COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio State receiver coach Brian Hartline has been promoted to offensive coordinator, OSU announced Friday. Hartline replaces Kevin Wilson who left the Buckeyes after six years to become the head coach at Tulsa. On November 2, Hartline said there was a 'low chance' he would leave OSU. "Go up the ladder? [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman is recovering from several gunshot wounds to the chest after a shooting yesterday in the South Side neighborhood of Columbus. On Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Columbus police were called to the 600 block of Frebis Avenue on reports of a shooting. Officers found a 35-year-old woman who had reportedly [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A member of the NBC4 family was honored Thursday night by the Columbus Education Association at its 42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Awards Dinner. Mike Jackson, who anchored the news at NBC4 from 1994 to 2019, received the CEA's Humanitarian Award for his work as a longtime journalist, and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio State University has tapped a Texas-based clinician and health care leader as the Wexner Medical Center’s next chief executive officer. Dr. John J. Warner will assume the hospital’s chief executive role on April 1, pending his approval by the Board of Trustees, the university announced Friday. Warner, the former CEO [...]
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) – Ross County deputies seized over five pounds of marijuana after responding to a domestic disturbance call in southern Ohio. On Thursday, deputies went to a residence in the 5000 block of Denver Road, which is a few miles northwest of Waverly. The deputies came to investigate a domestic dispute, but discovered [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 24-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman turned themselves into jail on Friday after being charged in the death of an 8-month-old boy. Kyrios March Jr., 24, and Savanna Dawn Dawson, 23, came to the Perry County Jail on Friday morning, according to the Columbus Division of Police. The pair was [...]
CINCINNATI (WCMH) – A deputy's use of deadly force on a Sunbury man was deemed reasonable in a second court ruling stemming from a June 2018 incident. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a lower court’s ruling that former Delaware County Deputy Zachary Swick used appropriate action when he shot and [...]
The video above shows a press conference held by the family's attorney regarding their lawsuit. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Short North business has been accused of acting negligently and recklessly when two of its employees fatally attacked a 37-year-old man outside its establishment. In a wrongful death lawsuit filed on Friday, the family of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Events throughout central Ohio are honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with keynote speeches, marches, service projects and more. Find an event near you below. Capital University’s 32nd Annual Day of LearningJoin fellow students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A lounge-style restaurant co-founded by American rapper 2 Chainz has postponed its Friday opening in downtown Columbus. Esco Restaurant and Tapas, first launched in Atlanta by Grammy award winner Tauheed “2 Chainz” Epps and entrepreneur Mychel “Snoop” Dillard, has delayed “with a heavy heart” the Jan. 13 grand opening of its [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus realtor is projecting a steady central Ohio housing market in 2023 after inflation and a series of increased mortgage rates in 2022. Central Ohio home prices will remain in the same range as 2022 even as interest rates are anticipated to continue rising, according to Columbus Realtors President Patti [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A multi-car crash injured at least two people and turned fatal for one early Friday morning in central Columbus. Police dispatchers report that a multi-car crash was called in at 12:30 a.m. Friday morning at the intersection of 17th Avenue and Cleveland Avenue in the South Linden neighborhood. Initial reports said [...]
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) -- For two central Ohio women, and generations of customers, late January will mark the end of an era for a storefront that largely stuck to its roots: selling a little bit of everything. Gahanna Hardware, an old Gahanna mainstay that offers hand tools and paints and wind chimes, is set to [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Friday! We have got a chilly day ahead of us, and a breeze that is only going to add to it. We hit our official high temperature at midnight, in the upper 30s, but temperatures fall close to freezing by daybreak, and we just kind of plateau there as [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- There is some concern among those who work in emergency medicine that not as many people are interested in pursuing that specialty of the field. Doctors say it's a nationwide trend that's also taking place at Ohio State University. “I think we are starting to see a real noticeable decline in [...]
KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- Parents in Kirkersville are fighting against the school board, administration and the local library looking to temporarily move into a school building. The Pataskala Public Library is set to move into Kirkersville Elementary School alongside students in June. The library agreed to lease about 10,000 square feet for "about 12 months" [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Thursday Evening, It has been a very wet day, especially for early January, with most areas picking up 2/3-1" plus of rainfall. Rain showers are moving east this evening, and we are going to see additional light moisture work through overnight tonight. Temps will slowly fall to the lower [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With the cost of just about everything rising these days, Dianne Glaser said she could use some extra cash. So, a message about a grant opportunity from a Facebook friend came at the perfect time. "She told me about this government grant, and she had gotten it, and (said) I should [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Like universities all across the state, Ohio State University is requiring new anti-hazing training for students, faculty and staff. The training is to comply with Collin's Law, named in honor of Collin Wiant, an Ohio University freshman who died in an off-campus hazing incident in 2018. Ryan Lovell, associate dean of [...]
SUNBURY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Following months-long debate, the Big Walnut Local School District is voting on a controversial book ban. The conversation after parents voiced concern to the board of education about "Looking for Alaska" and potentially dozens of other books for being too sexually explicit. If passed, the books would be removed from the [...]
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) -- What do ramen noodles and cookies have in common? They both share a key ingredient that's costing more and more at the grocery store. Eggs are a staple for families nationwide -- but they're also necessary for restaurants and bakeries to turn a profit. “One batch of cookies takes about [...]
