DEI professionals and officers of color fear that a Trump-led backlash will erase the diversity gains made after the George Floyd protests.

Town and Country firefighter Lt. Paul Mickolick was fatally struck by a car April 18 while assisting a driver stuck in a ditch, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The vote at Wednesday night's commission meeting was unanimous, and the first police policy passed since a new commission was seated earlier this year.

A year-long court battle over a proposed amendment to end qualified immunity for Ohio's government employees, including police officers, is over.

The latest issue is related to the process the monitor uses to determine whether the city is meeting the requirements of the consent decree.

Intended to curb prison violence with promises of early release, the law is turning out as unbalanced as critics feared, with sentences extended at every turn.

An Akron police officer punched a Firestone Community Learning Center student several times during an arrest in October. Police auditor Anthony Finnell found the incident to be objectively reasonable under the police department's current procedures but said the punches are concerning.

The officers received sentences of between one and four years for crimes committed while on duty.

It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people imprisoned since 2019 risk more time behind bars for breaking rules.

Canton Police said the child made several calls this week that included unfounded reports of gun violence at the library.