Morning Briefing: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

The dreaded Monday after the big game has passed and we are looking at a new day here in the Miami Valley! As you prepare for another busy day, let me bring you up to speed with some things that you should know as you begin your Tuesday:

🔍 Our eyes are on Springfield: Springfield schools will reopen today after Monday bomb threats in the city, and law enforcement will sweep all buildings before and after school each day. Meanwhile, the state will have at least a 24-hour notice prior to “any kind of (ICE) surge into Clark County,” Gov. Mike DeWine said DHS told his office.

🚌 GoBus comes to town: We learn in Cornelius Frolik’s story that an intercity bus operator is going to launch new service next month that connects Dayton, Springfield, Middletown and Yellow Springs to many other communities in our state. Read more in his story here.

🛫 New flight options: The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will soon host new nonstop flights, including to London, Chicago, Nashville and California. Learn more from Holly Souther’s story.

🏥 Sponsored content: What is MyCare Ohio health insurance, and who’s eligible?

We have a lot more news for you today found below, including local news on high school sports, feel free to let me know at jeremy.ratliff@coxinc.com. I would love to hear from you!

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LOCAL NEWS

$10B: AFRL at Wright-Patt offers huge new research contract vehicle

Consolidating local service districts like schools or townships part of Ohio bill consideration

Kroger names former Walmart executive as new CEO


LIFE

Toasted Brunch Bar + Cafe sets second location grand opening for Saturday

Boy bands of early 2000s heading to Fraze Pavilion this summer

Valentine’s Day places to eat, drink in the Dayton region


CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

Driver ID’d in deadly single-vehicle crash in Greene County

Man accused in deadly wrong-way crash after fleeing from Moraine police


SPORTS

High school basketball: What to watch for as season enters final weeks

Prep Roundup: Butler’s Bardonaro records 200th career victory

Cincinnati Bengals: With defense needing help, Tobin weighs ‘all options’ in free agency


NATION & WORLD

Democrats say White House offer on ICE is ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire

Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

Honda reports declining profit as Trump’s tariffs and EV moves hurt Japanese automaker’s results


FREE CONTENT: If someone gifted you a meal from anywhere in Dayton, what would you want?

As Editor Mandy Gambrell’s story tells us, for this week’s Dayton Food & Dining Question of the Week in our Facebook group, the response was heavy on the “Pine Club” and “Grist” answers. Personally, I would go with the Pine Club as well. What about you?!