LORAIN – A 37-year-old woman was injured in a hit-and-run accident at 9:37 p.m. Saturday in front of 5340 Broadway in Lorain. The woman was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident. The woman’s condition was unavailable Saturday night.

The suspect vehicle is a red Ford Taurus with either front-end or windshield damage, said a Lorain police dispatcher.

ELYRIA — Whatever sickened more than half of the Elyria High School football team two weeks ago will remain unknown, according to the city Heath Department.

Sept. 15′s game against Strongsville had to be played two days later after 49 of the team’s 87 players became sick that day, many of them leaving school with vomitting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. The players and coaches had eaten together the night before at a team spaghetti dinner.

The Health Department continues to call the cause “suspected foodborne illness” and says it has ruled out salmonella and Norwalk virus.

The food could not be tested because there was none left over. A bag of salad submitted to the laboratory was not tested because illnesses associated with lettuce did not match the pattern of the outbreak, the Health Department said.

The Health Department said in a news release that it plans to hold food safety education seminars with parent and support groups of the athletic programs on a routine basis.

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Lorain County and much of north central Ohio is under a flood watch through tomorrow morning.

According to the National Weather Service, showers will increase in coverage and intensity this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms are possible near Lake Erie.

Rainfall totals will range from one to three inches, but the ground is already saturated, so flood-prone areas and poor drainage areas will be at risk for flooding.

The National Weather Service recommends monitoring the forecast. Those who live in flood-prone areas should be ready to take action in case flooding develops.

ELYRIA — The State Highway Patrol will conduct a drunken driving checkpoint in Elyria tonight.

The checkpoint, on state Route 57 near Bell Avenue, will be set up from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Federal money pays for the effort, which is planned to intercept and deter impaired drivers.

Their will also be additional patrols in areas nearby the checkpoint, according to the Highway Patrol.

“Based on provisional data, there were 364 OVI-related fatal crashes in which 397 people were killed last year in Ohio,” Lt. Travis Hughes, Elyria post commander, said in a news release. “State troopers make an average of 25,000 OVI arrests each year in an attempt to combat these dangerous drivers. OVI checkpoints are designed not to not only deter impaired driving but to proactively remove these dangerous drivers from our roadways.”

The Highway Patrol asks that anyone who plans to drink designate a driver or make other travel arrangements before they begin to drink.