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Playing through the pain Updated: 2012-02-15 09:39:44 Description: Within a four-month span last year, two former University of Akron football players died after overdosing on the prescription painkiller OxyContin. A recent Plain Dealer article traced the years of abuse that began when quarterback Chris Jacquemain a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohioans support outlawing smoking tobacco in cars with kids Updated: 2012-02-14 23:05:53 Description: Most Ohioans say they like the idea of a bill that would make it illegal to smoke tobacco in a car where a small child is also present. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Old friend and star witness takes the stand in Dimora's corruption trial Updated: 2012-02-14 22:19:11 Description: Former Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo took the stand on Valentine's Day to testify about his once-close friend Jimmy Dimora. Russo has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison on charges of bribery, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice - so...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Race tracks will contribute funds to anti-addiction programs Updated: 2012-02-14 21:39:52 Description: Advocates of addiction treatment programs have won a partial victory at the Ohio Statehouse. Key lawmakers have agreed to set aside money from expanded gambling at race tracks and use it for anti-addiction programs. An earlier proposal for the 17,500...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heartbeat bill backers gift roses to the Statehouse Updated: 2012-02-14 21:17:13 Description: Backers of the heartbeat bill have tried another tactic to push state senators to pass that legislation: They sent dozens of red roses. The bill would ban abortions at the point a fetal heartbeat can be detected--sometimes as early as three weeks. So...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cincinnati school paying students to attend Updated: 2012-02-14 20:40:05 Description: Convincing students to go to school isn't always easy. One charter high school in Cincinnati has turned to paying their students for perfect attendance and good behavior. The program proved successful on day one. WKSU's Ida Lieszkovszky reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Poll: Ohioans want "right-to-work" state Updated: 2012-02-14 19:17:20 Description: Last November, Ohioans sided with labor unions in repealing a law cutting negotiating power for public unions. But a new poll shows voters may cross unions over a proposed change to the state constitution. The "right-to-work" amendment, if it gets on...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interior Secretary Salazar backs gas drilling in Ohio Updated: 2012-02-14 19:02:25 Description: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar toured two northeast Ohio businesses today to support domestic  energy production. Salazar stopped at Mac LLT in Kent, a company that makes liquid tank trailers used to haul fracking water for shale-gas drilling. The...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland Red Cross blood drive workers strike Updated: 2012-02-14 18:56:47 Description: About 200 Cleveland Red Cross workers went on strike today after contract negotiations stalled over health care costs. The workers, who set-up blood drives and draw the blood, have been working without a contract since last May. WKSU's Kevin Niedermi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 2/14/12 Updated: 2012-02-14 12:37:48 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Staying warm with a roll in the straw Updated: 2012-02-14 05:00:00 Description: Building a new house means making decisions:  floor plans, kitchen cabinets, bathroom fixtures and, for Patricia Maher, mud and straw.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has this report on a first-of-its-kind house near downtown Akron. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia report...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alcoa celebrates restart of its massive forge press Updated: 2012-02-13 23:49:48 Description: After a long and costly renovation, Alcoa's 50,000-ton hydraulic press went back to work in Cleveland today producing parts for U.S. military jets. WKSU's M.L. Schultze and LAURA FONG report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Summit County won't book prisoners with acute mental disorders Updated: 2012-02-13 22:18:11 Description: Violent offenders with a severe mental illness will no longer be booked into Summit County's jail.  WKSU's Tim Rudell reports on the effort to find other options - and to stop what Summit County's Sheriff Drew Alexander says is the using the jails a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ODOT is watching area bridges closely Updated: 2012-02-13 21:30:17 Description: Northeast Ohio has more than 50 bridges labeled "fracture-critical"--a classification given to bridges supported by a single support beam. If that beam is damaged, the Ohio Department of Transportation says the likelihood that the bridge will collaps...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio lawmakers give the OK for turnpike-lease study Updated: 2012-02-13 21:24:40 Description: A plan to study the feasibility of leasing the Ohio turnpike to a private company has just gotten the green light from a legislative panel. The State Controlling Board has approved the idea of Ohio spending $2.8 million to see if the privatization id...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Obama's Ohio "truth-squad" to vet claims by opponents Updated: 2012-02-13 21:12:28 Description: Ohio Democrats are part of what's being called a truth team, set up as part of a national effort by President Obama's re-election campaign.  Sharon Neuhardt, a member of the Truth Team and a Democratic candidate for Congress in Southwest Ohio, says ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Promising new treatment for Alzheimer's Updated: 2012-02-13 17:25:11 Description: Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that a drug already used to treat skin cancer may also treat Alzheimer's disease. The research published this month in the journal "Science" shows dramatic improvement in the brain function of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 2/13/12 Updated: 2012-02-13 11:50:43 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploradio - Outwitting ice Updated: 2012-02-13 10:53:26 Description: A small Northeast Ohio company is a world leader in developing a deicing technology for wind turbines. But it didn't happen overnight. In this week's Exploradio, we look at how innovation is equal parts dogged determination and just winging it. WKS...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD More gambling but not more money to fight gambling addiction Updated: 2012-02-13 05:00:00 Description: The Ohio House is expected to vote this week on a bill that would expand gambling in Ohio -- beyond the four big-city casinos. The bill would organize the new video slot machines at the state's horse tracks, extend the hours for charitable bingo and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD For six quarters in a row there are key signs of recovery Updated: 2012-02-13 05:00:00 Description: Team NEO boosts northeast Ohio business. And it's one of the new contractors hired by the Kasich administration to help privatize the state's economic development work.  Both jobs may be getting easier if the trends Team NEO says it is seeing conti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mayor wonders how much of the mortgage settlement Cleveland will see Updated: 2012-02-11 05:00:00 Description: While Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine touring Cleveland yesterday to talk about how he'll use the federal mortgage settlement to fight urban blight, Mayor Frank Jackson was across town at another press conference talking about the I-90 innerbelt br...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dimora friend faces hearing Updated: 2012-02-10 23:39:22 Description: Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their end of the federal racketeering trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora this week.    Former county Auditor Frank Russo is expected to take the stand and testify against his once-clo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Governor Kasich urges backer of right-to-work amendment to go slow Updated: 2012-02-10 22:31:24 Description: Backers call it a plan for workers' rights. Critics call it a plan to kill labor unions. They're both talking about the so-called right-to-work amendment that tea party activists are hoping to put onto the ballot with a petition drive. The measure wo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gifts or Bribes for Dimora Updated: 2012-02-10 22:21:50 Description: Testimony in the trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora today (Fri) focused on favors Dimora collected over the years. Federal prosecutors at the U.S. District Court in Akron say they were bribes. But WKSU's Mark Urycki reports...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Congressmen propose solution to pay for I-90 bridge Updated: 2012-02-10 21:24:41 Description: Two Ohio congressmen think they may have found a way to pay for the new I-90 innerbelt  bridge in Cleveland, and to complete the work close to its original schedule. Republican Rep. Steve LaTourette and Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich were joined by...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD GOP takes a first step to replace voting law Updated: 2012-02-10 21:08:05 Description: A bill has been introduced in the Ohio Senate to repeal the new election reform law that's up for a referendum on the statewide ballot this November. Democrats who collected hundreds of thousands of signatures to put the issue on the ballot this fall...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gov talks to townships about budget problems Updated: 2012-02-10 20:55:37 Description: The people who lead Ohio's townships have been meeting at their annual winter conference in Columbus. And as Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports, they want to talk about getting less money but handling as many services as ever. WKSU's Karen Kasl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Highway Patrol makes two more drug busts Updated: 2012-02-10 20:46:18 Description: The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports making two more big drug busts. Details now from statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Defend Music Night" to support admissions tax exemption Updated: 2012-02-10 19:10:53 Description: Five of Cleveland's small music venues are holding what they call "Defend Music Night" Friday. The event is to support legislation to exempt them from the city's 8 percent admissions tax--the highest in the state. City Council is proposing an amendme...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD FirstEnergy a step closer to building its new substation Updated: 2012-02-10 16:53:09 Description: FirstEnergy is a step closer to building an electrical substation to power an 85 million dollar expansion at Republic Steel's Lorain plant. The expansion may mean as many as 450 jobs. The plant will need an additional 100 megawatts of power to operat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 02/10/12 Updated: 2012-02-10 15:17:52 Description: WKSU's Jeff St. Clair reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Broadway comes to Brimfield Updated: 2012-02-10 05:00:00 Description: NBC launched a new series this week dealing with the drama inside the world of musical theater.  The show, "Smash," is also funding outreach that brings theater professionals to 20 schools across the country. The only Ohio school to get the specia...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bankruptcy trustee goes after big investors Updated: 2012-02-10 05:00:00 Description: The Fair Finance trustee has filed lawsuits for tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars over the two years since the small Akron-based lender collapsed. But this week, he went after more than a billion dollars from lenders who helped the now-in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Quick Bites: Growing greens in winter Updated: 2012-02-10 05:00:00 Description: Consumers are giving more  thought to where food is grown. For fresh taste, health benefits, and the good of the local economy, many Northeast Ohioans patronize family farmers. To meet the increased demand, farmers are planting and harvesting ev...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vice President talks up America in visit to Columbus Updated: 2012-02-09 22:38:50 Description: For the second time in a month, Vice President Joe Biden was back in Columbus Thursday. This time, he was speaking at an Ohio Newspaper Association event. And as Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports, Biden's message was upbeat and optimistic. WKSU's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio's cut of mortgage settlement expected to top $300 million Updated: 2012-02-09 22:31:18 Description: Five of the nation's largest mortgage companies have agreed to pay $25 billion to settle complaints that they'd ripped off homeowners. Ohio's attorney general has plans for spending the state's share -- $335 million. Statehouse correspondent Bill Coh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich shakes off critics Updated: 2012-02-09 22:18:36 Description: Gov. John Kasich's second State of the State address has gotten mixed reviews in Ohio and around the country. It's been called "stirring but vague" and "rambling," and one headline noted it contained "little meat." But Gov. Kasich says he's not deter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio to get more than $300 million in mortgage settlement Updated: 2012-02-09 22:08:12 Description: Ohio is expected to get more than $300 million from a national settlement with five mortgage companies.  The five agreed to pay $25 billion nationwide and admitted to using fraudulent foreclosure practices. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen report...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio to get $335 million from banks that cheated homeowners. Updated: 2012-02-09 22:06:45 Description: Ohio is expected to get more than $300 million from today's multi-billion-dollar national settlement with five mortgage lenders. The Ohio part of the settlement includes more than $100 million in loan modifications, and 44 million dollars in cash f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio could get help with failing sewer systems. Updated: 2012-02-09 21:31:47 Description: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown estimates Ohio communities could get 6 billion dollars to keep raw sewage out of rivers, streams, lakes -- and basements --- if Congress passes The Clean Water Affordability Act Brown reintroduced this week a bill originally s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 2/9/12 Updated: 2012-02-09 11:01:43 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio Democrats Kucinich and Kaptur getting feel for redrawn district Updated: 2012-02-09 05:00:00 Description: Congressional redistricting has created a long, narrow district that snakes along Lake Erie from Toledo to Cleveland. The new 9th District pits longtime Democrats Marcy Kaptur of Toledo and Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland against each other in the M...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Convicted arsonist gets new trial Updated: 2012-02-08 23:27:09 Description: The man convicted of setting the deadliest fire in Cleveland history is getting a new trial Antun Lewis was convicted last year of setting a house fire that killed nine people--including eight children. Today (Wednesday), a federal judge granted Lewi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Good grades in Akron could lead to free college tuition Updated: 2012-02-08 22:56:20 Description: One of the biggest barriers some students face entering college is finding the cash to pay for it. The Akron public schools and the University of Akron are looking to fix that part of the equation. They're planning to guarantee top students a full-tu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD High court won't consider decision on death penalty Updated: 2012-02-08 22:13:00 Description: The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt Ohio's leaders a setback when it comes to the death penalty. The justices will not take up a decision made by a lower court that's put Ohio's death penalty on hold until certain conditions are met. In an interview wit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AG calls for tougher regulations on fracking Updated: 2012-02-08 21:39:06 Description: For months, environmental activists have been calling for a moratorium on the drilling technique known as horizontal fracturing (fracking) - at least until it's declared safe by the federal EPA. Ohio's attorney general is not joining the call for a m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gingrich touts manufacturing in Cleveland Updated: 2012-02-08 21:12:42 Description: Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wrapped up his campaign swing through Ohio today with a stop in Cleveland. The former House speaker toured the Jergens company, which makes fasteners for manufacturing processes, WKSU's Kevin Niedermier...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio invests in high-speed internet Governor Updated: 2012-02-08 20:20:14 Description: Ohio manufacturers, high-tech companies, and researchers will soon be able to transmit computer data 10 times faster. That's because of a huge improvement in Ohio's broadband network. John Conley helps oversee it. In an interview with statehouse corr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 2/8/12 Updated: 2012-02-08 13:16:45 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The NFL's family tree Updated: 2012-02-08 10:28:56 Description: In the NFL, the key to winning is in a team's so-called family tree. And it plays out much like a Shakespearean tragedy. NFL teams align themselves with one of two families who have very different styles of play. The Cleveland Browns have the "father...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Portman, Ohio delegation push for Air Force to protect Youngstown Updated: 2012-02-08 05:00:00 Description: Ohio's congressional delegation plans to meet Thursday with the state adjutant general to talk about cuts in the Air National Guard and Reserves. Ohio Sen. Rob Portman says the meeting was set up after the Air Force floated restructuring plans last w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich: Slow down and let us complete the turnpike study Updated: 2012-02-07 22:33:09 Description: In Tuesday's State of the State address, Gov. John Kasich says Ohio could benefit from leasing or selling the turnpike, but he isn't going to rush into it. The Department of Transportation will decide Monday whether to approve a nearly 3 million doll...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Susan G. Komen says its ready to move forward Updated: 2012-02-07 21:44:43 Description: The northeast Ohio branch of Susan G. Komen Foundation says it is ready to put recent controversy behind it and Tuesday's resignation of a national senior vice president should help. The resignation followed backlash over Komen's plan to cut funding ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Governor's State of the State targets Ohio's economy Updated: 2012-02-07 21:29:08 Description: Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivered his second State of the State address Tuesday at a school in Steubenville. Kasich's main theme was Ohio's economic comeback. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland mayor proposed sweeping school reform plan Updated: 2012-02-07 21:25:19 Description: Cleveland's struggling school district needs to embrace good charter schools, revamp teachers' union rules, and give more flexibility to high-performing schools. Those are some of the main goals of a new school reform plan unveiled by Cleveland Mayor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gingrich campaigns in Ohio Updated: 2012-02-07 20:38:11 Description: The 2012 primary season is in full swing in Ohio. Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich came to Cincinnati Tuesday. State polls show he's ahead of fellow candidate Mitt Romney. From Ohio Public Radio member station WVXU, Tana Weingartner reports. Tana W...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Summit County Port Authority announces new tax credit Updated: 2012-02-07 19:45:01 Description: The Summit County Port Authority plans to use a new type of tax credit to get private investors to put up money for business and real estate ventures. That's part of a strategy that the Port Authority unveiled Tuesday morning to help create and retai...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 2/7/12 Updated: 2012-02-07 10:43:57 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 50 trees vs. 69 kilowatts Updated: 2012-02-07 05:00:00 Description: Kurt and Noele Wimmer had big plans for the isolated, triangular plot of land they bought in North Ridgeville in 1974. But nearly four decades later, the Lorain County couple is fighting the power company to save 50 trees in their back yard. WKSU's K...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why Wells Academy? A Gem of a School in Dusty Old Steubenville Updated: 2012-02-07 05:00:00 Description: Governor John Kasich is breaking with tradition by delivering his State of the State speech at Wells Academy in Steubenville today. The 300-student public elementary school is one of the highest rated schools in the state. WKSU's Ida Lieszkovszky rep...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 50 trees vs. 69 kilovolts Updated: 2012-02-07 05:00:00 Description: Kurt and Noele Wimmer had big plans for the isolated, triangular plot of land they bought in North Ridgeville in 1974. But nearly four decades later, the Lorain County couple is fighting the power company to save 50 trees in their back yard. WKSU's K...