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![The hand of a mourner holds up a picture of Jayland Walker with the words "In Loving Memory of Jayland Edward Walker July 20,1996 - June 27, 2022](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/in-memory-jayland-edward-walker-e1657899617728-900x422.jpg)
Ohio officers won’t be charged in the shooting of Jayland Walker
By: Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Eight police officers who fired dozens of rounds at Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, following a car and foot chase will not face criminal charges… Read More
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Where are the whales? Scientists find clues thousands of miles away
By: Lauren Sommer | Emily Kwong | Rebecca Ramirez | Liz Metzger | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In recent years, endangered North Atlantic right whales have disappeared from the waters where they’re normally found. Instead of spending their summers feeding in the Gulf of… Read More
![The "Ohio Find It Here" sign welcomes people on the William S. Ritchie Jr. Bridge, also known as the Ravenswood Bridge, on the border with West Virginia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/find_it_here_sign_1-e1615835793607-900x422.jpg)
Changes are likely coming in the way Ohio markets itself to tourists and business leaders
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The “find it here” tourism tagline Ohio has used since 2015 may soon be lost by the state. It is likely going to be… Read More
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Republican states are targeting diversity and equity efforts in higher education
By: David A. Lieb | AP
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Frustrated by college diversity initiatives he says are “fomenting radical and toxic divisions,” Texas state Rep. Carl Tepper set out to put an end to diversity,… Read More
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WOUB Member Spotlight: Stevie Fairchild
Fairchild has been a member of WOUB since 1984 ATHENS, OH – Stephanie Fairchild, who goes by “Stevie,” almost can’t remember a time that WOUB and public media weren’t a part… Read More
![Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 pills scattered about](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/merck-pill-1_enl-a06a177254bbfb2a44baf84dea636b5bbbf202da-e1638302355926-900x422.jpg)
Supreme Court looks at whether Medicare and Medicaid were overbilled under fraud law
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could undermine one of the government’s most powerful tools for fighting fraud in government… Read More
![Ahmad Jamal, pictured in 2016. He has glasses on and is against a black background.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/obit-e1681744950417-900x422.jpg)
Ahmad Jamal, measured maestro of the jazz piano, dies at 92
By: Martin Johnson I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) – For most jazz performers, a song is part of a performance. For Ahmad Jamal, each song was a performance. Over the course of a remarkable eight-decade career, Jamal, who… Read More
![Pat McDonald is sworn in by Governor Mike DeWIne as director of the Ohio Lottery in February 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/download-e1681744383681-900x422.webp)
An investigation into “HR irregularities” at the Ohio Lottery comes after director abruptly resigns
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine wants an investigation of a series of complaints from the Ohio Lottery offices. The announcement of the probe comes after the… Read More
![Caroline Piette (Victoire), Crystal Shepherd-Cross (Adelaide) from MARIE ANTOINETTE](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2022080_052-900x422.jpg)
Week six already?? CALL THE MIDWIFE, Sanditon on MASTERPIECE, and MARIE ANTOINETTE continue – April 23
8:00 pm Call the Midwife Season 12 – Episode 6 One of the boys of Buckle’s paper shop becomes unwell. Sister Veronica spearheads a new council initiative to monitor the… Read More