1:05News StoryClashing protesters brawl for the second time Jan. 6 on the Ohio statehouse campus. A man in Proud Boys gear winds up a punch with his right fist clenched. Photo by Jake ZuckermanIt was a peaceful protest outside the Ohio Statehouse. Then it was a crowd of Proud Boys wailing on Dejuan Sharp.The brawl came a few hours later.Sharp, a Black man, attended the Jan. 6 protest along with other Black Lives Matter activists when, by his account, a Proud Boy in a baseball helmet called him a “n—er.”At that point, he crossed from the west side of High Street to the east, where the Proud...…1:05News StoryClashing protesters brawl for the second time Jan. 6 on the Ohio statehouse campus. A man in Proud Boys gear winds up a punch with his right fist clenched. Photo by Jake ZuckermanIt was a peaceful protest outside the Ohio Statehouse. Then it was a crowd of Proud Boys wailing on Dejuan Sharp.The brawl came a few hours later.Sharp, a Black man, attended the Jan. 6 protest along with other Black Lives Matter activists when, by his account, a Proud Boy in a baseball helmet called him a “n—er.”At that point, he crossed from the west side of High Street to the east, where the Proud...WW…

0:45News StoryMembers of the self-identified “Ohio State Regular Militia” appeared at the Statehouse on Nov. 7 to ‘protect people’ who came to celebrate Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump. Photo by Jake Zuckerman, Ohio Capital Journal.A self-identified Ohio militia unit stormed the U.S. Capitol last week along with hundreds, if not thousands of others, part of a failed effort to overturn the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.The group, which calls itself the “Ohio State Regular Militia,” strongly resembles a unit that appeared at the Ohio Statehouse under the same name in...…0:45News StoryMembers of the self-identified “Ohio State Regular Militia” appeared at the Statehouse on Nov. 7 to ‘protect people’ who came to celebrate Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump. Photo by Jake Zuckerman, Ohio Capital Journal.A self-identified Ohio militia unit stormed the U.S. Capitol last week along with hundreds, if not thousands of others, part of a failed effort to overturn the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.The group, which calls itself the “Ohio State Regular Militia,” strongly resembles a unit that appeared at the Ohio Statehouse under the same name in...WW…

0:20CommentaryA police cruiser. Photo from the Village of New Concord website.Xby David Niven, January 20, 2021by David Niven, January 20, 2021It was a tiny detail in another devastating story of police use of force. Seeking comment from the Columbus police officer involved in the most recent killing of a civilian, the described the “No Trespassing” sign tacked to the front door of the officer’s house in Union County.There is a crisis in American policing today, a disconnection between those who police and the people they are meant to serve. Much of this crisis can be understood from the...…0:20CommentaryA police cruiser. Photo from the Village of New Concord website.Xby David Niven, January 20, 2021by David Niven, January 20, 2021It was a tiny detail in another devastating story of police use of force. Seeking comment from the Columbus police officer involved in the most recent killing of a civilian, the described the “No Trespassing” sign tacked to the front door of the officer’s house in Union County.There is a crisis in American policing today, a disconnection between those who police and the people they are meant to serve. Much of this crisis can be understood from the...WW…