Parts of Central Ohio have already seen 1"-2" of rain over the last 24 hours. On top of the additional rainfall and flooding threats, we continue to track the risk for severe thunderstorms for the next couple of days. The severe weather threat will pick up again Tonight and last through Tuesday evening. All of [...]
Storm Team 4 continues to track the forecast for the total solar eclipse on April 8. After a wet and stormy start to the month, changes are on the way by the start of next week. The current forecast does not call for rain showers anywhere in central Ohio. Turning to the cloud cover, models [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A multi-Grammy award winning band from Akron, Ohio is coming to Columbus this fall. The Black Keys announced they will have a concert at Nationwide Arena on October 24 as part of their "International Players Tour." The tour will be in support for its upcoming new album "Ohio Players", which releases [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- More than halfway through the spring practice schedule, Ohio State's offense continues to develop. And while it promises to be deep and talented, there weren't many concrete answers as to how the depth chart will shake out entering the final two weeks of training. One of the biggest headlines this spring [...]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- A shuttered central Ohio Max and Erma's restaurant is set to be bulldozed to make way for a Sheetz location. The convenience store and gas station chain is taking over the former restaurant's site at 7480 Sawmill Road in Dublin, according to a permit under review by the city of Columbus. [...]
Watch a report on the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A city initiative supported by a $2 million grant is seeking public opinion to decide what should happen to the Christopher Columbus statue removed from outside of City Hall in 2020. The statue was ordered [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Columbus police are looking for a driver involved in a hit-skip that took place just north of the Ohio State campus. According to an incident report, just before midnight Sunday night, an unidentified adult was operating a scooter, traveling southbound on North High Street near the intersection of West Northwood Avenue in [...]
View the player above to see previous coverage. RUSSELS POINT, Ohio (WCMH) – Indian Lake businesses who assisted in storm recovery efforts after a deadly tornado struck on March 14 are asking Ohioans to consider supporting their establishments during the solar eclipse weekend. “The Indian Lake community still needs business and still need tourism,” said [...]
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – The ebb and flow of gas prices continue as the cost of a gallon of gas dropped by a dime last week. After a bump of 16 cents the previous week, the cost for a gallon of gas dropped by 10 cents to $3.35 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 [...]
Watch an earlier report on failed central Ohio school levies in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Nearly 100 school levies and bonds went to the ballot in the primary election, and more than half of them failed. Voters across the state, including in central Ohio, rejected school districts’ asks for money on [...]
Expect morning rain showers Monday, gradually tapering by about mid-morning, with several dry hours through the afternoon. We'll then see more heavy rain and thunderstorms arriving this evening and overnight through Tuesday morning.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Organizations across Franklin County are working to address what experts are calling a kindergarten readiness crisis. More than 60 percent of children in the county are not ready for kindergarten. Those numbers are even higher in minority communities. Experts say kindergarten readiness can have a huge impact down the road, including on [...]
Hail cores developed within clusters of late afternoon thunderstorms Saturday that raced southeastward across central and southeastern Ohio.