Ohio National Guard

The running estimated cost so far is about $850,000 for the week leading up to Joe Biden's inauguration.

The Ohio National Guard and state highway patrol were on hand for the protest at the statehouse. It was at times loud but peaceful.

Gov. Mike DeWine has activated 580 National Guard members in preparation for what the FBI identified as massive armed protests planned to take place in Columbus and every state capital in the country leading up to Inauguration Day; a member of the state board of education organized a “Stop the Steal” bus trip from Elyria to Washington DC the day of the violent assault on the Capitol; Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman said Tuesday that President Donald Trump bears “some responsibility” for the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week; and more stories.

The Kent State University shooting survivor died earlier this month at the age of 71.

Gov. Mike DeWine is calling on Ohioans to slow the spread of the coronavirus as Christmas approaches; Kent State University has been named as a target in a massive data breach linked to Russia; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given the Ohio National Guard a waiver to help administer the vaccine; and more stories.

The county says 43 officers at the jail are off because of the coronavirus, an increase from the 8 to 10 a day average when the COVID-19 pandemic started.

The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is offering two food distribution days in December and numerous virtual ways to contribute.

Ohio on Monday reported an unprecedented 11,885 new coronavirus cases; Gov. Mike DeWine is warning of a large increase in the number of people hospitalized because of the coronavirus and raising the possibility that elective procedures could be postponed; there will be no jury trials in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court until at least Jan. 19; and more stories.

Ohio National Guard will return to the university as cases double.

The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is seeking volunteers as they lose the help of the Ohio National Guard.