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Gov. Mike Dewine visits Bowling Green State University on the same day that a new, anti-hazing law went into effect in Ohio; western Ohio police officer recovering after being shot by a suspect in Sidney; Ohioans have questions for their doctors about who is eligible for a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot.

Man accused of fleeing the scene after shooting OSHP trooper during traffic stop near Findlay taken into custody on Thursday afternoon; debate over vaccine exemption bill continued at Ohio Statehouse on Thursday, with experts debunking "herd immunity" as a valid exemption; former Buckeyes quarterback and NFL player Terrelle Pryor arrested in connection with alleged domestic abuse incident.

Hospitals in Toledo say they are in EMS bypass as they struggle to keep up with an influx of COVID-19 cases and staffing shortages; Ohio Department of Health says children under 18 make up more than a quarter of new COVID-19 cases; Columbus Police say 17 gangs account for more than a third of the homicides reported in the city, this year.

Ohio Supreme Court rules that ECOT must repay $60 million to the state after exhausting all appeals in a case that accused them of inflating enrollment numbers; Ohio health officials say they are cautiously optimistic as new COVID-19 cases show signs of decreasing; bill introduced in the Ohio Statehouse that would help victims of human trafficking one day after announcement of state-wide anti-trafficking operation.

Statewide anti-human-trafficking operation nets around 200 arrests, leads to recovery of 10 missing children; former Buckeyes Head Coach Urban Meyer apologizes to Jaguars, family after video surfaces of him with a woman who is not his wife at an Ohio bar; 16-month-old girl fatally mauled by dog in Cleveland in heat of an argument between two people.

Time is up for unvaccinated workers at a major hospital in Columbus; the state legislature continues to consider changes in how to deal with potentially dangerous parolees; the pandemic has resulted in a lot more extra work for substitute teachers; and a food processing plant in Southwest Ohio is expanding.

Ohio hospitals continue to struggle with workloads and staff shortages amid the pandemic; a Highway Patrol Post Commander passes away from COVID-19; a company in Taiwan reportedly eyes Lordstown Motors for purchase; minimum wage workers in Ohio are in line for a raise.

Two narcotics officers in Columbus face federal drug charges; doctors in Northeastern Ohio say COVID-19 is on the increase among the unvaccinated; hospitals and restaurants struggle with staff shortages; Amazon is hiring in the Toledo area.

Ohio hospitals continue to deal with an increase in COVID-19 patients; the virus causes Athens to again cancel a Halloween tradition; a fire near Fremont destroys a barn holding animals and feed supplies; and Ohio's field crops are doing well as harvesting begins.