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FBI says plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer involving at least 12 people may have been hatched at a meeting in Dublin in Central Ohio, earlier this year; Ohio Supreme Court election races may not get much press, but results from November ballot could reshape rulings for the next six years; parents and teachers voice concerns as large school districts begin crafting plans to have students return to the classroom; gas line explosion in southwest Ohio rocks area, requires dozens of firefighters to quench.

Gov. Mike Dewine says he plans to outline next week a plan to provide financial aid to ailing businesses and families hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic; Ohio Democrats blast Secretary of State Frank Larose for refusing to expand absentee ballot drop box availability after courts paved way for him to do so; many Franklin County absentee voters say they received the wrong ballot in the mail, board of elections working to fix it; Trump campaign rolls back ad dollars in Ohio while Biden camp spending $2.5 million in the increasingly-competitive Buckeye State.

Early voting begins in Ohio and is met with long lines for those hoping to cast their vote in-person; safety measures put in place at local boards of election to help stem the spread of COVID-19; one of the experimental drugs being used to treat President Donald Trump is under clinical trials at University Hospitals in Cleveland; Democratic challenger Joe Biden taking advantage of Trump's absence on the campaign trail, including increased spending on ads in Ohio.

Despite court ruling that would allow him to do so, Ohio's elections chief directs boards of elections not to place multiple absentee ballot boxes around individual counties; Monday marks deadline to register to vote in the November election, with early voting beginning on Tuesday; Gov. Mike Dewine says Trump administration has not reached out about contact tracing, even though president was likely infected during debate in Cleveland; Ohio's census response rate ahead-of-pace, when compared to 2010 census.

At least two prominent Ohio lawmakers who met with President Donald Trump this week are taking precautions, following his positive COVID-19 test; number of counties at Level 3 on the state's Public Health Alert system increases for the first time since July; Ohio enters its seventh month of dealing with the coronavirus; high schools football playoffs looks different, this year, as nearly three times as many schools have opted to take part.

President Donald Trump, Joe Biden continued their debate-stage sniping as they hit the campaign trail on Wednesday; Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio says Trump should release his tax returns, if the New York Times story isn't true; rapid COVID-19 testing began for all Big Ten Conference teams on Thursday; committee set to tackle a possible repeal of House Bill 6 have set no timeline to act on the legislation before adjourning on Wednesday.

First debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was largely marked by interruptions and name-calling; protestors gathered outside of the debate venue in Cleveland, remaining largely peaceful; Gov. Mike Dewine voiced his support for Trump, while former Gov. John Kasich says he thinks Joe Biden will carry the perennial battleground state; Dewine spokesman says limits on alcohol sales meant to stem the spread of COVID-19 are now under review.

First presidential debate pitting Donald Trump against Joe Biden to be held in Cleveland, tonight; new safety protocols put in place to make debate safer for candidates, presenter; southwest Ohio lawmakers who failed to get Gov. Mike Dewine impeached is now spearheading effort to have him criminally charged; suspect who stole car after leaving prison led authorities on a three-state chase that ended in southeast Ohio.

Ohio House Republican whose articles of impeachment against Gov. Mike Dewine failed to gain traction is trying to criminally charge the governor in Clermont County; bombshell report about President Donald Trump's lack of federal tax payments hits days before first presidential debate, set to be held in Cleveland; judge rules that signature matching requirement of absentee ballot applications is burdensome, but it's too close to election to make changes.