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6+ hour, 6+ min ago (148+ words) Lottery players will get their chance with the Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, Powerball drawing, which has an estimated jackpot of $1 billion. It's the seventh largest jackpot in Powerball history. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. Saturday. The odds of winning with a $2 ticket are 1 in 292.2 million. The Mega Millions jackpot is $70 million for the Friday, Dec. 12 drawing, while Saturday's Classic Lotto jackpot is $1.2 million. Thursday's winning Ohio Lottery numbers are: Pick 3 evening: 158 (midday, 698) Pick 4 evening: 7982 (midday, 1233) Pick 5 evening: 89648 (midday, 29163) Rolling Cash 5: 8-22-27-32-35 Lucky for Life: 7-20-24-30-39 Lucky Ball 18 The Rolling Cash 5 jackpot for the next drawing is $130,000 for hitting all five numbers and the odds of winning are 1-in-575,757....

10+ hour, 29+ min ago (464+ words) The meeting of the Athletics Committee of the Ohio State Board of Trustees on Dec. 4. Credit: Sean Phillips | Lantern Reporter Ohio State athletes have earned an important record, but not for anything they've done on a playing field or court. Athletic officials report Ohio State athletes performance in the classroom matched a school-record single-year graduation success rate and an academic progress rate score that was 60 points above the required threshold," The record, reported by the Student-Athlete Support Services Office, was first revealed during a Dec. 4 Board of Trustees Athletics Committee meeting." "What's really important is leadership, having an expectation that our department be successful in academics and in athletics," said Kacy King, senior associate athletic director and director of Ohio State's Student Athlete Support Services Office, after the meeting." According to the slides presented during the meeting, the academic progress…...

13+ hour, 18+ min ago (315+ words) CINCINNATI " The man accused of killing Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Deputy Larry Henderson in May appeared in court Wednesday to assess his mental state. Rodney Hinton Jr.'s attorneys are seeking to change his plea from not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity, according to our news partner, WCPO. News Center 7 previously reported that Hinton Jr. allegedly hit and killed Deputy Henderson, a day after his son was shot and killed by Cincinnati Police. In court on Wednesday, a court-appointed forensic psychologist, Jennifer O'Donnell, said that Hinton Jr. suffers from bipolar disorder. "In my opinion, his illness impacted his judgment," O'Donnell said. Under Ohio law, a person who suffers from a "serious mental illness" that significantly impacts their judgment in relation to their conduct cannot be sentenced to death. Bipolar disorder is one of the conditions that fall…...

13+ hour, 24+ min ago (271+ words) No NFL team has allowed more points than the Cincinnati Bengals have this season. They enter their Week 15 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, allowing an average of 31.8 points per game. Last year, the Bengals ranked 25th in points allowed, so they moved on from defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, who has since landed in the same role with the Indianapolis Colts. So, what's changed? The biggest difference would be the change in defensive coordinators, with Indianapolis now employing Al Golden as their playcaller on defense. One might assume that the Bengals' defensive struggles would make them uninterested in bringing Golden back for another season in 2026, but that may not be the case at all. Recently, ESPN's Dan Graziano took a look at Cincinnati's situation on defense, and he came away with the belief that the Bengals may very well opt to keep…...

16+ hour, 46+ min ago (736+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio'After years of repeatedly announcing postponements of scheduled executions in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine has now scheduled a new death-penalty announcement for next month: one about his stance on capital punishment itself. "I'm going to spend a little time at Christmas writing my statement," DeWine told reporters at the Ohio governor's mansion on Thursday. "We'll be talking to you in January." The Greene County Republican, who's leaving office after next year, didn't offer more details about what the announcement would entail. But he said last week that he would disclose his position on the death penalty "in the not-too-distant future." DeWine has had a de facto moratorium on executions in Ohio since taking office in 2019, citing ongoing troubles with buying lethal-injection drugs from pharmaceutical companies worried about the moral and legal implications. The governor " who, as a state senator…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago (176+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For the second straight season, Jayden Fielding is a hot topic amongst Ohio State fans for negative reasons. The Buckeye starting kicker missed a 27-yard field goal that ultimately decided the winner of the Big Ten Championship game, with Indiana winning 13-10. Had Fielding made the field goal, the game following a drive that went 15 plays, 81 yards and 7:57, the game would've more than likely gone into overtime. According to Fox 28 Columbus, Fielding has been the subject of much backlash, saying that OSU Director of Marketing and Communications Dan Hedman confirmed that OSUPD is aware of the posts, monitoring them, and providing support as needed. As a way to provide public support for Fielding, athletic director Ross Bjork shared a message with the fan base on social media: "The abhorrent reactions to Jayden & his family are totally unacceptable and those…...

18+ hour ago (43+ words) Marjorie Taylor Greene has issued a stark warning to President Donald Trump amid their high-profile divorce. The Georgia Republican told CBS News that she is "starting to feel very sorry" for the ... Cincinnati USPS sorts 50,000 packages daily amid holiday rush...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago (248+ words) Here's everything you need to know about the Bengals' postseason hopes. Cincinnati's 2025 season has been a roller-coaster ride marked by early promise, injury setbacks, and heartbreak. With a 49 record and the calendar rolling through December like a runaway train, the Bengals find themselves clinging to a postseason dream that looks highly unlikely. Highly likely, yes, but not yet mathematically impossible. Quarterback Joe Burrow's return in November injected new life into the offence, and a big win over the Ravens showed what this team can do when clicking on all cylinders. However, the side followed popped the hopeful balloon with loss after loss, including a snowy defeat in Buffalo where a late lead evaporated. At this point in the season, Cincinnati's path to the playoffs is narrow and convoluted to say the least. They must now win every remaining game to…...

21+ hour, 14+ min ago (689+ words) COLUMBUS " Scioto County was again well-represented on the Division V All-Ohio list earlier this week, as a total of 21 individuals were named as All-Ohio honorees by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association (OPSMA) this past week with Wheelersburg head coach Rob Woodward obtaining Division V All-Ohio Co-Coach of the Year honors. Woodward, the winningest coach in the history of the Wheelersburg high school football program with 183 victories, tallied up his eighth 10-win season in 2025 and his ninth season where the Wheelersburg offense averaged at least 34.8 points per game or more in the process. Additionally, the Wheelersburg defense allowed just 9.2 points per game in 2025, which marks the fourth season that Wheelersburg has accomplished that feat under Woodward. Four of Wheelersburg's nine players who ultimately earned All-Ohio honors were named as first teamers, including Braylon Rucker, Ryan Meeker, Cooper Heimbach and Ison…...

21+ hour, 23+ min ago (597+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new study proposes reducing the number of school districts in Ohio by redrawing district lines to decrease rates of racial and economic segregation. Ohio's current 607 school districts would reduce to 88 under the district-a-county option, 163 under the merger model and 156 under the blank slate scenario. The maps can be found here. As Ohio leaders look for ways to reduce property taxes for homeowners " and a citizens group hoping to do away with property taxes altogether continue to gather signatures on the streets " one leader has said the state could save money by merging school districts together. Lake County Auditor Chris Galloway notes 60% of people's property tax bills support their local school district on average in the state. Galloway believes having 607 school districts creates too much administrative overhead. Public school officials, however, said that real cost savings would be…...