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More than three-quarters of Ohio's 88 counties are at a Level 3 - or Red - on the Public Health Alert System and all of Ohio is considered high-incidence for transmission of the virus; Gov. Mike Dewine stops short of issuing new health orders in primetime address, but reissues mask mandate, gathering rules already in place; staff and fans react to the cancellation of Buckeyes/Terrapins game on Saturday after Maryland reported COVID-19 cases in its program; traffic gnarled by crash that left the Brent Spence Bridge between Ohio and Kentucky structurally questionable.

Ohio tallies its second-highest record for new cases in a single day on the same day as a primetime address by Gov. Mike Dewine, aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19; hospitals and local governments alike say they are busy preparing to make sure health care systems are not overwhelmed by increasing coronavirus hospitalizations; Saturday's Ohio State/Maryland game has been called off due to increasing COVID-19 cases in the Terrapins' program; a Cincinnati city councilman has been charged in a bribery scheme that's tied to one of the key players in the nuclear bailout corruption case.

Gov. Mike Dewine plans primetime address to all Ohioans as state health department announces a record-setting 6,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day; physicians around the state say hospital resources are being stretched ever-thinner as coronavirus hospitalizations skyrocket; Columbus and Dayton sue Ohio Attorney General to force improvements in background check system for gun purchases; two Republican reps. in Ohio push for tougher penalties on vandalism, looting related to summer protests.

Ohio set a new record for COVID-19 cases (around 5,500) on Saturday, bringing the state's total number of cases to more than 250,000; federal and local officials working to plan for a vaccine say they're worried not enough people will take it to make it effective; some Republicans, Democrats still split on the results of the presidential election; Ohio lawmakers announced new proposal to fix the state's school funding system.

More than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, setting yet another daily record for most new cases; Gov. Mike Dewine names new team to lead the Ohio Department of Health in the midst of the pandemic; Dewine suggests that new health orders could be coming next week to help slow the spread of the coronavirus; most Ohio Republican leaders call on Americans to respect the process and results of the presidential election.

Ohio reports nearly 5,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as all of the state's cases are now deemed "high-incidence" areas; Gov. Mike Dewine names new leadership team at Ohio Department of Health, including new director and chief medical officer; U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown joins seven other lawmakers asking utility providers to suspend shutoffs, during the pandemic; Justice-Elect Jennifer Brunner says she intends to tackle systemic racism from her new seat on the Ohio Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump wins Ohio by an 8-point margin on Tuesday night, but results of nationwide election still too close to call; more than 5.8 million voters casts ballots in the general election, setting a new record for turnout; Republicans faired well in Tuesday's election, but Democrat Jennifer Brunner garnered a key seat on the Ohio Supreme Court; Ohio sets new record for single-day COVID-19 cases, topping 4,000 for the first time on Tuesday.

Bellwether Ohio seems to be leaning toward Democratic challenger Joe Biden in final poll of the campaign season by Quinnipiac University; voter turnout expected to exceed 75 percent in 2020, topping the 2016 election's turnout of around 71 percent; absentee ballots and early voting results likely to be released as soon as polls close in Ohio at 7:30 p.m., unlike others states; a number of banner races also on the ballot on election day.

Gov. Mike Dewine issues an open letter to Ohio voters, urging them to remember those things that unite us, not the things that divide us; if you still have to return an absentee ballot, election officials urge you to take it to a drop box at your local board of elections; Workers Comp board approves $5 billion rebate to assist ailing businesses that was requested by Gov. Dewine, last week; Democratic challenger Joe Biden makes a campaign stop in bellwether Ohio on the eve of the election.