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• Columbus Clippers Win 2015 Governors’ Cup

  20-09-2015 23:49
  
  The Columbus Clippers beat the Indianapolis Indians 3-0 Saturday night in the final game of a best of five series to win the 2015 Governors’ Cup, making them the champions of minor league baseball’s International League. The Clippers won the first two games at home over the Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, […]
  
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• Two Columbus Women Found Dead In A Colorado River

  20-09-2015 23:20
  
  Two women from Columbus were found dead in a submerged vehicle just north of Aspen, Colorado in a river Saturday. Get the story.
  
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• Dalton Throws For 3 TDs, Bengals Beat Chargers 24-19

  20-09-2015 22:43
  
  Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes, and the Cincinnati Bengals quickly ended Philip Rivers' streak of perfect passing while pulling away for a 24-19 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. Get the details.
  
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• Manziel's 2 TD Passes Lift Browns Over Mariota, Titans 28-14

  20-09-2015 22:40
  
  Johnny Manziel threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin on Cleveland's second play and connected with his wide receiver again for a clutch 50-yarder with 2:52 left, giving the Browns a 28-14 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Get the details.
  
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• Clear Evening And Chilly Night Ahead

  20-09-2015 21:40
  
  A low of 49 tonight in Columbus and even lower in more rural locations. Get the forecast.
  
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• Theatre Review: Haberdasher’s The Maderati is a Promising but Fatally Flawed Debut

  20-09-2015 21:04
  
  Richard Greenberg is one of the most acclaimed and produced playwrights of the last 20 years both on Broadway and off. It’s a bold move for Haberdasher Theatre Inc’s first Columbus show to produce his early work The Maderati. I’m sorry to say it works better as a shot across the bow than as a show to […]
  
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• A hero, aged 10, emerges after Fla. school bus crash

  20-09-2015 20:48
  
  A 10-year-old boy is being hailed a hero for his actions after a school bus crashed into a pond near Tampa and overturned.
  
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• Theatre Review: Evolution’s Sordid Lives is a Raunchy, Funny Time Capsule

  20-09-2015 20:45
  
  Almost immediately after Del Shores’ play Sordid Lives premiered in Los Angeles in 1996 it became an LGBT sensation and instant cult classic, a status cemented by its 2000 film adaptation (directed by Shores himself) and 2008 prologue television series. This week, Evolution Theatre Company premiered as fine a production of this play as anyone is likely […]
  
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• 3 People Hurt In Alabama Church Shooting; Suspect Arrested

  20-09-2015 20:32
  
  An Alabama prosecutor says a suspect has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman, an infant and a pastor inside a church in Alabama. Get the story.
  
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• Kerry: US To Accept 85,000 Refugees In 2016, 100,000 in 2017

  20-09-2015 20:25
  
  The U.S. is offering new details about its plan to ease the Syrian refugee crisis by significantly increasing the number of worldwide refugees it will take in over the next two years. Get the story.
  
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• Big Ten Takeover: Ohio State, Michigan State Top AP Rankings

  20-09-2015 20:12
  
  Ohio State is No. 1 and Michigan State is No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Big Ten the top two teams in the rankings for the first time since 2006. Get the details.
  
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• Muslim Group Condemns Carson Comment, Calls For Repudiation

  20-09-2015 20:06
  
  The nation's largest Muslim advocacy group says lawmakers from across the political spectrum should repudiate Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's comments that the Islamic faith is inconsistent with the Constitution and that he would not agree with a Muslim being elected president. Get the details.
  
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• Clinton To Propose New Prescription Drug Proposal This Week

  20-09-2015 19:46
  
  Hillary Rodham Clinton says she'll roll out a new plan this week to control the cost of prescription drugs. Get the story.
  
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• Photos: Independents’ Day 2015 – Part 1

  20-09-2015 19:44
  
  The 2015 installation of Independents’ Day kicked off with a bang yesterday, filling East Franklinton with live music, food trucks, beer, craft vendors, performance arts exhibitions and much more. The festivities continue today through 8pm, so it’s not too late to take part in this year’s event. For more information, visit www.thisisindependent.com. Matt Ellis is a […]
  
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• 'Maze Runner' Sequel Outpaces 'Black Mass' At Box Office

  20-09-2015 19:36
  
  "The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" edged out Johnny Depp's "Black Mass" at the weekend box office, as a crowded field of films kicked off the fall movie season. Get the details.
  
