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WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Dayton residents can easily track how city leaders are using their tax dollars by way of online tools, new flights are coming to the Dayton International Airport, Dayton bans novelty gun-shaped lighters, Clark County investigates its first human case of West Nile Virus since 2021 and St. Mary's water treatment project has ben co...

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. SunWatch Indian Village in Dayton wants people to think of America's 250 anniversary in a different way; Montgomery County is again assessing the future of Memorial Hall; experts weigh in on the impact of Ohio's gas tax holiday; and fewer federal funds will be used for Ohio's SNAP program.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. An initiative in Wilmington to add regulations to data centers in the city can't be placed on the November ballot; bills to suspend the Ohio gas tax have been introduced; and President Trump is coming to Vandalia to rally for Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and experts weigh in on how it could affect Husted's campaign.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. A group of energy companies want to expand Ohio's electric grid; the state’s utility regulator has given final approval to a Madison County solar project set to be Ohio’s largest to date; two local companies announce layoffs; and Middletown City Schools get two stars on the State's report card.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. A UD study on attracting bees to farms came back with surprising results; a local farmers tells of his struggle with high diesel prices; and rockets built by kids will ascend at the US Air Force Museum.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Springfield City Council has reinstated the city manager by a 4 to 1 vote; Montgomery County Fair organizers are looking to the public for ideas to save money and bring more visitors to the fair; and Ohio legislators are scheduled to return next week to vote on temporarily suspending the state's gas tax.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine declares a state of emergency for 19 counties in Ohio due to severe weather, which includes several southwestern Ohio counties and some local communities are assisting those with storm damage; a state initiative focuses on reducing infant mortality rates; and while candidates for Ohio governor want to suspend th...

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Ohio leaders are launching a massive effort to lobby for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to be the home of a proposed Space Academy; a local pioneer of Civil Rights and a longtime pastor in Dayton has died; and solar panels could become more affordable in Southwest Ohio through a new cooperative program.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Severe weather Sunday evening brought strong wind and flooding rains to the Miami Valley; two Montgomery County agencies are getting millions in additional funding from a larger share of the county’s human services levy; and the results of the 2026 Air Force Marathon.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. A well-known Haitian pastor from Springfield who was detained by ICE in August has been released; state regulators have approved the sale of AES Ohio to a group of private equity firms; a series on PBS explores how math was used to create ancient Native American earthworks; and a recently retired judge has been awarded a peace p...

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. A nearly 100-year-old school building in Kettering will now get a $16.5 million renovation and reuse; state education leaders are celebrating improvements in the annual report card; and over 130 companies will be on hand for the Montgomery County Job Fair.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Trenton is abandoning its effort to annex land for a data center for now; the City of Dayton has settled with someone who was arrested for feeding a homeless man; and a restaurant chain has gotten into the political endorsement game.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. CenterPoint Energy is getting ready to sell its Ohio natural gas business; the Clark County Public Library has a new leader; and a bill would require utility companies to reimburse ratepayers when they lose food and medicine in prolonged electricity outages.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. A group of faith leaders are calling on Gov. Mike DeWine to protect Haitians immigrants in Ohio; voters have begun receiving absentee ballot request forms in the mail; and two Republican state lawmakers have introduced a proposal for a constitutional amendment to cap property tax increases at 3% a year.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine voices opposition to a plan by fellow Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to reduce or consolidate Ohio's pubic universities; Democrat Amy Acton reveals her thoughts on expanding gambling in Ohio; and properties damaged by storms may qualify for lower property taxes.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. The Clark County Prosecutor won’t file criminal charges against Springfield City Manager Brian Heck; Lebanon will immediately stop using its Flock cameras; Amy Acton states her position on Flock cameras and other license plate reader devices; and a long-awaited cleanup of a contamination site in Clark County is moving forward.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. A federal judge is granting a temporary restraining order against seven ICE officers operating in Springfield; U.S. District Court Judge Walter Rice has retired after 46 years on the federal bench; Amy Acton responds to the security incident at her weekend rally; and Vivek Ramaswamy comments on his plans for data centers if he i...

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Some employees of a local nonprofit law firm have unionized and claim management is making the collective bargaining process difficult; Vivek Ramaswamy clarifies his plans on cutting property taxes if elected governor; and Ohio's two GOP senators want to ban other states from issuing driver's licenses to some immigrants.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. A man in Springfield is suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers for what he claims is retaliation for recording officers, as protected by his First Amendment rights. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security responds to a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant's death after he was required to wear a GPS ankle monitor. M...

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Dayton Public Schools is against sharing data from the district's Flock cameras with outside agencies, while Miamisburg joins a number of cities imposing a moratorium on data centers. In Columbus, around 200 people attended a vigil for 20-year-old Haitian immigrant Pierre Damas Bel who died by apparent suicide after the Departme...

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. An immigrant from Haiti and Wright State University student that was ordered by the Department of Homeland Security to wear an ankle monitor died by apparent suicide Monday; Governor Mike DeWine reacts to the college student's death; and the Ohio Supreme Court orders a Southwest Ohio city to let voters decide on a data center ba...

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Dayton's Mayor and Montgomery County Commissioners are bringing attention to homelessness in the area; a police reform advocacy group says Cincinnati Police stop far more black motorists and pedestrians than white ones; and a Republican wants to require public university students to take an American civic literacy course.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. AES Ohio customers can attend a hearing with state regulators about a rate increase; Dayton Police will put speed cameras in all school zones throughout the City, and we visit a Haitian Support Center as Temporary Protected Status of Haitian and Syrian refugees ends and deportations could start as soon as July 10.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Dayton city leaders continue to urge residents to play active roles to reduce gun violence; an intestinal infection is making its presence known in Ohio; and RTA's Wright Stop Plaza will temporarily close for maintenance work.

WYSO Today brings you news and weather for Dayton and Southwest Ohio. Fewer pollinating bees are being seen in Greene County which could impact the agricultural sector; property tax payers in Montgomery County will find out where their tax dollars go; and using credit cards to bet on sports may soon be prohibited.