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Hospital systems in Columbus give first-hand accounts of how healthcare workers are struggling to keep up with surge in preventable COVID-19 hospitalizations; Congressman Tim Ryan says WVa Sen. Joe Manchin is squandering a historical opportunity to help the middle class by opposing Pres. Joe Biden's 'Build Back Better' proposal; several hurt in shooting at a Toledo funeral being held for a victim of gun violence.

Ohio-based missionaries return home after successfully plotting their own escape from captivity in Haiti, last week; Gov. Mike Dewine announces he will call upon 1,000 Ohio National Guard members to help remedy staffing issues at hospitals around Ohio, amid a new COVID-19 surge; Columbus-based football academy is the target of a scathing report by the Ohio Department of Education that calls for Attorney General investigation.

Ohio officials warn that healthcare staffing, skyrocketing COVID-19 cases creating serious issues in hospitals around the state; officials from Ohio chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations says fired state director had been working with anti-Muslim hate group since 2008; Cleveland-area Democrat announces run for Ohio Attorney General.

Remaining Ohio-based missionaries released after nearly two months in captivity in Haiti; former Buckeyes Head Coach Urban Meyer fired from coaching job with Jacksonville Jaguars after eight months on the job; slew of bills moving through the Ohio Statehouse before holiday break would allow concealed carry without a license, eliminate abortion access through much of the state, widen access to medical marijuana.

Ohio chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations fires executive director after investigation finds he worked for years with anti-Muslim hate group; telethon raises more than $3 million for those affected by Kentucky tornadoes, boosted by donation from OSU basketball coach; Ohio Task Force One aids in search-and-rescue effort in Kentucky after weekend tornadoes.

A doctor from the Cleveland Clinic weighs in on the Omicron variant; Governor DeWine is ready to sign a bill legalizing sports betting in the state; the Columbus Zoo fails to regain accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums; eight players for the Cleveland Browns go on the NFL's reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Omicron variant has arrived in Ohio; the state's elite search and rescue team is helping tornado victims in Kentucky; an earthquake strikes in Southern Ohio; the Fulton County Humane Society gets a "Christmas miracle."

Deaths and hospitalizations from COVID-19 are increasing, but so are vaccinations; Toledo's record number of homicides continues to climb; severe storms and high winds are expected overnight across Ohio; a little league team from Hamilton is honored at the Ohio Statehouse.