Today From The Ohio Newsroom

Nature invented the tomato. An Ohioan perfected it

It's not quite yet tomato season in Ohio, but there's still a small variety at the Smith Farm Market in Columbus. Heirloom tomatoes of all sizes, with purplish and yellow hues, pile atop one another. A row of seed packets offer potential for even more variety.

The debate over spending opioid settlement funds on Ohio police

Kathryn Whittington decided to run for a seat on Northeast Ohio's Ashtabula County Commission after an incident in 2013, when her home was burglarized by people in active drug addiction.

Earthquakes in Ohio? It's more likely than you think

At the end of last month, a minor earthquake rattled southeast Ohio's Noble County.

A few days later residents reported another. Then another.

Ohio archive will take Catholic sisters' faith out of the footnotes

A groundbreaking Catholic archive center will soon make its home in Ohio.

From the banana split to the waffle cone, Ohio's ice cream heritage is pretty sweet

When it comes to ice cream innovation, Ohio takes the cake.

From the waffle cone to the banana split, pioneering Ohioans have shaped the way the treat is consumed for over a century.

Six Ohio sites added to national Underground Railroad network

Earlier this month, the National Park Service added six Ohio sites to its National Underground Railroad Network to Fre

It's been 20+ years since the U.S. hosted the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Why is it coming to Dayton?

This week, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is taking place in Dayton. It's the first time the event has come to the US since 2003 and it's coming at a precarious time for US-International relations.

Kathryn Mobley, reporter with member station WYSO, joined the Ohio Newsroom to discuss what it means for Ohio.

3 Ohio sheriff's departments ink agreements with ICE to aid in deportations

Since February, three county sheriff's offices in Ohio have signed agreements with the federal government to help with immigration enforcement.

Ohio jails are helping Trump's mission of mass deportation

Outside the Butler County Jail, a neon yellow sign reads 'Illegal Aliens Here' with an arrow pointing at the facility.

Sheriff Richard Jones put it on display shortly after he was first elected to his role in 2004. He said it still holds true today.

All that and a bag of chips: Ohio's long history of potato chip production

Potatoes, salt, and oil. That's all it takes to make the perfect potato chip, according to Paul LaGuardia, owner of Hartville Potato Chips. That, he said, and an acceptance of a certain occupational hazard.