Abortion ban

Following the Supreme court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, protestors gathered in Akron, Cleveland and Columbus in response; the Dobbs ruling puts Ohio abortion fight on new ground; Red Sox beat Guardians 8-3 for sweep.

The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a law that cuts state funding to cities by the amount they collect in traffic camera fines; Thursday was the first day for public testimony on House Bill 598 which would trigger a near total ban on abortion in Ohio if Roe v. Wade is over turned; Two siblings have been ordered to pay $20,000 to Cleveland Metroparks for cutting down and selling a 200-year-old Black Walnut tree in Strongsville.

The ACLU of Ohio's lawsuit is challenging the city of Lebanon’s anti-abortion ordinance.

And Gov. Mike DeWine suggests he's concerned about the effect of banning abortion in some states.

Tuesday’s tally of more than 9,900 new COVID cases in Ohio includes a backlog of positive tests dating back to September; the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations says it has fired its executive and legal director citing what it says is evidence he'd been spying on the organization for years; investigators say skeletal remains found nearly 40 years ago in Twinsburg have been identified as those of a guitarist who once played with the R&B group, The O’Jays; and more stories.

It's been introduced in the Ohio House and already has support from more than a third of lawmakers there.

The Ohio Health Department has issued new guidelines for what to do if a student comes in contact with someone who’s tested positive for COVID; Ohio’s top lawyer has filed suit against the Biden administration over a rule allowing family planning clinics that provide abortion referrals to receive federal funds; a city council in a Cincinnati suburb has voted to ban abortion; and more stories.

The bill would make abortion illegal in Ohio, if and when the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

Supporters of legal abortion say the so called "trigger ban" bill would hurt Ohio's women.

New coronavirus cases are steadily marching upwards in Ohio despite 60% of the eligible population having received the vaccine; a small number of Afghan refugees have begun arriving in Northeast Ohio; the Air Force has selected Mansfield as the site of a new cyber warfare wing; and more stories.