QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Good Tuesday evening! Scattered showers are still moving through Central Ohio. Most of our wet weather has been down to the south of I-70, but no one has measured above a quarter of an inch. Skies will dry out heading closer to sundown. We continue to dry and clear out [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are investigating Tuesday afternoon after shots were reportedly fired near the Eakin Elementary School parking lot, according to emergency dispatchers. Medics on scene transported one minor -- a male -- to Nationwide Children's in stable condition after he was shot in the arm in the 3000 block of Eakin [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a crash Tuesday afternoon in southern Franklin County. According to a spokesperson with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, a crash near south Columbus on Interstate 71 South at the Interstate 270 exit has resulted in at least one fatality. The FCSO says the Ohio Department of [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — The No. 1 ranked golfer in the world and a member of Muirfield Village are joining the field at the Memorial Tournament. Westerville's Jason Day and Spain's Jon Rahm headline the latest group to join the 48th edition of the invitational hosted by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus. 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio's own singing sister group, Sorelle, has made it into the top five finalists on "The Voice." The siblings from New Lexington gave the audience a different performance on Monday night's first live episode of the season by singing Alicia Keys' "Fallin'." The musical number was capped by a standing ovation [...]
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – A convicted felon in Newark was in a humorous mood Tuesday when local police asked for help catching him. The Newark Division of Police posted on Facebook that Tanner Rhinehart, 20, had a warrant out for his arrest after failing to appear at his sentencing hearing for a probation violation. However, [...]
A previous report can be seen in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After nearly a month since two teens playing with guns resulted in one injured and another arrested, the teen that was shot has died and the other is facing enhanced charges. Just after 11 p.m. on April 22, Columbus police officers [...]
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) – Grove City is celebrating summer with its concert series and outdoor movie nights. The concerts begin May 26 and will be held on Friday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Town Center Park, located at 3359 Park St. Acts and dates for the concert series are listed below: The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – On Thursday, May 18, more than 6,000 people will gather at Columbus Commons for a free concert that is years in the making. The 450 voices that make up the Harmony Project choir will gather and sing to the community, and one could argue, it couldn't have come at a better [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Advocates in Ohio are forming a caucus to unify the state's LGBTQ+ population of more than 462,000 to stand against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and become involved in local politics. Named the "Pride Caucus," the organization's mission is to identify, train and fundraise for LGBTQ+ Ohioans who want to become activists, campaign volunteers [...]
Watch an earlier report on parents' concerns about the Columbus City Schools superintendent search in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In his time managing a state school improvement office, a finalist for superintendent of Columbus City Schools overrode state contractor policies to pick his preferred vendors, paid a contractor before he was [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Fair concert lineup is now complete with the final show announced Tuesday morning. American country music singer Clint Black will perform July 27 at the fair, which will run from July 26-Aug. 6. Black will be joined by special guest Emily Ann Roberts, who was the runner-up on [...]
LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two girls have been arrested after the Logan-Hocking School District canceled classes on Tuesday due to a social media threat. The two suspects were arrested on Tuesday afternoon on charges of making "terroristic threats," according to the Logan Police Department. Authorities have not specified the ages of the suspects and if [...]
LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) – The Logan Hocking School District is closed Tuesday due to an alleged social media threat, the district announced Tuesday morning. According to a release on the school district’s web site, all Logan-Hocking Schools will be closed due to an ongoing investigation into a social media threat that was posted Monday night. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The general consensus is that Columbus and its surrounding communities will look drastically different in 10 years -- however they turn out. As the state’s population stagnated or decreased in almost every other region, central Ohio ballooned, according to the Greater Ohio Policy Center. Columbus was the sole reason Ohio technically [...]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – The Westerville City School district has begun its search for its next Superintendent of Schools. According to a release on the school district’s web page, it is conducting a survey for the Westerville community to provide input for the board as the search process gets underway. The district says the process [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Tuesday! We've got a bit of a cool down on tap for today, with daytime highs running in the upper 60s in Columbus. We've also got a low pressure system passing by to our south, right through Kentucky, and that will bring us a few scattered showers. That shower [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Three people are injured and a portion of I-270 is closed after a crash Monday night. Columbus police said the crash happened on I-270 northbound near East Broad Street on the city's east side. Two victims were listed in stable condition, with one of them being taken to Mount Carmel East. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus City Council approved $500,000 to make the city's downtown business districts safer, including the Short North, which has seen back-to-back violent weekends. At its meeting Monday, the council unanimously approved the funding as part of the Business District Safety Enhancement Program. According to the ordinance, the city will transfer the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The first visible signs of work on the $15 million dollar renovation of the Scioto Mile Fountain are up. Fencing is around the fountain and parts of the center of Bicentennial Park. NBC4 had previously reported the fountain will be closed this summer as the work takes place. “My three-year-old, we [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Known for catchy posts on social media and hundreds and thousands of followers, a central Ohio plastic surgeon is pleading her case as her license to practice medicine remains in question. In November of 2022, Dr. Katherine Grawe, who practices at her office called Roxy Plastic Surgery, was notified that her [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's 14 public universities are supporting thousands of jobs and building the state's economy, a new study shows. “We can only be successful when we have a strong commitment by the legislature and by state government to support public institutions,” Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) said. “We will not be able to [...]
