Ohio News Network Daily
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ONN Daily: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021
September 22, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MBOhio health officials say more than 30,000 school-aged children have come down with COVID-19 in the state since school began; school boards around Ohio report receiving threats related to mask mandates; report shows Ohio's deadliest stretch of highway is on I-71 corridor in Columbus.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021
September 21, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBMajor health systems in Ohio say combination of increased gun violence, spiking COVID-19 cases mean they must change workflow in emergency departments to keep up; Congressmen Tim Ryan, Bob Latta says they have tested positive for breakthrough cases of COVID-19 but have mild symptoms; more than 21,000 have died from coronavirus complications in Ohio since pandemic began.
ONN Daily: Monday, Sept. 20, 2021
September 20, 2021 20:30 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBGrandson of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson shot to death on city's east side on Sunday night; State Sen. Matt Dolan suggests he will join crowded race for U.S. Senate seat, next year; federal authorities are investigating second fatal place crash from one northeast Ohio municipal airport in the past month.
ONN Daily: Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
September 17, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.55 MBHospital CEO's in central Ohio issue warning that resources are strained as health care systems combat COVID-19's Delta variant; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joins other Republican AG's in threatening lawsuit over President Joe Biden's vaccination and testing mandate; Athens County Sheriff says disturbance at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail on Thursday is under investigation.
ONN Daily: Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021
September 16, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBRepublican members of redistricting committee push through last-minute vote to approve new voting district map, over objections of Democratic lawmakers and voter rights advocates; members of redistricting commission, including several Republicans, fear map may face legal challenge over its constitutionality; Ohio Department of Health director points to ICU's around the state overwhelmed by COVID-19 to urge the unvaccinated to get the shot; Toledo Public Schools say that, in the three weeks si...
ONN Daily: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021
September 15, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.55 MBGov. Mike Dewine issues warning to school leaders around Ohio that they must institute mask mandates if they hope to keep COVID-19 at bay; Adena Health System in Chillicothe pausing elective surgeries as hospital is overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases; candidates decided in mayoral primary in Cleveland and Toledo on Tuesday.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
September 14, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MBHospitals around Ohio warn that resources are being stretched thin as COVID-19 cases overwhelm ER's and ICU's; Ohio redistricting commission meets one day before the constitutional deadline to approve a new voting district map; Cincinatti City Schools move to require staff be vaccinated against COVID-19.
ONN Daily: Monday, Sept. 13, 2021
September 13, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MBGov. Mike Dewine decries the federal vaccination mandate announced by President Joe Biden on Friday; cases stemming from Labor Day festivities play a part in skyrocketing COVID-19 cases; out-of-state man to blame for threats that led to two central Ohio schools closing on Monday.
ONN Daily: Friday, Sept. 10, 2021
September 10, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MBWright-Patterson Air Force Base placed under lockdown for four hours after hearing gunshots near the base; Ohio business leaders react to Pres. Biden's vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 workers; nearly 3,000 flags placed in lawn of Ohio Statehouse to memorialize the lives lost on 9/11.
ONN Daily: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021
September 09, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MBOhio health officials sound the alarm as COVID-19 hospitalizations skyrocket, especially among unvaccinated children and pregnant women; Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther says he will sign a mask mandate for all public spaces in Ohio's largest city; coronavirus-related deaths have surpassed 21,000 in Ohio since the pandemic began.
ONN Daily: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021
September 08, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.49 MBFour dead in Avon Lake, west of Cleveland, on Tuesday in an apparent homicide case; children's hospitals urging parents to get eligible kids vaccinated against the coronavirus as pediatric case skyrocket; Ohio firefighters continue to assist in battling forest fires out west.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021
September 07, 2021 20:30 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBRural counties around Ohio seeing largest spikes in COVID-19 cases; doctors in Ohio are waiting with bated breath to see impact of Labor Day travel on coronavirus cases; remains of Navy corpsman killed in Kabul bombing, last month, are returning to his family in Ohio.
ONN Daily: Friday, Sept. 3, 2021
September 03, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MBSchool-aged children now account for more than one-fifth of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, nationwide; school districts around Ohio taking steps to spread the stem of the coronavirus, while teachers' union asks for statewide mask mandate in schools; Ohio State Buckeyes come back from shaky first half to beat Minnesota on the road, 45-to-31.
