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In a social media posting, Trump added that he encourages "the immediate release of those documents."

Walker family attorney Bobby DiCello said the Akron police union's president spoke to a Cleveland TV station about the investigation into Walker's death.

The family is hosting the gathering at an Akron church Tuesday; Walker's funeral will be held at the Akron Civic Theater on Wednesday; Walker's family and their lawyer accuse city officials of setting the tone that Jayland Walker was responsible for his own death.

President Joe Biden speaking in Cleveland, said the DOJ, the FBI and local federal prosecutors are looking into what happened; The former Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice has a new job in Pennsylvania; The Browns have traded QB Baker Mayfield to Carolina.

The curfew covering the downtown Akron area was lifted at 6 a.m. today because protests over Jayland Walker's fatal police shooting have remained peaceful; Summit County used SWAT vehicles and tear gas to disperse nonviolent protesters banging on pots and pans outside the county jail; Local and national NAACP call for federal investigation in Walker's shooting; and more stories.

The panel met with two new Republican members replacing existing members who said they needed to work on the budget due in June; Three Northeast Ohio residents have been charged for participating in the Jan. 6th insurrection at the Capitol; Guardians dub Steven Kwan as "Obi-Kwan" with Star Wars Day victory; and more stories.

Ohio’s COVID-19 data continues to improve with 70% of Ohioans 12 and older receiving at least one dose; the state may soon send surplus personal protective gear to the Ukrainian military; Sen. Rob Portman is among a group of senators that traveled to Poland over the weekend; and more stories.

Attorneys tell House lawmakers on Wednesday they perceived political influence in what is supposed to be the independent Department of Justice.

Cleveland expects two more years of federal oversight for its police department before being freed from what was meant to be a five-year consent decree. The city’s consent decree coordinator, retired judge Greg White, told city council’s safety committee Monday the city is not yet in compliance with the reforms included in its 2015 agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. But the city has turned a corner, he said.

The federal government is defending Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban in court.