Saturday, October 24, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1862, Ohio native Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans was appointed to lead the Union’s Department of the Cumberland during the Civil War. His forces became known as the Army of the Cumberland.

🎄 A northern Ohio high school choir with a unique sound is headed to the White House this Christmas season. Read more in Et Cetera.

What are the best and worst grocery stores? Texas swears by H-E-B. Florida won’t hear a bad word about Publix. California gave the country Trader Joe’s. What about Walmart, Albertsons, and Costco? Only one of them can be America’s top-rated supermarket. More than 31,000 shoppers graded the nation’s biggest grocery chains, and the results can be polarizing. Is your weekly grocery store on the best list or the worst? Ayla has the countdown on today's Flyover Podcast. Tune in and pick a side.

Many of you have used Insurify to compare auto insurance. Today’s sponsor is back with another way to look for savings: homeowners insurance. This is our first time sharing Insurify’s home offering, bringing the same trusted comparison process to another big household expense.

Toledo Lifts Chemical Leak Evacuation

Residents near a north Toledo chemical terminal were cleared to return home Friday, ending an evacuation that began when a storage tank started leaking glycidyl methacrylate late Tuesday night.

Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said an employee error during a transfer set off a chemical reaction in the tank, and the company has “accepted responsibility.”

The tank finally stopped leaking Thursday night, 47 hours after the release began. Fifty-seven people were treated at area hospitals.

Hazmat crews found no detectable hazards on re-entry and turned the site over to the company and the U.S. EPA for cleanup.

Jury Convicts Driver Who Killed Deputy

A Hamilton County jury on Friday found Rodney Hinton Jr. guilty of murder for deliberately driving into and killing retired sheriff’s deputy Larry Henderson, rejecting his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.

Henderson was directing traffic near a University of Cincinnati graduation in May 2025 when Hinton struck him, hours after watching body camera video of a Cincinnati police officer fatally shooting his armed son—which was determined to be justified.

Prosecutors argued Hinton knew right from wrong despite his mental illness, and jurors convicted him of murder, reckless homicide, and felonious assault.

Hinton faces a mandatory 15 years to life in prison, and his attorney plans to appeal.

Premier Health Names Its Next CEO

Dayton-based Premier Health has named Rosanna Morris its next president and CEO. Morris is a registered nurse turned hospital executive from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Morris, who has more than 27 years of leadership experience, currently oversees a $6 billion clinical enterprise at MD Anderson and previously led Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak in Michigan.

The board chose her unanimously after a national search, and she’ll succeed Michael Riordan in the first quarter of 2027 as he retires after five years at the helm.

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You Checked Your Car Insurance. What About Your Home?

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➤ Statewide: Attorney General Andy Wilson urged lawmakers to clarify Ohio’s gun laws after the ATF dropped its approval requirement for short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and suppressors, warning that law-abiding owners could unknowingly break state law. (More)

➤ Northeast Ohio: University Hospitals cut its systems off from the internet after detecting “unusual activity” on its servers, disrupting MyChart and other digital services. (More)

➤ Columbus: Columbus City Schools is again weighing an end to yellow bus service for most of its roughly 9,000 high schoolers, nearly a year after the board rejected the idea while approving $50 million in cuts. (See Details)

➤ Toledo: A package containing a suspicious substance was intercepted before reaching the district office of U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, one of several such packages apparently aimed at members of both political parties nationwide. (More)

➤ Butler County: The Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority fired CEO Timothy Butler over a whistleblower’s allegations of financial mismanagement. (More)

➤ Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University officially opened its $300 million Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, a 189,000-square-foot hub for 65 faculty members and 300 researchers. (More)

➤ Jefferson County: The county airpark will use grant money to extend a taxiway so that planes no longer have to use the runway as a roadway. (More)

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➤ Ohio State men’s basketball coach Jake Diebler will face his younger brother, Butler assistant and former Buckeye Jon Diebler, when the teams meet Sunday in Ohio State’s final exhibition. (More)

➤ Stephen Vogt confirmed he’ll return as Cleveland Guardians manager in 2027, squashing rumors linking him to the Seattle Mariners’ opening after leading Cleveland to a third straight American League Central title. (More)

➤ Cincinnati Bengals officials said the team was “honored to welcome” Vice President JD Vance to practice Wednesday. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | MLB | NHL | NBA | Soccer | Golf

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➤ Aurora Park opens Sunday on part of the former SeaWorld site at Geauga Lake, featuring a restored pier, a kayak launch, and the original SeaWorld clock. (More)

➤ Two Columbus distilleries earned spots in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, with Echo Spirits honored for its rum and tasting room and Middle West Spirits for its vodka made from Ohio-grown wheat. (More)

➤ Sandusky High School’s Keynotes and Bell Choir, which sings while ringing handbells, was chosen from thousands of applicants to perform at the First Lady’s White House Christmas celebration. (More)

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes, straight from the heart of the country.

➤ What are the best and worst grocery stores in America? Shoppers just ranked them all. (Hear Ranking)

➤ The Trump administration has canceled some of its toughest tariffs on Canada, less than two weeks before the midterms. (Listen Now)

➤ Mexican prosecutors have filed treason charges over a CIA drug raid that left four people dead, escalating sovereignty tensions. (Hear Story)