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A proposed statewide ballot issue to change state constitutional laws on bail is gaining momentum while lawmakers consider other measures.

The Two Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance is an annual two-day event for crime victim professionals put on by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. This year’s theme was, “A Celebration of Resiliency.” Today’s plenary session focused on lingering impacts of the Oregon District Shooting that took place on Aug. 4, 2019.

WYSO Evening News Update: May 9, 2022

A six-week ban on abortion passed in 2019 has never taken effect, but that could change quickly.

Gov. Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost announced an initiative to help Ohio police officers solve gun crimes Thursday.

Ohio's attorney general says the state Supreme Court "upended" the judicial system.

The AG says he's not "throwing rocks" at the checks that went out under former President Trump starting in 2020, but says knowing there's a connection could help make better policy going forward.

Rep. Jeffrey Crossman is the only Democrat so far to throw his hat in that ring.

Mariah Crenshaw has spent years building a case that officers around Ohio are violating state law simply by continuing to serve as officers. It started in 2014. Crenshaw runs the advocacy group Chasing Justice, and she wanted to know how the Cleveland Division of Police collects training documentation for officers who are hired from other cities. In 2017, she started following one East Cleveland officer, Larry McDonald, who went from that small suburban police department to Cleveland then, after a short time, back to East Cleveland.

The Ohio Department of Health continues to urge vaccinations for COVID, while Republican lawmakers and elected officials push back on vaccine mandates.

Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking class-action status for the suit, which maintains the social media giant misrepresented itself to investors.

Rescue in Ohio can look like handcuffs, spit hoods, jail time or court dates.