Cincinnati Edition

The Lloyd Library is crawling with creepy critters this summer for its latest exhibit Incredible Insects: 400 Years of Entomology . The exhibition features illustrated works dating from 1634 to the early 20th century that depict the habitat, anatomy and metamorphosis of insects.

City leaders, community activists and neighbors are coming together with plans to address gun violence after more than 200 shootings in Cincinnati this year. In some incidents children have been caught in the crossfire. A shooting on June 12 between two teenagers outside a Westwood market left an 8-year-old boy with a serious brain injury. On July 4, a shooting at Smale Riverfront Park killed two teens and injured three others.

As neighborhoods across Cincinnati and urban areas around the country see change and heightened interest, and as the nation continues a conversation about racial equity, a local group is hosting a conversation about what it means for Black residents to have ownership over those places.

Misinformation about COVID-19 has proliferated during the pandemic. While many have broadly blamed "the media" for spreading falsehoods about the virus, what is the true source of misleading information and what are the channels most often utilized for spreading falsehoods?

Law enforcement officials announced 16 people indicted on federal gun crimes in in Cincinnati. This comes as there have been 212 shootings in Cincinnati so far this year, resulting in 39 deaths. Just this past Sunday two teens were killed and three others were injured after a shooting on July 4 in Smale Riverfront Park.

Each year, more than 3,000 young people are referred to the Hamilton County Juvenile Court. A new initiative looks to see how those youth could be better served.

More than a century ago, engineers put a major creek running through Cincinnati's South Fairmount neighborhood underground.

For the first time in state history Kentucky's legislature is fully controlled by Republicans during the redistricting process. Now that the 2020 Census is complete, Kentucky is set to begin its map-making process. What impact could these super majorities in both chambers of the general assembly have on new legislative and congressional boundaries?

A car repair service in Covington is making sure working mothers have reliable transportation to get their children off to school and get to their jobs on time. Samaritan Car Care Clinic was founded in 2007 with the mission of offering free basic car maintenance for people in need.

President Biden and a bipartisan group of centrist senators have reached a $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. But Democrats also want to pass a separate piece of legislation, referred to as a reconciliation bill, on purely partisan lines to fund additional projects.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are providing new hope for women at risk for experiencing infertility. The researchers have developed a blueprint for a protein that plays an important role in the development and regulation of reproductive organs. This could aid in treatments for infertility and be useful in protecting the future fertility of women undergoing chemotherapy.

The ancient Maya were among the world's first accomplished urbanists. And recent discoveries aided by a University of Cincinnati researcher suggest that at least one of their largest and most sophisticated cityscapes seems to have included something familiar to modern urban dwelers: parks.

Tucked in the Northern Kentucky city of Fort Mitchell is a local oddity that has a large cult following.

On Cincinnati Edition 's weekly news review, live at noon:

President Biden set a goal to vaccinate 70% of the eligible U.S. population by July 4 th , but the country will fall well short of that number. Our local states will not hit that mark either. So how are local counties doing with vaccination campaigns and what is a more reasonable goal for our region? And with the Delta variant rapidly spreading across the globe there are renewed concerns in parts of the United States. Health Officials in Los Angeles County on Monday began recommending indoor