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January 20, 2026

Where's my money? Ohio Unclaimed Funds payments resume amid ongoing legal battle The Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds has resumed processing and issuing checks for approved payments following a pause amid an ongoing legal battle.

FOX28 - Ohio

Owner: Smith Family

FOX28 - Ohio

Owned By	Smith Family through Sinclair Broadcast Group
Year Founded	1984
Website	www.myfox28columbus.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Columbus
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Ohio man accused of Grand Island murder remains unfit to stand trial

KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska

January 20, 2026

Ohio lawmakers push back on FirstEnergy bid to loosen power outage rules

Cleveland.com - Ohio

Owner: Newhouse family

cleveland.com - Ohio

Neutral

Owned By	Newhouse family through Advance Publications & Advance Local Media LLC
Year Founded	1996
Website	https://www.cleveland.com/
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Clevland
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Strauss abuse survivors demand removal of Ohio State's Board of Trustees' chair and vice chair

WOSU - Ohio

Owner: Ohio State University & American Government

WOSU - Ohio

Public Broadcaster

Owned By	Ohio State University & American Government through National Public Radio (NPR)
Year Founded	1922
Website	https://www.wosu.org
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Columbus
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Texas Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy’s Latest Deal Shows How He’d Treat Ohio: Strip It for Parts

Columbus Free Press - Ohio

Owner: Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism, Inc.

Columbus Free Press

Indeterminate

Owned By	Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism, Inc. (Non-profit)
Year Founded	1970
Website	columbusfreepress.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Columbus
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Suspect charged in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home pleads not guilty

Associated Press

Owner: The Associated Press (Non-profit)

Associated Press

Neutral

Owned By	The Associated Press (Non-profit News Cooperative)
Year Founded	1846
Website	apnews.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

No REAL ID? TSA offers $45 verification option for Ohio air travelers

WKYC - Ohio

Owner: TEGNA Inc.

WKYC - Ohio

Neutral

Owned By	TEGNA Inc. (The Vanguard Group & Blackrock, largest shareholders)
Year Founded	1948
Website	www.wkyc.com
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Cleveland
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Bombshell Footage Claims Ohio Immigration Judges Can Be Bribed

Hot Air

Owner: Richard von Gnechten

Hot Air

Right-wing

Owned By	Richard von Gnechten (Chairman) through Salem Media Group
Year Founded	2006
Website	hotair.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Virginia, Arlington
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Surgeon ex-husband extradited to Ohio in slaying of dentist and wife

Fox News

Owner: Murdoch Family

FOX News

Right-wing

Owned By	Murdoch Family through FOX Corporation
Year Founded	1996
Website	foxnews.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Pam Grier Tells The View About Her Childhood Experience With Racism in Ohio. There's Just One Problem.

Townhall

Owner: Richard von Gnechten

Townhall

Right-wing

Owned By	Richard von Gnechten (Chairman) through Salem Media Group
Year Founded	1995
Website	townhall.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Virginia, Arlington
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

3 people arrested after protesting Customs and Border Protection presence at Ohio State career fair

WBNS - Ohio

Owner: TEGNA Inc.

WBNS-TV - Ohio

Indeterminate

Owned By	TEGNA Inc. (The Vanguard Group & Blackrock, largest shareholders)
Year Founded	1949
Website	www.10tv.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Columbus
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Man near Columbus airport with suppressed rifle, shotgun and body armor federally charged A man is facing a federal gun charge after he was arrested nearJohn Glenn Columbus International wearing fatigues, body armor, a ballistic helemet

FOX28 - Ohio

Owner: Smith Family

FOX28 - Ohio

Center-right

Owned By	Smith Family through Sinclair Broadcast Group
Year Founded	1984
Website	www.myfox28columbus.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Columbus
Owner Country	United States

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January 21, 2026

State Reps. Gayle Manning, Kellie Deeter introduce Amanda Dean’s Law to strengthen penalties for abuse of a corpse

The Morning Journal - Ohio

Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman

The Morning Journal - Ohio

Neutral

Owned By	Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman through Alden Global Capital, Digital First Media & MediaNews Group
Year Founded	1876
Website	www.morningjournal.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Lorain
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Pam Grier Goes Unchallenged by The View, Lies About Seeing Lynching in Ohio

News Busters - Virginia

Owner: Media Research Center (L. Brent Bozell)

NewsBusters

Right-wing

Owned By	Media Research Center (L. Brent Bozell)
Year Founded	2005
Website	newsbusters.org
Domain Registration Year	2005
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Virginia, Reston
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Pam Grier claims black people were lynched in Ohio when she was a kid—last recorded lynching took place 38 years before she was born

The Post Millenial

Owner: Jeff Webb

The Post Millenial

Right-wing

Owned By	Jeff Webb through Human Events Media Group
Year Founded	2017
Website	www.thepostmillennial.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Canada, Montreal
Owner Country	United States

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2 college students found dead in car in Ohio

CBS 2 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania

Owner: David Ellison

CBS 2 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania

Neutral

Owned By	David Ellison (CEO) through Paramount Skydance Co.
Year Founded	1949
Website	https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Ohio State students protest presence of CBP recruiters at university career fair

Matternews - Ohio

Owner: Grey Matter Media LLC

Matter News

Left-wing

Owned By	Grey Matter Media LLC (Non-profit, Andrew Downing Director)
Year Founded	2018
Website	matternews.org
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Columbus
Owner Country	United States

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The Civil Rights law that Stephen Miller says ruined America

The Gayly

Owner: Robin Dorner

The Gayly

Left-wing

Owned By	Robin Dorner through RD-T Media LLC
Year Founded	1983
Website	www.gayly.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Owner Country	United States

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Former Ohio State athletes call for removal of Ohio State Board of Trustee Chairman John Zeiger

WBNS - Ohio

Owner: TEGNA Inc.

WBNS-TV - Ohio

Indeterminate

Owned By	TEGNA Inc. (The Vanguard Group & Blackrock, largest shareholders)
Year Founded	1949
Website	www.10tv.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Columbus
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

BREAKING: Ohio woman bribes immigration judges to help illegal aliens get papers: report

The Post Millenial

Owner: Jeff Webb

The Post Millenial

Right-wing

Owned By	Jeff Webb through Human Events Media Group
Year Founded	2017
Website	www.thepostmillennial.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Canada, Montreal
Owner Country	United States

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