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The Ohio Department of Health says as many as 4,000 COVID-19 deaths may have been underreported through the state’s reporting system,…and those deaths will now be added to the state’s tally of deaths from the coronavirus during the coming week. Health officials say process issues, affecting reporting of the deaths …

A federal judge has scheduled the guilty plea hearing for a nonprofit…that authorities say was used as part of a $60 million bribery scheme. Federal investigators say former Ohio House Speaker, Larry Householder and others used the nonprofit Generation Now…as a conduit for the millions secretly provided by Akron-based FirstEnergy. …

Nursing home workers who declined the coronavirus vaccine during the first round of shots will be given another opportunity to take it. Gov. DeWine outlined plans for providing ongoing access to the vaccine in the state’s long-term care facilities. Only about four of every 10 employees nursing home and assisted-living …

Indiana legislators have advanced a weakened version of a requirement sought by the governor for workplace accommodations for pregnant women…such as longer breaks or transfers to less physical work. An Indiana House committee on Tuesday endorsed a bill that would require responses from businesses to employees who ask for accommodations…but …

A Bryan man…accused of violently beating and raping a woman…gets four to six years behind bars. The Williams County Prosecutor’s Office confirms Christopher Smith, 28, was sentenced…he also gets three years mandatory post-release control, once he’s released. He was not fined and receives credit for 135 days previously served.

Karen Gallagher was sworn in Monday afternoon to begin her elected term as Williams County Juvenile/Probate Court judge. She’s the first woman to rise to the position in the county’s 201-year history. Gallagher, who was elected in November after serving five years as court magistrate, called the milestone…far too long …

Gov., DeWine is renewing his effort to make distracted driving reason enough for police to pull someone over. DeWine’s proposal would address such activities as writing, sending or looking at texts, watching or recording photos or videos, or livestreaming while handling an electronic device, among other activities. Ohio lags far …

Kevin Moore is facing aggravated murder and felonious assault charges in an Toledo shooting that killed two of his girlfriend’s children and critically wounded a third. Toledo Police says the children were shot during a domestic dispute, outside a unit at an apartment complex in west Toledo. The third child …

One person is hurt in a solo crash. Officials tell reporters Jerrold Spangler, 84, of Bryan was on County Road 12-C…when his pickup veered off the roadway…into a wall. He was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. State and local investigators are on the case.

In Dekalb County…an Indianapolis woman is in critical condition after a crash on Highway 6, Sunday afternoon. They say a 17 year old girl goes over the center line…into oncoming traffic…slamming head on, into another vehicle…driven by Cassidy McCoy. She is in an area hospital now…under observation. No word on …