The Ohio Newsroom
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William DeHart Hubbard long-jumped more than 24 feet at the 1924 Paris Olympics, becoming the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual Olympic event.
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Ohio and its communities are expected to receive about $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies over the course of 18 years to compensate for harm caused by opioids. But there’s not much oversight over how the money will be spent.
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A once vibrant amusement park in Northeast Ohio closed almost 50 years ago. Now, efforts are underway to restore the history of Chippewa Lake.
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Valley City has been hosting its frog jump for more than 60 years. The ribbeting festival has inspired everything from proposals to career paths.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentOhio received nearly $5 million in federal funding to build a ‘climate ready’ workforce. The program will train 100 participants in the skills needed to combat climate change.
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“Midwest Shreds” by Mandy Shunnarah of Columbus explores how Ohio and other states in the Heartland have shaped skate culture through the years.
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Business & EconomyResearchers at Ohio University are working on a project to help bring electric planes to more Appalachian airports. The school recently received $500,000 from the federal Appalachian Regional Commission for its work.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentTick-borne diseases, like Lyme disease, are increasing dramatically in Ohio. Health officials in Appalachia are looking for ways to combat the risk.
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Traffic fatalities in Ohio, and across the country, increased 26% in the last decade, according to a new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit.
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The podcast explores hundreds of years of history of the Shawnee tribes of Ohio and how they're reconnecting to the land today.
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In Ohio’s Amish communities, most children don’t go to school past the eighth grade. One non-practicing Amish woman is raising awareness about it through an unusual platform: ballet.
About The Ohio Newsroom
Journalists from WOSU Public Media, ideastream Public Media in Cleveland, Cincinnati Public Radio, and WYSO in Yellow Springs produce and share in-depth, fact-driven public service journalism on radio and digital platforms statewide. WGTE (Toledo), WOUB (Athens), and WYSU (Youngstown) also participate and contribute reporting to the initiative. All public radio stations in Ohio that broadcast NPR content are invited to join The Ohio Newsroom.
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