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

Your Weather Planner

Shower coverage continues to taper off tonight, but isolated showers are still possible late this evening. Areas of fog are likely to develop after midnight, bringing visibility to less than a mile at times in spots. Tomorrow's rain is more likely late in the day, allowing temperatures to warm up a bit more than Monday.

Tomorrow's Forecast

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Today's Big Stories

1. Universal masking now recommended in every Ohio county

As of Sunday, masking is recommended regardless of vaccination status in every Ohio county based on updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. 

2. Amid Afghanistan withdrawal, lawmakers point fingers at Biden, Trump

As the situation in Afghanistan worsened, amid the Taliban’s rapid takeover and subsequent U.S. evacuations, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pointed fingers at the Biden Administration, the Trump Administration, and, in some cases, both the current and former president alike.

3. Cincinnati Public Schools prepare for another year of mask-wearing

The school board unanimously voted earlier this month to continue its universal mask mandate from the last school year. That means regardless of vaccination status, all students, teachers and staff must wear a mask when inside a CPS school building or facility.

4. Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars past 1,400

Rescuers and scrap metal scavengers dug into the floors of a collapsed hotel Monday in this quake-ravaged coastal town, where 15 bodies had already been extracted. Jean Moise Fortunè, whose brother, the hotel owner, was killed in the quake, believed there were more people trapped in the rubble.

5. Piece of Cedar Point roller coaster hospitalizes woman

According to the Ohio Department of Agriculture, roller coasters in Ohio are required to undergo two inspections per year with two inspectors per visit.

Your Notes for Tomorrow

  • Fred forecast to hit Alabama and Georgia.
  • Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Summit (virtual).
  • President Trump's niece Mary Trump publishes new book on healing America.
  • MVP & Dynasty Editions of Madden NFL 22 released for multiple platforms ahead of worldwide launch.
  • Black Cat Appreciation Day!

Talking Feds Podcast

Closing the barn door on the stable genius

With Donald Trump’s successful efforts to keep his misdeeds from becoming public, it falls to authors of books to write the first drafts of history. There has been a spate of books of late, and the one that has garnered the most attention and accolades is "I Alone Can Fix It" by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker. "Talking Feds" host Harry Litman sits down with Leonnig and Rucker for an in-depth exploration of some of the bigger, finer and more surprising points of the book, and their take on where things now stand.