News Releases

Zanesville Middle School student MaCaila Thompson knows what it’s like to be a victim of mental abuse.

Mention the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and many Ohioans are likely to think of its consumer protection efforts, the fight to stop the illegal drug trade and human trafficking, high-profile lawsuits against those who fueled the opioid crisis or the crime-fighting expertise of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is warning Ohioans of the increased prevalence of nitazenes, a group of dangerous synthetic opioids that can be up to 40 times more potent than fentanyl.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement on the City of Columbus’ lawsuit regarding the “Conscience Clause.” 

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accepting applications for $2.66 million in grant funding for local law enforcement agencies to provide drug use prevention programming to schools during the 2022-23 academic year.

“I’ve seen my mom’s face beaten black and blue by my father, and her other boyfriends,” recounted Jada Crockran, a student at Schaefer Middle School. “Guns have been pulled on me and my mother due to her drunken words. These are just a few violent acts I’ve seen and experienced.”

A longtime home-improvement contractor who deceived dozens of his customers and then repeatedly flouted a judge’s injunction has been held in civil contempt and ordered to stop operating his business immediately.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the 2021 Capital Crimes Annual Report, which includes information and a procedural history on each case that has resulted in a death sentence in Ohio since 1981.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding the death of Bluffton Officer Dominic Francis who was killed in the line of duty early this morning.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters, working in tandem with three state legislators, today announced their intent to push for a proposed constitutional amendment regarding bail reform to protect law-abiding Ohioans.