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• Columbus lawmakers want to restore buffer zones around reservoirs

  17-11-2015 23:11
  
  A pair of Columbus lawmakers want to do away with a new state law that city officials say will make it even more difficult to keep pollutants out of vital drinking water supplies by letting people alter city-owned buffer zones. What some saw as heavy-handed tactics by the city of Columbus to keep adjacent property owners away from the buffer zones prompted Republicans in June to put an amendment into the massive two-year budget bill.
  
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• Ohio House approves expanding concealed carry to airports, police stations, daycare

  17-11-2015 22:58
  
  With supporters saying they are eliminating “victim zones,” the Ohio House voted 63-25 today for a bill allow carrying concealed handguns into daycare centers, along with public areas of law enforcement stations and airports. The bill also would allow someone to carry a handgun in a school safety zone if the person has a license and leaves the weapon inside a locked motor vehicle. Under current law, a person in a school safety zone could have a handgun in a vehicle only if the licens
  
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• Athens County drug ring kingpin sentenced to 26 years

  17-11-2015 22:17
  
  The leader of a drug ring that operated from the Athens County village of Glouster has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for racketeering and other crimes. County Common Pleas Judge Patrick J. Lang sentenced Anthony A. Spears on Monday, after Spears changed his plea to guilty on multiple charges, county Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said in a news release.
  
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• Columbus proposing to raise water rates

  17-11-2015 22:12
  
  Water bills are likely rising again for nearly all Franklin County customers. The Columbus City Council is expected to approve a 3.3 percent increase in water and sewer rates next week, a move that would push water and sewer bills $34 higher for the year for the average four-member household in Columbus. Those living in most suburbs and other areas of the county would see an increase of about $40 for the year, on average.
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court hears Olentangy school board member's case against colleagues

  17-11-2015 21:54
  
  When Olentangy school board members exchanged emails to discuss a fellow member and how to respond to a newspaper editorial criticizing board policy, they were not violating open-meetings laws, a school board attorney told the Ohio Supreme Court this morning.
  
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• Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump To Visit Columbus

  17-11-2015 21:47
  
  Columbus Police confirmed that Trump's campaign told them he will visit Monday, November 23.
  
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• Circleville man convicted of ex-girlfriend's murder

  17-11-2015 21:29
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — It took a jury about three hours today to find Trevor Teets guilty of murder in the February death of his ex-girlfriend. The jury also convicted him of domestic violence and involuntary manslaughter. Pickaway County Common Pleas Judge P. Randall Knece did not set a date to sentence Teets, 20.
  
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• Manziel Named Browns' New Starting QB, Cleared By NFL

  17-11-2015 21:17
  
  Manziel takes over for Josh McCown, who went 1-6 as a starter and missed the last two games with injured ribs.
  
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• Browns Name Johnny Manziel Starter For Rest Of Season

  17-11-2015 21:17
  
  Manziel takes over for Josh McCown, who went 1-6 as a starter and missed the last two games with injured ribs.
  
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• Ohio House Passes Bill To Expand Concealed Weapons Law

  17-11-2015 21:15
  
  The bill will now move on to the Ohio Senate for approval.
  
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• Mayors split on accepting refugees; man fatally shot in Columbus suburb; missing "Pepsi"...

  17-11-2015 20:48
  
  Two weeks after he was last seen, authorities in Harrison County confirmed they found the body of 91-year-old Wintersville, Ohio, resident "Pepsi" John Mathes Monday night. Ohio Gov. John Kasich says the state will not take in any Syrian refugees, but Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says the city will take in refugees if President Barack Obama's administration asks for help.
  
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• After years without a tourism slogan, Ohio has one again

  17-11-2015 20:48
  
  Ohio has come up with a new pitch to bring tourists to the state — “Ohio. find it here.” TourismOhio released the slogan Monday night at the Ohio Travel Association and Ohio Hotel and Lodging Association conference dinner. The slogan, developed by Columbus-based Cult Marketing, is meant to show how activities and attractions in Ohio can develop connections that will last.
  
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• Cops: drunk woman tried to open UK-to-Boston jet's exit door

  17-11-2015 20:30
  
  Police say the incident is not believed to have a link to terror.
  
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• Commissioners reject 3 bids for old Fairfield County Home

  17-11-2015 20:24
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio — The old Fairfield County Home remains on the market. County commissioners today rejected three bids that developers submitted this month, saying the bids fell short.
  
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• Cab driver pleads guilty to assaulting passenger

  17-11-2015 20:16
  
  A refugee of Somalia who was accused of raping a woman in his taxi cab pleaded guilty today to a reduced charge after the victim failed to cooperate with the prosecution. Mahad EyBakar, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault and was sentenced to 11 months in prison by a Franklin County judge who ordered him released because he has served that much time in jail since his arrest.
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to fleeing scene after striking pedestrian

  17-11-2015 20:10
  
  A 56-year-old woman pleaded guilty today to fleeing the scene after striking a man who was walking on I-70 on the West Side.
  
