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• Ohio couple charged after baby dies from ingesting heroin

  22-09-2015 23:19
  
  An Ohio couple are charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangering after their 11-month-old son died from ingesting heroin. Franklin County prosecutor Ron O'Brien says medics pronounced Dominic Dickinson dead after responding to a report of a baby not breathing at a Columbus home on May 13. O'Brien says the baby ingested heroin and fentanyl, a powerful painkiller.
  
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• Pot legalization advocates push 'Fresh Start Act'

  22-09-2015 23:02
  
  Marijuana legalization backers are filing 236,759 signatures today for a “Fresh Start Act” to give those with misdemeanor pot convictions a chance to have them erased from their record. The Fresh Start Act would only work next year if Ohioans this year approve State Issue 3, which would legalize marijuana use for those 21 and over and for medicinal purposes. It is on the Nov. 3 election ballot. The names were to be submitted to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, the state’s ch
  
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• Cheri Mitchell, former director of BalletMet, dies after being struck by vehicle

  22-09-2015 22:54
  
  Central Ohio’s arts community is in shock and grieving over the sudden death of one of its most respected arts leaders. Cheri Mitchell, who retired in the spring after 13 1/2 years as executive director of BalletMet Columbus, was hit and killed by a car Tuesday morning while jogging in Granville. She was 60.
  
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• Columbus Refugee Charities Preparing For Syrians

  22-09-2015 22:41
  
  The U.S. has agreed to take in 100,000 refugees by 2017.
  
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• Syracuse University Pulls 'Kiss Cam' After Letter To Editor

  22-09-2015 22:40
  
  The camera framed unsuspecting couples in a heart on the Jumbotron at the Carrier Dome while the game crowd cheered for them to kiss.
  
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• North Fork 6th-grader charged over threat

  22-09-2015 22:18
  
  Prosecutors charged an 11-year-old boy today with a delinquency count of inducing panic for allegedly typing a threatening, racist blurb on an elementary school computer in the North Fork district.
  
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• Fuel Leak From Overturned Tanker Truck Closes Dublin Intersection For Hours

  22-09-2015 22:15
  
  Drivers are asked to avoid the area. Dublin Police said cleanup will last until nearly 2 a.m.
  
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• Dublin Intersection Closed Due To Fuel Leak From Overturned Tanker Truck

  22-09-2015 22:15
  
  Drivers are asked to avoid the area as cleanup is expected to take up to several hours.
  
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• Rt. 161 closed near Union County during rush hour

  22-09-2015 22:10
  
  A stretch of Rt. 161 in Union County will be closed for hours while crews investigate a tanker crash that led to a spill of 4,000 gallons of ethanol, authorities say. It is not clear when the road between Cosgray Road and Rt. 33 in Jerome Township will reopen, and the Ohio Department of Transportation is advising motorists to seek alternate routes this evening.
  
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• Police Hunting For Suspect Who Torched School Playground

  22-09-2015 21:09
  
  Columbus police are looking for a possible arsonist after the playground at the Linden STEM Academy was set on fire.
  
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• Christie tells National Guard leader to slim down

  22-09-2015 21:08
  
  The governor has given Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Cunniff 90 days to slim down and meet his obligations.
  
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• Charges Expected After 11-Year-Old Makes Bomb Threat To Licking County School

  22-09-2015 20:10
  
  The Licking County Sheriff’s Office says charges are expected to be filed on Tuesday against a student accused of making a bomb threat to Newton Elementary School a day ago.
  
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• 11-Year-Old Charged After Bomb Threat To Licking County School

  22-09-2015 20:10
  
  The Licking County Sheriff’s Office says charges have been filed against a student accused of making a bomb threat to Newton Elementary School a day ago.
  
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• Grandview: No plans to enforce tobacco ban for 18- to 21-year-olds

  22-09-2015 19:55
  
  No one is interested in rousting 19 year olds for smoking. That’s what three Franklin County cities have said after making it illegal to sell tobacco-related products to anyone under 21. Even Grandview Heights, which also made it illegal for anyone under 21 to possess those items and imposed penalties, is not on a witch hunt.
  
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• Athens County man dies in Fairfield County wreck

  22-09-2015 19:49
  
  One driver died and another was injured in a head-on crash this morning in Fairfield County, the State Highway Patrol said. Jediah Rempel, 32, of Nelsonville in Athens County, was driving south on Rt. 664, just north of Rushville in Richland Township, when his Toyota Prius crossed into the northbound lane on a curve and hit a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Linda Young, 57, of Junction City, the patrol said.
  
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• Monument Tour!

  22-09-2015 19:31
  
  We love seeing college students new to Columbus getting out and about to enjoy our incredible city. Here, CCAD’s Tim Rietenbach leads students on a tour of public art and monuments across the city.#artmakescbus The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in […]
  
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• Number of homeless families rising in Franklin County, report says

  22-09-2015 19:30
  
  Waning welfare benefits, a more competitive rental market and lingering economic instability from the recession all are contributing to the growing number of homeless families in Franklin County, a new report finds. The report, released today by the Community Shelter Board and the Columbus Foundation, analyzed why the county has not followed a national trend of declining family homelessness.
  
