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Todd Zinser recording Citizen Watchdog year-in-review podcast in Cincinnati

Opinion Politics

Citizen Watchdog: One Year of Tracking Cincinnati City Hall

Why I Started Citizen Watchdog On February 7, 2025, I recorded the first episode of Citizen Watchdog. I didn’t begin this project because I thought Cincinnati was uniquely dysfunctional. I started it because I believed too many decisions were being made without sustained scrutiny. Major policy shifts were passing quickly. Financial commitments were stacking up.…

ByTodd ZinserFebruary 12, 20260Comments

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Cincinnati 911 Dispatcher Incident Highlights Growing Risks for ICE Agents

A Cincinnati 911 dispatcher is accused of leaking the real-time location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an active operation. Critics say this move endangered federal officers and violated basic professional standards. The controversy can be seen as part of a broader issue involving ICE agent doxxing incidents. The incident has drawn national attention…

ByChristina HolbrookFebruary 10, 20260Comments

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1 dead following a shooting in parking lot of Oakley, Cincinnati fast food restaurant

Article Summary A shooting in the parking lot of a Steak ’N Shake in Oakley, Cincinnati, left one person dead Tuesday evening, according to police. Officers responded around 6:25 p.m. to reports of gunfire at the Ridge Avenue location and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. One…

ByNina OliverioJanuary 28, 20260Comments

Red car speeding on a city street with motion blur, illustrating the crackdown on illegal street racing in Kentucky.

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Illegal racing crackdown could allow Kentucky to seize and destroy street racers’ cars

Article Summary Kentucky lawmakers are advancing a proposal that could make illegal street racing penalties among the toughest in the nation. House Bill 425 would raise fines and allow police to confiscate, sell, or even destroy vehicles used in street races, especially for repeat offenders. Supporters say the measure would deter dangerous driving and save…

ByNina OliverioJanuary 22, 20260Comments

Business Community

Ohio Is Winning the Business Race — Cincinnati Is Falling Behind

Article Summary Ohio continues to rank among the most business-friendly states in the nation, earning top-tier national marks for infrastructure, cost of doing business, and economic development performance. However, recent job losses in the Cincinnati metro suggest that local conditions are diverging from the state’s broader success. Analysts point to public safety concerns, unclear economic…

ByAdam KoehlerJanuary 17, 20260Comments

Community News

Cincinnati council resolution urges ICE to follow local police standards

Article Summary Cincinnati City Council unanimously approved a resolution urging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to follow the same standards as local police, including visible identification, limits on face coverings, and use of body cameras. City leaders say the measure aims to protect public trust and improve transparency during law enforcement encounters, especially amid…

ByNina OliverioJanuary 15, 20260Comments

White House in Washington, D.C., as federal sanctuary policy funding changes are announced

National News

Cincinnati Unlikely to Face Funding Cuts Under Federal Sanctuary Policy Announced by Trump

Article Summary President Donald Trump said the federal government will halt funding to states with sanctuary cities starting February 1. The sanctuary policy funding proposal targets states rather than individual cities and could affect major federal aid programs. Cincinnati and Ohio are not expected to be impacted based on current classifications and enforcement practices. Federal…

ByAdam KoehlerJanuary 14, 20260Comments

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U.S. House approves Cincinnati police camera and mental health funding

The Cincinnati police camera funding measure advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. It sends more than $1 million in federal dollars to bolster local public safety efforts. The funding would enhance camera technology used by the Cincinnati Police Department. Additionally, it will expand mental health and crisis response services, according to…

ByNina OliverioJanuary 13, 20260Comments

Teenagers gathered outdoors in an urban Cincinnati neighborhood, illustrating concerns around juvenile crime and youth violence

Community Opinion Politics

Cincinnati’s Kids Are Being Recruited Into Violence — And We’re Pretending Not to See It

Our kids are dying—in city parks, on street corners, in neighborhoods that have quietly become battlegrounds. Everyone sees it. Everyone feels it. And yet we keep acting surprised regarding juvenile crime in Cincinnati. Cincinnati has 52 neighborhoods—strong, proud, working communities. But too many of them, especially where opportunity runs thin, have become places…

BySignal 99January 13, 20260Comments

Two federal immigration enforcement officers stand on a snowy Minneapolis street following ICE shooting

National News Politics

ICE Shooting in Minneapolis Sparks Outrage, Protests and Political Clash

A federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis turned deadly on January 7, 2026, when an officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during an enforcement action in south Minneapolis. The shooting has triggered protests, sharply conflicting accounts of what happened, and renewed scrutiny of federal immigration tactics in…

ByAdam KoehlerJanuary 8, 20260Comments

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Citizen Watchdog: One Year of Tracking Cincinnati City Hall

Cincinnati 911 Dispatcher Incident Highlights Growing Risks for ICE Agents

1 dead following a shooting in parking lot of Oakley, Cincinnati fast food restaurant

Illegal racing crackdown could allow Kentucky to seize and destroy street racers’ cars

Ohio Is Winning the Business Race — Cincinnati Is Falling Behind

Cincinnati council resolution urges ICE to follow local police standards

Cincinnati Unlikely to Face Funding Cuts Under Federal Sanctuary Policy Announced by Trump

U.S. House approves Cincinnati police camera and mental health funding

Cincinnati’s Kids Are Being Recruited Into Violence — And We’re Pretending Not to See It

ICE Shooting in Minneapolis Sparks Outrage, Protests and Political Clash

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The Harsh New Reality of Cincinnati Creative Jobs

Comic-Con Bars AI-Generated Art After Artist Backlash

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