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A fired immigration judge says she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat.

The suit was filed by the family of Donovan Lewis, a Black man who was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer. The case alleges systemic racism in the police department. Brian Steel, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge 9, is weighing in regarding the suit.

After 25-year-old Christian Black of Zanesville, Ohio, died in custody at the Montgomery County Jail, the county has agreed to a $7 million settlement.

The unnamed woman claims Gary Keesee Jr. abused her when she was a child while his parents, Gary Keesee Sr. and Drenda Keesee, failed to protect her. Gary Keesee Jr. faces multiple rape and gross sexual imposition charges.

The Ohio Education Association and two other statewide teacher organizations claim changes to the makeup of the State Teachers Retirement System Board are illegal.

Parents and students filed suit against Ohio State University after mold and mushrooms were discovered in the Lawrence Tower residence hall last year.

The German Village Society has sued the city of Columbus for removing historic brick sidewalks and sandstone curbs without needed certificates of appropriateness in the historic neighborhood.

Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb has been charged with murder in the Aug. 2023 shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young, 21, in a Kroger store parking lot.

Former Mount Carmel doctor William Husel testified Tuesday about what he went through personally during an investigation into accusations that he overprescribed painkillers.

The city filed a nuisance lawsuit against Sanctuary Night, a Franklinton non-profit that aids women escaping sex trafficking and drug abuse, after reports of criminal activity.