Abigail Bottar
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Audio reporting, Akron politics, rail safety
Education: Kent State University - Bachelor of Arts, political science
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Downtown Kent
Experience:
Abigail Bottar covers Akron, Canton, Kent and the surrounding areas for Ideastream Public Media. She started in public radio as a news intern at WKSU. Her reporting on the train derailment in East Palestine has appeared nationally and internationally on the BBC, NPR, “Morning Edition,” “Up First,” “Here and Now,” MSNBC, “Living on Earth” and Vox’s “Today, Explained.”
Highlights:
- 2022, Best Spot News Coverage, Ohio Associated Press Media Editors
- Guest on the “Sound of Ideas” and panelist on the “Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable”
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing limiting permanent housing funding to 30% of continuum of care allocations, down from 87%, according to the Summit County agency. -
Akron officials and community members celebrated the reopening of Reservoir Park Community Center Tuesday night. The renovation included completely redoing the pool and expanding the community center. -
The Greater Akron Fellowship of Clergy has issued a list of policy demands following a grand jury's decision not to indict the Akron police officer that fatally shot 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker last year. -
Fifteen-year-old Jazmir Tucker was fatally shot by an Akron police officer Nov. 28, 2024. Police found a hand gun in Tucker's zipped coat pocket after he was shot, body cam footage shows. -
The Ohio Department of Transportation is working on a long range transportation plan called Access Ohio 2050 that will shape the future of the state's transportation system. -
The Akron Bicentennial Autobiography Project is an eight week workshop that will guide participants through the steps of documenting their own histories. -
Akron hired Police Executive Research Forum to conduct a review of the Akron Police Department's use-of-force policy, according to a press release from Mayor Shammas Malik's office. -
The Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company got shareholder approval Wednesday after a previous vote last week failed. -
Akron Cooperative Farms has become a gathering place for Nepali and Bhutanese immigrants living in Akron's North Hill neighborhood. -
Beef prices spiked last year and have continued to rise, according to data from the Federal Reserve, and Ohio cattle farmers are reaping the rewards.
