of the conversation on and off the platform [...]
MARION, Ohio (WCMH) – Two toddlers are dead, and three others injured after a one-car crash in Marion Monday night. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a woman and her four children were involved in a one-car crash when the 2009 Honda Odyssey the mother was driving vaulted off an embankment and into a [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Mostly sunny, high 50 Tonight: Mainly clear, low 28 Wednesday: Milder sunshine, high 52 Thursday: Increasing clouds, high 54 Friday: On/off showers, high 48 Saturday: Chance showers, high 47 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! We have got an even nicer day ahead of us on this Tuesday, hanging onto the sunshine, with [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Thanksgiving get-togethers with family and friends are just days away, an exciting time of year that also comes with health concerns for some families. RSV and flu cases are high this year, and doctors are offering advice on how to protect some of our most vulnerable loved ones. Families with babies [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man wanted in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old girl last month is in custody. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and Franklin County Municipal Court online records, 18-year-old Roshawn Adkins Jr. is in custody in connection with the shooting death of Lovely Kendricks at Franklin Park on Oct. [...]
In preparation for the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Michigan Wolverines match set to kick off at noon on Saturday, newborns at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are wrapped in Beat Michigan swaddles.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman is facing a murder charge in relation to the shooting death of a woman whose body was found during a wellness check in May. Columbus police said Nachyla Halton, 19, has been charged with murder in the death of Jazmine Chester, 19, in May of this year. Halton is [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Rain or shine, from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., at the corner of Broad and Hamilton, is Julius Brown, offering positive messages for commuters on their daily drive. Brown was sleeping on that corner when he receive his own sign. “I didn’t hear a voice,” he said. “I just got awakened [...]
CLARIDON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people, including two children, suffered minor injuries after a crash involving a school bus in Claridon Township in Marion County Monday afternoon. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on State Route 95 in Claridon Township at approximately 2:52 p.m. A River Valley 2007 International school [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) -- After multiple officers and civilian employees with years-long municipal careers left, citing a hostile work environment, the City of Reynoldsburg is working to avoid a crisis at its police department. Reynoldsburg Mayor Joe Begeny on Thursday disclosed to city employees the results of an audit conducted by the third-party firm, PRADCO. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There are two bills and one House resolution that could change Ohio’s election laws. The pieces of legislation are moving through this lame-duck session and could be passed as soon as next month. On Monday, the League of Women Voters of Ohio, ACLU of Ohio, and the organization All Voting is [...]
