After a marathon 18-hour vote, the Senate has funded immigration enforcement. The GOP bill funds ICE and the Border Patrol for three years.

Ideastream Public Media's Zaria Johnson spoke with Cleveland Metroparks' Bethany Beshire to learn more about the midge, where it comes from and what it means for Northeast Ohio's environment.

Studies have long shown the benefits of art therapy in treating mental health and addiction. Clients in a Wooster residential treatment program attend pottery class once a month.

In 2025, Summit County saw eight domestic violence-related deaths in 2025, an increase from one or two per year since 2020.

Refugees were notified in February that if they've been in the U.S. for more than a year without applying to become a lawful permanent resident, they would be subject to immigration detention.

Fourteen people are facing charges in Ohio for stealing more than $50 million from Medicaid, behavioral health services, federal funds for COVID relief and individual victims across the US.

The May 5 Primary was the first election under new rules that eliminated a four-day grace period for late, mail-in ballots. Now, any ballot arriving to the Board of Elections after 7:30 p.m. on Election Day is invalid.

A trial in March ended in a mistrial for Charles “Chuck” Jones, former CEO of FirstEnergy, and Michael Dowling, the former senior vice president of external affairs, after the jury deadlocked.

Officials discussed federal and state charges against 14 people for their alleged participation in fraudulent activity in Ohio.