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• Wexner Art Museum Gunman Took Hostage Before Firing Shots

  04-12-2015 23:13
  
  Court records show a former disgruntled worker took a hostage last week at the Wexner Center for the Arts before taking his own life.
  
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• Wexner shooter took a hostage before taking his own life

  04-12-2015 23:03
  
  Columbus police and fire vehicles are parked in front of the Wexner Center for the Arts on the Ohio State campus after a shooting was reported inside the center. The documents show a more serious situation - and greater destruction of artwork - than Ohio State authorities have indicated in earlier statements.
  
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• Marijuana breathalyzer test could be coming soon

  04-12-2015 22:21
  
  Hound Labs has been collaborating with scientists at UC Berkeley to develop the technology.
  
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• Ginther Announces Five More Leadership Appointments at City Hall

  04-12-2015 22:21
  
  Columbus Mayor-elect Andrew Ginther announced this morning the addition of two new appointments to his cabinet, as well as the retention of three directors from the Coleman administration. All appointments will begin their new or retained positions on January 1, when Ginther takes office. Kimber Perfect will serve as Ginther’s deputy chief of staff for communications. […]
  
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• E. Coli outbreak linked to Chipotle expands

  04-12-2015 22:13
  
  The outbreak has expanded to nine states, with a total of 52 reported illnesses.
  
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• Schoolchildren honor Rosa Parks at annual ceremony

  04-12-2015 21:51
  
  Schoolchildren from around central Ohio gathered Downtown to celebrate the annual Rosa Parks Day.
  
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• FBI: California shooting investigated as act of terrorism

  04-12-2015 20:56
  
  Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people at the holiday party for his co-workers.
  
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• New in Theaters: Krampus, Aaaaaaaah! & More

  04-12-2015 20:29
  
  Krampus   Hometown boy Michael Dougherty, whose 2007 directorial debut Trick ‘r Treat is a seasonal gem, returns to the land of holidays and horror with his second effort behind the camera, Krampus. This Christmas tale – not unlike Joe Dante’s ’84 smash Gremlins – hopes to spin a weird and horrifying yet not entirely […]
  
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• Drug company CEO: I should've "raised prices higher"

  04-12-2015 20:20
  
  The price hike, which took a a pill of Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 a piece overnight, drew a strong backlash.
  
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• Pike Co. Deputy Charged With Manslaughter After Accidental Shooting

  04-12-2015 19:57
  
  A deputy in Pike County has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after an apparent accidental shooting.
  
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• The List: 15 Places to Watch the 2015 MLS Cup Match

  04-12-2015 17:45
  
  Tickets for Sunday’s MLS Cup match sold out days ago, so unless you want to shell out over $130 per ticket to scalpers, your next best option for cheering on the Columbus Crew SC for the national championship would be to hole up in a local bar and join your fellow fans. While you’re pretty […]
  
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• The List: 14 Places to Watch the 2015 MLS Cup Match

  04-12-2015 17:45
  
  Tickets for Sunday’s MLS Cup match sold out days ago, so unless you want to shell out over $130 per ticket to scalpers, your next best option for cheering on the Columbus Crew SC for the national championship would be to hole up in a local bar and join your fellow fans. While you’re pretty […]
  
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• Official: California Attacker Pledged Allegiance To ISIS

  04-12-2015 17:44
  
  The female attacker in the deadly California shootings pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria online, a federal law enforcement official told CBS News.
  
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• Scioto Co. Couple Wanted For ‘Flakka’ Trafficking

  04-12-2015 17:17
  
  Scioto County detectives are on the hunt for a couple accused of accepting deliveries of the dangerous bath salt.
  
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• Police say remains dug up in Innis Park on North Side are human

  04-12-2015 16:44
  
  Remains found on Wednesday partially buried in a wooded area of Innis Park on the North Side have been confirmed as human, but police said little else is known about the discovery. Columbus police, investigators from the Franklin County coroner’s office, and forensic anthropologists from Ohio State University removed a decomposing body of a male from the site about 8:30 p.m. Thursday
  
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• Police Confirm Remains Found In North Columbus Park Are Human

  04-12-2015 16:30
  
  Police were called to a wooded area near Innis Road after a man called 911 to report the possible remains near Walnut Creek and Stonehenge Drives.
  
