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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) – The U.S. Marshals Service and the Columbus Division of Police are teaming up to find a suspect wanted for pulling a gun on a store clerk in November. According to the Marshals Service, Ian Crum, 35, allegedly walked into the Tractor Supply Company store on West Broad Street last month, loaded [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As the year comes to a close, NBC4 sat down with Ohio's top law enforcement agent to discuss what happened in 2025 and look forward to next year, the final year of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's term. He said he is not focused on the end but rather on the [...]

ASHVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- There is nothing that can be done to stop a data center from coming to northern Pickaway County, according to Ashville Village Administrator Bert Cline. This comes as neighbors in the community are protesting the development. Traveling through the main streets in the village of Ashville this time last year, you’d [...]

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) – The cleanup from this past weekend's winter storm continues, prompting several central Ohio school districts to either delay or cancel classes on Tuesday. Up to seven inches of snow blanketed parts of the region on Saturday, accompanied by sub-freezing temperatures. Storm Team 4 forecasts call for temperatures to gradually climb through [...]

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 [...]