Butler County
- Celebration of Children
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Child Sexual Abuse
- Butler County Woman Arrested Over Alleged Distribution of Explicit Content Involving Children
- Ohio Man Indicted on 34 Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges After Months-Long Probe
- New details released in case against Lakota teacher accused of having sex with student
- West Chester social worker sexually abused boys. Now he’ll spend decades in prison
- Cincinnati man facing 17 rape counts ‘facing multiple life sentences’
- Middletown Woman Sent to Prison for Sex Video with Young Child in Background
- Former West Chester Social Worker, Youth Counselor Given $500K Bond for Allegedly Raping Multiple Children
- West Chester Social Worker Facing Allegations of Grooming, Abusing Multiple Children
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Children in Conflict With the Law
- Elementary school-aged children caused $80K in damage at Creekside Middle, police say
- Large police presence at Belmont Pines after teen assaults staff member
- 13-year-old detained in West Chester car break-in case
- ‘It was just a Joke’ | Lakota East Student Arrested for Threat to Shoot up School
- Police: Talawanda High School Student Charged for School Shooting Threat
- 9-Year-Old Facing a Felony Charge for Alleged Social Media Threat to Middletown Schools
- Judge Rules Against Butler Tech Teen Accused of Bringing Drugs, Phone to Inmates
- Teens Accused of Breaking Into Cars in West Chester Have Criminal Records in Hamilton County
- 2 Juveniles, 19-Year-old Arrested After More Than 40 Vehicles Were Broken into at West Chester Hotels
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Education
- Ohio Pilot Program Gives Free Glasses to Students, Protecting Health and Learning
- Fairfield students report seeing man touching himself next to school bus: Police
- Lakota Local Schools attempting massive overhaul of buildings, schools
- Lockdown lifted at 3 Lakota schools after stolen car chase; 2 people in custody
- Greater Cincinnati school district announces closure due to water main break
- Local school district announces delay due to power outage
- Lakota announced locations of 4 new elementary schools
- Area school district announces transportation, safety updates
- Talawanda Schools administrator placed on leave as district learns ‘new information’
- School districts implement updated cell phone policies for upcoming year
- Hot weather prompts summer school cancellation for younger Liberty school students
- Liberty Schools mourns loss of beloved therapy dog
- Department of Education yanks back $5.6M from JD Vance’s hometown school district
- Local school administrator on leave after ‘inappropriate conduct’ complaint
- State budget could force area schools to cut reserves by more than $500M
- Lakota Schools faced with petition to oust athletic director
- Sixth grader preparing for National Spelling Bee
- Edgewood Schools superintendent Kelly Spivey resigns
- Schools struggling with absences due to illnesses
- New Partnership will Bring more Resources to Monroe Schools’ Needy Students, Families
- Officials Respond After Crash involving Lakota School bus in West Chester Twp.
- Lakota East HS Principal Ordered on Administrative Leave
- Talawanda High School Teacher Placed on Leave After Allegedly Filming Social Media Video on School Property
- District: Threat Against Madison Local Schools was ‘Swatting’ Hoax
- Middletown Schools to Enact Sweeping Redistricting of Grades, Buildings
- Middletown Schools to Enact Sweeping Redistricting of Grades, Buildings
- Lakota Schools Consider Slew of Traffic Safety Measures After Students hit, 1 Killed, in the District
- Butler Tech Breaks Ground on Region’s First Aviation Hangar School
- ‘Inspiring a New Generation of STEM’ | Book Festival to Offer Thousands of Free STEM Books to the Tri-State
- 2nd Resignation in 3 Months: Middletown School Board Member Announces Departure
- Monroe Local School District Seeks Levy for New High School
- Lakota Local School District Looking to Improve Traffic Safety Through Panel
- Lakota Parents give Opinions at Public Forum Ahead of District Changing Cell Phone Policies
- Nickel and Diming? Undercutting Safety? Middletown City Schools Addresses Recent Spending Scrutiny
- ‘It’s not Just a Matter of Dollars and Cents’ | Middletown Cuts Down on School Resource Officers
- Multiple School Districts Investigate Threats; Fifth-Grader Among Latest Suspects
- Monroe Local School District Closed Wednesday ‘Due to a Safety Concern’
- Ohio Supreme Court: Lakota Must Release ‘Demand Letter’ From Former Superintendent, Pay $2,000
- Middletown Schools Announces Appointment for Open Seat on Board of Education
- Fairfield Schools to Keep Mental Health Program with Community Support
- Criminal Charge Dismissed Against Former Lakota School Board Member
