THE OHIO NEWSROOM

Work is set to begin on rest areas in Summit and Lake Counties. Dozens of highway areas across the state are being rebuilt as part of a statewide, multi-year initiative.

The agency hasn't floated a new levy since 2004, but it intends to ask Butler County commissioners to approve an increase.

The state is aiming to recruit driving school instructors to meet demand.

Four days of events are planned to commemorate Indigenous Peoples Day. Urban Native Collective in Northside is hosting its annual Indigenous Peoples Day Convergence Oct. 10-13.

The Mansfield Art Center hosts CrowFest each year to celebrate the birds’ migration through Ohio.

The remains of a great auk — a penguin-like, flightless seabird — in the Cincinnati Museum Center's collection have been confirmed to be that of one of the world's last living members of its species. The bird was killed in 1844.

The Emerge Recovery and Trade Initiative combines life skills, transitional housing, clinical services and vocational training, with the goal of transforming the lives of emancipated youth and individuals in recovery.

The defendants who were protesting the war in Gaza, were accused of damaging the campus with red paint and other vandalism in November 2024. They've entered into a pre-trial diversion program with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.

The former Ohio Lt. Gov. and Attorney General was officially sworn in as Baldwin Wallace's president Thursday but began serving in the position in July.

Ohio is one of six states testing an AI-led prior authorization program for around a dozen medical procedures for patients enrolled in Medicare.