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• New River South apartment building plan moves forward

  17-11-2015 19:45
  
  Lifestyle Communities presented a plan to the Downtown Development Commission this morning for a five-story building containing 117 apartments at the northwest corner of W. Main and S. Front streets.
  
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• John Kasich says boots on the ground needed to defeat ISIS

  17-11-2015 19:19
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich Tuesday made boots on the ground sound like an inevitability in the war against ISIS, but stopped short of saying how many, saying he would defer to military advisers. “You can bomb them until doomsday,” he told a crowd at the National Press Club, mere blocks from the White House that he hopes to inhabit. “It’s simply not going to work.”
  
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• Officials Release Preliminary Cause For Columbus House Explosion

  17-11-2015 19:06
  
  Fire crews are on scene of a house explosion in south Columbus on the 800 block of Lock Avenue.
  
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• Officials Release Cause Of House Explosion In South Columbus

  17-11-2015 19:06
  
  A toddler and her great-grandfather survived the blast and will recover.
  
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• New Details In South Columbus House Explosion

  17-11-2015 19:06
  
  A toddler and her great-grandfather survived the blast and will recover.
  
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• Accidental Gas Explosion Likely in South Columbus Investigators Say

  17-11-2015 19:06
  
  A toddler and her great-grandfather survived the blast and will recover.
  
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• State: More than 6,000 fish killed after semi crashed into Newark creek

  17-11-2015 18:59
  
  Thousands of fish were killed when a semi carrying hazardous materials careened off the road and into a Licking County creek this month, according to state wildlife officials. Nearly 6,400 fish were killed in Raccoon Creek in Newark, according to the Karen Norris, spokeswoman with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife. About 1.5 miles of the stream was affected by the crash and spill, she said.
  
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• Two people injured when South Side house explodes

  17-11-2015 18:43
  
  An explosion leveled a house on the South Side this morning. Two people were in the home, an adult male and a girl whose age was unknown.
  
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• Downtown Commission clears way for extended-stay hotel on E. Main Street

  17-11-2015 18:35
  
  The Downtown Commission has cleared the way for an extended-stay hotel on E. Main Street that will cater to families and friends of patients in nearby hospitals. The commission this morning approved a certificate of appropriateness for a 104-room Home2 Suites by Hilton at 382-404 E. Main St., where a Kleen-A-Car car wash now operates. Construction is to begin by spring. The hotel would be near OhioHealth Grant Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, as well as Franklin Universit
  
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• Columbus Foundation and Jeni’s Team Up for Giving Tuesday!

  17-11-2015 18:30
  
  Columbus Foundation is Your One-Stop Philanthropy Shop on Giving Tuesday From Jeni’s ice cream collaboration, to Charitable Gift Cards, to mobile giving, community foundation has something for everyone To kick off the holiday giving season, The Columbus Foundation and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams are teaming up to celebrate our community by participating in Giving Tuesday […]
  
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• Weather Geek Report: Snow On The Way?

  17-11-2015 18:20
  
  When will we see our first snow?
  
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• Welcome to Columbus!

  17-11-2015 17:49 via youtube.com
  
  
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• DEVELOPING: Fire Crews Responding To House Explosion In South Columbus

  17-11-2015 17:43
  
  Fire crews are on scene of a reported house explosion in south Columbus on the 800 block of Lock Avenue.
  
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• House explodes on South Side

  17-11-2015 17:12
  
  Columbus firefighters have been called to a house explosion and fire on the South Side.
  
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• NEXT: Biology Will be the Next Tech Revolution

  17-11-2015 16:59
  
  Layla Richards had an incurable form of leukemia, and doctors informed her parents on her first birthday that she would soon be dead. With nothing else to lose, her parents agreed to an aggressive form of gene therapy used previously only on mice. Layla was given a vial of genetically-engineered immune cells that targeted her […]
  
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• Blast Destroys South Columbus Home

  17-11-2015 16:45
  
  Officials tell 10TV an adult male and minor female have been transported to local hospitals for injuries.
  
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• Circleville man killed in single-car wreck

  17-11-2015 16:41
  
  A 22-year-old Circleville man died Monday night after he lost control of his vehicle on a curve in rural Washington Township, the Pickaway County sheriff’s office said.
  
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• Ohio House set to expand concealed carry to airports, police stations, daycare

  17-11-2015 16:37
  
  With supporters saying they are eliminating “victim zones,” the Ohio House is expected to pass a bill today that would allow carrying concealed handguns into daycare centers, along with public areas of law enforcement stations and airports.
  
