Thursday, March 19, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1960, Ohio State defeated California 75-55 in the NCAA men's basketball championship game in San Francisco.

☄️ The asteroid that caused Tuesday's fireball and loud boom over Ohio weighed about 7 tons and released energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT when it broke apart in the atmosphere, officials said. In case you missed our coverage of the meteor, check out yesterday's edition of The Ohio Flyover.

🏀 In today's Top Stories, you can find the result of Miami University's NCAA men's basketball tournament First Four matchup, and a preview of the opening games for Ohio's other three teams in the field.

Some of your nightly habits may be hurting your heart health. In today's Flyover Podcast, Ayla Brown shares insights from a cardiologist with two decades of experience who says there are seven things he never does after 7 p.m. What are they? Tune in to hear which habits to avoid and why they matter more than you might think. Tune in here!

Today's sponsor, Immersed, is a fast-growing pre-IPO company taking on Big Tech with its all-in-one AR/VR workspace platform—offering investors a final chance to buy in at $0.66 per share before March 26.

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Ohio Teams Face the ‘Madness’

Four Ohio schools made the 68-team field for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, headlined by two Mid-American Conference programs for the first time since 1999. You can view the full bracket here.

No. 11 seed Miami University opened its NCAA Tournament run in the First Four Wednesday night with an 89-79 win over SMU, knocking down 16 3-pointers. The RedHawks will now face No. 6 seed Tennessee on Friday.

No. 8 seed Ohio State will open play in the round-of-64 game today, facing No. 9 seed TCU at 12:15 p.m. on CBS. The Buckeyes finished the season strong, winning four of five games, including an upset of then-No. 8 Purdue. With a win over the Horned Frogs, Ohio State would likely face No. 1 overall seed Duke in the next round.

On Friday, MAC tournament champion Akron, a No. 12 seed, will face No. 5 seed Texas Tech, which has struggled since losing JT Toppin to a season-ending injury. The Zips are underdogs, but enter the game on a 10-game winning streak. The game is scheduled for 12:40 p.m. on truTV.

Horizon League champion Wright State, a No. 14 seed, faces a tough matchup against No. 3 seed Virginia. The Cavaliers have lost only twice since the start of February, both times to No. 1-ranked Duke. Friday’s tipoff is set for 1:50 p.m. on TBS.

New Laws Set to Roll Out

Laws taking effect in Ohio this month include controversial restrictions on high-THC hemp product sales and new legislation aimed at addressing dangerous dogs, reflecting ongoing debates over public safety and cannabis regulation.

Senate Bill 56 takes effect today and has drawn opposition from cannabis advocates and businesses over banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products outside licensed marijuana dispensaries.

House Bill 247, known as Avery's Law, broadens the definitions of dangerous and vicious dogs and increases penalties for owners whose pets seriously injure or kill people. The law takes effect on Friday.

HB 246 will require nonresidential construction contractors to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm workers are legally authorized to work in the U.S. Meanwhile, HB 184 imposes new restrictions on name, image, and likeness (NIL) contracts for college athletes.

New Albany Golf Course Home Lists for $2.59M

A home overlooking the seventh hole of the New Albany Country Club golf course has hit the market for $2.59 million.

The 6,558-square-foot estate has six bedrooms and six-and-a-half bathrooms across three levels. Interior features include two offices—one with a gas fireplace—and a great room with another fireplace and golf course views.

Outdoor amenities include a three-car garage, a covered patio, a stone terrace, and a fire pit overlooking the fairway. You can view 90 photos of the property here.

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Tech Giants Are Betting on the Next Computing Shift

Tech leaders are already preparing for what could replace the smartphone: Spatial Computing.

Companies like Apple, Samsung, and Meta are pouring billions into XR devices that blend digital work with the physical world. Now, a fast-growing startup is emerging alongside them.

Immersed built the No. 1 productivity app on the Meta Quest Store, already used by 1.5M people, including teams at Fortune 500 companies who spend up to 60 hours per week inside the platform.

But software was just the beginning.

Immersed is now launching Visor, an XR headset designed for productivity that features 2M more pixels than Apple's Vision Pro for 70% less money and at 70% less weight. The company projects $71M in first-year sales.

Major industry players are already taking notice. Immersed has partnerships with Qualcomm and Samsung, while executives and founders from Intel, Reddit, and Sailpoint have already invested.

The company has already grown its valuation 4,000% and has reserved the NASDAQ ticker $IMRS as it prepares for public markets. For investors, the real opportunity may be getting in before a potential IPO.

You can still invest pre-IPO at the current valuation, but not for long.

➤ Statewide: President Trump on Wednesday attended a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for the six U.S. service members, including three from Ohio, killed in a KC-135 crash in Iraq. (More)

➤ Also Statewide: Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 63, banning ranked-choice voting in state and local elections, though the ban doesn't currently affect any Ohio municipalities. (More)

➤ Toledo: Officials on Tuesday unanimously approved three parts of a proposal aimed at restricting the use of city resources to assist federal immigration enforcement. (More)

➤ Dublin: More than 1,000 people gathered at Riverside Crossing Park on St. Patrick's Day to form a shamrock, breaking a previous world record set in Dublin, Ireland. (See Photo)

➤ Butler County: Butler Tech opened a $15 million aviation center in Middletown, expanding its high school program with simulators and labs to train future pilots, mechanics, and engineers at no cost. (More)

➤ Gahanna: The City Council voted 5-1 to annex the former Growing Solutions Garden Center site along U.S. Route 62, paving the way for a planned mixed-use development with housing and commercial space. (More)

➤ Cincinnati Reds slugger Eugenio Suárez delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the ninth inning on Tuesday, lifting Venezuela to a 3-2 win over the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic final. (See Double)

➤ Ohio University won the ACHA Division I club hockey national championship for the first time since 2004 with a 3-1 victory over Adrian College. (Watch Video)

➤ Former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jeff "Cowboy" Brantley will serve as grand marshal of the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade on March 26, kicking off festivities before the Reds face the Red Sox. (More)

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➤ Hyundai halted sales of about 68,500 Palisade vehicles after a 2-year-old Ohio girl died when a power-folding seat collapsed, prompting concerns over faulty occupant detection systems. (More)

➤ Liberty Township trustees denied a rezoning request for a Princeton Road property after residents opposed adding commercial use, citing concerns about traffic, noise, and changes to the neighborhood. (More)

➤ Cincinnati City Council members plan to allocate $8 million for the construction of the $160 million Farmer Music Center, a 20,000-seat venue planned at the former Coney Island site. (More)

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Immersed combined the world's most-used remote work XR software ($127B by 2030), AR/VR hardware ($100B+ by 2026), and AI productivity tools ($36B) to create a productive, communal, and distraction-free virtual workspace. That's why 1.5M+ professionals, including Fortune 500 teams, already use it.

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➤ A lucky Ohioan won a $60 million Mega Millions jackpot on St. Patrick's Day, marking the first time the lottery has produced a jackpot winner on the holiday. (More)

➤ Ohio Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy's proposal to consolidate Ohio universities into "centers of excellence" and cut bureaucracy drew criticism from opponents and education advocates. (More)

➤ A geomagnetic storm could push the aurora borealis as far south as Illinois and Oregon, making the northern lights visible in Ohio tonight. (More)

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