Haiti

Springfield has had a population of Haitian immigrants for a decade. But, recent increases in immigration and a community tragedy have sparked tensions over their presence in the small city.

Some Ohio small cities are seeing a surge in Haitian immigration to their communities. Churches and local nonprofits are creating the infrastructure to welcome them.

The schools are dedicated to Gov. Mike and First Lady Fran DeWine's daughter Becky, who died in a 1993 car accident at 22 years old.

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage-taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Americans last year.

Christian Aid Ministries is sharing details on how the 12 remaining missionaries from the Ohio-based organization held hostage in Haiti gained their freedom.

A Haitian police spokesman said that a kidnapping gang has released all remaining hostages from an Ohio-based missionary group.

A Millersburg-based church organization said three additional abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti. In November, the religious organization announced that the gang had released the first two hostages.

A Millersburg-based church organization says two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti.

The leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that Haitian police say kidnapped 17 members of a missionary group is seen in a new video saying he will kill them if he doesn’t get what he is demanding.

A gang is demanding millions of dollars in ransom for 17 kidnapped missionaries. Faith-based humanitarian groups say their work demands balancing risk with the need to serve the most vulnerable.