DeWine pitches Wright-Patterson as Space Force HQ
Governor Mike DeWine is promoting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton as the location for the new Space Force.
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5 shot, 2 fatally as outbreak of violence continues
An outbreak of gun violence in Columbus continued into a third day Monday with five people, including a 13-year-old boy shot in three separate incidents.
Police, protesters clash downtown
COLUMBUS – After several days of tension, police and protesters squared off again in downtown Columbus Sunday.
One person who threw a rental scooter at an officer was arrested, police spokesman Sgt. James Fuqua said.
Following reports of shots fired, streets blocked and COTA buses surrounded over the previous nights, officers used pepper spray to clear the intersection of Broad and High streets Sunday afternoon, Fuqua said.
“We absolutely used maximum restraint in using pepper spray as our last resort,” Fuqua told reporters.
Mayor Andrew Ginther, who had criticized police earlier for overreacting to demonstrations, tweeted Sunday that “as police tried to clear streets, they were met with violence from some and took action, including using mace and pepper spray as appropriate to keep crowds in sidewalks.”
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Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, who was pepper sprayed during demonstrations last month, said police again reacted too violently to what she called peaceful protests.
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Fuqua said police had responded to various reports of shots being fired, streets blocked and COTA buses surrounded over the previous several nights and tried to convince the protesters to clear the streets Sunday.
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol, which guards the Statehouse, tweeted Saturday that individuals prevented fire personnel from extinguishing a fire in the roadway, vehicles drag racing caused an injury crash and five shots were fired from a vehicle towards a crowd of people including troopers.
Demonstrators have been marching downtown since May 28, protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man, in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.
Unemployment drops 3.9% as economy reopens
Ohio’s unemployment rate fell by nearly 4% in May, to 13.7% from April’s revised 17.6%, as workers slowly returned to their jobs amid the phased-in restart of the state’s economy following the near-total shutdown in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018 shooting victim dies
A woman who was injured in a double shooting outside a South Linden bar in September has died.
Jobless claims decline for 7th straight week
The state reported the seventh straight weekly decline in the number of Ohioans filing first-time unemployment claims as the state’s economy slowly emerges from the shutdown that has idled more than 1 million Ohio workers.
DeWine unveils law enforcement reform proposals
Governor Mike DeWine is proposing that all officer-involved shootings and the deaths of individuals in law enforcement custody be investigated and prosecuted by independent agencies, one of several proposals he is asking lawmakers to take up immediately as part of sweeping police reforms in the state.
Husband, wife killed in motorcycle crash
A motorcyclist and his wife were killed when their bike collided with an SUV in Jackson Township Wednesday night.
Woman shot to death with child in vehicle
Police are investigating the shooting death of a woman found dead inside a vehicle Wednesday morning with her small child inside.
Moving ahead with police reform
Police reform actions are being take at the local, state and federal level following weeks of wrenching global protests over racism and the deaths of black men and women at the hands of law enforcement officers.