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AEP Ohio to adopt separate rates for data centers, end moratorium to bring new data centers online

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio gave AEP Ohio permission to charge data centers under different rules and rates than other utility customers. The utility will end it's moratorium on bringing new data centers online.

Man in suit stand behind a podium with microphones. There's a flag to the viewer's left, and tables and a window behind the man.

Former Butler County auditor says AG Yost and Sheriff Jones targeted him with 'witch hunt'

Roger Reynolds is posting documents online he says were improperly withheld during his trials and accuses Ohio's attorney general and the Butler County sheriff of using "lawfare" to falsely accuse him of wrongdoing.

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Republican-approved Ohio House budget erases commission that handles campaign finance cases

The House budget eliminates a 30-year-old commission intended to enforce campaign finance laws in Ohio.

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik (left) provides updates on public safety programs during a press conference in the Oliver Ocasek Auditorium in Downtown Akron May 1, 2025.

How is Akron targeting public safety? Officials give updates on crime stats, prevention programs

Akron's mayor, police chief and fire chiefs gave updates on several gun violence prevention initiatives in a Thursday news conference.

How Wright-Patt is removing cancer-linked PFAS from its water

After years of historic use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officials shared insights into the systems they now use on site to remove PFAS from water.

A hallway at Cleveland Heights High School, a school district which has previously said it's lost millions in school funding due to students within its borders taking vouchers to attend private schools.

Northeast Ohio school officials cheer judge's ruling private school vouchers unconstitutional

The ruling on the lawsuit, filed by a coalition of more than 300 school districts, will likely be appealed. Meanwhile, Ohio legislators are still working on next year's budget which includes expanded funding for vouchers.

Jacob McDonald stands and speaks on his own behalf during his sentencing hearing on June 30, 2025. McDonald spoke to the families of the victims of a deadly 2023 bus crash. McDonald was found guilty of misdemeanor vehicular homicide in the deaths of six people.

Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for 2023 Licking County crash that killed 6 people

Jacob McDonald was found guilty by Judge David Branstool on six counts of misdemeanor vehicular homicide and 11 counts of misdemeanor assault.

Protesters outside the Butler County Jail seeking the release of recent Western Hills High School graduate Emerson Colindres. Many of those who showed up played soccer with Colindres.

Protests mount over Greater Cincinnati immigration detentions

The demonstrations come as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement across the country.

Former Columbus journalist explores how Black Twitter changed television in new book

Former Columbus Dispatch journalist and current American University professor Sherri Williams is a featured panelist at the Columbus Book Festival this weekend.

Dr. Amy Acton, the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, is a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor in 2026.

Democrat Amy Acton confident in her campaign for Ohio governor as 2026 race takes shape

Dr. Amy Acton, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor, spoke on All Sides with Amy Juravich on Monday.

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