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• Brittany Begley's Best Bets September 20

  20-09-2015 14:20
  
  Fun things to do around central Ohio for Sunday. Read more.
  
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• Best Bets: Jurassic Park Dinos Invade New Albany Classic

  20-09-2015 14:20
  Get up close and see some of the iconic props from the 1993 award-winning film.
  
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• The Inside Story | Alan Miller: - Dispatch' making changes for strong future

  20-09-2015 13:37
  
  Few people in the news business like being the news. We would prefer to stay behind the scenes and write about what others are doing.
  
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• SWAT Standoff With Man Who Barricaded Himself In Hilliard Home

  20-09-2015 13:12
  
  Relatives escaped danger by running to the neighbor's house. Read more.
  
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• Security Guard Shot Outside East Columbus Bar

  20-09-2015 13:09
  
  Police have one suspect in custody. Read more.
  
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• Would legal pot create more jobs or trouble?

  20-09-2015 12:33
  
  A tsunami of green is going to hit Ohio — big green waves of cash — if marijuana is legalized, advocates say. “There’s enough money in this for everybody,” ResponsibleOhio investor Alan Mooney says in a YouTube video promoting his Ohio Cannabis Institute.
  
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• Little Scioto River cleanup meanders

  20-09-2015 12:33
  
  GREEN CAMP, Ohio — The Little Scioto River flows through Marion County here, past cornfields, factories and a park. The creek, surrounded by tall grass, crooked trees and a chorus of croaking frogs, is peaceful compared with the noise of Columbus nearly 60 miles away. The river dawdles here. That quiet scene, though, belies the murky truth: The Little Scioto River is among the nation’s most polluted. The waterway is laden with toxic chemicals.
  
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• Heroin addiction ended in a lonely death

  20-09-2015 12:33
  At times, especially the bad times, the family felt as though there were two Courtneys. There was Courtney Penix, the girl who grew up in Brown Township, who showed her horse, Taco, through 4-H until she was 16. That Courtney attended Hilliard schools, worked as a nanny and could be unblinkingly honest with those who loved her.
  
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• Grandview retail plan on firmer ground

  20-09-2015 12:33
  
  The thudding sounds and window rattling are over in Grandview Heights. The “deep dynamic compaction” — repeatedly dropping a 15-ton weight 60 feet to prepare a former landfill to become the Grandview Crossing retail site — ended this month.
  
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• College Scorecard called useful but limited

  20-09-2015 12:33
  
  In the ongoing quest to measure the bottom line in higher education, a new tool introduced by the U.S. Department of Education is meant to be a quantum leap. Pulling from a trove of data from 2013, the department built a website called College Scorecard (www.collegescorecard.ed.gov).
  
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• 2 cholesterol drugs pricey, promising

  20-09-2015 12:33
  
  This summer was revolutionary for cardiologists and some of their toughest-to-treat patients. Almost three decades after the advent of statins, two new, powerful cholesterol drugs gained approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  
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• Drug take-back day

  20-09-2015 12:27
  
  Central Ohio residents will be able to drop off unwanted or expired prescription medications and over-the-counter pills at a number of locations on Saturday
  
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• John Switzer commentary: ‘Indian summer’ origin hard to pin down

  20-09-2015 12:24
  
  Autumn begins at 4:21 a.m. on Wednesday, and the season that many people have been eagerly awaiting will finally be here. Autumn usually means many sunny days with no heat or humidity, football, apple and pumpkin picking, colored leaves, Halloween, cold cider and Thanksgiving. That’s a full plate with so much to enjoy in so little time before the snow flies.
  
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• Six of Ohio's 12 largest school districts are in Central Ohio

  20-09-2015 12:20
  
  Two staircases and three hallways converge in front of the library in Olentangy Liberty High School in Powell. A few stragglers wander through during class time, but within a half-minute of the bells signaling the class-period change, the heart of Liberty teems with students. “You see this group right here?” Liberty Principal Bill Warfield said, pointing to a knot of chatting students interrupting the flow. “I normally would’ve broken that up by now.”
  
