In honor of the life and service of former U.S. Representative Mary Rose Oakar, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio shall be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Cuyahoga County as well as the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower from sunrise to sunset on the day of her funeral, Sept. 20.

More than 30 National Institutes of Health grants in Ohio have been impacted by recent cuts at the federal level.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for Sept. 4-11.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s ban on immigration agents’ racial profiling of Latinos in Southern California, backing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that Troopers will conduct an OVI checkpoint in Warren County on Sept. 12.

A Hillsboro woman originally charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity was sentenced Wednesday to community control after pleading guilty to three third-degree felonies.

The lawsuit by an Ohio woman who was arrested and charged after having a miscarriage is still ongoing, and attorneys for the woman have added two more members of hospital staff to the parties alleged to have violated the woman’s rights.

President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. flags be lowered to half-staff through Sunday evening after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of the president, was shot and killed at an event on a Utah university campus.

The women’s political organization Red Wine and Blue has sued Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose over changes to the voter registration process at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Ohio business owners will have an easier time submitting their annual unclaimed funds reports this fall. A state-of-the-art system launched by the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Unclaimed Funds in February makes it easier than ever for businesses operating in the state to submit their reports ahead of the Nov. 1, 2025 deadline.

A combination of Trump administration policies will make health care coverage more expensive for people who purchase plans from health insurance marketplaces — and rural residents will be hit the hardest, according to a new analysis.

Ohio business owners, homeowners and building departments now have a faster way to identify their local building department, helping to keep construction projects on track.

Military veterans in Ohio could suffer from the cuts to Medicaid in the federal budget bill signed by President Donald Trump in July. A fading level of safety-net supports for veterans could have consequences when it comes to recruiting new service members, according to a former surgeon general for the U.S. Navy.

A Bellevue man who threatened to kill his lawyer, prosecutors, and the judge handling his criminal case has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced this week.

A Columbus man was arrested after a weekend police chase in Highland County.