COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person has been upgraded from critical condition after a shooting Tuesday afternoon in southwest Columbus. A police dispatcher said that reports of a shooting at the 600 block of Galli Court came in just before 4 p.m. Officers went to the address, which is located just south of the Lincoln [...]
Watch a previous NBC4 report on H.B. 68 in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Franklin County judge has extended a temporary block against a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, as Attorney General Dave Yost is challenging the judge in the Ohio Supreme Court. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Michael [...]
For an earlier report on this story view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man charged in the fatal shooting of a woman near New Albany has been extradited back to Ohio after being arrested over 400 miles east of Columbus. According to court records, 36-year-old Ryan Polk was arraigned on murder [...]
Showers are leaving the area after a cold front made for a wet start to the day. Temperatures will be cooler than how we started off the week, but still above average. As we go through the rest of the week, we're recovering back to that warmer and clearer weather.
Previous reports can be seen in the player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 19-year-old has been issued an arrest warrant and faces a murder charge in connection to a fight outside a restaurant near Ohio State University early Monday morning. Franklin County Municipal court documents state that Jaquan Curry was identified as the suspect [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Guy Fieri, the celebrity chef whose inaugural Flavortown Festival was set for Columbus then canceled, has announced the name of his new restaurant opening in central Ohio. The Ohio-born restaurateur is launching an Italian concept named "Guy Fieri's Trattoria" inside Scioto Downs at 6000 S. High Street, the casino announced on [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In voting to end a spousal rape loophole, the Ohio Senate last week completed a 40-year campaign to fully criminalize sexual violence in the context of marriage. But the legislature has a long way to go before state laws truly center survivors, advocates say. The Senate unanimously passed House Bill 161 [...]
ORIENT, Ohio (WCMH) -- Couples are now saying "I do" at a new central Ohio upscale wedding venue, complete with 12 acres of picturesque land, an on-site floral shop and a 19th-century dairy barn renovated into an Airbnb-type living space. White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient, about [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lawmakers are calling for Ohio native Tracy Chapman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, after the musician's viral "Fast Car" performance earlier this year at the Grammy Awards. House Resolution 376 has been introduced at the Statehouse to urge the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A plan allowing adults to get their drinks to go Downtown and in Franklinton is moving forward after being approved Monday night by Columbus City Council. Council spent April discussing the Center City DORA proposal. The plan creates a designated area where those 21 and older can walk around with alcoholic [...]
For an earlier report of this story view the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus firefighter charged in the 2023 death of a motorist on an interstate in Gahanna received his sentence Monday. On Monday, 25-year-old Tyler Conners pleaded no contest in Franklin County Municipal Court. Originally charged with one misdemeanor count [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Former President Donald Trump holds a slight edge over President Joe Biden in seven key swing states, according to a new Emerson College/NBC4 poll. The survey polled voters in the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The results are listed below: The results for each [...]
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Thirty-nine years ago, Barbara Frame vanished after telling her kids she would be right back and leaving for an appointment with a divorce attorney – a meeting her daughter would later discover never existed. At the time of her disappearance, Frame was 38 years old and the mother of a 14-year-old [...]
We start the day off with rain showers moving through, but they're not long-lasting. Expect rain to clear by mid-morning in the city, lingering just a bit longer for our southeastern areas, where rain tapers by early to mid-afternoon.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were seriously injured in a crash in east Columbus Monday afternoon. The crash happened at approximately 3:08 p.m. at the intersection of Haddon Road and College Avenue, Columbus police said. Police said a Chevrolet Camaro was turning left from Haddon Road onto southbound College Avenue while a Volkswagen Jetta [...]
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) – Many who work locally in the television industry got their training at Ohio University, home to one of the top-ranked journalism schools in the nation. But over the last ten years or so, Athens has also become a pathway to a far more expansive industry: outer space. Later this year, a [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Back in December, recreational marijuana became legal in the state, but as of now, the first recreational sale won’t happen until September. Lawmakers have considered passing a bill to change that, but Republican leadership is struggling to see eye-to-eye on the passage of related legislation. “I am, I would not say [...]
Tonight, we will have showers forming ahead of a weak cold front that will bring rain chances through the mid morning Tuesday with lows in the lower 60s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus City Council unanimously approved a new contract with the city's police officers Monday. The last contract approval between the city and FOP for the Columbus Division of Police was in 2021. That one focused a lot on reform; this time, police and city leadership said there was a lot of [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The leader of the Columbus City Schools teachers' union has stepped down from the group planning the future of the district's buildings. In a letter released on Monday, Columbus Education Association President John Coneglio wrote that the direction the district's Community Facilities Task Force is taking does not align with the [...]