ONN Daily: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021
September 02, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MBState health chief warns that 1-in-8 hospitalizations, 1-in-5 ICU admissions in Ohio now linked to COVID-19; state education department running pilot program in southwest Ohio to keep children exposed to COVID-19 in the classroom; U.S. senator from Ohio says there are lessons to be learned from end of War in Afghanistan, mourns the loss of life.
ONN Daily: Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021
September 01, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBOhioans with AEP, Red Cross travel to Louisiana to help those impacted by Hurricane Ida; Gov. Mike Dewine among those calling for an investigation into Bishop Sycamore high school after troubling info raised about school's legitimacy, possible fraud; redistricting panel misses Sept. 1 deadline to present new congressional district map.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021 20:30 - 9 minutes - 8.86 MBTwo Ohio natives recount facing off against Hurricane Ida in their new homes in Louisiana; Ohio Task Force One among groups aiding in recovery effort; Ohio announces new resources for veterans as 20-year war in Afghanistan comes to a close with an apparent defeat for the U.S.; schools around Ohio see hundreds of students out with coronavirus.
ONN Daily: Monday, August 30, 2021
August 30, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.43 MBOhio Task Force One, Red Cross volunteers to Louisiana to help locals recover from landfall of Hurricane Ida; doctors say more children are being treated in ICU's for COVID-19 infections; family of north-central Ohio serviceman killed in Kabul bombing holds prayer vigil to honor his memory.
ONN Daily: Friday, August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.4 MBU.S. Navy medic from Ohio named as one of those killed in a suicide bombing at Kabul's airport; flags fly at half staff and Ohio's governor, senators react to the bombing; MetroHealth System in Cleveland says it will mandate coronavirus vaccinations for all staff; Ohio National Guard regiment from Zanesville deploys to Washington D.C. on yearlong assignment.
ONN Daily: Thursday, August 26, 2021
August 26, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MBSome hospitals in Ohio pausing elective procedures to free up hospital staff and capacity to cope with surge in COVID-19 cases; pediatrician in suburban Toledo warns that many children are coming in with coronavirus infections; OSU president takes to national television to discuss campus vaccine mandate.
ONN Daily: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
August 25, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MBOhio State mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all students, staff and faculty, joining growing list of Ohio colleges and universities to do so; students at Columbus-area high school stage walk-out to protest mask mandate; lawmakers say debate, voting on bill that would prohibit vaccine mandates by private employers is on-hold.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, August 24, 2021
August 24, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBOhio lawmakers unexpectedly return from summer recess to discuss bill that would prohibit businesses and schools from requiring their employees be vaccinated; demonstrators on both sides of vaccine mandate debate protest outside of the Ohio Statehouse; Nationwide Children's Hospital says respiratory illness cases of all kinds surging amongst their young patients as school resumes.
ONN Daily: Monday, August 23, 2021
August 23, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MBFDA gives full approval to Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, leading to new calls by Ohio health officials for everyone to get vaccinated; Ohio colleges and universities return to class this week - most with new COVID-19 safety measures; crime rising in all of Ohio's major cities.
ONN Daily: Friday, August 20, 2021
August 20, 2021 20:30 - 8 minutes - 7.59 MBHealth departments and hospitals urging caution as school resumes, saying that skyrocketing COVID-19 cases among the unvaccinated could soon overwhelm health systems and lead to limits on outpatient services; Village of Gambier bypasses Ohio Legislature's efforts to keep health officials from issuing mask mandates by passing one of their own; Columbus' Wonderbus Music Festival says attendees must prove they're COVID-free or wear a mask.
ONN Daily: Thursday, August 19, 2021
August 19, 2021 20:30 - 5 minutes - 5.42 MBOhio Department of Health announces plans to distribute coronavirus booster shots beginning in late September; Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley criticizes Gov. Mike Dewine for his inaction to stem the spread of COVID-19 in school children; Ohio's nursing home association says Biden Administration vaccination mandate for nursing home workers will devastate the industry in the state.
ONN Daily: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
August 18, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.2 MBGov. Mike Dewine urges parents and school officials to take precautions to keep children safe amidst skyrocketing COVID-19 cases among young Ohioans; teachers in state's largest school district ask officials to take additional precautions as Columbus prepares to return to classrooms; elections bill proposed by Republican lawmaker would stifle early voting, prevent most Ohioans from voting absentee.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
August 17, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBOhio military historian criticizes American military and Afghan defense forces, alike, for takeover by Taliban as U.S. soldiers pull out; refugee group in Cleveland prepares for potential influx of families fleeing Afghanistan; nearly every Ohio county is now once again listed as having high levels of transmission of the coronavirus.
