Sunday, October 18, 2026

On this day in 1931, Milan native Thomas Edison died at age 84. His inventions and improvements helped transform everyday life through electric lighting, recorded sound, and motion pictures.

🏈 Ohio State ended Indiana’s long-running winning streak on the road, but the victory came at a cost. Read more in Top Stories.

In case you missed it on The Flyover Podcast, Amy unpacked the IRS notices landing in millions of mailboxes about a new program that deposits up to $1,000 a year in federal matching money directly into retirement accounts, rather than just trimming your tax bill. But there’s a catch. Plenty of savers will get the full amount while others won’t see a dime, and the difference comes down to a few details on your tax return. Amy covered who qualifies, what disqualifies you, and how to actually claim the money. Tune in here!

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Buckeyes Snap Indiana’s 22-Game Streak

No. 4 Ohio State avenged last season’s Big Ten Championship Game loss with a hard-fought 19-15 win at No. 5 Indiana Saturday, snapping the defending national champions’ 22-game winning streak.

Facing fourth-and-1 in the fourth quarter, the Buckeyes went deep, and Jeremiah Smith hauled in a 38-yard touchdown from Julian Sayin over multiple defenders. It was Smith’s 39th career touchdown catch, tying Braylon Edwards’ Big Ten record.

Indiana pulled within four and reached the Ohio State 27 on its final drive after a controversial roughing-the-passer penalty extended the Hoosiers’ drive, but IU’s Nick Marsh stepped out of bounds on an apparent game-winning touchdown on fourth down.

Sayin, a Heisman Trophy finalist last season, left in the fourth quarter with an apparent arm injury, and coach Ryan Day said he’ll “probably be out several weeks.”

Mason Band Headed to Macy’s Parade

The William Mason High School Marching Band was chosen from more than 100 applicants nationwide to march in the 2027 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the program’s first appearance in the New York City tradition.

Students and parents learned the news in a surprise announcement after rehearsal Friday, complete with a drumroll, a sign, and a teacher dressed in a turkey costume.

Macy’s also announced a $10,000 donation to the band program.

Director Jason Sleppy said the honor follows hours of rehearsals, football game performances, and weekend competitions, adding that he’s excited his students will “represent Ohio in the parade.”

Gov. Cox’s Historic Mansion Hits Market

Trails End, the Kettering estate former Ohio Gov. James Cox built in 1916, has been listed for $2.5 million.

The French Renaissance-style mansion spans 15,388 square feet on about 5 acres, with nine bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and a spiral staircase at its grand entrance.

The home once hosted Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman, and it now features a new kitchen, a custom bar, and an in-ground pool with a slide.

You can view 87 photos of the estate here.

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➤ Statewide: Gov. Mike DeWine ordered flags lowered to half-staff at the Ohio Statehouse and on public buildings in Ottawa County to honor fallen Clay Township police Sgt. Jacob Roesler until sunset on the day of his funeral. (More)

➤ Also Statewide: Ohio’s average gas prices rose 22 cents in the past week to $4.09 a gallon, with the highest prices in Canton-Massillon and the lowest prices in Lima. (See Prices)

➤ Sandusky: Cedar Point shut down Millennium Force Friday after a small bracket came loose from a ride vehicle and landed in a guest area. No one was hurt. (More)

➤ Trenton: Mayor Ryan Perry, saying he no longer has time for the job, will resign Jan. 1 after City Council withdrew tax breaks and YMCA discounts tied to voters rejecting a data center ban. Some voters had called the incentives a “bribe.” (More)

➤ Brook Park: The Cleveland Browns unveiled renderings of a “city within a city” around their future stadium, with apartments, hotels, and retail space. (See Renderings)

➤ Grove City: Swig, a Utah-based chain whose founder is credited with pioneering the modern dirty soda business, plans its first Ohio location in a former Rally’s on Stringtown Road. (More)

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➤ Cincinnati lost 45-42 at West Virginia on a field goal as time expired. Earlier, injured defensive lineman Josh Hough winced in pain when the cart taking him off the field appeared to back his left foot into a wall. (Watch Video)

➤ Bullpen struggles sank the Cleveland Guardians in a 7-3 Game 4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, evening the American League Championship Series at 2-2. Game 5 is today in Cleveland. (More)

➤ The 3-2 Cleveland Browns host the 4-1 Baltimore Ravens today as 3.5-point underdogs, although Baltimore ruled out quarterback Lamar Jackson. The Cincinnati Bengals are on a bye. (See Preview)

➤ The Columbus Crew visit FC Cincinnati today for the Hell is Real derby, four points behind their rivals for the Eastern Conference’s final wild-card spot. (More)

➤ New Albany blocked two punts Friday night to score all of its points in a 5-3 win over Pickerington North, with the first block producing a safety and the second setting up the go-ahead field goal. (More)

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➤ Two Ohio airmen killed in World War II were laid to rest this month, more than 80 years after their planes were shot down. Staff Sgt. Given Grooms was buried in Waverly, and Sgt. Myron Yaw in Glouster. (More)

➤ A tiny songbird banded at a Lake Erie marsh in 2018 turned up at the same spot this August, making it at least 9 years old—three years beyond the yellow-bellied flycatcher’s previous longevity record. (More)

➤ Most prediction markets blew past a Friday deadline to shut down sports trading in Ohio, defying state cease-and-desist letters that threaten criminal and civil penalties. (More)

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