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Central Ohio farmer and business owner Joe Blystone is running for governor, joining the Republican primary challenge to Gov. Mike DeWine.

Leaders of Ohio’s eight largest school districts are urging lawmakers working on reconciling the difference between House and Senate passed budgets to remember how the outcome will affect many students.

The World War II submarine may have sustained more damage as it was moved from Cleveland to Erie, Pa., for repairs.

The historic Capitol Theatre in Cleveland says it fell short of raising the money needed to reopen; Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday to tout a bipartisan infrastructure proposal he’s leading negotiations on in the Senate; one man was killed and others injured in separate shootings in Akron over the weekend; and more stories.

Senate Republicans took out money that had been set aside for broadband programs and added a provision that would prohibit local communities from doing their own broadband programs.

The bill's co-sponsor says time will tell how many sports franchises will apply for licenses and who will not get one.

Four finalists are vying to take over as the city of Akron’s new police chief. All four are from outside Akron and have decades of experience in law enforcement. They responded to community questions during a Thursday town hall moderated by Mayor Dan Horrigan.

State employees get Friday off in observance of the new federal Juneteenth holiday; the College of Wooster says it will require all students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the fall semester; more COVID restrictions and orders end Friday in Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine says the state of emergency, which streamlined the purchasing process for things like PPE, will be lifted, along with more state restrictions on nursing homes and assisted living centers. DeWine says just under 47% of Ohioans are vaccinated. He says that number doesn't include those who were vaccinated in other states, or through the VA.

The two offered a clinic in May where 86 people were vaccinated. Another clinic today at Metro's downtown Akron transit station hopes to reach at least as many.

This weekend's festivities will take place throughout the city

The Ohio Board of Voting Machine Examiners has certified a system that allows voters to mark and mail in ballots using their own computers and printers.

The relationship between businesses and schools in Ohio has often been contentious as they regularly spar over school tax bills, abatements and exemptions that affect the pocketbooks of both sides.