Today From The Ohio Newsroom

The small law conservationists hope can have a (monarch) butterfly effect

At the Cincinnati Nature Center, patches of native plants are the setting for a sort-of scavenger hunt. Research ecologist Tess Mulrey stops at each milkweed plant she sees.

“Each individual plant is kind of searched from top to bottom,” she said, thumbing through the milkweed plant’s leaves.

How two Ohio counties are working to train and retain their workforce

This conversation is based on a Source Media Properties series called Tomorrow’s Talent: Shaping our Future Workforce. Read the entire series at richlandsource.com or ashlandsource.com.

Are you Ohio? According to the kids, that's not a good thing

There are longstanding profiles of certain states that, for better or worse, they can never shake. California's association with new age spiritualism, New Jersey's association with organized crime, and Florida's association with eclectic weirdness via their "Florida man" headlines.

Ohio’s 988 suicide crisis line launched two years ago. Here’s how it’s going

No matter what time you call the 988 suicide prevention line, someone is there to answer. Today, James Reeves picks up the phone.

“Thank you for calling 988. Can I help you?,” Reeves said into his headset on an August day at the Talbert House, a crisis call center in Cincinnati.

The Flotsam River Circus makes a splash in Ohio River towns

The sun is the only spotlight for the circus performers who bound onto a ramshackle raft, docked in Parkersburg, West Virginia just across the river from Belpre, Ohio.

A rural veteran firefighter's take on Ohio’s volunteer shortage

Ohio has nearly 400 vacant volunteer firefighter positions, according to job listings compiled by Make Me A Firefighter.

Meet the Dayton police officer headed to the 2024 Paralympics for wheelchair fencing

The 2024 Paris Paralympics start today and Dayton Police Officer Byron Branch will be participating.

Branch lost a leg in the line of duty back in 2016. Now, he’s headed to Paris to compete for gold.

From you-pick berries to hay rides, agritourism is booming in Ohio

Jeff Probst’s family has owned farmland in Warren County, northeast of Cincinnati, for 85 years. Over the generations, they’ve tried all kinds of things to keep it profitable: from row-cropping to raising cattle and hogs.

Ohio’s eviction rates surged last year — and they’re not slowing down

During the pandemic, emergency rental assistance helped slash the number of evictions in the state. With those funds running out, many Ohio counties’ eviction rates are on the rise again.

TV producer recalls generosity of talk show legend and Ohio native Phil Donahue

A giant of the television world, Phil Donahue, died this week at 88. Born in Cleveland, Donahue was dubbed the “king of daytime talk” for his program which aired from 1967-96. He hosted everyone from entertainers to presidents.