Good morning, Ohio. Here's what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
Dust off your umbrella and take it with you as you head out the door. We are tracking showers and storms that will be moving across Ohio today into tonight. In fact, the weather pattern will remain quite active the rest of the week. Despite showers, temperatures will reach into the middle 70s to near 80 for afternoon highs.
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The Big Story
Latest Updates: Uvalde elementary school shooting
Eighteen children and three adults have been confirmed dead in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, and the 18-year-old gunman is dead, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
He said a local man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
This is the place for news, updates and reactions to the story.
Around Ohio
1. Proclamations of support, protests mark one-year anniversary of Lebanon’s abortion ban
To mark one year since a controversial ordinance banning abortions in the city of Lebanon, activists and city leaders planned competing events to voice their support and protests.
2. Bill introduced to increase penalties for providing alcohol to minors
A state lawmaker wants to crack down harder on adults giving alcohol to underage individuals.
3. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy meets with state lawmakers in trip across Ohio
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and other U.S. representatives spent Tuesday in Ohio, beginning at Wight-Patterson Air Force Base and then heading to Columbus to host a round table about the opioid crisis.
Around the Nation
1. 'Why are we willing to live with this carnage?': Biden calls for action after Texas school shooting
2. Lawmakers advocate for funding to supplement budgets for rural law enforcement
3. Kellyanne Conway: Trump ‘would like to run’ for president in 2024
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Dear Ohio Podcast
HB 492 and athlete suicide awareness
Matt Triplet has coached high school sports for more than 20 years, but in 2018, a phone call made him aware of a potentially suicidal athlete, an issue that has been growing in recent years. As the conversation happened, he began feeling he was unequipped to handle the situation fully. He then set up a seminar for lacrosse coaches in central Ohio. With a low turnout, he continued to work for a solution.
Guest host Mindy Drayer speaks to him about House Bill 492, which would require coaches to have mental health training as part of their pupil activity permit certification process. The requirement would join existing trainings for a PAP certification, including CPR, cardiac arrest, concussion and first aid.
The National Suicide Hotline is 800-273-8255.
Ohio Fun Fact
On Dec. 26, 1822, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Lorain County. It originally was a portion of Huron, Medina and Cuyahoga counties. It also was a part of the Connecticut Western Reserve. The county is named for the Lorraine region of France. Many of the county’s earliest white settlers were opposed to slavery. Oberlin College was the first institution of higher education in the United States to admit women and African Americans into the same classes as white men.