Law enforcement offices across the state, both on their own behalf and as part of larger task forces, have been battling human trafficking in Ohio for years. On Monday, state Attorney General Dave Yost announced a new tool that will let the rest of us better support that effort. A ...

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., could not have proved two points more handily earlier this month if he had tried. First, he proved the spreading of vicious lies about an immigrant community in Springfield, Ohio, has indeed led to the kind of hostility that puts those people (and their entire ...

In Ohio alone, residents received two reminders this week that rail safety reform is still desperately needed. On Wednesday a federal judge approved a $600 million class-action settlement for those affected by the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023. A day ...

CHEERS to news that the Ohio Department of Transportation has its local fleet of snow removal vehicles ready to go to clear ice and snow from area roadways when the time comes. JEERS to the fact that a Barnesville tradition had to be canceled due to drought conditions. The Barnesville Fire ...

Frustrated with road work all over Ohio? Imagine how the workers must feel, as careless drivers zip by, ignoring the speed limit and traffic direction. It’s dangerous work, though it should be much less so. Monday, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced 58 road crews have been hit ...

In the absence of a viable, fair and constitutional school funding formula in Ohio, state lawmakers decided to focus on manipulating the language of the state constitution to allow them to spend taxpayer dollars where THEY want to. A look at school funding by WCMH shows more than $5.5 million ...