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COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below threshold to lift overnight curfew, but Gov. Mike Dewine's administration has yet to confirm whether or not they'll follow through; state to implement new efforts to help vaccine rollout reach eligible populations without a significant pause; nursing home workers who passed on first round of vaccines being given a second chance; former state treasurer Josh Mand...

Issues with scheduling, vaccine supply pauses efforts to rollout shots to those Ohioans 65-to-69 years old on Monday; Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell dies from extended illness while on death row for 11 murders; former Columbus Police officer accused of murder posts $1 million after attorney successfully argued to have it lowered from $3M.

Ohio's vaccination plan already strained by high demand, low supply, as state's largest demographic added to eligibility list; lawmakers begin sifting through Gov. Mike Dewine's biennial budget proposal; Ohio GOP Chair Jane Timken resigns amid speculation she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2022.

Ohio to halt adding new groups to the state's vaccine-eligible until those 65-and-older have received shots, promising a large delay for younger groups; dark money group associated with House Bill 6 bribery scheme admits guilt for their role in passing, protecting the nuclear bailout; former Columbus Police officer to be held on $3 million in connection with the murder of an unarmed black man.

Former Columbus Police officer charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of an unarmed black man; Gov. Mike Dewine announces he's calling on the private sector to help right the struggling unemployment claims office of ODJFS; former Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Amy Acton steps down from non-profit position to weigh a U.S. Senate run in 2022.

Ohio Department of Health address issues over limited vaccination appointments for seniors around the state; residents of five northeast Ohio nursing homes will have to receive first vaccine doses again after Walgreens uses vaccines not stored properly; business community hails Gov. Dewine's budget proposal for $1 billion investment in the state, largely businesses; Ohio's attorney general announc...

Gov. Mike Dewine lays out budget proposal that would levy no new taxes but invest $1 billion in Ohio's economy; Ohio's teachers began receiving their coronavirus vaccines on Monday as health officials urged educators to get the shots ASAP; Gov. Dewine and First Lady Fran Dewine receive their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine Tuesday morning; Buckeye Chuck does not sees shadow, predicting winte...

Gov. Mike Dewine releases second budget proposal of his governorship, first dealing with effects of COVID-19 pandemic; Sen. Rob Portman among 10 GOP senators meeting with President Joe Biden over coronavirus relief package; state's largest school district, Columbus City Schools, returns to in-person learning; Ohio's largest teachers unions urge educators to take coronavirus vaccine as soon as they...

Gov. Mike Dewine announces that schools must agree to a March 1 date for returning to in-person learning in order to begin receiving coronavirus vaccines for teachers; Dewine says private sector will take over state's overwhelmed unemployment system to help get people their jobless benefits; amid historic number of homicides, growing tensions between police and community, Columbus Police chief is...

Gov. Mike Dewine shifts statewide curfew back by one hour, due to decreasing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations; restaurant industry says curfew presents unequal burden to their industry, should be lifted; Ohio State physicians say small percentage of people receiving second vaccine dose experience COVID-like symptoms; some Ohio National Guard members to remain in Washington D.C. as threat to U.S...

Gov. Mike Dewine says state will consider hospitalizations first and foremost, when deciding whether or not to alter the 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew; restaurant industry in Ohio welcomes rolling back curfew as soon as possible; Ohio lays out plan to vaccinate teachers, says efforts will begin next week.

Rollout of coronavirus vaccination plan Phase 1-B began yesterday, with state officials urging those seeking shots to make appointments ASAP; Sen. Rob Portman's announcement that he won't seek re-election in 2022 fuels speculation for a crowded primary field; murder suspect shoots three more people, leads authorities on high-speed chase near Columbus that comes to an explosive end when rounds of a...

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman says he will not run for re-election in 2022, citing "partisan deadlock" in Washington; U.S. Army veteran announces he will challenge GOP Congressman Jim Jordan in mid-term election; Gov. Mike Dewine announces $390 million in across-the-board budget cuts, due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19 vaccines now available to Ohioans 75 and older, those with congenital and dev...

