Abigail Bottar
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Audio reporting, Akron politics, rail safety
Education: Kent State University - Bachelor of Arts, political science
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Downtown Kent
Experience:
Abigail Bottar covers Akron, Canton, Kent and the surrounding areas for Ideastream Public Media. She started in public radio as a news intern at WKSU. Her reporting on the train derailment in East Palestine has appeared nationally and internationally on the BBC, NPR, “Morning Edition,” “Up First,” “Here and Now,” MSNBC, “Living on Earth” and Vox’s “Today, Explained.”
Highlights:
- 2022, Best Spot News Coverage, Ohio Associated Press Media Editors
- Guest on the “Sound of Ideas” and panelist on the “Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable”
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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Signs of spring are already popping up at Akron Cooperative Farms, a community garden that mainly serves Bhutanese immigrants. -
The move to hire the university's Department of Criminal Justice Studies comes after Akron City Council rejected Mayor Shammas Malik's plan to hire a national consulting firm last month, citing the $640,000 price tag. -
The fiscal office did not reinvest $1 million in Israel Bonds that matured Feb. 1. The decision was mainly based on the bond market, the deputy fiscal officer said. -
Stark County leaders are not deterred by an Ohio Department of Transportation report that did not recommend the expansion of U.S. Route 30 to a four lane highway between Canton and State Route 11. -
The nonprofit Early Childhood Resource Center is dispersing $199,990 in grant money from The National Fund for Workforce Solutions and $40,000 from the GAR Foundation, according to Akron officials. The city is also providing mini-grants to childcare centers, according to city officials. -
The city held a town hall Tuesday night to hear residents thoughts on crowd control as the city develops a new policy per a settlement last year. -
Summit County allowed a $1 million investment in Israel Bonds to mature without reinvesting, according to the fiscal office. -
The village highlighted accomplishments since the February 2023 train derailment, including a new logo, website, social media, monthly newsletter and filming council meetings. -
The WNBA is poised to award Cleveland with its 16th franchise, according to a report from Sports Business Journal. The announcement is expected no later than March. -
4-H offers a shooting sports program to Ohio kids, according to officials. Kids can also partake in the sport at 4-H camps across the state, according to officials.
