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COVID-19 continues to escalate in Ohio; legislation to legalize and regulate sports betting in Ohio heads to Governor Mike DeWine's desk while questions come from some about its constitutionality; police in Columbus are searching for suspects responsible for killing a man and two children Tuesday night; Ohio's deer-gun season finished ahead of recent averages.

Ohio Supreme Court begins hearing arguments about the constitutionality of legislative, congressional maps gerrymandered by Republicans in the Ohio Statehouse; two small children and a young man gunned down in shooting in southeast Columbus, last night; Ohio Hospital Association warns that a third of all hospitalizations, statewide, are now linked to COVID-19.

Suspect arrested in connection with hit-and-run near Mansfield that left teenager dead; information still sparse on the release in Haiti of three more hostages with ties to Ohio-based missionary group; major central Ohio hospital system implements pause on vaccine mandate, citing "regulatory and legislative issues."

Three more missionaries with ties to a northeast Ohio religious group were released from the custody of a Haitian gang, but 12 more remain hostages; Gov. Mike Dewine among those memorializing former senator and GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole, who died on Sunday; State Patrol looking for culprit in hit-and-run in Richland County that left one teenager dead.

Ohio tallies the highest number of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations on Thursday since last winter; health officials encourage Ohioans to get COVID-19 tests from doctors, health departments to help identify potential Omicron variant cases; Gov. Mike Dewine, Sen. Sherrod Brown say they are looking out for Omicron variant, but Delta variant is a present threat to deal with.

Central Ohio sheriff's deputy faces murder charges in connection with shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr. last December; Ohio on Wednesday reported highest one-day total of new COVID-19 cases in nearly three months; hospitals around Ohio say staff, bed shortages loom as coronavirus cases continue to increase.

Ohio among three states who have successfully sued Biden Administration over vaccination mandates, as of Tuesday; second lawsuit filed accusing Republican lawmakers of creating unconstitutional, gerrymandered congressional map that makes nearly 90 percent of districts sure bets for GOP; Ohio Pharmacists Association pushes for greater latitude in prescribing drugs used to treat COVID-19.

Ohio's Republican senator takes to the Senate floor to describe opioid addiction as an "epidemic within the pandemic"; FBI concludes that Dayton shooter acted alone, fantasized for years about mass shootings and suicide killings; first 30 winners of Ohio's "Vax-2-School" initiative announced on Monday.

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb as Ohioans gather for the holidays; state health officials bracing as new coronavirus variant begins to appear in countries around the world; Ohio doctors say Omicron variant of coronavirus has some different symptoms that those we've come to associate with the virus.