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Police: 1 dead after falling at Ohio Stadium during graduation ceremony
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person died after falling at Ohio Stadium during the university’s spring commencement ceremony Sunday afternoon. A spokesperson for The Ohio State University said the person fell from the stands and died. No additional information was provided. The person was pronounced dead at 12:25 p.m....
Baby struck by cinder block in the head; man arrested
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man has been arrested and an infant has been hospitalized after being struck by a cinder block Monday in west Columbus. According to Columbus police a one-year-old is in stable condition after a man threw a cinder block at a vehicle during an argument between him and a woman Monday […]
1 person hospitalized, another arrested after Hilltop shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Police say that one person is hospitalized after a shooting in west Columbus on Sunday. Authorities confirm that there was a shooting around 6:33 p.m. on the 200 block of South Warren Avenue. When officers arrived, they found one victim suffering from gunshot wounds. That...
Suspect wanted by police after shooting in east Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus police are looking for a suspect accused of shooting and injuring someone on Friday night. Authorities say that the shooting happened on the 3000 block of East 10th Avenue around 10:35 p.m. When officers arrived, they found an adult victim with a gunshot wound...
A former Columbus vice cop will be sentenced Thursday. Here's how much time he could get.
A former Columbus police office will find out Thursday how many years he will have to spend in federal prison after admitting to holding two women against their will and obstructing a federal investigation. Andrew Mitchell, 60, has been in custody since his arrest in 2019. In December, Mitchell entered...
Summer weather outlook: What to expect in central Ohio
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — We know hot and humid days are coming. In fact, we have already had a touch of summer warmth and sticky conditions that will linger through midweek, with the usual pop-up thunderstorms. A rapidly fading El Niño pattern associated with warmer-than-normal water in the central and...
OSU graduation marked by joy, solidarity and shocking death
I hope you all had a restful weekend and got to enjoy some sun in between the clouds and rain. I certainly did and was reminded how much I love sunscreen. Ohio State's spring commencement was eventful for both joyous and tragic reasons on Sunday. Let's review. Review Session. More...
Tracking afternoon showers and storms Sunday
Sunday will start of with a few areas experiencing patchy fog. Later in the morning skies will clear and skis will be mostly cloudy. The afternoon will bring more showers and storms, with even warmer temperatures in the afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 70s. There will be a marginal risk (1/5) for severe weather. Strong winds will be the biggest threat.
Flooding problems delay breathing new life into defunct city hydro-electric generators
Water leaking into an aging and shuttered city hydro-electric generating facility at the O'Shaughnessy Dam, near the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and other construction issues have put a city project to rehabilitate two small-scale generators behind schedule. The city initially had hoped to have the project completed by mid-2023 but ran into unanticipated...
Columbus Weather: Showers, storms likely next few days
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Showers and storms moved out of Ohio on Sunday morning, but thanks to a cold front, more of that will return this afternoon, especially for areas along and east of I-71. A Marginal Risk for severe weather persists for East Ohio with gusty winds being the primary threat. The storms will weaken quickly by the evening with dry conditions for tonight.
Columbus Weather: Warm, wet start to the week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Good Monday morning! We have an active week ahead of us. MONDAY: Mostly cloudy, scattered showers storms, high 73. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, chance for scattered rain, low 61. TUESDAY (ALERT DAY): Scattered showers and storms. PM severe storms possible, high 80. WEDNESDAY (AM ALERT): Scattered...
Warm with periods of showers and storms this week
We start the day off on a dry note, but we will see a few spotty showers working in from the south this afternoon around lunchtime. Not a washout, but expect those spotty showers to linger on-and-off the rest of the afternoon and evening. Highs top out in the lower 70s with just a light wind, and mainly cloudy skies.
3 injured in hit-skip crash in east Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Three people were taken to the hospital after a crash on I-70 on Saturday morning. Columbus police responded to the multi-vehicle crash on I-70 EB near the area of Alum Creek Drive and Livingston Avenue just after 10 a.m. on Saturday and advised that the crash was a hit-skip.
Columbus gas prices continue to fall after 2024 spring peak
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A two-week decline in the average cost of a gallon of gas in the Columbus area erased a recent jump in which the price rose by over a quarter. After the average gas price in the Columbus metro area climbed up to a 2024 high of $3.69 per gallon two weeks […]
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