Today from The Ohio Newsroom

The American Legion post in Meigs County hosts a yearly bean dinner that’s been running since shortly after the Civil War.

As extreme weather becomes more common because of climate change, scientists say streamgages could help communities prepare for future floods.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has increased arrests and required ankle monitors for many Haitian residents in Springfield.

A judge says a diversion program helps homeless people avoid jail and start fresh. Though some experts question camping bans and other charges the participants often face, proponents say the court gives people a second chance.

“North Star” retells the story of one of the most well-known women of the 19th century and spotlights the Garst museum researchers keeping her legacy alive.

Thanks in part to a $90 million investment of COVID-relief funds, new behavioral health facilities are popping up across Ohio. Now, they need workers.

Many Ohio communities are facing resistance to Flock Safety surveillance cameras. Some are implementing guardrails, while others are outright ending their contracts.

The Ohio Attorney’s General Office has launched a hotline that aims to prevent online romance scams, which have targeted elderly people across the state.

A rising share of Ohio kindergartners aren’t getting routine childhood vaccines. Now, the state is dealing with its third measles outbreak of the year.

Across Ohio, informal social groups are offering support to those with dementia and their caregivers.

The Perry County District Library is one of 16 in the nation chosen for a new initiative: the Smithsonian Associate Rural Library Program.

Cleveland minister Bruce Klunder was killed while protesting segregation in 1964. Lessons from that time are still relevant today.

The domestic relations court in Delaware County helps families navigate decisions around divorce, outside of the courtroom.

According to a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 68% of Ohio fourth graders aren’t reading proficiently. Will the science of reading bring improvements?

Retired architecture professor John Hancock has studied Ohio earthworks for decades. This year, he published two books on the subject, designed to help visitors explore the historic monuments.

Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.

In the southwest Ohio city of Trenton, officials are ushering in large-scale data centers that promise jobs and economic development. But, some residents aren’t sold, saying a lack of transparency is leaving them in the dark.

The Adams County resident and musician won the defamation suit that law enforcement officers filed against him. Now, he’s taking legal action of his own.

Opioid overdose deaths are on the decline in Ohio. Now, the state is investing in programs to help people in recovery return to work.

A new film based in rural Ohio blends documentary and fiction to capture the often unseen process of substance use recovery.

Residents of Cadiz in eastern Ohio have been dealing with water issues over the last year. Recently, the Ohio EPA found several violations at the village's water treatment plant.

Archaeologists recently began digging in a field in Granville after a perfect circle appeared in their subsurface imaging. They believe it could be the remnants of an ancient Hopewell earthwork.

The American burying beetle nearly died off decades ago. Here’s how a network of conservationists are reintroducing it to the state.

The Southeast Ohio Fibershed wants to create a supply chain for clothes to be made locally, from fiber to final cut.

Housing affordability is attracting people to the Midwest and Ohio, reversing a decades-long trend of out-migration.

Ohio State University has tested 6,000 ticks from all over the state for bacteria, viruses and disease-causing parasites over the last year.

The Miami photography exhibit shows the wide range of Ohio's food and farm workers.

Native American tribes across the country are revitalizing the game of lacrosse, including one with homelands in Ohio.

Wright State University in Dayton is creating a new curriculum to help rural students understand artificial intelligence.

Wright State University in Dayton is creating a new curriculum to help rural students understand artificial intelligence.

New research out of the University of Toledo shows that invasive goldfish can alter entire ecosystems and decrease water quality.

Ohio communities are grappling with how to regulate the growing industry of short-term rentals.

The U.S. Forest Service recently announced plans to close dozens of research stations, including one in Ohio. The move has local researchers worried.

Cincinnati is home to the earliest governing bodies for cornhole. The groups say they helped launch the Midwest game into a worldwide sport.

Wooly Pig Farm Brewery in north central Ohio is turning its brewing byproducts into a sustainable business model.

The Ohio River Basin is home to about 10% of the U.S. population. But unlike other major watersheds, it doesn’t have a dedicated EPA office. Proposed federal legislation could change that.

The fashion industry creates a lot of pollution. Some Ohio college students are reducing their carbon footprint with clothing swaps.

Local parks in Cincinnati have been using an ingredient called biochar to help trees grow. They’ve been purchasing it from out of state, but soon, the city will be making its own.

Local parks in Cincinnati have been using an ingredient called biochar to help trees grow. They’ve been purchasing it from out of state, but soon, the city will be making its own.

The American Whistle Corporation has been making metal whistles in Ohio since 1956.

Thousands of Ohioans choose a pirate's life at the annual Buckeye Lake Pirate Festival each year.

The annual festival attracts around 80,000 visitors to Northwest Ohio each spring to witness the warbler migration.

Columbus already puts about $7 million towards emergency response alternatives. Issue 5 in Columbus would create an overarching office and expand those efforts.

Roughly a third of Ohio’s counties have banned large-scale renewable energy developments in unincorporated areas. Richland County is one of the first to hold a referendum.

The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission has put over 12,000 acres of a remote wildlife area, called Egypt Valley, out to bid for fracking.

Melody Lin took home second prize at the National 4-H in Agriculture Challenge for her project assessing spotted lanternfly risk in different areas of Ohio.

While publications across the country reinvent themselves to survive, one Ohio weekly is succeeding by staying the same.

More than two decades ago, scientists started transforming the site of a uranium processing facility into a nature preserve. Now, their work is paying off.

Oberlin student Anna Slade interviewed her college’s football team about how it feels to play one of the worst teams in the division.

Ohio researchers have been working to create more resilient apple varieties. The Dawes Arboretum in Newark says it will no longer house the repository.