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• Asian Persuasion Brings Filipino Cuisine to the Streets of Columbus

  17-11-2015 16:34
  
  If you’re not already familiar with lechon and lumpia, then you’re likely to get acquainted with them soon. New food truck Asian Persuasion hit the streets of Columbus back in August and they’ve quickly gained a following for their Filipino-centric menu. “So far the response has been wonderful,” said owner Jason Kibler. “People have loved the […]
  
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• Ohio House to vote on bill defunding Planned Parenthood

  17-11-2015 16:22
  
  An Ohio House bill to redirect public funds from entities that perform or promote elective abortions passed in committee today and will come to a vote by the House. The bill, which will take away state funds from organizations such as Planned Parenthood, passed 8-4 with mostly Republican support except for one of the bill’s co-sponsors, Rep. Bill Patmon, D-Cleveland. Rep. Margaret Conditt, R- Liberty Township, is the other sponsor.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Cloudy & Mild, Low 53

  17-11-2015 16:00
  
  A strong storm system brings a 100 percent chance for showers tomorrow after 3 p.m.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: A look at the Syrian refugee debate

  17-11-2015 15:39
  
  In light of the Paris attacks Friday and revelation that at least one the suspects entered France as a Syrian refugee, many are questioning President Barack Obama’s plan to accept as many as 10,000 refugees. Among those challenging the plan is Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is also running for the Republican presidential nomination. “The governor doesn’t believe the U.S. should accept additional Syrian refugees because security and safety issues cannot be adequately addressed. The
  
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• Whitehall police say man fatally shot at apartment complex was from Youngstown

  17-11-2015 15:37
  
  Whitehall police have few clues in the fatal shooting of a man at an apartment complex on Monday evening. Police were called at 5:30 p.m. on a report of shots fired at the Commons at Royal Landing apartment complex, which is west of the intersection of E. Broad Street and Hamilton Road.
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 11/16/15

  17-11-2015 15:34 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Look Up! Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

  17-11-2015 14:10
  
  One of the year's most anticipated meteor showers peaks this week.
  
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• Ohio State sues Cincinnati casino over ‘Shoe’ name

  17-11-2015 14:04
  
  “The Shoe” belongs on only one foot, at least according to a trademark case filed by Ohio State University against the Horseshoe Cincinnati casino. The case involves Horseshoe Cincinnati’s use of the name “The Shoe” for its concert venue and its attempt to register it as a trademark in 2013.
  
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• Gateway Film Center Wins Sundance Honor

  17-11-2015 14:00
  
  How does it feel to receive accolades from one of the most important bodies in independent film? “We were ecstatic,” says Chris Hamel. The Sundance Art House Project – an offshoot of the famous Sundance Institute and its Art House Convergence – offers a recognition of independent cinemas around the country. According to their website, […]
  
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• Ohio House to Consider Bill To Expand Concealed Weapons Law

  17-11-2015 13:53
  
  The Ohio House is slated to vote Tuesday on a bill to expand the state's concealed weapons law to allow guns in places such as colleges and day cares and on private aircraft.
  
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• Actor Charlie Sheen Says He's HIV Positive

  17-11-2015 13:49
  
  The actor says he has known his status for years.
  
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• Photo: Downtown tree trimming, in both senses of the word

  17-11-2015 13:41
  
  It was hard to imagine that Christmas is only a little more than a month away on Monday, as the high temperature soared to 62 degrees.
  
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• Morning Forecast: Cloudy & Mild Temps

  17-11-2015 13:38
  
  Mike Davis says it will be a cloudy, but mild today, as moisture streams into Ohio ahead of a cold front that will bring showers to the region tomorrow.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Cloudy, Slight Chance For Rain; Temps In Low 60s

  17-11-2015 13:38
  
  A few light showers may sneak into western Ohio late today, but most areas will stay dry.
  
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• Columbus native finds herself on big screen

  17-11-2015 13:28
  
  When the movie Spotlight reaches theaters on Friday, audiences will see a Columbus native portrayed on-screen in the drama about reporters doggedly exposing sexual abuse by the clergy. Sacha Pfeiffer, who graduated from Bishop Watterson High School in 1989, went on to a career in journalism and shared in a Pulitzer Prize with others on a Boston Globe investigative team that broke the sexual-abuse story in 2002.
  
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• Man fatally shot at Whitehall apartment complex

  17-11-2015 13:27
  
  Whitehall police have few clues in the fatal shooting of a man at an apartment complex on Monday evening. Police were called at 5:30 p.m. on a report of shots fired at the Commons at Royal Landing apartment complex, which is west of the intersection of E. Broad Street and Hamilton Road.
  
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