In an instant, the Ohio city was transformed from a real place full of real people – with real problems, though not of the ...

The state has quite a crop of young, talented Democratic leaders—who face tough odds of ever moving up in politics.

Vice presidential hopeful JD Vance refused to walk back on the falsehoods he and his running mate Donald Trump have peddled on the campaign trail about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio ...

Springfield Mayor Rob Rue told us in an emailed statement: “I have never been to Haiti and I have never received financial ‘kick backs’ or even [been] involved with the transportation of ...

Migrants from the Caribbean country living in this Ohio town, who the Republican accused of eating pets, share their concerns ...

The growing pains, however, were maybe encapsulated best by Springfield Mayor Rob Rue during a July 2024 City Commission meeting where he told a resident, “We were not in control of this.” ...

Donald Trump has constructed his campaign on the idea that “bloodthirsty” immigrants are taking over towns across the U.S.

Some of those “American leaders” include Springfield Mayor Rob Rue and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, both Republicans, who have repeatedly debunked Trump’s and Vance’s claims. Vance later said he was “not ...

Springfield city officials said that they, like in other municipalities across the country, are preparing for possible civil unrest and turmoil following the election.