Protesters gather at Ohio Statehouse in opposition to Rittenhouse verdict

About 100 protestors gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse to protest the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse Friday.

Redistricted Ohio maps face lawsuit, congressional deadlines

Ohio’s newly drawn legislative district maps were hit with a third lawsuit claiming Republican gerrymandering violates the state constitution.

Students advocate for abortion access at downtown rally

More than 500 protestors attended the “Rally for Abortion Justice” at the Ohio Statehouse Saturday, one of hundreds of demonstrations across the country in the wake of a recent Texas abortion law. 

Vigil held outside Ohio Statehouse honors George Floyd and others killed by police

Mohamed Barry, Jason D. White, Kareem Jones: On the steps of the William McKinley statue facing the Ohio Statehouse Tuesday evening lay dozens of broken records, each with the name of a Black person killed by Columbus Police.

‘Black Lives Still Matter’ protest calls for police accountability after killings of Black Americans

Demonstrators gathered at the Ohio Statehouse at noon to protest police killings of several Black Americans — including the killing of Daunte Wright Sunday near Minneapolis and of Miles Jackson at a hospital in Westerville, Ohio, Monday — before marching around downtown.

Columbus Police union looking to stop interviews regarding potential misconduct during summer protests

A grievance and motion for a restraining order were filed against the city of Columbus Friday after an independent investigator compelled six police officers to provide witness interviews in an investigation of potential criminal misconduct by officers during summer Black Lives Matter protests. 

Columbus Police officers who witnessed potential police misconduct during summer protests forced to answer questions in city probe

The independent investigator hired by the city of Columbus to look into potential misconduct by Columbus Police during the summer protests ordered six officers as witnesses to answer questions regarding the potential criminal misconduct.

Biden visits Ohio State James Cancer Hospital on ‘Help is Here’ tour, touts American Rescue Plan

President Joe Biden visited the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State Tuesday where he discussed his American Rescue Plan and marked the 11-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.

Lawyers for CPD officers file complaint against city investigators for summer protest probe using unconstitutional tactics

Lawyers representing five Columbus police officers filed a complaint Friday alleging the subpoenas directly related to several police conduct cases during Black Lives Matter protests — including the June 1 pepper-spraying of Lantern staff — were unconstitutional and in violation of federal case law and Ohio rules for criminal procedure.

Gov. DeWine lifts statewide curfew, COVID-19 hospitalizations maintain below 2,500

There is no more statewide curfew. Gov. Mike DeWine announced at a press conference Thursday that he would not renew the curfew — which expired …