Good evening, Ohio. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

Saturday will be mostly cloudy and windy for much of the state. Southeast and eastern Ohio will have the chance for rain, thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ian. Highs will only reach the upper 50s to middle 60s.

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1. Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina

Hurricane Ian has made its third landfall in the U.S., and fourth landfall including Cuba. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, Ian made landfall near Georgetown, S.C. with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, a Category 1 hurricane.

2. Ohio Task Force 1 sends more team members to Florida with Hurricane Ian restoration efforts

Ohio Task Force 1 has been down south since Ian made landfall in Florida, but Ohio Task Force 1 got a call this week, asking for more team members to be sent to Florida to help.

3. GOP states sue Biden administration over student loan plan

In the lawsuit, the Republican states argue that Biden's cancellation plan is "not remotely tailored to address the effects of the pandemic on federal student loan borrowers," as required by the 2003 federal law that the administration is using as legal justification.

President Joe Biden speaks Wednesday during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

4. Incumbent DeWine leads gubernatorial race over former mayor, poll shows

An exclusive Spectrum News/Siena College Poll of Ohio likely voters showed incumbency could be key with Republican Gov. Mike DeWine leading Democrat and former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley 55% to 32% with a +/- 4-point margin of error.

5. The importance of growing native plants in Ohio

Plants can be beautiful, but Derrick Cooper, the Grand River restoration coordinator for The Nature Conservancy, said some of them can also be harmful.

On Saturday, Oct. 1​

• Hurricane Ian forecast to hit the Carolinas
• President Biden delivers remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Phoenix Awards
  
• Former president Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Michigan
• Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets his Japanese and Australian counterparts in Hawaii
  
• U.S. fiscal year begins
  
• 5th anniversary of mass shooting at Las Vegas country music festival
  
• ​40th anniversary of the release of the first album on CD
• 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys' "Surfin' Safari"

On Sunday, Oct. 2

• NFL hosts regular season game in London: Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• ​London Marathon
  
• 4th anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed in a Saudi consulate
  
• 5th anniversary of Tom Petty's death