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• Gem-toting duo given the shaft by elevator

  20-09-2015 12:18
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Would-be thieves at a suburban Cincinnati jewelry store got trapped in an elevator, officers said, while fleeing and had to be rescued by firefighters. Hamilton County deputy sheriffs responding to a report of a break-in on Thursday night in Sycamore Township said they heard noises in an elevator near the store.
  
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• Capitol Insider: Planned Parenthood gets Medicaid money

  20-09-2015 12:12
  
  About six weeks ago, we were told that, as of the July 1 effective date of the current two-year state budget, no state money was flowing to Planned Parenthood. So why is Gov. John Kasich on the campaign trail saying that his team is exploring ways to defund Planned Parenthood in the Buckeye State after videos emerged of the group planning to distribute organs from aborted fetuses?
  
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• Sunny Skies For Sunday With Cooler Temperatures

  20-09-2015 12:07
  
  The rain has moved out and sunshine has moved in. Get the Doppler 10 forecast.
  
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• Huckabee rips gay nominee for Army secretary, an Ohio native

  20-09-2015 11:53
  
  WASHINGTON — Declaring “homosexuality is not a job qualification,” Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee sharply criticized President Barack Obama for nominating Eric K. Fanning, an openly gay man who grew up near Dayton, to become the new secretary of the Army.
  
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• Pope Francis’ upcoming U.S. visit generating lots of excitement in central Ohio

  20-09-2015 11:37
  
  Thirty seconds.  That’s how long it took fans of Pope Francis to snatch up 10,000 tickets released last week for his Mass in Philadelphia. Rock-star status? Absolutely. As the leader of the Roman Catholic Church prepares to make his first U.S. visit this week, organizers are preparing for the unprecedented crush of people expected to visit Washington, New York or Philly in the hope of getting a glimpse of the man known as “the people’s pope.”
  
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• Emmys: What To Watch For

  20-09-2015 11:25
  
  Will this year be the year Jon Hamm will win for his role in "Mad Men?" Read more.
  
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• Zookeeper Killed By Tiger At New Zealand Zoo

  20-09-2015 11:16
  
  The government-run zoo is closed until Thursday. Read more.
  
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• Best-Selling Romance Author Jackie Collins Dies

  20-09-2015 09:54
  
  Collins lost her fight to breast cancer on Saturday. Read more.
  
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• Weekend Activities Continue Despite Threat at Ohio University

  20-09-2015 06:01
  
  Parents weekend continues at Ohio University despite an Isis-related threat.
  
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• Review: A shining tribute to John Lennon

  20-09-2015 05:58
  
  Review: A shining tribute to John Lennon
  
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• Columbus Clippers Capture International League Governors' Cup Championship

  20-09-2015 04:00
  
  The Columbus Clippers defeated the Indianapolis Indians Saturday night to capture the International League Governors' Cup Championship for the tenth time in club history. Get the details.
  
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• Campaign To Recall Upper Arlington Leaders

  20-09-2015 03:53
  
  Five Upper Arlington council members could soon be on the chopping block. Get the story.
  
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• Ohio Tax Agency Reports Increase In Fraudulent Tax Returns

  20-09-2015 02:16
  
  Ohio officials say they are seeing a significant increase this year in attempts by scammers to steal state money through fraudulent income tax returns. Get the details.
  
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• Churches Come Together For Active Shooter Training

  20-09-2015 01:56
  
  About 25 Columbus area churches were represented, Saturday, at an active shooter training in Reynoldsburg. Get the story.
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court elections are worthy of attention: Thomas Suddes

  20-09-2015 01:15
  
  Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted briefs reporters on election night at the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio Supreme Court justices issued a recent ruling that Husted's decision to invalidate anti-fracking ballot issues in Athens, Fulton and Medina counties was justified.
  
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• Defense Bails Out Ohio State In 20-13 Win Over Northern Illinois

  20-09-2015 01:10
  
  Darron Lee returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown and the Ohio State defense bailed out its struggling, two-quarterback offense as the top-ranked Buckeyes beat Northern Illinois 20-13 on Saturday.
  
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• Latest Proposal for Oak Street Apartments Calls for Nine Stories

  20-09-2015 01:05
  
  The Stonehenge Company has made some changes to their plans for 330 East Oak Street downtown. While the signature red exterior of their previous proposal remains, the building has grown by two stories, and two-bedroom units have been added to the unit mix. The new proposal calls for 93 total units (24 two-bedroom units and 69 […]
  
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