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First Lady DeWine announces ‘Early Literacy Initiative’ during event to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio with Zac Brown

First Lady DeWine announces ‘Early Literacy Initiative’ during event to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio with Zac Brown

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine announced Friday a new statewide initiative designed to enroll more Ohio children immediately after birth in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. Studies have shown that books in the home, such...

The U.S. confronts another crossroads moment: From the Politics Desk

The U.S. confronts another crossroads moment: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, we run through the...

Charlie Kirk's death offers rare moment of unity between College Republicans and Democrats in Ohio

Charlie Kirk's death offers rare moment of unity between College Republicans and Democrats in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio — College Republicans and Democrats in Ohio have joined forces in a rare moment of unity after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Leaders say that unity is the start of moving the country forward. In this era...

Ohio politicians react to fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Ohio politicians react to fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Kirk was set to speak at the Center for Christian Virtue's Cleveland Celebration Gala at the Marriott Downtown at Key Tower on Sept. 26 before his death. CLEVELAND — Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was fatally shot...

Dave Joyce highlights appropriations progress and military support measures in recent posts

Dave Joyce highlights appropriations progress and military support measures in recent posts

Dave Joyce, U.S. Congressman representing Ohio’s 14th district since 2013, posted a series of updates on September 11, 2025, highlighting recent legislative actions and concerns regarding military well-being.On the evening of September 11, Joyce...

Governor DeWine calls on Pharmacy Board to schedule kratom compounds as illegal drugs

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced recently that he is calling on the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to immediately designate all natural and synthetic kratom compounds as illegal drugs. Kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia, is not approved by the...

Charlie Kirk To Be Honored By Ohio High School Football Student Sections As Teens Begin Carrying The Torch

Charlie Kirk To Be Honored By Ohio High School Football Student Sections As Teens Begin Carrying The Torch

Teens in Ohio and across the country prepare to honor Charlie Kirk in their own way PublishedSeptember 12, 2025 5:05 PM EDT•UpdatedSeptember 12, 2025 5:05 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link From Yankee Stadium, to Lambeau Field and all the...

Cover your “Whitetail”: Legal considerations for hunting allowance on private property

Cover your “Whitetail”: Legal considerations for hunting allowance on private property

By Lydia Truitt, Attorney at Law Adams County is home to an abundance of diverse flora and fauna, including a thriving whitetail deer population that continues to captivate local and out-of-state hunters alike. If you own prime hunting real...

Ohio Supreme Court to hear appeal in wrongful death suit

The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a lower court ruling in a wrongful death suit filed by the estate of a man killed when a group of teens on a highway bridge dropped a sandbag on the car in which he was travelling. Solicitor...

Fighter jet formation to fly over 7 Ohio high school football games in 15 minutes

Fighter jet formation to fly over 7 Ohio high school football games in 15 minutes

Fighter jets will fly over 7 high school football games in 15 minutes Friday night (180th Fighter Wing) Ohio National Guard fighter jets will fly over seven high school football games in a span of 15 minutes Friday night to coincide with the...

Eight sentenced in Northern District of Ohio ‘phantom hacker’ international money laundering case

Eight sentenced in Northern District of Ohio ‘phantom hacker’ international money laundering case

Rebecca C. Lutzko United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of OhioRebecca C. Lutzko United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of...

Political leaders call for calm after shooting death of Charlie Kirk

Political leaders call for calm after shooting death of Charlie Kirk

The shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is striking a chord across the nation and raising concerns about the rise of political violence in America.Kirk was shot in front of thousands during his “Prove Me Wrong” college tour at Utah...

Cyber Lessons for Governments and a Day of STEM Play

Cyber Lessons for Governments and a Day of STEM Play

After a $320,000 scam at the West Point Volunteer Fire Department, experts urge stronger cyber defenses as Ohio local governments face new security requirements. Plus, Silly Science Sunday returns to Wean Park with a new exhibit from the Armstrong...

UT Martin finds brand in international talent

UT Martin finds brand in international talent

Nestled in the small town of Martin, Ten. in Northwest Tennessee, the UT Martin has frequently been difficult to sell to potential recruits seeking a big stage to display their skills on. While the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center has hosted some...

Governor DeWine, ODNR open center at Lake Loramie State Park

Governor DeWine, ODNR open center at Lake Loramie State Park

MINSTER – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz celebrated the opening of the new welcome center at Lake Loramie State Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. The new space will serve...

Vice President Vance recalls Charlie Kirk's essential role in rapid rise to political power

Vice President Vance recalls Charlie Kirk's essential role in rapid rise to political power

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. We got him on the evening of September 11th. *** family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to *** family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff's office with information that Robinson had confessed...

Ohio's porn ID, age verification law takes effect soon. What to know

Ohio's porn ID, age verification law takes effect soon. What to know

A new Ohio law will require pornography websites to verify the age of their users starting on Sept. 30, 2025. Websites must use a third-party service to confirm users are at least 18 by checking photo IDs or transactional data. Ohio joins 24 other...

Missouri legislature sends new congressional map to governor

Missouri legislature sends new congressional map to governor

The Missouri state legislature passed a new congressional map Friday, sending to GOP Gov. Mike Kehoe a new set of districts that would target one of the state’s two Democrat members of Congress. The 21-11 state Senate vote is the latest in a...

Trump announces Memphis as next focus in his crime crackdown, with plans to deploy National Guard, military 'if we need it'

Trump announces Memphis as next focus in his crime crackdown, with plans to deploy National Guard, military 'if we need it'

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump on Friday said he intends to make Memphis, Tennessee, the next focus of his pledge to bring the hammer down on crime in America, announcing plans to deploy National Guard troops and potentially the U.S. military...

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio can't accept Medicaid after Sept. 15

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio can't accept Medicaid after Sept. 15

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio can no longer accept Medicaid as payment starting Sept. 15 − the result of President Donald Trump's policies and a recent federal appeals court decision. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio says the First Circuit...

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