The Ohio Newsroom

The Ohio Newsroom is a statewide reporting partnership between the largest public radio stations that expands news coverage throughout Ohio. This initiative means more in-depth stories, expanded digital content, and better statewide coordination on breaking news.

Health, Science & Environment

Transforming Cincinnati and themselves — 47 and on a journey to being ‘whole’

Morgan Schneider

Longtime LGBTQ+ community leader Tristan Vaught began to medically transition just before their 46th birthday.

Stories From The Ohio Newsroom

Arts & Culture

Ohio poet reclaims her voice after years of discouragement

Lilia Santeramo

Women Writing for (a) Change, in Silverton, helps people channel their experiences into words.
Arts & Culture

Meet the Ohioan behind the ‘Mensch on a Bench’

Kendall Crawford

Cincinnatian Neal Hoffman created the Jewish counterpart to the popular Elf on a Shelf.
Arts & Culture

Winging it: how a Northeast Ohio couple made birds their bandmates

Ygal Kaufman

Avimancy is a new project being led by a birding couple who are linking their ornithologic fascination to their art, exploring film, music, dance and more.
Business & Economy

USDA-funded program hands out first and last grants to Ohio food businesses

After millions in funding for USDA programs was canceled, only 12 businesses will be getting the money.
Health, Science & Environment

Ohio weather monitoring lags behind. A new network could mean better forecasts

Erin Gottsacker

A network of new, high-tech weather monitoring stations could improve forecasts and emergency response in Ohio.
Health, Science & Environment

For some Ohioans in recovery, legal help is the final step to a fresh start

Kendall Crawford

Ohio legal aid organizations are using opioid settlement dollars to connect people in recovery to attorneys.
Arts & Culture

‘Praying with their feet,’ dancers in northern Ohio celebrate a centuries-old holiday

Erin Gottsacker

In a small town in northern Ohio, a group of Mexican folk dancers will process through the streets on Saturday. They’re celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Health, Science & Environment

Ohio landfills take drilling waste, but don’t track or test much of it

Julie Grant, Allegheny Front

Oil and gas production creates a lot of waste in Ohio. Much of it goes to the same landfills as household trash.
Arts & Culture

Seeing, hearing and touching the past: a new historical marker is an Ohio first

Erin Gottsacker

The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio recently unveiled a new historical marker with braille and audio components. The organization believes it’s the first of its kind in the state.
Arts & Culture

One family over 15 years: an Ohio photographer captures Appalachian joy and struggle

Kendall Crawford

In ‘Legacy of Daughters’, an Ohio photographer traces the life of Paige Casto from infancy to adulthood.

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.

The Ohio Newsroom explores issues including healthcare, education, energy, and the environment, among others.

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This statewide collaborative is funded through a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.