WYSO Today: August 18, 2026

By Mike Frazier

Published August 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT

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A dark grey funnel cloud looms over a rural landscape near US 36 near St. Paris the evening of August 15. — A funnel cloud looms near US 36 in the St. Paris vicinity the evening of August 15. National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down in the area. Damage assessments are continuing.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. There are reports of ICE agents apprehending people in Springfield's Haitian community; two tornadoes struck parts of Miami and Champaign counties Saturday night; and the tunes of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and former U.S. Sen. Sherrod have changed regarding data centers.

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Mike Frazier

A chance meeting with a volunteer in a college computer lab in 1987 brought Mike Frazier to WYSO. He is a lifelong Daytonian and the host of Morning Edition.

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