Mawa Iqbal
ReporterMawa Iqbal is a reporter for WYSO. Before coming to WYSO, she interned at Kansas City PBS's digital magazine, Flatland. There, her reporting focused on higher education and immigrant communities in the Kansas City area. She studied radio journalism at Mizzou, where she also worked for their local NPR-affiliate station as a reporter.
Originally from the Chicago-land area, this is Mawa's first time in Ohio. So far, she loves everything the Miami Valley has to offer (especially their doughnut shops!).
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Dozens of community members chanted “I am paraplegic” 16 times on the steps of Dayton City Hall Wednesday morning. Their goal was to chant loud enough for city leaders to hear them during the city commission meeting inside. -
The four candidates for the two Dayton City Commissioner seats debated on topics related to the West Dayton community.
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The gunshot-detection microphones used by the Dayton Police Department dispatched officers to West Dayton over 2,200 times over the last two years.
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A Dayton Police Officer is in stable condition after exchanging gunfire with a man in West Dayton.
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The city of Dayton commissioners voted yes Wednesday night on an ordinance that would mandate face masks in indoor, public spaces.
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Nickole Ross is the founder of medicinal cannabis processing center Noohra Labs in Dayton. She spoke on a panel about entrepreneurship in the cannabis industry.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base reported an active shooter situation Thursday night at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), one of the most heavily-secured intelligence complexes in the world.
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Several community members testified about redistricting and gerrymandering before the Ohio Redistricting Committee at a Dayton public hearing.
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The Southern District Court of Ohio held a naturalization ceremony for 25 immigrants at a Dayton Dragons baseball game.
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Dayton Muslim organizations hold a community map drawing event to talk about redistricting and gerrymandering.
