Author James Patterson has surprised hundreds of booksellers with $500 checks for the holidays.

Destination Toledo spotlights zoo lights, riverfront skating and easy trips for Detroiters

A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has been indicted on federal charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with four different minors in Haiti over multiple years.

St. Louis Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko is the latest hockey player to miss time in the NHL because of a bizarre off-ice injury.

A major snowstorm in the Midwest and Great Lakes is affecting Thanksgiving travelers.

The Big 12’s championship game is set.

The Game has had many upsets, including last year when Michigan stunned Ohio State as nearly 20-point underdogs.

Thanksgiving Day is today, Nov. 27, and major businesses in Michigan will have different hours of operation

A Michigan football player had a hilarious response Monday to a question about Matt Patricia being at Ohio State.

Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.

An Ohio officer has been acquitted of all charges after fatally shooting Ta'Kiya Young in a supermarket parking lot.

Tigers ace is the first pitcher to win back-to-back Cy Young awards since Jacob DeGrom in 2018-19

A teacher with the Detroit Public Schools Community District has been arrested in Ohio after he allegedly offered a child $60 for a sex act.

Firefighters are battling a large fire on Detroit’s west side early Monday morning.

Salman Rushdie is among those being honored at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio.

A 738-foot freighter was successfully re-floated Saturday, Nov. 8, after running aground Friday, Nov. 7, in the Detroit River near the Renaissance Center.

Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Jack Flaherty has exercised his player option to remain with the team for the 2026 season.

Ohio State received top billing in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama.

Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and four touchdowns as top-ranked Ohio State defeated Penn State 38-14.

Nine couples got married on Halloween inside a former county jail in central Ohio that was decorated for the holiday.

Ohio's Republican-led redistricting commission has unveiled a new U.S. House map that could give Republicans a chance to win two more seats in next year's elections.

General Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to slowing demand for electric vehicles.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 899th career goal and added an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1.

Detroit Police have released body cam footage of an officer-involved shooting of an Ohio man last month on the city’s east side.

Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers died on Saturday.

The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S. The coalition argued in the lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agency’s cancellation of the Solar for All program violated federal law governing federal agencies and constitutional doctrine on separation of powers.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”.

A 22-year-old from Ohio has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing her mother in Southfield amid a custody dispute over a 3-year-old girl.

A baby eastern black rhino has made its debut at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, giving a boost to efforts to conserve the endangered species.

The subject of an Ohio police pursuit took off down the road, a flash of orange in the darkness, but officers eventually caught up and grabbed the escapee: a runaway inflatable pumpkin as tall as them.

The game time for Game 4 of the ALDS between the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners is dependent on what happens Tuesday night.

Jack Flaherty, Logan Gilbert will face off Tuesday afternoon for Game 3 at Comerica Park

Detroit completed a full week of dominance over Ohio as the Lions crushed the Bengals in Cincinnati.

Julian Sayin passed for 326 yards and three touchdowns as top-ranked Ohio State beats Minnesota 42-3 on Saturday night.

The Detroit Tigers vanquished their demons in Cleveland to win the wildcard series and keep their playoff run alive.

This afternoon could determine whether their 2025 season was a success or failure

The start of the Detroit Tigers’ winner-take-all game against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday has been moved back two hours.

Tarik Skubal carried the Detroit Tigers to a win over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

The family of a man who died after being restrained in an Ohio county jail says they've reached a $7 million settlement with the county and are pushing officials there to prevent something like it from happening again.

Pitching matchups and a brief history of the AL central rivals

Detroit's 26-man Wild Card roster

Seeding and matchups explained for the 2025 postseason

Examining magic numbers and matchups before the last regular season series

Sewald was acquired at the trade deadline and could help Tigers with bullpen depth, veteran presence

Tigers enter series with 6.5-game lead over Guardians

Julian Sayin passed for 347 yards and three touchdowns, Jeremiah Smith found the end zone twice and top-ranked Ohio State pulled away in the second half for a 37-9 victory over Ohio.

Charley Hull has taken a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul after three rounds of the Kroger Queen City Championship.

Chanettee Wannasaen broke out of a swing funk to shoot a 9-under 63 and take a two-stroke lead Thursday in the Kroger Queen City Championship.

Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, has launched its annual HalloWeekends event, running from September 11 to November 2, 2025, featuring daytime activities and nighttime scares.

Julian Sayin passed the first two tests in a season-long course on being the Ohio State quarterback.

A scramble is underway in Ohio over a staple of the back-to-school season: rides on the big yellow school bus.

A new study has listed the hardest-working states. Rust Belt and Midwest states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia did not fare too well. Michigan was dead last.

Missouri has become the third state to embrace a mid-decade redesign of its U.S. House districts in a quest for partisan advantage.

