News Releases

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 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.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has sued the owner of a window company alleging that she accepted money from 89 consumers from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana for windows that were never delivered or poorly installed, and failed to provide refunds.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced an $80 million settlement with the Monsanto Co. that forces the company to pay for the long-standing environmental damage it knowingly caused in Ohio with its toxic products.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is bringing training to Ohio’s law enforcement officers through OPOTA Close to Home, a collaboration between the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy and five regional partners that will extend the reach of OPOTA-certified course offerings.