WYSO Today: August 19, 2026

By Mike Frazier

Published August 19, 2026 at 10:49 AM EDT

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A large tree lays in the front yard of a home — Strong winds the morning of August 11 brought down trees in Urbana including this one on South Main and Henry streets.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. The National Weather Service confirms that six tornadoes struck western and central Ohio the morning of Aug. 11; the Miami Valley's only youth homeless shelter plans to expand thanks to a grant; and two separate bills to regulate the use of Flock cameras are in the works.

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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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