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09/27/2025

Universities across the state submitted lists of dozens of low-enrolled programs they will be required to sunset, in compliance with Senate Bill 1, Ohio’s higher education bill.

Ohio's new higher education bill, Senate Bill 1, requires universities to submit lists of programs granting five or less degrees annually, to be ended in a bid to make colleges more efficient. Kent State University and Cuyahoga Community College both submitted several dozen programs each.

09/27/2025

Ohio will get a big chunk of federal money to support existing charter schools and launch new ones. Republican officials made the announcement at the headquarters of a group that’s championed taxpayer paid vouchers for all Ohio families.

Ohio will get a big chunk of federal money to support existing charter schools and launch new ones.

09/27/2025

This weekend offers a special opportunity to see, and touch, some of the largest private collections of meteorites in the state.

This weekend offers a special opportunity to see, and touch, some of the largest private collections of meteorites in the state.

09/26/2025

Did you hear Midday Music host and assistant music director Evan Miller talking about the new Neko Case album today on All Things Considered? You can hear Evan talk about more of the week's releases on the latest episode of All Songs Considered's podcast.

Neko Case. Jeff Tweedy. Amanda Shires' divorce album. Evan Miller from member station WYSO in Ohio joins Lars Gotrich to talk about their favorite albums out Sept. 26.The Starting 5- Neko Case, 'Neon Grey Midnight Green'- Jeff Tweedy, 'Twilight Override'- Robert Plant, 'Saving Grace'- Amanda Shires,...

09/26/2025

More stringent air pollution regulations for the steel industry were supposed to start in July. But right before they would’ve taken effect, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency paused them for two years.

More stringent air pollution regulations for the steel industry were supposed to start in July. But right before they would’ve taken effect, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency paused them for two years.

09/26/2025

The new speed traffic cameras would primarily be in school zones. City commissioners say they will enhance safety for students and encourage drivers to exercise greater caution in those areas.

Dayton city leaders are completing a plan to add as many as 64 traffic cameras across the metropolitan area. The new speed traffic cameras would primarily be in school zones, commissioners say.

09/26/2025

09/26/2025

https://www.wyso.org/2025-09-09/fernald-nuclear-site-paddys-run-conservation

Water has always been a big part of the Fernald story. In the 1980s, nearby residents got the news: the water they'd been drinking was contaminated with uranium and other waste. Part of cleaning up the superfund site meant making the groundwater and surface water safe, and repairing the damage to th...

09/26/2025

Last year, the owners of the James M. Gavin Power Plant sued the EPA, arguing the federal government was unfairly applying new rules to one of its waste storage facilities. This month, a judge dismissed that lawsuit.

The James M. Gavin Power Plant in southeast Ohio sued the EPA in 2024, arguing the agency improperly applied rules to one of its waste storage units. A judge dismissed the lawsuit.

09/26/2025

Nearly 300 full-time jobs are coming to Pike County through a major expansion of operations at Centrus Energy's uranium enrichment facility in southern Ohio.

This move will more than double Centrus’s workforce locally in a major expansion of operations in southern Ohio.

09/26/2025

Novena has just released their debut EP, Our Unfailing Novena, and the process has been quite the transformative journey for the duo of Jennifer Taylor and Emma Woodruff. Beyond their musical partnership what lies at the core is a deep friendship.

Yellow Springs band Novena joined host Juliet Fromholt live on Kaleidoscope to perform their debut EP and discuss their origins as friends and bandmates.

09/26/2025

While the Ohio law requiring a 24-hour hold between when a woman seeks an abortion and when she gets the procedure is still being litigated, two Republican lawmakers are pushing another waiting period that they say is different.

Republican lawmakers sponsoring this new 24-hour wait for abortion in Ohio said it's different than the law that's currently in the courts.