Marcus Sapp filed a federal lawsuit saying Cincinnati detectives suppressed evidence and manufactured testimony in a case that kept him behind bars for 13 years.

Iesha Harris was removed from a Hamilton County courtroom for a third time and given a 90‑day contempt sentence. The outbursts add up to 270 days while she awaits trial.

A 46-year-old man, identified as Julian Clinton, was found fatally stabbed in Lower Price Hill; the Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit is investigating.

A pre-dawn apartment fire on Clinton Springs Avenue displaced 11 adults and nine children; crews contained third-floor flames, no injuries were reported, and the Red Cross assisted.

An early-morning fire in College Hill displaced five people and sent one resident to the hospital after hoarding inside the unit hampered firefighters. Investigators are still probing the cause.

Cincinnati police cleared a reported threat at the Kroger on E. Court Street Friday night after K‑9s and the bomb squad searched the store; no hazard was found and the store reopened.

Showers likely Saturday with storms possible midday and a high near 77°F. Expect scattered wet periods through Memorial Day.

Findlay Market opened Coughlin Commons and launched a $21 million Findlay Forward campaign to fund vendor storage, accessibility upgrades and expanded SNAP matching. The Commons provides shared cold storage and community space for merchants.

Flood Watch in effect today for parts of Cincinnati. Heavy showers and thunderstorms likely — plan for a soggy commute.

A bipartisan Ohio bill would require bars to offer drink-testing strips and signage; sponsors say the kits are a harm‑reduction tool while industry raises questions.

An analyst at the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory is accused of altering drug-test records, prompting dismissals in a VIP Smoke Shops prosecution and new calls to recheck cases.

City data show a roughly 25‑year life‑expectancy gap between Lower Price Hill and Mount Adams. Officials say place‑based programs and new funding could start to narrow that divide.

An Evanston man was sentenced to four to six years after pleading guilty in the 2023 overdose death of Sierra Curley, who died a day after leaving a rehab program. Prosecutors say he sold a fentanyl-related compound and helped her get to a gas station.