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A big warmup is on tap for Monday. Highs range from the upper 50s to lower 70s across the state. A few showers are possible, especially late day into Monday night.
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Around Ohio
1. Latest Ohio derailment poses no public risk, officials say
Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a company train in the state in a month.
2. Highland County residents recuperating after tornado touchdown
Highland County is picking up the pieces, after the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado hit the northwestern part of the county Friday night. It caused a trail of destruction, leaving behind several trees uprooted, limbs and power lines downed.
3. Police: Officer who shot Black man retired ‘in bad standing’
An Ohio police officer who shot and killed a Black man as he lay in bed in his home last summer is no longer on the force. Columbus police said the officer had retired as of that day and “retired in bad standing due to the ongoing criminal and administrative investigations into the death of Donovan Lewis.”
Around the Nation
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Ohio derailment tests Sen. Brown’s push to buck Dem defeats
Sen. Sherrod Brown has survived a decade of statewide Democratic losses in Ohio by building a reputation as the rare person in his party who can still connect with the white working-class voters who have increasingly shifted to Republicans.