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• Chillicothe School Bus Involved In Accident Outside Circleville

  12-10-2015 23:17
  
  Ohio State Highway Patrol said the driver of the SUV attempted to run after hitting the bus but was caught by Circleville Police.
  
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• 'He’s a better candidate than I was,' Jon Huntsman says of John Kasich

  12-10-2015 23:04
  
  John Kasich is not the Jon Huntsman of the 2016 presidential race, says a guy who should know: Jon Huntsman. Huntsman, former Utah governor and ambassador to China under President Barack Obama, staked his 2012 presidential bid on the New Hampshire primary and was regarded as popular with the news media because of his relatively moderate views — positions that did not resonate with many Republican voters.
  
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• New Mural!

  12-10-2015 22:53
  
  NNEMAP Food Pantry has a beautiful new mural thanks to 75 volunteers and artist Philip Martin. Fantastic! The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to check out columbusfoundation.org and follow along on Facebook as we continue to celebrate The […]
  
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• Former cop leads protest against Dunkin Donuts worker

  12-10-2015 22:17
  
  The officer previously told his union the slogan was written on the cup of coffee he bought Oct. 2.
  
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• AP source: Chase Utley appeal hearing not held Monday

  12-10-2015 21:57
  
  Utley was penalized Sunday by Joe Torre, MLB's chief baseball officer, who said Utley's takeout of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada in Game 2 on Saturday was an "illegal slide."
  
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• Obama: Donald Trump is a "classic reality TV character"

  12-10-2015 21:42
  
  Ultimately, however, Mr. Obama predicted, "I don't think he'll end up being president of the United States."
  
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• State funeral board mired in accusations of harassment, altered record

  12-10-2015 21:00
  
  The executive director of the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors is under fire from a board member who accuses her of altering a public record and practicing law without a license, prompting her and board officers to counter with charges of harassment. Columbus lawyer Tommy Taneff, appointed to the funeral board in December by Gov. John Kasich, accuses executive director Vanessa Niekamp of retroactively altering an email she sent to a Dispatch reporter.
  
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• Judge sets trial date in hot-SUV death case for February

  12-10-2015 20:27
  
  A judge has ruled that she won't try charges that a Georgia man accused in his son's death had inappropriate online exchanges with an underage girl separately from the death case.
  
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• Two inducted into Columbus Hall of Fame

  12-10-2015 20:01
  
  The first president of the National Football League and one of the city’s long-time civic and philanthropic leaders are now the 54th and 55th members of the Columbus Hall of Fame. Joe F. Carr and Mary Lazarus were inducted today at a ceremony at Columbus City Hall.
  
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• Olive Garden apologizes to Kansas City police officer

  12-10-2015 19:56
  
  Officer Michael Holsworth says he was on duty and in uniform Sunday when the employee at the Olive Garden in Independence, Missouri, asked him to leave because guns aren't allowed in the restaurant.
  
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• BrewDog founders raise a glass to their U.S. home

  12-10-2015 19:52
  
  BrewDog co-founder James Watt, left, and his fellow co-founder, Martin Dickie, made an appearance at the Winking Lizard on Bethel Road Friday night. With work now underway on the company's first U.S. brewery in Canal Winchester, BrewDog founders James Watt and Martin Dickie gave the public in Columbus their first look at them, extolling the virtues of the community they are now making their own.
  
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• Crawford Hoying to Develop Medical Offices in Upper Arlington

  12-10-2015 19:37
  
  Local developer Crawford Hoying is remaining busy with current projects under construction in Clintonville and Dublin, with more on the way in Downtown Columbus and on Olentangy River Road. The company announced today a partnership with the Columbus Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery (CAPS) group to build a new medical office for the organization in Upper Arlington as […]
  
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• Zimbabwe official: US dentist not wanted for killing lion

  12-10-2015 19:36
  
  Palmer can now safely return to Zimbabwe as a "tourist" because he had not broken the southern African country's hunting laws.
  
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• DeWine: 'Ohio will be fundamentally changed' if Issue 3 passes

  12-10-2015 19:12
  
  Kids don’t check the ingredients before they pop a sugar-coated gummy bear or hard candy in their mouth. That’s the problem with marijuana-infused candy and baked goods, Attorney General Mike DeWine said today. Kids can’t tell the difference between treats laced with pot and the kind mom buys at the grocery. DeWine returned from a recent three-day pot fact-finding trip to Colorado more convinced of his opposition to State Issue 3, a marijuana legalization amendment Ohioans will
  
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• Dozens Of Madison-Plains Students Stay Home After Impetigo Outbreak

  12-10-2015 18:59
  
  Superintendent Tim Dettwiller told 10TV of the 84 students and staff members sent home or out sick last week, more than a dozen have returned.
  
