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) -- A Grove City man has been federally charged with child pornography crimes and video voyeurism. According to prosecutors, Neil Brown worked at several cell phone stores in the Columbus area. The 41-year-old allegedly captured nude photos and videos from customers' phones. Criminal complaint documents from this week state that Brown was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – NBC 4 was on the scene to get a firsthand look at how the U.S. Marshals Task Force for the Southern District of Ohio finds and arrests wanted fugitives. The Fugitive Apprehension Team partners with other agencies, and the most recent partnership is with the FBI. That collaboration led to one [...]