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Former Hocking County prosecutor Ryan Black has been suspended for two years for sexual misconduct
By: Ellie Owen | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ryan Black, a former Hocking County prosecutor, has been suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court for two years, with six months stayed, for inappropriate conduct in… Read More

State Senate Democrats push for public schools and health in the new Ohio budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio Senate are urging their Republican colleagues, who outnumber them by more than a two-to-one margin, to make substantial changes to… Read More

Six Ohio sites have been added to the national Underground Railroad network
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Earlier this month, the National Park Service added six Ohio sites to its National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom — a program meant to… Read More

It’s been 20+ years since the U.S. hosted the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Why is it coming to Dayton?
By: Kathryn Mobley | WYSO
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DAYTON, Ohio (WYSO) — This week, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is taking place in Dayton. It’s the first time the event has come to the US since 2003 and it’s… Read More

This Week On Radio Free Athens: May 24, 2025
Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More

An Ohio bill demands big OSU football games be played at night
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lights. Camera. Football. If you want to watch more big OSU football games at night, there’s a bill in the Statehouse to make that… Read More

A Toledo Blade investigation revealed radioactivity in the rural Ohio village of Luckey’s water
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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LUCKEY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — For decades, a massive Cold War-era plant created weapons next to the small northwest Ohio village of Luckey. Residents of the rural community have… Read More

Now Playing: When Your Best Friend is a Monster
By: Gordon Briggs
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Now Playing is a column by film scholar Dr. Gordon Briggs. This installment in the series corresponds to the Now Playing column that ran on Tuesday, May 20 about The Legend of Ochi. … Read More

Our ancestors conquered distance in part two of “Equus: Story of the Horse” on NATURE – May 28 at 8pm
Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse Part 2: “Chasing the Wind” Wednesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. on WOUB The relationship between man and his noble steed is almost as… Read More

WOUB’s 2024- 25 “Our Ohio” High School Documentary Film Festival Winners Announced
ATHENS, OH – Avery Brooks from Alexander High School has been named the 1st place overall winner in WOUB’s 2024-25 Our Ohio High School Documentary Film Festival. Brooks produced a… Read More