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• Forecasters predict milder winter

  12-10-2015 18:15
  
  Yes, today’s a perfect fall day, plenty of sunshine, temps in the 70s. But winter’s bearing down on us. And you know what? It doesn’t look like it’s going to be that bad. The National Weather Service and AccuWeather are both projecting a warmer-than-average winter — December through February — with below-average snowfall.
  
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• Black and Outside in Columbus

  12-10-2015 17:41
  
  Nicole Jackson grew up in Cleveland where, as a child, she didn’t have many options to go outdoors and connect with nature. Much of her time was spent inside watching television, usually nature programs like National Geographic and Kratts’ Creatures. Jackson went on to study environment and natural resources at the Ohio State University with […]
  
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• California Bars Schools From Using "Redskins" Name

  12-10-2015 17:36
  
  California public schools will be barred from using the Redskins name for sports teams and mascots under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed.
  
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• Caifornia Bars Schools From Using "Redskins" Name

  12-10-2015 17:36
  
  California public schools will be barred from using the Redskins name for sports teams and mascots under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed.
  
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• Bink Davies Looking to Relocate Short North Store

  12-10-2015 16:52
  
  Short North retailer Bink Davies announced via Facebook on Friday that the business will be leaving its location at 668 North High Street sometime after the holiday season. The shop has been in business there for nearly six years, and is hoping to find a place to relocate elsewhere in the neighborhood: “Our landlord has […]
  
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• Photos: Fashion Week Columbus 2015 Finale Runway Show

  12-10-2015 15:41
  
  “It is the people of Columbus that will make it possible for Columbus to be the next New York City.” – David Tupaz, Fashion Designer. These were some of the last words spoken into the microphone during Fashion Week Columbus’ Finale Show this past Saturday. David Tupaz, one of the two headline designers in the […]
  
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• Utica Harvest Festival! #ColumbusShort with @LILDonAIR

  12-10-2015 15:29
  
  Listen to lilD weekdays at 8:05 am for all things free, fun, and family in Columbus! Here's what's happening: 1. Wednesday-Saturday is "Operation KidSafe Safety Event." This free event offers custom digital fingerprinting for children, and safety tips to start a family safety action plan.
  
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• WATCH: Maria's Message Presentation at Ohio Wesleyan University

  12-10-2015 15:19
  
  Please join 10TV’s Dom Tiberi, Jerry Revish, Tracy Townsend and Scott Light, along with special guests for this interactive presentation which focuses on the prevention of distracted driving.
  
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• Register: Maria's Message Presentation at Ohio Wesleyan University

  12-10-2015 15:19
  
  Please join 10TV’s Dom Tiberi, Jerry Revish, Tracy Townsend and Scott Light, along with special guests for this interactive presentation which focuses on the prevention of distracted driving.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: John Kasich continues bus tour, will unveil first policy proposal this week

  12-10-2015 14:51
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich will continue his presidential campaign on a bus tour of New Hampshire and Vermont this week with a hop over to Michigan today before heading back east for the No Labels event. That will include candidates from both parties. Billionaire Donald Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are on the schedule.
  
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• Nationwide Children's Hospital creates center to study suicide

  12-10-2015 14:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio children's hospital has created a center to study suicide in efforts to better understand it and stop it from happening.
  
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• MMELO Debuts Easton Store for Holiday Season

  12-10-2015 14:00
  
  A new gourmet marshmallow boutique will soon be setting up shop at Easton for the holidays. When Michelle Allen, MMELO owner, became a mother, she realized there were quite a few common candy ingredients she didn’t want her children consuming. She started reading up on food science techniques to make healthier homemade candy, and ended […]
  
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• Ohio programs get grants for crime-victim services

  12-10-2015 13:51
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says more than 300 providers in Ohio will share $51 million in grant money for delivering services to crime victims.
  
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• Advanced police training to include use-of-force rules

  12-10-2015 13:49
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio police officers must take advanced training on topics that include constitutional use of force to meet new requirements and get reimbursed by the state for the training hours, the attorney general’s office said.
  
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• Cincinnati officials aim to preserve historic recording studio

  12-10-2015 13:48
  
  CINCINNATI — Cincinnati officials hope a new designation will help preserve a historic recording studio that once produced music by artists such as James Brown, Otis Redding and John Lee Hooker.
  
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• Superhero window washers delight children in hospital

  12-10-2015 13:47
  
  AKRON — Patients at Akron Children’s Hospital were buzzing after Batman, Spider-Man and a host of other superheroes took to the skies to wash the windows of the northeastern Ohio hospital.
  
