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A Year In Review: After Countless Cries For Racial Justice, Where Are We Now?
By: Sara Crawford | Maria McGinnis | The Collaborative News Lab @ Kent State University, Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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KENT, Ohio (WKSU) — Last year, streets throughout the U.S. were full of people protesting racial injustices that have tormented the country for years, demanding real change. Since then, task… Read More
Push To Vaccinate Ohioans Continues As Cases Plateau
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSKU) — Ohio expects to receive more than half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week, “by far the highest amount that we have received,” Gov. Mike… Read More
County Fairs Will Be Back As COVID-19 Cases Continue Falling In Ohio
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (WKSU) — Nine Ohio counties went from red to orange this week on the state’s public health advisory map and one –Meigs County– decreased to yellow. The average… Read More
DeWine Dangles Hope For Return To Normal, Taking First Steps To Lift Pandemic Restrictions
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — With hints of spring in the air, Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday tantalized Ohioans with prospects of the end of pandemic restrictions and a return to life… Read More
Ohio Expects Increase In Vaccine Supply; Curfew May Be Lifted
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohio’s effort to vaccinate citizens against COVID-19 has been hampered by a lack of supply. During his briefing Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine said there is hope… Read More
State Launches Partnership to Provide Rapid, In Home COVID-19 Testing; Curfew Will be Extended
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohio’s public health departments are getting something Gov. Mike DeWine says they’ve wanted for a long time: rapid, in-home COVID-19 tests. DeWine today announced a partnership… Read More
DeWine Lays Out Plan to Vaccinate Elderly, School Personnel
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — As Ohio continues to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Mike DeWine outlined plans to add recipients in group 1B in the coming weeks. He also said he’s… Read More
Healthcare Workers Plead For Community Support; First County Goes Purple As COVID Surge Continues in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — For the first time since Ohio began utilizing a color-coded public health alert advisory system, a county has reached the highest level of risk. Franklin County is… Read More
Coronavirus Spreading ‘Virtually Everywhere’ in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Nearly 300,000 Ohio students are unable to attend school in person right now due to the coronavirus. During his Tuesday briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine told Ohioans,… Read More
Ohio COVID-19 Deaths Spike, State Launches Effort to Help Unemployed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Cuyahoga County has the highest unemployment rate in the state at 12.9%. That statistic has led the state to pilot a new program there to help… Read More
Ohio Approved for Additional Unemployment; Schools Must Report Positive COVID Cases
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohioans who qualify for unemployment benefits will receive a federal extension of $300 a week. During the bi-weekly briefing on the coronavirus today, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted… Read More