Today From The Ohio Newsroom

This Ohio college has spent 50 years documenting the human cost of nuclear war

For the past five decades, Wilmington College's Peace Resource Center has preserved the stories and artifacts of nuclear war, in hopes of encouraging disarmament of nuclear weapons across the world.

'I'm suffering here': Trans woman shares struggles from behind bars in Ohio men's prison

Warning: There is discussion of sexual assault and anatomy in this story, which may not be suitable for younger audiences.

Riicara Janel Dior is a transgender woman currently serving time at the Grafton Correctional Institution — a men's prison in Lorain County. She's been there for over 30 years because of a murder conviction.

After 50 years, an Ohio organization still celebrates Appalachian culture in urban areas

After World War II, thousands of people moved north to cities like Cincinnati and Dayton from Appalachia, seeking work and new opportunities.

Advocates in Cincinnati formed the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition (formerly known as the Urban Appalachian Council) to support this new population of migrants. This year, the UACC is celebrating 50 years of advocacy.

These Ohio county engineers are retracing history along the Greenville Treaty Line

The grassy field beside a two-lane highway near Loudonville in north central Ohio is nothing special.

In the distance, an American flag fluttered outside an old, wooden barn. A disc golf basket stood solitary in the sun.

"We're at the Ashland-Knox County line on State Route 3. You can see the county signs there," Ashland County Engineer Ed Meixner pointed out.

How one Ohio sober-living home helps families heal together

When Amanda Wilson relapsed, she lost everything: her home, her stability, custody of her daughter Willow.

After treatment, she was determined to rebuild, but she struggled to map a way forward.

"I'm six months pregnant, so I was starting to stress out about finding a place, working and then spending the time with Willow to bring her home," Wilson said.

What happens when ICE and Ohio social services collide

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention has increased sharply under President Trump, and the agency has ramped up its requests to local prisons and jails to hold immigrants for pickup as well.

Ohio residents crowing for backyard chickens after egg price volatility

Lakewood resident April Stoltz happily watched as her two plump chickens, Marigold and Toast, nipped at the ground in her backyard between native honeysuckle and purple echinacea flowers.

In Darke County, sharp shooting youngsters emulate Ohio original Annie Oakley

Young women in long brown skirts fidgeted with their braids, as a crowd of people packed the stands at the Darke County Fairgrounds.

But only nearby horses dared to make a sound, as high school junior Alia Hunt aimed a BB gun at a red balloon.

Black bears are back: how the species is recolonizing Ohio

A roving black bear made headlines earlier this month for wandering neighborhoods near Dayton and Cincinnati.

Ohio is losing local journalists – and leaving residents in the dark

The U.S. has lost 75% of its local journalists in the past two decades, according to a recent analysis of the local journalism landscape by Rebuild Local News.