View a previous report in the video player above. GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Franklin County grand jury on Thursday indicted a man on charges connected to a Grandview Heights man's death from "severe head injuries." Jacob Laurence, 33, faces felony charges including a count of reckless homicide and two counts of tampering with [...]
Multiple central Ohio counties are under tornado watches, and more storms are ahead after they expire. View details from Storm Team 4 in the forecast article.
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – This is a story about beer and a town that loves it. Columbus was recently rated as the No. 3 beer city in America, according to a poll from USA Today. It begs the question, why Columbus? Is it the German heritage in the city? Is it the vast influence of a [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – The state's public safety department has identified what led to a two-car crash that involved a central Ohio police chief in a new report Wednesday morning. According to the initial report, Valleyview Police Chief Gregory Wilson was traveling east on Dibblee Avenue, approaching North Hague Avenue in his police SUV cruiser. At [...]
Chances for storms and showers have returned to Central Ohio. On top of that, some of the storms that we see have the potentially to turn stronger, even severe.
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – A man charged with two murders at a Pickaway County mobile home park has changed his plea. According to Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas documents, 44-year-old Marty Dotson, of Orient, pleaded guilty to one count of murder and one count of voluntary manslaughter. Dotson was on trial for the murders [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – The new Reynoldsburg branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library is set to open its doors this spring. The library, located at 1402 Brice Road, will open to the public on April 24 after a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:30 p.m. The new branch will be opening at the site where the previous [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nearly two years after partially mummified human remains were found in an abandoned trailer, the coroner's office has identified the body. The Franklin County Coroner's Office said on Thursday that the body, found in a trailer on West Moler Street near the Scioto River in May 2022, was of 49-year-old Carl [...]
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus restaurateur who owns a trio of Asian fusion eateries in central Ohio is expanding with a new create-your-own stir fry restaurant. WY Mongolian Grill is opening this spring at 833 Columbus Pike in Lewis Center, taking over a 6,000-square-foot building previously home to Asian Garden Buffet. The eatery [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Iris, a dog looking for a home at the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center, really came out of her shell with staff and is now an explorer after sights and smells. Behavior Coordinator Becca Moser said the young shepherd mix could be the perfect dog for children to grow [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Grammy-award-winning singers Dan and Shay at Nationwide Arena and "Mamma Mia!" at the Ohio Theatre to St. Patrick's Day events, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. Blue Jackets vs. Senators Nationwide Arena at 7 p.m. on Thursday 'Mamma Mia!' Ohio Theatre through Sunday 'The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A super load will head out from Adams County on Thursday, one week after the first of its kind started its journey. The Ohio Department of Transportation and Ohio State Highway Patrol will escort the oversized shipment. Departure is expected to begin around 8 a.m., leaving a dock east of Manchester. [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A person is in critical condition after being struck by a car in east Columbus, the second such incident within hours of each other. The pedestrian was struck along South Nelson Road in the Franklin Park area at around 5:15 a.m. Thursday. Columbus police said the person was taken to Grant Medical [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Central Ohio bakeries, pizzerias, and restaurants are offering Pi Day specials Thursday in honor of 3.14159 -- the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Find a deal near you below. BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse Blaze Pizza Burger King California Pizza Kitchen Crumbl Digiorno Domino's Just Pies Kona Grill Marco's [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A person has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck twice by separate vehicles while on an east Columbus road late Wednesday night. According to a Columbus police incident report, a person was attempting to cross Refugee Road, near the Tennyson Boulevard intersection in the Eastland area. A grey Chrysler 300 [...]
We start the day with a few spotty showers, with the bulk of our storm activity moving in later today, lasting overnight and into early Friday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted hosted a roundtable discussion to talk about cell phone use in the state’s schools, meeting with educators from all over the state to get their opinion on the topic and find out what’s working and what isn’t working. All of the districts [...]
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – The family of an 18-year-old whose life was taken much too soon has created a scholarship in her honor. A'yonta Jarmon went by AJ. Anyone who knew her knew Reynoldsburg meant a lot to her. Her parents still have her cheer bags, pictures of her in her cheer uniform, her varsity [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is in critical condition after a shooting near a Walmart store on the west side of Columbus. Columbus police said the shooting happened at the Walmart store on the 1200 block of Georgesville Road at approximately 6:19 p.m. Police said the shooting happened in the store's parking lot. According [...]
Tonight, expect mostly clear skies early, with clouds returning late in the evening, and an isolated shower possible toward daybreak, lows in the upper 40s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new President and CEO has been selected to run the Central Ohio Transit Authority. The COTA Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve Monica Tellez-Fowler as its new President and CEO, according to a Wednesday news release. Tellez-Fowler was hired as Chief Operating Officer in March of 2023 and was [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- Dublin police say a main concern for residents is the amount of speeding they see in the city. So back in the fall, they introduced a program called Slow Down Dublin. And now, the department has a new tool to help combat high speeds. If you live or drive in Dublin [...]
