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A woman runs through a race ribbon that says "Air Force Marathon 2026" that's held by two people, including one in a military uniform.

Wright-Patt worker wins women's Air Force marathon, Space Force officer takes men's title

WYSO Staff

Kayla Rice won the women’s competition and U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Nicholas McKenzie won the men’s race. About 9,000 people participated in the 30th Air Force Marathon.

First Lady Fran DeWine and Gov. Mike DeWine at their final First Lady’s Luncheon.

DeWines honor Parton, Ohio’s Imagination Library at final First Lady lunch

Sarah Donaldson

Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine reflected on eight years of state investment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio.

A man in a ballcap and glasses holds a large sign that reads "End the war on our Haitian neighbors now! Party for Socialism and Liberation."

Ohio Immigrant Alliance reports steep rise in Haitians booked into four Ohio jails since TPS ended

Allie Vugrincic

The report said 63 Haitians were booked into four Ohio jails between July 27 and Aug. 31, compared to just 26 in the previous seven months.

East High School at Youngstown City School District. The school district is the latest in Northeast Ohio to propose budget cuts to deal with an impending deficit.

Is it time for Youngstown schools to be released from academic distress status?

Conor Morris

Youngstown City School District is meeting state standards for the first time in the history of the Ohio school report card.

Arts & Culture

Studio Session: Dayton band Paid Leave are settling into the local scene

Juliet Fromholt, Barry Leonhard

Paid Leave performed live on Kaleidoscope and spoke with host Juliet Fromholt about how things have shaped up since winning the 2026 Dayton Battle of the Bands.

An aerial illustration of the Great Circle Earthworks and Octagon Earthworks, which make up part of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. The episode will air on September 22.

Indigenous Affairs

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in Ohio to be featured on PBS educational TV show

Adriana Martinez-Smiley

The 2,000-year-old earthworks will be featured in an episode of "Doodles and Digits: How It's Math" on PBS on September 22.

Southwest Ohio resident Pat Cochran leads the "Gang of Seamstresses", a group that sews zippers onto shirts for people undergoing chemotherapy.

How a ‘Gang of Seamstresses’ is helping make chemotherapy more comfortable

Kendall Crawford

Seamstresses across Ohio are providing zippered shirts to cancer patients so they can more comfortably undergo chemotherapy treatments.

Ohio History Center building shuts down until December

Jo Ingles

The Ohio History Center has closed its building in Columbus and much of it will remain closed until December.

A man in a suit and tie with an OSU pin speaks on a stage.

Ravi Bellamkonda discusses AI, student entrepreneurship in first State of the University address

Allie Vugrincic

Turning his gaze toward the future, Bellamkonda highlighted Ohio State's recently announced partnership with Google.

AES Ohio says it is upgrading its customer account platform. According to the company, it is 25 years old and needs to be modernized.

Local & Statewide News

Regulators approve sale of AES Ohio to private equity firms

Kaitlin Schroeder

BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners and Swedish firm EQT will make up the largest shareholders who are buying the Dayton-based utility company.