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• Licking County to take over Newark police calls

  22-09-2015 18:39
  
  Newark police calls will now be dispatched by the Licking County 911 center, which already dispatches city fire and emergency-medical service calls. The Newark City Council voted 7-3 on Monday night to approve a two-year contract that will pay Licking County $515,000 annually to handle dispatching for both the city police and fire/EMS divisions.
  
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• Jogger dies after being struck by vehicle

  22-09-2015 18:35
  
  A 60-year-old Granville woman died after being struck by a vehicle early this morning near Denison University. Cheri Mitchell was crossing North Pearl Street from east to west near Washington Drive when she was struck in a marked crosswalk just before 7 a.m. by a car driven by Sarah Kieffer, 29, of Plain City, said Granville Police Chief William Caskey.
  
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• Coleman appoints nine to police body camera committee

  22-09-2015 18:23
  
  Mayor Michael B. Coleman has announced a nine-member committee to help the city deploy body cameras for 1,800 Columbus police officers by the end of next year. The committee is to make formal recommendations on how, when and where officers will use the cameras.
  
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• WATCH: 92-Year-Old Sings Emotional Goodbye Love Song To Dying Wife

  22-09-2015 18:19
  
  In a video going viral across the country, a man married for 73 years to his loving wife says goodbye in this heartbreaking video.
  
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• Central Ohio jobless rate at 14-year-low

  22-09-2015 18:15
  
  Central Ohio’s unemployment rate tumbled to a 14-year low in August, according to state employment figures released this morning that showed the unemployment rate falling in all 88 Ohio counties last month. The unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in August was down from 4.2 percent in July. The last time the rate was this low was in July 2001 when the rate was 3.4 percent. The unemployment rate typically falls in August as students leave the labor force to return to school.
  
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• Who lawmakers are inviting to see Pope Francis in D.C.

  22-09-2015 18:10
  
  Ohio lawmakers are divvying up the most coveted tickets in town: Those to see Pope Francis this week, be it in the Capitol rotunda or on the White House grounds. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced today that he has invited Claus von Zychlin, President and CEO of Mount Carmel Health System, to the arrival ceremony honoring Pope Francis at the White House.
  
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• The Woody Hayes Archive | Students protest as faculty bans Rose Bowl trip

  22-09-2015 18:10
  
  Editor's Note: Each week during the football season, BuckeyeXtra.com will bring subscribers the original coverage of an event in the life of legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes, taken from the archives of The Columbus Dispatch newspaper. These stories, photos and clippings predate the Internet era and are being presented in digital form for the first time.
  
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• PHOTOS: New Lion Cubs Make First Appearance At Columbus Zoo

  22-09-2015 18:01
  
  Four lion cubs born at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium last month were on display for the first time ever on Wednesday.
  
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• New Lion Cubs To Make First Appearance At Columbus Zoo Wednesday

  22-09-2015 18:01
  
  The Zoo says the cubs will venture out into the Heart of Africa exhibit for the first time at 10:00 a.m.
  
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• Officer cleared in nonfatal shooting

  22-09-2015 17:59
  
  A Columbus police officer whose hand was pinned in the back door of a suspected South Side drug house last fall acted within policy when he fired through the door in an attempt to free himself, an internal police review has found.
  
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• Columbus charter school referred for ethics investigation

  22-09-2015 17:58
  
  Ohio Auditor Dave Yost says relations are too cozy between a Columbus charter school and the management company that provides its services. An audit of released today of A+ Children’s Academy found several instances where the management company benefited at the expense of the school with members of the same family working at both.
  
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• Interview: Dimitrious Stanley Outlines City Council Campaign Platform

  22-09-2015 17:53
  
  Columbus City Council candidate Dimitrious Stanley wants you to remember one word when it comes time to vote this November: CLEAN. That’s an acronym and a mnemonic device he’s created to help voters recall his campaign platform. The CL stands for Campaign Limits to establish caps on donations to candidates. The E stands for Ethics watchdog, […]
  
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• Morse Road reopens near Cleveland Avenue from 2-car crash; 1 critical

  22-09-2015 17:29
  
  A section of Morse Road on the Northeast Side has been reopened after a serious crash early Tuesday.
  
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• CEO: 5,000-Percent Drug Price Hike "Not Excessive At All"

  22-09-2015 17:09
  
  When Turing Pharmaceuticals bought the 62-year-old drug called Daraprim in August, the company immediately raised the price of one pill from $13.50 to $750.
  
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• Parents indicted in toddler's drug-ingestion death

  22-09-2015 17:03
  
  A Franklin County grand jury has indicted the parents of an 11-month-old toddler who died from ingesting heroin and fentanyl. Denise N. Dickinson, 32, and Kyle R. Black, 29, each face charges of involuntary manslaughter and child endangering in connection with the death of Dominic Dickinson, who died on May 13 in the couple’s house on Blaine Drive on the East Side.
  