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• Photo: Painting pointers for the Columbus Marathon

  12-10-2015 13:45
  
  Laurie Fleak paints an arrow on pavement near Ohio Stadium for the upcoming Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & Half Marathon. She was performing the task on Sunday with her father, Steve Fleak, as Columbus police ensured their safety. More than 200 arrows were being painted for next Sunday’s races.
  
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• Murder defendant to represent himself

  12-10-2015 13:43
  NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — An Ohio murder suspect is representing himself in court despite not being a lawyer — a rare move for a felony case in which he could face life behind bars if convicted.
  
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• Prosecutor draws flak over Tamir Rice case

  12-10-2015 13:37
  
  CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County prosecutor handling the fatal shooting by a white police officer of a 12-year-old black boy while he played with a replica pistol was criticized by activists on Sunday for releasing two reports that called the shooting “reasonable” before any grand jury decision on charges had been announced.
  
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• Airport unsafe in winter, FAA says

  12-10-2015 13:36
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is taking issue with Federal Aviation Administration claims that it failed to meet safety requirements during winter weather.
  
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• Heroin proves a formidable foe in suburban Ohio county

  12-10-2015 13:24
  
  What the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called a national epidemic is hitting especially hard here. The CDC says heroin-related deaths nationally nearly doubled from 2011 to 2013, when 8,200 deaths were linked to heroin. In Butler County, they have nearly quadrupled in a little more than three years. Heroin-related deaths soared from 30 in 2012 to 103 in 2014, with 86 recorded already through the first half of 2015.
  
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• No Social Security Increase Coming

  12-10-2015 12:13
  
  For a third time in 40 years, no Social Security increase coming
  
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• Man Killed In Crawford County Crash

  12-10-2015 11:56
  
  A man has died after being ejected from his truck in Crestline.
  
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• Community health centers growing in central Ohio amid Medicaid expansion

  12-10-2015 11:55
  
  Last month, Candi Pringle quit her half-pack-a-day habit of 38 years. Since then, Pringle’s blood pressure has dropped, and her back pain has eased. When the urge to smoke surfaces, the 50-year-old Columbus woman said she goes for a walk instead. She credits the positive health strides she has made in part to her local community health center on E. 17th Avenue.
  
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• Can Kasich regain lost momentum?

  12-10-2015 11:52
  
  WASHINGTON — These have not been easy days for Republican presidential candidate John Kasich. A spate of fresh polls shows he is fading not only in New Hampshire but also in his own state of Ohio. He was relatively invisible in the last Republican presidential debate and seems unable to break past the dominant presence of New York billionaire Donald Trump, retired Baltimore neurosurgeon Ben Carson and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina.
  
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• Woman Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Delaware County

  12-10-2015 11:51
  
  The crash happened Sunday night on Wilson Road.
  
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• Ex-inmates’ community re-entry aided by Fairfield County group

  12-10-2015 11:44
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio — Inmates released from jail or prison in Fairfield County now have one-stop shopping if they need help with food and clothing, or resume-writing and job-hunting.
  
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• Columbus diocese’s program putting Pope Francis’ words into action

  12-10-2015 11:38
  
  Holly Monnier was among the throngs in Philadelphia who waited along the street for hours last month to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis in his popemobile. Eight hours of patience earned her just a brief moment in the pope’s presence — maybe 10 or 20 seconds — but it was well worth the wait.
  
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• Acquittals not norm in Franklin County jury trials despite recent verdicts

  12-10-2015 11:31
  
  Franklin County Common Pleas juries have acquitted just three defendants in murder cases this year. But two of them occurred this month.
  
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• Central Ohio Soldiers Prepare For Deployment

  12-10-2015 11:18
  
  The 1194 Company will have a formal parting ceremony in Chillicothe. Read more.
  
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• ‘Ghost’ properties stuck in dead owners’ names burden Columbus neighborhoods

  12-10-2015 11:07
  Fred Coons had no idea he’d still be dealing with his dad’s South Linden house in 2015. After all, his father, Joseph Coons, died five years ago. But Joseph Coons left no will, so the house remains in his name. And his son is facing a court case and maintenance costs.
  
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• Police Search For Suspect In Southeast Columbus Shooting

  12-10-2015 11:02
  
  Officers were on the lookout for the man a shooting victim says opened fire.
  
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• Man Wanted In Connection With Child Pornography Charges

  12-10-2015 11:02
  
  Franklin County Sheriff's Office is asking for help putting a wanted man behind bars.
  
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• Tips sought in beating of Columbus State student

  12-10-2015 10:57
  
  An assault and robbery on a Columbus State Community College student is the crime of the week in the Crime Stoppers program.
  
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• Sunny And Cool Start To Monday

  12-10-2015 10:56
  
  We’ll be breezy and warm with highs in the mid 70s. Get the Doppler 10 forecast.
  
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