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Ohioans will just be able to catch a glimpse of two eclipses in the coming weeks, a lunar eclipse on May 26 and a solar eclipse on June 10. We talk about summertime astronomy with Tom Burns, retired Director of Ohio Wesleyan University Perkins Observatory.

New Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant is the first outsider to lead the division, breaking the longstanding tradition of promoting from within. We talk with the new chief of police about her priorities.

For the sixth time in a decade, state lawmakers have introduced a bill to end the death penalty in Ohio. We look at the racial history of the death penalty and its future in Ohio.

In Ohio, so-called kinship care providers are compensated at a much lower level and for shorter periods than professional foster parents. Recent legislation to boost kinship pay isn’t enough, advocates say. We look at the jump in kinship care cases and the push to increase compensation.

Housing prices are skyrocketing and anyone looking for a home knows the pickings are slim. We take a look at what's happening in the housing market and what policymakers can do to support affordable housing.

President Biden and President-elect Trump met for almost two hours and discussed a funding bill that Congress needs to pass by Dec. 21, as well as ongoing support for Ukraine, the White House said.

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut about the confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. NPR's Scott Detrow weighs in on the conversation.

Maggie O'Farrell's first book of nonfiction is a memoir — by turns thrilling and agonizing — of all of her brushes with death. And there have been many, from childhood illness to deadly riptides.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is offering 22 counties about $25,000 to $50,000 each to craft land use plans.

New data from the CDC show more than 19,000 Americans died from drug overdoses during the first three months of 2020 with the country on pace to set a grim new record.