The timing of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Republican Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor has stunned and intrigued Ohio political observers.

Republican Heather Hill is methodically building a campaign for Ohio governor outside the limelight being grabbed by more prominent candidates.

The Supreme Court seems likely to side with an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination in her employment because she is straight.

A Republican who left the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Donald Trump’s first day has launched his bid for Ohio governor.

Michigan has agreed to a multiyear contract extension for Dusty May, who this season became the first basketball coach in school history to win his first 13 home games.

Area 51 is a large property known as the Nevada Test and Training Range, where nuclear bombs are tested. The Wolverines' “Twin Towers” definitely dropped bombs in Columbus, as they combined for 37 points in the victory.

Joann announced Wednesday it will be closing 500 of its stores nationwide as it continues its bankruptcy process.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy will launch his bid for Ohio governor on Feb. 24 in his native Cincinnati, with ensuing events in the Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland areas.

Joann announced Wednesday it will be closing 500 of its stores nationwide as it continues its bankruptcy process.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is nominating former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel as the state's next lieutenant governor.

Investigators across the U.S. have made a handful of arrests in recent weeks connected to heists involving some of the biggest names in sports.

Thunderstorms caused flash flooding in portions of West Virginia and spawned a tornado in Kentucky, while a wintry mix coated trees and roads and even dropped “thunder ice” in several states.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day has agreed in principle to a seven-year contract valued at $12.5 million a year.

Bond is set at $20 million for a man charged with murder in a shooting that killed two and wounded four at a New Albany, Ohio, warehouse.

Cedar Point is looking to hire 7,000 seasonal employees for its upcoming 2025 season.

The Detroit Pistons have acquired K.J. Martin and two draft picks in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, per reports.

A new coaster at Cedar Point is one step closer to being finished with the addition of this “terrifying” element.

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald charged Christopher Matacia, a 33-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, with five felonies, including felony murder in the death of Commerce Township businessman Sam Simko.

A fourth man has been charged in connection to the murder of an Oakland County marijuana grow business owner, officials said.

Three women were arrested for allegedly stealing over $250,000 worth of products from multiple Ulta Beauty stores in Michigan and Ohio.

A new lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment.

Three men from Cincinnati, Ohio, who are accused in the Jan. 13 shooting death of the co-owner of a marijuana grow business were arraigned on felony murder charges.

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

The Detroit Tigers have added a star free agent relief pitcher to what was already a solid bullpen.

East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from the disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that prompted nationwide concerns about railroad safety.

Workers at a factory in rural Ohio were up all night churning out footballs for this year’s Super Bowl.

Ohio State, the first team to run the gauntlet of four playoff games on its way to the national title, celebrated with 30,000 Buckeyes fans on Sunday at Ohio Stadium.

Happy 187th birthday, Michigan! You look great. Honestly, you don’t look a day over 125. What’s your secret? Pilates? Whatever it is, keep it up. It’s working.

A pastor who turned his Ohio church into an around-the-clock shelter for homeless people has been in a legal fight for more than a year over his ministry.

The 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, will be conducting an air defense exercise in the Southern Michigan area Wednesday morning.

Four men from Chile have been indicted in a string of burglaries targeting multimillion-dollar homes after being arrested in Ohio earlier this month.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments.

U.S. defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is removing the GOP chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee, who was a vocal supporter of assistance for Ukraine and held other views that put him at odds with President-elect Donald Trump.

Grab a gin and juice, Snoop Dogg is hosting the next episode of NFL Honors.

Columbus, Ohio, attorney and former state Sen. Ben Espy will be remembered at a service for his decades of service to the state and city.

Vice President-elect JD Vance has resigned his seat in the U.S. Senate effective Friday.

The Ohio Supreme Court has heard arguments in a long-running public records dispute involving state Attorney General Dave Yost and a watchdog group.

A major winter storm began Saturday in the central U.S. and is forecast to move east over the next several days.

Here are a few takeaways on electric vehicles in 2024: As of November, the global EV market grew by 25% year-over-year.

Oregon and Ohio State have already produced one heck of a game this season.

Ohio State players had been thinking about a rematch with Oregon long before the Buckeyes crushed Tennessee in a first-round playoff game.

Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year’s Day rematch with No. 1 Oregon at the Rose Bowl.

He was arrested exactly a month after the trailer theft.

People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a measure approved by the state Legislature.

Fewer than 1% of nuns in the U.S. today are under 30.

Amazon Web Services will invest another $10 billion to bolster its data center infrastructure in Ohio.

Ohio's Republican secretary of state and attorney general sought to reassure voters before the November election that the state's elections were being vigorously protected against the possibility of immigrants voting illegally.

An Ohio politician has seen enough flag planting.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home was broken into during Monday Night Football in the latest home invasion of a pro athlete in the U.S. Authorities said Tuesday no one was injured in the break-in, but the home was ransacked.

The mayor and police chief in an Ohio city where a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot by police on Thanksgiving night said the bodycam video raises questions that must be addressed.

