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• Former vice officer Andrew Mitchell pleads not guilty to new indictment

  25-04-2019 23:20
  COLUMBUS — Former vice officer Andrew Mitchell wore a red jumpsuit during a brief appearance in federal court Thursday where he pleaded not guilty to a nine-count superseding indictment.The two latest charges include an obstruction of justice charge and charge that alleges he destroyed or concealed potential evidence that impaired the FBI’s investigation.Mitchell was originally arrested after he was indicted in mid-March. He retired from the police department the day after being char
  
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• Mount Carmel opens new hospital in Grove City

  25-04-2019 23:17
  Large-scale comprehensive health care is coming to Columbus' southern suburbs.Mount Carmel Grove City opens April 28.The $361 million hospital has 210 beds with all private rooms. It has a comprehensive cancer center, invasive cardiac and high-complex neuroscience services and a level III newborn intensive care unit.Mount Carmel took input from 250 medical professionals and patients in the design process.“This is the hospital of the future from the standpoint of building this through the p
  
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• Columbus man pleads guilty to armed bank robbery, pistol-whipping employees

  25-04-2019 22:55
  
  A Columbus man pleaded guilty to robbing a Whitehall bank and pistol-whipping two employees while demanding money and conspiring with his girlfriend to hide the gun he used in the robbery.Forty-two-year-old Robert K. Mason pleaded guilty to one count each of bank robbery, using a firearm during a crime of violence and conspiracy to tamper with evidence. He is facing up to life in prison.In a plea agreement, Mason admitted that he robbed the Huntington Bank at 4550 East Broad Street on September
  
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• Police bicycle unit rolls into Clintonville area

  25-04-2019 22:29
  CLINTONVILLE, Ohio — Police officers on bicycles are rolling into the Clintonville area this summer. Patrol officers said there are an estimated 10 miles of bike trails and most of it is inaccessible by cruiser. Sergeant Dana Hess said at least two officers on bicycles will patrol the community seven days a week this summer, and said officers intend to have a visible presence on the trails."In order to prevent crime, we want to get officers out on those trails talking to people who are bik
  
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• Ohio would move to automatic voter registration under plan

  25-04-2019 22:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio would join 15 other states with opt-out voter registration under a proposal spearheaded by the state's elections chief.It's part of a package of election law changes Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose tapped a working group to hammer out within the next few months. He joined lawmakers of both parties in announcing the group Wednesday.LaRose wants voting-eligible Ohioans to be automatically registered to vote when they file taxes, renew a driver's license,
  
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• Crews to repair water main break in Worthington this weekend

  25-04-2019 22:16
  
  WORTHINGTON, Ohio - Crews will repair a water main break in Worthington this weekend, according to the city.The water main break happened Thursday morning at the intersection of Colonial Avenue and Andover Street.Andover Street is closed between Colonial Avenue and Park Overlook.The city said the Columbus Division of Water has to delay repairs until the weekend because of scheduled activities at Colonial Hills Elementary.The school will lose water service while repairs are made.The City of Worth
  
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• Crews to repair water main break in Worthington overnight

  25-04-2019 22:16
  
  WORTHINGTON, Ohio - Crews will repair a water main break in Worthington overnight, according to the city.The water main break happened Thursday morning at the intersection of Colonial Avenue and Andover Street.The city initially said repair work was going to happen this weekend but work had to start Thursday night because the situation worsened.People who live in the area and Colonial Hills Elementary will be without water while the break is fixed.Water is expected to be back on before the morni
  
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• Report: North Korea handed US $2 million bill for Otto Warmbier's medical care

  25-04-2019 20:51
  
  North Korean officials handed a $2 million bill for medical expenses for now-deceased Otto Warmbier in 2017, CBS News' Christina Ruffini reports. Joseph Yun, the special envoy to North Korea at the time, signed off on paying the bill, but the U.S. did not intend to pay it.A former State Department official said the incident was not really a secret, and the invoice remains unpaid.Warmbier was detained in January 2016 at the end of a five-day tour in North Korea. He was sentenced to 15 years hard
  
