Friday, May 8, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1945, The Cleveland Press published one of the most iconic newspaper editions marking Victory in Europe Day. The front page featured a page-sized red-and-blue “V” over the headline, “Allies Proclaim Victory in Europe.”

⚓️ Yesterday, you read about the USS Cleveland, which is set to arrive in Ohio tomorrow on Lake Erie ahead of next week’s commissioning. If you plan to see the ship, please send us your photos! We’d love to feature one in The Ohio Flyover next week.

⚾️ Also, if you’ve never seen a vintage baseball game, you’re in luck. The Ohio Village Muffins and Lady Diamonds will face the Capitol Cannons on the West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse next week. Read more about the event in Sports.

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AG Yost Resigns

Gov. Mike DeWine announced that Attorney General Dave Yost will resign from office June 7, a surprise move months before his term expires. Yost can’t seek reelection because of term limits.

Yost is set to become vice president of strategic research at Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal group that has won 18 cases at the U.S. Supreme Court in the past 15 years.

Yost previously sought the Republican nomination for governor but dropped out after the Ohio Republican Party made an early endorsement of Vivek Ramaswamy.

DeWine will have to appoint an interim replacement just months before the election. Republican Keith Faber, the current state auditor, ran uncontested in the Republican primary for attorney general. He’ll face Democrat John Kulewicz in the general election.

Hospitals Receive New Safety Grades

Twenty-nine Ohio hospitals earned A grades for safety in The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grade report. You can find each Ohio hospital’s grade here.

According to Leapfrog, hospitals were assigned A-F grades “based on their ability to protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections.”

Four Cleveland Clinic hospitals and four University Hospitals locations earned A grades, though UH’s main campus dropped from an A to a B, and the Cleveland Clinic’s main campus received a C.

Kettering Health’s main campus and four other Kettering hospitals received A grades. No OhioHealth hospitals received a grade, a designation Leapfrog says applies to systems that didn’t participate in the 2024 or 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

Brent Spence Project Enters Key Phase

Gov. Mike DeWine is scheduled to join Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, in Cincinnati today for a groundbreaking ceremony for the Brent Spence Bridge corridor project.

The ceremony marks the start of a key phase of the project that will add a companion bridge next to the Brent Spence Bridge.

The $4.05 billion project is expected to be completed in 2031 and will include a double-decker companion bridge, two approaches, and restriping of the existing Brent Spence Bridge.

Long-term closures will start on May 20, affecting I-71 and I-75 traffic. More information is available on the project website.

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➤ Statewide: Voter turnout in this year’s primary election rose slightly from the past two midterm cycles, with 22.6% of registered voters casting ballots, compared with 20.8% in 2022 and 21% in 2018. (More)

➤ Richland County: Voters upheld a ban on wind and solar power that had been imposed by the county’s three Republican commissioners. (More)

➤ Reading: Police Chief Bryan Edens was placed on administrative leave pending an unspecified internal investigation, and Lt. Daniel Flottemesch was named interim chief. (More)

➤ Cleveland: Crews expect to repair a sinkhole that opened in March at West 3rd Street and West St. Clair Avenue before the Cleveland Marathon weekend begins on May 16. (Watch Video)

➤ Cincinnati: Roads and sidewalks around Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati-area home will be closed this weekend, with law enforcement setting up three checkpoints. (Details)

➤ Sandusky: The city plans to open the first of five new roundabouts today at Cleveland Road and Cedar Point Drive, and will reopen Cedar Point’s main entrance one day before the park’s opening day. (More)

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➤ The Cleveland Browns reportedly could target former University of Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby in the NFL supplemental draft after he took leave from Texas Tech because of a gambling addiction. (More)

➤ Alabama will keep its home-and-home football series with Ohio State in 2027 and 2028, sending the Crimson Tide to Columbus before the Buckeyes travel to Tuscaloosa the following year. (More)

➤ The Ohio Village Muffins and Lady Diamonds will face the Capitol Cannons on Tuesday at the Ohio Statehouse in a vintage baseball game featuring 1860s rules and an 1864 cannon blast. (Details)

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➤ JetBlue will restart service at John Glenn Columbus International Airport this fall after an 18-year absence, offering flights from Columbus to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. (More)

➤ Meijer opened a new 159,000-square-foot supercenter on the site of the former Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora. (More)

➤ Breeze Airways has resumed nonstop service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to San Diego and San Francisco. (More)

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➤ Cincinnati’s I-75 Exit 16 to I-275 ranked as Ohio’s most stressful off-ramp in a new study, with Cleveland, Columbus, and Akron ramps rounding out the top four. (See List)

➤ Heritage is asking residents to share their favorite local historic buildings as part of an effort to celebrate the past and encourage reinvestment across the state. (Details)

➤ An ingredient shortage forced Ohio-based Roosters to temporarily change its signature ranch dressing, but the company assured customers the original recipe will return. (More)

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