The Ohio Newsroom
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Michael Larson, from Southwest Ohio, made history in 1984 when he won over $110,000 on the daytime game show, Press Your Luck. A new movie in theaters tells the tale.
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From health care to manufacturing, industries across Ohio need more workers. Some see immigrants and refugees as the solution, but federal immigration changes may mean fewer people to train. -
Amid increased book challenges, the Ohio Writer’s Associations’ latest anthology “Should This Book Be Banned?” tackles the taboo. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentOhio spends a small fraction of the CDC’s recommended funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programming. -
The gun homicide rate in Cuyahoga County is more than twice the state average. A new season of the podcast “Living for We” explores solutions to the epidemic.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentRural Action’s medical donation program gives discarded medical equipment to southeast Ohioans who lack access to the health care items they need. -
From the Ohio Players to Lakeside, Slave and Zapp, some of the top funk bands in the country came from Dayton. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentMicroplastics litter the water of all five Great Lakes, but there’s no coordinated, region-wide effort to monitor plastic pollution. A board of scientists is recommending a solution. -
Black cemeteries across Ohio have been abandoned or paved over. That leaves the legacy of pioneers like Pleasant Litchford in risk of disappearing. -
A group of conservative Amish are suing the state of Ohio over a traffic law that requires buggies to have flashing yellow lights. They say the rule violates their right to religious freedom. -
Port Clinton’s “Burning Snowman” Festival bids adieu to cold weather by setting a giant snowman structure on fire.
About The Ohio Newsroom
Journalists from WOSU Public Media, ideastream Public Media in Cleveland, Cincinnati Public Radio, and WYSO in Yellow Springs produce and share in-depth, fact-driven public service journalism on radio and digital platforms statewide. WGTE (Toledo), WOUB (Athens), and WYSU (Youngstown) also participate and contribute reporting to the initiative. All public radio stations in Ohio that broadcast NPR content are invited to join The Ohio Newsroom.
The Ohio Newsroom explores issues including healthcare, education, energy, and the environment, among others.
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