Alison Holm

Columbus City Schools are returning to online-only learning Monday, as Franklin County goes under a stay-at-home advisory until December 18th. 

Nearly three-fourths ths of registered voters in Franklin County cast a ballot in the 2020 general election, according to election officials. 

Court documents show the City of Columbus is preparing to settle for 1 million dollars a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman killed by an undercover vice officer in August 2018.  

COVID-19 cases in Ohio continue to grow, with 6,508 reported in the past 24-hours.  And the latest surge, the "third wave" of the virus, appears to be picking up steam.  

The Columbus Board of Education this week unanimously approved pay raises for substitute teachers, amid a widespread shortage.  

State health officials say there have been more than 2 thousand new cases of COVID-19 among students and school staff, and over 7 thousand cases since the state began requiring weekly reports in mid-September. 

State health officials warn that the coronavirus continues to reach into every corner of Ohio, with an additional 4,071 cases and 55 deaths recorded in the past 24-hours. 

Seventy Four percent of Columbus voters Tuesday approved a charter amendment allowing for the creation of a civilian review board to investigate police misconduct. 

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says a record number of Ohioans are expected to vote by the end of today.  3.4 million have already voted either in-person or by absentee ballot.  

Franklin County election workers are back to paper poll books this morning, after the electronic books failed to update last night. 

Fourteen hundred career and technical education students are scheduled to return to a pair of Columbus City School campuses today, and the district has signed a memo of understanding with the teachers' union on protecting staff and students.  

The City of Columbus is extending for another month the outdoor dining program launched in August to let restaurants take advantage of outdoor space.  

The Franklin County Coronor's office says young people accounted for a larger percentage of suicides in the first six months of 2020.  

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's team is considering former Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich for a potential cabinet position.  

Franklin County coroner Doctor Anahi Ortiz says fatal overdoses jumped 73% in the first half of 2020, with 437 deaths.  

Ohio State University says it will pay $5.8 million to settle lawsuits by about two dozen more survivors over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. 

Columbus City Schools have pushed back students return to the classrooms by at least two weeks, according to a communique released this morning.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an order by Ohio’s elections chief that limits the number of ballot drop boxes available in next month’s election.