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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 [...]

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- Johnson's Real Ice Cream plans to open its 10th central Ohio shop next spring, extending the family-owned company's rapid regional expansion. The new store, slated for a spring 2026 debut, will be located in Lewis Center at 5915 Evans Farm Drive in the Evans Farm community. The shop will offer [...]

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 [...]

A 15,246-square-foot mansion in Waynesville, Ohio, listed for $11.9 million, features a private nightclub, cigar lounge, casino room, two-lane bowling alley, golf simulator, resort-style infinity pool, tiki bar, glass-view hot tub, and smart-home technology.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio residents will soon receive mobile emergency alerts when felony offenders escape from correctional facilities.  Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 23, creating the “Escaped Convict Alert System,” on Dec. 1. The legislation passed the House in June and the Senate in October, with both votes being unanimous. Under the incoming [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ross Larue lives within a mile of the future Anduril site, and he's hoping the area's history will make Madison Township trustees reconsider a zoning change. On Thursday night, Madison Township is set to determine if defense weapons manufacturer Anduril can build on four additional parcels of land. Larue, research assistant [...]

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) -- Numerous central Ohioans are feeling the impact of this harsh winter weather on the roads as drivers are dealing with snowy road conditions. “I usually put some sandbags in my trunk or something, heavy bricks, like whatever I can find just to try to stop it from, like, spinning out or [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Weekend snow has prompted some school districts in central Ohio to delay or cancel classes for Monday. Between 4 and 7 inches of snow blanketed central Ohio over the weekend. Storm Team 4's forecast calls for moderating temperatures and dry conditions through the early part of the week, with rain arriving [...]

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 [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A three-time convicted felon is facing multiple federal charges related to trafficking in large amounts of drugs, including fentanyl. According to prosecutors, a federal grand jury has indicted 35-year-old Samuel Griffith on six total charges – five counts of selling, distributing, or dispensing a controlled substance, and one count of unlawful [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Four years after a man and two young children were gunned down while sitting in a car in southeast Columbus, their killer or killers remain unknown. According to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, the investigation is ongoing into the death of Charles Wade and two small children, Demetrius Wall-Neal and Londynn Wall-Neal, [...]

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 [...]

Tim Holmes, a local toy inventor, has created Nurkl, a craft stick connector set, and has partnered with Micro Center to stock their shelves, as well as sending 10% of their sales to children in Africa for free.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two Columbus-area LA Fitness clubs are preparing to shut their doors next week. The company will permanently close its Hilliard gym at 1800 Tanglewood Park Blvd. and its Polaris Fashion Place-area location at 2100 Polaris Pkwy. on Dec. 18. Signs posted on each facility announce that both clubs will close at [...]