Ohio State is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll ahead of No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 LSU, which was joined this week by No. 5 Miami in the top five.

As wrestling great Ric Flair famously said, to be the man, you gotta beat the man.

Julian Sayin had a 40-yard touchdown pass to Carnell Tate early in the fourth quarter, Ohio State got a couple of key stops in the red zone and the third-ranked Buckeyes opened the defense of their national championship with a 14-7 victory over top-ranked Texas.

Some people spend their entire lives dreaming of that one special day where they walk down the aisle to be married.

An Amish woman is accused of killing her 4-year-old son by throwing him into an Ohio lake as a test of her faith.

Coach Ryan Day is keeping it simple for Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin before his first college start on Saturday.

The Hendon Hooker era is over before it ever started in Detroit.

An Ohio man has been arrested for the throwing of a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York.

The College Football Playoff selection committee announced it will place more emphasis on strength of schedule when determining the 12-team field.

U.S. veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission reviewing decisions on the 20-year conflict that their experience was not only hell, but also confounding, demoralizing and at times humiliating.

Three Republican-led states are deploying hundreds of members of their National Guard to Washington to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.

Cedar Point is hiring for its annual HalloWeekends event, offering positions starting at $20 an hour.

The agency that oversees sports gambling in Ohio says it is working with Major League Baseball on the investigation of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, but had no further comment.

The Trump administration has terminated $156 million in federal funding for a Michigan solar panel program aimed at helping low-income households.

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the Senate next year as Democrats wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber.

Browns All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett has been accused of driving a Ferrari 100 mph on a suburban Cleveland interstate.

A 68-year-old Ohio man "was stunned" when he discovered that he'd won $150,000 on a Powerball ticket he purchased while he was in Michigan to golf.

Catching NFL games on TV has become complicated due to various streaming services and exclusive online broadcasts.

Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last weekend to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took for his 41st birthday.

Ohio State's quarterback competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz remains close after the first week of preseason practices.

When it comes to amusement parks, Michiganders usually flock to Sandusky, Ohio, to visit Cedar Point. However, there is another theme park nearby, Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which is worth every penny.

On his third team in his fifth season, Trey Lance played like a No. 3 overall pick.

The NFL season kicked off at the annual Hall of Fame game with a moment of silence for the four people killed earlier this week by a shooter who was targeting league headquarters in New York.

An Ohio city whose Haitian migrants were disparaged by President Donald Trump last year as he pitched voters on his plans for an immigration crackdown is now bracing to defend them against possible deportation.

Five people have been charged after a violent brawl in downtown Cincinnati over the weekend.

Heat and humidity prevails today with isolated shower and storms chances.

Cedar Point announced that 2026 Season Pass holders can have unlimited access to all Six Flags parks.

Three lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require FEMA to cover basements damaged by flooding.

There is a marginal (level 1) risk for severe storms along and south of the I-96/I-696 corridor on Saturday.

An Ohio police department says one of its officers is dead after a shooter lying in wait ambushed him and another officer as they parked to eat pizza in a remote, undeveloped area of Lorain.

A court filing shows Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was questioned under oath about the sexual abuse of Ohio State University athletes decades ago by a team doctor.

Police arrested two journalists and at least 11 others during a protest in Cincinnati over the detainment of an Egyptian immigrant.

A new college sports agency has rejected certain NIL deals involving donor-backed collectives.

Vernors is releasing a new, limited-edition “Vernors Boston Cooler.”

Cooler and less humid today with clouds decreasing through the afternoon.

Four adults from one family who were heading out on vacation were killed along with their pilot and co-pilot when a small plane crashed minutes after taking off from an Ohio airport.

A 22-year-old Ohio man was killed in a motorcycle crash on I-94 in Detroit, according to police.

The Major League Baseball leading Detroit Tigers are moving to primetime as one of their upcoming matchups has been flexed.

Thrill seekers can experience a new adventure at Cedar Point in Ohio, if they dare.

Cedar Point is set to open its latest attraction, “Siren’s Curse,” this weekend and before the public got a chance to experience it, April Morton took a test ride.

Cedar Point is set to unveil its latest attraction, “Siren’s Curse,” this weekend and before the public got a chance to experience it, April Morton took a test ride.

Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill has announced plans to run for the northeast Ohio congressional seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. David Joyce.

The case behind the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide a decade ago is known as Obergefell v.

Kroger plans to close around 60 U.S. grocery stores over the next 18 months to improve efficiency and profitability.

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling 10 years ago on June 26, 2015, legalized same-sex marriage across the U.S. The Obergefell v.

Authorities said the body was naked, had been decapitated and had his hands cut off from above the wrist.

Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been ticketed for speeding twice this month in Ohio.