/tags/ohio-news Ohio News en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:28:21 GMT /2025-07-31/dewine-calls-for-gambling-law-changes-as-mlb-investigates-two-cleveland-pitchers Gov. Mike DeWine is calling for specific bets on players and games to be removed from the list of legal bets that can be placed in Ohio. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:28:21 GMT /2025-07-31/dewine-calls-for-gambling-law-changes-as-mlb-investigates-two-cleveland-pitchers Jo Ingles /2025-07-31/ag-rules-ohio-county-fairs-cant-ban-guns-but-he-also-wants-to-settle-some-home-rule-questions Attorney General Dave Yost wants the question about what Ohio cities and counties can and can’t do to come to the state’s highest court later this year. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:08:40 GMT /2025-07-31/ag-rules-ohio-county-fairs-cant-ban-guns-but-he-also-wants-to-settle-some-home-rule-questions Karen Kasler /2025-07-31/flagg-taylor-miami-universitys-intellectual-diversity-center Flagg Taylor says he expects students and the campus community to embrace the college's Center for Civics, Culture, and Society once they see what he's been working on. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:44:14 GMT /2025-07-31/flagg-taylor-miami-universitys-intellectual-diversity-center Zack Carreon /2025-07-31/city-testing-water-near-chemical-spill-at-springfield-industrial-plant About 1,400 gallons of water blended with potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide were released after an equipment malfunction at Parker Trutec’s plant at the Prime Ohio II Industrial Park. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:42:32 GMT /2025-07-31/city-testing-water-near-chemical-spill-at-springfield-industrial-plant Adriana Martinez-Smiley /2025-07-31/digging-deeper-into-akrons-black-history-summit-metro-parks-wraps-up-archaeological-excavation A team of Summit Metro Parks employees and volunteers are wrapping up an excavation at Cascade Valley Metro Park, where a long-forgotten neighborhood used to stand. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:50:58 GMT /2025-07-31/digging-deeper-into-akrons-black-history-summit-metro-parks-wraps-up-archaeological-excavation Anna Huntsman /2025-07-31/ohio-county-fairs-weigh-increasing-security-amid-rise-in-violent-incidents In July, two local county fairs experienced violent incidents, including a shooting and fights. A local fair management association is responding to safety concerns amid the ongoing fair season. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:22:39 GMT /2025-07-31/ohio-county-fairs-weigh-increasing-security-amid-rise-in-violent-incidents Nicolette Gasiewski /2025-07-31/people-leaving-prison-can-struggle-to-find-housing-montgomery-county-aims-to-tackle-the-issue Montgomery County is one of eight communities nationwide selected to participate in the inaugural program for the Housing Justice Peer Network. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:00:00 GMT /2025-07-31/people-leaving-prison-can-struggle-to-find-housing-montgomery-county-aims-to-tackle-the-issue Adriana Martinez-Smiley /2025-07-31/rod-serling-historical-marker-yellow-springs-antioch-college-wlw-tvkiese The Ohio Historical Marker honoring Serling, an Antioch College graduate, will be unveiled on the opening night of the Yellow Springs Film Festival, which will feature several Serling productions and a panel discussion with his daughter Anne Serling. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:29:26 GMT /2025-07-31/rod-serling-historical-marker-yellow-springs-antioch-college-wlw-tvkiese John Kiesewetter /2025-07-31/superman-statue-lands-in-cleveland After a two-decade effort, the Man of Steel is being commemorated in his hometown. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:37:40 GMT /2025-07-31/superman-statue-lands-in-cleveland Kabir Bhatia /2025-07-31/playhouse-square-and-cleveland-clinic-team-on-art-therapy-classes The new Arts & Minds initiative will offer free programming for individuals in Northeast Ohio living with neurological disorders. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /2025-07-31/playhouse-square-and-cleveland-clinic-team-on-art-therapy-classes Jean-Marie Papoi