News Releases

Attorney General Dave Yost has awarded a fourth round of grants totaling $5.3 million to support addiction treatment for incarcerated Ohioans.

Reducing the demand for human trafficking remained a top priority for Attorney General Dave Yost in 2025, as evidenced by task force successes and changed lives.

Law enforcement task forces established under the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) thwarted drug traffickers in 2025 by confiscating more than $75 million worth of illegal drugs, 440 firearms and $4.1 million in cash, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

Ohio consumers who own or lease certain Hyundai or Kia vehicles may be eligible for compensation and free anti-theft protection as part of a multistate settlement announced by Attorney General Dave Yost.

The recent indictments of five suspected thieves mark the first success of a new Dayton-area task force created to thwart organized retail theft, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Kettering Police Chief Chip Protsman announced today.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a nearly $150 million multistate settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and its parent company, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, for misleading consumers and violating environmental laws.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the following statement regarding a guilty plea in the Rebecca Auborn case.

A Jackson County man facing felony charges in a series of sexual assaults was arrested today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

A Hocking County mother whose baby died after suffering severe head trauma has been charged with murder, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.  

After a two-week trial, a Huron County jury has found Paul Hicks guilty of murdering his ex-wife, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Huron County Prosecutor James Sitterly announced.