Today from The Ohio Newsroom

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.

The city of Youngstown is one of five Ohio communities to receive funding from the state Department of Development to invest in workforce housing.

A Fremont music professor rediscovered a 1964 record from Toledo jazz legend Cliff Murphy. He's displaying it for all to see.

Dulcimer players at the festival participate in intensive workshops and toe-tapping jam sessions.

Rural Ohio gained about 3,000 residents between 2024 and 2025.

The National Conference on Higher Education in Prison took place in Cleveland last week, with a field trip to an Ohio correctional institution.

A rural Ohio food pantry is meeting growing demand by collecting food from supermarkets that would otherwise go to waste.

Of the 500 counties across the country that use the most pesticides per square mile, Investigate Midwest found 60% have above average rates of cancer.

Since the war in Iran started a little over a month ago, diesel isn’t the only cost that’s been climbing. Fertilizer costs are rising too.

An Ohio state legislator hopes the state will invest $1.5 million in a study on the feasibility of elk reintroduction.

There’s not enough rural veterinarians to care for small town residents’ livestock and pets. A new program aims to create a pipeline into the profession.

Food banks across Ohio say a proposed bill in Congress could help them get food assistance to homebound seniors.

Garden of Joy Culinary Academy wants to arm its students with multiple skill sets: cooking, gardening and emotional regulation.

Carroll County Caring Hands helps neighbors in need get through medical hardship by paying for things like gas and utilities.

Emergency services in Hocking Hills have been responding to record numbers of calls in recent years. Funding hasn’t kept pace.