Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1980, the second presidential debate between President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan took place in the Music Hall at the Cleveland Convention Center.

Early voting ends this week ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. See Around Ohio for early voting times.

🎧Today's The Flyover Podcast takes you to Maryland for a bizarre story, where an AI-powered security system identified a bag of Doritos as a gun. Police drew their weapons and handcuffed the snack-eating high schooler. How did a bag of chips trigger such a dangerous mix-up—and what does it say about AI in school safety? Hear the details on today’s episode.

🚴Watch your inbox later today for a note from our partner Compressa—they helped our own Editor-in-Chief, David, get back on his bike pain-free, and he’s sharing how it worked for him.

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Huntington Bank Buying Rival

Columbus-based Huntington Bancshares will buy smaller rival Cadence Bank in an all-stock deal valued at $7.4 billion.

The deal will make Huntington a top 10 bank with $276 billion in assets, $220 billion in deposits, and $184 billion in loans and leases.

Cadence operates nearly 400 locations across Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas, with headquarters in Texas and Mississippi.

Huntington, which operates over 1,000 locations in 14 states, plans to keep all the Cadence branches open under the Huntington brand, expanding its reach to 21 states.

State Near Top for Student Loan Debt

A WalletHub analysis found Ohio ranks as the 10th-worst state for student loan debt.

The research company examined 12 metrics, including average debt, the share of students with debt, unemployment rate among people aged 25 to 34, and the availability of student jobs.

Among those categories, Ohio ranked fifth highest in share of student loan borrowers aged 50 and older and eighth worst in debt-to-median income ratio.

Nationally, the Trump administration recently agreed to forgive more student loan debt for millions of borrowers.

Estate Discounted to $3.1M

The price for a Cincinnati-area estate that hit the market earlier this month for $3.35 million was cut to $3.1 million.

The 7,066-square-foot home in the city's Indian Hill suburb sits on 4 acres and features five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a six-car garage, a stone fireplace, and a large kitchen with a center island.

Architect Mary Cassinelli designed the 2006-built home. You can see 91 photos of the estate here.

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➤ Statewide: Voting sites will operate daily through Sunday in the final week of early voting before the Nov. 4 general election. (See Hours)

➤ Statewide: A group has collected more than 100,000 signatures to place a state constitutional amendment abolishing property taxes on a future statewide ballot. (More)

➤ Cleveland's pay transparency law went into effect, requiring employers to include salary ranges on job postings. (More)

➤ Clermont County: The sheriff's office approved an agreement allowing deputies to assist with federal immigration enforcement. (More)

➤ Bowling Green State University will host a Great Lakes AI Week next week, welcoming more than 1,000 professionals for a conference on the use of artificial intelligence in education and the workplace. (More)

➤ Columbiana: A community job fair will take place on Wednesday at Riser Tavern on the Links, organized by Flying HIGH Inc. Professional Development Center and OhioMeansJobs. (Details)

➤ Kévin Denkey scored in the 78th minute of FC Cincinnati's 1-0 win over the Columbus Crew in the opening match of their first-round best-of-three Major League Soccer playoff series on Monday. (Summary)

➤ ESPN's College GameDay pregame show will broadcast from Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday before the Big 12 matchup between No. 17 Cincinnati and No. 24 Utah. (More)

➤ Ohio State remained No. 1 in this week's AP Top 25 college football poll, and Cincinnati moved up to No. 17 following its win over Baylor. (Rankings)

➤ The new bronze statue honoring Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman was damaged, with the microphone broken off. (Photo)

➤ Yesterday's Results: NFL | MLB | NBA | NHL | Soccer | Tennis

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➤ Prologis acquired 141 acres in Butler County with plans to build a data center that would create about 150 jobs. (More)

➤ Honda welcomed middle and high school students for a behind-the-scenes look at its engine plant in Anna. (More)

➤ Independent bookstore Escape Into Fiction opened in Powell after years of delays, offering fiction-only titles ranging from mysteries to romance. (More)

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➤ John Carroll University in University Heights was named one of the nation's "hidden gem" colleges by CollegeRaptor. (More)

➤ The annual Wild Winter Lights display at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo will run from Nov. 18 through Dec. 30. (More)

➤ The 2026 Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp will feature a killdeer bird and its chick, based on a photograph taken in Cuyahoga County. (See Photo)

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