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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Researchers out of Bowling Green State University are studying the effects of pharmaceuticals on northwest Ohio’s waterways.
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Many times, small towns don’t have the support system to aid people returning from prison. Coalitions are forming in rural counties to help.
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The university hopes it grows interest in making maple syrup in the state.
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The University of Toledo’s Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute is developing a screener to identify victims of human trafficking. It’ll be used statewide to develop intervention strategies.
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Federal funding is helping to plan potential passenger rail routes across the state. But it likely will be years before the project comes to fruition.
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Ohio is taking in trash from other states. Some lawmakers argue that Ohio’s small towns are paying the price.
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Every February 2nd, Ohio residents look to Buckeye Chuck for a forecast on how long winter will last. This year, a new rodent is up for the job.
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In Ideastream’s “Sound of Us” poetic reentry series, Cardell Belfoure talks with Ohioans who are making a difference in their communities after leaving prison. He guides them in writing poetry about their reentry experiences.
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In recent years, many small cities across Ohio have passed rental registry programs in hopes of creating more accountability for landlords. Lima’s the latest community to join them.
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On one night in January, Ohio municipalities count the number of Ohioans living in shelters and on the street across the state. Advocates say they expect an increase in homelessness this year.