Cincinnati Edition

Recognizable company names like Siemens and DHL with large operations in the Cincinnati region are just a couple of the more than 250 businesses with a presence here. Trade between Kentucky and Ohio and the European Union is significant.

Three urban hikers embark on a 61-mile odyssey through Appalachian wilderness and document their journey in an upcoming film Why We Walk . The group originally formed in 2015 and began walking the streets of Cincinnati from Findlay Market to Northside, Walnut Hills and across the bridge to Covington. Their backgrounds are disparate, growing up in Ethiopia, the Congo and Cincinnati's Winton Terrace, but they found a common bond in the simple pleasure of walking.

A number of bills have sprung up in state legislatures around the country following unrest over police killings of Black people, including some that seek penalties for those who direct harsh language at police.

The number of people incarcerated in the United States is higher than any other nation in the world. Although that figure has decline in recent years according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, there were slightly under 1.5 million people in prison at the end of 2017. If you gathered those people in one place, it would be one of the largest cities in the country.

In 2001 when Officer Steven Roach shot and killed Timothy Thomas, the Fraternal Order of Police President was an outspoken 36-year-old ready to defend the actions of his officers seemingly at all costs. Fangman went toe to toe with reporters and activists in the community.

April 7, 2021, marked 20 years since white Officer Steven Roach shot and killed Black 19-year-old Timothy Thomas in Over-the-Rhine. The shooting, along with 14 other killings of Black males at the hands of police from 1995 to 2001, led to nearly a week of unrest in Cincinnati. The protests, lootings and chaos garnered national media attention.

The civil unrest in 2001 sparked by the deaths of Black men at the hands of Cincinnati police did more than grab international attention. It also accelerated advocates' efforts for systemic reforms to the city's police department.

If you ask anyone in Cincinnati who lived through the events of 2001 to describe what happened after the officer-involved shooting death of Timothy Thomas, you'll get many different accounts. To some, riots broke out in the streets with days of looting and violence and buildings vandalized. Others saw protesters striving to raise awareness for an injustice, and in doing so, disrupted the typical social order. We would call this civil unrest.

The unrest that tore through Over-the-Rhine in 2001 was, on the surface, about the death of Timothy Thomas and other Black men at the hands of police. But its roots went much deeper, some activists say, involving economic frustrations among Cincinnati's Black residents that continue to this day.

After a nationwide search, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has named its first chief diversity and inclusion officer. The orchestra announced the appointment of Harold Brown March 12. He is a resident of Glendale who assumes the executive leadership position - one of the first of its kind at a major American orchestra.

At least 18 Greater Cincinnati pedestrians and cyclists were struck and killed by cars in 2020, a toll advocates say is indicative of the need for better safety infrastructure for walkers and bikers.

Like so much in 2020, the Cincinnati Reds baseball season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic: the game schedule was reduced, no fans were permitted at stadiums, and what had been expected to be a big year for the home team turned out to be rather lackluster.

For 45 years, local baseball fans sat on the edge of their seats waiting to hear Marty Brennaman deliver the catchphrase that let us know the hometown team had won: "And this one belongs to the Reds."

Governor Mike DeWine joins WVXU's Cincinnati Edition live at noon Tuesday.

For 126 years, First Lutheran Church's bell tower has looked over Washington Park and Over-the-Rhine. But the iconic landmark's fate is in serious question.