Ohio National Guard

Some districts are struggling to get enough bus drivers each day.

The bill calls for giving each member $1,000 as a thank-you gift for performing a variety of tasks to support communities.

Statewide, they sorted and gave out 150 million pounds of food. That’s equivalent to 3,571 semi truckloads.

As many as 6,000 people could be vaccinated per day in Cleveland as part of a new mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic starting March 17, federal and state officials announced Friday.

The statewide curfew has been moved back one hour, to 11 p.m.; University Hospitals officials say new forms of COVID-19 that spread much faster are already circulating in Northeast Ohio; after hinting that he might run for U.S. Senate in 2022, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted says he’s going to keep his current job; and more stories.

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.