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.

An evacuation order remains in effect for residents in an Ohio community as crews work at the scene of a dangerous chemical leak.

We’re tracking a few storms just south of the Michigan/Ohio border. One cell west of Sandusky generated a Tornado Warning around 4 p.m., although this was radar-indicated and not confirmed.

The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community has invoked a private-citizen right to file charges against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance.

Lydia Ko feels like she's in a fairytale and the story isn't over yet.

There's nothing but Big Ten games ahead for No. 3 Ohio State.

Virtually everyone calls the U.S. immigration system broken.

An Ohio sheriff is under fire for a social media post in which he said people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if Harris wins.

In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians, journalists, troopers and newly installed security cameras — people are attempting to carry on.

A longtime donor who has given more than $160 million to Tulane University is the new namesake of the university’s expanding school of public health.

The Columbus Blue Jackets opened training camp still weighed down by the grief of losing star forward Johnny Gaudreau three weeks ago.

A small Ohio city has been inundated with hoax bomb threats since last week’s presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump falsely accused members of Springfield’s Haitian community of abducting and eating cats and dogs.

Ohio officials have stationed state police at Springfield schools in response to bomb threats that officials say are mostly coming from overseas.

Ohio state police will help protect schools in a city that has endured dozens of violent threats in the wake of a national political furor over Haitian migrants.

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance isn't backing away from the false claims he and Donald Trump have been making that Haitians living in an Ohio community are abducting and eating pets.

Three-term U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has made reproductive freedom for women a hallmark of his campaign.

Donald Trump and his running mate continue to disparage Haitian migrants in an Ohio community, further fueling false claims the Republicans have promoted even as the city has seen bomb threats and school evacuations and local officials called for a cooling of the anti-immigrant rhetoric.

A health advisory has been issued after a harmful algal bloom was found in Ford Lake in Ypsilanti.

The father of an Ohio boy killed last year when a Haitian immigrant driver hit a school bus is imploring Donald Trump and others to stop invoking his son's name in the debate about immigration.

Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice.

Former President Donald Trump has amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets.

Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement despite reservations about whether the deal offers enough.

The race for control of Congress is as close as ever.

Mining raw materials, like nickel, for batteries harms the environment, and new mines are very difficult to get approved, so the search is on to recycle metals that have already come out of the earth.

The Detroit Lions weren’t always the Detroit Lions. Local 4′s Jason Colthorp took us on a journey five hours south of the city to see where everything began.

Federal law already allows only U.S. citizens to vote in elections for president and Congress.

Freshman Jeremiah Smith caught two touchdown passes and No. 2 Ohio State overcame a sluggish start to bury Akron 52-6 in the opener for both teams Saturday.

Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control has proposed fines totaling more than $200,000 against five businesses for violating the state’s advertising rules for marijuana sellers.

Almost 60 members of the public attended a five-course meal at a state prison in northeast Ohio that the facility says is the first of its kind in state history.

Ohio father leaves 3 kids alone at Ohio amusement park while he rode roller coasters, according to Sandusky Police.

The coach of a much smaller school than Alabama didn’t hold back when he was asked about his star kicker leaving to join the Crimson Tide this offseason.

Some East Palestine residents want more time and more information before they have to decide by a deadline this week whether to accept their share of a $600 million class-action settlement with Norfolk Southern over last year's disastrous train derailment.

The Columbus Blue Jackets traded forward Patrik Laine to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Jordan Harris and a second-round draft pick in 2026.

Backers of a fall redistricting amendment in Ohio vowed swift legal action Friday, after the state ballot board approved ballot language that they decried as inaccurate, devious and manipulative.

The Trump-Vance campaign says Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is preparing to dissolve what’s left of the modest charitable effort he launched to help people in Appalachia after writing “Hillbilly Elegy.”.

The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers became sick during the cleanup.

An Ohio police officer has made his initial court appearance after being charged in the fatal shooting of Ta’Kiya Young.

Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion.

The weather system dubbed Debby isn't quite done affecting parts of the U.S. After arriving in Florida as a hurricane Aug. 5, the storm spent nearly a week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives along the East Coast before moving into Canada on Saturday.

Debby has finally moved out of the U.S. after the storm spent the better part of a week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives as it moved up the East Coast after first arriving in Florida as a hurricane.

The suspect was lodged at the Monroe County Jail on charges of fleeing and eluding, possession of stolen property and narcotics violations.

A judge in Ohio says a state law that limits gender-affirming health care for youth under 18 can go into effect.

Periods of storms this morning and through the afternoon hours could leave to flooding concerns, Marginal to slight risk for severe weather across portions of SE Michigan today.

An adult in Wayne County has tested positive for measles after traveling internationally.

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Ohio’s historical society has struck a deal that will allow it to take control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks located on a golf course east of Columbus.

The first two kickoffs under the NFL’s radical new rule were both returned a yard farther than the old touchback.

When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated.

Former President Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016.

Juan Brunetta and Maximiliano Meza scored a minute apart in the second half, and Mexico’s Liga MX All-Stars beat the Major League Soccer All-Stars 4-1 in the MLS All-Star Game.

A top Air Force commander at the North American Aerospace Defense Command has been nominated to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau.

A federal appeals court has refused to lift a judge’s order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students.

The EPA's internal watchdog will investigate why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment last year.

It will be the first rally for the two after Vance accepted the Vice President nomination.

At the heart of JD Vance’s journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, “Hillbilly Elegy.”.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis says he was “humiliated” after being unjustly handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight over the weekend.

Watch coverage of the RNC 2024 live from Milwaukee, Wisconsin with events to be held at the Fiserv Forum located in the city’s downtown.

Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance is a 39-year-old Republican now in his first term in the Senate.

A child in Macomb County has tested positive for measles.

Isiah Williams, 77, of Chicago, was sentenced to life without parole for the 1982 murder homicide of an Ann Arbor infant.

When the Little Art Theatre set out to land a $100,000 grant to fund a stylish new marquee, the cozy arthouse theater had some talented help.

Wednesday brings a better chance for strong thunderstorms in the afternoon as the humidity increases and a cold front swings through. The highs will be in the upper 80s and feel more like 90!

The Biden administration says it's providing $504 million in implementation grants for a dozen technology hubs in Ohio, Montana, Nevada and Florida, among other locations.

A prominent Democratic law firm has filed suit in Ohio against a ban on foreign nationals and green card holders contributing to state ballot campaigns.

The National Transportation Safety Board’s daylong hearing on a 2023 Ohio train derailment near the Pennsylvania border is giving stakeholders plenty to think about.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy says Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the investigation into the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and shape its conclusions about what the agency called a flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside.

A new federal rule aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train after a derailment, so they can respond appropriately.

Days before the National Transportation Safety Board is set to explain why first responders were wrong to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside after the East Palestine derailment, Norfolk Southern said Friday it plans to lead an industrywide effort to improve the way those decisions are made.

A relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.

Federal authorities have identified a now-deceased serial rapist from Ohio as the man they believe raped and murdered two women in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park almost three decades ago.

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.

A blistering heat wave stretching from the Midwest to the tip of Maine is leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday.