The police chief and the mayor have blamed the state for not alerting them Black violated his probation. Ohio corrections officials said they put out a warrant for Black when he went missing ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio lawmakers have moved to loosen controversial state budget language that critics feared would result in most police records being kept off-limits indefinitely from the public.

Ohio will implement the “most comprehensive” police training reform in decades with a new curriculum in July that emphasizes practical skills for today’s law enforcement, State Attorney ...