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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks out on false claims circulating about Springfield; City Council meeting in Worthington, near Columbus, disrupted by hate speech; changes made to ballot language for Issue One and debate continues as to whether it is misleading; overdose deaths are down in Ohio.

More Springfield schools receive threats while the city's mayor tells both presidential candidates that now is not the time for a visit; woman accused of stabbing a 3-year-old boy to death near Cleveland ruled incompetent to stand trial; FBI investigating suspicious packages sent to elections officials in at least 15 states, including Ohio; more Ohio counties added to burn ban as drought continues.

Springfield woman claims her social media post started the pet-eating rumors there; Sandusky man facing charges in the death of a young girl; Cleveland city officials are weighing options for Burke Lakefront airport; fewer than 3 weeks remain to get registered to vote in Ohio's November election.

Ohio Senator JD Vance stands behind the rumors that Haitian migrants in Springfield are eating people's pets; several Springfield buildings, including schools and hospitals, evacuated in the past few days due to threats; Portage County's sheriff under scrutiny for a social media post; 8-year-old northeast Ohio girl safe after driving family's SUV to Target.

A day after bomb threats closed city offices in Springfield, new threats closed schools today; arrest warrant issued for a Summit County man accused of killing his dog on Facebook Live; New Jersey driver charged with killing Columbus Blue Jackets player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother last month will remain in jail; Cincinnati named one of 3 finalist cities in the search for a new Sundance Film Festival host.

Governor DeWine comments on debunked claims of Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield; a nearly month-old case involving a cat in Canton may have fueled the pet-eating rumors; attorneys for both sides speak out on the latest sexual abuse allegations made against Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson; CEO of Norfolk Southern, the rail company involved in the East Palestine train derailment, has been fired.

Columbus man, woman, and infant dead after apparent murder-suicide; state officials are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cleveland Heights; Donald Trump cites debunked rumor about immigrants eating pets in Springfield during presidential debate; NFL now investigating new sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson.

Dayton brothers charged in the death of a 12-year-old girl who was shot as she slept in her bed; an investigation is underway after an inmate died at the Seneca County jail; new allegation of sexual assault made against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson; Ohio senator and Trump running mate JD Vance claims Haitian migrants are eating pets in Springfield.