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By Ron Calhoun Ohio is about to go through another round of redistricting, which means the state will redraw the maps that decide who represents us in Congress. These maps divide the state into areas called districts, and each district elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives. The current congressional map was created… Read more: Ohio Will Redraw Voting Maps Soon — Here’s What That Means

By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: This story adds details on the gun recovered and body camera video. A man who struck and killed a county deputy with his car on Friday is the father of a teenager who was shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer a day earlier, police said. Authorities… Read more: Man whose son was killed by Cincinnati police now charged in death of deputy

By Ron Calhoun A new law, House Bill 29 (H.B. 29), will soon make it easier for Ohio drivers to keep their licenses. Right now, people can lose their driver’s licenses for things that don’t always involve bad driving, like not paying court fines or child support. This law changes that. It will go into… Read more: Ohio Passes New Law to Help Drivers Keep Their Licenses

Bringing Ohio’s top stories from last week into focus with clarity and conscience By The Cleveland Observer Staff ⚖️ Ohio’s Death Penalty Under Renewed Scrutiny “The system is inefficient and wasteful.” — Attorney General Dave Yost Advocates are intensifying efforts to abolish Ohio’s death penalty, citing over $1 billion spent since 1981 with no executions… Read more: TCO Ohio Weekly News Brief: April 21th 2025

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Eds: UPDATES: Updates total number of cases in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico as of April 14. This story first moved April 10. With AP Photo.; Updates Media. Texas health officials confirmed 20 more cases of measles in its nearly 3-month-old outbreak Tuesday, alongside five new cases in New Mexico and… Read more: US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know