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• Columbus State Student Recovering From Random Attack

  20-10-2015 23:42
  
  Shaun Kaltebach said his attackers stomped, punched and kicked him to the cusp of death.
  
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• Newark man dies after crash in Heath

  20-10-2015 23:32
  
  A Newark man died Monday evening after the car he was driving struck two utility poles and plowed through a fence in Heath.
  
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• Is any amount of alcohol safe during pregnancy?

  20-10-2015 23:09
  
  While some research suggests that small amounts of alcohol may be harmless during pregnancy, a new report from a leading U.S. pediatricians' group warns that drinking is never a good idea for expectant moms.
  
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• State money will help campuses prevent sexual assault

  20-10-2015 22:18
  
  The $2 million state lawmakers included in the budget for combating sexual assault on college campuses will go toward training college officials how to discourage sexual violence, linking to resources from a state website and making grants for projects at individual colleges.
  
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• WATCH: Texas K-9 Honored With Heartbreaking 'Last Call'

  20-10-2015 22:16
  
  Argo, a 9-year-old German Shepherd, had been diagnosed with terminal bone cancer.
  
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• Man whose Facebook post drew scrutiny gets life in slaying

  20-10-2015 21:55
  
  Authorities say the post read: "What to do?? ... 30K I have to spend."
  
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• State board of education votes to keep records from Yost

  20-10-2015 21:44
  
  The Ohio Board of Education Tuesday refused to turn over internal communications requested by state Auditor Dave Yost about the Department of Education’s rigging of charter-school evaluations. The board voted against a resolution 10-3 to immediately release the documentation to Yost and directing state Superintendent Richard A. Ross and other staff to cooperate with the auditor’s probe. Four board members abstained from voting.
  
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• Crimson Cup gets toast from Roast

  20-10-2015 21:36
  
  Roast magazine has named Crimson Cup the macro roaster of the year, the first Ohio-based winner in the award's 12 years. "It's just phenomenal, really," Greg Ubert, Crimson Cup founder and president, said of the award.
  
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• South Side Housing Action Plan

  20-10-2015 20:28 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Webb dropping democratic bid for president

  20-10-2015 20:17
  
  He said he is considering his options about how he might "remain as a voice" in the campaign.
  
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• 12-story luxury hotel in Hilton chain planned for Downtown

  20-10-2015 19:54
  
  Downtown Columbus’ newest hotel will be a 12-story, upscale building in the Hilton chain. The Downtown Commission today approved plans for a new Canopy by Hilton hotel at 77 E. Nationwide Blvd. The 168-room hotel will replace a two-story HER real estate building and feature a rooftop bar. The new hotel, which will cost $36 million to $40 million, will be sandwiched in between the Lofts and the Crowne Plaza hotels.
  
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• J.T. Barrett To Start Against Rutgers

  20-10-2015 19:44
  
  The decision comes in the wake of Saturday night’s game where Barrett threw for two scores and ran for over 100 yards with two touchdowns on the ground.
  
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• Low Battery Life? Close These Apps!

  20-10-2015 19:32
  
  Have you been wondering why your phone's battery has been draining so quickly? Related question: Are you always on Snapchat?
  
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• New 12-Story Hotel Approved by Downtown Commission

  20-10-2015 19:30
  
  A proposal for a new 12-story hotel returned for review by the Downtown Commission this morning, with a few updates to the design and the details. Most notably, the hotel brand has been changed from a Hilton Garden Inn to a Canopy by Hilton, a new luxury brand that was launched several years to cater to […]
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 10/19/15

  20-10-2015 19:06 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Mary Taylor: I am seriously considering running for governor

  20-10-2015 18:56
  
  Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor admitted the obvious early this afternoon. “I am seriously considering running for governor in 2018,” the Republican said while standing on the steps of the Statehouse. As The Dispatch first reported, Taylor has formed a nonprofit political organization called “Onward Ohio” that can raise funds to pay for her non-official travel around the state and boost her profile in the years ahead.
  
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• American Cancer Society Says Start Mammograms At 45, Not 40

  20-10-2015 18:53
  
  The cancer group also now advises switching to screening to every other year at 55
  
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• Buckeye Lake boaters could return in June under faster construction schedule

  20-10-2015 18:49
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio – Boating could resume at Buckeye Lake in June under an expedited construction schedule that would allow for raising the water level to about five feet, Fairfield County Commissioner Dave Levacy said today. The plan calls for the workers who will build a 4.1-mile-long, 30-foot-wide berm along the route of the new dam to work two, 10-hour shifts per day six days a week, Levacy said.
  
