In 2025, local judges made rulings about city gun laws, school voucher programs and legal immunity in the 2024 cyberattack.

Members of the Columbus City Council are exploring potential radon legislation in response to a Dispatch investigative series ...

U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, filed what is known as a discharge petition to force House leadership to ...

As Ohio’s still-young recreational marijuana industry bloomed, the Ohio House and Senate negotiated and finalized its omnibus bill changing state cannabis statute.

We voted for all-time City Series football teams to honor a Thanksgiving tradition. Readers had strong takes on who we missed ...

From local elections, to statewide issues, to federal policy changes, to global geopolitics, the Dayton region was impacted at every level in 2025.

You let us know the stories that captivated you most in 2025 by what made you click. Why it matters: We covered big news ...

The Nov. 3, 2026 election will be the first major referendum on President Donald Trump's second term. At the state level, ...

As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at what the Ohio legislature has accomplished this year, and looking ahead at what new ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that would require nearly every ballot to be counted on election night. The ...

The number of states that will accept late-arriving mail-in ballots during next year's critical midterm elections continues to dwindle, as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine “reluctantly” signed ...

After four days of searching, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office found missing 69-year-old Dennis Hiser dead at the same property where he went missing. Hiser went ...