News Releases

Ohio’s schools can now apply for their share of $10 million in school safety grants awarded by Attorney General Dave Yost’s office for the 2019-20 school year.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a $700 million multistate settlement with the drug distributor Reckitt Benckiser Group, with Ohio receiving $39.4 million under the deal.  

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that Dwight A. Holcomb will serve as executive director of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA).

A Hillsboro man who illegally dumped hundreds of scrap tires in Highland County will spend the next four years in prison, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost partnered with the Columbiana County Prosecutor’s Office to solve a 2012 cold case homicide. A Columbiana County grand jury indicted Kevin Kirby, 44, last week for his role in the murder of Melinda Todd and the attempted murder of her 5-year-old grandson, Cole Reed.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today reminded Ohioans that a new law makes it illegal for chiropractors or certain health care practitioners to call immediately after an automobile accident or crime.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently became aware that comments from a Sept. 30 press conference are being used in a television commercial regarding H.B. 6. The inclusion of his comments occurred without his knowledge or consent.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a multistate settlement requiring Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon Inc. to pay nearly $117 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices, with Ohio receiving $6.3 million under the settlement.

A pair of Cuyahoga County corrections officers pleaded guilty today to charges of using excessive force on a restrained inmate.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recognized the 2019 Law Enforcement Conference award winners today during a luncheon ceremony in Columbus.