As the Detroit Lions prepare to take on the Green Bay Packers tonight at Ford Field, there are two Detroiters who won’t be rooting for their hometown team.

Cleanup work is still taking place around parts of the Great Lakes region socked by lake-effect snowstorms that dropped several feet of snow over the weekend.

From a flag plant to Gus Johnson to fake tough guys -- here are 16 thoughts on Michigan football's fourth-straight win over Ohio State.

Some storm-weary residents of the Great Lakes region have seen continued snowfall and are facing the prospect of even more accumulations this week.

The Big Ten Conference has announced it fined Michigan and Ohio State $100,000 each for violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy for the on-field melee at the end of the Wolverines’ win in Columbus.

A fight broke out at midfield after Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday when Wolverines players attempted to plant their flag on the OSU logo and were confronted by the Buckeyes.

In the midst of celebrating, while walking off the field, the Ohio State Buckeyes stormed the party and started fighting the Michigan Wolverines because they couldn’t handle defeat.

Dominic Zvada kicked a 21-yard field goal with 45 seconds left and Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10, ending the Buckeyes’ hopes of returning to the Big Ten title game.

The Michigan Wolverines, in their last regular-season game as reigning, defending College Football Playoff national champions, extended their winning streak against the No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes after a stunning 13-10 win in the Horseshoe.

The outgoing head of Ohio’s troubled teacher retirement system said she's leaving the fund in strong fiscal condition despite turmoil at the top that her successor will inherit.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine placed a sweet wager ahead of the Michigan Wolverines vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes football game on Saturday.

For one conservative Catholic family in Ohio, activism begins at home.

The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix at No. 10 despite a lopsided loss of its own.

The expanded Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season’s College Football Playoff.

Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana 38-15.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s Trump-endorsed rival said he called the veteran Ohio congresswoman to concede defeat in the 2024 election.

JD Vance’s election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats for the third time in as many years.

Being a fan of the Detroit Lions could not be more different today than it was exactly three years ago.

A supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants has announced a $60 million expansion in Tennessee, promising more manufacturing of high-tech centrifuges there to enrich uranium.

As the holiday season nears, Cedar Point announced festive celebration dates at Castaway Bay and Sawmill Creek Resort.

The Republican-led Ohio Senate has approved a bill banning transgender students from using bathrooms that fit their gender identities.

About 1,100 workers at the Stellantis Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio, are facing layoffs early next year as the company takes further steps to cut high inventory at dealers.

The races for control of Congress are at a stalemate.

Here is an interactive map showing Nov. 5, 2024, General Election results by Ohio county.

Billions of dollars in ads are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties struggle for control of the U.S. Senate.

A rare dime whose whereabouts had remained a mystery since the late 1970s has sold for just over $500,000.

Will Howard tossed three touchdown passes, but No. 4 Ohio State needed an interception by cornerback Jordan Hancock’s with 1:16 left to seal its 21-17 win over Nebraska.

Bloomfield Township police arrested four women involved in an Ultra Beauty retail fraud.

Rep. Jim Jordan's leadership ambitions have been vividly apparent, if unspoken, in recent months.

An Ohio man has been arrested on charges that he brought a massive “Trump” sign to the U.S. Capitol and joined other rioters in using it as a weapon against police officers during a mob attack.

Western Lake Erie is an ideal environment for the bacteria that make up algae.

The family of a Black man killed when eight Ohio officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot a round out his window during a police chase will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron.

In the months since he became Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance has repeatedly deflected questions about whether the Republican presidential nominee lost the 2020 election, saying he was focused on the future.

While Cedar Point is in the middle of HalloWeekends, there is something else happening at the park.

Authorities said he was walking on the edge of the roadway and wearing dark clothing at the time of the crash.

Donald Trump’s contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last bid for the White House, presenting the former president with a financial challenge as he attempts to keep pace with Democrats’ fundraising machine.

Dillard was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and lodged in Toledo before being extradited to Michigan, where he was charged with OWI causing death and driving with license suspended causing death.

Scammers impersonating federal agents are calling people and demanding account information or payment over the phone, according to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Michigan and Ohio.

Two voter advocacy organizations have put Ohio’s Republican elections chief on notice that voters are being removed from the rolls, allegedly in violation of federal law.

Lionel Messi’s first MLS Cup playoff match with Inter Miami will be on Oct. 25.

Lionel Messi is already thinking ahead to the next trophy.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have another trophy, along with home-field advantage throughout the Major League Soccer playoffs.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office at 419-734-4404.

The debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz featured an often orderly, policy-focused and even civil dialogue between the two men seeking to serve as the next president’s second in command.

In the matchup between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the coming debate between their running mates is the undercard.

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has a reputation for being informed, articulate and all but unflappable.

An emotional video tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and 13 seconds of silence — for his uniform number — opened the Columbus Blue Jackets’ first game at Nationwide Arena since the star player’s death nearly a month ago.

As this storm works up through the southeastern United States and into the Ohio and Mississippi Valley, we will see an increase in cloud cover through the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend.