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1 week ago | 
lovelandmagazine.com | David Miller |Zack Carreon
91.7 WVXU | By Zack CarreonThe Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County are requesting $350 million from the state of Ohio to fund renovations to Paycor Stadium. The proposed renovation plan totals $830 million, which the county says is about a third of the cost of a new NFL stadium.
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2 weeks ago | 
wvxu.org | Zack Carreon
Multiple venues at The Banks say weekend events will proceed as scheduled despite significant flooding earlier this week. The Ohio River crested at 60.8 feet early Tuesday morning, but the water is receding, allowing local officials to proceed with the cleanup effort. A spokesperson for the Cincinnati Reds says the team will play its upcoming six-game homestand at Great American Ball Park as scheduled. Still, fans should be aware of nearby parking garage and road closures.
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2 weeks ago | 
wosu.org | Zack Carreon
The Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County are requesting $350 million from the state of Ohio to fund renovations to Paycor Stadium. The proposed renovation plan totals $830 million, which the county says is about a third of the cost of a new NFL stadium.
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2 weeks ago | 
wvxu.org | Zack Carreon
Hamilton and Campbell counties have declared states of emergency after several days of heavy rain and storms led to widespread flooding across the Tri-State. The Ohio River crested overnight at 60.8 feet, surpassing the peak of the 2018 flood, which reached 60.5 feet. The Great Miami, Little Miami, Whitewater and Licking river also exceeded their banks over the past few days but are seeing floodwaters starting to recede.
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3 weeks ago | 
wvxu.org | Zack Carreon
Pro-Palestinian student activists at the University of Cincinnati held a demonstration on campus Thursday afternoon. The protest against Israel's occupation of Gaza comes just two days after a 21-year-old UC student was arrested by campus police for his involvement in an alleged altercation with non-student demonstrators.
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3 weeks ago | 
ideastream.org | Zack Carreon
Miami University trustees approved the appointment of Flagg Taylor as the executive director of the school's new state-mandated "intellectual diversity" center Thursday. He also will serve as a tenured professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Studies. Known as the Miami University Center for Civics, Culture, and Society, the center on Miami's Oxford campus is one of five such centers at public universities in Ohio required under House Bill 33, which was passed in 2023.
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3 weeks ago | 
wvxu.org | Zack Carreon
The area's most prominent universities are preparing to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices to comply with newly signed state laws. In Ohio, Senate Bill 1, which Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law Friday, bans public university diversity programs and faculty strikes, while requiring "intellectual diversity" on certain subjects like climate change, immigration policy, and abortion.
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3 weeks ago | 
wvxu.org | Zack Carreon
Cincinnati Public Schools says about 100 new students have enrolled in the district between this Sunday and Monday afternoon after local charter school Dohn Community High School announced its abrupt closure Friday. The charter school announced earlier this year that it would close its doors this summer, citing financial issues and an Ohio Auditor's Office investigation into its operator, the Cincinnati Charter School Collaborative.
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4 weeks ago | 
wvxu.org | Zack Carreon
Cincinnati Public Schools parents, students, and community members held a protest Wednesday at Fountain Square near Gov. Mike DeWine's Southwest Regional Office in downtown Cincinnati. Protestors say the demonstration was organized to draw attention to DeWine's recent actions related to funding for Ohio's public schools. Last week, DeWine attended President Trump's signing of an executive order to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.
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1 month ago | 
wvxu.org | Zack Carreon
The Forest Hills Schools Board of Education announced Saturday it selected accountant and University of Cincinnati professor Mark Bell as its newest member. Board President Bob Bibb says Bell has been an involved parent and volunteer who previously served as the treasurer of Turpin Athletics Boosters while his three kids were enrolled in the district. He's expected to be officially sworn in next month.
