COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- In his first public comments since becoming Ohio State's president a week ago, Ted Carter showed his support for football coach Ryan Day and denounced antisemitism. Carter is continuing to settle in as the university's 17th president. Although he began work on Jan. 1, Monday marked his first day with students [...]
Law enforcement officials are expected to provide updates during a news conference at 3 p.m. You can watch the news conference live in the player above. DAYTON, Ohio (WCMH) – A major roadway on the west side of Dayton is closed after a police cruiser was run over by a pickup truck following a pursuit. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A fried chicken chain is opening an Easton-area location, taking over the building that previously housed Burger King. A Popeyes will open at 4060 Morse Crossing, according to city permits. Popeyes' takeover will include a “complete renovation of the interior and exterior” of the former Burger King, costing $1.5 million, city [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Old Bag of Nails pub is now on the market in central Ohio, with an asking price of nearly $2 million. A more than 6,600-square-foot building currently leased to Old Bag of Nails at 66 N. Sandusky St. in Delaware is for sale for $1.9 million, according to a listing [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More health care workers at Ohio State University's hospital system have unionized. Nearly 1,000 patient care associates and psychiatric care technicians at the Wexner Medical Center won union representation during a December vote, the State Employee Relations Board certified on Jan. 3. The employees, responsible for the day-to-day care of patients, [...]
See an earlier report on Dodge Park Skatepark in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A skatepark designed by the father of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk has reopened after being closed for restoration. Frank Hawk designed and constructed Columbus' Dodge Park Skatepark in 1990. This made it the first skatepark in a city [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The American Red Cross is experiencing its lowest number of blood donors in 20 years, but central Ohio is poised to help reverse this trend. According to the Red Cross, the national blood supply has fallen to critical levels in recent weeks, with blood donations going to hospitals faster than they [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Not only did the ball drop to kick off the 2024 year, so did gas prices. Columbus motorists saw gas prices plummet nearly 30 cents per gallon last week – 28.7 to be exact – to hit an average of $2.50 per gallon. According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Police are searching for suspects who stole an ATM machine and dragged it to a nearby apartment complex in north Columbus. According to CPD dispatch, at around 4:35 a.m. Monday morning an unknown number of suspects yanked an ATM machine out from the First Merchants Bank drive thru on North High [...]
In the video player above, watch a previous report on Republican plans to override Gov. DeWine's vetoes. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio House’s expected vote to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a LGBTQ+ bill would mark only the eighth such attempt in nearly 40 years. Ohio governors do not regularly veto bills; just [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A person is in critical condition after being run over by a Cadillac late Sunday night in north Columbus. According to Columbus police, an adult pedestrian was found lying in the middle of Mediterranean Avenue in front of the Busch Boulevard Centre shops. Reports stated that a black Cadillac Escalade pulled [...]
We start the week off on a very seasonable note, with highs in the upper 30s under mainly cloudy skies. Wind speeds will remain fairly light throughout the day.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has set a window of time for when a portion of Interstate 70 will reopen after it was closed due to a semi-truck crashing into an overpass Saturday. ODOT said I-70 westbound will reopen before Monday's morning rush hour. Additionally, the ramp from Interstate 71 [...]
CLEVELAND (WCMH) -- The Cleveland Browns destination to start the 2024 NFL Playoffs is now locked in. The No. 5 Browns will travel to the No. 4 seed Houston Texans for Super Wild Card weekend in the opening round of the NFL Playoffs. Houston clinched the AFC South title and will be looking for revenge [...]
