Several Ohio stores are among some 200 Big Lots stores could remain open, per a bankruptcy court filing. Here's the latest on the Columbus-based retailer.

Monday's court filing lists Big Lots locations in 15 states with the most stores in North Carolina (46), Ohio (27), Pennsylvania (22), South Carolina (17), Virginia (17), Tennessee (14), Georgia (13), Florida (12), Kentucky (10), West Virginia (7), Alabama (6), Michigan (5), Mississippi (2), Indiana (1) and Louisiana (1).

Employees of the bankrupt retailer are still awaiting word on which Big Lots locations might continue operating under a new owner. The employees of bankrupt retailer Big Lots have had to live with a lot of uncertainty ever since the company announced in mid-December that it was going out of business and closing all its stores.