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• ColumbusRotary: Innovation Generation

  20-10-2015 18:43 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Crews hope beet juice, brine will help clear snowy sections of I-70

  20-10-2015 18:14
  
  The sun was shining bright this morning across central Ohio, but workers and engineers at the Ohio Department of Transportation District 5 Garage in Jacksontown were focused on something else: snow. Testing de-icing liquid mixtures including calcium, brine and a beet juice combination, crews will target their efforts on I-70 in Licking, Muskingum and Guernsey counties.
  
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• Ginther, Scott will face off in debate tonight

  20-10-2015 17:58
  
  The two Democrats competing in the Columbus mayoral race will face off in a live televised debate this evening.
  
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• Newark police investigating abduction, rape of teenage girl

  20-10-2015 17:37
  
  Newark Police are investigating the reported abduction and sexual assault of a teenager over the weekend, but have few details or leads.
  
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• White House Threatens To Veto 'Sanctuary Cities' Bill

  20-10-2015 17:34
  
  The White House is threatening to veto Senate legislation cracking down on "sanctuary cities" that shield residents from federal immigration authorities.
  
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• Filmmaker Brings Decline of Western Civilization to The Wexner Center

  20-10-2015 17:00
  
  In 1981, Penelope Spheeris released a film that would create the language for an explosion of documentaries to follow. The Decline of Western Civilization, her definitive exploration of the 1980 LA punk rock scene, introduced viewers to a reality most did not know existed at that time. In ’88 she returned to the LA fringe […]
  
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• Central Ohio’s jobless rate ticks up to 3.7 percent

  20-10-2015 16:53
  
  Central Ohio’s unemployment rate edged up to 3.7 percent last month as the number of unemployed workers rose by 600. The rate rose in September from a 14-year low of 3.6 percent in August.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: The 2015 Columbus Mayoral Debate | 7PM on 10TV

  20-10-2015 16:32
  
  City Council President Andrew Ginther and Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott will face off once again tonight in the 2015 Mayoral Debate presented by 10TV and The Columbus Dispatch.
  
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• TONIGHT: The 2015 Columbus Mayoral Debate

  20-10-2015 16:32
  
  President Andrew Ginther and Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott will face off once again tonight in the 2015 Mayoral Debate presented by 10TV and The Columbus Dispatch.
  
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• Ginther, Scott Square Off In The 2015 Columbus Mayoral Debate

  20-10-2015 16:32
  
  The debate was hosted by Jerry Revish and political anchor Scott Light.
  
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• Theatre Review: Short North Stage’s A Little Night Music Looks at What We Find in Twilight

  20-10-2015 16:30
  
  Short North Stage kicked off its 2015-2016 season in earnest last Thursday with a sumptuous, nearly-perfect production of Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and Hugh Wheeler’s (book) gorgeous, delightfully cynical look at romance and sex, A Little Night Music (adapted from Ingmar Bergman’s film Smiles of a Summer Night). Early on, Madame Armfeldt (a very funny Marya […]
  
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• Ohio death-row inmate, 62, dies in prison of natural causes

  20-10-2015 15:47
  
  A condemned Ohio killer who shot a confidential informant and taunted him as he bled to death has died of natural causes.
  
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• Mayoral Candidates Speak! #ColumbusShort with @LILDonAIR

  20-10-2015 15:17
  
  Listen to lilD weekdays at 8:05 am for all things free, fun, and family in Columbus! Here's what's happening: 1. Tomorrow is the "Columbus Mayoral Candidate Conversation." Candidates Andy Ginther and Zach Scott will discuss the issues with host Mike Thompson of WOSU-TV.
  
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• Gunplay outside school averted near Massillon

  20-10-2015 15:14
  
  MASSILLON, Ohio — A dangerous situation ended without incident as an armed man wanted for trying to kill his ex-wife threatened to shoot at a SWAT team outside a middle school in Perry Township in Stark County.
  
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• Fewer Ohio inmates granted parole

  20-10-2015 15:12
  
  Over the past 16 years, the number of inmates released on parole each year has dropped from thousands to dozens, and just 8,793 prisoners remain under the Ohio Parole Board’s jurisdiction, according to a new report from the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee.
  
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• Feds add charges for 18 in Canton-area drug case

  20-10-2015 15:10
  
  CANTON — After an initial round of arrests and state drug charges filed in July, federal investigators have taken over the prosecution of the alleged members of a heroin and cocaine trafficking ring in the Canton area that police say was supplied by a Chicago gang.
  
