Today From The Ohio Newsroom

In the absence of immigrant services, churches welcome Haitians to small town Ohio

Lunch at St. Rose community center begins the same way every meal at the parish does: with a prayer. Except on this summer Sunday, each line is echoed in Haitian Creole.

Concussions are common among Ohio police officers. New research shows the impact

Growing awareness around the impact of concussions has led to better protection for athletes and those in the military. Football players are benched until they are symptom free.

‘Shawshank Redemption’ turns 30 this year. The Ohio city where it filmed is celebrating

When the film “Shawshank Redemption" first hit theaters, it was a box office flop.

It wasn’t until the film came out on DVD and aired frequently on cable that it gained a lot of traction. Now, thanks to the Stephen King adaptation’s iconic scenes and memorable lines, it’s a classic and IMDB’s No. 1 movie of all time.

Ohio Olympians shine in Paris

If you've been following the Olympics these past couple of weeks, there's a good chance you've cheered for some Ohioans.

Ohio doesn’t have enough dentists. It causes a lot more than bad breath

Hal Jeter has been a family dentist in South Point, along the river where Kentucky and West Virginia meet Ohio, for nearly 30 years. He knows the dentist can be scary for kids, so he does his best to make tooth extractions and cavity fillings fun.

On an August day, he put a sealant on a very brave second grader, bringing levity into each prod of her teeth.

How effective are citizen police oversight boards in Ohio?

Over the past few decades, cities across Ohio have created citizen police oversight boards — often after high profile shootings of civilians — to try to increase accountability and restore community trust in police.

More working-age Ohioans are dying. Why?

More working-age Ohioans between the ages of 15 and 64 are dying now than just 15 years ago, according to an analysis by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio.

The organization found that in most other states, people live longer.

A decade ago, Toledo lost access to its water. Toxic algal blooms are still a problem

Ten years ago, Toledo residents woke up to urgent warnings not to drink or use their water.

A toxic algal bloom in Lake Erie had contaminated the city’s water supply. Hundreds of thousands of residents weren’t able to use the water from their faucets for nearly three days, including Alicia Smith.

40% of Ohio's third graders aren't hitting literacy benchmarks. Will the 'science of reading' help?

This August will usher in the first school year in which Ohio’s 600-plus school districts are required to use instructional materials that align with the science of reading, a body of researchinto the most effective methods of teaching kids to read.

Researchers set batteries on fire for years in a small Ohio city. Residents weren't told

For years, in a small town in southwest Ohio, researchers were setting batteries on fire. They hoped to determine what makes lithium-ion batteries — the ones found in everything from cell phones to electric vehicles — combust suddenly and without warning.