Bill Rinehart

1 week ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

There are questions where the answer is lost in the mists of time. There are questions where no one bothered to write down the answer because it didn't seem like a big deal at the time. And that's where our feature OKI Wanna Know comes in. This week, WVXU's Bill Rinehart tracks down another railroad connection to our past. Catherine Tebben of Oakley lives on Wasson Road, near Wasson Way, a trail she loves. “I’m interested in how Wasson Road and Wasson Way got their names.

2 weeks ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

Soon to be unemployed government workers and their supporters gathered in Bridgetown Friday afternoon to protest dramatic cuts by the Trump administration. Micah Niemeier-Walsh says she's one of the unionized employees who's been told she'll be let go from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati. The end date could be as soon as May 1. She’s the vice president of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 3840.

3 weeks ago | wosu.org | Bill Rinehart

“I’m very unhappy with how they’re doing things,” Robin Wallace says. “And we can’t get to our senators. They’re hiding.”Wallace was at one of another round of nationwide anti-Trump demonstrations Saturday. Protesters in downtown Cincinnati gathered at Piatt Park before marching to the Federal Building at 5th and Main. They carried signs protesting the Trump administration's actions and stances on immigration, education, and cuts to federal departments.

4 weeks ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

You might wonder about something but not know who to ask, or decide it's not worth your time to ask. That's where OKI Wanna Know comes in — we ask the questions others don't bother with. This week, we stare into the lights with WVXU's Bill Rinehart. Amy Parrott of Villa Hills, Kentucky, says she drives by the Duke Energy Center and sees the Cincinnati sign on the western wall all lit up, with changing colors. She wonders who decides which color or colors the sign will be on any given night.

1 month ago | ideastream.org | Bill Rinehart |Tana Weingartner

A former commander of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has pleaded guilty to disobeying a superior officer and fraternization. Prosecutors dropped a charge of extramarital sexual conduct against Col. Christopher Meeker as part of a plea agreement. Meeker was accused of having a relationship with a staff sergeant, and disobeying orders to end the relationship. Col.