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Former Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor talks fall's anti-gerrymandering amendment
A proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the redistricting process in Ohio will go to voters this fall. The group Citizens Not Politicians turned in enough valid signatures to make the November ballot in 2024. Their amendment would create a 15-member commission of unelected citizens to draw legislative and congressional districts.
FIRST ALERT: SEVERE T-STORM WATCH in effect until 8PM
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8PM for Boone, Deaborn, Decatur, Ohio, Switzerland and Ripley counties in SE Indiana... Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson counties in N Kentucky and Clermont and Hamilton counties in SW Ohio. Thursday is a...
U.S. women's rowing eights wins repechage, advances to gold medal race
PARIS, IDF — The United States women's eights rowing team has cemented their spot in the event's gold medal race after winning the repechage Thursday morning. Led by Walnut Hills graduate Nina Castagna and Dayton native Molly Bruggeman, the U.S. won the race with a time of 6:03.93, edging Canada out by just under a full second.
Greater Cincinnati murder fugitive found working as police officer in Mexico
HAMILTON, Ohio (WXIX) - A local murder fugitive on the run for nearly 20 years is under arrest and due back in Greater Cincinnati Thursday after being extradited from Mexico, according to the U.S. Marshals Service and Butler County Prosecutor’s Office. Antonio “El Diablo” Riano was found working as...
Black-Owned Businesses In Southwest Ohio And Northern Kentucky Generated Over $2.8B In Economic Value, Report Says
Black businesses are profitable. The University of Cincinnati Alpaugh Family Economics Center for the Greater Cincinnati released a report that examined 1,417 Black-owned businesses across eight counties in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky in partnership with the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce (AACC). The report revealed that Black-owned businesses generated… Continue reading Black-Owned Businesses In Southwest Ohio And Northern Kentucky Generated Over $2.8B In Economic Value, Report Says
Ohio Just ‘Bombed’ Michigan With an F-16 and Full Fuel Tanks
LIsten, I know we joke a lot about hating Ohio... which we do... but it's never gotten to the point where things have been violent for a long time. So when an F-16 out of Toledo dropped full fuel tanks on Michigan, then turned right around and landed safely back home, there had to be questions asked.
Several Ohio dispensaries get green light to sell recreational weed next week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Several Ohio dispensaries will be able to start selling recreational marijuana as soon as Tuesday, ABC 6 has learned. Sunnyside will begin selling at its locations in Columbia Township, near Cincinnati, and in Newark. According to ABC 6 sister station WKRC in Cincinnati, "another owner...
‘Thrill of the hunt:’ 127 Yard Sale takes over northwest Ohio
VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) — Despite high levels of humidity and a chance of rain, swarms of people traveled to northwest Ohio and beyond Thursday for the start of the annual 127 Yard Sale. Dubbed the “world’s longest yard sale,” the yearly spectacle sees countless people set up garage...
Ohio State Bar Foundation welcomes Mount Vernon attorney to its 2024 Fellows Program
COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) welcomes 24 attorneys to the 2024 Fellows Program. The new class of OSBF Fellows were inducted by Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy at a ceremony at the Supreme Court of Ohio on June 11, 2024. The 2024 Fellows Class includes lawyers representing...
Ohio historical society settles with golf club to take back World Heritage tribal site
COLUMBUS, Ohio — (AP) — Ohio’s historical society announced a deal Thursday that will allow it to take control of an ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks site located on the site of a golf course, ending years of litigation. Ohio History Connection will pay Moundbuilders Country Club...
Ohio becomes 5th state to allow digital identification
For Ohio residents, providing proof of ID just got easier. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced Wednesday that the state’s residents can now add their driver’s license or state identification card to their Apple Wallet. Ohio is the fifth state to offer the option of a digital ID card, following Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, and Maryland. Currently, the technology is only available for Apple iPhone users. The digital ID can be used at select businesses and Transportation Security Administration security checkpoints. It can also be used in select apps. According to a video published by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, the process can take less than a minute. All residents have to do is open their Apple Wallet, scan the front and back of their ID, and confirm their identity by taking a photo and video. The information is then submitted to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles who needs to verify it.
2024 Ohio high school football | 'Thrilled' ... 'excited': OHSAA practices begin
The temperatures have many immersed in summer but Stark County high school football fans have their minds squarely on the fall as area teams took the field for the first official practice day of the year Thursday. You'd be hard pressed to find an area player or coach not excited about putting on pads for the first time in 2024. ...