More than half of the state’s restaurants and bars could be out of business soon, according to a survey by the Ohio Restaurant Association. Owners of those establishments say the state's COVID-19 restrictions are hurting their businesses, and fear it will get worse.

Many families have struggled economically during the coronavirus pandemic, and some Columbus food pantries expect demand to rise even more through the fall if federal unemployment benefits are not restored.

Ohio State move-in is happening right now, but the highways might not be as clogged as Central Ohioans remember from previous years. The school is spreading the event over 12 days instead of the usual weekend.

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's choice of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate. Ohio State University professor Wendy Smooth joins the show.