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Ohio primary postponed until June 2

Ohio’s Supreme Court settled a dispute over the state’s primary election and cleared up confusion among voters and poll workers by ruling early Tuesday that state officials could postpone voting until June 2. in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

DeWine closes theaters, gyms

The DeWine administration is asking to postpone the primary election scheduled for Tuesday until June 2 out of concern that coronavirus fears will keep many older voters away from the polls.

Tuesday’s vote crucial for Biden, Sanders

Voters head to the polls in Ohio and three other states on Tuesday to cast ballots in the latest round of presidential primary elections. But they do it under the pall of a spreading coronavirus outbreak.

Police: Woman stabs abuser

Columbus police say a woman who was apparently a victim of domestic violence stabbed a man during a dispute on the Southeast Side Friday morning, one of two weekend homicides detectives were investigating.

DeWine orders bars, restaurants closed

In the face of a growing coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Mike DeWine ordered bars and restaurants in the state of Ohio to close and hinted that the state’s schools may not reopen this school year.

3 COVID-19 cases in Franklin Co.; 37 in Ohio

Franklin County Public Health on Sunday confirmed two additional cases of the coronavirus outside the City of Columbus as the number of victims statewide grows to 37 in 11 counties.

Ohioans urged to vote despite virus concerns

In the face of closings and restrictions on crowds in public places, Ohioans are still being urged to find a way to cast their ballots in the state’s presidential primary on Tuesday.