Ohio News Digest

| January 20, 2020 9:55 AM

Good afternoon. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Ohio. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP Columbus bureau at 614-885-2727 or [email protected]. Ohio-PA-NJ News Editor Christina Paciolla can be reached at 215-561-1133 or [email protected].

A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date. All times are Eastern.

Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with all updates. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org.

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BRIEFS:

— COYOTE BITES OFFICER: Police in Ohio's capital city shot and killed a coyote Thursday night after it bit an officer who had stopped to help a stranded motorist, the police department said.

— STATE OF THE STATE-DEWINE: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will deliver his annual State of the State address on March 31, according to a Friday announcement.

— SCHOOL LUNCH DEBT-OHIO: An Ohio school superintendent apologized to a middle school student and said it was wrong for a cafeteria worker to take away his lunch tray over a $6 debt after the student had sat down to eat.

— FLU CLOSES SCHOOL: An Ohio school system on Friday canceled all classes because of a high number of flu cases.

— HEMP-OHIO: Ohio farmers are one step closer to planting hemp as soon as this spring following a vote Thursday by a legislative rule-making committee.

— MLK Jr. DAY-OHIO: The Ohio History Center is offering special hours and programs Monday to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

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SPORTS:

BROWNS-GM SEARCH

CLEVELAND — The Browns are getting closer to finding a general manager. The team met Friday with Andrew Berry, who spent three seasons with Cleveland before leaving to be the Eagles' vice president of football operations. By Tom Withers. SENT 380 words.

NFL AT 100-AFC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sunday's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans is the first AFC championship since 2002 that doesn't feature Tom Brady or Peyton Manning or Ben Roethlisberger. Brady and the New England Patriots are missing from the conference championship weekend for the first time since 2010. Brady has been to 13 AFC title games and won nine of them. By Arnie Stapleton. SENT: 1,200 words. AP Photos.

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