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COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. “While the last three months have been agonizing, we are incredibly grateful and relieved that justice was handed down by the grand jury today.” A municipal judge had found probable cause to bind over …
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — A prosecutor in Ohio wants a judge to dismiss charges, at least for now, against a Black truck driver who was bitten by a police dog while he was surrendering along a highway last month. “There is insufficient evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt,” that Jadarrius Rose’s operation of his truck caused a substantial risk of …
Police in Columbus fatally shoot a girl brandishing a knife while responding to a report on an attempted stabbing. At a news conference in Columbus, police released body-camera footage of the latest shooting and the city’s interim police chief, Michael Woods, said officers involved in the incident were answering an emergency call from someone who reported an attempted stabbing. ‘Devastating’ …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Democratic Party is hoping that two historic picks last week — its first female chair and its first Black executive director — can restore its candidates’ fortunes against the state’s dominant Republicans while also healing internal party divisions. The choices of Summit County councilmember Liz Walters as chair and Malik Hubbard as interim executive director …
CNN — The Columbus City Council voted Monday to pay a $475,000 settlement to an African American policeman after the officer, a 28-year veteran, said he faced retaliation for reporting racism and other misconduct by a superior. Shaw had heard the White sergeant in charge of hiring the positions had a reputation for a “negative attitude about ‘black officers and …
