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How an Ohio fire department used AI to improve emergency care
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (536+ words) The Malta and McConnelsville Fire Department in southeast Ohio serves an area so rural, the closest trauma center is at least an hour's drive from their coverage area. That makes the work of paramedics and first responders there all the…...
AI brings Supreme Court decisions to life
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (735+ words) Artificial intelligence, meet the U.S. Supreme Court. It's an institution steeped in tradition and resistant to any quick changes in the way it does things. But like it or not, the justices are about to see artificially created versions of themselves,…...
An AI project is creating videos to go with Supreme Court justices' real words
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (60+ words) The reading of Supreme Court opinions can only be seen by those inside the court. An AI project is trying to change that. An AI project is creating videos to go with Supreme Court justices' real words The reading of…...
City of Dayton, UD want to fund community-led ideas for climate resilience
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (379+ words) The city of Dayton and University of Dayton are accepting proposals for funding through their new sustainability initiative called the Climate Resilience Fund. Applications are open and will be accepted through April 30. Up to $40,000 in grant funding will be awarded…...
As box tree moths spread, Ohio tree nurseries pour funds into stopping invasive insect
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (619+ words) The invasive box tree moth has been spotted in more parts of Ohio, prompting the state to widen a quarantine to include Preble and Clark counties. The Ohio Department of Agriculture expanded the limits of its quarantine for Box Tree…...
Is Northeast Ohio ready for AI data centers? Sustainability's a factor
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1005+ words) At the corner of East 40th Street and Chester Avenue in Cleveland sits a small, quiet brick building that blends in with many others Downtown. But, there's a data center in that building. This data center is not new, and it's…...
'Please inform your friends': The quest to make weather warnings universal
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1756+ words) In November 2025, a massive storm rolled across the lower Mekong River delta, dumping multiple inches of rain onto the wide, flat river plain that covers much of Cambodia. The river rose and rose. The force of the water churned up…...
‘Enhance, not create’: Cleveland’s News5 explains AI policy
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (561+ words) All this week Ideastream is exploring how AI impacts the people who call Northeast Ohio home. Ideastream Public Media's Amy Eddings asked News5 Cleveland to demonstrate how it uses and oversees the technology. I met News5 news director Jodie Heisner at the…...
West Dayton solar farm with 'refreshing' level of support should save city utility customers $42M
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (658+ words) The ink has dried on an agreement for the city of Dayton to offtake energy from a solar farm proposed for West Dayton. The project is expected to yield major savings for Dayton's energy customers. The project, Gem City Solar,…...
The Winter Olympics in Italy were meant to be sustainable. Are they?
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (706+ words) The statue is a fitting metaphor for the increasingly elaborate measures being taken to preserve a wintry reality that is disappearing. As climate change brings warmer weather, the snow that once blanketed Cortina comes less often. Ski lifts whir up…...