Blue Jackets Turn Page After Trading Marchenko to Maple Leafs
COLUMBUS — The Columbus Blue Jackets are moving on. Two days after trading star winger Kirill Marchenko to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team says it is ready to start…
Ohio Schools Put New Mandatory AI Policies to Work This Year
COLUMBUS — This is the first school year in which every Ohio public school district is required to have a policy governing artificial intelligence, making Ohio one of the first…
Ohio Faces $38 Million SNAP Admin Funding Loss Starting Oct. 1
COLUMBUS — Ohio stands to lose an estimated $38 million in federal funding to administer food assistance starting Thursday, with the state’s largest metro counties facing the deepest gaps. Historically,…
After 119 Years, Beloved Batsakes Hat Shop Closes in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — An era ends downtown today as Batsakes Hat Shop permanently closes its doors after more than a century of shaping hats and relationships in the Queen City. Located…
Mobile Mammography Bus Brings 3D Screenings to Chillicothe Oct. 5
CHILLICOTHE — Residents of Ross County can schedule a potentially lifesaving screening close to home when Adena Health brings its mobile 3D mammography unit to the Ross County Health District…
Toledo Woman Indicted for Smuggling Drugs Into Ross Correctional in Hair Tie
CHILLICOTHE — A Toledo woman has been indicted by a Ross County grand jury on charges she smuggled drugs into a state prison hidden inside a hair tie. Trista Brown…
Mansfield Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Rape, Kidnapping
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield man convicted of a brutal 2025 attack was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison in Richland County Common Pleas Court. Lenael Troy Smith, 45, was…
University Heights Home Prayer Dispute Reaches the U.S. Supreme Court
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — A dispute over prayer gatherings at a private home in this Cleveland suburb has reached the U.S. Supreme Court, setting up a major test of religious freedom…
Remnants of Hurricane Polo to Bring Statewide Rain to Ohio by Friday
Ohio’s stretch of dry, warm autumn weather is about to come to an end as moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Polo streams toward the state from the central plains.…
ESPN’s College GameDay Sets Up in Iowa City for Ohio State-Iowa Clash
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is venturing outside the Southeastern Conference for the first time this season, announcing Wednesday that it will broadcast from Iowa City ahead of Saturday’s top-25 Big Ten…