Exasperated reactions come from business community as Gov. Mike Dewine makes clear he intends to extend 10 p.m. curfew; small earthquake registered south of Lima early this morning; Ohio Dept. of Health opens investigation into vaccine distributor who allowed nearly 900 doses to be ruined by poor refrigeration; unemployment rate makes modest improvement.

Columbus vaccine distributor suspended after 900 COVID-19 vaccine doses spoiled by mishandling; ODJFS investigation tens of thousands of false jobless claims allegedly submitted by international criminal organization; Ohio politicians extend congratulations to President Joe Biden on his inauguration; Toledo officials say suspect who fatally shot police officer before being shot dead was experienci...

Ohio's U.S. senators congratulate President Biden, Vice President Harris on taking office; Phase 1-B of COVID-19 vaccine rollout began on Tuesday, was a mixed success; candlelight vigil held in Toledo for police officer killed in the line of duty; Ohio Department of Health confirms that unique strain of COVID-19 detected in Ohio.

Toledo Police Officer Brandon Stalker killed in a standoff with an arson suspect, who was also fatally shot; rollout of Ohio's vaccination Phase 1-B plan began earlier today; Ohio police officers travel to Washington D.C. to offer support to law enforcement during inauguration; Buckeyes' Justin Fields declares for NFL draft, while key receiver Chris Olave says he will stay for senior year.

Pro-Trump activists gather at Ohio Statehouse for largely peaceful protest on Sunday, greatly outnumbered by law enforcement; teenagers say summer protests for racial equality allow them to celebrate MLK Day through new lens; next phase of COVID-19 vaccination roll-out to begin on Tuesday; OSU quarterback Justin Fields declares for NFL draft.

Columbus braces for anticipated march by pro-Trump extremists on Ohio Statehouse; website now set up to allow Ohioans to look up and register for COVID-19 vaccinations; former Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer signs NFL contract to coach Jacksonville Jaguars.

Gov. Mike Dewine ordering state offices closed, activates National Guard ahead of anticipated pro-Trump march on the Ohio Statehouse; impeachment articles headed to U.S. Senate, where Republicans will have to decide where they stand on President Trump's actions; unique COVID-19 strain found in Ohio-based samples, OSU researchers say; state's largest school district prepares plan to return to blend...

Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan leads defense of President Donald Trump in House Impeachment hearing, but to no avail; 10 Republicans join all U.S. House Democrats in impeaching Trump for a second time; Gov. Mike Dewine activates nearly 600 National Guard members in anticipation of pro-Trump rioting at the Ohio Statehouse; new COVID-19 strain detected in Ohio by doctors and OSU; Dewine sets deadline o...

Alabama Crimson Tide defeats Ohio State Buckeyes, 52-24, after Buckeyes lose several key players to COVID-19 protocols, injury; county health officials prepare to release information on where Ohioans 80 and older can receive the COVID-19 vaccine in coming days; Republicans and Democrats begin to align on impeachment and removal of President Trump - Sen. Brown says it's imperative, Sen. Portman doe...

State officials tight lipped about security measures planned for threats of armed pro-Trump extremists descending on state capital in Columbus on Sunday; Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for resignations of two Senate colleagues who perpetuated falsehoods about November election; body of second worker recovered at defunct coal plant demolition site on the Ohio River.

Gov. Mike Dewine lays out plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution for the next month; Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown says he has major concerns about security at Joe Biden's upcoming inauguration; Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan says he intends to investigate failed response by Capitol Hill police to failed insurrection by pro-Trump extremists; Ohio Congressman Bill Johnson says he doesn't lay blame with...

Gov. Mike Dewine says phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccine rollout will begin in the next two weeks; Dewine holds firm in his condemnation of President Donald Trump, tells Ohioans we must set aside politics and work together to face common issues; Ohio's congressional members, senators react to failed insurrection by pro-Trump extremists on Capitol Hill on Wednesday; Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for Trump's r...