Great Lakes

The snow is tapering off, but it’s going to take crews and plows some time to clear roads and parking lots; Bernie Moreno has dropped out of the Ohio U.S. Senate race; the Summit Metro Parks is permanently closing the swim areas at Munroe Falls and Silver Creek Metro Parks; and more stories.

The bill includes money for port modernization, freight rail, waterway transportation, highways and airports.

More people have drowned in the Great Lakes so far in 2021 than were reported by this time last year; the former Columbus police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill wants the trial moved, saying publicity has made it impossible for a fair proceeding locally; Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast in what authorities described as a tragic accident on the Fourth of July; and more stories.

Ohio will receive nearly $5.4 billion while counties, cities and townships will get $6.6 billion as part of President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief package; Ohio this week will stockpile 140K vaccine doses and send 120K to other states; coronavirus cases continue to drop; and more stories.

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Geneva-on-the-Lake continues to experience massive amounts of erosion due to high water on Lake Erie. Dr. Chris Winslow, director of Ohio Sea Grant…

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Parts of the Mississippi have been above flood stage for months. All of the Great Lakes are at or near record-high levels. It's halting barge traffic, damaging infrastructure and eroding shorelines.

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