Kendall Crawford
Reporter, The Ohio NewsroomKendall Crawford most recently worked as a reporter at Iowa Public Radio. There, she was tasked with covering a 20-county region in rural western Iowa and making those stories relevant to the rest of the state. She covered issues spanning a variety of topics, including refugee populations, renewable energy, agriculture and rural schools.
Before then, she helped cover the Tennessee legislature at WPLN in Nashville, and she reported on education for St. Louis Public Radio.
Kendall grew up in northern Kentucky, right across the river from Cincinnati.
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Community members in Braceville opened a new museum to document the rural area’s rich Black history.
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Dispensaries across the state have sold more than $250 million worth of adult-use cannabis since legalization began in August.
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The highly contagious bird flu outbreak has hit Ohio’s poultry industry hard. Experts are helping Ohio farmers prevent the spread.
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Ohio’s 911 response system is outdated. The state has begun its rollout of upgraded technology that could improve its emergency response times in rural areas.
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Some Ohio farms have stayed in one family for more than 100 years. Those families are working to preserve their agricultural legacy, as farmland decreases.
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Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Ohio Northern University in 1968. One woman remembers the impact the prominent civil rights leader’s words had at the rural northwest Ohio school.
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UNESCO partnered with the Global Social Media Influencer Research Lab at Bowling Green State University to examine the motivations and ethical standards of digital content creators.
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Dallas Allen is a Suicide Investigations and Postvention specialist at the Franklin County Coroner’s Office. His work could help prevent suicide deaths across the state.
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President Joe Biden bestowed the nation’s highest military honor onto Girard native Kenneth David and Steubenville native Fred McGee.
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Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law yesterday that will likely mean more village citizens vote on dissolution. Proponents hope it can better hold the taxing entities accountable.