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Local school district benefits from program Updated: 2012-02-07 01:02:27 Description: Marlington Local Schools got a $50-thousand check from the State of Ohio Monday. The money will help repair buildings. But it was not a grant. And, it wasn't the State's money--it actually was Marlington's. WKSU's Tim Rudell explains. WKSU's Ti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Leftwing blast conservative legislation think tank Updated: 2012-02-06 22:14:16 Description: Activist groups on Ohio's political left are lambasting a group on the political right for what they contend is "undue" influence over Ohio legislators. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio's Workers Compensation bureau implements a new wellness program Updated: 2012-02-06 22:01:33 Description: Healthy workers are less likely to get injured on the job, but if they are injured, they recover more quickly than others. That's why the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation is now offering grants to companies that set up wellness programs for worker...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Surrounding area of Akron campus gets more security Updated: 2012-02-06 21:40:21 Description: A redeveloping area around the University of Akron is getting more security. Starting at midnight tonight, there will be five to eight private security officers patrolling 15 blocks during overnight hours. University Park Alliance is a nonprofit orga...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sediment dumping ground opens as a nature preserve Updated: 2012-02-06 21:33:02 Description: A former dumping site for sediment dredged from Lake Erie is open today as a wildlife habitat. Dike 14, now called the Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve is an 88-acre patch of land east of Cleveland. The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority too...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Celeste says moving the address is a "worthy experiment" Updated: 2012-02-06 19:59:21 Description: Republican Governor John Kasich's decision to move his state-of-the-state address to Steubenville may be unprecedented, but it's not drawing major fire from a former Democratic governor. Richard Celeste says he's okay with it. WKSU's Bill Cohen repor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pro Football Hall of Fame announces class of 2012 Updated: 2012-02-06 19:42:38 Description: The Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2012 includes three players eligible in their second year, and one who has been out of the game for more than five decades. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State of the State Address Preview Updated: 2012-02-06 19:25:11 Description: Governor John Kasich will give his State of the State address tomorrow (at one today), but--for the first time in nearly a century--the speech won't be delivered on Capitol Square in Columbus. Kasich will give the annual speech with a joint session o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 02/06/12 Updated: 2012-02-06 14:10:42 Description: WKSU's Jeff St. Clair reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploradio - From the belly of the beast Updated: 2012-02-06 05:00:00 Description: Ohio is on its way to becoming a national leader in waste-energy production. At least that's the vision of one company that turns bio-waste into natural gas and electricity. In this week's Exploradio  - how a cow's belly could be the model for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD E-Check testing locations expand in Northeast Ohio Updated: 2012-02-06 05:00:00 Description: It will be easier to get emissions testing for your vehicle this summer. Drivers have complained that there are too few e-check stations in Northeast Ohio. The testing is required every two years for drivers in seven counties, including Summit and Cu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio colleges may save money by phrasing out remedial courses Updated: 2012-02-06 05:00:00 Description: Four out of every 10 college freshman in Ohio have to take at least one remedial course. That's a class that essentially teaches what students should have learned in high school. The Board of Regents wants to reduce that number by eliminating remedia...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State launches campaign against painkiller abuse Updated: 2012-02-06 05:00:00 Description: Ohio is revving up its campaign against prescription painkiller abuse. You're likely to see or hear it in several ways. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Legislation would keep State of the State in Columbus Updated: 2012-02-03 23:12:28 Description: A Democratic Northeast Ohio lawmaker wants to make sure that the annual state of the state speech stays in Columbus. The legislation has been drafted in response to Governor Kasich's move to deliver Tuesday's speech at a Steubenville elementary schoo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees announced Saturday Updated: 2012-02-03 22:13:30 Description: This year's finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame include Ohio natives Cris Carter of the Vikings, and Edward DeBartolo, former owner of the San Francisco 49ers. But, as WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports, visitors to the Hall in Canton have one name ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio gets millions in AIG settlement Updated: 2012-02-03 21:42:29 Description: Ohio's pension plans should be getting millions of dollars they lost as part of a bad investment. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Troubled charter school closing early Updated: 2012-02-03 21:16:15 Description: A Cleveland charter school is closing sooner than expected after years of financial trouble. The state had scheduled to close Marcus Garvey Academy in June but the school voted instead tol shut down on February 20th, The school had been hit with mor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD House flipper contributed to poor housing market Updated: 2012-02-03 20:56:56 Description: The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office has said that a Florida man accused of illegally flipping hundreds of homes directly contributed to the housing blight in greater Cleveland. Blaine Murphy was arraigned Thursday on charges that he forged the de...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio launches educational drive vs painkiller abuse Updated: 2012-02-03 16:11:58 Description: Ohio is revving up its campaign against prescription painkiller abuse. You're likely to see or hear it in several ways. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 02/03/12 Updated: 2012-02-03 15:06:42 Description: WKSU's Jeff St. Clair reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Diane Ravitch talks about problems with standardized tests and other trends Updated: 2012-02-03 05:00:00 Description: Controversial education advocate Diane Ravitch is in Cleveland today  to talk about school reform. The one-time supporter of school choice and standardized testing now backs teacher unions and says charter schools undermine public education. StateIm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Quick Bites: Farmers' Markets Updated: 2012-02-03 05:00:00 Description: Farmers markets are sprouting up all over Northeast Ohio like hardy seedlings in fertile ground. Outdoors in summer and indoors in winter, the markets are teeming with hungry locavores. WKSU's Vivian Goodman reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The promise of billions of dollars for Ohio's economy is not enough Updated: 2012-02-03 03:26:17 Description: As drilling rigs fan out over Ohio, an anti-fracking movement is spreading too. But WKSU's Tim Rudell reports that discussions - like the one in Youngstown Thursday night  is no longer as likely to be pro and con as it is to be an examination of Â...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Both Ohio senators vote for STOCK Act Updated: 2012-02-03 01:26:42 Description: A bill banning insider trading by members of Congress got a "yes" vote from both of Ohio's senators yesterday. But it got only qualified support from one of them.  Republican Sen. Rob Portman, praised the bill, saying it "ensures that those who abus...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Timetable for Cleveland casino opening still not set Updated: 2012-02-02 23:46:49 Description: Cleveland's casino likely won't know for a few more weeks just when it will open. But its owner, Rock Gaming, is interviewing for security, administrative and retail positions through Friday. The invitation-only event at Quicken Loans Arena will choo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD University of Akron hires Jim Tressel Updated: 2012-02-02 22:59:37 Description: Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel is headed to the University of Akron - again. StateImpact Ohio's Molly Bloom reports that the school announced Thursday that Tressel will be hired as Vice President for Strategic Engagement, eff...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Group says raise taxes on drilling Updated: 2012-02-02 22:28:24 Description: A think tank on the political left says that if an oil and gas drilling boom really does come to Ohio as predicted.....taxes on the drillers should be hiked. The mere mention of the idea has leaders of the drilling industry seeing red. Statehouse cor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Secretary of State says legislature should deal with redistricting now Updated: 2012-02-02 21:44:11 Description: The process of drawing legislative and congressional lines for Ohio still leaves a bad taste in the mouths of some of the state's leaders. Some of them want to change the process now. Included is Republican Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. He thin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD FirstEnergy seeks solar credits Updated: 2012-02-02 20:52:49 Description: Ohio lawmakers are reconsidering a requirement that an eighth of the state's energy come from wind, solar and other renewable resources by the year 2025.  But, as WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports, utility companies are still shopping for the renewables...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steubenville readies for State of the State Address Updated: 2012-02-02 19:57:54 Description: Next week Ohio Gov. John Kasich will take his first State of the State address on the road to northeast Ohio. The governor will travel to Steubenville to honor the state's top performing elementary school, report on his first year in office, and gi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 2/2/12 Updated: 2012-02-02 13:48:28 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD White-nose syndrome infects Summit County bats Updated: 2012-02-01 22:58:58 Description: White Nose Syndrome has been discovered among bats living in a Summit County park, the latest confirmation of a spreading disease that has wipe out more than five million bats in eastern North America. Biologist with the metro parks system have con...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD As final budget time nears, numbers still aren't quite what they need to be Updated: 2012-02-01 22:55:50 Description: Stark County's commissioners are warning their fellow elected officials: No raises this year. WKSU's Tim Rudell has more on Wednesday's hearings on a budget that - even with a new sales tax - is tight. WKSU's Tim Rudell reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cuyahoga County executive wants more cohesion between municipalities and the county Updated: 2012-02-01 22:48:39 Description: County services for municipalities, jobs for veterans, and making downtown Cleveland the showplace of Cuyahoga County. Those are some of the items in a 12-point plan laid out by County Executive Ed FitzGerald today in his second state of the county a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Former Ohio schools chief Deb Delisle nominated for federal post Updated: 2012-02-01 22:34:41 Description: Deborah Delisle served as Ohio's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2008 to 2011. Now, she's heading to DC. President Barack Obama has nominated her to a top post in the U.S. Department of Education. StateImpact Ohio's Molly Bloom spoke with D...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Judge hopes to save money for homeowners Updated: 2012-02-01 22:03:19 Description: A Northeast Ohio judge's new program will help homeowners in Summit County save money in case a partner dies. Probate Court Judge Todd McKenney says a review of homes in Reminderville, north of Akron, found that one third did not have what's called "...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio "right-to-work" initiative clears hurdle Updated: 2012-02-01 21:49:14 Description: Activists of a plan to make Ohio a so-called right-to-work state have cleared another legal hurdle, but they still have far to go before they can put their plan onto the ballot for voters to decide. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. WKSU's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Honda unveils another expansion Updated: 2012-02-01 20:57:24 Description: Honda has announced yet another expansion of its car manufacturing operations in Ohio. Company officials hope it will spark a revival of the Japanese company. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen traveled to one of Honda's plants in a small western Ohio to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Parole board recommends against clemency for convicted child killer Updated: 2012-02-01 20:45:50 Description: The Ohio Parole board has denied clemency to a death row inmate who was convicted of setting his home on fire with his family inside, killing his three year old son. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 2/1/12 Updated: 2012-02-01 12:53:56 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State panel approves road and bridge project delays Updated: 2012-02-01 10:27:42 Description: A transportation agency panel has voted unanimously to push back some major road work projects for years - and in some cases, decades - because there isn't enough money to finish them. But Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports this vote isn't the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pluto: High expectations, few scholarships on National Signing Day Updated: 2012-02-01 09:53:03 Description: Today is when the best high school athletes in the country sign letters of intent to play sports on college scholarships. With that, come some unrealistic expectations and pressures for students, parents, and coaches. WKSU commentator Terry Pluto tal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD J. Kevin Kelley testifies in Dimora trial Updated: 2012-01-31 23:14:08 Description: The trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora was unexpectedly halted today (Tues) when a key witness became ill.     WKSU's Mark Urycki reports former county employee J. Kevin Kelley testified in the morning but never returned ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It's a one time deal Updated: 2012-01-31 22:12:20 Description: Akron businesses that have been fudging city income tax returns may want to pay up. City leaders say they've got some powerful new tools for catching tax cheats. But, before they fully roll those out, they're offering a one-time, no-penalty amnes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heartbeat Bill supporters try graphic billboards to sway Senators Updated: 2012-01-31 21:46:40 Description: Backers of the controversial heartbeat abortion bill that's stalled right now in the Ohio Senate are trying a new tactic to get Senators to take up the bill soon. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio can help businesses compete globally Updated: 2012-01-31 21:39:07 Description: A report released Tuesday says Ohio may lose nearly 200 thousand jobs in auto-parts manufacturing over the next ten years. The report from the Economic Policy Institute says China's trade policy is hurting U.S. auto-parts manufacturers. The report sa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Courtroom artists capture the drama Updated: 2012-01-31 20:47:34 Description:    A courtroom artist used to be a full time job at TV stations and newspapers. But now, most courts allow still and video cameras.  So you're unlikely to see a person with a sketchpad -- outside of an occasional high-profile federal trial wh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio Senate votes to change pit bull insurance policy Updated: 2012-01-31 20:42:09 Description: Ohio pit bull owners may no longer have to buy pricey liability insurance for their dogs. The Ohio Senate has approved a House bill that waives the insurance requirement for specific breeds. Republican Senator Mark Waggoner says under his plan, local...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cutting the carp Updated: 2012-01-31 18:04:33 Description: The Great Lakes Commission says it has three ways to keep invasive and voracious Asian carp out of the Great Lakes - at a cost of up to $9.5 billion. The group wants to separate the lakes from the Mississippi River watershed by installing barriers in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio vets get back to work Updated: 2012-01-31 16:05:09 Description: The unemployment rate among Ohio veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is 15 percent. For younger vets - 18-to-24 - it's even higher. One out of every five don't have jobs. Efforts to change that are increasingly relying on veterans themselves...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dems plan to return some surplus funds Updated: 2012-01-31 15:49:16 Description: Democrats are deep in the minority in the Ohio House. But that's not stopping them from unveiling a long list of priorities. Topping the list is a plan to give the state's budget surplus to cities and schools to reverse employee layoffs. But the Demo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/31/12 Updated: 2012-01-31 10:47:39 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio Rep looks to change inspector general selection process Updated: 2012-01-31 05:00:00 Description: Ohio's inspector general is supposed to serve as a watchdog against corruption in the executive branch of state government. But some are criticizing the current inspector general for actions they say are not in the interest of taxpayers. There is a c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Early voting kicks off today Updated: 2012-01-31 05:00:00 Description: As Florida voters go to the polls for a critical Republican primary today, Ohio voters can start cast their ballots as well. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD First Energy closings expected to benefit Lake Erie Updated: 2012-01-30 23:10:44 Description: First Energy's decision to close four coal-burning plants along Lake Erie may cost as many as 500 jobs. But it also is expected to save millions of fish. Rick Unger is the president of the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association. He says he's sorry to see...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Advocates oppose changing election overhaul bill now Updated: 2012-01-30 21:46:19 Description: Some key Ohio Republicans are talking about changing the election law their party passed last year. And they want lawmakers to act before voters get a chance to decide the issue this fall. The law would curtail early and absentee voting, and make oth...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio presidential primary voting starts Tuesday Updated: 2012-01-30 20:58:17 Description: Ohio's 88 county boards of elections begin early voting tomorrow  for the March 6th primary. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on the preparations for Ohio's Super Tuesday election.  WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ag secretary boosts Lorain County biodigester Updated: 2012-01-30 20:35:59 Description: A town in Lorain County is about to become the first community in Northeast Ohio to power its waste-water treatment plant with another kind of waste.  The French Creek Waste Water treatment plant in Sheffield Lake plans to bring a biodigester on lin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Young voters still support Obama Updated: 2012-01-30 07:31:11 Description: A new poll of shows that half of 18- to 29-year-olds view President Obama favorably.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more on the read on young voters heading into this year's presidential election. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and OZZIE IKUENOBE report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploradio - How to change the light bulb Updated: 2012-01-30 05:00:00 Description: How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? Five. Plus an act of Congress to make it practical. In this week's Exploradio we meet a small group of engineers at GE's East Cleveland lighting headquarters who are changing the light bulb ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD This week at the Statehouse - January 30th Updated: 2012-01-30 05:00:00 Description: Slot machines at racetracks......Speed limits......undocumented immigrants....and newly-passed changes in election rules. Ohio legislators plan to talk about all those issues this week. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State says even treated frack water in waterways isn't safe Updated: 2012-01-29 18:00:32 Description: The operating permit for one of the few alternatives to the deep-injection wells that handle the wastewater created by fracking is set to expire  this week. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on the continuing question of what to do with the leftovers fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Number of homeless students on the rise Updated: 2012-01-27 22:06:14 Description: The number of homeless youth in Ohio is on the rise, more than doubling since 2005. Many of these young people know a degree is their best bet to get out of homelessness, but as StateImpact: Ohio's Ida Lieszkovszky reports, getting A's can be tough...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Group is one step closer to banning dog auctions Updated: 2012-01-27 22:02:28 Description: Ohioans who want to ban dog auctions in Ohio are one step closer to that goal. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has details. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Election reform law reconsidered Updated: 2012-01-27 21:38:11 Description: Democrats who've worked to put a recently passed, controversial election reform law up for a referendum this fall are now hinting they might be willing to take it off the ballot if one condition is met. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's J...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cincinnati Casino Collapse Updated: 2012-01-27 20:04:16 Description: An investigation is underway in Cincinnati following a partial collapse during construction of a casino that sent about a dozen workers to area hospitals with non life-threatening injuries. From Ohio Public Radio member station WVXU, Tana Weingartn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/27/12 Updated: 2012-01-27 13:17:25 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Quick Bites: Getting a taste of local honey Updated: 2012-01-27 05:00:00 Description: One of the sweetest treats at Northeast Ohio's farmers' markets is produced by the region's own very industrious bees.  The National Honey Board has a website where health-conscious consumers can locate home-grown honey.  But for this week's "Qui...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Political consultants dish Updated: 2012-01-26 23:28:54 Description: Two veteran political consultants say the presidential race is going to be close in Ohio. And Democrat Gerald Austin and Republican Mark Weaver told an audience of the Akron Press Club today (Thurs) that the U.S. senator's race is Sherrod Brown's to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich promises new fracking regulations Updated: 2012-01-26 23:19:04 Description: Governor John Kasich is promising tough new rules on oil and gas drilling in Ohio that uses the relatively new technique called horizontal fracking. That's where shafts are drilled parallel to the land's surface, chemical-laden water is pumped in und...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Road project delays draw attention of lawmakers Updated: 2012-01-26 23:12:24 Description: The announcement that dozens of the state's major road projects will be delayed for 10 years or more is drawing reactions from state lawmakers. The leader of Democrats in the Ohio House says he wonders why the Department of Transportation is scaling ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cavaliers value trending downward since 2010 Updated: 2012-01-26 22:59:34 Description: A report from Forbes magazine this week said the Cleveland Cavaliers value has dropped by nearly one-third since LeBron James left the team as a free agent in 2010. The magazine appraises the Cavs at $329 million, a 7 percent decrease from last year'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD GOP falling out of over elections law overhaul Updated: 2012-01-26 22:46:08 Description: Ohioans are set to vote on a referendum on  a controversial election overhaul that majority Republicans pushed through the Legislature last year. Minority Democrats succeeded in getting enough petition signatures to put that issue on the ballot so v...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD FirstEnergy closing 6 coal plants Updated: 2012-01-26 21:30:56 Description: Four aging, northern Ohio, coal-fired power plants are slated to close this fall because they can't meet new EPA air pollution standards.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more on Thursday's announcement from Akron-based FirstEnergy... WKSU's Kabir Bhatia an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cuyahoga County working with banks to back small business loans Updated: 2012-01-26 18:16:16 Description: To help get small business loans flowing, Cuyahoga County is backing the financial investments a group of local banks have agreed to make. The county is using its $100 million economic development loan fund to guarantee the bank loans if a business ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich defends moving speech Updated: 2012-01-26 18:13:18 Description: Ohio governor John Kasich is defending his decision to deliver his annual state-of-the-state address in Steubenville. Some state legislators, Republicans and Democrats alike, have opposed moving the speech from its traditional setting at the statehou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 01/26/12 Updated: 2012-01-26 14:16:34 Description: WKSU's Jeff St. Clair reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beleaguered teachers still see it as a calling Updated: 2012-01-26 14:14:08 Description: It's been a tough few years for teachers. Classes are bigger. Pay is down. Benefits cost more. Pensions are under threat. And, in the last year, teachers across the Midwest have been at the center of collective bargaining fights in Wisconsin and Ohio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Communities are going into rehab Updated: 2012-01-26 05:00:00 Description: A dozen new county-wide land banks are up and running in Ohio.  They are to help deal with a problem growing to crisis proportions in the state's urban areas. Tim Rudell has more on the expanding effort to do something positive with an inventory o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Public reviews Cleveland lakefront development plan Updated: 2012-01-26 03:24:09 Description: The public has had its first chance to weigh in on new plans to reshape Cleveland's lakefront. City officials held a public hearing Wednesday to review the long awaited blueprint unveiled last November. WKSU's Kevin Niedermier was there and filed...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ballot board approves medical marijuana petition Updated: 2012-01-25 22:06:55 Description: The Ohio ballot board says there's no reason to split a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow medical marijuana into more than one part. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has details. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State Rep calls for federal monitors for November election Updated: 2012-01-25 20:42:00 Description: A state lawmaker from Cincinnati says the federal government needs to step in to oversee voting in Hamilton County this fall.Representative Alicia Reece is asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to step in and send federal monitors to her home coun...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Casinos partner with public colleges Updated: 2012-01-25 20:32:13 Description: Some of the four new gambling casinos being built across Ohio are being helped by publicly-funded colleges to get set up. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports that's especially true when it comes to finding workers. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Supreme Court says small gifts don't equal child support Updated: 2012-01-25 19:15:24 Description: The Ohio Supreme Court says small, monetary gifts from a non-custodial parent, who hasn't made court-ordered payments, don't count as child support. Statehouse Correspondent Karen Kasler reports this has implications for step-parents who may adopt a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/25/12 Updated: 2012-01-25 12:47:17 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Baseball's Dominican connection Updated: 2012-01-25 10:19:29 Description: Indians fans were stunned last week when veteran pitcher Fausto Carmona was arrested in his native Dominican Republic for using a fake identity. His real name is Roberto Hernandez Heredia, and he's 31 years old - three years older than the Indians li...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Carroll County pins hopes for Atwood Lodge on shale drillers Updated: 2012-01-25 05:00:00 Description: The new owners of a failed vacation lodge southeast of Canton hope to give it a fresh start as housing for the thousands of workers in Ohio's growing shale-drilling industry. WKSU's M.L. Schultze and VALERIE BROWN report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Women gather to support Heartbeat Bill Updated: 2012-01-24 23:06:56 Description: A group of women who've had abortions and now regret the decision are urging state senators to pass a bill that would ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected--as early as three weeks. Kerri Butler of Northern Ohio says it's been difficul...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cafaro resigns from leadership role Updated: 2012-01-24 22:27:49 Description: The Northeast Ohio senator who leads minority Democrats in the Ohio Senate is leaving her leadership post. Capri Cafaro's was elected in 2007 and became minority leader in 2009. Her district covers Trumbull and Ashtabula counties. Cafaro says she wan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NRA and others looking to relax Ohio gun laws Updated: 2012-01-24 22:06:46 Description: The National Rifle Association and other backers of gun-owner rights are pushing Ohio legislators again to relax the rules on carrying concealed weapons. Ohio police, though, are pushing back. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD PUCO staff recommends a half-million dollar fine for Dominion East Ohio Updated: 2012-01-24 21:31:31 Description: The staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is recommending a half-million dollar fine against Dominion East Ohio Gas for the explosions that did more than a million dollars damage to Fairport Harbor a year ago. WKSU's M.L. Schultze and MARA...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State of State location is causing debate Updated: 2012-01-24 20:48:05 Description: The governor's plan to take his annual State of the State speech on the road got mixed reactions in the state Legislature. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bill seeks to end bias against the jobless Updated: 2012-01-24 19:30:41 Description: Some advertisements for job openings make it clear that the employers want to hire only people who currently have jobs. Some Statehouse lawmakers say that's unfair, and they're pushing for a new law to ban those kinds of ads. WKSU's Bill Cohen report...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/24/12 Updated: 2012-01-24 11:15:42 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland casino delay means different things to different people Updated: 2012-01-24 05:00:00 Description:  The dice won't be rolling as soon as expected, but most people counting on Cleveland's and Toledo's casinos to open in March are adjusting. The openings could be delayed until June because of licensing holdups at the newly formed Ohio Casino Contr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Two Northeast Ohio Marine vets are congressional guests Updated: 2012-01-24 05:00:00 Description: Two Northeast Ohio Marine vets will be in the audience at tonight's State of the Union address. They're among the 23 veterans of the Iraq war accompanying members of Congress. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports on a bipartisan effort marking tonight's addr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Long-haul trials demand concentration, commitment from jurors Updated: 2012-01-24 05:00:00 Description: The jurors seated in the racketeering trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora have put their lives on hold for a long haul. The trial in Akron federal court is expected to last as much three months with testimony from as many as 90 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD School Choice Advocates say 2011 was a good year Updated: 2012-01-24 00:06:01 Description: Advocates for school choice in Ohio say 2011 was a good year for them. They praise state lawmakers for doubling the number of vouchers that would pay for children to attend private schools. Jason Warner of School Choice Ohio says there are four areas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Democrats demand Ohio Inspector General investigation Updated: 2012-01-24 00:00:38 Description: The leader of the Ohio Democratic Party wants a full investigation into recent activities of Ohio's Inspector General, Randy Meyer. Meyer was recently a keynote speaker at a Republican party fundraiser in Clinton County. And Democratic Party Chair Ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Strickland: Romney needs to release more tax returns Updated: 2012-01-23 23:53:31 Description: Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is promising to release his tax returns for the past two years, but Ohio Democratic leaders are calling for more. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State is working to turn liquor profits into jobs Updated: 2012-01-23 23:27:33 Description: Gov. John Kasich's office is releasing details on how the state will transform more than a billion dollars in liquor profits into private money that can be used for job creation. But the maneuvers among state agencies to make that happen are complica...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Number of fire deaths in Ohio reaches 25-year low Updated: 2012-01-23 23:10:59 Description: There's good news when it comes to fire safety in Ohio. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles has details. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Westlake plans a break with Cleveland water Updated: 2012-01-23 22:56:02 Description: One Northeast Ohio city is planning to quit getting water from the regional system operated by Cleveland because of years of service complaints. The city is considering building its own system of pipes and water meters and buying water wholesale from...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hundreds gather against funding for Planned Parenthood Updated: 2012-01-23 21:03:01 Description: Hundreds of Ohioans gathered at the Ohio Statehouse today, to mark the anniversary of Roe V Wade and to protest funding for Planned Parenthood. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/23/12 Updated: 2012-01-23 12:39:52 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Trying to connect the dots Updated: 2012-01-23 05:00:00 Description:   Week three in the bribery trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora kicks off today (Monday).    So far, prosecutors have brought up only a couple of contracts that Dimora is alleged to have approved under the influence of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ACLU urges Cuyahoga Falls to extend family discounts to same-sex couples Updated: 2012-01-23 05:00:00 Description: The Ohio ACLU is urging Cuyahoga Falls to expand its definition of family - and allow a gay couple a joint membership at the community pool. The city-owned natatorium denied a same-sex Akron couple a family membership. The men were legally married in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Redfern condemns, Kasich defends move of State of State Updated: 2012-01-23 05:00:00 Description: There are mixed reads on Gov. John Kasich's change of venue for his State of the State speech. For the past 100 plus years, governors have spoken to a joint session at the Ohio Statehouse. But this year, Kasich is moving that speech to Steubenville a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploradio - The march of the bat killer Updated: 2012-01-23 05:00:00 Description: Wildlife biologists in Ohio are poking around caves and abandoned mines this month to count hibernating bats. A recent national bat conference detailed the spread of a killer disease wiping out bats in the Northeast saying nearly 7 million animals ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Suspect in Craigslist murders indicted Updated: 2012-01-20 20:31:42 Description: The man accused of luring four men to rural Ohio through a Craigslist ad to rob and murder them faces the death penalty. A grand jury indicted Richard Beasley Friday on 28 counts, which include nine counts of aggravated murder and one count of attemp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio honors John Glenn with new holiday Updated: 2012-01-20 20:20:09 Description: February 20th will be a new holiday in Ohio. Governor John Kasich has signed legislation that designates that day as John Glenn Friendship 7 day in the Buckeye State. Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, says he's honored, but he h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rethinking the death penalty Updated: 2012-01-20 20:14:08 Description: As the state waits on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether it can resume executions, one of Ohio's longest-serving justices has been speaking out against the death penalty law. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer helped create the death ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Drop in unemployment numbers are deceiving Updated: 2012-01-20 16:40:48 Description: For the second straight month, Ohio's official unemployment rate has dropped by a noticeable amount. But experts say don't read too much into the lower rate. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Headline News 1/20/12 Updated: 2012-01-20 14:54:22 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ODOT running on empty Updated: 2012-01-20 12:03:44 Description: Ohio's transportation experts are saying the news that ODOT is broke was no secret, but the decision to delay some projects is a big deal. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports now the discussion moves to how to fix the problem - and find mor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Quick Bites: Anyway you slice it good cooking requires good knives Updated: 2012-01-20 05:00:00 Description: Any talk of good food preparation has to include things that aren't food, but are nearly as important to taste and presentation. In this week's Quick Bites, we take a sharper look at ... kitchen knives. WKSU's Vivian Goodman reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heartbeat Bill splits Ohioans Updated: 2012-01-20 00:33:39 Description: It's said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that certainly appears to be true when it comes to a new poll about Ohioans attitudes toward abortion. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Browns want money up front Updated: 2012-01-20 00:09:05 Description: The Cleveland Browns are asking the city for a six-year advance on their annual maintenance budget.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has a preview of the debate that's likely to ensue. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and GRANT ENGLE report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Smoking report card gives Ohio low grades on all but smoking ban Updated: 2012-01-19 22:10:02 Description: A new report by the American Lung Association shows Ohio is not making the grade when it comes to diseases and death caused by tobacco. The association's Shelly Kiser says the major problem is that Ohio doesn't set aside enough money for smoking cess...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New poll shows Ohioans are conflicted about fracking Updated: 2012-01-19 21:16:45 Description: Ohioans strongly support oil and gas drilling here for its economic benefits. But at the same time, they're leery about the drilling technique used to free natural gas trapped in underground shale. In fact, a new independent poll shows Ohioans are co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An eastern Ohio college trains for the boom in fracking jobs Updated: 2012-01-19 21:07:04 Description: The growing natural gas drilling industry in Ohio and neighboring states means drilling companies need more trained workers. Thanks to a five million dollar federal grant, five midwestern colleges are offering Marcellus shale drilling courses. The pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohioans lost $2M to sweepstakes cons Updated: 2012-01-19 16:19:44 Description: Ohioans are continuing to lose big money to sweepstakes scams. That's the word from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. Details now from statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/19/12 Updated: 2012-01-19 15:44:28 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland aquarium makes a splash Updated: 2012-01-19 05:00:00 Description: Cleveland's aquarium is swimming toward completion ahead of tomorrow's (today's) opening gala.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports on some of the hidden -- and not-so-hidden -- treasures in the North Coast's newest attraction. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland aquarium makes a splash Updated: 2012-01-19 05:00:00 Description: Cleveland's aquarium is swimming toward completion ahead of tomorrow's (today's) opening gala.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports on some of the hidden -- and not-so-hidden -- treasures in the North Coast's newest attraction. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Northeast Ohio projects headline hit list Updated: 2012-01-18 22:34:15 Description: Ohio's Department of Transportation says gasoline tax revenue is down, so it does not have hundreds of millions of dollars for dozens of new road and bridge projects. WKSU's Tim Rudell reports on Northeast Ohio projects that are in jeopardy, and the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD PUCO fines Duke Energy $500,000 for explosion Updated: 2012-01-18 21:38:58 Description: The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is fining a natural gas company half a million dollars for its role in one of the three pipeline explosions that struck Ohio over a span of 12 months. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports that federal and state investi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Senate approves a "beefed up" bullying bill Updated: 2012-01-18 21:21:09 Description: Ohio legislators are wrapping up work on a bill to crack down on school bullying. State senators today (Wednesday) approved a beefed up the version of the bill passed in the House. State representatives are expected to approve the Senate's changes. W...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State of the State Address to be held in Steubenville Updated: 2012-01-18 19:24:55 Description: Governor Kasich has never been afraid to break tradition and he's doing it again with his biggest speech of the year. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio Girl Scout cookie boycott continues Updated: 2012-01-18 19:24:47 Description: Some Northeast Ohio Girl Scouts are continuing their boycott of their annual cookie sales in an ongoing dispute over the sale of four of the region's seven scout camps. And WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports that more direct action could be coming. WKSU's ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Poll puts Romney in the lead in Ohio Updated: 2012-01-18 15:19:45 Description: A new independent poll shows presidential candidate Mitt Romney has regained his lead over other G.O.P. hopefuls among potential primary voters in Ohio. The same poll shows Romney within striking distance of President Obama in Ohio's general election...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio GOP outlines 2012 priorities Updated: 2012-01-18 14:22:53 Description: The Republicans who run the Ohio House have released their list of priorities for 2012. As Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports, most of their goals build on legislation that passed last year - some of it controversial. WKSU's Karen Kasler report...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ODOT postpones projects, says it has no money Updated: 2012-01-18 14:03:56 Description: The agency responsible for constructing and maintaining Ohio's highways and state routes says it's out of money. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports that the fact that Ohio Department of Transportation was running on empty financially was n...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/18/12 Updated: 2012-01-18 11:26:01 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Former Indian Manny Ramirez wants back in baseball's good graces Updated: 2012-01-18 09:42:47 Description: One of the best players in Cleveland Indians history, and in recent years one of the most controversial, wants back in the game. Manny Ramirez abruptly quit baseball last year rather than serve a 100-game suspension for his second positive steroid te...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Oberlin calling all music critics Updated: 2012-01-18 06:53:52 Description: A new program begins at Oberlin College Wednesday that lets members of the public test their music reviewing skills - and maybe win a thousand dollars. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland casino training dealers now Updated: 2012-01-18 06:40:45 Description: Until last week, the Horseshoe Casino expected to open in downtown Cleveland in late March. Construction crews are working around the clock, and about 600 hopefuls - from waitresses to retirees - have filled the dealer training academy since early De...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Colleagues say the woman who would keep it all on track is suited to the task Updated: 2012-01-18 05:00:00 Description: The Cuyahoga County corruption case is one of the biggest in Ohio history: hundreds of charges against more than 50 defendants. The centerpiece of that case -- larger-than-life Jimmy Dimora-- went on trial last week. A thicket of TV satellite truck m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New state school funding formula coming in 2013 Updated: 2012-01-17 23:22:49 Description: Ohio schools should not expect any change in their state funding for at least another year. WKSU's Molly Bloom reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Federal money for NEO National Park Updated: 2012-01-17 22:37:57 Description: The Federal Transit Administration is handing out 41 million dollars in grants in this month for projects in the nation's National Parks. Today, (Tues) the FTA announced that the largest grant among all the federal park properties will go to the Cuya...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lawmakers press questions on fracking and earthquakes Updated: 2012-01-17 22:03:37 Description: State politicians quizzed experts in Youngstown today (Tuesday) at a hearing on what might have caused eleven earthquakes in the Mahoning Valley over as many months. The state is now monitoring reports of more earthquakes in another Ohio county to de...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Local manufacturers can pick NASA's brains Updated: 2012-01-17 21:40:35 Description: NASA is offering its high-tech expertise free to small- and medium-size manufacturers in Northeast Ohio. The space agency will help the companies deal with technical problems with new or existing products. It's part of a joint effort announced today ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD GOP lawmakers want to raise state farm loan caps Updated: 2012-01-17 20:59:36 Description: Some Ohio legislators say it's time for the state to modernize its system of discount loans to farmers. Since 1985, the state treasurer has steered some investments to local banks on the condition that the banks, in turn, loan money to local farmers ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Northeast Ohio company scouts for vets for its workforce Updated: 2012-01-17 20:05:56 Description: A Northeast Ohio company has 45 job openings they want to find local veterans to fill. GrafTech is working with the Cleveland manufacturing advocacy group MAGNET to recruit veterans to work at its facilities in Parma and Lakewood.  It makes componen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Yost: Something fishy with Ohio foodstamps Updated: 2012-01-17 19:05:24 Description: State Auditor David Yost says something fishy is going on with Ohio's food stamp program. He's noticed that thousands of recipients keep claiming they've lost their plastic electronic benefits card and need a replacement. Yost thinks some of those ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD U.S. Supreme Court to review Ohio death policy Updated: 2012-01-17 17:57:47 Description: Ohio's governor is standing by the state's execution protocol, in the wake of a harshly worded rebuke of the process by a federal judge. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports he wants the US Supreme Court to determine the state's execution process...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seismologists study second Ohio earthquake cluster Updated: 2012-01-17 13:25:52 Description: Ohio is setting up seismographs in another corner of Ohio to see if there's a link between earthquakes and fracking waste-water there. WKSU's M.L. Schulte has more. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/17/12 Updated: 2012-01-17 12:45:26 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Homeowners suing for trees Updated: 2012-01-17 05:55:06 Description: The Ohio Supreme Court will hear a case Tuesday morning that centers on what rights homeowners have when it comes to their trees and the electrical grid. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more on the case of a Northeast Ohio couple trying to save 50 trees. WKS...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New bill helps communities beautify abandoned houses Updated: 2012-01-17 05:00:00 Description: Dilapidated and abandoned houses drag down property values in surrounding homes. That's why some community groups encourage neighbors to fix up the abandoned properties. Now those groups may be getting some help from Ohio legislators. They're conside...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio insurance rates aren't as bad as you think Updated: 2012-01-17 05:00:00 Description: Ohioans might think they pay a lot for car and homeowner insurance but statistics don't bear that out. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, Mary Bonelli of the Ohio Insurance Institute says insurance is actually affordable in the Bucke...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Ten Chimneys" opens the Second Stage at the Cleveland Play House's new downtown home Updated: 2012-01-17 05:00:00 Description: This week, the curtain rises in a brand new theater in downtown Cleveland. Director Michael Bloom chose a new backstage comedy for the debut production of the Cleveland Play House's 'Second Stage.' WKSU's Vivian Goodman reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Honoring Martin Luther King in song Updated: 2012-01-16 05:58:11 Description: Numerous tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are taking place this weekend in Northeast Ohio. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports on one at the Music Settlement in Cleveland. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Presidential checks on display Updated: 2012-01-16 05:00:00 Description: Some people choose a bank to get free checks.  But one Ohio bank is bringing in customers with cancelled checks, written by more than a dozen U.S. presidents.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Per-student spending may not influence test scores Updated: 2012-01-16 05:00:00 Description: In Ohio, much has been said and written about the difference between affluent school districts and poor school districts. New rankings that show how much money districts spend per student add a wrinkle to that debate. The rankings show the Ohio distr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio is bidding for $2 billion cracker Updated: 2012-01-16 05:00:00 Description: Shell Oil is expected to announce within weeks where it will build a 2 billion dollar plant to convert a component of natural gas into a component of plastics. WKSU's M.L. Schultze says Ohio's making a bid for the cracker, the latest outgrowth of "...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beating down hunger Updated: 2012-01-14 05:00:00 Description: The Cleveland Institute of Music is beating-down hunger with what it hopes is a worldwide drum solo.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more on the first of what organizers anticipate will become an annual event. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dimora's Viva Las Vegas Updated: 2012-01-13 22:49:46 Description: The jurors in the Jimmy Dimora trial listened in on more wiretapped phone calls and watched secret video of the former Cuyahoga County Commissioner today (Fri). And an FBI agent was on the stand at U.S. District Court in Akron explaining what they ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Service employee union reaches agreement with state Updated: 2012-01-13 20:10:11 Description: Leaders of a labor union representing about 4,000 state-of-Ohio employees say they've come to a tentative agreement with the state on a new three-year contract. The Service Employees International Union says the pact would drop ten unpaid days the wo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich applauds Ohio's role in revived auto industry Updated: 2012-01-13 15:03:36 Description: Gov. John Kasich says Ohio is helping drive the recent successes of The governor was at the North American Auto Show in Detroit this week, and talked up Ohio's role in the revived auto manufacturing industry. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Quick Bites: Cowboy George, the chili-head, rocks on Updated: 2012-01-13 05:00:00 Description: Northeast Ohio has increasingly varied tastes. Today, we're offering a treat for lovers of salsa with Cowboy George, the owner of Blaze Gourmet. WKSU's Vivian Goodman reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What prosecutors call corruption, Dimora's defense says was friendship Updated: 2012-01-13 02:55:11 Description: The prosecution and the defense have staked out their arguments one of the biggest corruption trials in the history of Ohio. In opening statements in U.S. District Court in Akron, prosecutors argued that former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Michelle Obama announces coordinated effort to address war injuries. Updated: 2012-01-12 22:37:32 Description: Six Ohio medical schools are joining a new national network to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. First Lady Michelle Obama's "Joining Forces Initiative" combines the work of a 130 medical schools and resear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ed-choice advocate Rhee talks about goals for Ohio Updated: 2012-01-12 22:31:39 Description: Former Washington D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee was in Cleveland to discuss education reform and her new organization, Students First. Rhee and her controversial theories were portrayed in the documentary "Waiting for Superman." She supports ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland's biggest garage sale draws hundreds downtown Updated: 2012-01-12 21:54:48 Description: Hundreds of bargain hunters swarmed a downtown Cleveland hotel today for huge garage sale. Everything must go at the 500 room Crowne Plaza Hotel which was sold in October and is being renovated. Customers were attracted by the deep discount price...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vice president talks college affordability in Columbus Updated: 2012-01-12 21:26:53 Description: Vice President Joe Biden says 68 percent of Ohio students who go to public colleges are borrowing an average of $26,000 to do it. He says it's getting harder and harder for parents to have the money to afford to send their children to college. Sp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A location near Akron-Canton Airport will be the new corporate hub for Diebold Updated: 2012-01-12 21:25:19 Description: One of northeast Ohio's signature companies is staying put in the region. But Diebold is cutting its last ties to Canton.  WKSU's Tim Rudell reports on the company's plans to build half-a-million square-foot global headquarters. WKSU's Tim Rudell re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/12/12 Updated: 2012-01-12 12:20:37 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The question: how much do state overseers really know about the gas drilling going on in northeast Ohio? Updated: 2012-01-12 05:13:00 Description: Underground pressure built up to a New Year's Eve earthquake at a fraq-water disposal well near Youngstown. Now pressure is mounting above ground on drillers and state regulators in the form of citizen pushback. Locals were frightened by the 4.0 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jimmy Dimora trial to start Updated: 2012-01-12 05:00:00 Description: The racketeering trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora gets underway this morning in U.S. District Court in Akron. Judge Sara Lioi has expressed some frustration over defense motions and appeals that delayed the trial's start sinc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Very young violinists make their debut at Severance Hall Updated: 2012-01-12 05:00:00 Description: Monday afternoon, 30 elementary school violinists will take the stage at Severance Hall for the first time.   And it may not be the last. A music program imported from the slums of Venezuela to an inner-city Cleveland neighborhood has given them ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Canton cop fired in gun case; gun advocates say Ohio law is next Updated: 2012-01-12 01:04:22 Description: A Canton police officer who drew national attention after a traffic stop has been fired. The city sent notice todaythat Daniel Harless is off the force. But as WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports, that won't stop a push by gun rights groups to change Ohio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland steel mill restarts after three years idle Updated: 2012-01-11 23:13:39 Description: ArcelorMittal is restarting its steelmaking plant on Cleveland's  west side, which means about 150 hourly and salaried jobs. The operations in the Flats have been shut down for more than three years. They're expected to start producing again as ea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Permit for incinerator still up in the air Updated: 2012-01-11 22:14:23 Description: The Ohio EPA has extended its deadline for the public to comment on whether they want the first of a new kind of waste-to-energy plant built on Cleveland's west side. But WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports that has not soothed the concerns of environmental...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bill to beef up Ohio school cyber-bullying policy advances Updated: 2012-01-11 21:59:34 Description: Efforts to beef up anti-bullying policies in Ohio schools are moving forward. This week the Senate Education Committee approved a bill that will require schools to do more to teach students about bullying--including cyber-bullying. StateImpact Ohio's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gas prices may stay steady Updated: 2012-01-11 21:37:27 Description: Though winter hasn't even hit the halfway point, there's already speculation that the unofficial start of summer will bring a spike in gas prices in Ohio. An analyst for GasBuddy.com has suggested gasoline could go to more than 4 dollars a gallon aro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State Rep is seeking a new position Updated: 2012-01-11 21:29:32 Description: Another Northeast Ohio lawmaker wants to get into a different line of work. State Rep. Lynn Slaby (SLAY-bee) is one of 20 candidates for a slot on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The Akron-area Republican is a retired judge and former pros...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/11/12 Updated: 2012-01-11 13:44:12 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio EPA fast-tracks fracking permits Updated: 2012-01-11 13:07:21 Description: The public comment period ends today on a proposal to fast-track the permitting process for shale gas drillers in Ohio IF they minimize their impact on sensitive wetlands.  WKSU's Jeff St.Clair reports, it's a carrot and stick approach where an en...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pluto weighs in on faith on the field Updated: 2012-01-11 09:34:24 Description: Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has become one of the most celebrated and controversial sports figures. He's led his underdog team to the NFL playoffs with a series of miraculous last-minute wins - including last Sunday against the Steelers. He...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Silent film series at the Cleveland Cinematheque Updated: 2012-01-11 05:00:00 Description: The Cleveland Cinematheque is turning down the lights and cranking up the ragtime music for a major series of silent films.  This month and next, stars like Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson and Northeast Ohio's own Lillian Gish will light up the scre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio's two senators talk in Akron about jobs, civility and politics Updated: 2012-01-11 00:12:12 Description: Ohio's two senators traveled to Akron in the past week to address the Akron Press Club and Akron Roundtable. And WKSU is offering this archive of both speeches.Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown spoke to the Akron Press Club on Friday, Jan. 6, about topics rang...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Environmental activists protest fracking at Statehouse Updated: 2012-01-10 23:50:12 Description: About 125 environmental activists from Ohio descended on the Statehouse today (Tuesday) to protest hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking. That's the technique that drillers are using more and more these days - pumping water and chemicals into sh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dimora corruption trial begins Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Updated: 2012-01-10 23:20:03 Description: The trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora is back on. Late this afternoon, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals denied an appeal by the defense, and federal Judge Sara Lioi (Lee OY) reset  the high-profile corruption trial to start o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tanker accident releases gallons of a toxic chemical Updated: 2012-01-10 23:17:09 Description: A tanker truck overturned and spilled 36 thousand gallons of a toxic chemical on Interstate 76 in Portage County, shutting it down for nearly 12 hours Tuesday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the chemical, diisobutylene, is used in the rubber indu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio rethinks Medicaid Updated: 2012-01-10 22:29:13 Description: The state is changing the way it will pay Medicaid providers in Ohio. And Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports the Kasich administration's move is getting positive feedback from advocates for the 2 million Ohioans on Medicaid. WKSU's Karen K...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Activists still short on signatures for action on dog auctions Updated: 2012-01-10 21:45:17 Description: Backers of a plan to ban dog auctions in Ohio need fewer than 400 more valid signatures to qualify to get their issue on the ballot. They have ten days to collect those signatures. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Federal grant to help ongoing effort to revitalize a Cleveland neighborhood Updated: 2012-01-10 21:41:47 Description: Another piece in the redevelopment of one of Cleveland's oldest downtown neighborhoods came together today. The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority is one of 13 organizations nationwide to get a planning grant for the old Central neighborhood.  ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eco friendly program keeps roadways clear Updated: 2012-01-10 21:31:41 Description: One county in Northeast Ohio is testing a new technique keep state roads clear during the winter months.The Ohio Department of Transportation is paying farmers in Ashtabula County who agree not to harvest 24 rows of corn in the ground leading up to s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio children and teens show support for heartbeat bill Updated: 2012-01-10 21:06:48 Description: Backers of the proposed bill that would outlaw abortion in Ohio at the point where a fetal heartbeat could be detected are trying a new tactic to get state senators to move the bill forward. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland trash-to-energy idea gets a grilling Updated: 2012-01-10 19:28:54 Description: Residents and government officials crowded into a rec center on Cleveland's west side last night to talk about plans to build the first plant in the nation to use a new process to turn trash into energy. The 180-million dollar gasification plant woul...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/10/12 Updated: 2012-01-10 10:51:22 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Akron novelist looks forward by looking back Updated: 2012-01-10 04:01:16 Description: Economic depression and immigration woes are two big issues on the campaign trail this year. They're also the centerpiece of a new novel that's being well received nationally.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more with Akron's Julie Drew, author of "Daughte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ballot board OK's next step for Ohio Personhood amendment Updated: 2012-01-09 22:33:42 Description: The Ohio Ballot Board has decided not to separate the proposed Personhood amendment into two parts. In a 3 to 2 vote, the board ruled there was no reason to separate the amendment. If the amendment was in two parts, supporters would need to gather tw...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mcgee-Brown announces run for another Supreme Court term Updated: 2012-01-09 21:43:48 Description: The campaigns for Ohio Supreme Court judges often go ignored in a busy election year. But at least one candidate is hoping to get her name out with an early launch. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland Catholic church closings help finances but still generate controversy Updated: 2012-01-09 21:06:08 Description: The Cleveland Catholic Diocese is financially stronger after a controversial round of church closings and merger, and the bishop hints there could still be more to do. WKSU's Kevin Niedermer has more from the press conference today by Bishop Rich...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio celebrates 30 years of returning unclaimed funds Updated: 2012-01-09 20:20:56 Description: Ohio has one and a half billion dollars in unclaimed funds, and some of it may belong to you. That's the message from officials at the Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds--which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Veterans benefits go mobile Updated: 2012-01-09 19:37:30 Description: In a few weeks' time, Stark County veterans will have their benefits delivered to their homes. The Veterans Administration is adding 20 more 'mobile vet centers' to its national fleet, and one will be in Stark County. The vet centers are nearly 40-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Quakes jeopardize Youngstown's economic recovery Updated: 2012-01-09 16:58:58 Description: After a generation of decline, economic recovery appears to be firmly underway in Youngstown, Ohio. But now a series of earthquakes in the small industrial city an hour west of Pittsburgh has residents wondering about the sustainability of that tur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/9/12 Updated: 2012-01-09 16:41:44 Description: Monday's headlines: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploradio - The other side of evolution Updated: 2012-01-09 11:25:34 Description: Darwin expounded on natural selection as the basis of evolution back in the 1850's. One hundred years later, Watson and Crick introduced the DNA molecule, and a mechanism for evolutionary change. Another 50 years, and the Human Genome Project seque...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State supreme court campaigns could get public financing Updated: 2012-01-09 05:00:00 Description: Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Thomas Moyer and some groups that say they want accountable government have extolled the idea of public financing for campaigns for seats on the state's highest court. Two Democratic representatives are introducing a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Legislative Preview for Jan. 9 Updated: 2012-01-09 05:00:00 Description: What do tax breaks, the Declaration of Independence, and pit bulls have in common? Well, they're all topics that Ohio legislators plan to consider this week. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gasification could be coming to Cleveland Updated: 2012-01-09 05:00:00 Description: The Ohio EPA will hold a public hearing Monday night on a proposal to build a gasification plant on Cleveland's west side.The plant would be the first of its kind in the United States.  Gasification converts materials containing carbon -- such as co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio tax revenues meet predictions Updated: 2012-01-06 22:19:02 Description: Tax revenues flowing into state coffers continue to be very close to what Ohio budget experts had been predicting. As statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports, that means there's no looming budget crisis... WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD East Cleveland opens its books Updated: 2012-01-06 21:53:37 Description: A Northeast Ohio mayor says he is ready to put his city's books under the state auditor's microscope -- despite disagreements with city council. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and Valerie Brown report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dewine: 2012 is the year to crackdown on illegal gambling Updated: 2012-01-06 20:43:56 Description: For several years now, Ohio officials have been talking about cracking down on illegal slot machines at arcades, gas stations, and strip malls. But the small businesses that offer the games keep morphing and popping up. Ohio's top law enforcer thinks...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 01/06/12 Updated: 2012-01-06 14:24:09 Description: WKSU's Jeff St. Clair reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NRC tells public that Davis Besse is safe Updated: 2012-01-06 06:32:08 Description: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a meeting in Port Clinton Thursday to tell the public why the Davis Besse power plant is safe to operate again. The nuclear facility, owned by Akron-based FirstEnergy, was closed for maintenance last fall when h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WKSU's Quick Bites gets your goat Updated: 2012-01-06 05:00:00 Description: Jean Mackenzie opened her creamery 2007. It was just the second goat- cheese creamery in Northeast Ohio. And her idea originally was meat, not cheese.  WKSU's Vivian Goodman reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dressing for the Civil War Updated: 2012-01-06 05:00:00 Description: During the Civil War, women and children came second... in the fashion world. The government tried to standardize sizes for men's clothing to simplify military uniforms. But dresses and kids clothes were more free-form, and often more intricate.Â...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New iPad app helps figure out concussions Updated: 2012-01-05 23:03:23 Description: Even before Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy suffered a season-ending concussion, an engineer at the Cleveland Clinic started developing an app for the iPad 2 to help trainers better recognize concussions. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on the special...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Agora Theater is looking forward to brighter days Updated: 2012-01-05 22:43:07 Description: The Agora theater has been donated to a Cleveland non-profit--which has big plans to improve it and the surrounding neighborhood. M.L. Schultze has more on the old theater's new life. WKSU's M.L. Schultze and Valerie Brown report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Yost confident in East Cleveland leadership Updated: 2012-01-05 22:37:16 Description: East Cleveland is back in financial trouble, though not as deep as it was for nearly 18 years. Ohio Auditor David Yost declared the impoverished city in a state of "fiscal caution" Thursday, saying it's running a 6 million dollar deficit. That's not ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Democrats looking for health care exchanges Updated: 2012-01-05 21:23:49 Description: For several months, minority Democrats in the legislature have been complaining that Ohio is not moving ahead with plans to create a health care exchange that would make medical insurance available to people who don't have coverage. Since they still ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/5/12 Updated: 2012-01-05 11:31:18 Description: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dimora trial begins Updated: 2012-01-05 05:00:00 Description: Jury Selection has begun in the corruption trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimorain federal court in Akron.     Dimora and his friend Michael Gabor, a former employee of the county Auditor's office,  is expected to stretch a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio hopes delay in casinos' opening is weeks, not months Updated: 2012-01-05 00:11:50 Description: Cleveland's downtown casino won't likely be opening as planned in late March. But the state says it's working with the casino and one in Toledo to ensure delays are a matter of weeks, not months. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more. WKSU's M.L. Schultze re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD President Obama uses Shaker Heights visit to announce Cordray appointment Updated: 2012-01-04 23:29:03 Description: President Barack Obama used a Northeast Ohio visit today to announce he's bypassing Republicans who've blocked his pick for consumer financial protection chief. Following a 6 month delay in confirming former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland, Toledo casino openings are delayed Updated: 2012-01-04 22:38:12 Description: The opening of Cleveland's downtown casino will be delayed. The question is for how long The casinos in Cleveland and Toledo had hoped to open at the end of March and first week of April. But the consultants who are guiding the state told  the Casin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland, Toledo casino openings are delayed Updated: 2012-01-04 22:38:12 Description: Cleveland's downtown casino likely won't open as planned in late March. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports that the state says it simply does not have enough time to finish required background investigations. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio Democrats sue over legislative map Updated: 2012-01-04 22:02:31 Description: Minority Democrats in the Ohio Legislature have been complaining that a newly drawn map of legislative districts could virtually ensure that Republican control for the next decade. Now, the Democrats have a vehicle for blocking that new map. Their al...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Obama defies Senate Republicans, names Cordray consumer chief Updated: 2012-01-04 20:25:38 Description: President Obama is overriding Republican senators and formally making former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Mr. Obama made it official during his speech at Shaker Heights High Sch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Would Ohio's "personhood" ban birth control as well as abortion? Updated: 2012-01-04 20:19:47 Description: Backers of a proposed Ohio constitutional amendment declaring that a fertilized human egg has the legal rights of a person, have one more hurdle to get over -- before they can start collecting petition signatures to put their measure onto the ballot....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Obama sidesteps Senate, names Ohio's Cordray new consumer protection head Updated: 2012-01-04 15:56:55 Description: President Obama is appointing former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - over the objection of Republicans in Congress. The president is announcing the recess appointment this afternoon whil...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A brutal year in Cleveland sports Updated: 2012-01-04 09:47:06 Description: 2011 was a brutal year for Cleveland pro sports fans. We watched the Cavs finish second worst in the NBA during the team's the first season without LeBron James. The Indians fizzled out after a winning spring. And this past weekend, the Browns finish...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD President Obama to visit Shaker Heights Wednesday Updated: 2012-01-03 22:53:04 Description: President Barack Obama is countering the news generated by the Iowa Republican caucuses with a speech at Shaker Heights High School Wednesday. The White House said he plans to focus on the economy, not politics. But Stephen Brooks of the University o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Deadly fire sparks new slum lord legislation Updated: 2012-01-03 22:12:36 Description: In the wake of a deadly Christmas Eve fire, one Democratic state lawmaker is calling for legislation to crack down on slum lords. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, State Representative Mike Stinziano from south of Columbus explains ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Industry and activists support injection well investigation Updated: 2012-01-03 21:28:32 Description: Ohio's oil and gas drilling industry says it supports a move by government regulators to investigate fracking waste water disposed of in a Youngstown well may have caused 11 small earthquakes over the past 9 months. Environmental activists also suppo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Year's weekend car fatalities up; 2011 fatalities down Updated: 2012-01-03 21:05:07 Description: The year did not start off well on Ohio's roadways. After a slight dip last year, the number of people killed on Ohio roads this New Year's holiday weekend went up again. Lt. Anne Ralston with the Ohio Highway Patrol says troopers have been counting ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland sues state over right to ban trans fats Updated: 2012-01-03 20:55:18 Description: Cleveland is suing the state for blocking a city ban on trans fats at restaurants. The two-year state budget signed last summer included a provision written by the Ohio Restaurant Association. It prevents any city or public health department from put...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 1/3/12 Updated: 2012-01-03 12:29:37 Description: Tuesday's headlines: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD As murders escalate in Akron, so do calls for community policing Updated: 2012-01-03 05:00:00 Description: Neighborhood watch programs may seem like a thing of the past. But after a string of murders in Akron, police are saying community involvement is more important than ever - with an additional social media twist. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more.  WK...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NRC and company will say why shield cracks were not a big enough concern to stall the restart Updated: 2012-01-03 05:00:00 Description: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will let the public ask questions Thursday about why it allowed FirstEnergy's Davis-Besse nuclear plant to restart. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more on questions raised by cracks found in the outer shell of the plant. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Democrats' crisis in the 11th district is resolved Updated: 2012-01-03 03:27:53 Description: The last-minute decision by state Sen. Nina Turner not to challenge Marcia Fudge for her Cleveland congressional seat made things a lot easier for a lot of Democrats, including President Obama. The president is visiting the Cleveland area Wednesday, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State shuts down more injection wells Updated: 2012-01-02 20:09:48 Description: Concern over the unusually high number of earthquakes in the Youngstown area has led state officials to block the opening of more fluid-injection wells. Governor John Kasich and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources ordered four of the wells not t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Main figure in Cuyahoga corruption investigation gets day in court Updated: 2012-01-02 18:24:35 Description: After more than 3 years of F.B.I. raids, arrests, convictions and gulity pleas, the biggest trial in Cuyahoga COunty's corruption scandal gets underway tomorrow.  Jury selection begins for former Commissioner Jimmy Dimora, a main target of the inves...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wave of murders inspire more community involvement Updated: 2012-01-02 05:00:00 Description: Akron police intend to use neighborhood watches in light of a recent wave of murders in December. The city was on pace to have fewer than 20 homicides in a year for the first time since 2008, but seven murders in December brought the total to 26. Sgt...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Bill proposes Ohio agencies "Buy American" only Updated: 2012-01-02 05:00:00 Description: A Democratic lawmaker says it's time for Ohio to pass a bill that requires the state do business with companies that keep their jobs in America. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Anti-abortion activists celebrate 2011 in Ohio legislature Updated: 2011-12-31 05:00:00 Description: It was a good year for anti-abortion advocates - in fact, the year-end report from Ohio Right To Life calls 2011 the "best year yet". But that means it was a tough year for those who fight for abortion rights. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Little snow mean little money spent on salt and snow removal Updated: 2011-12-30 20:02:02 Description: Mild temperatures and little snowfall so far this winter are saving the Ohio Department of Transportation some money and a lot of salt. Steve Faulkner speaks for the agency. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Personhood petitions accepted by Ohio Attorney General Updated: 2011-12-30 19:33:14 Description: A petition drive has begun to give a fertilized egg the same rights as a person under the Ohio Constitution. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports that the proposal came a step closer Friday to making the ballot next year. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD National Dems put Ohio's Sutton on their top support list Updated: 2011-12-30 18:53:15 Description: Betty Sutton - whose district was dismantled by the newest Ohio congressional map - is one of five incumbents that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee plans to help raise big money next year. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on what's expect...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sex offenders, lake shoreline, employment get rulings from state high court Updated: 2011-12-30 05:00:00 Description: Crime, the economy, the environment were all on the docket of the Ohio Supreme Court in 2011. And while the justices agreed on a lot, one of them made a very public and somewhat surprising decision of his own. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reviews...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Occupy Cleveland still camped out Updated: 2011-12-30 05:00:00 Description: In the beginning, Occupy Cleveland hoped to camp in Public Square until New Year's Eve. But as WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports, the movement now plans to keep going into 20-12 and for as long as it can. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Year in Review: The bills that didn't pass Updated: 2011-12-30 05:00:00 Description: 2011 was a busy year for Ohio lawmakers--from approving a major new budget to a map drawing new Congressional boundaries. In the last of our series of reports looking back at the year in state government, statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen examines ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nuclear regulators will explain to the public why they cleared Davis Besse Updated: 2011-12-29 22:51:12 Description: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting in Port Clinton next week to explain why it cleared the Davis Besse power plant to restart. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on the latest of the stops and starts of one of Ohio's two commerci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A different read on Ohio's unemployment numbers Updated: 2011-12-29 21:36:17 Description: Gov. John Kasich says Ohio is seeing a record drop in the numbers of people who are unemployed. But Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports one economist is saying the story behind those numbers isn't anything to celebrate. WKSU's Karen Kasler repor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio's largest anti-abortion group changes leadership Updated: 2011-12-29 21:13:36 Description: After a year of conflict and success, Ohio Right to Life is undergoing a big change. Executive Director Mike Gonadakis is being moved into a different position. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, Gonadakis explains his new role and t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plusquellic sworn in for seventh full term Updated: 2011-12-29 20:08:00 Description: Don Plusquellic took the oath of office for his seventh full term as mayor of Akron Thursday. In a brief ceremony in the lobby of the Akron Civic Theatre, Plusquellic said he is more determined, more focused and more energetic than ever to lead Akron...