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• Mega Weekend: Hell City, Hockey, Wild Art, & More

  25-04-2019 20:00
  Looking for some fun things to do this weekend in Columbus? Be that friend with the answer to, ‘what are we going to do this weekend’? Here’s a great roundup of events this weekend. Get entered to win tickets to: Keyholder, MGMT, Hunter Hayes, and Camp Anarchy. The Urban Living Tour is May 5, get tickets. Support Independent […]
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• Bruins and Blue Jackets ready for 1st playoff matchup

  25-04-2019 19:27
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have home-ice advantage through a potential trip to the Stanley Cup Final, and they have the Columbus Blue Jackets to thank for it.They'll get a chance to show their gratitude in the TD Garden on Thursday night.The Bruins host Columbus in Game 1 of the second round — the first postseason matchup between the Original Six franchise and the 2000 expansion team that has advanced in the playoffs for the first time in its history.The Blue Jackets got there b
  
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• Police: Slain Illinois boy was beaten, put in cold shower

  25-04-2019 19:19
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Police believe an Illinois couple who reported their 5-year-old son missing last week killed him days earlier by beating him and forcing him to stand in a cold shower for an extended period of time, according to court documents released Thursday.The allegations are included in a criminal complaint that outlines first-degree murder, aggravated battery and several other charges against Joann Cunningham, 36, and Andrew Freund Sr., 60, in the death of Andrew "AJ" Freund. A judge
  
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• Does your child suffer from an internet disorder? There's help for that

  25-04-2019 18:24
  
  Experts say spending a lot of time online doesn't mean your child has an internet addiction — it's when that time online begins to affect your daily life that it becomes a problem.That was the case for 16-year-old Danny Reagan.He loved playing sports and hanging out with his family, and he loved playing video games and watching YouTube.Suddenly, the things that were important in his life became nuisances. His grades began to fall, he distanced himself from his family and friends and his fr
  
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• Children with internet disorder have a place to get help

  25-04-2019 18:24
  
  here's a battle being waged between many kids and their cell phones.Parents wonder if the hours their child spends online is just a fun hobby or the start of something experts call an internet disorder.For most children, gaming doesn't disrupt their lives, but that wasn't the case for Danny Reagan.Danny said he doesn't quite remember how it started but his digital drug of choice was YouTube. He couldn't stop watching others play video games and he remembers playing six or seven hours a day.For h
  
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• Children suffering from an internet disorder have a place to get help

  25-04-2019 18:24
  There's a battle being waged between many kids and their cell phones.Parents wonder if the hours their child spends online is just a fun hobby or the start of something experts call an internet disorder.For most children, gaming doesn't disrupt their lives, but that wasn't the case for Danny Reagan.Danny said he doesn't quite remember how it started but his digital drug of choice was YouTube. He couldn't stop watching others play video games and he remembers playing six or seven hours a day.For
  
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• Fayette County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 17-year-old girl

  25-04-2019 18:09
  
  The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 17-year-old from the Jeffersonville area.Shana Lott was last seen on April 23 in Jamestown. Authorities say she was sighted in the Xenia area on April 24 and also may be in the Franklin area.She is described as a white female, 5 feet 4 inches, 130 pounds with blonde hair and gray eyes.The sheriff’s office said she has been seen with 20-year-old Robbie Ringer. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 10 inches, 155 pounds wit
  
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• Columbus Zoo welcomes two orphaned manatees

  25-04-2019 17:35
  
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed two young orphaned manatees.The male manatees, Bananatee and Tostone, were found off of the coast of south Florida.The two were at the Miami Seaquarium before arriving in Columbus early Thursday.Bananatee was rescued on July 27, 2018. When he was brought into Miami, he weighed only 42 pounds. He’s now up to 225 pounds, which the zoo said is still considered small.Since he is under a year old, the animal care team will bottle feed him as he continu
  
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• Authorities investigating after woman's body found in northeast Columbus

