Senators are certain to leave town next week without passing Sen. Sherrod Brown‘s (D-OH) signature rail safety bill, denying him a legislative victory before he faces Ohio voters on Nov. 5. For a brief moment,

Residents of Springfield, Ohio, are hoping the attention sparked by former President Donald Trump spreading unsubstantiated rumors about the city’s legal Haitian immigrants eating house pets will blow over.

The Ohio Ballot Board tweaked, then gave final approval to controversial ballot language describing Issue 1, a proposal to overhaul the state's redistricting process.

There are a dozen contested state House seats scattered across central Ohio on the November ballot. Doctors, lawyers, newcomers and others are among those seeking election to two-year terms. Here are the contested districts, a brief description of what they cover, and the candidates:

The Ohio Supreme Court has let stand ballot language that will describe this fall's Issue 1 as requiring gerrymandering, when the proposal is intended to do the opposite.

Republicans on the Ohio Supreme Court largely upheld wording the amendment's backers called deceptive and inaccurate.

The Republican-controlled court ruled in favor of the ballot board on challenges to six of eight points brought by backers of the amendment.

En los tranquilos rincones de Springfield, Ohio, fuera de la vista de los políticos y periodistas, policías y cámaras de seguridad recién instaladas, la gente que vive aquí está tomando aire, orando e intentando seguir adelante.

Portage County Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski wrote in a follow-up post he "as the elected sheriff" has a "First Amendment right, as do all citizens."

The Ohio secretary of state's office was among at least 15 election offices nationwide to receive a suspicious package.