Monday, October 19, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1968, Cleveland native Madeline Manning won Olympic gold in the women’s 800 meters in Mexico City, becoming the first American woman to win the event.

🎤 A Columbus band just played the biggest show of its career, and it brought along some familiar Buckeye backup. Read more in Top Stories.

The most important places in American history aren’t where you think. Some of the moments that shaped this country happened in towns with one stoplight, a single gas station, and a tumbleweed rolling across Main Street. Do you ever wonder where the Cold War got its name? Which town spent three years officially not existing while it helped win a world war? Or where the most famous invention in American history finally got off the ground? One of these towns could be in your state, and you may have even driven through it without knowing what happened there. On today’s episode of Flyover Focus, we count down 10 small towns that changed American history. Tune in here!

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Ohio Leads Nation in Affordability Drop

Ohio suffered the steepest drop in homeownership affordability of any state from 2020 to 2025, according to a new National Housing Conference report.

The share of Ohio occupations able to afford a typically priced home with 10% down plunged from 67% to 26%, and five of the state’s metros ranked among the nation’s 25 steepest declines.

Mansfield fared worst at No. 2 nationally, as the income needed to buy a typical home there jumped 121% to almost $63,000. Cleveland, Springfield, Toledo, and Akron also made the list. You can read the full report here.

Crew Blank Cincinnati

The Columbus Crew blanked FC Cincinnati 2-0 Sunday night, silencing TQL Stadium and completing a season sweep of their Hell Is Real rivals.

Gonzalo Tapia opened the scoring with an unmarked header off a Brais Méndez corner kick, then set up Taha Habroune for a goal early in the second half. You can watch highlights from the match here.

With four wins in their last five games, the Crew sit one point behind Cincinnati for the Eastern Conference’s ninth and final playoff spot.

Twenty One Pilots Rock Ohio Stadium

Columbus’ own Twenty One Pilots packed Ohio Stadium Saturday night for a sold-out hometown show, the biggest of the duo’s career.

Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, who got their start in small local venues like The Basement, delivered a roughly three-hour, 35-plus-song set featuring three stages, fireworks, and a drone light show.

Members of The Ohio State University Marching Band’s drumline joined the duo on stage for a cover of Seven Nation Army. You can watch that here.

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➤ Sharonville: Vice President JD Vance returns to Ohio on Wednesday for a rally at the Sharonville Convention Center as Republicans push to boost turnout before the Nov. 3 midterm election. (See Details)

➤ Cleveland: East Side nonprofit From Darkness to Light suspended services after thieves broke in more than nine times in about three weeks, cutting its wiring and leaving the building without power. (More)

➤ Mahoning Valley: The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown will hold final Masses Nov. 9-11 at three closing churches in East Palestine, Leetonia, and North Jackson. (See Details)

➤ Miamisburg: Lower Miamisburg Road closes at South Union Road today for about three weeks of culvert and pipe repairs. (More)

➤ Columbus: Ohio State’s Department of Aviation added a Boeing 737 MAX flight training device to an advanced multi-engine course, giving future pilots hands-on practice with airline cockpit procedures. (More)

➤ Lake Erie: This summer’s walleye hatch is preliminarily estimated at more than 20 million fish, the sixth exceptional hatch in nine years. (More)

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➤ The Cleveland Guardians are one loss from elimination in the American League Championship Series after Tampa Bay Rays ace Drew Rasmussen held them to a single run over seven innings in Sunday’s 3-1 Game 5 defeat. Game 6 is tonight. (More)

➤ Andre Szmyt’s last-second 37-yard field goal, set up by Deshaun Watson’s 33-yard third-down strike to Jerry Jeudy, lifted the Cleveland Browns into first place in the AFC North with a 13-10 win over the rival Baltimore Ravens. (Watch Kick)

➤ Ohio State rose to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 after edging now-No. 6 Indiana 19-15 as five of the top seven teams lost, a first in the poll’s 90-year history. (See Rankings)

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➤ The most important moments in American history didn’t all happen in Philadelphia or Boston. Some happened in towns you’ve never even heard of. (Tune in here)

In the latest episode of Flyover Focus, we count down 10 small towns that changed American history. These are towns where wars ended, legends were born, and modern technology took off. We are talking about moments that shaped the entire country, tucked away on rural country roads. How many of these stories do you actually know?

In case you missed it, last week’s Flyover Focus counted down 10 things you should stop paying for. How many are still quietly draining your bank account every month? (Watch Now)

➤ Beehive Industries plans to add a site at Loveland’s Commerce Park as part of its $70 million Southwest Ohio expansion, which is expected to create more than 200 jobs. (More)

➤ Emil Barr, 23, founder of Columbus-based Flashpass, scrapped plans to move to San Francisco over California’s proposed wealth tax, saying he “just didn’t feel welcomed as an entrepreneur.” (More)

➤ Champion Feed & Pet Supply is preparing to close its Delaware store after more than 20 years of serving pet and livestock owners. (More)

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➤ John Carroll University became the first school in the world to win both International Student Broadcasting Championship Station of the Year awards with its student radio station, WJCU. (More)

➤ Motorcycle fans can now tour a new exhibit at Pickerington’s AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame & Museum spotlighting former CEO Rich Teerlink’s role in Harley-Davidson’s 1980s and 1990s revival. (See Photos)

➤ Poland’s Mark Eisenbraun, a model car builder for 55 years, teamed up with five builders nationwide for a 24-hour YouTube livestream benefiting the American Cancer Society, a cause inspired by his sister’s breast cancer. (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.

➤ An Air Force officer died after falling from the Alamodome rafters while rappelling onto the field before Saturday’s UTSA-Navy game. (Hear More)

➤ A truck drove through a crowd at a youth soccer game in Wichita, killing a 6-year-old boy and a man. The driver was released without charges. (Listen Now)

➤ Modern reruns of the infamous 1961 Yale shock experiment still find most people obey, and researchers now know why disobeying is so hard. (Tune In)