ONN Daily: Monday, August 16, 2021
August 16, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.29 MBWoman injured by piece of roller coaster while waiting in line at Cedar Point on Sunday; proposed bill in Ohio would eliminate necessity of concealed carry license, remove duty to inform officers of concealed weapon on person; 9-year-old girl drowns in pond in southeast Columbus neighborhood.
ONN Daily: Friday, August 13, 2021
August 13, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.57 MBOhio immunologist says he's alarmed by the number of young, unvaccinated Ohioans suffering the effects of COVID-19; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says his office has frozen the assets of former PUCO chair Sam Randazzo in connection with state's largest-ever bribery scandal; census data shows Columbus is the fastest-growing city in the Mid-West, bucking slow growth in the rest of Ohio.
ONN Daily: Thursday, August 12, 2021
August 12, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.86 MBNewly-named Ohio Department of Health director urges unvaccinated Ohioans to get the shot as cases among that group skyrocket; leaked memo from OhioHealth in central Ohio shows hospital systems are preparing for facilities to be filled with COVID-19 patients; Academy of Pediatrics urges FDA to authorize vaccine for children younger than 12.
ONN Daily: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
August 11, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.49 MBGov. Mike Dewine names Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff as new director of the Ohio Department of Health, marking a promotion for the soon-to-be-former Chief Medical Officer; hospitals around Ohio again sounding the alarm as COVID-19 hospitalizations threaten to tax medical infrastructure; federal infrastructure bill negotiated by Ohio Sen. Rob Portman passes in Senate in historic bipartisan effort.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.25 MBFederal court filing shows plot uncovered last year to kidnap Michigan's governor would have also targeted Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine; doctors advise against 'cheating the system' to get booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine; Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley announces bid for governor, next year.
ONN Daily: Monday, August 9, 2021
August 09, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBHealth officials warn school districts to take COVID resurgence seriously as they make safety plans for upcoming school year; Ohio Attorney General rejects marijuana legalization petition on a technicality; authorities say no one was injured, no shots were fired in incident at Columbus' Easton Shopping Center, over the weekend.
ONN Daily: Friday, August 6, 2021
August 06, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.09 MBGov. Mike Dewine pulls no punches in morning press conference, urging all eligible Ohioans to get vaccinated amongst spike in new COVID-19 cases; pediatricians say that children are now one of the most vulnerable groups to the coronavirus; audit finds plethora of issues with unemployment system in Ohio.
ONN Daily: Thursday, August 5, 2021
August 05, 2021 20:30 - 5 minutes - 5.25 MBOSU nurses' union pushes back against COVID-19 vaccine requirement, says mandate must be negotiated; U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown urges fellow Ohioans to get vaccinated to stem the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus; three more people named in state's lawsuit against FirstEnergy Corp., including former top execs.
ONN Daily: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
August 04, 2021 20:30 - 8 minutes - 7.34 MBOhio Hospital Association recommends all hospitals in state require vaccination of staff, with major healthcare providers following suit; Nelsonville Police officer killed in on-duty traffic crash on Tuesday; congressional primary victories by moderate Democrat in Cleveland, Trump-backed coal lobbyist in central Ohio give better idea of political temperature in Ohio.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
August 03, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.47 MBEighteen counties in Ohio currently experiencing high community spread of COVID-19, says CDC; businesses and restaurants reconsidering mask-wearing policy, as Delta variant surges; Ohio lawmakers prepare to meet to redraw state's congressional and legislative districts.
ONN Daily: Monday, August 2, 2021
August 02, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.56 MBTrillion-dollar infrastructure bill negotiated, in part, by Ohio Sen. Rob Portman is complete, with debate to begin soon in the U.S. Senate; COVID-19 cases continue to trend sharply upward in Ohio, nationwide; families of Dayton mass shooting victims say their loved ones have yet to receive justice.
ONN Daily: Friday, July 30, 2021
July 30, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBThree students expelled, 18 suspended by BGSU in connection with hazing-related death of Stone Foltz in March; Ohio's new COVID-19 case rate is no 77 per 100,000 residents, higher than the previous threshold for putting health orders in place; Ohio health experts say Delta variant of the coronavirus can present differently than what most would expect.
