Currently in Ohio, it’s illegal to carry a concealed weapon at a bar while drinking alcohol. But the Ohio Supreme Court will soon hear a case that could change that. In 2022, according to court documents, a man entered the Lazy River Lounge in Zanesville and ordered five drinks for himself over the course of the night. Records show he got in a fight in a men’s bathroom at 2 a.m. and shot a man through the neck. Over the past 20 years, Jake Zuckerman reports, the Republican-dominated state legislature has steadily relaxed gun laws, adding legal protections for those who shoot and kill in perceived self-defense with a “stand your ground” law; establishing the right to carry concealed weapons; and allowing K-12 teachers to carry firearms in the classroom. Will the Republican-dominated Supreme Court relax the alcohol-and-firearm ban as well? — Laura |
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The Ohio Supreme Court could decide to kill off one of the state’s remaining gun limitations. (Mark Humphrey, Associated Press file photo) |
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Gun case: The state Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to take up a challenge brought by a man accused of shooting a man in a bar. Jake Zuckerman reports the ruling could overturn a longstanding Ohio law that prohibits those who consume alcohol from carrying a concealed weapon at a bar and continue a long series of gun deregulations that Republican state lawmakers have enacted in Ohio over the past two decades. Today in Ohio: JD Vance presented a polished package to the American people at Tuesday’s debate. On Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast, we’re talking about how he peddled falsehoods — for instance, about migrant crime or his views on abortion — while appearing likable. |
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Springfield: Neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan and the Proud Boys have descended onto Springfield to harass the mayor and Haitian immigrants, emboldened by disinformation spread by President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. JD Vance when they falsely accused them of being illegal immigrants and eating pets and wild geese, according to new court documents, Laura Hancock reports. Yard signs: Issue 1, the proposed redistricting reform measure on Ohio’s 2024 general-election ballot, has its supporters and critics. Jeremy Pelzer reports how to get a yard sign. Miller-Moreno divorce: U.S. Rep. Max Miller filed legal papers this week that question his estranged wife’s past financial statements and seek psychological evaluations to help the court decide custody of their infant child, reports Sabrina Eaton. In a legal document filed Friday, Miller stated Emily Moreno Miller has “displayed erratic and concerning behavior” toward him. |
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Street takeovers: Cleveland City Council members pushed Wednesday for greater police presence and the use of drones to fight the street takeovers that terrified residents last weekend. Lucas Daprile reports Police Chief Dorothy Todd gave Council’s Public Safety Committee the most detailed account of the series of road closings that hit late Saturday night and continued into Sunday morning. Euclid library: Euclid Public Library workers will hold a public rally Friday as contract negotiations between the union that represents them and the library’s board of trustees have sputtered. Cory Shaffer reports the rally is set for 5 p.m. in front of the library on East 222nd Street and is being organized by the Service Employees International Union District 1199. Sturgeon tracking: Before stocking the Cuyahoga River with thousands of sturgeon, state and federal agencies placed 60 juvenile sturgeon at three spots between the Gorge Dam in Akron and Lake Erie. Peter Krouse reports that each fish is surgically implanted with a tiny acoustic transmitter so its whereabouts can be monitored over the next year. CLE tourism: The Cleveland region welcomed 18.34 million visitors in 2023, a 2.2% increase over a year ago, but still lagging a pre-pandemic high. Susan Glaser reports the growth in visitors to Cleveland mirrored increases across the rest of Ohio, which saw a 2.3% increase in visitation in 2023. New immigrants: Of all the people who moved to Greater Cleveland in 2023, 6.6% came from another country, or more than 8,000 people, over half of the entire immigration population for all of Ohio, according to new migration estimates recently released by the Census Bureau. Zachary Smith reports that nearly two-thirds of the immigrants who came to Greater Cleveland moved into Cuyahoga County. An additional 11% of immigrants went to Portage and Summit counties. East CLE police: An East Cleveland official recently begged Cuyahoga County to take over policing in the city amid a staffing shortage that he says is putting lives at risk and County Council seems poised to help in some way. Kaitlin Durbin reports that East Cleveland Council President Antwon Billings on Tuesday went before County Council’s Justice and Public Safety Committee to beg for more officers to patrol the city’s streets, especially following a series of shootings over Labor Day weekend that left one dead. Airport Sheraton: Cleveland Hopkins officials took a symbolic step toward a new airport with the swing of a hammer Wednesday in front of the abandoned Sheraton hotel. The hotel, closed since 2022, is scheduled to come down this month, although actual demolition won’t begin until next week, reports Susan Glaser. |
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Casino revenue: Ohio’s 11 casinos and racinos reported $204.1 million of gambling revenue in August, setting a monthly record, Sean McDonnell reports. In 2023, the same casinos and racinos reported $194.8 million in revenue for August, beating the record set in August 2022, at $196 million. |
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Brad Sellers: Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers admitted Wednesday to charges stemming from a tax abatement scandal, reports Lucas Daprile. Sellers, 61, pleaded guilty to petty theft and tampering with evidence in front of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Kelly Ann Gallagher. She sentenced him to a year of probation and ordered him to pay court costs and the supervision fees. Rocks at cars: A driver was injured and several vehicles were damaged Tuesday after two boys threw rocks over a bridge onto Interstate 76, reports Olivia Mitchell. Akron police picked up a 9-year-old and an 11-year-old just after 6 p.m. when officers received reports that the boys heaved rocks at cars and trucks at the 27th Street bridge. Crime grant: Cuyahoga County courts will receive a federal grant of $2 million to stop gun violence among youths and young adults, reports Olivia Mitchell. The grant is a joint effort between U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, a Warrensville Heights Democrat, and the U.S. Department of Justice to expand the county’s Violence Intervention Program Alliance. |
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History exhibit: ”History in Their Hands: Black Photographers in Cleveland, Ohio 1968-Present,” the inaugural exhibition for the African American History Gallery at the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Cleveland History Center, launched in September. Peter Chakerian reports it features the works of regional professional photographers, including the late Van Dillard of the Cleveland Press and the late Jimmy Gayle of The Plain Dealer. Pet costumes: Cleveland.com’s “Best of Cleveland” team wants you to pick the winner of our “Best Pet Halloween Costume” photo contest. We have compiled a list of 14 finalists that want your vote. Shakespeare: Great Lakes Theater has been performing the works of William Shakespeare since 1962. But its latest production, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” opening Friday at the Hanna Theatre and running through Oct. 27, means to introduce the Bard to a new generation, reports Joey Morona. Sober in the City: Verbena Free Spirited and Fleurish Zero-Proof Events and Bartending have scheduled the second Sober in the City dinner for later this month, reports Alex Darus. Sober in the City’s second event is set for 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at Abundance Culinary in Cleveland Heights. Post Malone: Rapper and pop-artist-turned-country-singer Post Malone entertained roughly 21,000 rowdy friends Tuesday at a soldout Blossom Music Center. John Benson reports the evening kicked off in spectacular fashion as the beloved artist -- who arrived on stage wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey and carrying a cigarette and a beer -- made an over-the-top pyrotechnic-fueled statement performing the lead tracks, the rocking “Wrong Ones” and the mid-tempo “Finer Things,” from his chart-topping new country album “F-1 Trillion.” Free tacos: Condado Tacos is offering free tacos in celebration of National Taco Day, which was on Tuesday, reports Paris Wolfe. The free taco promotion lasts until Oct. 10. |
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