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• First domestic violence shelter to open in Delaware County

  15-02-2019 23:16
  Tucked away behind a gate in Delaware County, Turning Point Home will soon open its doors to victims of domestic violence."When I took this job, I don’t think I really believed in evil," said Paula Roller, executive director for the organization.For more than 2 decades, Roller has led a staff of people in protecting and assisting people trying to escape abuse."We really focus on intimate partner violence," Roller explained. "It's hard to imagine what one human being can do to the other, es
  
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• Female taken into custody after barricade situation near Ohio State campus

  15-02-2019 22:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A female has been taken into custody after Columbus police and SWAT responded to a barricade situation in the area of North 4th Street and Chittenden Avenue Friday afternoon.Police said the situation involved a female in an apartment on Chittenden Avenue. That scene is now clearing.*UPDATE 2/15/19 5:05pm the female was taken into custody. https://t.co/eciTCmab8S— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) February 15, 2019
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• Frustration grows as Cooper Stadium decays on Columbus' west side

  15-02-2019 22:05
  In January, the city of Columbus declared Cooper Stadium a public nuisance, having several alleged city code violations.As a result, crews were working Friday to board up broken windows and other items by the end of the day or face thousands of dollars in fines and possible civil or criminal prosecution.Ever since Cooper Stadium closed in 2008, those who live on the west side have hoped this one-time home to the Columbus Clipper Baseball Team would be transformed into something this side of the
  
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• ACLU says it will sue over Trump emergency order

  15-02-2019 22:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says it will file a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border.The Friday announcement came hours after Trump signed the declaration and said he expected legal challenges. The civil rights group will argue that Trump's use of emergency powers is unprecedented and can't be used to build a border wall.ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero says the declaration is 'patently i
  
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• Officials: 1 dead, 4 police wounded in Illinois shooting

  15-02-2019 21:54
  
  AURORA, Ill. (AP) — At least one person was killed and four police officers wounded when a shooter opened fire at an industrial park in Aurora, Illinois, officials said Friday.Kane County Coroner Chris Nelson confirmed one person was killed. City spokesman Clayton Muhammad said four officers were wounded and in stable condition, but did not say if they were shot.Details of the person killed were not released.The gunman was apprehended, officials said, and the Kane County coroner was at the
  
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• Illinois man being fired from job fatally shoots 5 workers

  15-02-2019 21:54
  
  AURORA, Ill. — The frantic calls started pouring in at 1:24 p.m. A gunman was shooting people inside a sprawling manufacturing warehouse in Aurora, Illinois.Within four minutes, the first police officers rushed to the 29,000-square-foot building in the suburban Chicago city and were fired on immediately; one was struck outside and four others shot inside.By the time the chaos ended Friday afternoon, five male employees of Henry Pratt Co. were found dead and the gunman was killed in a shoot
  
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• Gunman kills 5 people, wounds 5 officers at Illinois business

  15-02-2019 21:54
  
  AURORA, Ill. (AP) —A gunman opened fire at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago on Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said.Aurora, Illinois, Police Chief Kristen Ziman told a news conference that the gunman was 45-year-old Gary Martin and said he was believed to be an employee at the Henry Pratt Co. in the city about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Chicago. She told reporters that officers arrived within four minutes of re
  
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• Chicago police release 2 men questioned in Smollett case

  15-02-2019 21:49
  
  CHICAGO — Chicago police released without charges two Nigerian brothers arrested on suspicion of assaulting "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett and said they have new evidence to investigate as a result of questioning them."The individuals questioned by police in the Empire case have now been released without charging and detectives have additional investigative work to complete," Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a brief statement late Friday.He gave no details of the new evid
  
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• Chicago police arrest 2 suspects in attack on Jussie Smollett

  15-02-2019 21:49
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The investigation into black actor Jussie Smollett's account of being beaten in a racist, anti-gay attack took another turn Friday when Chicago police said two men arrested in the case are also black.Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the two were arrested for "probable cause" of committing assault and battery on the "'Empire' cast member" but had not been charged as of Friday afternoon. Smollett, who is gay, has said two masked men beat him after shouting racial and ho
  
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• Supreme Court to decide if 2020 census can ask about citizenship

  15-02-2019 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether the 2020 census can include a question about citizenship that could affect the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives and the distribution of billions of dollars in federal money.The justices agreed Friday to a speedy review of a lower court ruling that has so far blocked the Trump administration from adding the citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950.Both the administration and opponents of the q
  
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• Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion lawsuits with NFL

  15-02-2019 20:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion lawsuits against the NFL.In a three-sentence statement released Friday, the NFL said:"For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged in an ongoing dialogue with representatives of the NFL. As a result of those discussions, the parties have decided to resolve the pending grievances. The resolution of this matter is subject to a confidentiality agreement so there will be no further commen
  
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• Cyborgs, Death Days and Romance Blooms at the Movies

  15-02-2019 20:06
  Weird Valentine’s weekend at the multiplex. We have slasher sequels and Young Adult dystopias, mainly, although we do have a RomCom that wants you to be OK loving RomComs. Not into it? Can we interest you in some bare knuckle brawling? Alita: Battle Angel by Hope Madden Cyberpunk comes to the big screen in the […]
  
