News Releases

Reinforcing the importance of the evolution of police training in an ever-changing society, Attorney General Dave Yost ushered in the first Law Enforcement Training Symposium (LETS) with a nod to the 500+ peace officers attending the two-day exhibition of enhanced trainings and modernized practices.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a central Ohio home-improvement contractor who has a history of changing names to try to avoid accountability.

Ohio’s first statewide human trafficking hotline is now operational, Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

A Fairfield County man was sentenced this morning to 18 years to life in prison for an April 2023 murder in Sugar Grove, Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

Ohio Attorney Dave Yost today filed an emergency motion in the Ohio Supreme Court, urging the court to grant immediate relief relating to the ongoing transportation crisis affecting charter and private school students in Columbus.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is siding with Kroger in challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Trade Commission’s administrative proceedings for the Kroger-Albertsons merger.

A former purchasing agent for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was sentenced to 60 days in jail today for enriching himself as part of a broader scheme that defrauded the zoo of at least $2.3 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

An investigation by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force has led to the indictment of a Youngstown man on rape and human trafficking charges, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene announced today.

The Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is requesting the public’s help in locating a suspect facing 17 felony charges involving human trafficking, drug trafficking and firearms.

A 39-year-old Hocking County woman was sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison for raping two children, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.