News Releases

Kenneth Mills, the former director of the Cuyahoga County Regional Jail, was sentenced to 9 months in jail, the maximum possible for his mismanagement of the facility, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

A new pilot program will speed up drug testing, aiding investigations and prosecutions, by sending easy-to-use mass spectrometers to three regions across the state, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Marion Police Chief Jay McDonald and Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Ray Grogan announced today.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that 161 people were arrested and 51 potential human trafficking victims were helped in a statewide operation for which nearly 100 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies partnered with non-governmental and nonprofit organizations.  

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has launched the online application process for organizations that grant scholarships to primary and secondary students and want to be a part of Ohio’s new tax-credit program.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that the Distinguished Civilian Leadership Award will be renamed the Victoria Allen Distinguished Civilian Leadership Award. 

One year ago today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost began a mission to systematically derail the corruption embedded in House Bill 6 to stop FirstEnergy Corp. from ripping off Ohioans through the illicit nuclear bailout law.

A Xenia florist who abandoned couples on their wedding day has been sued by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for violating consumer protection laws.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Gov. Mike DeWine and Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp today announced the completion of an investigation that uncovered a methamphetamine distribution operation in Licking County.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 23 other attorneys general sent a letter to President Biden today, warning that litigation will follow the implementation of the proposed mandate on private sector employees to either get a COVID-19 shot, submit to weekly testing, or be fired.

Ohio has forged an $808 million agreement with the three largest distributors of opioids that puts the state at the front of the line to receive monetary relief for communities ravaged by the addiction crisis, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.