A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty to helping bring roughly 305 pounds of meth into Middletown, authorities say. The drugs were hidden as fake paver stones.

A Massillon man wanted by the U.S. Marshals on sex and felony charges was arrested Sunday in Cincinnati; authorities say the multi‑agency manhunt is now closed.

Warm Thursday pushes highs into the 70s–80s, then a cold front may trigger showers and a line of thunderstorms Thursday night with gusty winds and heavy rain.

A second meteor streaked across northwest Ohio Tuesday night, captured on video at the Indian Meadows service plaza. NASA analysis says the flash came from a one‑pound fragment that burned up over Saginaw Bay.

A proposed Ohio law would exempt capital gains from state and municipal income taxes, setting up a fight over an estimated hundreds of millions in lost revenue.

JLL arranged a $59M refinance for a three‑building, 647,717‑sq‑ft industrial portfolio spanning Fairfield, Ohio, and Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The five‑year loan backs high‑spec Class A warehouses near major highways and O’Hare.

Winsupply will add roughly 200,000 sq ft at its Miami Township site as part of a 1.6M sq ft national buildout that includes Atlanta and Oklahoma City. The move aims to speed deliveries and deepen inventory for local contractors.

OKI’s WSP‑led roadmaps lay out chargers, vertiports and phased electrical upgrades for six Tri‑State general‑aviation airports, with an estimated regional bill of about $35.1M.

Former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen was subpoenaed to testify in Albertsons’ Delaware lawsuit over the failed merger. His testimony could be pivotal to the companies’ fight over who is to blame.

Lorain County and Ohio HIDTA officials say gaps in the deconfliction system have led to tense "blue on blue" near-misses during undercover drug operations. The new HIDTA director vows to press leaders for fixes.

A Cincinnati constituent living with epidermolysis bullosa helped persuade Rep. Greg Landsman to introduce a bill that would test nationwide Medicaid coverage for costly wound‑care supplies. Lawmakers and advocates say the study could show whether covering bandages prevents expensive hospital stays.

Clear and crisp this morning, a sharp warm-up will push highs into the 80s on Thursday before thunderstorms arrive late that night.

Chef Madeline Sheblessy bought Lonely Pine Steakhouse and plans a mid‑to‑late April reopening with a renewed farm‑to‑table focus.