Today From The Ohio Newsroom

Thousands of Ohio kids aren’t getting proper eye care. One bus is bringing glasses on the go

The state department of health released a report earlier this year that shows 80% of kids in Ohio who fail vision screenings don’t receive follow-up eye care.

That number is the worst the state has reported since at least 2017, and it’s even higher in rural counties.

This Ohio town lets you visit Christmas Past; no ghost required

A stroll down the main street in Cambridge looks a lot different in December. The quiet, quaint town gets unusually busy. Its benches are filled with couples carrying presents. Carolers stand on the edge of the sidewalk. Salesmen peddle candles and apples.

Improper conduct: How the harmless error doctrine lets prosecutors’ mistakes slide

The testimony came nine days into the murder trial that would send Deonte Baber to prison for much of his life — testimony that was improperly introduced by the state’s key witness.

Improper conduct: how undisclosed evidence can put Ohioans behind bars

Michael Buehner served 12 years of an 18-to-life prison sentence for murder before finding evidence that would support his innocence claim — evidence that Cuyahoga County prosecutors in Ohio withheld from him and his attorneys.

He lost two appeals and was starting to lose hope when, one day, a friend visited him in prison, armed with a stack of police reports.

Could the Ohio River Valley be a carbon capture and storage hub?

In the concluding weeks of what’s shaping up to be the hottest year on record, world leaders met at the U.N.’s annual climate conference to discuss ways to curb climate change.

$20,000 for a campaign button? Canton is the place for political memorabilia

The American Political Items Collectors (APIC) is a group of history buffs and fans of the political process who treasure the items of the past.

Every year in Northeast Ohio APIC gathers for its "Big Collectibles Show," where over 250 tables of antiques and memorabilia are traded, sold, appraised and appreciated by both collectors and the general public.

 

The Marshall Project brings Ohio journalism behind bars

Starting this month, people inside Ohio’s prisons will get more access to local journalism on criminal justice.

How one Ohioan's furniture made it to the Met

When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached out to Ernest Hershberger with an opportunity to collaborate, the Amish furniture maker was stunned.

“You know, I knew about them,” Hershberger said. “But I did say, ‘Well, who's the Met?’ And I still get made fun of for that.”

How one Ohioan's furniture made it to the Met

When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached out to Ernest Hershberger with an opportunity to collaborate, the Amish furniture maker was stunned.

“You know, I knew about them,” Hershberger said. “But I did say, ‘Well, who's the Met?’ And I still get made fun of for that.”

How one Ohioan's furniture made it to the Met

When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached out to Ernest Hershberger with an opportunity to collaborate, the Amish furniture maker was stunned.

“You know, I knew about them,” Hershberger said. “But I did say, ‘Well, who's the Met?’ And I still get made fun of for that.”