COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The man responsible for bringing “Hang On Sloopy” and many other compositions to the Ohio State Marching Band has died. Arranger, composer, and musician John J. Tatgenhorst was 85 years old. After graduating from Ohio State with a degree in music, Tatgenhorst arranged music for the Best Damn Band In The [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - An annual contest for all pets is returning in part of the 2024 Columbus Taco Fest. The festival is bringing back its "highly anticipated" Puppy Dress-Up Contest on Sunday, May 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Genoa Park. While enjoying the festival's tacos, patrons have an opportunity to show off [...]
On April 3-4, 1974, a super outbreak of tornadoes caused widespread damage in 13 states and Ontario, Canada. At least 148 tornadoes touched down in 16 hours, killing 330 and injuring at least 5,484 people, including indirect storm-related deaths. At least a dozen tornadoes swept through western and southern Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner has announced the loss of his stillborn son. In a social media post made Wednesday by the team, Jenner and his wife, Maggie, said that their son, Dawson, was stillborn on Sunday. "We are at a loss for words. A pain like no other," the post [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person has been hospitalized with critical injuries after a fire Wednesday afternoon in the Hilltop neighborhood in southwest Columbus. Columbus Division of Fire chief Jeffrey Geitter said that crews were called to 2419 West Broad Street at 12:12 p.m. for a working fire. The blaze was in a two-story building [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The forecast for Ohio is still currently holding steady. Overall we will begin to warm up our temperatures to the mid 60s for the daytime high. Cloud cover within the path of totality will be partly cloudy. A few areas further north closer to Lake Erie have better chances to see [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The fourth of nearly two dozen super loads began its journey Wednesday morning from Adams County, and this will be the first one headed toward Intel's Ohio One plant in New Albany. The super load is making its way from a dock on the Ohio River near Manchester. Earlier ones had [...]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- National coffeehouse Caribou Coffee is opening a new central Ohio shop this spring as part of the company's plan to launch 60 locations across Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. Caribou will begin welcoming coffee enthusiasts to the new shop in May at 1752 Columbus Pike in Delaware, according to the company's site. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Signs to avoid a flooded section of U.S. 23 going under Interstate 270 on the South Side didn't stop a Maserati driver from trying to get through on Wednesday morning -- and getting stuck. Ohio Department of Transportation cameras caught the black Maserati SUV trapped in floodwaters created by strong storms [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With a number of players returning to the court at Ohio State next season, fans are looking forward to Jake Diebler's first full season as coach of the men's basketball program. But the future also includes a high school senior who is already looking forward to becoming a Buckeye. For any [...]
Watch a previous NBC4 report on H.B. 68 in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ohio law set to take effect this month banning gender-affirming care for minors and transgender athletes' participation in women's sports could be put on hold if a legal challenge against the measure is successful. House Bill 68 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Both a local astronomer and national cellphone companies shared perspectives on what could happen with cellular coverage during the coming eclipse. A wide band running from the northeast portion of Ohio to the western region will be in the path of totality, or where the sun will be 100% blocked by [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A man is dead after driving a car into the back of a bus Tuesday night in east Columbus. According to Columbus police, a man driving a red Toyota Corolla was traveling eastbound on East Livingston Avenue, near the Wellesley Road, Eastmoor Boulevard intersection, at around 11:15 p.m. As the driver approached [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus resident’s dash camera captured the moment a car without a license plate took over an intersection and crashed into another vehicle – a growing trend law enforcement said started early this year. On March 23, police were called to Williams Road and Alum Creek Drive in the South Alum [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Tornado watches and warnings have subsided, but a heavy wave of rain Tuesday has increased the concern for flooding and power outages in central Ohio. Columbus and Central Ohio Weather Nearly three inches of rain fell in the Columbus area over the past three days and in some areas as much as [...]
Flood alerts continue for Central Ohio this morning, following several days of heavy rainfall across the region.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- On a day of strange weather in central Ohio and with Franklin County under a tornado watch, a double rainbow began appearing just before sunset. Tuesday began with a strong line of storms that affected the morning commute. After midday sun, scattered showers and storms came again during the late afternoon. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Better Call 4 alert for AT&T customers, past and present: The sensitive information of millions of people has appeared on the dark web. The company announced that "AT&T data-specific fields were contained in a data set released" sometime in March. While it's still investigating how it happened, AT&T said the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus woman could spend more than two decades behind bars for the fatal shooting of a man last year. According to an announcement from the Franklin County Prosecutor, Cassandra Franklin, 41, was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 to 23.5 years in prison by Common Pleas Judge Dan Hawkins. Franklin pleaded [...]
Multiple central Ohio counties, including Franklin and Pickaway, are under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. FOLLOW THE LINK TO WATCH NBC4 NEWSCASTS LIVE
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Power crews are getting ready to tackle possible outages from Tuesday’s storm. They say if you haven’t started preparing your home for the storm, it is never too late to start. Early morning storms Tuesday made for an early start for AEP Ohio crews. “We have crews working 24/7 to restore [...]
