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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has ordered county election boards to remove Ohio House and Senate races from the May 3 primary ballot as the legal fight over redistricting continues; attorneys representing FirstEnergy investors name the officials behind the nuclear bailout scandal; Akron is installing 28 speed tables; and more stories.

Ohio’s COVID-19 case rate is steadily rising to 718 per 100,000 residents; Columbus has agreed to pay $5.75 million to people injured during last year's racial injustice and police brutality protests; Ohio’s Attorney General has rejected the petition summary that was submitted by people who want to require state lawmakers, or possibly voters, to end vaccine mandates; and more stories.

The Ohio House has passed a bill to include not following a police officer’s order or diverting an officer’s attention into obstruction of justice. Sponsors say will protect police officers and protestors, but opponents say it could create more problems between those groups and even endanger people.

Ohio on Sunday reported just 618 COVID-19 cases, the fewest in one day since last August; Palestinian-Americans gathered at Cleveland’s Public Square Sunday to protest and demand an end to Israeli assaults on Palestinians; the city of Columbus ranks 2nd in the nation for number of juveniles killed by police; and more stories.

Ohio has lost one seat in Congress as a result of new census figures released Monday; After months of speculation, 13th district Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Niles) is now running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman; an appeal from Akron legislator Emilia Sykes and her father, State Senator Vernon Sykes, has led to the opening of a permanent COVID-19 vaccination site in Akron; and more stories.

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she will try to unseat Republican Gov. Mike DeWine after her effort to work with him on gun reforms in the aftermath of a mass shooting in her city stalled; politicians, religious leaders and community activists in Ohio's capital city are calling for protests to remain peaceful as a verdict nears in the trial in the death of George Floyd; Republican Ohio Congressman Steve Stivers says he'll leave Congress on May 16 to run his home state’s chamber of commerce; and more stories.

A witness alleges he saw Stephen Ayres acting "like he was at war," according to the FBI complaint.

The running estimated cost so far is about $850,000 for the week leading up to Joe Biden's inauguration.

Some of the churches believe they could be under threat of violence.

The Congressman encourages those with information about police involved in last week's riots to come forward in an effort to shore up security during the Jan. 20 inauguration.