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12/19/2025

Victims of former Ohio State team doctor Richard Strauss demonstrated Wednesday outside of the Les Wexner Football Complex located in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The group is calling for the removal of Wexner’s name from the complex.

Protestors demonstrated outside of the Les Wexner Football Complex, located in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, to demand the removal of Wexner's name, citing Wexner's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

12/19/2025

A clinical trial of a vaccine to prevent breast cancer is showing early promise, prompting Cleveland Clinic researchers to move ahead with a second stage of testing.

Researchers at Cleveland Clinic and Anixa Biosciences are testing a new breast cancer vaccine that was safe in early trials and triggered a strong immune response in most participants. The next phase will expand the study and test whether the vaccine can both treat and prevent the disease.

12/19/2025

There are fewer kids in foster care in Ohio than there have been in almost a decade. And while that’s good news for those children and their families, it doesn’t mean the state is getting a break, because costs to care for foster kids have exploded.

There are fewer kids in foster care in Ohio than there have been in almost a decade. But that doesn’t mean the state is getting a break on costs.

12/19/2025

Several former Notre Dame College employees and others hope to restart a school on the site of the former college in South Euclid, which closed in spring 2024.

The college closed in 2024 after struggles with debt and enrollment. Former employees and community members hope to raise money to buy part of the old property and start a new college.

12/19/2025

A fisher was spotted earlier this year on a wildlife camera at Cleveland Metroparks, and was identified by Wildlife Management Coordinator Andy Burmesch. This fisher sighting is the first in Cuyahoga County in nearly 200 years, and the first fisher to ever be spotted at Cleveland Metroparks.

A rare species called the fisher is making a comeback in Ohio, spotted recently in the Cleveland Metroparks.

12/18/2025

Congratulations to Jeff St. Clair, WKSU’s midday host, on celebrating 25 years on the air!

12/18/2025

Dozens of people voiced concerns at a public hearing Wednesday about the environmental impacts of the Ohio EPA’s proposal to streamline wastewater discharge permits for data centers.

The Ohio EPA has extended the online public comment deadline to Jan. 16, 2026.

12/18/2025

Cleveland reached another milestone Thursday in its long march toward creating a more beautiful Lake Erie waterfront with better connections to downtown.

North Coast Waterfront Development Corp. announced the selection of Brecksville-based DiGeronimo Development as master developer of 50 acres on Cleveland's lakefront.

12/18/2025

Holiday happenings are in full swing. Take a lantern-lit stroll back in time at Hale Farm & Village. Or, bring your questions for the actor who played Ralphie in the classic "A Christmas Story" to the Canton Palace Theatre.

As the holidays and the longest night of the year approach, bundle up and embrace the season outdoors. Or, enjoy art, community and nostalgia indoors around the region this week.

12/18/2025

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12/17/2025

Lawyers representing Ohio State University are contesting a motion to depose former OSU trustee Les Wexner in the civil case related to sexual abuse by former university doctor Richard Strauss.

A Dec. 10 motion in federal court says none of the discovery filed to date in the lawsuit involving former Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss suggests Lex Wexner has any information relevant to any party’s claim.