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The Wake Up - Oct. 30, 2020 Bad news for Larry Householder -- his right-hand guy is pleading guilty in the huge bribery scandal

Another day, another big record for Ohio coronavirus cases See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 30, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 29, 2020 -- A whole lot of Cuyahoga School Districts are ready to close down if we go purple today

Will lakefront Ohio communities decide the presidential election? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 29, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 28, 2020 -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will coach local leaders on fighting the coronavirus surge, but with what playbook?

Two Republican activists get slammed with felony charges for robocalls aimed at scaring Cleveland's from voting See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 28, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 27, 2020 -- The biggest anti-human trafficking operation ever in Ohio rescues dozens, arrests dozens

Northeast Ohio hospitals say they are ready for any coronavirus surge See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 27, 20206 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 26, 2020 -- Thousands in Cuyahoga County line up on first early voting weekend, and a whopping Ohio coronavirus record

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost files an elections complaint against Larry Householder See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 26, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 23, 2020 - Larry Householder spent nearly $1 million in campaign funds on lawyers since he was arrested

Another day, another Ohio coronavirus record as the surge continues unabated See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 23, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 22, 2020 -- Is the Ohio coronavirus surge out of control, with a third record broke in a week?

An appellate court rules that exotic dancers are employees of a strip club, not independent contractors See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 22, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 21, 2020 -- Counties abandon contracts with Trump-supporting Cleveland ballot printer who failed to deliver

Why is Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose cutting the number of days for couting ballots? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 21, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 20, 2020 Now, it's a record for coronavirus hospitalizations that Ohio breaks

The Armond Budish administration continues its records of screw-ups by mistakenly freeing to men accused of gun crimes and trying to keep it secret See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 20, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 19, 2020 -- Federal prosecutors rack of gun violation arrests in Northeast Ohio, but is it an election year stunt?

Three records in three days for Ohio coronavirus cases See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 19, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 16, 2020 One of the men charged in the HB6 scandal gives an interview and tells a fascinating tale

Ohio sets an alarming number of coronavirus records in one day See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 16, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 15, 2020 -- Ohio crosses the threshold of 2,000 coronavirus cases in a single day

The financially challenged University of Akron buys out former president Louis Proenza's sweet contract See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 15, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 14, 2020 What's the work history of the Shaker Heights officer who gave protesters the finger?

Executions seem a long way off in Ohio, with the state Supreme Court now looking at the latest method See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 14, 20204 min

The Wake Up Oct. 13, 2020 -- In Ohio campaign visits, Mike Pence jabs Joe Biden and Biden jabs Donald Trump

The lines are still long for early voting in Akron and Cleveland See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 13, 20205 min

The Wake Up - October 12, 2020 -- cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer endorse Biden, finding Trump lacks integrity and compassion

We try to get some answers on why state lawmakers drag their feet on repealing corrupt HB6 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 12, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 9, 2020 - Almost everyone in Ohio now lives in a county rated red or orange for coronavirus

A plot to kidnap the Michigan governor because of her coronavirus restrictions has its roots in Ohio See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 9, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 8, 2020 Why did Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost mention werewolves involving a lawmaker's attempt to lock up Gov. Mike DeWine?

Cleveland is having one of its worst years for homicides in a long time See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 8, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 7, 2020 -- Federal judge's apparent blunder puts Cuyahoga County's absentee ballot collection plans into turmoil

More evidence that the Cuyahoga County corruption investigation was a wasteful overreach See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 7, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 6, 2020 -- As voting begins today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose does not bend on making it easier

First Amendment lawyers don't see what laws are broken by flashing political messages on downtown buildings See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 6, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 5, 2020 How about the Browns? They win big over the Dallas Cowboys - in Texas

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says the White House did not notify him that the president might have spread the coronavirus at the debate in Cleveland See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 5, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 2, 2020 -- More and more Ohio school districts are returning students to the classroom

Mike DeWine echoes Dave Yost in calling for proof that Ohio's nuclear plants ever needed the $1.3 billion bailout approved through corruption See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 2, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Oct. 1, 2020 - Is Dave Yost alone in bringing common sense to repealing the corrupt FirstEnergy nuclear bailout

Score one for voting rights advocates seeking more ballot drop boxes in Cuyahoga County See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 1, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 30, 2020 -- Cleveland's eventful night has a police brutality protest, a bruising presidential debate and a shocking Indians loss

Sewage is alerting cities to coming coronavirus spikes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 30, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 29, 2020 - The Greater Cleveland Partnership wants Larry Householder's corrupt HB6 nuclear plant bailout repealed

Cleveland-Cliffs makes a purchase and becomes America's number one producer of flat-rolled steel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 29, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 28, 2020 The owner of the nuclear plants getting our $1.3 billion bailout won't show proof that it actually needs the money

A federal judge takes the easy way out, not ruling on whether Cuyahoga County should have more ballot drop boxes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 28, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 5, 2020 - We now know Dave Greenspan was one of the heroes of the FBI probe of the corrupted HB6

And the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections tried to fix one inexplicable mistake but ended up making another See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 25, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 24, 2020 -- Dave Yost sues to block HB6 while legislators who created the corrupt bailout do nothing

Cuyahoga County elections officials make an astounding mistake that could make voting more challenging See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 24, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 23, 2020 -- Ohio is NOT seeing coronavirus spikes where children have returned to the classroom

The clleveland.com has much better debate topics than Chris Wallace of Fox News See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 23, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 22, 2020 - Hey CDC, is the coronavirus an aerosol or not?

