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Coronavirus cases continue to surge in Ohio, as the Ohio Department of Health reported 2,909 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. Cases had surpassed 3,000 each day recently and there are now a total of 221,909 confirmed cases in Ohio. Despite the skyrocketing numbers, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is not planning to issue any new closures or stay-at-home orders.

Elyria’s Jessica Zevotek said her three older children were “devastated” when they learned they wouldn’t be able to attend the Elyria Arts Council’s kids art drop-in program because of restrictions on gatherings due to the coronavirus. Zevotek, a mother of four kids ranging in age from 11 to 2, said her kids really look forward to the bimonthly chance to make art . “It doesn't go more than a day that we have the kids ask, ‘When we can finish the projects that we started?’” Zevotek said.

The Senate Banking Committee took its first look at spending under the massive CARES Act approved in March. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said more should have been done to keep U.S. workers on the payroll.

Democrats have now gained 35 seats and could get up to 39 as counting continues in close races around the country. There will be no Republicans from New England in the U.S. House next year.

The House speaker commented after Attorney General William Barr refused to testify at a House Judiciary Committee hearing about the Mueller report.

Volcanic rocks 2 feet in diameter have been found in a parking lot a few hundred yards from the volcano's Halemaumau crater, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

The Saudis have changed course again on what they say happened to Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, who was last seen alive walking into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.

Construction will begin on Monday on a protected bike lane on North 4th Street from Italian Village through University District. The new design moves the bikeway against the curb and is physically protected by street parking.

Super Bowl spots showed advertisers wanted lots of buzz but not controversy.

As Ohio’s COVID-19 crisis continues, Columbus-area arts organizations have canceled dozens of performances by local and visiting artists, world premieres…