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• New Affordable Housing for the Southside

  04-12-2015 16:17 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Holiday Shopping Guide 2015 – Week Three

  04-12-2015 16:00
  
  It’s officially December now, and holiday countdowns have begun! Through December 18th, we’ll be showcasing just a taste – yet over 100 gifts! – of what our wonderful local shopping community has to offer for your holiday gift giving needs. Use these ideas as a stepping stone to explore everything our great local shops have […]
  
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• Columbus City Council Hearing on 2016 Proposed City Budget: Technology & Environmental Committees

  04-12-2015 15:58 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Crime of the Week: 2014 Bexley Homicide

  04-12-2015 15:48
  
  This week’s “Crime of the Week” focuses on an unsolved Homicide which took place in Bexley in 2014.
  
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• Melt Hot Fitness Moves and Expands in Uptown Westerville

  04-12-2015 15:00
  
  Long-time hot yoga fans enjoyed Kelly Sondergren’s amazing workouts at Melt Hot Fitness at their former location Westerville. Now, Kelly and Ryan Sondergren have moved Melt to a spacious new place right on College Avenue near the Uptown area of Westerville. “We have over 3,000 square feet. More than twice the old place,” says Kelly. […]
  
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• Melt Hot Fitness Moves and Expands in Downtown Westerville

  04-12-2015 15:00
  
  Long-time hot yoga fans enjoyed Kelly Sondergren’s amazing workouts at Melt Hot Fitness at their former location Westerville. Now, Kelly and Ryan Sondergren have moved Melt to a spacious new place right on College Avenue near the downtown of Westerville. “We have over 3,000 square feet. More than twice the old place,” says Kelly. Located […]
  
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• Columbus Opens City’s First Protected Bike Lane to the Public

  04-12-2015 15:00
  
  While cyclists have already been utilizing some of the completed portions of the new bike lanes along Fourth and Summit Streets for several weeks, the new project officially opened to the public with a ribbon cutting ceremony held yesterday afternoon by city leaders. The new installment includes the first protected lane in the City of […]
  
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• Heartland Bank scrapping HQ plans at original Port Columbus terminal

  04-12-2015 14:44
  
  Heartland Bank is dropping plans to redevelop the original Port Columbus airport terminal for its new headquarters, leaving an uncertain future again for the vacant 1929 building and nearby hangar. Heartland CEO Scott McComb informed the facility's owner, the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, that the hoped-for rehabilitation project had become too costly.
  
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• First Look: Under Aurora in Franklinton

  04-12-2015 14:00
  
  After a little over a year in business, local entrepreneur Tina De Broux is ready to make the jump from festivals and markets into a the world of brick-and-mortar retail with the opening of Under Aurora at at 923 Sullivant Avenue in the heart of Franklinton. The new store will carry De Broux’s line of plant-based fragrances and skin care […]
  
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• Suspect Wanted In August Slaying Arrested

  04-12-2015 13:31
  
  A man wanted in connection to a murder and assault in August has been arrested by Columbus Police.
  
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• Who They Were: The Victims Of The San Bernardino Shooting

  04-12-2015 13:14
  
  Fourteen people were killed Wednesday when a county restaurant inspector and his wife opened fire on his co-workers at a staff holiday banquet in San Bernardino County, California.
  
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• Remembering The Victims Of The San Bernardino Shooting

  04-12-2015 13:14
  
  Fourteen people were killed Wednesday when a county restaurant inspector and his wife opened fire on his co-workers at a staff holiday banquet in San Bernardino County, California.
  
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• Crew SC Battling For The MLS Cup At Home This Weekend

  04-12-2015 12:51
  
  The Crew SC will have a hometown advantage when they take on the Portland Timbers. Read more.
  
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• Profit guarantees for utilities spark heated debate

  04-12-2015 12:25
  
  Profit guarantees for Ohio power plants are a bad idea based on misleading threats and empty promises, according to a diverse coalition of opponents. The group, which included AARP Ohio, the Sierra Club and Dynegy Inc., made its case during a conference call with reporters, outlining what it sees as flaws in a proposed settlement disclosed on Monday in a case involving Akron-based FirstEnergy.
  
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• VTech Tablet For Kids Is Easy To Hack, Experts Say

  04-12-2015 12:19
  
  Cybersecurity experts are raising new concerns about the potential for hacking popular children's electronics.
  
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• Sunken barge no longer threat to Lake Erie

  04-12-2015 12:05
  
  TOLEDO — Salvage crews have finished pumping hazardous oil-based substances from a sunken barge that apparently had been sitting undiscovered on the bottom of Lake Erie for nearly 80 years, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday. Federal officials overseeing the underwater operation say the barge no longer poses an environmental threat.
  
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• Charlie Sheen Sued By Ex-Fiancee Over His HIV Status

  04-12-2015 12:05
  
  Lawsuit accuses Sheen of assault, battery and not disclosing HIV. Find out more.
  
