News Releases

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today accepted the petition summary of a proposed constitutional amendment, “Ohio Voters Bill of Rights,” that seeks to amend Article V and Sections 1, 2 and 6 of the Ohio Constitution.

At the request of the Dayton Police Department, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is conducting a cold case review of the unsolved 2009 homicide of 85-year-old Army Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) North Woodall, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

In an effort to safeguard democratic principles and the rule of law, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost led a bipartisan coalition of 50 other attorneys general calling for peace nationwide in response to the Nov. 5 presidential election.

A Jackson County man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a child, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Jackson County Prosecutor Randy Dupree announced today.

A Columbus physician and his medical clinic were found guilty today of overbilling Medicaid by $1.5 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 24 other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to permit Virginia’s removal of roughly 1,600 self-identified noncitizens from voter rolls.

The former marketing director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, who pleaded guilty to 16 felonies, was sentenced to five years in prison today for his role in a scheme that defrauded the zoo of at least $2.3 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement today regarding the passing of former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives Jo Ann Davidson: 

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost this week welcomed the members of his 2024-25 Teen Ambassador Board with a meet-and-greet session and presentations from key members of his staff.

A former teacher in the Bloom-Vernon Local School District pleaded guilty today to sexually abusing a minor student, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.