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• 2019 City of Columbus Black History Month Celebration

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• FDA approves new heart device that can treat the smallest babies

  15-02-2019 19:37
  Each year nearly 12,000 very low birthweight babies are born with a common heart defect that needs immediate attention.Now the FDA has approved a new device that can treat the tiniest babies.Twins Irie and Judah Felkner from Columbus were both 12 weeks early. Irie, born at just 1 pound 13 ounces, had a heart defect known as a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). “I was honestly truly scared that we were not going to bring her home,” their mother Crissa Felkner said.A PDA is a potentially
  
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• Concert Preview & Interview: Anderson East

  15-02-2019 18:21
  Anderson East was the first musician I interviewed after I started my tenure with CU in 2015. He had just released his outstanding debut album for Elektra, Delilah, and was on his way to Columbus on his first major national tour with The Lone Bellow. He was kind, humble, and wonderstruck by his escalating success. […]
  
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• Personal info exposed after Ohio sends wrong tax forms to thousands

  15-02-2019 16:55
  
  COLUMBUS -- Thousands of letters were sent by the state to those who qualify for unclaimed funds, but the letters were sent to the wrong people. About a third of them included personal information including social security numbers, according to the state."Due to a processing error, approximately 9,000 consumers were mailed forms that were inaccurate," according to a Department of Commerce news release. "Inaccurate information may include:Amount of interest paid and Personal information."The stat
  
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• Trump says he'll declare national emergency, plans to spend $8 billion on border barriers

  15-02-2019 16:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will declare a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.Trump said he will use executive powers to bypass Congress, which approved far less money for his proposed wall than he had sought. He plans to siphon billions of dollars from federal military construction and counterdrug efforts for the wall. The move is already drawing bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill and expected t
  
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• Trump declares national emergency to get $8 billion for wall

  15-02-2019 16:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, President Donald Trump announced Friday he was declaring a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.Bypassing Congress, which approved far less money for his proposed wall than he had sought, Trump said he would use executive action to siphon billions of dollars from federal military construction and counterdrug efforts for the wall, aides
  
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• WWE Smackdown Live is coming back to Columbus in April

  15-02-2019 15:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For the first time in four years, Smackdown Live is returning to Columbus.The WWE live show will be at the Schottenstein Arena on Tuesday, April 30.Tickets, starting at $20, go on sale Friday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Schottenstein Center box office or ticketmaster.com.The lineup includes: WWE Champion Daniel Bryan with Rowan vs AJ StylesSmackdown women's champion Asuka vs Charlote Flair vs Becky LynchRandy Orton, Rey Mysterio, The New Day
  
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• Face the State with Scott Light | February 17, 2019

  15-02-2019 15:00
  This week on Face The State:Heartbeat Bill - One of the most restrictive pieces of abortion legislation in the country is up for debate at the Ohio Statehouse.Republican lawmakers in both chambers of the Ohio Legislature are now pushing measures to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected.The bill, twice vetoed by former Governor John Kasich could have a better chance under Governor Mike DeWine.Sherrod Brown in 2020 - The Democratic Senator snagged headlines last week, partially for stray
  
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• Police identify 3 men killed in west Columbus crash

  15-02-2019 13:51
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police have identified the three men killed in a crash that was discovered early Friday morning in west Columbus.Authorities said the crash was reported at 7:30 a.m. when someone spotted a vehicle on a railroad track off of the intersection at McKinley Avenue and Trabue Road.Columbus police say the 2007 GMC Yukon was traveling northbound on McKinley Avenue south of Trabue Road at an unspecified time before 7:30 a.m. The vehicle then left the right side of the road and rolled
  
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• 3 killed following crash in west Columbus

  15-02-2019 13:51
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are investigating a crash that killed three people in west Columbus.Authorities are unsure of the time of the crash as someone discovered it overnight at the intersection of Trabue Road and McKinley Avenue.McKinley Avenue and Trabue Road are currently closed in both directions.Stay with 10TV and 10Tv.com on this developing story.
  
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• 3 dead in west Columbus crash overnight

  15-02-2019 13:51
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are investigating a crash that killed three people in west Columbus.Authorities said the crash was reported at 7:30 a.m. when someone spotted a vehicle on a railroad track off of the intersection at McKinley Avenue and Trabue Road.Upon arrival, police found the bodies of three males outside of a maroon SUV. Investigators on the scene believe the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control causing the vehicle to flip and all three were ejected from the SU
  
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• It's a girl! Berlin zoo's baby polar bear has 1st checkup

  15-02-2019 12:35
  
  BERLIN — Berlin's Tierpark zoo says its latest baby polar bear is "a perky, strong girl."Keepers and vets were able to separate the 11-week old bear from mother Tonja for the first time to conduct a medical checkup, during which they also determined the cub's sex.The zoo said Friday that the as yet unnamed bear weighs 8.5 kilograms (18.7 pounds) and is 61 centimeters (24 inches) from head to tail.Tonja's last two cubs died within months of birth and keepers caution that the mortality rate
  