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• ‘Depressed’ man, wife found dead

  04-12-2015 12:03
  
  AVON, Ohio (AP) — Police say a man and woman were found dead near Cleveland after a woman reported that her 77-year-old father called to say he had just killed his ill wife and planned to kill himself.
  
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• Appointee to Youngstown City Schools panel blocked

  04-12-2015 12:02
  
  A judge has temporarily blocked an appointee to the academic-distress commission overseeing the troubled Youngstown City Schools after teachers unions argued she wasn’t a current teacher. In a decision on Wednesday, Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Lou D’Apolito prevented Carol Staten from joining the commission until a hearing is held on Dec. 14.
  
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• Restaurant Review: Lomonico’s Downtown

  04-12-2015 12:00
  
  Lomonico’s has been on its way Downtown for a year. Originally established and beloved in Pickerington, announcements of the impending arrival of the second location came last August. At the time, the debut was planned for November 2014. But good things come to those who wait, and the new spot’s doors opened a few weeks […]
  
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• Wright-Patt breach spurs call for change

  04-12-2015 11:54
  
  DAYTON — A recent security breach at Ohio’s largest military base prompted renewed calls from officials for security improvements. U.S. Rep. Mike Turner of Dayton says he wants more guards at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base gates. He said he has met with Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, the base commander.
  
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• Sunshine, Mild Temps Heading Into The Weekend

  04-12-2015 11:50
  
  Doppler 10 Meteorologist Mike Davis says expect temperatures to rise for the weekend. Get the forecast.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Chilly With Temperatures Below Freezing

  04-12-2015 11:50
  
  The clear skies will allow tonight and tomorrow’s lows to drop below freezing.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Mostly Sunny & Seasonable, Temps In Upper 40s

  04-12-2015 11:50
  
  Skies will clear today as high pressure returns just in time for the weekend. Look for milder temperatures over the weekend as conditions stay sunny and dry.
  
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• Sophomores from Hilliard check out Tolles Career Center programs

  04-12-2015 11:40
  
  In one room, young people listened to the heartbeat of a shaggy black dog. In another, they goofed off on camera in front of a green screen. On Thursday, all of Hilliard’s sophomores — nearly 1,230 students from Bradley, Darby and Davidson high schools — visited Tolles Career & Technical Center in Plain City. Each explored two of the 22 career programs they might choose for 11th and 12th grade, including pre-veterinary training, firefighting, design, criminal justice and cu
  
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• Top Pet Crates And Carriers

  04-12-2015 09:21
  
  Center for Pet Safety conducted a test to see which products are best in a crash. Learn more.
  
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• Scott Weiland, Former Stone Temple Pilots Frontman, Dead At 48

  04-12-2015 07:48
  
  Scott Weiland, the former frontman for the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died. He was 48.
  
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• Death Investigation At Pike County Deputy's Home

  04-12-2015 07:45
  
  Investigators looking into how gun went off, killing one person. Find out more.
  
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• Theater review | 'Quiet Peninsula': MadLab's latest solid if depressing

  04-12-2015 05:43
  
  Quiet Peninsula, MadLab’s latest production, takes the troupe out of its usual territory of wild farce into the realm of sober drama verging in melodrama, with mixed but generally positive results.
  
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• Local Organization Seeks Stricter Gun Laws Following California Shootings

  04-12-2015 04:37
  
  People met at the State House in Columbus with lit candles to remember the victims of Wednesday’s California shooting and to protest change.
  
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• Worthington residential center for children with behavioral problems will close

  04-12-2015 03:50
  
  The new, 14-bed Elijah Glen Center — the only residential treatment center for older children with severe autism and behavioral problems in central Ohio — is closing at the end of the month after being open for less than a year. Not enough families could get the insurance coverage they needed, whether through Medicaid or private plans, to pay for the care, founder Marla Root said on Thursday.
  
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• Trump irks Jewish donors with comments on Mideast peace

  04-12-2015 03:25
  
  The party's 2016 front-runner openly questioned Israel's commitment to the Mideast peace process in his remarks to the Republican Jewish Coalition.
  
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• New Facebook feature could let you share live video

  04-12-2015 03:20
  
  The world's largest social network is testing a new feature that will enable its 1.5 billion users to use their smartphones to shoot video so other people can see what they are doing as it happens.
  
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• Chicago police look for person behind video of young boy smoking pot

  04-12-2015 03:10
  
  Chicago police are investigating after a video surfaced that appears to show a child of about 4 or 5 smoking marijuana.
  
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