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WYSO Today
Hosted by Mike Frazier

Your local daily news podcast from WYSO Public Radio. Listen every weekday at noon to get the latest Dayton-area news and weather report. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Mike Frazier. Have a news tip? Email news@wyso.org.

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  • Dayton resident and Clergy Community Coalition member Ivy Young speaks at the Wednesday, Oct. 7 Dayton City Commission meeting.
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    WYSO Today: October 9, 2026
    Mike Frazier
    WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Dayton residents and members of the Clergy Community Coalition spoke at Wednesday’s City Commission meeting to push for movement on a new public hospital; Indigenous People’s Day will be a busy one in Ohio with dedication ceremonies for two markers that are being placed along the Wyandot Removal Trail; and candidates for governor are making their final case to voters.
  • A group of around 9 people push a fire engine into its bay. Most of them are wearing red shirts. They are surrounded by onlookers wearing navy shirts. A man sits in the driver's seat of the fire engine.
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    WYSO Today: October 8, 2026
    Mike Frazier
    WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Sinclair Community College opened a new Fire Science Academy training facility; Trenton is proposing a slate of financial benefits for residents that would only take effect if voters reject a ballot measure aimed at banning data centers; and RTA pays tribute to Dayton's Funk music history.
  • A new federal lawsuit claims ICE agents in Springfield have violated the First Amendment rights of observers. This image was taken from videos submitted as evidence in the case.
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    WYSO Today: October 7, 2026
    Mike Frazier
    WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Springfield ICE observer against seven ICE agents; The Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs will host a special event for Tecumseh Memorial Day on October 11; Anthem’s Medicare insurance plans will no longer be accepted by Kettering Heath Network unless both parties come to an agreement; and Ohio's US Senators say the federal government should look into suspending the federal gasoline tax.
  • The mRNA vaccines by Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna were approved by the Centers for Disease Control for children as young as 6 months.
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    WYSO Today: October 6, 2026
    Mike Frazier
    WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. A film festival featuring LGBTQIA+ returns to the Miami Valley this weekend; Dayton Children's is recommending flu vaccinations for kids now before the flu season gets underway; and some people in Butler County are still struggling to get internet access.
  • A casket printed with photos of a young man and clouds has flowers on top of it.
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    WYSO Today: October 5, 2026
    Mike Frazier
    WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. The funeral and memorial service of a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant who took his own life has some politicians and community leaders supporting the renewal of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian refugees; there is new movement to restore the pensions of former Delphi workers that were lost during the Great Recession; and CenterPoint Energy will change its name in the wake of its purchase by another energy company.