An earlier report on measles in central Ohio can be seen in the video player above. WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A fourth public location in central Ohio has been listed by Columbus Public Health as being exposed to measles. CPH announced Saturday afternoon that they are investigating a confirmed case of measles that visited the [...]
High pressure will drift east of the region, switching winds to the south that will become gusty later in the day (15-25 mph), bringing a rebound in temperatures to the low 50s. Patchy clouds will increase and thicken. Showers will develop closer to midnight and persist through the night ahead of low pressure in the [...]
Stacker compiled a list of the most popular baby names for boys in Ohio using data from the Social Security Administration. Names are ranked by the number of babies born in Ohio in 2021. Liam has been the most popular boy name in the United States for the last five years, while Noah, Oliver, Elijah, and James [...]
This story will be updated throughout Saturday with the latest likely playoff picture for the Buckeyes. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes' hopes of making the college football playoff have increased drastically thanks to some help from a Pac-12 upset. The No. 5 Buckeyes (11-1) look likely to crack the top four and [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: This morning: Rising temps, rain showers, breezy, low 45 Today: Morning cold front, clearing, windy, falling temps, high 54 (p.m. high 44) Tonight: Mostly clear, low 22 Sunday: Partly cloudy, high 41 Monday: Clouds increase, afternoon showers, high 47 Tuesday: Rainy, breezy, high 50 Wednesday: Rain showers, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Some Ohio State University students are fighting back against car thieves. Student government leaders are giving away steering wheel locks to students to hopefully prevent thefts. So far, Ohio State's undergraduate student government has given away 200 steering wheel locks -- but it hopes to give out more. “We saw a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus police officer who fatally shot a knife-wielding man in 2021 will not face charges. A grand jury declined to indict Andrew Hawkins for the shooting death of Kyle Veyon, the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday, ending the investigation into Veyon's death. On Sept. 29, 2021, Hawkins and Officer [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With a few weeks left until the new year, Ohio lawmakers are pushing their bills through the statehouse and Gov. Mike DeWine has voiced support for several pieces of legislation. One is Senate Bill 178 which reforms the responsibility of state education offices. While the bill was not his idea, DeWine [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Teachers at a northeast Columbus school want to become the 10th unionized charter school in Ohio. Administrators, however, filed a legal challenge against their efforts. Nearly 80% of eligible educators at KIPP Columbus, a 150-acre campus home to four publicly funded charter schools and about 2,000 students, signed a petition in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An 18-year-old man has turned himself in after police identified him as a suspect in a fatal South Linden shooting. Authorities responded to East 19th and Gladstone avenues around 7:40 p.m. on Oct. 30 after a report of a shooting, according to the Columbus Division of Police. At the scene, officers [...]
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) -- Students at Mount Vernon Middle School are putting together more than a hundred care packages for soldiers in Iraq -- all in support of their principal serving overseas. Principal Darin Prince, a member of the Army National Guard, was deployed to Iraq before the school year started. "He's missing out [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Measles is a growing concern for central Ohio health officials as the number of cases continues to increase. Of the 50 confirmed cases in unvaccinated individuals, most have been discovered in daycare centers. However, Westerville City Schools shared with families there was one case discovered in the district. Community member said [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Tonight: Windy, rising temps, rain later, low 45 Saturday: Morning cold front, clearing, windy, falling temps, high 54 (pm high 44) Sunday: Partly cloudy, high 41 Monday: Clouds increase, high 47 Tuesday: Rainy, breezy, high 51 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Friday Evening, Temps climbed back above normal today, even with a good deal [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people have been charged in the fatal fentanyl overdose of a one-year-old baby. On Nov. 18, Columbus police said officers responded to the 100 block of South Harris Avenue on a report of an unresponsive baby. The infant, Dekari Johnson, was transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital, where medical staff attempted [...]
