Ohio State football players are back on campus.

They began training Monday in voluntary workouts at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

Those taking part must have their temperatures taken before they begin working out.

Locker rooms remain closed, so athletes are asked to arrive in their athletic gear.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin training next week.

The football Buckeyes are scheduled to open the season at home against Bowling Green on September 5th.

See their full schedule here.

The Ohio Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a project in the Findlay area in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

ODOT is proposing resurfacing U.S. 224 in Hancock County from State Route 235 to the western edge of the City of Findlay.

As an additional part of the project, Hancock County officials are proposing elevating by 18 inches an 850 foot stretch of U.S. 224 near County Road 223.

Elevating the roadway would lift it out of the floodway and help in ensuring access to the city would be maintained during a flood.

Vehicular through traffic will be detoured temporarily. Access for local traffic to all properties will be maintained throughout construction.

Construction is anticipated to begin in the summer of 2021.

ODOT says work on the project will occur in a regulated floodplain.

Impacts to the floodplain are anticipated to be minor and the carrying capacity of the Blanchard River will be maintained.

A statement of findings detailing the results of the final floodplain analysis will be made available on the ODOT District 1 environmental website.

Written comments regarding the project may be sent to: Ohio Department of Transportation District 1, Attn: Nate Tessler, 1885 N. McCullough Street, Lima, Ohio 45801; or to nate.tessler@dot.ohio.gov.

Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith is releasing a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Smith sent out a release on Sunday saying racism has been declared a threat to public safety and has no place in civil society.

Smith added that OSU student-athletes from football to hockey have been proactive in outreach efforts to support young people in underserved parts of the community.

Smith said he supports these players in their efforts to eradicate hate and racism, including Black Lives Matter, peaceful demonstrations, and other venues that promote positive change.

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One driver was taken to the hospital and another issued a citation after a rear-end crash on Tiffin Avenue in Findlay.

Police say Gabriel J. Vonstein, 18, of Arlington, was westbound on Tiffin Avenue on Sunday afternoon when he crashed into the back of a car that was stopped in traffic waiting for a vehicle ahead of them to turn southbound onto Woodworth Drive.

The driver of the car that was struck, 38-year-old Jane Ritter, of Fostoria, was transported to Blanchard Valley Hospital with a neck injury.

Police say Vonstein told them that he looked down for just a moment and didn’t realize the vehicle ahead of him had stopped.

Vonstein was issued a citation for ACDA (assured clear distance ahead).

A man is facing several charges after police say he crashed into a house and then fled the scene on foot.

Police say Michael B. Craddolph, of Findlay, was speeding down Tiffin Avenue westbound at 10:18 Saturday night in his Kia Soul when he failed to negotiate the curve at the railroad tracks.

Craddolph’s vehicle went off the road and struck 335 Center Street and continued into 333 Center Street, where it came to rest inside the house.

Both homes sustained extensive damage, but fortunately, both were unoccupied at the time.

Police say Craddolph fled the scene and was located in the area.

He was treated on the scene by Hanco EMS.

He’s facing charges of reckless operation, OVI and leaving the scene.

People gathered outside the Hancock County Courthouse on Saturday for a sixth straight day of protesting George Floyd’s death by a Minneapolis police officer and racial injustice.

Saturday’s event featured speakers like Nina Parker, founder of the Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center in Findlay, Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn and others.

We spoke with Marcus at the event.

The 24-year-old was born and raised in Findlay and still lives here.

He says keeping these protests peaceful is their main priority.

Marcus is calling on the Findlay Police Department to start using body cameras and to get some diversity on the police force.

Marcus says they plan to continue holding protests up until there is a guilty verdict for the police officers involved in George Floyd’s death.

As part of the protest, the crowd marched to the University of Findlay and back.

You can see some video of the that below, as well as video of the protesters making a tunnel for a newlywed couple to walk through.

A reverse parade to celebrate the Findlay High School Class of 2020 was held on Saturday afternoon.

The cars lined up on Lake Cascades Parkway and the line stretched all the way back and onto Western Avenue.

The parade began with a police vehicle and firetrucks sounding their horns and lighting their sirens as they headed north on South Main Street.

A lifeflight helicopter even did a few low flyovers early on in the parade.

Then cars and trucks filled with parents and brothers and sisters and well-wishers slowly drove up South Main honking their horns and waving to the graduates as they stood alongside the road.

We caught up with new graduate Tyler Doe along the parade route.

He said the parade was a nice thing to do for the graduates since they couldn’t have a traditional graduation ceremony because of the pandemic.

Tyler will be attending Bowling Green State University and studying business.

The reverse parade was so popular it took about two hours for all of the vehicles to make their way through the route.

Governor DeWine said Friday that Ohio golf tournaments like the Marathon Classic in Toledo and the Memorial in Dublin can allow patrons if safety measures are in place and followed.

The Marathon Classic is set to be played July 20 – 26 in Sylvania.

The Memorial will take place from July 13 – 19 in Dublin, which is just outside Columbus.

The Memorial will be the first PGA event with fans in attendance since the restart of the tour from the pandemic.

The Memorial officially has approval to allow fans since they’ve already submitted a plan, and the governor’s optimistic that other tournaments will be allowed to have fans also once they present their plans.

The governor also set a reopening date for casinos, amusement parks and water parks in Ohio.

Those businesses as well as outdoor theaters can resume operations on June 19th.

They were closed back in March as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the state.

The governor also said that zoos, playgrounds, museums, and other entertainment facilities can reopen on June 10th.

The Findlay Police Department says a driver ran a red light, causing an injury crash.

The crash happened at North Blanchard Street and Center Street at 2:08 p.m. Friday.

Police say Madison Wittenmyer, 20, of Findlay, was going north on North Blanchard when she didn’t stop for the red light and struck a vehicle that was traveling east on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.

A passenger in the vehicle that was struck, 75-year-old Bonnie Bowman, of Chagrin Falls, was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening.

Police say Wittenmyer was issued a citation for running the red light.

Governor Mike DeWine says zoos, playgrounds, museums, and other entertainment facilities can reopen on June 10th.

DeWine made the announcement saying the businesses must follow COVID-19 safety guidelines the state has laid out or risk being shut down again.

Venues allowed to reopen include aquariums, zoos, country clubs, skating rinks, outdoor playgrounds, movie theaters, trampoline parks, social clubs, rec centers, day camps, and indoor sports complexes.

Amusement parks like Cedar Point and King’s Island were not included in the announcement.

The governor also has yet to address mass gatherings like concerts and sporting events.