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City to pay $5.75 million to injured protesters

The city of Columbus has agreed to pay $5.75 million to people injured during racial injustice and police brutality protests downtown that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

City’s goal: carbon neutrality by 2050

Warning of the economic toll that could be brought on by extreme weather due to climate change, Columbus city and community leaders have unveiled the city’s first long-range climate plan, which aims to make Ohio’s largest city carbon neutral in the next 30 years.

Ex-treasure hunter still in jail

A former deep-sea treasure hunter from Columbus is preparing to mark his sixth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins.

Ducks 2, CBJ 1 (SO)

The Anaheim Ducks rallied past the Blue Jackets 2-1 for their second straight win.

Leaders call triple shooting an “assassination”

City officials and community leaders are asking for the public’s help locating the suspects in a shooting, which police call an “assassination,” that claimed the lives of two young children and a 22-year-old man outside a Southeast Side apartment complex Tuesday night.

Unemployment claims soar

The number of Ohioans applying for unemployment benefits last week climbed to the highest level in a month,