  25-04-2019 17:09
  
  COLUMBUS - Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a woman's body was found on the side of the road in northeast Columbus.Authorities told 10TV the body was found near the intersection of Melrose Avenue and Wedge Street about 20-30 feet off the side of the road near Agler Road.A neighbor was walking when they noticed the body.Mifflin Township police and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) are also assisting in the investigation.Authorities are working to determine the iden
  
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• Authorities investigating after woman's body found in Franklin County

  25-04-2019 17:09
  
  Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a woman's body was found on the side of the road in Mifflin Township.Authorities told 10TV the body was found near the intersection of Melrose Avenue and Wedge Street about 20-30 feet off the side of the road near Agler Road.A neighbor was walking when they noticed the body.Mifflin Township police and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) are also assisting in the investigation.Authorities are working to determine the identity of the w
  
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• Zero Spoiler Endgame Review, Plus Other Movies Come Out!

  25-04-2019 17:00
  There are several brave souls testing the market for moviegoers uninterested in the saga conclusion threatening to make the rest of us ugly cry in public. So, options! For everybody else, a fine capper indeed. Avengers: Endgame by Hope Madden and George Wolf “How many of you have never been to space before?” There is […]
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• Gov. DeWine endorses hands-free law, tougher penalties in fight against distracted driving

  25-04-2019 16:45
  Major changes could be coming to the roads, as Ohio's governor looks to get tougher on distracted driving.Since 2013, the state says there have been 80,000 distracted driving crashes in Ohio and 258 distracted driving deaths."We should not think of distracted driving crashes as accidents. Distracted driving as we know, is truly a choice," said Governor Mike DeWine.DeWine says it's time to change the culture, and the law, when it comes to distracted driving."Distracted driving must become as cult
  
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• Gov. DeWine and state leaders push for changes to reduce distracted driving crashes

  25-04-2019 16:45
  
  Ohio Governor Mike DeWine will announce new efforts to change the culture in Ohio surrounding distracted driving on Thursday.The press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. You can watch in the player below at that time.
  According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, there were 80,000 car crashes from 2013-18 all related to distracted driving.Gov. DeWine will also be releasing a report from the Ohio Distracted Driving Task Force which was formed to examine the issue and make suggestions on red
  
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• City Council Seeks to Address Marijuana Reform

  25-04-2019 16:16
  Over the last decade or so, political and moral ideas about marijuana have undoubtedly changed. More than 30 states have legalized the drug, either for medicinal or recreational purposes, and the burgeoning weed industry is already raking in billions of dollars. In the mean time, criminal justice and civil rights experts have noted that while […]
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• Shop Talk: The Family-Owned Mercantile that Pioneered the Canal Winchester Shopping District

  25-04-2019 16:00
  Cornersmiths, a local mercantile and emporium, is owned by mother-daughter duo Carm Smith and Kendra Ryan. The shop is located in the heart of the Canal Winchester Shopping District at 1 S. High St. Women’s clothing, jewelry, local candles, fine china, antique wooden furniture, and household accessories are among some of the items that can […]
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• Coroner: Overdose deaths remain about the same from 2017 to 2018 in Franklin County

  25-04-2019 15:05
  
  COLUMBUS — The Franklin County Coroner’s Office released its preliminary overdose death statistics for the full year 2018.From January 1 to December 31, 2018, 522 people died of overdoses. In 2017, The coroner's office reported 520 deaths. (Franklin County Coroner's Office)
  Opiate-related deaths accounted for almost 92 percent of overdose deaths. The coroner's office says fentanyl fueled that number, accounting for 79 percent of all overdose deaths.The top five zip codes with the hig
  
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• Wholly Craft Rebrands to Wild Cat Gift & Party

  25-04-2019 15:00
  After nearly 15 years, Wholly Craft is shaking things up with a new name. Starting today, the Clitonville shop at 3515 N. High St. will become Wild Cat Gift & Party. Wholly Craft loyalists need not worry. “We want to reassure people who do love us and shop with us that we’re actually not changing; […]
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: Anietra Hamper on Transitioning from Anchor to Travel Writer

