See an earlier report above on the FBI shooting in the Hilltop. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - A man died after an FBI agent shot him in the Hilltop neighborhood, the bureau confirmed Thursday. The FBI came to Columbus with a federal arrest warrant for David Orlando Andrade Gomez, who the bureau said had fled to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man accused of shooting at employees inside a Columbus White Castle has pled guilty to five charges, including murder. Mark Reynolds pled guilty to multiple felonies Wednesday for the shooting death of a White Castle manager, the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday. On Oct. 23, 2020, prosecutors said Reynolds [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Department of Health on Thursday reported 16,091 new COVID-19 cases, nearly doubling the previous week's case count. COVID-19 data leading up to Thanksgiving showed a much smaller case rate compared to the last two years' holiday seasons. The sudden surge approaching Christmas also doesn't necessarily hint at a return [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – If the college football season were to end today, Ohio State would make the College Football Playoffs…. in 2024. The Rose Bowl, one of six major bowls, was the last in the group to agree to amend its current contract for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, allowing the current four-team playoff [...]
HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) – A Hocking County woman has been reported missing and has not been heard from since Wednesday afternoon. According to the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Kayla Young sent a text message and family photographs to a family member out of state but did not communicate further. After a residence check [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- After a jury found George Wagner IV guilty Wednesday on all of the charges he faced in the 2016 Rhoden murders, three of four members of the Wagner family have been convicted. But Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, at a press conference Wednesday evening said the largest homicide investigation in Ohio’s history, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Republicans broadened the scope of a measure Thursday that would make it more difficult for citizen-initiated petitions to be embedded within the state constitution. Two weeks after Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) presented a proposal requiring 60% of the vote, as opposed to a simple [...]
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – Licking County Crime Stoppers is asking for help in locating an individual accused of stealing from a Newark business. The Newark Division of Police said that on Monday, Oct. 31 a person broke into Vibe City in the 1100 block of Mount Vernon Road in Newark and stole an undetermined amount [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Country music star Morgan Wallen has announced a new world tour starting in 2023, which includes a stop in Columbus. Wallen will play Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 12, according to a release. The singer's "One Night At A Time World Tour," will include special guests HARDY, Parker McCollum, ERNEST, and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man was beaten with a semi-automatic weapon and shot in the hand in Franklinton while trying to fend off two individuals Wednesday night. Columbus police responded to reports of a robbery and shooting in the 1500 block of West Broad Street, where a man was allegedly robbed and beaten with [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) – Police are searching for a couple in the connection with a theft that occurred in a Hilliard shopping area. Columbus police say two suspects, a man and a woman, walked into a business at the 1800 block of Hilliard-Rome Road and allegedly left with nearly $350 worth of merchandise. Both suspects [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Live spectacular "Cirque Dreams Holidaze" is coming to Columbus for the first time this week for two performances at the Palace Theatre. A Broadway-style production filled with contemporary circus arts, Holidaze is at the Palace Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. A cast of holiday storybook characters come to [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Beth, a young pup at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, is ready to join an active family. "She's been here since the end of August," said FCDS's Brandy Trott. "She went to a foster home for a little bit." Now that the two-year-old mixed breed is back at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From county-music star Reba McEntire to Cirque Dreams Holidaze and the Columbus Symphony's Holiday Pops Spectacular, there's no shortage of things to do this weekend in central Ohio. Ohio Statehouse Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting: Dec. 1Following the tree lighting, the festival continues with arts and crafts, special performances by local [...]
If I were to ask you what you remember most about November 2022 weather wise what would you say? It was warm. It was cold. It was bright. It was gray. It was wet. It was dry. It was average. All of these are true. Yes, all. While I am being generous with the "average" [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- When Ohio State University's Board of Trustees approved Dr. Kristina M. Johnson's appointment to the university's top leadership position, the chair of the search committee that recommended Johnson called her selection "kismet" -- destiny. Less than three years later, the fate of Ohio State’s presidency is in a similar place to [...]
Today will feel like the first day of December, but with lighter winds, as high pressure builds across the region. Some high clouds will arrive later in the day. Temperatures will only reach the mid- to upper 30s, after a wintry morning in the low 20s. Friday will dawn mainly clear and cold again, before [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Doctors are keeping a close eye on what is going on with the flu this year as cases and hospitalizations are hitting earlier and more often than in past years. Statewide data shows flu-associated hospitalizations are up significantly at this point in the year compared to the previous five, and doctors [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is facing charges after police said he admitted to accidentally shooting his girlfriend in the neck. According to the Pike County Sheriff's Office, Joseph James Scowden, 40, of Piketon, is charged with felonious assault, improper handling of firearms, and using weapons while intoxicated. Scowden is also on probation for [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Dr. Kristina Johnson, who announced this week she is resigning as president of Ohio State University, is being applauded for her role in preparing Ohio for one of the state’s biggest projects. Steve Stivers, president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, said Johnson’s replacement will have to be the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Swatting is now one step closer to becoming a felony in Ohio. The Republican-sponsored House Bill 462 now moves on to the Senate after it passed 63-13 Wednesday. The bill would make swatting a felony and garnered bipartisan support on the house floor. “I think it’s a matter of public safety,” [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A child was one of two people shot in northeast Columbus Wednesday evening. According to dispatchers, Columbus police responded to a shooting at 4:49 p.m. on the 2100 block of Middlehurst Drive in the Woodland Holt neighborhood. The child, whose age remains unknown, was transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital in serious [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Partly cloudy, winds relax, low 22 Thursday: Sunshine early, mostly sunny late, high 38 Friday: Mostly sunny, high 53 Saturday: Morning showers, windy, high 56 Sunday: Partly cloudy, high 43 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Wednesday Evening, It has been a much colder day today after temps surged ahead of the front into [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- A jury on Wednesday found George Wagner IV guilty on all 22 charges for his role in the murders of eight members of the Rhoden family. Jury deliberations started in the morning, and by the afternoon, had wrapped with a verdict. It came after three months in court, where family members [...]
