Today From The Ohio Newsroom

A year after federal cuts, Ohio humanities organizations are moving forward

Last year, the Trump administration cancelled millions of dollars in federal grants intended for arts and cultural institutions nationwide.

Many Haitian Ohioans face loss of work permits this week, after Supreme Court ruling on TPS

Last Thursday, the US Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration has the authority to retract Temporary Protected Status, TPS, from Haitian and Syrian immigrants.

The program is meant to help people from countries that have experienced violence, natural disasters, or other unsafe conditions.

Why jail officials believe a biometric bracelet could save lives

Inside Ashland County jail in north central Ohio, jail administrator Barry Backensto slides a bulky black watch on another staff member.

"That would go on there like that," he said, adjusting the strap. "It's just a big watch… like an oversized Apple watch."

How farmers are keeping up with spiking costs

On the first day of blueberry picking season, Vince and Toni Lovelace were not surprised to see a line of cars outside their farm in DeMossville, Kentucky.

Nurse staffing fixes have gone nowhere in the Ohio legislature

For Rep. Brian Lorenz (R-Powell), the state's healthcare crisis isn't a partisan matter. It's a personal one.

"I used to see my wife come home, how stressed out she was, how stressed out her friends were," Lorenz said in an interview earlier this year.

Ohio nurses are overwhelmed. Could a mandatory staffing ratio help?

This story mentions suicide.

As Ron Smith flipped through a scrapbook in the middle of a Dayton living room, each page documents the life of his daughter, Tristin Kate Smith.

He pointed at a photo of Tristin Smith, smiling in scrubs.

Meet Clare Roth, managing editor of The Ohio Newsroom (with a flair for baking)

Clare Roth is an Iowa native who now calls Ohio home. After stints talk show producing and news magazine hosting, she's found her true passion in editing others' work.

The Ohio gun safety law that found support on both sides of the aisle

Very few gun-related bills have passed the Ohio legislature with broad bipartisan backing.

But, SB273, the "Keep Them Safe Act" received unanimous support from the Ohio House and Senate before Governor Mike DeWine signed it into law on June 18.

From black maple to white oak, the Buckeye State Tree Nursery has grown a lot

When the Buckeye State Tree Nursery first opened in 2024, Carla Jarvis planted chestnut trees by poking holes in the dirt with her finger.

"I just do that to give them a good spot to start rooting down into," she explained.

Her nascent team had planted around 9,000 trees this way in the first month of the facility's operation.

Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys

Since a toxic algal bloom left hundreds of thousands of Toledo-area residents without safe drinking water in 2014, scientists have been working to curb the yearly threat.