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The Ohio Supreme Court rejects a state panel’s decision that a proposal to change Ohio voting laws should be split into four separate ballot issues. Splitting them would have increased the effort, expense and time it would take to get the proposals before voters. In a virtually unanimous decision, the …

Coronavirus has killed its first Ohio prison inmate, as the number of infections in state prisons tops 260. Twelve of 28 prisons are now under full quarantine, according to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Among staff members, 119 have tested positive, the majority at Marion Correctional. One guard there …

Indiana’s actions, aimed at stemming spread of the coronavirus, have pushed back the expected peak of illness in the state…giving hospitals more time to prepare. The COVID-19 death toll in Indiana has reached at least 350 people, as health officials report seven additional deaths. Previous projections had shown Indiana could …

Trustees at Indiana University have allowed school leaders to borrow up to $1 billion dollars to counter a potential budget shortfall due to the coronavirus. The university’s largest source of revenue is tuition. The school remains in operation during the pandemic, but has stopped in-person classes for the spring and …

Tourism officials who work to bring sporting events and conventions to Indiana are cutting executive pay for the rest of the year to cope with heavy financial losses expected from COVID-19. Most of this…in the Indianapolis area.

13 more die in Indiana, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to over 340, health officials say. The State Department of Health announced 508 additional cases, bringing the total number to over 79 hundred, statewide. For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and …

Crews respond to a garage fire on County Road K at County Road 21-75, near West Unity. First units on the scene found a garage fully engulfed in flames. A home on the property came away undamaged. No one was hurt in the blaze. State and local officials are handling …

To address one of the biggest challenges truck drivers face, access to a hot meal, the Ohio Department of Transportation is temporarily opening the state’s 86 rest areas to food trucks. Federal regulations prohibit commercial activity at rest areas, with limited exceptions. Last week, the Federal Highway Administration announced it …

Attorney General, Dave Yost wants Ohioans to watch out for thieves as stimulus payments arrive from the federal government. He says…know that you don’t have to sign up to get a stimulus payment. For most consumers, the IRS will use information from prior tax returns to calculate payment. Don’t fall …

The Williams County Health Department confirms a second positive case of COVID-19. James Watkins, County Health Commissioner, says the second case here further indicates community spread of coronavirus. The Ohio Department of Health continues to emphasize that many Ohioans are infected unknowingly with COVID-19. Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers admitted …