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• AT&T, Franklin University Organize 12-Week Hackathon for High Schoolers

  20-10-2015 15:00
  
  On October 2, Franklin University and AT&T Ohio launched Cbus Student Hack, a 12-week event in which high school students from around Central Ohio will compete to design the best mobile apps aimed at benefiting their communities. Each team of students has been tasked with creating an app that focuses on improving health and wellness. […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Mary Taylor's moves toward a potential gubernatorial campaign

  20-10-2015 14:55
  
  It looks like Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor is closer to a gubernatorial run. Dispatch Public Affairs Editor Darrel Rowland writes Taylor has formed a so-called “527 committee” called Onward Ohio with the secretary of state's office. “Through Mary Taylor's leadership, Onward Ohio will serve as a platform for ensuring that the commonsense initiatives of the Kasich-Taylor administration continue to thrive into the future,” said Kristen Frissora, a consultant working with the 527 who
  
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• Scotts backs disputed ads for Ortho

  20-10-2015 14:28
  
  A competitor to Scotts Miracle-Gro challenged claims made in a series of commercials for Ortho Home Defense products and a promotion that gave gift cards to some customers who posted online product reviews.
  
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• Cadets, Habitat help rebuild home lost in fire

  20-10-2015 13:59
  
  CANTON — When his water line froze on Jan. 24, 2014, Jim Bell did what any homeowner would do: He tried to unthaw it. But a spark from his propane torch ignited a fire. Bell’s wife, Barb, who was trapped in their kitchen, was rescued by their neighbors.
  
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• 3 killed when car hits trees and burns

  20-10-2015 13:57
  
  MANSFIELD, Ohio — Authorities are investigating a fiery car crash that killed three people and injured one man in northern Ohio.
  
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• German Village gets promotion push at Columbus City Hall

  20-10-2015 13:30
  
  A bit of German Village will greet visitors to Columbus City Hall. A display featuring one of the city’s best-known neighborhoods and tourist destinations has been set up near the entrance. It is expected to be the first of a series of displays highlighting Columbus neighborhoods or institutions.
  
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• Technology access for students among issues presented to Ohio Senate Democrats in Eastmoor visit

  20-10-2015 13:27
  
  Sen. Charleta B. Tavares returned to her alma mater on Monday to hear Eastmoor Academy students, parents and teachers talk about a variety of education issues. The Columbus Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni, D-Boardman, kicked off the first of a series of meetings across the state where Senate Democrats hope to gather opinions on ways to improve education.
  
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• Guard taken hostage at Mansfield prison was left alone with inmate

  20-10-2015 13:16
  
  A female prison guard was taken hostage on Sunday by a male inmate after she was left alone in the library of the Mansfield Correctional Institution, according to the union representing state corrections officers. The guard was by herself after a second officer was pulled off for other duties at the prison chapel, said Doug Mosier, a Mansfield guard and president of the facility’s Ohio Civil Service Employees Association chapter.
  
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• Ohio to delay executions until 2017

  20-10-2015 13:12
  
  Ohio has canceled executions for 2016, giving 12 death-row inmates up to three more years to live. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced the revised execution schedule on Monday. Agency spokeswoman JoEllen Smith said the executions are being pushed back because the state is having difficulty getting lethal-injection drugs.
  
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• Ohio funeral board votes not to suspend director after contentious meeting

  20-10-2015 13:10
  
  Amid a display of ill will from both sides, the executive director of the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors survived a move to suspend her from her duties on Monday over allegations of misconduct. After meeting privately in executive session for 33 minutes, the board voted 3-2 at the conclusion of a contentious meeting to keep Vanessa Niekamp in her job.
  
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• Kasich’s presidential campaign gets much of its money from Ohioans

  20-10-2015 12:58
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich got the roughly half of the $4.4 million he raised last quarter from Ohio voters, according to a Federal Election Commission analysis of campaign donations. In all, the former Columbus-area congressman received $2.1 million from Ohio donors, with most concentrated in central Ohio- $370,009 from Columbus-area ZIP codes beginning with 432 and $401,306 from Columbus-area zip codes beginning with 430.
  
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• Amazon Adding 100,000 Jobs For Holiday Season

  20-10-2015 12:40
  
  The online retailer said Tuesday that it will be hiring across the country for jobs in its fulfillment and sorting facilities.
  
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• First Case Of Cancer Linked To Fukushima Cleanup Work Diagnosed

  20-10-2015 12:28
  
  A former worker has officially been diagnosed with leukemia, linked to the plant. Read more.
  
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• Sunny And Mild Tuesday Morning

  20-10-2015 12:19
  
  Doppler 10 Meteorologist Mike Davis says Tuesday morning will be mild and sunny. Get the full forecast.
  
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• Morning Forecast: Sunny And Mild

  20-10-2015 12:19
  
  Doppler 10 Meteorologist Mike Davis says Tuesday morning will be mild and sunny. Get the full forecast.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Mainly clear, pleasant

  20-10-2015 12:19
  
  The weather will once again cooperate for any outdoor plans you might have this evening.
  
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