Ohio State Baseball Stars Earn MLB Draft Spots and Free Agent Signings

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State baseball team saw two of its former players gain recognition this week as they were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft and signed as free agents. Pitcher Blaine Wynk was taken by the Chicago White Sox in the eighth …

Can you legally shoot a black bear in Ohio? What the law says

Hunting and deforestation once rooted out black bears in Ohio, but sightings are on the rise. Black bears are an endangered species in Ohio, and killing them is illegal under state law. In the unlikely event that a black bear attacks a human, the human …

2025 Ohio State Fair Junior Market Wether Goat Show Results

Grand Champion Market Goat: Hayden Bryant, Ashland County (Champion Heavyweight) Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat: Braxton Method, Auglaize County (Champion Middleweight) Third Place Market Goat: Braxton Method, Auglaize County (Res. Champion …

ODOT eyes Ohio 37 corridor congestion, looks to widen State Route 161

Ohio State Buckeyes: Lakota East grad turning heads this spring

“I think my role is any role,” said Siereveld, who is entering his third year in Columbus. “I’m going to find a place to play, wherever it is — left, right, inside, outside. I feel like they’re going to find a place for me to play, and I’m just trying to …

These Columbus-area communities among top places to live in Ohio

Niche ranks Upper Arlington as the best place to live in the Columbus, Ohio, area for 2025. The ranking considers factors like schools, crime, housing, jobs and amenities. Upper Arlington also ranks eighth best place to live in Ohio overall. The city …

The urgent case for reviving the Ohio River Basin

The Ohio River Basin covers a vast region that encompasses portions of 14 states and homelands of over 40 federally recognized Tribal Nations. The waters of the basin supply drinking water to more than 30 million people in the states. The Ohio River and …

Bill backed by Ohio Senator to combat fentanyl trafficking signed into law

OHIO — A bill backed by both Ohio Senators to fight fentanyl trafficking is now law. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] President Donald Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act into law. Both Senator Jon …

Ohio Task Force 1 sends additional K9 teams to help with Texas floods

VANDALIA/TEXAS — People in Texas are getting more help from the Miami Valley. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Ohio Task Force 1 (OH-TF1) sent more K-9 teams to help with search and …

Ohio Statehouse needs a thorough cleansing

DEAR EDITOR: I see where the unused funds GIVEN to the Haslams will never have to be paid back to our state. Wouldn’t it have been nice to use the money for the education of children? The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled the State Legislature had to properly …