Today From The Ohio Newsroom

On National Trails Day, Buckeye Trail officials hope Ohioans conquer all 1,440-plus miles

The Buckeye Trail Association is attempting to set a record tomorrow with its Biggest Day Hike.

In honor of National Trails Day, the organization is asking people to hike, bike or paddle along segments of the Buckeye Trail in an effort to collectively complete the approximately 1,440 mile loop in just one day.

Ohio museums grapple with federal cuts to the humanities

Last year, the Noble County Historical Society in southeast Ohio celebrated its 60th birthday.

The Ohio Humanities pitched in with a $1,100 grant.

An Ohio city banned sleeping outside. Now it's helping those charged find housing

Ohio communities across the state have placed bans on sleeping outside, making unsheltered homelessness illegal.

Getting up there: the Goodyear Blimp turns 100

A century ago, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company decided to take their advertising to the next level. To the skies, to be more exact.

The Ohio company posted their name on a 100 ft. long helium airship.

"It's one of the biggest recognized symbols that there is," said Goodyear airship pilot Adam Basaran. "We're the only tire company that has a blimp typically flying around."

Less food, more demand: Ohio's rural food pantries cope with federal cuts

As a steady trickle of cars pulled into a gravel roundabout one morning in Stockport, a tiny village in southeast Ohio, volunteers loaded cardboard boxes into truck beds and passenger seats.

They were filled with pantry staples: apple juice, corn flakes, kidney beans and elbow macaroni.

Nature invented the tomato. An Ohioan perfected it

It's not quite yet tomato season in Ohio, but there's still a small variety at the Smith Farm Market in Columbus. Heirloom tomatoes of all sizes, with purplish and yellow hues, pile atop one another. A row of seed packets offer potential for even more variety.

The debate over spending opioid settlement funds on Ohio police

Kathryn Whittington decided to run for a seat on Northeast Ohio's Ashtabula County Commission after an incident in 2013, when her home was burglarized by people in active drug addiction.

Earthquakes in Ohio? It's more likely than you think

At the end of last month, a minor earthquake rattled southeast Ohio's Noble County.

A few days later residents reported another. Then another.

Ohio archive will take Catholic sisters' faith out of the footnotes

A groundbreaking Catholic archive center will soon make its home in Ohio.

From the banana split to the waffle cone, Ohio's ice cream heritage is pretty sweet

When it comes to ice cream innovation, Ohio takes the cake.

From the waffle cone to the banana split, pioneering Ohioans have shaped the way the treat is consumed for over a century.