Today From The Ohio Newsroom

As Ohio true crime podcast wraps up, new hope for solving a cold case

The Ideastream Public Media and Ohio Newsroom podcast Mary and Bill: An Ohio Cold Case came out Wednesday.

One Ohio town’s new approach to homelessness: coexistence

Coffee Amici has been a fixture of Findlay’s main street for more than two decades. And, throughout that time, owners John and Lynne Calvelage said they’ve become used to homeless people coming through their doors, looking for more than just the coffee they serve.

Those visits have increased in the last couple of years, Lynn said. And the shop works hard to be welcoming.

How a towering dragonfly and 20-foot deer are bringing people to Appalachia

David Griesmyer flicks his torch on and off and delicately bends a wire into the shape of a palm. Bright flames flash off the ends of bits of steel while he fills in its metallic fingers.

This hand will soon belong to the stainless steel woman, who sits cross-legged on his desk.

What an EPA rule change means for Ohio wetlands

Lake Erie was declared dead in the 1960s. It was so overrun by pollutants that dead fish littered the shores and the adjoining Cuyahoga River caught fire.

Intel is increasing demand for housing. Ohio has been there before

Intel is coming to Licking County in Central Ohio, an area that housing advocates say already has a shortage of affordable housing. The new chip-making industry, and its new employees, is expected to exacerbate that problem.

Appalachians are disconnected from the workforce. Some think a federal employment program could help

A large swath of working-age Appalachians aren’t in the labor force.

Ohio is investing in adult changing stations; here’s why that matters

For a long time, Jennifer Corcoran and her son, Matthew, stopped going out into their community.

This Ohio town doesn't actually exist

Located 12 miles north of the Ohio River in the southeast part of the state sits Question Mark, Ohio.

It’s home to Ohio’s second largest commercial garbage dump, the original location of Mr. Freeze-E Ice Cream, and a stunning waterfall. It’s also fictional.

Citizens of Indigenous Ohio nations give fuller picture of state history

Indigenous people have lived in what we now call Ohio for more than fifteen thousand years.

Two years on, Afghan evacuees in Ohio face legal limbo

Eltaf’s family home in Dayton feels warm. There’s a big scarlet red, Persian rug that takes up the entire living room, there’s pillows everywhere and it smells of tea — mahmood tea to be exact.

Eltaf’s 2-year-old cousin, Samay, runs around the room. His mom chases him around, trying to pick him up.

The family has made a home in Ohio after coming to America with nothing.