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The gunshot-detection microphones the Dayton Police Department uses dispatched officers to West Dayton more than 2,200 times over the past two years.

In 2020, the parole board made decisions on 953 people up for parole, 151 were granted release. There’s no information on how many of those were “old law inmates” or any details on who received parole.

On Sept. 11, 2001, current Akron Canton Airport CEO and President Ren Camacho was working for the New York and New Jersey Port Authority, which had offices on the 73rd floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center.

A year after Black Lives Matter protests spilled into the streets of cities across the United States, how much change has occurred to achieve racial justice?

The Ohio Supreme Court has more impact on people's daily lives than the U.S. Supreme Court.

Although bipartisanship isn't seen frequently these days, there seems to be some agreement from both sides of the aisle on the need to reform bail in Ohio.

Even with bipartisan support to reduce Ohio's prison population, state lawmakers are increasing the number of felonies and penalties defendants face.

The relationship between businesses and schools in Ohio has often been contentious as they regularly spar over school tax bills, abatements and exemptions that affect the pocketbooks of both sides.

A listener asks if the school day should be shifted later for teens.

While the past year of the pandemic has been frustrating for many school districts, some have also looked at it as an opportunity.

A plan crafted by a group of legislators and school finance experts addressed inequities that plague the current funding formula. But the state House and Senate disagree on the approach.

Students in Hudson say no, but a school in Canton is making it work. We answer a listener's OH Really? question for Learning Curve, our series looking at K-12 public education in Ohio.