Zach Klein

A divided Ohio Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by Columbus to keep its ban on bump stocks, an accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly.

Stormy Daniels has settled a civil suit with the city of Columbus and a group of former Vice Unit officers who arrested her last year at a strip club.

Columbus Attorney Zach Klein is instructing city prosecutors to stop requesting cash bonds for most people charged with non-violent misdemeanors and instead release them on their own recognizance.

More than a year after FBI began investigating the now-shuttered Columbus Police Vice Unit, the department continues to see fallout. One former officer, Andrew Mitchell, faces federal and state charges. Two other detectives, Steven Rosser and Whitney Lancaster, were fired while two supervisors have been suspended.

Below is a timeline of major events in the case so far. This post will be updated as more information develops.

Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein is suing the state over a series of changes to Ohio’s gun laws passed during the waning days of former Gov. Jon Kasich’s administration. In briefs filed Tuesday, Klein argues the new law violates home rule and separation of power provisions in the state constitution.

Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein announced on Tuesday that his office will review and possibly dismiss open and pending cases that solely involve Columbus Police Vice officer Andrew Mitchell.

Update: MLS announced it has reached a deal to sell the Columbus Crew. Read the full story here.

Columbus Attorney Zach Klein says the city and state have dismissed their lawsuit against Major League Soccer and Precourt Sports Ventures, amid negotiations over purchasing the Columbus Crew.