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) -- 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 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) -- 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) – Central Ohio residents spent nearly all of Saturday watching snow showers fall and are waking up Sunday to frigid temperatures. NBC4 wants to see what it looks like where you live. You can use the form below to send us your photos or short videos. Most counties remain under a snow [...]

As of 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, this story is archived and is no longer being updated. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Snow blanketed portions of Ohio on Saturday, prompting most counties to issue snow emergencies. With bitter cold temperatures entering the area Sunday morning, some counties are downgrading their emergency levels with no snow forecasted [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As Ohio State begins to rest and prepare for the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Eve, its quarterback will pack his bags to head to the Big Apple. Julian Sayin will be in New York starting Friday as one of the four finalists for this year's Heisman Trophy, which will be [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police say they have evidence that a Whitehall city councilman spent years and perhaps decades grooming underage victims, leading to his arrest Monday night on felony charges. Allegations that Gerald Dixon was grooming boys were brought to police's attention in late 2020, with an investigation beginning in mid 2023, Chief Mike [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin will be one of the four men invited to New York as a finalist for this season's Heisman Trophy. The sophomore was announced as one of the candidates to win college football's most prestigious individual award on Monday. The other three finalists alongside Sayin are Indiana [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are seeking tips from the community in the September death of a woman on the far south side of the city. On Sept. 10, CPD officers were called to the 5500 block of Englecrest Drive near Canal Winchester at 3:23 a.m. on reports of a woman who had been [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Plans for next summer’s Ohio State Fair are continuing to materialize as officials with the Expo Center have confirmed the second concert for 2026. The country ensemble of Alison Krauss & Union Station will be coming to Columbus to perform at the State Fair on Aug. 1. The band has a [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- While the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes are off to Arlington, Texas to play in the Cotton Bowl in the playoff quarterfinals, multiple other Ohio schools have learned their bowl destinations. Four other schools from the Buckeye State will play in a bowl game in December to conclude their 2025 campaigns. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes have made the College Football Playoff and learned their path towards back-to-back national titles on Sunday. The 12-team bracket was revealed and after Saturday's 13-10 loss to former No. 2 Indiana in the Big Ten championship game, former No. 1 Ohio State lost its top ranking and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a crash involving a police cruiser early Sunday morning in a west Columbus neighborhood. Columbus police said officers were driving towards a burglary in progress at 2:50 a.m. in Franklinton. The cruiser was going east on West Broad Street towards Central Avenue with its sirens and [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin is among multiple Ohio State offensive stars that will be taking home Big Ten awards. The conference announced the winners of its offensive awards on Thursday and the Buckeyes are taking home plenty of hardware. 2025 Big Ten offensive awards Several Buckeyes players were also named [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The second 12-team College Football Playoff bracket will be announced Sunday, and defending champion Ohio State is safely in the field as it prepares to play for the Big Ten championship. No. 1 Ohio State is also set to earn a bye into the quarterfinals, but its top seed is under [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Brian Hartline will become the next head coach at South Florida. USF announced Hartline will lead the Tampa program after ex-USF head coach Alex Golesh, a former Ohio State graduate assistant and Dublin Scioto graduate, became the next head coach at Auburn. Buckeyes [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's arguably one of the busiest weeks for Ohio State football as national signing day falls right in the middle of preparations for Saturday's Big Ten championship game against No. 2 Indiana. Multiple high school players have signed Big Ten scholarship agreements Wednesday as part of Ohio State's 2026 recruiting class. [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- For the first time in five years, the Ohio State Buckeyes have a chance to add to its resume before the College Football Playoff as OSU enters the Big Ten Championship game ranked No. 1. The committee's penultimate rankings of the season were announced Tuesday night and Ohio State is still [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio awoke Tuesday morning to fresh snow everywhere. NBC4 wants to see what it looks like where you live. You can use the form below to send us your photos or short videos. Most school districts canceled classes, including Columbus City Schools. We’ll continue to keep you informed during winter [...]