How does COVID-19 stress compare to previous stressful events? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 22, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 21, 2020 - Sen. Rob Portman, against confirming a Supreme Court nominee before the election in 2016, is all set to do so now

Police intelligence was way wrong on crowd estimates for the May 30 protest that became a riot See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 21, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 18, 2020 -- The proposed Lake Erie wind farm -- effectively killed last May -- is back!

The closing of the IX Center is going to cost Cleveland Hopkins International AIrport a bundle See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 18, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 17, 2020 The IX Center, home to the auto show, garden show and indoor amusement park, is closing

The Ohio PUCO is now looking into FirstEnergy business practices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 17, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 16, 2020 Score it Voters 1, Ohio elections chief Frank LaRose zero in court battle over ballot drop boxes

And Cleveland overhauls its Health Department -- in the middle of a pandemic? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 16, 20204 min

The Wake Up -- Cuyahoga County's election board pulls an end run to try to make it easier for us to vote

But Secretary of State Frank LaRose loses his bid to get postage paid for absenttee ballots See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 15, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 14, 2020 - Last-minute Ohio court battle means you might apply for your absentee ballot online

Eating at restaurants could be a huge risk of getting the coronavirus, CDC study finds See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 14, 20205 min

The Wake Up - September 11, 2020 -- Donald Trump gets involved in the battle over Ohio's elections

Summit County falls back to red on the color-coded coronavirus map See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 11, 20203 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 10, 2020 -- Big surprise: Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown disagree on coronavirus unemployment package

Ohio casinos and racinos continue to rake it in despite the pandemic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 10, 20204 min

The Wake Up- Sept. 9, 2020 - Cleveland Police believe they have solved the killing of Det. James Skernivitz

Mike DeWine eviscerates rumors about coronavirus FEMA camps See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 9, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 8, 2020 -- Unexpected torrents of Labor Day rain paralyze parts of Northeast Ohio with flooding

Today's the day schools have to start reporting coronavirus cases See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 8, 20205 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 4, 2020 -- Ohio is going down the toilet for an early warning on coronavirus outbreaks

Larry Household finally finds a lawyer and enters a plea to his racketeering indictment See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 4, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 3, 2020 -- Why did Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose order hyphens removed from names in the voter rolls?

It's causing problems when elections officials compare the names to the driver license database See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 3, 20204 min

The Wake Up - Sept. 2, 2020 -- Larry Householder is back in the Statehouse? Yes, but colleagues will boot him from ethics committee

Ohio hits the highest daily coronavirus case number in a month, and the thinking is colleges and schools are to See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 2, 20205 min

The Wake Up - September 1, 2020 -- Are lawmakers finally ready to repeal the corrupt billion-dollar bailout of Ohio's nuclear plants?

The Cuyahoga County health board doubles down on secrecy, defying the governor and the wishes of the residents See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sep 1, 20204 min

The Wake Up - August 31, 2020 - Cuyahoga health director goes secret on COVID again, despite Mike DeWine's transparency push

Are you one of nearly 116,000 voters who will be bumped off the rolls if you don't take action soon? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aug 31, 20204 min

The Wake Up - August 28, 2020 -- Mike DeWine will compel Ohio schools to tell the public about coronavirus cases

The Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth and University hospitals defy best practices and don't test employees who are exposed to COVID-19 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aug 28, 20205 min

The Wake Up - August m 2020 -- As Ohio legislators balk at ending the corrupt FirstEnergy subsidies, Attorney General Dave Yost might step up

Here's a clear picture of how FirstEnergy use money and muscle to run roughshod over Ohioans See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aug 27, 20204 min

The Wake Up - August 26, 2020 - Ohio is not even close to herd immunity from the coronavirus

Democrats in Ohio sue Secretary of State Frank LaRose to get more ballot drop boxes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aug 26, 20206 min

The Wake Up - August 25, 2020 - Far-right members of Mike DeWine's own party seek to impeach him

Will Browns fans find a way to tailgate in spite of Cleveland closing down the muni lot? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aug 25, 20205 min

The Wake Up - August 24, 2020 - Cleveland's police union is not endorsing for president this time around

The Cuyahoga Health board stands by its remote learning recommendation even as the county goes orange See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aug 24, 20203 min

The Wake Up - August 21, 2020 - Larry Householder can't find a lawyer to defend him in his bribery case

Mike DeWine takes a stand against Donald Trumps's call for a Goodyear boycott See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aug 21, 20204 min