Ohio Department of Transportation

Geauga Transit is taking steps to enhance mass transit connections for residents seeking employment in the county with the launch of its new program.

The construction project began in April of 2020 and is slated to finish on time in May of 2023.

Low income families in Ohio are challenged due to limits imposed on baby formula by a public assistance program; Akron police hope to install 130 license plate-reading cameras that use artificial intelligence; Ohio Redistricting Commission members spar over state supreme court contempt charges.

But the Ohio Department of Transportation says it has prepared crews to work around the clock.

Changes from construction on the beltway have raised questions as to whether traveling through the area is less safe.

There's a shortage of drivers going into the winter.

An effort to legalize marijuana use and sales in Ohio has cleared another hurdle on the path to getting the proposal submitted to the Legislature; The Sandusky City School District has announced middle and high school students are staying home for remote learning this week due to four staffers testing positive for COVID-19; the family of a COVID-19 patient in Cincinnati is among a handful nationwide to have won court orders to use a livestock medicine to treat their loved ones; and more stories.

2020 saw the most number of traffic-related deaths in a decade, even with less traffic because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ODOT says.

Pandemic relief funds are set aside to prevent the road hazards that have caused significant damage in some parts of Ohio.

The project involves highways around the central interchange in Akron where I-77, I-76, and State Route 8 meet. Work will occur over the next four years.