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State asks for job-stimulus money back Updated: 2011-12-29 19:59:27 Description: Every year, state government gives millions of dollars' worth of grants, loans, or tax breaks to Ohio companies - but with strings attached. Now, Ohio's attorney general has released a study, showing that last year, nearly half of the companies have ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bipartisan panel considers relaxing term limits Updated: 2011-12-29 19:39:22 Description: It was 1992 when Ohio voters OK term limits for state legislators, and many lawmakers have been complaining about it ever since. Now, some critics of term limits think they may have a vehicle for asking voters to relax the limits. Statehouse correspo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Looking Ahead: Ballots Initiatives in 2012 Updated: 2011-12-29 05:00:00 Description: Next year, Ohio voters will decide the fate of an Election reform bill passed in 2011. And voters will also be casting ballots in new congressional and legislative districts. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports on the fights over election reform an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Year in Review: The bills that passed Updated: 2011-12-29 05:00:00 Description: It was an incredibly busy year for Ohio legislators. They ok'd a new state budget and a big change in Ohio's collective bargaining law, and approved many other proposals on a wide range of topics. Among them: concealed weapons, pill mills, oil and ga...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kaptur and Kucinich identify key differences for new constituents Updated: 2011-12-28 23:31:03 Description: Ohio's primary promises at least one marquee matchup. Dennis Kucinich officially filed today (Wednesday) to run against Marcy Kaptur for the Democratic nomination for Ohio's new 9th Congressional District. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kaptur and Kucinich say they differ when it comes to national defense Updated: 2011-12-28 22:06:01 Description: It's official. Two Democratic incumbents are running against each other to represent a congressional district that runs along Lake Erie from Toledo to Cleveland. The challenge for Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich will be to introduce themselves to la...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Group files petition to get a law banning dog auctions Updated: 2011-12-28 22:02:37 Description: The group that wants to ban dog auctions in Ohio is taking steps to do just that. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Judge reaffirms order to White Hat Management Updated: 2011-12-28 21:39:25 Description: A Franklin County Common Pleas judge has re-affirmed his order that the state's largest charter-school operator must open its financial records to the schools it runs. The decision follows more than a year and a half of court battles between White H...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland house flipper indicted Updated: 2011-12-28 21:35:11 Description: Bryce Peters Financial is the name prosecutors say Blaine Murphy used to flip homes in Ohio, and at least four other states.  Buying a property and selling it for a quick profit is not illegal, but Murphy is accused of doing it with forged deeds.  ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland house flipper indicted Updated: 2011-12-28 21:35:11 Description: A Florida man has been indicted in Cuyahoga County on charges of flipping nearly 250 homes with the help of forged deeds and other doctored paperwork. Blaine Murphy is accused of engineering scams in 15 counties in Ohio, as well as at least four othe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New state panel discusses possible constitutional amendments Updated: 2011-12-28 21:15:10 Description: A bi-partisan panel is now working to come up with constitutional amendments to put before Ohio lawmakers and voters, but the panel also has another motive. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Anti-abortion activists celebrate 2011 in Ohio legislature Updated: 2011-12-28 18:10:21 Description: It was a good year for anti-abortion advocates - in fact, the year-end report from Ohio Right To Life calls 2011 the "best year yet". But that means it was a tough year for those who fight for abortion rights. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 12/28/11 Updated: 2011-12-28 15:51:02 Description: Wednesday's headlines: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Expect more big changes in education in Ohio next yea Updated: 2011-12-28 05:00:00 Description: This was a big year for big changes in education in Ohio. And it increasingly looks like the year was a start, not a finish, for overhauls in teacher pay, school funding, curriculum change and education alternatives.  StateImpact Ohio -- the public ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Year in Review: The Battle Over Senate Bill 5 Updated: 2011-12-28 05:00:00 Description: This past year featured one of the most bitterly-fought battles ever over an Ohio ballot issue. Voters over-ruled state legislators by repealing a new law that would have slashed the bargaining clout of public unions. In the latest in our series of r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conservative groups spending against Sherrod Brown Updated: 2011-12-28 05:00:00 Description: Nearly three million dollars are flowing into Ohio to defeat Sen. Sherrod Brown in 2012. Third-party groups are spending more on Ohio's Senate race than any other in the country. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports on the explanation each party has for the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD EPA sets new rules for landfill waste Updated: 2011-12-27 22:39:33 Description: The Ohio EPA is allowing public comment next week on new rules that--if approved--will prevent liquid landfill waste from polluting the state's waterways. Decomposing garbage produces a liquid waste called leachate. This liquid is found in all landfi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MetroHealth bond rating downgraded Updated: 2011-12-27 22:16:12 Description: In a new report, Cuyahoga County's public hospital system has seen its bond rating downgraded after a year which saw revenues fall, costs rise and the departures of the CFO and CEO.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio minimum wage rising Updated: 2011-12-27 19:53:05 Description: Starting January first, Ohio's lowest paid workers are getting a four percent raise. That's because Ohio's minimum wage will rise from seven dollars and 40 cents an hour to seven dollars and seventy cents an hour. Tim Burga is the head of Ohio's AFL...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cavs' 2012 is the year of the rookie Updated: 2011-12-27 16:22:14 Description: The Cleveland Cavaliers returned from the NBA lockout with a loss in their first game of the season Monday. Rookie Kyrie Irving has been getting most of the attention as the Cavs number one draft pick in the off-season. But, he had a disappointing NB...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD GM's Lordstown plant a factor in 2012 presidential election Updated: 2011-12-27 13:17:17 Description: General Motors Lordstown plant is up and running again. It had to pull back production for much of last week because of problems with suppliers. But, those are over, and Lordstown and its 45-hundred workers are once again helping with what experts sa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lawyer: Sign natural gas leases with caution Updated: 2011-12-27 13:14:19 Description: The gas and oil drilling boom sweeping eastern Ohio is flooding county recorders offices with lease filings; and filling a lot of landowner's pockets. Chesapeake Energy--the leading exploration company working Ohio--has spent over $3 billion buying l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Charter school company wants to open new schools Updated: 2011-12-27 05:00:00 Description: Nearly a year ago, one of Ohio's largest for-profit charter school companies lobbied to expand the number of charter schools in Ohio. The company - Akron based White Hat Management - was successful. And now White Hat is the only applicant for the new...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Year in Review: The State Budget Controversy Updated: 2011-12-27 05:00:00 Description: At the start of the year, Ohio lawmakers were facing what many considered the biggest budget crisis in Ohio in more than a half century. Eight billion dollars in one-time funding was about to evaporate and lawmakers had to fashion a budget for the ne...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New law helps local brewers Updated: 2011-12-26 05:00:00 Description: Ohio craft breweries are toasting a new Ohio law that will eliminate a costly permit required to house a tasting room. The permit, which was about $4,000 per year, was a daunting financial commitment to many small breweries in Ohio. Matt Chappel, par...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD College grads are having trouble finding work Updated: 2011-12-26 05:00:00 Description: It used to be a pretty commonly held belief that if you went to college, studied hard, and got a degree you quickly could land a steady, good paying job. But as the economy struggles to heal, college graduates find themselves working as barista's at ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Problems for Cuyahoga County voting machines Updated: 2011-12-23 22:30:38 Description: A new report says Cuyahoga County's voting machines are having major problems... as did the machines they replaced in 2007. And if the machines can't be used for next year's primaries, the county faces a difficult search for an alternative. WKSU'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Horseshoe casino resumes some construction Updated: 2011-12-23 22:02:51 Description: The City of Cleveland has given Rock Gaming approval to resume construction on the collapsed Horseshoe Casino parking garage. But the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says that only demolition of the garage can resume, pending its inve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich's Extraordinary First Year Updated: 2011-12-23 20:19:33 Description: It's been both a good and a bad year for Republican Gov. John Kasich. The former congressman was elected in a GOP tsunami in 2010, and has seen most of his big plans enacted. But he also suffered a huge defeat, and has plenty of critics. WKSU's Karen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Analyst says Boehner re-election difficult for 2012 Updated: 2011-12-23 18:47:51 Description: The political fight over a payroll tax cut is over, but it's left Speaker John Boehner in a difficult position for 2012. David Cohen of the University of Akron's Bliss Institute says the Southwest Ohio Republican has had trouble getting votes from hi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tax breaks to aid development in Northeast Ohio Updated: 2011-12-23 18:31:55 Description: The state announced this week that it will grant nearly $15 million in tax breaks for renovation and development of historical buildings in 2012. About 80 percent of that will go to projects in Northeast Ohio. The Civic Theatre block in downtown Akro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Millions wait in unclaimed tax refunds Updated: 2011-12-23 15:47:52 Description: Thousands of Ohioans may have a holiday gift waiting for them at the state tax department. The agency says it's had a hard time delivering some tax refunds because of address problems. Gary Gudmundson with the Ohio Department of Taxation talks about ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio power companies question timeline of EPA mercury standards Updated: 2011-12-23 15:47:47 Description: The two companies that provide electricity to most of Northeast Ohio say they will have to spend more than 10 billion dollars to cut down on mercury, heavy metals and other toxins -- or close their dirtiest coal-fired power plants altogether. WKSU's ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Journey to the bottom of the world Updated: 2011-12-23 05:00:00 Description: An Ohio first-grade teacher begins an 8,000-mile journey to the bottom of the world on Monday.   Natalie Harr teaches at Crestwood elementary in Mantua. She heads off  the day after Christmas on a six-week scientific expedition to the tip of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Durham says investigators blew the case Updated: 2011-12-23 05:00:00 Description: The man accused of bilking hundreds of millions of dollars out of people who invested in a small Akron company says all the charges against him should be thrown out. WKSU has more on Tim Durham's argument that investigators blew their case. WKSU's M....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Unemployment in Northeast Ohio drops Updated: 2011-12-23 05:00:00 Description: The newest numbers from the state show that the unemployment rate in Northeast Ohio sharply declined in November. Many of the counties in Northeast Ohio, which already had a lower rate of unemployment than the state average, showed decreases of as mu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Impressionist Landscapes at Akron Art Museum Updated: 2011-12-23 05:00:00 Description: After visiting eleven museums in ten states, an exhibition of French Impressionist paintings is making its final stop in Akron. "Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism" includes 38 paintings assembled by the Brooklyn Museum, but the Akron Art Museu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Youngstown native among those charged with causing a suicide Updated: 2011-12-23 00:26:57 Description: According to the Army, Private Daniel Chen did not find a "band of brothers" in his unit in Afghanistan. He committed suicide on October 3rd, and military investigators say he was driven to it by hazing and physical abuse from others in his unit. One...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Appeals court tosses mortgage fraud convictions Updated: 2011-12-22 23:08:00 Description: An appeals court has thrown out most the convictions in one of Northeast Ohio's first major mortgage fraud cases, and the lawyer for the chief defendant says he hopes to get the rest overturned as well. A Summit County jury convicted David Willen in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seniors and development company reach settlement Updated: 2011-12-22 22:09:28 Description: The group of elderly people who were evicted from their apartments last summer reached a confidential settlement the new owners of their complex. Almost fifty of the seniors evicted from Silver Oaks Place near Kent State University filed age discrimi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich extends over-payment forgiveness to food stamp recipients Updated: 2011-12-22 18:22:31 Description: Advocates for Ohio's poor are applauding a move by Governor Kasich not to seek repayment of some long-ago over-payments to recipients of public assistance. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 12/22/21 Updated: 2011-12-22 14:44:57 Description: Thursday's headlines: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Off-season hopes for pro pitcher Dirk Hayhurst Updated: 2011-12-22 05:00:00 Description: Some super-star baseball players have made the news this month by signing with new teams. But not every baseball player spent the off-season negotiating a multi million-dollar contract. For some, like Dirk Hayhurst of Hudson, the off-season is full o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Guilty pleas in one of nation's biggest mortgage scams Updated: 2011-12-21 23:55:02 Description: Five people have pleaded guilty in one of the largest mortgage fraud cases in the country. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on the case involving 500 real estate deals and $50 million -- and stretching across two continents. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Parole Board against clemency for Warren man Updated: 2011-12-21 23:15:05 Description: The Ohio Parole Board has recommended against clemency for a Northeast Ohio man on death row. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stark State names new president Updated: 2011-12-21 23:08:40 Description: Ohio's largest technical college has a new president. Stark State College named Para Jones the college's fourth president today (Wednesday). Jones has been Spartanburg Community College in South Carolina since 2009. She was the first woman to lead th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Voter's rights groups propose constitutional amendment Updated: 2011-12-21 23:05:53 Description: More than two dozen groups are saying the map of Ohio's 16 Congressional districts denies voters real choices on Election Day. And they are pushing forward with a plan to do something about it. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Five Ohio executives plead guilty in mortgage scam Updated: 2011-12-21 22:37:05 Description: Five Ohio business executives have pleaded guilty in what Ohio's attorney general is calling the nation's largest mortgage fraud case. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Portman: Cap income eligibility for entitlement programs Updated: 2011-12-21 21:58:40 Description: Ohio's Republican senator says he is willing to cut eligibility for entitlement programs for wealthy Americans. Senator Rob Portman says he supports income caps on payroll tax cuts for the first $106,000 of income. WKSU's Valerie Brown and Anna Stave...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Teach for America could bring up to 100 teachers to Ohio by fall Updated: 2011-12-21 21:38:20 Description: This fall, as many as one hundred Teach for America members could be working in Ohio schools. Teach for America places recent college graduates, many from elite colleges, into high-poverty classrooms across America.  Mike Wang leads Teach for Ameri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Payroll tax fight divides Ohio Republicans Updated: 2011-12-21 18:39:51 Description: The standoff over a payroll tax cut extension has divided Ohio Republicans. Sen. Rob Portman voted for a Senate plan Saturday that extended the tax cuts and unemployment benefits for two months. He says he still wants a one-year deal, but thinks a sh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Headline News 12/21/11 Updated: 2011-12-21 16:03:53 Description: Wednesday's headlines: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich applauds growth in Cleveland's medical economy Updated: 2011-12-21 15:23:30 Description: The Cleveland area's reputation as a home of medical treatment and research has gotten another boost. Two global bio-medical companies have announced expansion plans that could bring 200 more jobs to the Cleveland area. The Steris Corporation says it...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The anti-tour guide to Cleveland Updated: 2011-12-21 05:09:18 Description: Whether you're suddenly hot in Cleveland, or you've always felt Cleveland rocks, a new book aims to show you a few places you probably don't know about.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Terry Pluto looks at why Mike Holmgren may have confronted critics Updated: 2011-12-21 05:00:00 Description: Team president Mike Holmgren put-off some fans of the Cleveland Browns when he got angry at a news conference last week. But fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers have typically had the opposite response to occasional fieriness from Cav's owner Dan Gilbe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Arboretum fire takes a million dollars in damage Updated: 2011-12-20 22:15:00 Description: One of the country's largest arboretums lost as much as a million dollars in property to a fire Monday night. Ten departments responded to the fire at the Holden Arboretum east of Cleveland. The Kirtland Fire Department says putting out the blaze was...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NCAA ups the penalties against Ohio State Updated: 2011-12-20 21:46:47 Description: Ohio State will not be allowed to play for the Big Ten football championship next year. It won't be in a bowl game. And its football program lost four more scholarships and faces one more year of probation than it had hoped. The NCAA handed down ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WeAreOhio: Where do we go from here? Updated: 2011-12-20 20:19:16 Description: The campaign that helped repeal new limits on collective bargaining for public unions is now deciding where to go next. The group says it still has a valuable supply of cash and voter contacts. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio racetrack slot machines could be open all night Updated: 2011-12-20 17:17:48 Description: Gamblers would have the option of using Ohio's racetrack slot machines 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That's under preliminary rules approved by the Ohio Lottery Commission yesterday (Monday). Danielle Frizzi-Babb is a spokeswoman for the lottery...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio senators sponsor a bill to keep nuclear development going Updated: 2011-12-20 15:18:05 Description: Ohio's two U.S. senators are introducing a bill to put $150 million in federal money into the uranium enrichment project in southern Ohio. A spending bill passed Saturday did not include the money for the Piketon plant. Piketon was first used to enri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 12/20/11 Updated: 2011-12-20 14:04:50 Description: WKSU's Jeff St. Clair reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Northeast Ohio tremors raise concern, draw study Updated: 2011-12-20 05:00:00 Description: The hunt is on for proof that injection wells associated with the shale gas drilling boom in northeast Ohio is causing earthquakes. WKSU's Tim Rudell has more on what scientist are looking for, and what they're finding. WKSU's Tim Rudell reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Program helps poor Ohioans pay heating bills Updated: 2011-12-19 23:27:25 Description: Ohio will get more than $165 million to help low-income Ohioans pay home heating costs this winter. That's $8 million more than a U.S. House plan that would have reallocated some of the funds from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to stat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich: First year in office was a success Updated: 2011-12-19 23:06:01 Description: Governor John Kasich says he's taken many steps this year to turn Ohio around and improve the state's economy. And he says there's more work to be done. