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After failing to present constitutional legislative maps for a third time, Gov. Mike Dewine suggests Ohio Redistricting Commission should pass off its duties to private map-drawers; Ohio Secretary of State Frank Larose says holding a full May primary is now impossible; Ohioans connected at Ukrainian refugee summit in Parma on Thursday, bringing together resettlement agencies, faith-based organizat...

Ohio Supreme Court again strikes down gerrymandered legislative maps approved by Republicans on Redistricting Commission; U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, who was once the state's elections chief, says it's clear Republicans aren't interested in fair elections; Ohio lawmakers praise Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his address to a joint session of U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday.

Gov. Mike Dewine signs bill into law that would allow any Ohioan to carry a concealed weapon without a permit and without training; Ohio elections officials eagerly await Ohio Supreme Court decision on latest set of re-drawn legislative and congressional maps; Cleveland doctor shares story after traveling to the Ukraine-Poland border to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainian defense forces.

Republican Sen. Rob Portman among bipartisan group visiting eastern Europe as War in Ukraine continues; Ohio Department of Health to begin updating COVID-19 case data on a weekly basis; influenza cases up after a couple of quiet years in the Buckeye State.

An officer-involved shooting occurred on I-71 north of Columbus this morning; Governor Mike DeWine says he will not debate his fellow Republican candidates before the primary election; schools are having to absorb added costs with the sharp increase in diesel fuel; the labor agreement in baseball means a revamped schedule, and now the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians will clash in the Great...

Ohio appears to turn a corner in the pandemic; U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) weighs in on the situation in Ukraine; food banks say the high gas prices will send more people to them for help - something they say they also need; Sandusky County's sheriff says he needs a new jail.

Today marks the two-year anniversary of Ohio's first COVID-19 cases; Governor DeWine calls for agencies to prepare for Ukrainian refugees; the costs of gasoline and diesel fuel raise concerns; Ohioans can see Toby Keith, Nelly, or a Bigfoot Festival this summer.

A house fire in Cleveland kills two small children; mask mandates have been removed for the City of Columbus, as well as for public schools in Columbus and Cincinnati; gas prices approach $4 per gallon in Ohio, with even higher costs expected; Breeze Airways - serving Columbus, Akron/Canton and Pittsburgh - announces it is expanding.

Number of Ohioans hospitalized with COVID-19 falls below 1,000, new CDC map shows only 10 counties have high risk of transmission; bill that would allow anyone to carry a concealed weapon without a permit passes to Gov. Mike Dewine's desk; Sen. Rob Portman calls on White House to ban all energy imports from Russia.

Newest round of re-drawn congressional maps passed by Republican members of Ohio Redistricting Commission, but voters' rights groups decry another unconstitutional map; Gov. Mike Dewine says Ohio will no longer do business with any companies with Russian ties; bill that would eliminate need for concealed carry permit progresses in Ohio Statehouse.

President Joe Biden says Ohio's Intel micro-chip project is among those carrying the U.S. into the future; the wife of a fallen veteran and a COVID nurse were among guests from Ohio at last night's State of the Union address; Republicans on Ohio Redistricting Commission pass third iteration of congressional district map, against protests from Democrat members.

County elections officials around Ohio ask General Assembly to postpone May primary, since legislative maps are still not in place; three siblings from Athens County are the latest Ohioans to be charged in connection with failed insurrection at U.S. Capitol, last January; State Patrol on-the-lookout for driver who struck vehicles stopped on the shoulder of I-70, injuring a trooper.

Prayer vigils held around Ohio, over the weekend, for the people of Ukraine; Gov. Mike Dewine voices support for the Ukraine, bans sale of Russian-made vodka in Ohio stores; 46-year-old Columbus man arraigned in connection with murder of area religious leader.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has approved a third map in its effort to fairly redraw Ohio's House and Senate districts; concerns are growing about an avian flu that has hit three of Ohio's neighbors; Cleveland's Russian and Ukrainian communities are being deeply impacted by the crisis in Eastern Europe.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has a date of March 1st with the Ohio Supreme Court to determine whether it's guilty of contempt of court charges for failing to meet the deadline for redrawing legislative districts in Ohio; leaders in the state react to Russia's invasion of Ukraine; a cardiologist in Cleveland urges heart attack and stroke survivors to get annual flu shots.

The grip of the coronavirus continues to loosen in Ohio; the ongoing frustrations over efforts to redraw legislative districts continue; the murder trial of Dr. William Husel is underway in Columbus.

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who is co-chair of Senate Ukraine Caucus, calls on Biden Administration to take immediate action against Russia after Putin orders invasion of eastern Ukraine; Ohio Redistricting Commission almost out of time to prevent themselves from being held in contempt of court for inaction on unfinished legislative maps.

Ohio Supreme Court shows impatience with Ohio Redistricting Commission, signals that they may hold members in contempt of court; COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop in Ohio; Ohio GOP endorses Gov. Mike Dewine in race for governor on a sharply divided secret ballot.

Republican lawmakers who failed to approve a constitutional legislative district map are attempting to bypass the Ohio Supreme Court by asking a federal judge to approve their gerrymandered map; President Joe Biden announces $1 billion in funding for Great Lakes initiative in Lorain on Thurday; power outages, hazardous roadways follow winter storm that brought high winds to parts of Ohio, snowfall...

Gov. Mike Dewine announces that he will hold State of the State Address on March 23, marking a return to the annual speech after two years without it, due to the pandemic; Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther declares gun violence a public health crisis, creates new initiative to combat it; GOP lawmakers look to open school vouchers to all Ohio children, a move that opponents say favors private schools a...

State health department reports that new COVID-19 cases related to Omicron variant continue to drop off; ODOT reminds motorists to move over when vehicles with flashing lights are on Ohio's roadways; food pantries struggling with increased demand, inflation.

Ohio Department of Health says new COVID-19 cases are down for the fourth week in a row, in the state; Ohio State Highway Patrol says it will be out in full force on Super Bowl Sunday to combat impaired driving; Ohio's district maps still remain in limbo, as May 3 primary grows ever closer.

Director of Ohio Department of Health says COVID-19 cases continue to decline, showing promise that Omicron variant is winding down; U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says he's worried about lifting of mask-wearing policies in school districts; Columbus officials release new information about the apparent abduction and murder of a local Muslim leader.

Ohio health officials say COVID-19-related hospitalizations trending downward, with half the number of cases of early January; Ohio lawmakers consider bill that would ramp up GPS monitoring on criminal offenders; Intel has posted the first job openings for its forthcoming $20 billion microchip fabrication facility outside of Columbus.

Peloton backs out of its big plans for Northwestern Ohio; power continues to be restored in Southeastern Ohio following last week's ice storm; everybody seems to think that Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is cool - even his opponents.