Thursday, September 10, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1813, American naval forces under Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British Royal Navy near Put-in-Bay in the Battle of Lake Erie, securing American control of the lake during the War of 1812.

⚾ Cleveland Browns star Denzel Ward is adding baseball ownership to his résumé, which you can read about in today’s Sports section.

There has been no shortage of noise around the Lindsay Clancy trial. Conspiracy theories, hot takes, and bad legal analyses have drowned out the actual facts. So we stripped away the bias and the agenda and laid out what really happened, including the courtroom decision everyone was talking about last week. Plus, what three jurors just revealed about the chaos inside that deliberation room. Join Ayla on The Flyover Podcast for the story without the spin. Tune in here!

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GE Aerospace Agrees to $11.75B Deal

Cincinnati-based GE Aerospace agreed to buy Cleveland-based Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 billion, a deal that would bring a 6,600-employee supplier of critical aircraft and defense components into the jet-engine giant.

CPP makes castings used in commercial and military aircraft, helicopters, weapon systems, and industrial gas turbines. GE expects demand for turbine blades and vanes to rise more than 30% by 2030.

GE says it plans to invest in CPP and expand capacity, potentially adding jobs, although it hasn't announced how many or where.

The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2027, pending regulatory approval.

Feds Recover 79 Missing Children

Federal authorities located or recovered 79 missing and endangered children ages 6 to 17 during Operation Meridian, a monthlong effort the U.S. Marshals Service called the largest missing-child operation in Ohio history.

The operation focused on runaways and children believed to be facing trafficking, abuse, neglect, or other dangers.

Investigators worked across Ohio and followed leads into Michigan and as far away as Georgia while coordinating with dozens of agencies.

The children were connected with medical care, counseling, family reunification, and other services while investigations continued.

Four Ohio Universities Receive F Grades

Four Ohio universities received failing grades in the 2027 College Free Speech Rankings: The Ohio State University, Kent State University, Oberlin College, and the University of Dayton.

Ohio State ranked No. 174, Kent State No. 189, Oberlin No. 194, and Dayton No. 237. Wright State University was Ohio's highest-ranked school at No. 64, followed by Kenyon College, Miami University, and Bowling Green State University.

The rankings, published by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), draw on nearly 63,000 student responses and consider factors including comfort expressing ideas, self-censorship, openness, political tolerance, campus speech policies, and controversies.

FIRE said 121 schools nationwide received an F, while just 24 earned a C or better. The complete rankings are available here.

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Longevity breakfast dessert enjoyed by Blue Zone Costa Ricans helps them live to 100?

Most Americans think eating sweets for breakfast is unhealthy.

But according to Stanford researchers, there's one delicious “dessert” food that Costa Ricans in the famous "blue zone" eat each morning that:

✅ Keeps them lean even into their 70s, 80s, and 90s
✅ Slows blood sugar spikes and maintains healthy insulin sensitivity
✅ Keeps their blood pressure at normal, healthy levels
✅ Keeps their hearts and arteries strong and clean well into old age, with a striking lack of heart disease in their population
✅ Even helps them have seven times more centenarians than in Japan

So what's the No. 1 “dessert” food that helps Costa Ricans live healthy, lean, and energetic past 100?

Click below to discover Costa Rica's Blue Zone secret:

>> Eat this Costa Rican longevity "dessert" for breakfast.

P.S. Here's the crazy part: while Costa Ricans are living longer with this morning ritual, Americans trying it are losing 7 lbs in a couple of weeks as a "side effect." Not a bad bonus, right?

➤ Statewide: Ohio received a $50 million federal Talent Search grant that will place advisers in 130 schools and support 20,000 low-income and first-generation students each year with college, career, and training assistance. (More)

➤ Toledo: The Blade is for sale, and its owners say print and digital publication will end Dec. 31 if no buyer is found after years of financial losses. (More)

➤ Columbus: New traffic patterns are in effect at John Glenn Columbus International Airport as construction ramps up on a new terminal, rerouting drivers traveling to and from the airport. (See Changes)

➤ Delaware County: Olentangy Local Schools is seeking community suggestions for the name, mascot, and colors of its fifth high school, which is scheduled to open in fall 2028. (See Details)

➤ Lancaster: A first-year Crestline teacher and recent Otterbein University graduate was killed in a U.S. 33 crash. Authorities say the other driver, who is in the U.S. illegally, faces aggravated vehicular homicide and OVI charges. (More)

➤ Vermilion: Vermilion Farm Market, a locally owned grocery and specialty market in business since 1979, announced an indefinite closure without offering an explanation. (More)

➤ Ottawa Hills: A new 23-acre H2Ohio wetland near the Ottawa River will retain stormwater and filter phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment before the water reaches the river and Lake Erie. (See Project)

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➤ Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward has become a minority investor in the Cleveland Guardians, adding an ownership stake in his hometown baseball team to his deep northeast Ohio ties. (More)

➤ Cincinnati-based Scripps Sports landed the Professional Women's Hockey League's first season-long U.S. national television deal, including a Saturday game on ION and two additional national games each week on Scripps Sports Network. (More)

➤ Ohio ranks third nationally in high school sports participation with nearly 350,000 student-athletes, behind only Texas and California, and leads the nation in schools offering girls wrestling and boys and girls bowling. (More)

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➤ Amazon is pledging nearly $1 million to restore 66 acres of wetlands and grasslands at Prairie Oaks and Glacier Ridge metro parks in Hilliard and Plain City, a project aimed at improving water quality and wildlife habitat. (More)

➤ Cleveland Clinic is partnering with AI platform Luminai to automate administrative work, starting with external referrals that often require employees to manually sort, prioritize, and enter information. (More)

➤ O'Charley's and Underground Chuck's employees were reportedly told that all locations would close nationwide Wednesday night, including the remaining O'Charley's in Middletown and an Underground Chuck's in Montgomery County. (More)

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➤ A winning ticket sold at a Maple Heights gas station hit the Millionaire for Life jackpot, giving the holder a choice of $1 million a year for life or an $18 million lump sum. (See Numbers)

➤ Newly released video shows Toledo waiter Tracy Cole Jr. tackling lawyer Matthew Exton as Exton tried to shoot his ex-wife in April 2025. Exton was later convicted of attempted murder and felonious assault. (Watch Video)

➤ Wright State students and alumni created an immersive short film for a Smithsonian-organized exhibit at the Dayton Art Institute, focusing on the lives of Marian Anderson, Josephine Baker, and Paul Robeson. (See Details)

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes.

➤ Jurors from the Lindsay Clancy trial are breaking their silence about what really derailed a verdict. (Hear Breakdown)

➤ Today marks one year since Charlie Kirk's assassination, as his wife Erika reflects on a year of grief. (Hear Details)

➤ Newly released disclosures show that President Trump gave tens of thousands of dollars in holiday cash gifts to four White House aides. (Listen Now)