After another really chilly start to the morning, our afternoon temperatures continue to warm.
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Warming trend, abundant sunshine going into weekend for Central Ohio
Whitehall police body camera footage shows fatal arrest of man with disabilities
WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- New details have emerged surrounding a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Whitehall and one of its police officers questioning the use of force in the arrest of a man with disabilities. Body camera footage and personnel files obtained by NBC4 show officer Kyle Schneider's interaction with Alex Menhenett on [...]
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Cyclist in critical condition after south Columbus hit-and-run
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A cyclist is in critical condition after they were struck by a truck that fled the scene on Friday morning. At 2:58 a.m., an adult was riding a bicycle southbound on South High Street at Fornof Road in the Scioto Southland neighborhood. At the same time, a driver was heading in [...]
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Woman calls for better airport security after car stolen, stripped
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local woman named Katy returned home from a trip Sunday, only to realize her car had vanished from the John Glenn International Airport parking garage. Katy said she's upset beyond belief. "I was blown away because this is an airport which I assumed is the safest place in our city," [...]
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How a central Ohio solar project is planning on using its land for agriculture
MILLERSPORT, Ohio (WCMH) -- A proposed central Ohio solar project has been revised so that the land it's built on can still be used for agricultural purposes. The Eastern Cottontail Solar Project, one of two proposed for Fairfield County, is a 220-megawatt facility expected to generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 42,000 American [...]
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Why attorneys want cellphone tower records in trial over Ohio Uber driver’s death
SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- The beginning of October brought movement in an Ohio court case over an Uber driver's killing, with the suspect's attorneys wanting more information on scammers that harassed him immediately beforehand. Attorneys for William Brock, 82, had previously filed a motion requesting a court order against cellphone carrier AT&T. A Clark [...]
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Ohio team returns after hurricane recovery efforts
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A team of about 120 AEP Ohio employees is back in Ohio after helping with power restoration efforts in western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Ohio crew was there from the very beginning. “We were right in the heart of the storm and were able to start [...]
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Domestic violence arrests focus of U.S. Marshals this month
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The U.S. Marshals Service is always on a mission to take violent criminals off the streets. This month, the department is putting a focus on domestic violence crimes which officials said have increased in the last few years. NBC4 rode with the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force on Thursday. Two fugitives [...]
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Police: Man hid suspect in teen’s fatal shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A teenager has been charged in the killing of another teen while a man has been arrested for harboring the suspect. The arrests, announced Thursday, stem from a shooting on Oct. 4, when Carnal Mixon, 17, was found on the 300 block of Lechner Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound. He [...]
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Parents, teens learn to navigate social media
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Social media can be tough to navigate both for the teens joining these apps for the first time and for parents trying to keep their kids safe. That’s why Meta and the National Parent Teacher Association paired up for an event called Screen Smart at Franklin Heights High School in [...]
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