Mayor Scott Schertzer

COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen by 20% in the past week in Northeast Ohio; Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb is sticking with his controversial decision to limit the number of businesses that can serve alcohol until 4 a.m. during the NBA All-Star Weekend; a top Ohio lawmaker suggests the state may have to hold two separate primaries; and more stories.

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, Jan. 18:U.S. EPA reverses stance on Lake Erie impairment designation;Trumbull County woman extradited from…