Kendall Crawford

Cincinnati

Western Iowa Reporter at WVXU-FM (Cincinnati, OH)

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Ohio Wesleyan’s ‘Lizard League’ is tracking Cincinnati’s cold-blooded invaders

3 days ago | ideastream.org | Kendall Crawford

For Cincinnatians, the sight of a small lizard scurrying across a sidewalk or hanging out on an alley wall isn’t surprising. For more than 70 years, European common wall lizards, known locally as Lazarus lizards, have lived in the Queen City. Farther north, in Delaware county, a team of Ohio Wesleyan University students is studying how these species have adapted from the mountains of Italy to the hills of Ohio.
Three post-COVID takeaways from Ohio school board members

1 week ago | wosu.org | Kendall Crawford

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio parents and community members showed up in droves to their local school board meetings. They took to the podium to debate masking, learning loss and curriculum.
Holy cow, that’s a yak! Why some Ohio farmers are embracing Himalayan herds

1 week ago | wyso.org | Kendall Crawford

Blake Mathys grew up on a central Ohio farm, going to exotic animal auctions with his father. They collected Scottish Highland cows, Jacob sheep and even peacocks. If it had fur or feathers, it was fair game. “So when we moved back to Ohio about 12 years ago, I decided I wanted some livestock and maybe something a little unusual,” Mathys said. “I thought ‘Why not yaks?’”Mathys is one of just a handful of farmers that raise the Himalayan animals in Ohio.
One man’s mission to preserve his grandmother’s legacy - and the park she left behind

2 weeks ago | wosu.org | Kendall Crawford

Kalen Howell can map his family history without moving a single step. From one spot on Market Street in Urbana, he pointed to the former living spaces of much of his lineage. The home where his grandmother grew up is on the corner, and just to the west, his great-grandparents made their home. He grew up in this neighborhood too, just a couple doors down. “We used to play like the whole neighborhood was our playground,” Kalen said. “We played in the alleys. We climbed the trees.
'Every human needs a restroom': Ohioans with disabilities advocate for adult-sized changing tables

2 weeks ago | wosu.org | Kendall Crawford

High school sophomore Joel Buyer is almost always on the go. He’s on a bowling team, a part of his local 4-H club and he loves to travel. He recently visited New York City for his sweet sixteen. “I have a favorite part: the train,” said Joel, who has cerebral palsy and speaks through an augmentative and alternative communication device. “Yeah, we liked riding the subway,” his mom Heather chimed in. On a spring afternoon, the mother-son duo is taking a less glamorous trip.
NASA HQ might need a new space. Lawmakers are suggesting Ohio

3 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Kendall Crawford

NASA’s lease on its Washington, D.C. headquarters expires in three years. Some Ohio legislators say that’s enough time to complete an important mission: convince the federal government to relocate the nerve system of NASA to Cleveland. A bipartisan group of Ohio’s congressional delegation, including 11 representatives and both senators, sent a letter to vice president J.D. Vance, requesting the office be relocated to Ohio.
More Ohio deer are dying from Chronic Wasting Disease. Here’s why that matters

4 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Kendall Crawford

Ohio deer are testing positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a neurological disease that is always fatal to animals like deer, moose and elk. It has infected more than 20 whitetail deer in five Ohio counties this past hunting season. CWD was first found in the state in 2020. Since then, there’s been for the illness that’s closely related to Mad Cow Disease. The disease degrades brain tissue, causes abnormal behavior and ultimately kills the deer.
One project is changing Ohioans perspective on prison - through conversation

1 month ago | ideastream.org | Kendall Crawford

The courtyard at Pickaway Correctional Institution hummed with activity on a sunny Wednesday in March. The prison’s residents stretched their legs under the warm sun and greeted this week’s visitors with the same ease of neighbors passing on the street. Ioanna Skubas was one of five people visiting the prison, just 15 miles southwest of Columbus, with the Frederick Douglass Project for Justice, a program that brings people inside and outside prison together for community discussions.
One water: Integrated water resource management is the future

1 month ago | stormwater.com | Kendall Crawford |Katie Johns

As cities grow, industries develop, and climate-related events appear to accelerate, the strain on water resources is becoming very difficult to ignore. According to the United Nations, global water demand is expected to increase by 20-30% by 2050, with urban areas bearing the brunt of this pressure.
One-of-a-kind Ohio housing program offers hope and safety to survivors of sexual violence

1 month ago | ideastream.org | Kendall Crawford

Warning: This story references sexual assault and suicide. Sara loves the way light streams through her Nelsonville apartment windows and shines on her two cats. The rays embody the warmth she feels in her new space. “I definitely have a sense of safety and hope,” Sara, whose last name we’re not using to protect her privacy. “The hope is the huge part that I didn't have before.”At three years old, a neighbor sexually assaulted Sara.