Today from The Ohio Newsroom

In an environmental memoir, Ohio native Patrick Wensink traces northwest Ohio's toxic algal bloom problems back to its swampy roots.

A survey by the AARP found 24% of Ohioans identified as caregivers. Mant reported emotional and financial stress.

Ida Holdgreve and Katharine Wright helped sustain the Wright brothers' invention of flight.

Dirk Harkins says Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation saved his life. Now, he's working to ensure more rural Ohioans have access to the medical treatment.

Toledo residents continue to honor the lives of the men lost in the shipwreck made famous by Gordon Lightfoot's haunting ballad.

The Ohio Department of Aging is expanding a program to provide all-in-one care to older Ohioans — outside of a nursing home.

The wreck of the USS Shenandoah is ingrained in the identity of Noble County, where residents still preserve remnants of the Zeppelin today.

A recent poll from the Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network found next year's midterm races in Ohio could be close.

From Cleveland State to the University of Cincinnati, international student enrollment at Ohio colleges has plummeted.

Northwest Ohio candy maker Spangler Candy produces about 12 million Dum-Dums lollipops every day.

In just three years, overdose deaths in Lorain County have dropped 55%. But the county's progress could be threatened by recent funding cuts.

In communities with an abundance of deer, Ohio hunters are donating their harvests to fight food insecurity.

Crime rates in Ohio's rural communities are often just as high as in the state's cities.

The Ohio Office of Long Term Care Ombudsman has launched a pathway for nursing home residents to connect across the state and make their voices heard.

Gus Smithhisler, known as ‘Squashcarver,' takes the fall tradition of pumpkin carving to a bigger scale.

The students won a Mitch Ryder concert in 1968, but the "Devil With A Blue Dress" singer didn't show. Now, he's making it right.

Since arriving in the U.S. in 1993, corn mazes have become a staple of fall fun. Mazes are just one example of agritourism, an industry which nearly doubled in revenue in Ohio between 2017 and 2022.

A recent data analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland shows that, in recent years, more out-of-state investors have bought up single family homes.

After receiving historic amounts of rainfall earlier this year, Athens County is embarking on a project to map flooding and erosion patterns.

The Sandusky Witches Walk, happening on Saturday, October 18, brings witches from across the world to Northwest Ohio for a massive costume contest and line dance.

Smoking rates are high in rural parts of Ohio, but screening for lung cancer there can be hard to come by. A new mobile unit aims to help.

Some Ohio communities are weighing the economic development data centers bring with the water they require.

Boardman Township is opening a wellness center this month for first responders across three Ohio counties.

The unwinding of Medicaid and its looming budget cuts could mean less access to health care for Ohio kids.

The Mansfield Art Center hosts CrowFest each year to celebrate the birds' migration through Ohio.

Ohio is one of six states testing an AI-led prior authorization program for around a dozen medical procedures for patients enrolled in Medicare.

A Toledo musician has opened a museum to preserve the history of sacred steel, an African American gospel tradition built around the steel guitar.

Beth Macy's new memoir investigates the forces that have led her hometown of Urbana to suffer widening economic and political divides.

Ohio has at least three distinct accents, all of which were influenced by migration.

Before he created one of the most enduring television series, Rod Serling learned to write in Ohio.

The U.S. EPA under President Trump paused the Biden-era requirements for two years.

Sixty years after his death, the Village of Alger in west central Ohio is memorializing the famous Black baseball player. But the effort created controversy.

Ohio Hall of Famer Ray Brown was a legendary pitcher in the Negro Leagues. But until recently, he was all but forgotten in his hometown.

This weekend offers a special opportunity to see, and touch, some of the largest private collections of meteorites in the state.

The James M. Gavin Power Plant in southeast Ohio sued the EPA in 2024, arguing the agency improperly applied rules to one of its waste storage units. A judge dismissed the lawsuit.

Finding quality, affordable child care is hard. It's even harder for Ohio families with disabled kids.

Eight ancient earthworks make up Ohio's only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Until recently, one of them was a golf course.

The Ohio School Report Cards show the state's public school districts have made some progress since pandemic-related closures, but they still have a ways to go.

Lorain County Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court is the third court in Ohio to launch a virtual self-help legal center for those who can't afford lawyers.

A recently passed state law allows the Ohio Farm Bureau to offer health coverage outside of traditional insurance regulations.

Skunk Fest brings people together from all over the country, despite skunks only being legal pets in 16 U.S. states.

The Joy Valley Nature Preserve is the result of one of the largest private land protection initiatives in state history.

From music venues to bars, spiritual-turned-secular spaces are cropping up as Christianity in the U.S. declines.

The statewide water conservation program H2Ohio funded wetlands restoration projects across northwest Ohio. But with less funds, some conservationists worry progress will stall.

The Hubbard House in northeast Ohio's Ashtabula County was an important stop on the Underground Railroad. After surviving a demolition threat, it has a unique strategy to ensure its future.

School bus drivers have been steadily leaving the profession for nearly two decades. As school districts contend with the intensifying labor shortage, one unconventional event celebrates the people who have chosen to stay behind the wheel.

About a quarter of Ohio high schoolers take at least one career and technical education course, according to a recent report from the Fordham Institute.

Of a thousand residents surveyed, more than half had at least one physical health concern in the months following the train disaster. Many reported mental health effects too.

These shaggy creatures are making themselves at home on Ohio's farm scene.

The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice brings those inside and outside of prisons together to build community and break stereotypes.

The inclusion of universal changing tables in the state's new rest stop areas will allow Ohioans with developmental disabilities to engage more with their communities.