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Ohio Department of Health says new COVID-19 cases are down for the fourth week in a row, in the state; Ohio State Highway Patrol says it will be out in full force on Super Bowl Sunday to combat impaired driving; Ohio's district maps still remain in limbo, as May 3 primary grows ever closer.

Director of Ohio Department of Health says COVID-19 cases continue to decline, showing promise that Omicron variant is winding down; U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says he's worried about lifting of mask-wearing policies in school districts; Columbus officials release new information about the apparent abduction and murder of a local Muslim leader.

Ohio health officials say COVID-19-related hospitalizations trending downward, with half the number of cases of early January; Ohio lawmakers consider bill that would ramp up GPS monitoring on criminal offenders; Intel has posted the first job openings for its forthcoming $20 billion microchip fabrication facility outside of Columbus.

Peloton backs out of its big plans for Northwestern Ohio; power continues to be restored in Southeastern Ohio following last week's ice storm; everybody seems to think that Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is cool - even his opponents.

Thousands of people in southern Ohio are still without power, following last week's winter storms; some in eastern Ohio dealing with flooding, as snow and ice melt into local rivers and streams; Ohio lawmakers on a tight deadline to re-draw congressional district maps, but leaders on both sides say they're not hopeful.

Utility companies say that restoring power across southern and southeastern Ohio will take time after electricity was knocked out in more than 20 Ohio counties; the Ohio Department of Health says that COVID-19 hospitalizations are down, but we are not in the clear yet; semiconductor bill being considered in the U.S. House would, among other things, make the construction of a massive microchip plant in Ohio go more smoothly.

All of Ohio's 88 counties are under some form of winter storm warning, as a weather front brings ice and snow to the Buckeye State; ODOT has game plan in place for snow plow drivers as northern Ohio braces for 9-to-16 inches of snow; U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says the federal government still has work to do to help people, businesses impacted by the pandemic.

Ohio braces for winter storm expected to blanket northern part of the state in inches of snow, southern part of the state in sheets of ice; ODOT says combination of rain and snow makes pre-treating the roads difficult; former House Speaker Larry Householder's attorneys ask federal judge to dismiss case against him, saying the 1.5 million pages of evidence presented to do not prove misconduct.

Athens County native Joe Burrow leads the Cincinnati Bengals to a 27-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship, paving the way for Cinci's first trip to the Super Bowl in more than 30 years; much of Ohio preparing for mid-week storm that could bring record-setting amounts of snow and ice; state legislators have received a petition to consider a citizen-led marijuana legalization measure or put it on the state ballot.