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Attorney General Yost Honors Ohio Law Enforcement, Touts Best-in-Class Training at Annual Symposium

Attorney General Yost Honors Ohio Law Enforcement, Touts Best-in-Class Training at Annual Symposium

(SANDUSKY, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost visited Ohio law enforcement officers at the 2025 Law Enforcement Training Symposium today to commend their courage, dedication and sacrifice and highlight the importance of first-rate training to...

Owner:  American Government
135 Arrested in 'Operation Next Door' Crackdown on Human Trafficking Across Ohio

135 Arrested in 'Operation Next Door' Crackdown on Human Trafficking Across Ohio

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A statewide human trafficking operation conducted last week by more than 100 law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of 135 people seeking to buy sex – including from minors, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced...

Owner:  American Government
Ohio Awarded Nearly $105 Million to Expand High-Performing Community Schools

Ohio Awarded Nearly $105 Million to Expand High-Performing Community Schools

Release date: 9/25/2025 Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen D. Dackin today announced that Ohio has been awarded nearly $105 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education. Ohio received $55.5 million...

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Ohio lawmakers miss their first Congressional redistricting deadline

Ohio lawmakers miss their first Congressional redistricting deadline

State lawmakers will miss their first deadline for Congressional redistricting, meaning the Ohio Redistricting Commission must reconvene, facing an Oct. 31 deadline. For the second time this year, the state’s Joint Redistricting Committee met...

Owner:  American Government & Ideastream Public Media
Ohio redistricting process hits dead end as Republicans play waiting game

Ohio redistricting process hits dead end as Republicans play waiting game

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The first phase of Ohio’s latest congressional redistricting process ended in gridlock Tuesday, with increasing signs that Republicans intend to wait out the process so they can redraw the state’s 15 U.S. House districts without...

Owner:  Newhouse family
Ohio voters support tax incentives, funding for child care access, survey finds

Ohio voters support tax incentives, funding for child care access, survey finds

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 80% of Ohio voters consider the ability of working parents to find and afford quality child care to be either a “state of crisis” or a “major problem,” according to the results of a poll released Tuesday. The statewide...

Owner:  Newhouse family
Ohio sex trafficking sting leads to 135 arrests

Ohio sex trafficking sting leads to 135 arrests

CBS News Live CBS News Pittsburgh Live A statewide sex trafficking sting in Ohio led to more than 130 arrests, authorities said. The Ohio Attorney General's Office said in a news release on Monday that "Operation Next Door" resulted in 135...

Owner:  Shari Redstone (Family)
Ohio Lottery investigating 'potential fraud' during a promotion for one of its games

Ohio Lottery investigating 'potential fraud' during a promotion for one of its games

CLEVELAND — News 5 Investigators uncovered the Ohio Lottery is looking into “potential fraud” in its Keno game. The questions surround a Keno promotion for the month of September that abruptly stopped after the second week. “Keno and I…we get...

Owner:  The Scripps Family
Ohio GOP-controlled redistricting commission to take over map-drawing process as lawmakers miss first deadline
Ohio State’s special teams play has been shaky. Will Ryan Day make changes after Washington blunder?

Ohio State’s special teams play has been shaky. Will Ryan Day make changes after Washington blunder?

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s punt return unit has been shaky at times this season, and it came to a head Saturday at Washington when Brandon Inniss cost his team a possession with a fumble. However, the Buckeyes aren’t rushing to make...

Owner:  Newhouse family
Ohio minimum wage rising in January 2026

Ohio minimum wage rising in January 2026

COLUMBUS -- Ohio minimum wage workers will see a bump in their paychecks next year, as the state’s minimum wage increases to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped workers. The adjustment represents a 2.8% increase...

Owner:  Newhouse family
Ohio App Gives Feedback to Young Drivers and Their Parents

Ohio App Gives Feedback to Young Drivers and Their Parents

(TNS) — Brake too hard, the app will know. Drive too fast and it will show up in a driving report. On Monday, Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled a tool designed to provide feedback to new drivers — and their parents — on key areas from their practice...

Owner:  Jeffrey T Leeds & Robert Bernstein Sr
Ohio health department wins legal battle to restrict COVID data access

Ohio health department wins legal battle to restrict COVID data access

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio Department of Health was justified in refusing to provide data on COVID-19 deaths and vaccinations in the state to a critic of Gov. Mike DeWine’s coronavirus policies, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a narrowly...

Owner:  Newhouse family
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