Ohio Bobcats drop Zips 64-63.

Firestone falls to Medina 60-55; congrats tho to Coach Dave Milo and the Falcons, and good luck Bees!

Congrats to the Dragons! East tops NDCL 68-52. Indians on 1590 WAKR v Padres then Firestone-Medina tipoff 7p.

TRAFFIC: Left lane blocked on 76 EB before the Central Interchange due to an accident.

TRAFFIC: US 422 eastbound near Bancroft Road in Portage County is currently CLOSED due to a crash. The detour is SR 282 to SR 305.

Nearly final returns: Woodridge schools emergency levy, Norton Fire/EMS levy both fail, Falls schools renewal passes.

Falls, Manchester schools up but Woodridge down by 199 with 3 precincts to go.

Steve Barry (SC sheriff Dem winner): "I appreciate the trust and faith voters put in myself, look forward to this challenge."

Updating County Council races: Kurt, Comunale. Congrove-Feeman and Crawford-Suboticki now too close to call with 19 precincts left total.

Done: Sykes, Colavecchio skate to easy primary State Rep wins.

AP projects Josh Mandel as winner of Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Ohio...no surprise. Mandel vs. Sherrod Brown in Nov...

Some Norton precincts now in...EMS/Fire levy is way too close to call.

Summit County: Walsh, Barry, Kurt, Comunale, Congrove, Crawford with more than 50% in. http://www.akronnewsnow.com/news/local/item/25863-primary-election-the-local-results

Note: as of yet, no non-absentee returns still in Norton.

Statewide results on US Senate race no surprise; it'll be Brown v Mandel come November.

Summit County school issues: too early, just trickling in now for Woodridge, Falls, Manchester & Norton Fire Levy.

Half Summit vote in: Walsh, Barry, Sykes, Kurt, Comunale, Congrove on a roll. Ohio GOP lead held by Santorum but very close. http://ping.fm/8NPMz

About half the vote counted in Summit County's primary election at this hour, and earlier trends continue to hold up.

Follow the Summit County results as they come in: http://ping.fm/JQBOU

Some issues: Norton EMS/Fire too close to call, but only absentee ballots still in from Norton at this hour.

Summit County sheriff (D): Still Barry over Martucci, 53-46%, about 8% of the vote in.

Summit County Council: Ex-member Congrove leads over now-incumbent Jerry Feeman in Ward 6. Crawford, Comunale, Kurt all lead.

Summit County absentee results are in...complete list here: http://ping.fm/Wou8q

ABC News says it's too early to call an Ohio Republican presidential winner, but "it's a two man race" (Romney/Santorum, obviously).

Still waiting for Summit County's first absentee results. They're usually in around this time, so it should not be much longer.

The AkronNewsNow election coverage team is at the ready tonight: Larry States, Amani Abraham, Aaron Coleman, Mike Ward and Matt Hartong...

Akron school board has indeed voted to close Rankin, Barrett and Essex elementary schools (the news from ANN's Aaron Coleman).

Light snow showers here in West Akron this afternoon...maybe an inch of snow today, a little more overnight. And baseball on 1590WAKR today!

Springfield superintendent: hated sending kids home for this, but better safe than sorry. http://ping.fm/RAEEL

Springfield HS students can be picked up at Assembly of God 1551 Canton Rd. - school closed after threat, threat not credible at this point.

Springfield High students heading home; no classes rest of the day after threat, even though deemed "not credible" at this time.

Prosecutors: 3 agg murder charges, 2 attempted agg murder, 1 felonious assault against accused Chardon shooter TJ Lane.

Quick snapshot of what happened in juvenile court today in TJ Lane Chardon shootings case. http://ping.fm/gDFeC

Prosecution has until March 1 to file charges against TJ Lane. He is not formally charged now, March 19 hearing on moving to adult court.

Update on TJ Lane in Chardon shootings case - he will remain in detention. Lane tells the juvie court he understands his rights.

Hearing now for TJ Lane in Chardon High case - lawyers given gag order talking to media, reporters asked to be responsible by judge.

Summit bomb squad clears Green High, students sent home early.

Students at Green High School heading home after classes scrubbed on possible threat; students told to wait at Stadium for pickup or buses.

Breaking: third fatality in Chardon high school shootings.

TRAFFIC: Accident cleared on Rt. 8 North before Graham Road.