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![Athens County preschool teacher Jenny Morgan sings and plays guitar as part of her comments to the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/download-7-e1681242398326-900x422.webp)
Opponents voice frustrations with the commission that rules on Ohio-owned land drilling permits
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A law that could force state agencies to allow oil and gas drilling on Ohio-owned lands took effect on Friday. The state has rejected… Read More
![A person holds two bottles of the abortion pill mifepristone in their hand.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ap21350615613817_wide-eab2e4701d9d61fdad3cc4b1adbb44bc727dc41f-scaled-e1677278207370-900x422.jpg)
Conflicting rulings by federal judges leaves state of abortion pill in limbo
By: Geoff Bennett | Matt Loffman | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Dueling decisions from federal judges over the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a main abortion pill, mark the latest flash point in the fight over reproductive rights. The… Read More
![Women pause at a memorial at a vigil honoring the victims of a shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Monterey Park, Calif.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ap23028760141784-a3440a90cd0b8f4563369e6082d8b051d170ec1c-scaled-e1681227736573-900x422.jpg)
More than half of Americans have dealt with gun violence in their personal lives
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 9-8-8, or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741…. Read More
![An overhead shot of rail cars shown off the track with some on fire.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/download-2-1-e1675698693695-900x422.webp)
The train derailment in East Palestine highlights a waste disposal predicament
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — When word surfaced that soils and liquids laced with chemical waste from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment were being sent to southeastern Michigan for… Read More
![Louisville metro Police and emergency personnel block the streets outside of the Old National Bank building in Louisville](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AP23100566218270-e1681146721918-900x422.jpg)
A Louisville bank employee livestreamed the attack that killed 5
By: Dylan Lovan | Claire Galofaro | AP
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while… Read More
![President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the State Dining Room of the White House on April 4, 2023, in Washington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ap23101052790485-973602d227cd01a4a0d01606452e03847a458bc9-scaled-e1681226645911-900x422.jpg)
Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close… Read More
![Ohio interim state school superintendent Dr. Stephanie Siddens poses for a waist up portrait](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/download-6-e1681225449334-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s interim state school leader resigns, as lawmakers prepare to move a bill overhauling the agency
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s interim state school leader is leaving that position for a district-level job, as lawmakers consider an overhaul of the state department of education. Today,… Read More
![Pati Jinich and Andrea Alverez look at dried red chiles at the home of Jesus Perez who makes decorative ristas to sell at the market](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSCF5538-900x422.jpg)
Travel the New Mexico and Chihuahua border region with LA FRONTERA WITH PATI JINICH – April 17 at 9 pm
LA FRONTERA WITH PATI JINICH: Back to the Middle Monday, April 17 at 9:00 pm Pati Jinich travels the New Mexico and Chihuahua border region, one of the most unique… Read More
![Alan Leventhal in booth at baseball game](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Alan-Leventhal-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
Alan Leventhal’s Hollywood production career started as a stage manager at WOUB
Leventhal graduated from Ohio University in 1982 ATHENS, OH – Alan Leventhal knew he wanted to work in television since he was in high school in Union Township, New Jersey. “My… Read More