CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead and another is in critical condition after the pair was traveling in a car that caught fire on Sunday. Just before 3 p.m., a 2009 Honda Element was traveling southbound on State Route 207 near Cattail Road in Ross County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A man found guilty on two charges involving the murder a Columbus religious leader received his sentence in court Tuesday. In January, Isaiah Brown-Miller was found guilty of aggravated robbery and kidnapping in connection to the murder of Mohamed Hassan Adam, who was reported missing on Dec. 22, 2021. On Tuesday a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Libraries in central Ohio are giving out free glasses ahead of the rare total solar eclipse that will loom over portions of the U.S. in April. Glasses will be handed out at all 23 Columbus Metropolitan Library location beginning on March 18 while supplies last and will be limited to four [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man accused in the fatal shooting of a woman near New Albany was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Virginia. 36-year-old Ryan Polk was arrested in Springfield, Va. on Monday and charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of 31-year-old Morgan Bruster on Feb. 23, according to the [...]
HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) - A local company known for its artisanal bagels is launching its first brick-and-mortar spot in central Ohio. Bears Bagels is opening its shop at 4142 Main St. in Hilliard, according to a release from the company. The bagel company is taking over the former location of DiCarlo's Pizza. Owners Charis and [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Tucci's, an upscale steak and seafood restaurant in Dublin, is now welcoming guests inside its $2.5 million expansion that transformed the eatery's patio into a four-season dining room. The historic Dublin restaurant at 35 N. High St. opened the renovation on Feb. 22, giving patrons a first look at the sunroom [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of the most closely watched spring football seasons at Ohio State is underway, with much of the attention being given to the team's quarterback race. Coach Ryan Day and new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly are speaking to the media now after the first practice. Tuesday after the first of 14 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An empty, pothole-ridden parking lot straddling the Old North and Clintonville may one day become a six-story apartment building. The architects behind the Ohio Statehouse renovation, the design of the city's Michael B. Coleman Government Center and college residence halls across Ohio hope to build an apartment complex on a 1.19-acre [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As warm weather returns to Ohio, so does a distinctive springtime odor that many liken to rotting fish or puke. The overwhelming aroma is the result of an invasive species which is illegal to plant in the state. The Callery pear tree, which comes in multiple varieties, including "Bradford" pear, "Autumn [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The concert and show schedule for the 2024 Ohio State Fair is starting to get filled out, with a world-famous comedian set to return to Columbus. Two more shows have been added to the schedule for the fair, which will take from July 24 to Aug. 4. On July 28 at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A program for job training dedicated to a man killed by law enforcement in the city has received a nod of approval from Columbus City Council, and thousands of dollars in funding. Columbus City Council approved $200,000 Monday to extend The Pathways to Purpose: Casey Goodson Jr. CDL Program, part of [...]
We start the day off on a mainly dry note, outside of a very isolated shower chance. The bulk of the rain and storms arrive in Central Ohio this afternoon.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Interviewing is a key part of crime investigations and soon, more than 100 members of the Columbus Division of Police (CPD) will go through training aimed at making them better interviewers. Often, detectives and other investigators talk with individuals on some of the most difficult days of their lives. Smith Weird, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- New technology is in development in Columbus — and it could change the way students learn to drive. “The bottom-line premise is safer drivers, less accidents,” Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) said. “Concern,” Manger of Driver Education and Operations for AAA Mike Belcuore said. “That was my first reaction.” Part of driver’s [...]
Tonight clouds will slowly increase late in the day with temps staying in the lower 50s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 5-year-old boy found dead in February was removed from his biological mother's custody two years ago after she said she left him outside as punishment and hoped that he would be kidnapped. Investigators found the body of Darnell Taylor in a Columbus sewage drain on Feb. 16, days after his [...]
CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio (WCMH) – A Canal Winchester teenager is getting the gift of life – a new kidney from an Athens man who saw a Facebook post on a Star Wars fan page. And on Monday, that teen got an escort to the hospital that was truly out of this world. In February 2023, [...]
