Today From The Ohio Newsroom

A new project aims to bring more AI literacy to rural Ohio

For years, there's been a push to create better broadband infrastructure in rural areas, where access to high speed internet can be hard to come by.

Now, Wright State University is tackling a new digital frontier: artificial intelligence.

Want to set your goldfish free? An Ohio researcher says not so fast

Goldfish thrive inside school classroom tanks, bright indoor aquariums and backyard ponds.

But when they end up in Ohio's natural waterways, the starter pets have the power to disrupt entire ecosystems, according to new research from University of Toledo associate professor Bill Hintz, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

At the turn of the 20th century, this Ohio invention helped 'tee up' golfers for success

On a recent sunny, breezy afternoon, several golfers were out taking some swings at Akron's historic Portage Country Club.

As short-term rentals expand, Ohio cities add new regulations

Short-term rental companies, like Airbnb and VRBO, have become mainstream for travellers.

From the sidelines to state titles: Ohio girls are redefining football

Nordonia High School, in Northeast Ohio's Macedonia, recently won the first girls flag football state championship sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

The championship on May 16 was streamed online and televised statewide, showing that the football field – once a boys-only space – is for girls, too.

An Ohio research station could shut down as part of national Forest Service reorganization

A U.S. Forest Service research station in McArthur is one of 57 "under evaluation" for possible closure as part of a national reorganization announced at the end of March.

Why one Ohio city claims to be the 'capital of cornhole'

You can tell if a cornhole player is good by the sound alone. A thud flat on the wooden board shows control. A slide off of the slick tilted surface into the gravel might elicit an 'oof'.

But the best players barely make a sound. Their bags leave the players hand, soar 20 feet or so and land cleanly in the board's hole, without touching anything in between.

A rural Ohio brewery is turning beer waste into farm fuel

This week, the Ohio Newsroom is joining NPR to tell local stories about climate solutions, as the federal government walks back environmental regulations.

A crowd of regulars were getting restless outside a small craft brewery in rural Coshocton County earlier this month.

The bipartisan push to fund Ohio River Basin restoration

This week, the Ohio Newsroom is joining NPR to tell local stories about climate solutions, as the federal government walks back environmental regulations.

Clothes are flowing to landfills. University of Dayton students are trying to decrease the waste stream

This week, the Ohio Newsroom is joining NPR to tell stories about climate solutions on the local level, as the federal government walks back environmental regulations.