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• Ohio couple who bought Showboat Majestic hope to restore it

  15-02-2019 12:33
  
  CINCINNATI— An Ohio couple who already own a different riverboat say they can restore the Showboat Majestic to its former glory following their recent purchase of the boat.Joe and Cortnee Brumley bought the boat from Cincinnati last week for a high bid of $110,100. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the couple plans to move the nation's last floating theater upriver to Manchester.In 2017, the couple bought the CT McFarland, which they plan to rename the Atta Boy II — named after the tug
  
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• Doctor: Millions of people have eyelash mites and don't even know it

  15-02-2019 11:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - If you've never heard of eyelash mites you're not alone. However, doctors say millions of people have them but don't even know it.Eyelash mites, also known as Demodex Mites, are microscopic parasites that live along the base and lid of eyelashes. Dr. Alice Epitropoulos, with Ophthalmic Surgeons & Consultants, said eyelash mites are incredibly common. They're passed from person to person and they feed on the mucus and oils that people tend to secrete from pores. They like fac
  
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• Illinois tops Ohio State 63-56 for first road win

  15-02-2019 04:40
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Trent Frazier had 15 points and Ayo Dosunmu buried a key 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining as Illinois held off Ohio State 63-56 Thursday for its fourth win in a row.Dosunmu also scored 15 points and Giorgi Bezhanishvili added 13 for the Illini (10-15, 6-8 Big Ten), who won their first true road game of the season.The loss snapped a three-game win streak for the Buckeyes (16-8, 6-7), who committed 18 turnovers leading to 14 Illini points.Dosunmu made two free throws to g
  
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• Man proposes to girlfriend in Dublin after caricature surprise on Valentine's Day

  15-02-2019 04:26
  Any other day, seeing Chewbacca stroll down the sidewalk, holding balloons and speaking Wookie would need to be explained.But, on Valentine's Day, no explanation is needed.Stephanie Willet works for Awesome Family Entertainment. One of the things the Columbus-based company does is deliver well-wishes, love and smiles to the unexpected. Stephanie Willet, with Awesome Family Entertainment, delivers Valentine's Day surprises dressed as Chewbacca.
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• Local vigil remembers those killed in Parkland, Florida

  15-02-2019 03:42
  One year ago Thursday, 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a former student came inside and opened fire.People came together on Ohio State University's campus to talk about those lost and how to prevent another school shooting.“It is definitely very emotional, brings up what I was feeling that day. It seems like it was only yesterday. It was a very vivid day for me,” said Brianne Kimmet.She graduated for Stoneman Douglas High School in 2014 and now atte
  
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• Ohio trooper, others injured after semi crashes into cruiser

  15-02-2019 03:07
  
  An Ohio trooper and others were hurt after a semi struck the cruiser, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Thursday.A trooper was investigating a crash on I-77 in Stark County when a semi crashed into their cruiser.OSHP says the trooper and those involved in the previous crashed were injured but are expected to be okay.Now, OSHP is reminding drivers to move over if they see a stationary public safety vehicle with its lights on.
  
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• 16-year-old killed in head-on crash in Knox County

  15-02-2019 02:33
  
  A 16-year-old boy was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday in Knox County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.OSHP said 16-year-old Joel Mullett of Gambier was killed when his vehicle collided head-on with a Ford F-150 pickup truck at approximately 2:16 p.m. on Lower Gambier Road in Pleasant Township.The driver of the pickup truck was transported to Knox Community Hospital for minor injuries.Authorities say alcohol and drugs are not believed to be a factor and seatbelts were used.The c
  
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• Police looking for missing 11-year-old last seen in south Columbus

  15-02-2019 01:31
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are looking for 11-year-old Keon Pleasant Jr.Police said Pleasant was last seen in the area of Siebert Street and Rheinhard Avenue near 22nd Street in south Columbus.Police said he ran away from his home around 4:15 p.m. Thursday.He was last seen wearing a light blue uniform shirt and black pants.He has brown eyes and black hair in short braids.Pleasant is 5-feet 5-inches tall and weighs 110 pounds.If anyone has any information, they are asked to call Columbus po
  
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• Ohio woman charged after dog received by animal rescue in emaciated condition

  15-02-2019 01:27
  
  BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio — An Ohio woman is charged after an animal rescue received a dog so emaciated they had to report it to authorities.The Butler County Dog Wardens received word of the dog’s condition and investigated. They found the dog was turned over to animal rescue by its owner, 27-year-old Ashley Kubilus, of Middletown.The Butler County Sheriff’s Office says Kubilus told the dog warden she had the dog for approximately two years and couldn’t care for it appropriate
  
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• Mom demands answers after middle school student allegedly assaulted in bathroom

  15-02-2019 00:21
  A Zanesville mother is demanding answers after she says her 7th-grade son was assaulted and urinated on in the school bathroom.Robin Galigher says her son, a 7th grader at Zanesville Middle School, was assaulted by three boys in the school bathroom.“On Friday, I got a call from Jacob. He asked me to come and get him because he was shoved into a urinal and someone had peed on him,” she said.Jacob says after being roughed up and then shoved into a school bathroom, one of the boys peed
  
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