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An independent arbitrator reinstated Columbus Police Officer Spencer Badger after he downloaded police body camera footage without filing a public records request. Badger was posting the footage on his YouTube page, "Columbus Police Body Camera."

Starting Tuesday, the Columbus Division of Police's public records office charges hourly to redact and process body-worn camera and police cruiser video for records requests.

House Bill 314 would enable local government agencies and offices in Ohio to go to court to limit or deny some records requests.

The Franklin County's Sheriff Office still has not said why the car Daveonte Dixon was a passenger in was pulled over by Mifflin Township Police last week. Dixon allegedly shot and injured two Mifflin Township Police officers and led national, state and local police on a three-day manhunt.

A records request fulfilled by Ohio State University one year after pro-Palestinian protests on campus reveals more about OSU's response. OSU police arrested dozens of peaceful protestors on April 25, 2024.

Officer Spencer Badger runs the Columbus Police Body Camera YouTube Channel. Badger was placed on leave and questioned for downloading body cam footage from the city's system without making a public records request.

The family members of people shot and killed by police in Ohio say lawmakers allowing police to charge up to $750 for body camera footage is a step backward for police transparency.

Emails obtained by ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ show previous drafts of Chris Pan's unorthodox Spring 2024 commencement speech.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill into law late Thursday night, which allows police to charge $75 an hour for that video.

The provision has not had hearings and was shoved into the "Christmas Tree" bill passed by Ohio lawmakers very early Thursday morning.