ONN Daily: Thursday, July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MBNew COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are spiking sharply to highs not seen since May; Gov. Mike Dewine defends hiring of Sam Randazzo, the now-former utility regulator at the center of an investigation into the state's largest-ever bribery scheme; Ohio Sen. Rob Portman says trillion-dollar infrastructure bill is headed to debate, likely passage in the Senate.
ONN Daily: Wednesday, July 28, 2021
July 28, 2021 20:30 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBState investigators looking into shootout in Nelsonville that left a suspect dead and two officers wounded; Ohio native Simone BIles announced overnight that she will also pull out of individual competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games; officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the failed insurrection of January 6 give emotional testimony before House Select Committee.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, July 27, 2021
July 27, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBOhio Department of Health makes officials vaccination and masks recommendations for staff and students preparing to return to schools, but fall short of making a mandate; CDC to begin recommending masks indoors - even for vaccinated Americans - in areas where COVID-19 transmission of Delta variant is particularly high; Olympic champion and Ohio native Simone Biles pulls out of Gymnastic Finals, citing a mental health concern;
ONN Daily: Monday, July 26, 2021
July 26, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBOhio Department of Health will recommend, but not mandate, mask wearing for unvaccinated staff and students in classrooms, this fall; man accused of attempted hate crime against women at Ohio State will be held without bond; Columbus Police Chief gives context to a viral video that shows a physical alteration between an officer and person at a convenience store.
ONN Daily: Friday, July 23, 2021
July 23, 2021 20:30 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBAdmission of guilt, $230M settlement with FirstEnergy Corporation in connection with state's largest-ever bribery scheme sheds new light on Gov. Mike Dewine's possible involvement in the scandal; Dewine agrees to donate to Boys and Girls Club the amount of money FirstEnergy donated to his campaign; Ohio sees new COVID-19 cases nearly double in those under the age of 20 in July; state's largest school district, Columbus City Schools, says they will mandate masks for all in the fall.
ONN Daily: Thursday, July 22, 2021
July 22, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBFederal authorities bring hate crimes charges against a Hillsboro man accused of plotting to target women at Ohio State University in a deadly attack; Pres. Joe Biden visits Cincinnati to push infrastructure plans, COVID-19 vaccinations; charges filed against 28-year-old Columbus man who allegedly shot and killed his 1-year-old daughter.
ONN Daily: Wednesday, July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MBColumbus Police say a one-year-old girl was fatally shot by her father on Tuesday night, also injuring the girl's mother; the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections is accepting responsibility for the death of 55-year-old Michael McDaniel in February; Congressman Jim Jordan says U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is to blame for the failed insurrection by pro-Trump extremists in January.
ONN Daily: Tuesday, July 20, 2021
July 20, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.43 MBLike the rest of the nation, Ohio has not reached the necessary vaccination threshold for herd immunity, setting the state up for a resurgence in cases; group of pediatricians recommend school kids, staff wear masks when they return to the classroom in several weeks; one state lawmaker introducing bill that would ban mask requirements in schools; state health officials must rewrite summer camp health guidance following two outbreaks at camps in western Ohio.
ONN Daily: Monday, July 19, 2021
July 19, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.29 MBHigh-speed chase in Michigan ends with suspect being fatally shot by police in Toledo; Columbus city employee who was part of a second-chance program 10 years ago was shot and killed over the weekend; Ohio State Fair holds in-person exhibitions this week, but gates are not open to the general public.
ONN Daily: Friday, July 16, 2021
July 16, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBCongresswoman Joyce Beatty among those detained during a protest for voting rights equality near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday; unemployment rate up slightly in June, compared to May, at 5.3 percent; emotional memorial held for Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks, who was killed during a fireworks accident on the Fourth of July.
ONN Daily: Thursday, July 15, 2021
July 15, 2021 20:30 - 7 minutes - 7.11 MBRecreational marijuana bill proposed in Ohio House for the first time, though it faces an uphill battle; Ohio's Democratic U.S. senator says new child tax credit will positively impact the lives of many Ohio families; Cleveland State among schools who say they will still require COVID-19 vaccines, as the school year will begin before a bill signed Wednesday goes into effect.
ONN Daily: Wednesday, July 14, 2021
July 14, 2021 20:30 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MBGov. Mike Dewine signs bill preventing schools, universities requiring the COVID-19 vaccine until it receives full FDA approval; Ohio's chief medical officer sounds alarm about sharp increase in Delta Variant infections; winningnest coach in MAC history, Frank Solich is retiring from his post at Ohio University to focus on health issue.