WYSO Public Radio

10/12/2026

We were honored to once again curate music for Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience, an event produced by our partners at Five Rivers MetroParks. Check out our full gallery of photos captured by Ruthie Herman.

October 3 and 4 marked the 2026 outing for Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience. The Five Rivers MetroParks event combines the best of outdoor activity with music, food and more at Eastwood MetroPark.

10/12/2026

The “Ohio Goes to the Movie” project will host its final free film screenings this month. Organizers say it’s been successful in bringing people back to theaters.

10/11/2026

When Harmeet Dhillon took over as the new chief of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division last April, the conservative attorney vowed to radically reshape the storied unit and its mission.

Over the past 18 months, Dhillon has moved aggressively to make that goal a reality.

Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue the president's agenda.

10/10/2026

The GOP is flooding its resources in Ohio, even more so in these final weeks.

The race between Jon Husted and Sherrod Brown is still among the ones likely to determine who holds the majority in the U.S. Senate.

10/10/2026

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10/09/2026

Over 21 musicals acts will perform in downtown Dayton this weekend as part of the 2026 Dayton Music Fest.

Fancy Feast and Los Lokos performed live on Kaleidoscope and were joined by Dayton Music Festival organizers Paige Beller and Brandon Hawk to speak with host Juliet Fromholt about the festival's return.

10/09/2026

People incarcerated in Belmont Correctional Institution work hard each year to grow giant pumpkins for competitions. But growing pumpkins inside a prison comes with challenges.

10/09/2026

A Victorian mansion in northern Ohio has long been the subject of many ghost stories: tales of spirits that scratch, doors that slam and pianos that play on their own.

Now, the allegedly haunted Bihl Manor in Fremont is getting a makeover.

HGTV’s new show “A Very Haunted Renovation,” hosted by Anna Camp, is challenging daring designers to bring the historic home’s interior back from the dead.

Bihl Manor in Fremont, Ohio is the subject of a new HGTV renovation show.

10/09/2026

"Check on your neighbors. Know the children on your street. Refuse to look away. That is who Dayton is, and that is how we take care of one another."

Dayton Mayor Shenise Turner-Sloss spoke out after five children were found in a vacant home in West Dayton and a sixth was later found at school.

10/09/2026

Friday night Mariachi Herencia de Mexico will make their Dayton debut with a performance at Victoria Theatre. WYSO Music Director Juliet Fromholt spoke with the group's founder and artistic director Cesar Maldonado ahead of the show.

Cesar Maldonado, founder and artistic director of Mariachi De Mexico, spoke with Kaleidoscope host Juliet Fromholt about their show at the Victoria Theatre.