WASHINGTON, D. C. - A freeze on federal grant and loan funding that President Donald Trump announced this week left Ohio agencies, universities, and companies that receive federal money in a state of uncertainty as they weighed how to cope with a new policy that jeopardizes billions of dollars they expected to receive.

A small flock of Ohio House Republicans wants to let the state invest taxpayer dollars into cryptocurrencies, nonfungible tokens, and other novel and oftentimes risky digital assets. State Rep. Steve Demetriou,

Union County had the greatest increase in population, growing by 10.4 percent from 63,085 to 69,637 between 2020 and 2023.

Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights on becoming governor of Ohio, his home state.

Brood XIV will start to emerge in northern Georgia around the middle or end of April in areas where soil temperatures are about 64 degrees Fahrenheit, Kritsky said. In states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania, they’ll likely emerge around the second week of May. They’ll likely stay until the end of June.

The teens were chosen for USA Luge through the White Castle Slider Search, which is held in Columbus each year.

Ohio State looked mostly dominant through its College Football Playoff championship run, but the Buckeyes are not favored to repeat next year.

Passenger rail enthusiasts in the Tri-State area were optimistic about the future of Amtrak service in Cincinnati following a new report from the FRA.

Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith's NFL draft stock is a bit complicated since the playmaker is not eligible until 2027. There is already buzz that the freshman wideout could have been among the top picks in the 2025 NFL draft if rules permitted Smith to turn pro.

Ohio State defensive quality control coach Joe Lyberger has been on administrative leave for the last month while the university investigates him.

According to WFMJ, 54-year-old Jingmei Feng was taken into custody after she allegedly offered to perform sexual acts in exchange for payment to an undercover agent. The outlet reported that the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force and officers with the Youngstown Police Department raided a spa on Belmont Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio.

The Mets on Wednesday re-signed reliever Ryne Stanek, according to multiple reports. New York acquired Stanek last season in a pre-deadline trade with the Seattle Mariners. However, before retaining Stanek, the Mets reportedly considered adding star reliever Kenley Jansen, who spent the last two seasons with the Boston Red Sox.