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• ColumbusRotary: City of Dublin, Ohio

  22-09-2015 15:52 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Fran Ryan Appointed to Columbus City Council

  22-09-2015 15:40
  
  On September 4th, Columbus City Council began seeking nominations for a new city councilmember to fill a vacant seat through the end of the year. One week later, on September 11th, it was announced that seven people had applied for the job. Three days later, on September 14th, the list was narrowed to two semi-finalists. […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: What Walker leaving the presidential race means for Kasich

  22-09-2015 15:27
  
  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker became the second (of 16) GOP presidential candidates to drop out of the race Monday. Both he and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are from the Midwest so could his departure help Kasich? Maybe.
  
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• Mansfield Prison Intercepts Smuggle Of Gun, Cell Phones Into Facility

  22-09-2015 15:04
  
  Prison staffers at the Richland County Correctional Institution prevented a smuggler from introducing a firearm and other contraband into the prison last week.
  
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• Cam and Lady Antebellum Sings Dixie Chicks Together

  22-09-2015 13:50
  
  Lady Antebellum invited me to sing onstage with them tonight!!!!! I got to harmonize with the best harmonizers AHH! #AlleganCountyFair I am so happy and honored to be a part of Woody and the Wake Up Call! This summer has been one of the best just by being able to intern here at 92.3 and learning so much, I am very lucky to have this opportunity. I have lived in Columbus all my life so I know the area like the back of my hand .
  
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• Theatre Review: Available Light’s The Grown-Up: Fabulism with a Glowing Heart and a Bruised Soul

  22-09-2015 13:00
  
  Available Light’s 2015-2016 season officially started this weekend with a bang. Over the years, Available Light has found some of their best material through Louisville’s Humana Festival including last season’s She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen and The Christians by Lucas Hnath (the latter having just begun its Off-Broadway run which is collecting raves). That sweet synchronicity continues with […]
  
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• Morse Road closed near Cleveland Avenue from 2-car crash; 1 critical

  22-09-2015 12:43
  
  Commuters on the Northeast Side may face delays after a serious crash has closed a section of Morse Road in both directions early Tuesday.
  
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• Ted Cruz Booed By Audience During "Late Show" Appearance

  22-09-2015 12:38
  
  Cruz, Colbert debate Reagan, gay marriage, compromise
  
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• Delivery Service Brings Columbus Favorites To Your Front Door

  22-09-2015 12:28
  
  A new app-based delivery service is operating in Columbus. Read more.
  
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• Rat Drags Pizza Slice Through NYC Subway

  22-09-2015 12:12
  
  A small rat carrying a big slice of pizza goes viral. See the video.
  
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• Justice Insider: Guernsey County man honored for saving women in I-70 crash

  22-09-2015 12:09
  
  Guernsey County contractor Dave McKim was honored at the 35th annual Ohio Fire Service Hall of Fame ceremony last week, seven months after he helped rescue two women from a fiery crash that killed two others on an East Side freeway.
  
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• Ohio may owe $1.8 million to school-building contractor

  22-09-2015 11:38
  
  The Ohio School Facilities Commission could owe $1.8 million to a contractor in a legal dispute over the construction of 12 dormitories at the Ohio State School for the Blind and Ohio School for the Deaf in Clintonville.
  
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• Fran Ryan, 81, returns to Columbus City Council about four decades after exit

  22-09-2015 11:30
  
  The last time Fran Ryan sat on the dais at Columbus City Council, the Columbus Clippers had just christened the field at Cooper Stadium, Jimmy Carter was president and people were still mourning Elvis. And now, nearly 40 years later, Ryan is back where it all began – on city council. The six sitting members of the council unanimously approved Ryan on Monday night to fill the vacancy left when Michelle M. Mills resigned last month.
  
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• Justice Insider: Guersey County man honored for saving women in I-70 crash

  22-09-2015 11:09
  
  Guernsey County contractor Dave McKim was honored at the 35th annual Ohio Fire Service Hall of Fame ceremony last week, seven months after he helped rescue two women from a fiery crash that killed two others on an East Side freeway.
  
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• Sunny & Cool Last Day Of Summer

  22-09-2015 11:08
  
  Doppler 10 Meteorologist Mike Davis says to expect a sunny and cool last day of summer. Get the full forecast.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Clear With Some Patchy Fog, Low 55

  22-09-2015 11:08
  
  Temperatures will be cool again tonight in the middle 50s and pleasant tomorrow afternoon with highs approaching 80.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Mostly Sunny & Warm, High Near 80

  22-09-2015 11:08
  
  Doppler 10 Meteorologist Mike Davis says to expect a sunny and cool last day of summer.
  
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• Defending Ohio’s indigents pays little

  22-09-2015 10:59
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1963 that a fair trial requires adequate legal representation, even if the defendant can’t afford it. But 52 years after that decision, critics say the criminal-defense system for indigent people is both dramatically underfunded and ripe for abuse.
  
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