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Ohio House leadership indefinitely tables bill that would have forbidden employers from requiring their employees to get vaccinated; Ohio business leaders applaud move on vaccine mandate ban, saying passage would have put undue restrictions on industries; Ohio health officials say, while new COVID-19 case numbers are decreasing, the state is still feeling pressure from the pandemic.

Debate continues on bill that, if passed, would ban vaccine mandates by employers; Republican leaders in central Ohio's London propose bill that would ban abortions within city limits; former OSU player, current high school football coach in Elyria, killed in a fire.

More than 50,000 Ohioans have signed up for vaccination incentive program aimed at getting school-aged children inoculated; shooting suspect in custody following incident near Polaris Fashion Place, north of Columbus; pair of GOP-backed bills introduced in the Ohio House would restrict how racism's impact on history is taught in schools; new legislation would legalize marijuana for recreational us...

Gov. Mike Dewine continues to encourage Ohioans to get their coronavirus vaccines as he tours the state; Dayton Police say they are investigating footage of a traffic stop by two officers who dragged a paraplegic man from his vehicle; drug awareness group in Defiance bringing attention to the ongoing dangers of fentanyl in the state.

Gov. Mike Dewine visits Bowling Green State University on the same day that a new, anti-hazing law went into effect in Ohio; western Ohio police officer recovering after being shot by a suspect in Sidney; Ohioans have questions for their doctors about who is eligible for a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot.

Man accused of fleeing the scene after shooting OSHP trooper during traffic stop near Findlay taken into custody on Thursday afternoon; debate over vaccine exemption bill continued at Ohio Statehouse on Thursday, with experts debunking "herd immunity" as a valid exemption; former Buckeyes quarterback and NFL player Terrelle Pryor arrested in connection with alleged domestic abuse incident.

Hospitals in Toledo say they are in EMS bypass as they struggle to keep up with an influx of COVID-19 cases and staffing shortages; Ohio Department of Health says children under 18 make up more than a quarter of new COVID-19 cases; Columbus Police say 17 gangs account for more than a third of the homicides reported in the city, this year.

Ohio Supreme Court rules that ECOT must repay $60 million to the state after exhausting all appeals in a case that accused them of inflating enrollment numbers; Ohio health officials say they are cautiously optimistic as new COVID-19 cases show signs of decreasing; bill introduced in the Ohio Statehouse that would help victims of human trafficking one day after announcement of state-wide anti-traf...

Statewide anti-human-trafficking operation nets around 200 arrests, leads to recovery of 10 missing children; former Buckeyes Head Coach Urban Meyer apologizes to Jaguars, family after video surfaces of him with a woman who is not his wife at an Ohio bar; 16-month-old girl fatally mauled by dog in Cleveland in heat of an argument between two people.

Time is up for unvaccinated workers at a major hospital in Columbus; the state legislature continues to consider changes in how to deal with potentially dangerous parolees; the pandemic has resulted in a lot more extra work for substitute teachers; and a food processing plant in Southwest Ohio is expanding.

Ohio hospitals continue to struggle with workloads and staff shortages amid the pandemic; a Highway Patrol Post Commander passes away from COVID-19; a company in Taiwan reportedly eyes Lordstown Motors for purchase; minimum wage workers in Ohio are in line for a raise.

Two narcotics officers in Columbus face federal drug charges; doctors in Northeastern Ohio say COVID-19 is on the increase among the unvaccinated; hospitals and restaurants struggle with staff shortages; Amazon is hiring in the Toledo area.

Ohio hospitals continue to deal with an increase in COVID-19 patients; the virus causes Athens to again cancel a Halloween tradition; a fire near Fremont destroys a barn holding animals and feed supplies; and Ohio's field crops are doing well as harvesting begins.

Lawyers for one of the Wagners charged in Pike County want his murder charges dropped; three of every four Covid-related deaths in Ohio have been in residents at least 70 years of age; students and parents are concerned about increasing violence near the Ohio State University campus in Columbus; the Cleveland Indians play their final home game.

Gov. Mike Dewine announces new incentives to encourage younger Ohioans to get vaccinated; hospital leaders tell Dewine that COVID-19 is straining the state's healthcare systems like never before; victims of Dr. Richard Strauss 'angry' at judge's dismissal of their civil suit; ACLU-led voter rights groups sue over gerrymandered legislative maps passed by Republican-dominated commission, last week.

Ohio Republicans preview bill that would prohibit mask and vaccines mandates in almost every case, statewide; legal experts say GOP anti-mandate proposal likely wouldn't have legs, since federal law supersedes state law; federal judge dismisses latest lawsuit over Richard Strauss sexual abuse, citing the statute of limitations.

Ohio health officials say more than 30,000 school-aged children have come down with COVID-19 in the state since school began; school boards around Ohio report receiving threats related to mask mandates; report shows Ohio's deadliest stretch of highway is on I-71 corridor in Columbus.

Major health systems in Ohio say combination of increased gun violence, spiking COVID-19 cases mean they must change workflow in emergency departments to keep up; Congressmen Tim Ryan, Bob Latta says they have tested positive for breakthrough cases of COVID-19 but have mild symptoms; more than 21,000 have died from coronavirus complications in Ohio since pandemic began.

Grandson of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson shot to death on city's east side on Sunday night; State Sen. Matt Dolan suggests he will join crowded race for U.S. Senate seat, next year; federal authorities are investigating second fatal place crash from one northeast Ohio municipal airport in the past month.

Hospital CEO's in central Ohio issue warning that resources are strained as health care systems combat COVID-19's Delta variant; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joins other Republican AG's in threatening lawsuit over President Joe Biden's vaccination and testing mandate; Athens County Sheriff says disturbance at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail on Thursday is under investigation.

Republican members of redistricting committee push through last-minute vote to approve new voting district map, over objections of Democratic lawmakers and voter rights advocates; members of redistricting commission, including several Republicans, fear map may face legal challenge over its constitutionality; Ohio Department of Health director points to ICU's around the state overwhelmed by COVID-1...

Gov. Mike Dewine issues warning to school leaders around Ohio that they must institute mask mandates if they hope to keep COVID-19 at bay; Adena Health System in Chillicothe pausing elective surgeries as hospital is overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases; candidates decided in mayoral primary in Cleveland and Toledo on Tuesday.

Hospitals around Ohio warn that resources are being stretched thin as COVID-19 cases overwhelm ER's and ICU's; Ohio redistricting commission meets one day before the constitutional deadline to approve a new voting district map; Cincinatti City Schools move to require staff be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Gov. Mike Dewine decries the federal vaccination mandate announced by President Joe Biden on Friday; cases stemming from Labor Day festivities play a part in skyrocketing COVID-19 cases; out-of-state man to blame for threats that led to two central Ohio schools closing on Monday.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base placed under lockdown for four hours after hearing gunshots near the base; Ohio business leaders react to Pres. Biden's vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 workers; nearly 3,000 flags placed in lawn of Ohio Statehouse to memorialize the lives lost on 9/11.