COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A partnership built on helping the community is set to enter a new phase after more than 100 years of service. In a statement released Tuesday, the Diocese of Columbus and St. Stephen’s Community House announced that St. Stephen’s will launch as an independent nonprofit organization, no longer serving as a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A 39-year-old man made his initial court appearance Tuesday morning after being arrested Monday in connection to his wife's death in September. Austen Medek has been charged with murder and received a $3 million cash surety bond in Franklin County Municipal Court. He is accused of killing his wife Michaela Medek, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio is getting ready for a statewide cinematic celebration next year as part of the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, with hundreds of free movie screenings planned across all 88 counties. The initiative, Ohio Goes to the Movies, kicks off Feb. 11 and runs through October, highlighting films connected to Ohio through actors, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Department of Commerce abruptly suspended millions in funding intended to support Ohio's manufactures, citing a federal review of the program that could take years to resolve. The Department of Commerce said the funding is paused due to an ongoing Office of Inspector General review of Ohio's Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The [...]

Former Lazarus employee Ronald Rau donated a Santa figure and Snow Queen to the Fran Ryan Center to help recreate the iconic Christmas window displays and SantaLand of the now-defunct Columbus department store.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman is dead and another is injured after a head-on collision Monday evening in east Columbus. Columbus police said that at 7:24 p.m., a vehicle pulled from a parking lot to go west on East 17th Avenue near Rarig Avenue. A woman driving a Ford was going west at the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The central Ohio Jewish community remains on edge after the terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia over the weekend.  "You have the shock and then the mourning and then the worry of where else is this going to happen," Katie Rotenberg said. According to JewishColumbus President Julie Tilson Stanley, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The City of Columbus said it is strengthening its IT infrastructure to ensure that its policies align with state standards to protect residents' data. This comes more than a year after the city was hit with a ransomware attack that led to half a million people’s sensitive information being posted on [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus man accused of killing his wife in September was arrested Monday and charged with murder. Austen A. Medek, 39, was arrested without incident by a Columbus Police SWAT Team. He is being held at Franklin County Jail. According to police, officers responded to a home on the 5500 block [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Statehouse hosted a historic gathering of legislative leaders from across the country Monday, discussing concerns about the increasing power of the federal government. Senate presidents and House speakers from about 40 states met in the chambers of the Ohio House of Representatives, unanimously adopting a nonbinding declaration for the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the first time, Columbus has a specific commission to uplift and support the voices of LGBTQ+ people in Columbus. Columbus City Council approved the appointment of 13 members of the LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission, a diverse group with members coming from different backgrounds, races and gender identities. "We will codify that [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As part of the state budget passed over the summer, school districts across Ohio must ban the use of cellphones and smart devices in schools statewide on Jan. 1. Students have a few days of school left before they go on winter break, and when they come back in 2026, the [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One of four suspects arrested in the shooting of an unarmed man in southeast Columbus received a life sentence in court Monday afternoon. According to the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, Caleb Johnson was found guilty in the murder of 25-year-old Jahaan Harris, who was gunned down on June 14, 2024 in [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The last of six defendants in connection with a human sex trafficking ring, dismantled by a central Ohio task force, has been sentenced after court procedures spanning several years. Alexias Carr-Johnson, one of six total defendants tried related to a south Columbus human trafficking ring, was sentenced to serve two-years of community [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – After multiple delays, Culver’s has officially opened in northeast Columbus near Gahanna and New Albany. Culver’s began welcoming customers at 6000 Old Hamilton Road in the Hamilton Quarter shopping center on Dec. 8. The launch came after the fast food joint pushed back its opening multiple times, with the company first [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 22-year-old man in a November fatal shooting and road rage crash in a northeast Columbus neighborhood. On Nov. 2 at 10:15 p.m., officers went to the 800 block of East Hudson Street in North Linden on reports of shots being fired. Officers found [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For many central Ohio districts, Monday kicks off the last week before winter break. NBC4 compiled a list of public schools' winter break dates. Dates are listed as the first school day students do not have to attend, then what day classes will resume. Find your district below. Athens County Coshocton [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Hanukkah events continue across central Ohio this week, the effects of the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia are being felt locally. Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann is originally from Australia. While the tragedy happened thousands of miles away, the loss is deeply personal for him. He said a fellow [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on the Sunday Briefing: “We’re looking at the governor’s race where we see a big shake up and a shift in polling,” Spencer Kimball with Emerson Polling said. “Here, there doesn’t seem to be a shakeup and we get to those name recognition questions.” See what is driving Democrat [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A teenager arrested in a homicide near Nationwide Children’s Hospital nearly two years ago was tried as an adult and pleaded guilty to a one of five charges. According to court records, 19-year-old Marvin Holt was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison and up to 13½ years for the [...]