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich to "re-align" Ohio's community colleges Updated: 2011-12-19 22:07:05 Description: Governor John Kasich says on his agenda for next year includes a plan to improve higher education. He wants community colleges to teach the job skills employers are most desperate for. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. WKSU's Bill Cohen re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Southeast Ohio couple pleads guilty selling fake tickets Updated: 2011-12-19 16:58:17 Description: A southeast Ohio couple has pleaded guilty to scamming hundreds of people in 36 states into buying fake tickets to sporting events and concerts. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen interviews Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine about the case. WKSU's B...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Major construction on hold at Cleveland casino parking garage Updated: 2011-12-19 16:33:07 Description: Officials from the downtown Cleveland casino are meeting this afternoon (Monday) with Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators at a parking deck that partially collapsed Friday. They'll start the process of figuring out why a 60-by...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 12/19/11 Updated: 2011-12-19 14:17:52 Description: WKSU's Jeff St. Clair reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploradio - A new age for whiskey Updated: 2011-12-19 05:00:00 Description: Every now and then an innovation comes along that dramatically changes an industry. Tom Lix thinks he has such an innovation for the whiskey industry. He's a Boston transplant who's using a new process that could put Cleveland on the map as whiskey...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Highway Patrol focuses on stopping drivers under the influence Updated: 2011-12-16 22:28:43 Description: The Ohio State Highway Patrol is cracking down on impaired drivers and says that effort is making the roads safer. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Teach for America aiming for Ohio Updated: 2011-12-16 21:36:45 Description: Four Northeast Ohio charities are donating more than two million dollars to bring Teach For America into area school districts likely by next fall. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and ANNA STAVER report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD President and C.E.O. leaving Cuyahoga County's MetroHealth Medical System Updated: 2011-12-16 20:32:58 Description: The head of Cuyahoga County's public hospital will not renew his contract with the health care system. Metro-Health Medical Center President Mark Moran made the announcement today. Since Moran took over in 2008, the hospital has seen both success an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio juvenile courts criticized for shackling minors Updated: 2011-12-16 17:58:14 Description: Some advocates for children's rights are criticizing the practice of shackling minors in Ohio's juvenile courts. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio wins millions in federal education grant Updated: 2011-12-16 17:55:58 Description: Ohio has won a federal Race to the Top grant that will be used for early childhood education programs. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, Patrick Galloway of the Ohio Department of Education explains how this money will be used. WKSU...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio jobless rate drops Updated: 2011-12-16 16:05:10 Description: Ohio's official unemployment rate dropped noticeably last month. New figures peg the November jobless rate at 8.5 percent. That's down a half percent from October. Ben Johnson watches the ups and downs of the job market from his spot at the Ohio Depa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Akron jazz great salutes his friends in "Remembering You" Updated: 2011-12-16 05:00:00 Description: Joe Augustine, artist-in-residence at the University of Akron School of Music, has recorded 51 albums. Ever since graduating from Youngstown State University in 1971, Augustine has been a national recording artist, currently with Revere Records. And ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State worker union agrees to three-year contract extension Updated: 2011-12-15 22:02:07 Description: Ohio's largest labor union that represents state employees has just given final approval to a three year contract extension. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio House approves consumer complaint plan Updated: 2011-12-15 22:01:14 Description: The Ohio House of Representatives has approved a plan for a new way to resolve consumer complaints against businesses accused of rip-offs. Business advocates say it's a streamlining of the current system, and it could benefit companies and customers ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Democrats want redistricting investigated Updated: 2011-12-15 21:59:00 Description: Some Ohio Democrats are asking the state's legislative inspector general to take a look at the way the congressional and legislative redistricting process was handled. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio grants $2 million for state foodbanks Updated: 2011-12-15 21:47:56 Description: Ohio Governor John Kasich has signed an executive order that would provide more than $6 million in federal funds for needy families to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Kasich's spokesman, Rob Nichols, says a third of that money will go...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brown, Portman optimistic on payroll tax cut compromise Updated: 2011-12-15 20:43:47 Description: Ohio's two Senators say they are hopeful Congress can compromise on extending the payroll tax in the coming days. Without a compromise, many families would get a sudden tax increase on Jan. 1st. Democrats appear to be backing off a plan that the tax ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD GM Lordstown plan remains shut down Updated: 2011-12-15 20:15:44 Description: General Motors' Lordstown plant will remain shut down until at least Friday morning. The plant that makes the compact Chevy Cruze halted production Monday due to a problem with a supplier. GM has not identified the supplier or the parts involved in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland is finding creative uses for vacant lots, including an educational tool for kids Updated: 2011-12-15 05:00:00 Description: Across the street from Cleveland's Buhrer Elementary School is a small vacant lot where a house once stood. In the spring, that lot will be a garden for the students. The school garden is one of 66 "Re-Imagining Cleveland" projects. It's a feder...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland pastor sentenced to 15 months in prison Updated: 2011-12-14 22:47:45 Description: A Cleveland civil rights activist and pastor was sentenced to 15 months in prison Wednesday on tax evasion charges. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and GRANT ENGLE report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sports and busing may return to Cleveland school district Updated: 2011-12-14 22:22:32 Description: Preschool, busing and athletics could be continued next spring if the Cleveland board of Education approves a new contract with teachers. Right now, all three programs are slated for elimination. But Schools CEO Eric Gordon says the board should fu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio Senate stops debate on abortion law Updated: 2011-12-14 22:08:11 Description: The Ohio Senate has put an indefinite hold on debate over a controversial law that would ban abortion at the point a fetal heartbeat can be detected.  Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has more on the story. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Judge urges Ohio lawmakers to repeal death penalty Updated: 2011-12-14 20:34:22 Description: There was unusual and emotional testimony today (Wednesday), calling on Ohio to wipe out its death penalty. The setting was a hearing of the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee, as lawmakers considered a bill repealing capital punishment. As stateh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Future remains unclear for many Northeast Ohio post offices Updated: 2011-12-14 19:09:13 Description: Ohio's Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown says Congress and the U.S. Postal Service must work together to cut costs and avoid massive layoffs next year. The agency announced Tuesday it's delaying the closure of many of its post offices, including process...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News headlines 12/14/11 Updated: 2011-12-14 14:34:58 Description: WKSU's Jeff St. Clair reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Holiday tree hunt Updated: 2011-12-14 05:00:00 Description:  The Norman Rockwell version of finding a Christmas tree involves trekking out into the woods through deep snow to discover the perfect evergreen, cutting it down and dragging it home for the holidays. Cleveland Metroparks is offering you a ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich: Exchange is good, but we need to understand the implications Updated: 2011-12-13 23:25:51 Description: Questions remain about what Ohio is doing to prepare if the federal health insurance law takes effect as scheduled in 2014. By the end of next year, each state has to set up a health insurance exchange where people can shop for insurance, or the fede...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Homeless kids in Ohio Updated: 2011-12-13 23:21:28 Description: New numbers say the number of children who were homeless in Ohio grew by nearly 50 percent over the last five years. U.S. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports that the newest study released today shows Ohio ranks in the middle WKSU's M.L. Schultze and VALE...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Akron, Canton postal centers get a breather Updated: 2011-12-13 22:18:59 Description: Postal sorting centers in Akron, Canton and at least seven other Ohio cities are getting a five-month reprieve. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on the next step for the troubled U.S. Postal Service. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Federal Boards boosts texting-while-driving ban bill Updated: 2011-12-13 22:14:02 Description: The author of a bill that would ban texting-while-driving in Ohio says she's getting a big boost from the National Transportation Safety Board. The national board is unanimously calling for states to ban texting and all talking on cellphones while dr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kent State expanding Updated: 2011-12-13 21:44:01 Description: Kent State University is growing -- physically, financially and programmatically.  The Board of Trustees approved across the board raises for some 14-hundred employees, and the purchase of three plots of neighboring land at Tuesday's meeting.  WKSU...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio students may spend more time studying historical documents Updated: 2011-12-13 20:41:45 Description: Ohio high school students may soon be required to spend more time in social studies classes, focusing on historical documents like the U.S. and Ohio Constitutions and the Northwest Ordinance. That's because the Ohio House has just okayed a bill alrea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Production still suspended at GM Lordstown plant Updated: 2011-12-13 19:43:26 Description: Production at the General Motors plant in Lordstown is still suspended, and officials have not announced when it will resume. The plant that produces the Chevy Cruze sent its second shift home Monday, after the company cited a parts shortage. Bill ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD School mascots could be expelled Updated: 2011-12-13 12:41:41 Description: Ohio's proposed ban on exotic animals would expel the best known high-school mascot in the state - and one of the best known in the country. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports on what may be the future for Obie, the Massillon tiger. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia repo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 12/13/11 Updated: 2011-12-13 10:57:10 Description: Tuesday's headlines: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Proof of secret redistricting process surfaces Updated: 2011-12-12 23:39:09 Description: A group critical of Ohio's new congressional and legislative maps says it has a cache of documents that prove politics - and even U.S. House Speaker John Boehner - shaped those maps. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New bill proposes veto power for prosecution Updated: 2011-12-12 23:30:23 Description: A Northeast Ohio lawmaker wants to give prosecutors the power to veto a criminal defendant's request for a judge alone to decide his or her case. Summit County State Representative Lynn Slaby says the bill will prevent bias in favor of the defense. F...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gov. speaks out against drug testing welfare recipients Updated: 2011-12-12 21:54:10 Description: A bill that would require people receiving cash assistance from the state to submit to drug tests has a lot of critics. And the latest person to sound off against it may be a surprise. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Key phase of Towpath Trail expansion moves forward Updated: 2011-12-12 20:17:11 Description: A key phase of the Towpath Trail that cuts through Northeast Ohio is moving forward. The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission has approved $500,000 dollars in state funding to extend more than half a mile of the trail into Cleveland. The money will al...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Black Keys give back Updated: 2011-12-12 16:19:55 Description: Akron rock band The Black Keys are on a roll.  Their new album "El Camino" is getting strong reviews. And for a band that used to play small clubs in Akron and Cleveland, they are now selling tickets for a show at Quicken Loans Arena in March.Â...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 12/12/11 Updated: 2011-12-12 14:13:34 Description: Monday's headlines: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploradio - Obesity and memory Updated: 2011-12-12 05:00:00 Description: The holidays are hard on just about everyone's waistline. But that's what New Year's resolutions are for. A new body of research, though, is showing that for seriously obese people keeping those New Year's resolutions can actually improve brain funct...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD OH U.S. Senator sponsors Short Sea Shipping bill Updated: 2011-12-09 20:38:24 Description: One of Ohio's two senators is sponsoring bi-partisan bill to increase shipping on the Great Lakes. The bill would exempt shippers from paying the Harbor Maintenance Tax for container shipments loaded at an American port in the Great Lakes/St. Lawrenc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD EPA says enforcement measures are working Updated: 2011-12-09 20:09:58 Description: The Environmental Protection Agency says its civil and criminal penalties have helped to reduce land, water and air pollution in the Great Lakes--including Lake Erie--by 15 hundred tons this year. Nationwide, the agency says it reduced pollution by a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why was Craigslist killer suspect released Updated: 2011-12-09 20:01:30 Description: Among the scores of questions surrounding Ohio's Craigslist killings is why one of the prime suspects was free when three men were killed and one was wounded. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and GRANT ENGLE report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio GOP's civil war Updated: 2011-12-09 18:09:53 Description: The civil war that is apparently happening within the ranks of the Ohio Republican Party has gone public. But none of the participants are talking about it. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler sought out some experts to dig into what might be happe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Big Bath Salt Bust Updated: 2011-12-09 18:08:35 Description: The Ohio State Highway Patrol has made another big drug bust - the second this week. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Internet to Appalachia in two years Updated: 2011-12-09 18:04:34 Description: Millions of Ohioans now take high-speed internet connections for granted...but many people in the state's Appalachian region don't have broadband coverage. That's why a non-profit partnership called Connect Ohio is promising to boost high-speed inter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Spectrum conference finds common ground Updated: 2011-12-09 12:12:45 Description: A conference created by three think-tanks sought to talk about tough topics without partisan bickering.  Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports it drew hundreds of political observers, lobbyists and lawmakers - former and current - but there are q...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland's new casino is taking some cues from Pittsburgh's experience Updated: 2011-12-09 05:00:00 Description: Cleveland is preparing to open the first of Ohio's four casinos this spring. About 2 hours away casino gambling has been part of that Pittsburgh's offerings since 2009. Both cities have both spent the last few decades adding entertainment venues to h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD County land bank concept alive and well in northeast Ohio Updated: 2011-12-08 23:55:02 Description: A pioneering program to help northeast Ohio communities deal with urban blight will continue. WKSU's Tim Rudell reports that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Cuyahoga County Land Bank are renewing a 2010 agreement to wor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD EPA study links fracking to water pollution Updated: 2011-12-08 23:29:50 Description: The U.S. EPA released a report Thursday that links a type of natural gas drilling to groundwater pollution in Wyoming. The process called fracking has spread across eastern Ohio and stirred environmental debate. Republican State Representative David ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD OH Senate considers changes to Heartbeat Bill Updated: 2011-12-08 23:14:53 Description: An Ohio Senate committee could possibly make changes to what's become known as the heartbeat bill--the plan that would ban abortions in Ohio after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio's senators react to Cordray's nomination block Updated: 2011-12-08 22:02:42 Description: Ohio's two senators had vastly different reads and vastly different votes on the nomination of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. M.L. Schultze has more on why Ohio's highly respected former attorney general is at the c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD OH Highway Patrol drug bust breaks record Updated: 2011-12-08 19:58:47 Description: The Ohio State Highway Patrol made another huge drug bust Thursday. Troopers say they pulled over a car on the Ohio Turnpike in Wood County near Toledo for following another vehicle too closely. When they got suspicious, they asked the driver to sear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Noon headlines, Nov. 8, 2011 Updated: 2011-12-08 17:18:14 Description: GOP senators block CordrayGingrich is Ohio Republican favoriteBrowns head to Pittsburgh tonightBlack Keys donate to home-town charity WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD GOP senators praise Cordray, and block his nomination Updated: 2011-12-08 17:09:42 Description: Senate Republicans have blocked former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. They used a procedural vote to keep the Senate from even considering Cordray's nomination this morning. Cordray has ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio House speaker says split primaries may merge again Updated: 2011-12-08 16:05:09 Description: Ohio would see its split primaries reunited, probably in May, in a bill the Ohio House leader says he plans to fast track next week. House Speaker William Batchelder, a Republican, told Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen that he hopes lawmakers can appro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gingrich and Obama are about tied in Buckeye state polls Updated: 2011-12-08 15:49:07 Description: A new independent poll shows Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich surging among G.O.P. voters in Ohio. But it also shows Ohio voters overall having a tough time choosing between Gingrich and President Obama. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Addicted to gambling Updated: 2011-12-08 05:00:00 Description: Only about one percent of adults lose control when they gamble, but an increase of about 40,000 pathological gamblers is predicted in Cuyahoga County alone with the opening of Ohio's new casinos.  The casino industry relies on its own programs to co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD FirstEnergy going solar Updated: 2011-12-08 04:31:27 Description: Akron-based FirstEnergy has agreed to purchase the output from a 70 million dollar green energy facility being built in Maryland. