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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would strip college and career-technical classes from inmates housed in Ohio’s highest-security state prisons, a move supporters say is needed…
Photo credit: Nora Igelnik COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three people were arrested Tuesday during a protest at an Ohio State University career fair, where demonstrators objected to the participation of U.S.…
HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based chain famous for its enormous travel centers, spotless restrooms, and signature beaver mascot, has announced the opening date for its first Ohio location.…
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Public Schools is confronting a projected $68 million budget shortfall that district officials say will force sweeping changes in how the state’s fourth-largest school system operates.…
Marion City Auditor Miranda Meginness submitted a strongly worded resignation letter dated Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, accusing local officials of treating her office as a political pawn and saying she…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A major winter storm is poised to strike Ohio this weekend, threatening the state with a significant one-two punch of heavy snow and bitterly cold temperatures. Forecasters…
CLARK COUNTY, Ohio — An 83-year-old Ohio man convicted of murdering an Uber driver he mistook for a scammer has moved to overturn the verdict, filing a motion for a…
COLUMBUS, Ohio —Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Andy Wilson, and Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY) Director Kara Wente today announced two new…
Ohio lawmakers are advancing a renewed effort to place the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, testing a legal and political strategy they hope will survive the court challenges that…
Karen Kasler / Statehouse News Bureau TOLEDO, Ohio — Northwest Ohio lawmakers are proposing new legislation that would require cameras in all publicly funded child-care centers, a move aimed at…