State lawmakers introduce Pledge of Allegiance bill
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Lawmakers at the Ohio Statehouse want Ohio school districts to create a policy for students to cite the Pledge of Allegiance. Ohio House Bill 117 would require the board of education for each district to create a policy with a manner and time for students to cite the Pledge of Allegiance […]
$1.5M Ohio Medicaid fraudster pleads guilty
A woman accused of bilking Ohio Medicaid out of $1.8 million and later caught in Texas pleaded guilty in the case.
Black Ohio Community Forms Armed Group After Neo-Nazi Rally
Residents in the Black-majority town of Lincoln Heights formed the group following a neo-Nazi demonstration in February.
Pegler pleads guilty to top charge in fatal Alexis Road hit-skip
A Temperance man pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges arising from a July 30 hit-skip crash on Alexis Road that killed a bicyclist. Kenneth Pegler, 56, remained free on bond after his pleas before Judge Dean Mandros in Lucas County Common Pleas Court but faces mandatory prison time...
Ohio AG’s office reviewed Faith Life Church’s management, financial practices in 2022
Three years before a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of minors by former youth leaders at New Albany's Faith Life Church, the state investigated the church's leadership and financial controls. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in early February recused himself and his office's Bureau of Criminal...
Toledo serial killer denied parole, won’t be eligible again until 2034
TOLEDO, Ohio — Anthony Cook, who admitted to killing at least nine people in the Toledo area in the 1970s and early 1980s, was once again denied parole and will not be eligible again until 2034. The recommendation from a parole board panel was released to family members on...
Inmate faces court over deadly shank as pressure on Ohio prisons intensifies
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — An inmate at Lebanon Correctional Facility, Kaiden Cantrell, will be arraigned today in Ross County, for possessing deadly weapons within a detention center. Court documents detail that Cantrell was found with two makeshift weapons, or “shanks,” one nearly four inches long and the other...
Ohio state employees return to offices amid mixed reactions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Many state employees on Monday made a morning commute for the first time in a while. Gov. Mike DeWine's back-to-the office order is now in effect. The governor said the move is aimed at enhancing efficiency and maximizing the use of state-owned property. The decision aligns major Ohio...
OH lawmakers may remove teachers’ pension board voting powers as chaos continues
After watching the dysfunction at the Ohio retired teachers' pension fund for nearly a year, lawmakers are grappling with how to curb alleged corruption and possible mismanagement.
Ohio farmers brace for the impacts of tariffs on Mexico and Canada
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Megan Dresbach is one of many farmers across the state worried about the future of her business. As a farmer for 30 years, working in uncertain times doesn’t make the job any easier. “Any time we have another factor that creates uncertainty, it adds stress...
