September 01, 2009

Filing: Freshwater Improperly Sued Lawyer

A science teacher accused of burning a cross on a student’s arm improperly sued a school board’s lawyer as a way to disrupt the educator’s firing, a court document alleged.


August 28, 2009

Student Gets Paid After Asking For NBC 4’s Help

A local college student who filed a complaint against her employer for failing to pay her for four weeks has been paid after turning to NBC 4 for help.


August 27, 2009

District Settles With Student Who Accused Freshwater

A Central Ohio school board has approved a $121,000 settlement with the family of a student who said his teacher burned the image of a cross on his arm.


August 24, 2009

Worker Files Complaint Against Company That Could Not Pay

A local college student is crying foul after the company she worked for failed to pay her for weeks.


July 24, 2009

Justice Vigil Calls for Peace & Unity

About 100 people gathered in Mt. Vernon’s town square Friday to draw attention to inequality and injustice in Knox County and elsewhere.


July 23, 2009

NBC 4 Investigates: Central Ohio Hate Crimes

In the last decade, more than 77,000 hate crimes were reported to the FBI—that’s nearly one hate crime every hour of every day.


June 17, 2009

Teen Sentenced In Noose Attack

A Mount Vernon teenager was sentenced Wednesday to ten days in jail for his role in a case of ethnic intimidation.


June 16, 2009

Teen Says He Was Dragged With Noose On Neck

A local teen is recovering after he says a noose was placed around his neck and he was dragged in a case of alleged ethnic intimidation.


June 10, 2009

Freshwater Files Lawsuit Against School Board

A local teacher who is accused of burning a cross on a student’s arm during a science experiment is now suing the school board and administrators.


April 15, 2009

Knox County Sheriff Pleads No Contest

Knox County Sheriff David Barber pleaded no contest Wednesday to the charge of dereliction of duty.


February 27, 2009

Former Students Testify At Freshwater Hearing

The man accused of bringing religion into a local science class faced another hearing Friday.


January 06, 2009

Hearing Continues In Freshwater Case

A controversy surrounding the practicing of religion in a public school continues as a local teacher fights to win back his job.

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