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Today marks the two-year anniversary of Ohio's first COVID-19 cases; Governor DeWine calls for agencies to prepare for Ukrainian refugees; the costs of gasoline and diesel fuel raise concerns; Ohioans can see Toby Keith, Nelly, or a Bigfoot Festival this summer.

A house fire in Cleveland kills two small children; mask mandates have been removed for the City of Columbus, as well as for public schools in Columbus and Cincinnati; gas prices approach $4 per gallon in Ohio, with even higher costs expected; Breeze Airways - serving Columbus, Akron/Canton and Pittsburgh - announces it is expanding.

Number of Ohioans hospitalized with COVID-19 falls below 1,000, new CDC map shows only 10 counties have high risk of transmission; bill that would allow anyone to carry a concealed weapon without a permit passes to Gov. Mike Dewine's desk; Sen. Rob Portman calls on White House to ban all energy imports from Russia.

Newest round of re-drawn congressional maps passed by Republican members of Ohio Redistricting Commission, but voters' rights groups decry another unconstitutional map; Gov. Mike Dewine says Ohio will no longer do business with any companies with Russian ties; bill that would eliminate need for concealed carry permit progresses in Ohio Statehouse.

President Joe Biden says Ohio's Intel micro-chip project is among those carrying the U.S. into the future; the wife of a fallen veteran and a COVID nurse were among guests from Ohio at last night's State of the Union address; Republicans on Ohio Redistricting Commission pass third iteration of congressional district map, against protests from Democrat members.

County elections officials around Ohio ask General Assembly to postpone May primary, since legislative maps are still not in place; three siblings from Athens County are the latest Ohioans to be charged in connection with failed insurrection at U.S. Capitol, last January; State Patrol on-the-lookout for driver who struck vehicles stopped on the shoulder of I-70, injuring a trooper.

Prayer vigils held around Ohio, over the weekend, for the people of Ukraine; Gov. Mike Dewine voices support for the Ukraine, bans sale of Russian-made vodka in Ohio stores; 46-year-old Columbus man arraigned in connection with murder of area religious leader.