Lantern journalists pepper-sprayed by police
Three Lantern journalists were pepper-sprayed by Columbus Police after they repeatedly identified themselves as members of the news media. The L…
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Police break up peaceful protest as it moved north on High Street
A peaceful protest turned chaotic less than 25 minutes into the citywide curfew when police used pepper spray to clear protesters out of the inters…
Student governments demand Ohio State cease operations with Columbus Police on campus
In an open letter Monday, three student body groups demanded Ohio State cease operations with Columbus Police on campus and review contracts betwee…
Black Columbus business community deals with effects of looting
The night of Saturday’s protest in Columbus, Ohio, groups of people moved through downtown and up North High Street breaking business storefronts a…
A demonstration works its way past campus towards Statehouse
Cardboard signs and chants flashed around North High Street as a group of demonstrators heads south towards the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbu…
Columbus mayor addresses police interaction with protesters
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther addressed the city in a tweet Sunday about police interaction after videos circulated across social media of Columbus…
North High Street area near campus damaged amid Columbus protests
Sarah Szilagy, Max Garrison, Owen Milnes, Sam Raudins and Jack Long contributed reporting. Although multiple stores near 11th Avenue and Nor…
Ohio State students join protests
Columbus, Ohio, is seeing its third day of protests over the deaths of black Americans who died as a result of police use of force. Read more ab…
Drake addresses three-day protests in brief email
In a universitywide email, University President Michael V. Drake addressed the protests that occurred in downtown Columbus, Ohio, and which a small…
DeWine activates National Guard, Columbus mayor institutes curfew in light of protests
After three days of protests following the death of George Floyd and other black Americans that caused nationwide outrage, the Ohio National Guard …