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Rural Ohio police signed up to help ICE. But staffing shortages limit their role
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Small villages with tiny populations are entering into partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Unlike major cities, who have been rethinking cooperation with ICE,… Read More
ACLU of Ohio finds more police departments and sheriffs are signing agreements with ICE
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Contracts between Ohio police departments and sheriff’s offices with Immigration and Customs Enforcement have increased since President Donald Trump’s second term in office began. An American Civil… Read More
Amid an enforcement surge, Ohio cities are rethinking cooperation with ICE
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — As federal immigration efforts have intensified across the country, Ohio city councils are preparing for increased ICE presence. Many cities have passed legislation to limit… Read More
Ohio troopers warn drivers to move over for flashing lights or risk getting a ticket
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio state troopers are reminding drivers that when they see flashing lights on the side of the road, they’re required to move over one lane… Read More
A year into new ownership, violence still plagues Ohio’s largest youth treatment center
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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PERRYSVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Several years ago, the state tried to shut down the Mohican Young Star Academy youth treatment center over frequent 911 calls, runaways and the… Read More
The federal government is looking for office space in Columbus for law enforcement
By: WOSU News Staff
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — The federal government is looking for office space in Columbus to support law enforcement operations. Columbus is one of 21 cities on a General Services Administration… Read More
Priest, teacher, defense attorney among the 135 arrested in Operation Next Door human trafficking sting in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A total of 135 people were arrested in an operation aiming to crack down on human trafficking in Ohio. More than a hundred members… Read More
This new program makes Athens deputies better prepared to handle calls involving a mental health crisis
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Earlier this year, Zayne Preston saw a story in the news about a young man with autism who was gunned down by police during a confrontation…. Read More
A man reportedly took his own life after shooting a woman at the Beasley Mill apartment complex in Athens
By: WOUB News Team
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UPDATE (8/7/25 5:31 p.m.): The suspect reportedly took his own life after law enforcement saw the suspect alive and attempted to get him to peacefully surrender. ——————————————————– UPDATE (8/7/25 5:16… Read More
Police in southeast Ohio are touting the benefits of using drones while the ACLU calls for laws to govern their use
By: Abigail Semple
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Law enforcement agencies across southeast Ohio are increasingly turning to drones—not just for search and rescue, but to deter crime, pursue suspects and gather aerial intelligence… Read More
Southeast Ohio law enforcement officers face a ‘revolving door’ mental health crisis
By: Abigail Semple
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Law enforcement officers in southeast Ohio are on the frontlines of a “revolving door” mental health crisis that they feel ill-equipped to handle. Meanwhile, mental health… Read More
There’s a debate over spending opioid settlement funds on Ohio police
By: Taylor Winzer | Ideastream Public Media
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ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — Kathryn Whittington decided to run for a seat on Northeast Ohio’s Ashtabula County Commission after an incident in 2013, when her home was… Read More
The working group studying missing persons investigations in Ohio makes 18 recommendations
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Attorney General’s office reports there were 21,342 missing persons investigations last year. That includes 16,404 missing children. While more than 96% of… Read More
Backers of ending qualified immunity for Ohio police and other workers kick off their ballot effort
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After years of court battles to get their proposal before voters, supporters of a constitutional amendment to end qualified immunity for police officers and… Read More
A family says Ohio jail guards stood by as a restrained man who later died lost consciousness
By: John Seewer | AP
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio (AP) — The family of a man who died after being restrained in an Ohio jail said Monday that the deputies who piled on him stood by… Read More
An Ohio bill boosts the penalties for suspects who barricade themselves to avoid arrest
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Sometimes, when police are trying to arrest someone, they’ll barricade themselves from police, sometimes bringing others along. A bill at the Ohio Statehouse is aimed… Read More
The anti-qualified immunity effort in Ohio can start collecting signatures
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A citizen’s campaign that wants to ask Ohio voters whether to end qualified immunity for public workers, like police officers, cleared another hurdle Tuesday… Read More
Ohio’s AG approves the qualified immunity ballot issue he opposes after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A four-year battle between Ohio’s Republican attorney general and a group that wants voters to end qualified immunity for government employees, including police officers, is… Read More
A homeless encampment in Athens is gone after an anonymous complaint, causing problems for its occupants
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — After she lost her home this summer, Athens resident Michelle Anderson spent several months camping on the wooded ridge between West Union and the… Read More
Toledo’s murder rate fell in 2024. Here’s how the Ohio city is reducing violent crime
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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TOLEDO, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The murder rate in Toledo dropped for the third consecutive year in 2024, to the lowest point since a pandemic crime surge. The small city… Read More
Ohio families and victims of police misconduct are sounding the alarm on higher fees for body cam footage
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Family members of people shot by police and their lawyers are raising the alarm about a recent law signed by Gov. Mike DeWine allowing police to charge up… Read More
An ex-sheriff charged in a judge’s shooting that rocked a Kentucky community watches his hearing from jail
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky sheriff accused of gunning down a judge last year, stunning their tight-knit Appalachian community, appeared remotely from jail on Friday for a court… Read More
Media and the public will have to pay up to get video of police bodycams under a new Ohio law
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Police agencies will be able to charge members of the public and the media $75 an hour for footage from bodycams, dashcam video or surveillance… Read More
Concussions are common among Ohio police officers. New research shows the impact
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Growing awareness around the impact of concussions has led to better protection for athletes and those in the military. Football players are benched until they… Read More
Ohio bill to pull over drivers who fail to buckle up gets hearing, but faces bumpy road ahead
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state representative who has also served in the Ohio Highway Patrol told a House committee earlier today he thinks Ohio’s seat belt… Read More
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