U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson

Senators Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance introduced the Railway Safety Act earlier this month in response to the train derailment in East Palestine.

Akron city councilman Rich Swirsky has died following a battle with leukemia; the state says a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery; an Ohio House committee has heard testimony on a GOP bill that would prohibit public and private employers from requiring vaccinations or punishing workers who don't get them; and more stories.

Republicans and Democrats alike share messages from shock and dismay to not condoning unpatriotic behavior on social media.