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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty among those detained during a protest for voting rights equality near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday; unemployment rate up slightly in June, compared to May, at 5.3 percent; emotional memorial held for Columbus Blue