  25-04-2019 14:00
  After spending nearly 20 years working in television as a top-rated news anchor and Emmy-nominated reporter, Anietra Hamper switched gears – becoming an entrepreneur, travel writer, photographer and the author of two best-selling books: 2018’s Secret Columbus, and now 100 Things to Do in Columbus Before You Die. Ohioana Library Executive Director David Weaver recently […]
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• Former Vice President Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign

  25-04-2019 12:07
  
  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, betting that his working-class appeal and ties to Barack Obama's presidency will help him overcome questions about his place in today's increasingly liberal Democratic Party.He made his announcement in a video posted on Twitter.The core values of this nation… our standing in the world… our very democracy...everything that has made America -- America --is at st
  
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• Ex-Vice President Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign

  25-04-2019 12:07
  
  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, betting that his working-class appeal and ties to Barack Obama's presidency will help him overcome questions about his place in today's increasingly liberal Democratic Party.He made his announcement in a video posted on Twitter.The core values of this nation… our standing in the world… our very democracy...everything that has made America -- America --is at st
  
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• Teenager injured after house shot 15 times in east Columbus

  25-04-2019 05:00
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 15-year-old boy was injured Monday evening after someone shot at his house on Simpson Drive in east Columbus, according to police.The boy's father, Dashun Banks, said his son was the only one home at the time, and he was struck by a bullet in the arm.The good news is that he will be ok.“There's one right here in the front where my wife would be standing when we make prayer. It would have gone right through and hit her right in the middle of the back,” Banks said wh
  
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• Trump pledges to keep fighting opioids 'until our job is done'

  25-04-2019 02:56
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump pledged on Wednesday to battle the deadly epidemic of opioid drug abuse "until our job is done."Trump spoke at an annual conference of health, law enforcement, elected and other officials who work to combat drug abuse and addiction, and used the appearance to advocate for the wall he wants to build on the U.S.-Mexico border, saying without evidence that it will help keep drugs out of the U.S. His wife, Melania, introduced him."My administration is depl
  
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• ODOT explains how $4 million in trash pickup could be better spent

  25-04-2019 02:55
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Transportation is spending an average of $4 million per year on trash pickup, according to the agency.ODOT Public Information Officer Matt Bruning said in the last 10 years, ODOT crews have collected more than 3.8 million bags of trash, totaling $40 million dollars."As the ODOT Press Secretary, that's frustrating for me knowing there's a lot of other things [workers] could be doing," he said. "As a taxpayer in Ohio, it ticks me off."Instead of spendi
  
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• New traffic pattern for I-70 west downtown begins this weekend

  25-04-2019 01:23
  
  Crews will begin shifting westbound Interstate-70 traffic just before the I-70/I-71 split to continue work on the Columbus Crossroads project starting Friday.The Ohio Department of Transportation says I-70 west will be reduced to one lane between 18th Street and Grant Avenue. Any traffic continuing on I-70 west and traffic heading to I-71 south will have to merge to the left lane as they approach the overpass for 18th Street.New downtown traffic pattern starts this weekend. Starting Saturday AM,
  
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• Columbus City teachers march downtown for better funding

  25-04-2019 00:50
  Although Columbus City Schools are closed for spring break, more than 1,000 employees from Ohio’s largest district took to the streets for a lesson in economics.Union members dressed in red marched to Columbus City Hall hoping to draw attention to the needs of Columbus City Schools.The teachers, who are just months away from a the end of their current contract, say they are fighting for better facilities, wages and more resources.John Coneglio, Union President for Columbus City Schools, sa
  
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• Rape reported by Ohio State student may have been recorded, warrant says

  25-04-2019 00:42
  
  Ohio State University Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault that occurred in a residence hall.10TV has obtained a police search warrant which shows a woman told police the ordeal began on April 12 when she attended a fraternity party with a male friend and consumed alcohol. The woman told investigators she drank from a can she opened herself and drank wine from a box that was shared by several other people. She also told investigators she took a drink from a cup held by an unknow
  
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