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The Ohio Redistricting Commission has approved a third map in its effort to fairly redraw Ohio's House and Senate districts; concerns are growing about an avian flu that has hit three of Ohio's neighbors; Cleveland's Russian and Ukrainian communities are being deeply impacted by the crisis in Eastern Europe.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has a date of March 1st with the Ohio Supreme Court to determine whether it's guilty of contempt of court charges for failing to meet the deadline for redrawing legislative districts in Ohio; leaders in the state react to Russia's invasion of Ukraine; a cardiologist in Cleveland urges heart attack and stroke survivors to get annual flu shots.

The grip of the coronavirus continues to loosen in Ohio; the ongoing frustrations over efforts to redraw legislative districts continue; the murder trial of Dr. William Husel is underway in Columbus.

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who is co-chair of Senate Ukraine Caucus, calls on Biden Administration to take immediate action against Russia after Putin orders invasion of eastern Ukraine; Ohio Redistricting Commission almost out of time to prevent themselves from being held in contempt of court for inaction on unfinished legislative maps.

Ohio Supreme Court shows impatience with Ohio Redistricting Commission, signals that they may hold members in contempt of court; COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop in Ohio; Ohio GOP endorses Gov. Mike Dewine in race for governor on a sharply divided secret ballot.

Republican lawmakers who failed to approve a constitutional legislative district map are attempting to bypass the Ohio Supreme Court by asking a federal judge to approve their gerrymandered map; President Joe Biden announces $1 billion in funding for Great Lakes initiative in Lorain on Thurday; power outages, hazardous roadways follow winter storm that brought high winds to parts of Ohio, snowfall to others.

Gov. Mike Dewine announces that he will hold State of the State Address on March 23, marking a return to the annual speech after two years without it, due to the pandemic; Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther declares gun violence a public health crisis, creates new initiative to combat it; GOP lawmakers look to open school vouchers to all Ohio children, a move that opponents say favors private schools and further burdens public schools.

State health department reports that new COVID-19 cases related to Omicron variant continue to drop off; ODOT reminds motorists to move over when vehicles with flashing lights are on Ohio's roadways; food pantries struggling with increased demand, inflation.