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and GRANT ENGLE report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thousands could lose unemployment benefits Updated: 2011-12-07 23:46:17 Description: Thousands of jobless Ohioans are in danger of running out of their unemployment benefits early next year, if Congress doesn't renew a federal extension of benefits. Ben Johnson is with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. WKSU's Bill Cohen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Advocates push for stricter animal cruelty laws Updated: 2011-12-07 23:14:56 Description: Backers of a bill to increase penalties for kennel operators and volunteers who are convicted of animal cruelty continue to push for its passage. Julie Robert with the animal advocacy group, Peace for Paws, says Ohio's current laws on animal cruelty ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD No decision for combined primary reached yet Updated: 2011-12-07 23:04:27 Description: Candidates who want to run for one of Ohio's 16 Congressional seats have to file petitions today, even though their primary won't be until June. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports that's because there's still talk about merging that primary wit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Redfern runs for representative Updated: 2011-12-07 22:45:18 Description: The chairman of Ohio's Democratic Party wants to return to the state Legislature while keeping his current job. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sutton to run against Renacci Updated: 2011-12-07 22:32:25 Description: Congresswoman Betty Sutton is going to challenge freshman Representative Jim Renacci, thanks to the new Ohio congressional map Republicans have created.  Sutton announced Wednesday that she will run for the 16th Congressional District, whose new bo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Hall announces 2012 inductees Updated: 2011-12-07 21:51:21 Description: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees today.  The acts cover punk, rap, R&B, heavy metal and the British Invasion -- sometimes within the same group.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and music expert John Gorman talk about this year's slate of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stark County shatters record for oils and gas leases Updated: 2011-12-07 21:36:23 Description: The Stark County recorder's office collected as much money yesterday (Tuesday) as it usually makes in a year. That's because Chesapeake Energy dropped off a box with the paperwork for 1,046 oil and gas drilling leases. County Recorder Rick Campell sa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio Gov. John Kasich not confident about Sears Updated: 2011-12-07 21:31:37 Description: Ohio has made a multi-million dollar sales pitch to lure a major retailer to Ohio. But Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports the normally confident governor continues to be very cautious about Ohio's ability to deliver a deal here. WKSU's Kar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Showdown in Senate over Cordray Updated: 2011-12-07 20:19:06 Description: Democrats are pushing for a vote tomorrow (Thursday) on President Obama's nomination of Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And one of those pushing hardest is Democratic Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown. But in a conferenc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD While Cordray fight continues, consumer bureau starts doing business Updated: 2011-12-07 20:02:35 Description: The national Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may not have a director, but it does have a new way of explaining credit card terms to consumers. And WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on what's in it. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Year 2" for the Cavs begins day after Christmas Updated: 2011-12-07 09:49:29 Description: The Cleveland Cavaliers return from the NBA lockout the day after Christmas against Toronto. WKSU commentator Terry Pluto calls this shortened season "Year 2" for Cavs fans. He's referring to the second year after LeBron James left Cleveland for Miam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The other Detroit businessman steering Ohio's billion-dollar bet Updated: 2011-12-07 05:00:00 Description: The man overseeing one of the biggest investments in Northeast Ohio's history has been busy for decades making billion-dollar development deals in downtown Detroit. And he's NOT Dan Gilbert. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz talks with - and about - Matt Cull...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock Hall likelies Updated: 2011-12-06 23:50:00 Description: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its inductees this week. The fifteen nominees cover punk, rap, disco, Latin, R&B, heavy metal and the British Invasion -- sometimes within the same group. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and music expert John Gorman p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich calls for congressional map compromise Updated: 2011-12-06 22:21:50 Description: Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he's holding onto hope that lawmakers will come up with a new congressional map that Republicans and at least some Democrats can agree on. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ACLU threatens lawsuit of abortion bill Updated: 2011-12-06 21:49:16 Description: Ohio lawmakers are considering two pieces of legislation this week that would make it harder for women to get abortions. Opponents of the legislation are promising to sue if the bills are passed. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Renacci joins fundraising committee with 11 GOP freshman Updated: 2011-12-06 21:45:59 Description: Republican Congressman Jim Renacci of Stark County has formed a joint fundraising committee with eleven other freshman GOP lawmakers. The committee will allow the candidates to raise funds together rather than individually. John Green is director of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich says his tax incentives mean more than 3,000 new jobs Updated: 2011-12-06 21:19:05 Description: The state of Ohio has approved a record number of tax breaks to companies to keep from moving or to retain or create jobs. Altogether, 30 Ohio companies have received tax breaks totaling around $60 million. Eight of them are in Northeast Ohio, and wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Democrats make another plea for a single primary Updated: 2011-12-06 21:09:48 Description: A group of Democratic elections workers is pleading for state lawmakers to merge the March primaries for the legislature and the US Senate and the June primaries for Congress and the presidency back into a single event. The situation is still fluid, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Can minors waive their Miranda rights? Updated: 2011-12-06 20:50:37 Description: The Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether children can up waive their Miranda rights, and be interrogated by police without a lawyer or a parent present.  The state high court justices hear arguments this morning in the case of a 15-year-old Cuyah...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Recall law killed in House Updated: 2011-12-06 20:45:59 Description: Ohioans don’t have the right to recall state office holders or state legislators. And Tuesday, it became clear that voters are not going to get that power any time soon. a bill granting voters that recall power was killed in the Ohio House of Re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Headlines 12/6/11 Updated: 2011-12-06 11:19:04 Description: Tuesday's headlines include: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Something old and something new: casino dollars may be both Updated: 2011-12-06 05:00:00 Description: The new Cleveland casino will pull in big money. How much of it will come from beyond northeast Ohio is unclear.  And, as WKSU's Tim Rudell reports, it's even less clear how the shuffling of entertainment spending within the region will affect thi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Unwise Purchases Updated: 2011-12-06 05:00:00 Description: For people who like to shop, this time of year is The Olympics.  WKSU contributor George Bilgere (bil-gayr) says when he's feeling a little down, he likes to buy something. It makes him feel better, temporarily, until he looks at the stuff he ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Elections board wants big budget increase to handle the 2012 vote Updated: 2011-12-06 03:28:52 Description: Summit County's board of elections wants nearly twice the money it's been allotted in the 2012 budget. That's in part because of the likelihood that Ohio will have two primaries next year. But, as WKSU's Tim Rudell reports, that's actually just a sma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ten Ohio processing centers face closure Updated: 2011-12-05 23:57:38 Description: The U.S. Postal Service is moving closer to closing more than 250 mail processing centers around the country, including 10 in Ohio. The postal service announced $3 billion in tentative cuts Monday. Processing centers in Canton, Akron and Youngstown a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stark State changes policy in response to fraudulent GEDs Updated: 2011-12-05 23:10:10 Description: Two Stark State College students are accused of forging GED transcripts and collecting nearly $20,000 in financial aid. Until May 18th of this year, Stark State's policy allowed students to fax copies of their GED transcripts, rather than insisting o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Despite success, Ohio GOP rifts are emerging Updated: 2011-12-05 22:26:19 Description: Two of the state's top Republicans are trying to oust a third. Ohio House Speaker Bill Batchelder has joined Gov. John Kasich in sharp criticism of GOP state Chairman Kevin DeWine. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles talks with Ohio State University politi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Davis-Besse to reopen with cracked concrete shield Updated: 2011-12-05 21:49:38 Description: First Energy is restarting its Davis-Besse nuclear power plant, but won't say when it will be fully operating again. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission kept the plant closed during the past month after workers discovered a 30-foot hairline crack in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Senator Patton targets Linndale mayor's court Updated: 2011-12-05 21:05:22 Description: State Senator Tom Patton is making another attempt to shut down the village of Linndale's mayor's court - and what many contend is a speed trap. The tiny Cuyahoga county community along Interstate 71 gets 80-percent of its budget from traffic tickets...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Downtown Cleveland's Arcade has been sold Updated: 2011-12-05 20:51:43 Description: A downtown Cleveland landmark has a new owner. A Canadian developer was the only bidder at a sheriff's sale this morning for the "The Arcade."                                                    Â...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Attorney General wants DNA collected in all rape cases Updated: 2011-12-05 19:41:36 Description: A special commission on sexual assault is calling on Ohio police to collect DNA evidence and submit it to state experts in virtually all cases. Currently, only about half of the rape kits are turned in. The new rule is being pushed by Attorney Genera...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploradio - The dinosaur revolution Updated: 2011-12-05 10:36:24 Description: Even though they've been extinct for 65 million years, scientists on average name a new dinosaur every week.  In this week's Exploradio -  we meet one man who's added his share of discoveries to the modern dinosaur revolution. WKSU's Jeff St....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland works on fitting a casino into its cityscape Updated: 2011-12-05 05:00:00 Description: Everyone knew the new casino being built in Northeast Ohio would be in Cleveland. After all, that's what the constitutional amendment that voters passed in 2009 stipulates. Using the old Higbee building for Phase One of the project was a pleasa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Santa blimp Updated: 2011-12-05 05:00:00 Description: The Marine Corps' Toys for Tots program is over 60 years old but the effort in Northeast Ohio has to be one of the most unusual in the country.  WKSU's Mark Urycki has details on the plans for this coming weekend. WKSU's Mark Urycki reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cleveland casino fitting in Updated: 2011-12-05 05:00:00 Description: Everyone knew the new casino being built in Northeast Ohio would be in Cleveland. After all, that's what the constitutional amendment that voters passed in 2009 stipulates. Using the old Higbee building for Phase One of the project was a pleasa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Independent spending on Ohio elections doubles Updated: 2011-12-05 05:00:00 Description: Independent groups have doubled what they've spent on Ohio elections in the last five years. And WKSU's M.L. Schultze says a group that is tracking that spending says much more is to come. WKSU's M.L. Schultze and Anna Staver report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bills stew in Ohio Statehouse committees Updated: 2011-12-05 05:00:00 Description: The first year of the Ohio Legislature's two-year session is ending. Not many high-profile bills are expected to be voted on during the last few House and Senate sessions this month. Still, statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports that legislators...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Movement to bank land builds throughout northeast Ohio Updated: 2011-12-05 05:00:00 Description: Summit County's council is considering tonight (Monday) creating a land bank to help reduce the number of abandoned properties. It's part of a growing trend across the state that started two years ago with Cuyahoga County. WSKU's M.L. Schultze report...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio judge sets congressional map trial for late January Updated: 2011-12-03 00:54:49 Description: A Southwest Ohio judge has rejected a request by a Northeast Ohio congressman to implement the congressional map that the state's Republican lawmakers passed this summer. Instead, the Clermont county judge has set a trial for January 30th to decide...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Court rules in favor of JobsOhio board Updated: 2011-12-02 22:48:27 Description: The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas has dismissed a case brought by Democrats over the state's new JobsOhio program. The court ruled ProgressOhio and other plaintiffs didn't have standing. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, Pro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heartbeat bill splits anti-abortion movement Updated: 2011-12-02 17:56:50 Description: A split within Ohio's anti-abortion movement is continuing to deepen. The spark for the split is that proposed new law that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. That's often by the 10th week. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sens. Portman, Brown agree on payroll tax Updated: 2011-12-02 01:18:23 Description: The Senate is expected to vote Friday on legislation that would reduce payroll taxes, which fund social security.  And both of Ohio's Senators are poised to support the tax cut.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD FitzGerald pushes access to education Updated: 2011-12-02 01:12:23 Description: Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald says the county government should play a bigger role in ensuring all kids in the county have access to a good education. That's why he's pushing local schools and community groups to work together in new ways t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Traffic stop ends in meth bust Updated: 2011-12-01 21:54:23 Description: A routine traffic stop is credited with leading authorities to the bust of a meth lab in a Lancaster motel. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has details. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cuyahoga launches program to help low income kids succeed in school Updated: 2011-12-01 21:50:23 Description: Cuyahoga County has a new strategy to help educate its most vulnerable children. Based on a newly completed study, the program unveiled today calls for better coordination of existing social services with struggling school district.        ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio pitches for Sears HQs Updated: 2011-12-01 21:32:14 Description: Just after the departure of a well known global company based in Ohio, the state is ratcheting up its sales pitch to a familiar retailer. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports. WKSU's Karen Kasler reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Attorney General's office helps Ohioans find legit charities Updated: 2011-12-01 18:17:11 Description: The holiday season brings out the "giving spirit" in a lot of people. That's one reason why many charities use this time to solicit donations over the phone. Most of the charities are legitimate. But some are not. And that's why the Ohio attorney gen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NE Ohio manufacturing trends upward Updated: 2011-12-01 03:54:13 Description: Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio is trending upward according to a new report from the Department of Commerce.  WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more... WKSU's Kabir Bhatia and GRANT ENGLE report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Herman Cain at OSU Updated: 2011-12-01 03:47:09 Description: In light of sexual harassment charges against him, Republican Herman Cain is re-assessing his campaign for president. But, when Cain spoke Wednesday at Ohio State University's main campus in Columbus, he gave no sign of quitting the race. Ohio Public...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pluto: Meyer's huge salary is worth it to Ohio State Updated: 2011-11-30 09:14:56 Description: Ohio State University's new football coach will be among the five highest paid in the country. Ashtabula native Urban Meyer will make more than$4 million a year, plus millions in incentives, in his six year contract - which might then be extended to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cuyahoga County trying to curb residents' unhealthy ways Updated: 2011-11-29 21:49:53 Description: Cuyahoga County is launching an initiative to curb its' residents' increasingly poor health. County Executive Ed FitzGerald is building an alliance to help communities fight the growing rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. WKSU's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio's health care battle continues Updated: 2011-11-29 21:27:29 Description: There's a hard deadline coming in the federal health insurance law - states need to take some steps by the end of next year, or the federal government will do it for them. Supporters of the law fear that deadline will be missed. But as Ohio Public Ra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Diverse minds gather to discuss Ohio's future Updated: 2011-11-29 21:17:36 Description: We're in one of the most politically charged climates in recent memory, and one of the worst lingering financial crises in years. Leaders of some Ohio think tanks hope to bring together people with diverse views to talk about tough issues like taxes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Headline News 11/29/11 Updated: 2011-11-29 12:37:14 Description: Tuesday's news headlines: WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Five-hundred Silver Bells in Cleveland Updated: 2011-11-29 06:40:33 Description: At Severance Hall, violins, tympanis and oboes are important. And so are the five hundred silver bells sold each holiday season by the Cleveland Orchestra's Women's Committee. WKSU's Kabir Bhatia has more on an instrument that's vital without bei...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Meyer says kids make mistakes, but Ohio State program isn't broken Updated: 2011-11-28 23:45:48 Description: Ashtabula native Urban Meyer was introduced at a press conference this afternoon as Ohio State's new head football coach. Meyer will be paid a reported $6 million a year to coach the Buckeyes. He's joining Ohio State just a year after he resigned as ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State schools chief say Ohio schools foster the 'illusion of progress' Updated: 2011-11-28 23:37:58 Description: In 10 years, nearly all of the highest-demand jobs in Ohio will require some kind of education beyond high school. Ohio school superintendent Stan Heffner says the state's current school system is not up to preparing students for those jobs. StateImp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ohio to offer matching licenses and license plates Updated: 2011-11-28 22:03:36 Description: In about a year, Ohioans will be able to buy new license plates and drivers’ licenses with a matching color scheme. They will be mostly white with blue letters and numbers and a red triangle at the top. A new feature will include slogans in smal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Home weatherization agency accused of misusing stimulus funds Updated: 2011-11-28 22:03:00 Description: Ohio's anti-corruption watchdog has found what it calls "wrongdoing" at the Ohio Development Department's office that oversees home weatherization programs. WKSU's Bill Cohen reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasich eases limits on ex convicts Updated: 2011-11-28 21:53:46 Description: Every year in Ohio, about 24,000 felons finish their prison sentences and are freed. Many have problems finding work because Ohio limits the kind of jobs they can hold. Dozens of activists have begun meeting to explore changing those limits and state...more... | ||||
