Today From The Ohio Newsroom

How a new hotline could help Ohioans avoid heartbreak

This story mentions suicidal ideation. If you or someone you love is in need of support, call or text 988 for help.

80-year old Jean Schoeny always imagined living her golden years with her late husband, Jim. But, he died in 2017, leaving her with only pictures to cherish.

More Ohio kindergartners are getting vaccine exemptions, amid measles outbreak

A growing share of Ohio parents are opting not to vaccinate their kids for diseases like measles and polio.

At memory cafes, Ohioans with dementia and their caregivers find community

Although far from shore, a dozen or so community members whacked a beach ball around the room on a recent Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Wooster

The group meets in the small city in northeast Ohio every week for a memory cafe, an opportunity for people with dementia and their caregivers to craft, eat together and exercise.

How a rural Ohio library is putting on programs from the Smithsonian

From the Tuskegee Airmen's fight for equality to a naturalist's exploration of the Great Smoky Mountains, the sights, sounds and tastes of America will be found at the Perry County District Library this fall.

Why one Ohio civil rights activist's sacrifice still matters today

Fifty years ago this month, a federal judge ordered Cleveland schools to desegregate.

But it took decades of activism by parents and others — and the loss of one activist's life — to get to that point.

When a marriage ends, this Ohio court offers co-parenting support

Divorce is common in Ohio and across the country. But when a marriage ends, the relationship between the couple doesn't necessarily end with it.

For parents, divorce often gives way to learning how to jointly care for children while living apart.

Most Ohio fourth graders aren't 'proficient' readers. The state wants to change the story

More than two-thirds of Ohio fourth graders weren't proficient in reading in 2024, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book.

Inspired by European guidebooks, this author created a tour book of Ohio's historic earthworks

Ohio is home to an estimated 500 earthworks, created by Native American groups like the Hopewell over 2,000 years ago. Often large in scale, the architectural structures are made of mounded dirt, clay and other raw materials.

Backdoor deal or business as usual? An Ohio data center raises transparency concerns

Lorie Blankenship has lived in Trenton since the 1970s. The elementary school she walked to every morning as a kid is still around the corner from her house. Down the road, her neighbor farms the same land that's been in the family for more than a century.

Blankenship says the city of about 15,000 has changed in some ways over the years.