A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s childcare system, which they say is failing children, parents and providers.

As parents navigate back-to-school options and charter school enrollment increases nationwide, the Center for Education Reform (CER) has released its 2026 National Charter School Law Rankings and Scorecard, now nearly three decades into its run as the nation's longest-running analysis of state charter school laws. The Scorecard reveals which states have fostered environments for charter schools to open, grow, and expand, and which states are falling behind.

Nine suspected members of a human trafficking ring in west Columbus have been indicted on a combined 42 felony charges, Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson and Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Shayla D. Favor announced recently.

An Ohio man was sentenced to prison recently in connection with his involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys.

The Georgetown Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal bicycle hitskip crash that occurred on Aug. 11 at approximately 10:36 p.m. on state Route 32 near Eastwood Road in Sterling Township, Brown County.

The genius of elections is not that they remove bad politicians. It’s that the possibility of removal changes behavior long before Election Day. Congress doesn’t need more elections. It simply needs to remember every month that one is coming. Perhaps Pavlov’s bell could do the trick.

Sherryl Howell, 69, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 at the Hospice of Hope Inpatient Center inside Adams County Hospital in Seaman.  

The McClain FFA Chapter is taking its agricultural research to the national stage, with six projects representing seven students selected as finalists for the National FFA Agriscience Fair.

The Greenfield Exempted Village School District Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, August 17 at 7 p.m. in the GEVSD boardroom.