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02/14/2025

Ohio judges are not required to prohibit fi****ms as part of a civil protection order, but even when they choose to, too often the guns aren't surrendered to law enforcement, said Alexandria Ruden, supervising attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.

A lawyer with Legal Aid is holding trainings with law enforcement to teach police officers about a form that can be used in the Ohio court system to track fi****ms in domestic violence cases.

02/14/2025

Instead of incarcerating more young people, the Serving Our Streets program embraces members of the community and looks to provide resources to fix their lives and help them make the right choices.

The Lorain County Urban League provides a new violence interruption program with a public health approach to solving gun violence.

02/14/2025

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02/14/2025

Ohio must try to get back around a billion dollars in pandemic unemployment benefits from the federal government and distribute it to Ohioans who have been waiting since June 2021.

Ohio must try to get back around a billion dollars in pandemic unemployment benefits from the federal government and distribute it to Ohioans who have been waiting since June 2021.

02/14/2025

The owners of the Cleveland Browns football team released a plan to pay for a new $2.4 billion domed stadium in Brook Park. The plan includes a $1.2 billion contribution from the public, which private funders would match, according to a Haslam Sports Group media release issued Thursday.

The plan from the Browns' owners includes a $1.2 billion contribution from the public, which private funders would match. Private funding would also cover any overruns.

02/14/2025

Blending hip-hop, heavy metal, blues and even karate into his performances, Jinari Kemet will make his Brite Winter music festival debut Feb. 22. Hear more about Kemet's breakout year and what's ahead on WKSU's Shuffle.

Cleveland rapper and multi-instrumentalist Jinari Kemet is a versatile performer, bending genres and making a scene on stage. He makes his Brite Winter music festival debut this month, performing songs from his debut album, released last January.

02/13/2025

An up-and-coming artist arrives at Massillon Museum this Valentine’s Day weekend while Baldwin Wallace Voice Performance sings an opera about speed dating at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Watch love stories unfold on stage or join Lunar New Year festivities this Valentine’s Day weekend in Northeast Ohio.

02/13/2025

The hospital system will hire primary care providers who were previously employed by Steward Health Care — the private-equity-backed hospital operator that went bankrupt last year.

Cleveland Clinic will take over Steward Health Care-owned primary care offices in the Warren and Youngstown communities.

02/13/2025

Community members in Braceville opened a new museum to document the rural area’s rich Black history.

Community members in Braceville opened a new museum to document the rural area’s rich Black history.

02/13/2025

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02/13/2025

Republicans in both chambers widely approved of Jim Tressel. But some Democrats had reservations.

The former Youngstown State University president and former Ohio State University football coach was tapped by Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this week to replace now-U.S. Sen. Jon Husted.

02/13/2025

A handful of student protestors were in the Senate chamber for the vote and loudly protested after the vote on the bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland), who had also brought it forward in the last session.

The vote to pass the anti-DEI higher ed bill came less than a day after hundreds of opponents testified at the Ohio Statehouse in a hearing that went more than eight hours.

02/12/2025

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02/12/2025

About 35 members of the progressive group Indivisible NEO arrived at Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno's office Tuesday in Downtown Cleveland to express concern over policy changes made during the first weeks of President Donald Trump's second term.

The group met with an aid about changes to federal funding, Elon Musk's access to data at the U.S. Treasury Department and mass deportations.

02/12/2025

Some Democrats in the Ohio House of Representatives say they can't stand by silently while legal immigrants in Ohio feel the brunt of attacks or threats while crackdowns on illegal immigrants make the headlines.

Ohio Democrats say people from other countries who are in the state legally are fearing for their safety, as the federal administration cracks down on illegal immigration.

02/12/2025

More than 200 opponents of the bill that targets what Republicans say is liberal indoctrination in Ohio universities showed up to offer testimony at the Statehouse Tuesday, with hundreds more submitting their comments in writing.

More than 200 opponents of the bill that targets what Republicans say is liberal ideology in Ohio universities showed up to offer testimony at the Statehouse Tuesday, with hundreds more submitting their comments in writing.

02/12/2025

The '90s are taking over the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot, but the '80s are still staying in the groove.

Eight of the 14 acts under consideration are making their first appearance on the ballot, despite being eligible for decades.

02/12/2025

Garrett Morgan’s granddaughter, Sandra Morgan, said he’s an inspiration to her family, and that people often lionized him. But he’s much more than the sum of his achievements, and she hopes people will take the time to learn more about him.

The inventor of the three-way traffic light is more than just a patent number.