Avery Kreemer

Ohio officially codified a new criminal offense of ‘grooming' Wednesday, intent on protecting minors under the age of 16.

Dec. 18—Ohio officially codified a new criminal offense of 'grooming' Wednesday, intent on protecting minors under the age of 16. House Bill 322, approved with bipartisan support, makes it illegal for an adult to engage in a pattern of conduct with a minor under 16 years old that would make a reasonable person believe the adult is trying entice, coerce or prepare the minor to engage in sexual ...

Dayton Daily News photographer Jim Noelker is a drone pilot for this newspaper and can be seen here demonstrating how he flies the drone. SARAH CAVENDER/STAFF

Hundreds of Ohio villages will have to prove their worth under a new law passed by the General Assembly this week.

A bill to give school districts greater control over how to punish students who pose “imminent and severe endangerment” to others passed both chambers of Ohio’s General Assembly Wednesday night despite Democrats’ concern that the bill vests too much power in superintendents.

Ohio lawmakers this week passed a package of controversial education bills, including the “Parents Bill of Rights Act” — derided by critics as a forced outing bill for LGBTQ+ youth — and a measure mandating public school districts to allow students to attend third-party religious instruction during the school day.

Ohio lawmakers voted this week to designate October as Hindu Heritage Month following a legislative push by Dayton-area state Sen. Niraj Antani, R-Miami Twp.

Group homes for foster children will face additional reporting requirements and state oversight after a bill designed to address problems in Montgomery County cleared the Statehouse this week.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine isn’t ruling out a veto on a newly passed Ohio law that would allow law enforcement agencies to charge up to $750 to process body camera and cruiser cam videos requested by Ohioans via public record laws.

The Ohio General Assembly ended its legislative session this month with a flurry of last-minute activity, passing bills impacting many different aspects of Ohioans' lives.