- Most Veteran Middletown Teacher Honored as Parade Marshal
- Air Force Research Laboratory Donates MDicroscope to Miami University for Semiconductor Work
- Middletown’s ‘Arts in the Parks’ Continues in July
- Bootcamp Helps Tri-State Teachers Better Prepare Their Students for The Real World
- ‘It Really is Rewarding’: Teacher Retires After Nearly Three Decades in Classroom
- Students to Graduate With High School Diploma, Associate Degree
- School District Reaches Compensation Settlement With City of Vandalia
- Lakota Local School District Appoints New Superintendent
- Teacher Facing Termination for Allegedly Attending Nashville Concert Sent Co-Workers Photo, Texts
- ‘It’s Kind of Scary’| Residents Fear Impact of Potential School Closing in Butler County
- Area School Districts Seeking New Leaders
- Ohio Teacher Should be Fired For Lying About Sick Days To Attend Nashville Concert, Board Says
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Health
- Butler County Mother Sentenced in Case Involving Repeated Unnecessary Child Hospitalizations
- Bengals star Trey Hendrickson spends time with hospitalized children at skydiving event
- $365M expansion for Cincinnati Children’s in Liberty Township
- ‘Every Penny Counts’: 11-Year-Old Trenton Girl Raises Money for Stage 4 Breast Cancer
- ‘I Wasn’t Ready to go Yet’ | How a Butler County Teacher Says his ‘Band Family’ Saved his Life After Leukemia
- Missing Children
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Neglect
- Police: Body of Missing 6-year-old boy Found in Pond near West Chester Home
- 18-year-old Pleads Guilty in Middletown Crash that Killed Teen, Injured Others
- Deputies: 16-Year-old Dead, 2 Others Hospitalized After Head on Crash in Butler County
- Crash Report: 17-Year-Old Lakota West student was in Crosswalk When Struck by Car
- Student Hospitalized After Being Struck by Car Near Lakota West High School
- Driver Who Fatally Hit 15-Year-Old Lakota East Freshman Charged With Vehicular Homicide
- Missing Teen Believed to Have Been Found Dead After Search of Great Miami River
- Police: Juvenile Hit by Driver in Oxford, Flown to UCMC
- Lakota Bus Drivers Wear Purple to Show Support for Freshman Hit by Truck
- Sheriff: Lakota East Freshman Hit by Vehicle, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries
- Lakota Student Hit in Crosswalk Brings Back Haunting Memories for Another Parent
- District Reviewing Safety Measures After Lakota Student Hit by Pickup Near School
- ‘Cherished’ Ross Middle School 6th-Grade Teacher Died in West Chester Car Crash
- Father Arrested For Calling Police More Than a Dozen Times Over Son’s Homework
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Physical Abuse
- Child in Critical Condition After Hit-and-Run in Middletown, Driver Arrested
- Ohio Officer Charged After Teen Allegedly Whipped by Stepfather While Handcuffed
- Tri-State teenager killed by train while reportedly saving her friend
- Four-year-old boy dies after Liberty Township home explosion
- 2 people, 1 child critically injured in West Chester crash
- Teen was fourth Lakota Local Schools student to die in car collision since March 2024
- 17-year-old driver killed, passenger seriously injured in Butler County crash
- Coroner identifies Lakota student killed in Liberty Township crash
- Boy, 6, hospitalized after near-drowning Saturday; CPR brought pulse back
- Sheriff: 17-year-old dies after head-on crash in Liberty Township
- Mothers push to increase punishment for school zone crashes after students were hit
- Mom of West Chester boy who drowned to serve on Ohio missing persons group
- Grandmother Accused of Shooting 6-Month-Old Granddaughter Changes Plea to Guilty
- Police: 2 Teenage Boys Shot at Middletown Park
- Trial Set for Butler County Grandmother Charged in Infant’s Shooting
- Student’s Fractured Neck Lands Fairfield City Schools in Center of Bullying Conversation Once Again
- Sexual Abuse
- Special Education
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Sports
- ‘This is big’: Community unites around Middletown High School football’s post-season run
- Nation’s leading high school rusher plays football in Greater Cincinnati
- Lakota West QB Sam Wiles earns WCPO 9 Gold Star Athlete of the Week
- ‘We’re Going to Get Over the Hump’: Lakota West Football Eager to get Past Regional Final
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Strong Room
- International Women’s Day 2026: Recognizing Women’s Role in Protecting Children
- Shining a Light: CASA volunteer honored for advocacy in Butler County
- Young boy sells custom pens to help buy supplies for Butler County animal shelter
- ‘It’s been hard’: Local girl sells popsicles to benefit metastatic breast cancer research
- Burger King employee fired after Ohio woman says she received marijuana in her kids’ order
- ‘People need resources’: Middletown Hosts Two-day Addiction Recovery Event in Effort to Reduce Drug Use