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New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are spiking sharply to highs not seen since May; Gov. Mike Dewine defends hiring of Sam Randazzo, the now-former utility regulator at the center of an investigation into the state's largest-ever bribery scheme; Ohio Sen. Rob Portman says trillion-dollar infrastructure bill is headed to debate, likely passage in the Senate.

State investigators looking into shootout in Nelsonville that left a suspect dead and two officers wounded; Ohio native Simone BIles announced overnight that she will also pull out of individual competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games; officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the failed insurrection of January 6 give emotional testimony before House Select Committee.

Ohio Department of Health makes officials vaccination and masks recommendations for staff and students preparing to return to schools, but fall short of making a mandate; CDC to begin recommending masks indoors - even for vaccinated Americans - in areas where COVID-19 transmission of Delta variant is particularly high; Olympic champion and Ohio native Simone Biles pulls out of Gymnastic Finals, citing a mental health concern;

Ohio Department of Health will recommend, but not mandate, mask wearing for unvaccinated staff and students in classrooms, this fall; man accused of attempted hate crime against women at Ohio State will be held without bond; Columbus Police Chief gives context to a viral video that shows a physical alteration between an officer and person at a convenience store.

Admission of guilt, $230M settlement with FirstEnergy Corporation in connection with state's largest-ever bribery scheme sheds new light on Gov. Mike Dewine's possible involvement in the scandal; Dewine agrees to donate to Boys and Girls Club the amount of money FirstEnergy donated to his campaign; Ohio sees new COVID-19 cases nearly double in those under the age of 20 in July; state's largest school district, Columbus City Schools, says they will mandate masks for all in the fall.

Federal authorities bring hate crimes charges against a Hillsboro man accused of plotting to target women at Ohio State University in a deadly attack; Pres. Joe Biden visits Cincinnati to push infrastructure plans, COVID-19 vaccinations; charges filed against 28-year-old Columbus man who allegedly shot and killed his 1-year-old daughter.

Columbus Police say a one-year-old girl was fatally shot by her father on Tuesday night, also injuring the girl's mother; the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections is accepting responsibility for the death of 55-year-old Michael McDaniel in February; Congressman Jim Jordan says U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is to blame for the failed insurrection by pro-Trump extremists in January.

Like the rest of the nation, Ohio has not reached the necessary vaccination threshold for herd immunity, setting the state up for a resurgence in cases; group of pediatricians recommend school kids, staff wear masks when they return to the classroom in several weeks; one state lawmaker introducing bill that would ban mask requirements in schools; state health officials must rewrite summer camp health guidance following two outbreaks at camps in western Ohio.

High-speed chase in Michigan ends with suspect being fatally shot by police in Toledo; Columbus city employee who was part of a second-chance program 10 years ago was shot and killed over the weekend; Ohio State Fair holds in-person exhibitions this week, but gates are not open to the general public.