COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A traveling butterbeer truck will make a stop at Easton Town Center this weekend in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first Harry Potter film. The truck will serve free nonalcoholic butterbeer slushies – creamy, butterscotch-flavored beverages that exist in the Harry Potter book and movie universe – on Sunday [...]

We are going to see rain and storm chances again for Thursday, with better chances of strong to severe storms on Saturday with a strong cold front.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local chapter of a mentoring organization is funding a scholarship for Columbus City Schools students in the name of Master Sergeant Tyler Simmons. 100 Black Men of Central Ohio just announced the M. Sgt. Tyler Simmons Memorial Military Scholarship, which will give two Eastmoor Academy seniors $1,500 each. To apply, [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Neighbors and customers are rallying around a neighborhood gem after a fire on Sunday caused significant damage. The Thurman Cafe has been a staple in the German Village neighborhood since the 1940s. Now, former employees and nearby business owners are giving back to a place they said has given them so [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It's the signature call every Blue Jackets fan has heard for more than 25 years. "JACKETS....ON THE POWER PLAY!" Those five words, simple when written, but legendary when said with the flair and ferocity of CBJ public address announcer Greg Murray. "It happened very organically," said Murray. "It has remained consistent [...]

Isolated strong to severe storms to our west this evening will approach our area. Better rain chances Thursday & Saturday with a cold front.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - As military children face challenges like frequent moving or a parent's deployment, a national organization is shining a light on those youth and helping them reach their educational goals through life's obstacles. Children of Valor is a national nonprofit organization with the mission of helping children of active-duty and veteran families [...]

Tim Holmes, a central Ohio-based creator, shared his experience working on the visual effects team for the faith-based historical drama "A Great Awakening", which recently opened nationwide in theaters.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Hummingbirds are in the midst of their annual migration north for the summer, and Ohio residents have begun spotting the tiny birds.  Each year in late February, hummingbirds depart from their winter homes in Central America and Mexico. By late spring, they typically have dispersed extensively across North America, reaching as [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The KeyBank Building in Downtown Columbus is set to go up for auction this week, marking a pivotal moment for a property that has faced foreclosure, declining occupancy and ongoing maintenance concerns. An online auction for the 21-story office tower will begin at noon Tuesday and is scheduled to conclude at [...]

Warm weather continues to steadily build up as a stationary front sits to our north. At the same time, Columbus' weather will see slightly higher rain chances each day into the midweek.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its newest class of inductees Monday night. Are all of the artists what one would consider rock 'n' roll? It matters not.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gave remarks for the 46th Annual Holocaust Commemoration at the Ohio Statehouse on Monday. Guests at the event heard from Holocaust survivor Dr. Henry Fenichel. As a child, he was sent to a Nazi transit camp in the Netherlands and later the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Germany [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Crew is encouraging children to stay in school by bringing the Crew excitement to them. Monday was the first collaboration of the Crew’s two education platforms – Stay in the Game and Soccer in Schools. Students at Imagine Columbus Primary Academy got to enjoy a pep rally with games [...]

Records are ahead for mornings and an afternoon ahead this week. We will have on and off rain and storm chances too, big changes by Sunday.

Wind speed remain breezy with gusts close to 30 mph at times. A few spotty sprinkles are possible late in the afternoon and early evening hours.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's less than a week until Ohio State's spring football game, which will serve as the final glimpse of next season's Buckeyes before the fall camp in August. Coach Ryan Day will address the media after practice Monday from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. You can watch his comments live in [...]

A unique mid-century home in New Albany, Ohio, with a living room suspended over a creek, is receiving online attention after its listing photos were posted by Zillow Gone Wild.

A few showers have already kicked in to start off the new work week. For the days ahead, Columbus' weather will deal with varying chances for rain nearly every day.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Blue Jackets game against the Boston Bruins on Sunday caps off a day where the team honored its fans. The Blue Jackets celebrated the Fifth Line with a full day of festivities at Nationwide Arena. From the moment fans arrived, the energy has been building, starting with a pregame [...]

(AP) -- “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” enjoyed otherworldly success at the box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and Illumination sequel added $69 million from 4,284 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. That brings its running domestic total to $308.1 million and its global total to $629 million. That's [...]

A champion will be crowned today at the 90th Masters Tournament.

Temperatures rise quickly into the lower 80s. This does not break any records for the day, but it is still running 15-20 degrees above average for the middle of April.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Transportation on Friday announced locations for 64 new electric vehicle charging sites with funding through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program (NEVI). Each of the new sites will have at least four charging ports capable of 150 kWh at each port. The locations will also be near [...]