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• Second Body Found Around Innis Park, First Body Identified

  05-12-2015 23:27
  
  A second body was found around Innis Park Saturday after a body was found there Wednesday. Get the details.
  
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• Body Found Around Innis Park

  05-12-2015 23:27
  
  A body was found around Innis Park Saturday after human remains were found there Wednesday.
  
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• Kamara Injures Leg In Practice Before MLS Cup

  05-12-2015 22:29
  
  Columbus Crew striker Kei Kamara injured his leg in practice on Saturday, a day before the team plays the Portland Timbers in the MLS Cup final. Get the details.
  
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• Shooting In West Columbus, 1 Person In Critical Condition

  05-12-2015 22:14
  
  One person is in critical condition after a shooting near Wicklow Road and South Richardson Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Get the details.
  
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• The Joseph Nashville next for Pizzuti Cos.

  05-12-2015 21:51
  
  An architect's rendering shows the Pizzuti Cos.' planned hotel, the Joseph Nashville.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Clear And Chilly, Possible Fog Tonight

  05-12-2015 21:09
  
  There will be a chance for dense fog after 9 p.m. tonight with an overnight low near 30 degrees. Get the forecast.
  
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• Concert Review: Saintseneca at The Newport

  05-12-2015 20:17
  
  Saintseneca knows how to fill a room with joy when they come on stage, and that is exactly what they did when they entered the Newport last night. It was easy to tell while waiting for them to come on that the crowd they attracted were extremely warm and friendly. As Saintseneca came on, their […]
  
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• Dangerously Windy Again For Launch Of Space Station Supplies

  05-12-2015 20:15
  
  High wind has forced another delay for the first U.S. shipment of space station supplies since spring. Get the details.
  
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• Planned Parenthood Leader Urges End Of Violence

  05-12-2015 20:00
  
  Saying "enough is enough" to loud applause, the national head of Planned Parenthood says it's time to end violence against women and the doctors and clinicians who offer them health care.
  
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• Obama Calls California Shootings 'Act Of Terror'

  05-12-2015 19:50
  
  President Barack Obama says this week's deadly California shootings were "an act of terror" carried out by attackers who were possibly radicalized to commit it.
  
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• Liberty University President Urges Students To Arm Selves

  05-12-2015 19:33
  
  The president of Liberty University is urging students at the Christian school to carry concealed weapons on the Virginia campus following the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California.
  
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• Mad River Mountain Tests Snow Guns Before Official Opening

  05-12-2015 19:20
  
  Skiers could soon be hitting the slopes again in Logan County. Get the story.
  
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• US Can't Access NSA Phone Records In California Terror Case

  05-12-2015 18:41
  
  The U.S. government's ability to review and analyze five years' worth of telephone records for the married couple blamed in the deadly shootings in California lapsed just four days earlier
  
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• New trial date for Ohio man accused of plotting US attack

  05-12-2015 17:50
  
  A new trial date has been set for an Ohio man charged with plotting a U.S. attack after receiving overseas training. Columbus resident Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud has pleaded not guilty to charges of supporting terrorism, supporting a terrorist group and making a false statement involving international terrorism.
  
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• Downtown Columbus Ranked as #1 Submarket for Real Estate Prospects

  05-12-2015 16:25
  
  The Columbus chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) conducts an annual survey of local real estate developers, construction company operators, architectural firms and other related experts to make their predictions for the future of the local real estate market in the coming year. This year’s report was revealed during a presentation on Thursday, and […]
  
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• ISIS speaks out on San Bernardino mass shooting

  05-12-2015 13:48
  
  Official ISIS radio station addresses shooting suspects. Learn more.
  
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• ISIS airs statement on San Bernardino mass shooting

  05-12-2015 13:48
  
  The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's official radio station has aired a statement saying the San Bernardino mass shooting was carried out by two "supporters" of the extremist group.
  
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• Air-terminal rehab proves too much for Heartland Bank

  05-12-2015 12:22
  
  Heartland Bank has dropped plans to renovate and lease the original Port Columbus terminal and hangar. “It’s dead with Heartland,” said George O’Donnel, a member of the Columbus Airport Terminal Stabilization Fund, who said the group is now talking with another possible tenant.
  
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• Ohio news report: Pair charged in beating death of 2-year-old girl

  05-12-2015 12:21
  
  Ohio news report: Pair charged in beating death of 2-year-old girl
  
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• Mad River Mountain Making Snow Ahead Of Reopening

  05-12-2015 12:19
  
  The snow making systems at Mad River Mountain have been spouting out snow since early Saturday morning.
  
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• Marker honors 11 killed at ’79 event

  05-12-2015 12:17
  
  CINCINNATI — The 11 people who were trampled to death by a rushing crowd at a 1979 concert by the Who in Cincinnati now have CINCINNATI — The 11 people who were trampled to death by a rushing crowd at a 1979 concert by the Who in Cincinnati now have a memorial in the city. Mayor John Cranley dedicated the memorial marker in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday night, telling friends and families of people killed in the tragedy that the city would never forget.
  
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• Deductibles may double as OPERS avoids tax

  05-12-2015 11:58
  
  Not yet eligible for Medicare, more than 70,000 retirees and family members who rely on Ohio’s largest pension fund for their health care might see their deductibles more than double in 2017. The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System warned that it might make those and other significant changes to dodge a looming federal tax on health-care benefits.
  
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• Property-tax breaks for developers shift burden to other taxpayers

  05-12-2015 11:49
  
  Property-tax abatements awarded to developers in Franklin County shifted more than $300 million in tax burden to the rest of taxpayers over the past five years, a study by county Auditor Clarence Mingo shows. “That’s an astonishing number over five years,” Mingo said. The amount is equal to about $250 in additional tax for each of the 1.2 million men, women and children in the county over that time.
  
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• Kasich convinced he can win, despite poll standing

  05-12-2015 11:44
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Just before taking the mic for a noon-hour town hall Friday in a dimly light American Legion post, John Kasich leaned over and whispered something like, “You really don’t think I’d be doing this if I didn’t think I could win, do you?” Well that’s fine, governor, but the latest national poll shows Donald Trump creaming his nearest GOP competitor by 20 points, and you’re stuck in the low single digits. Who else really thinks you ca
  
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• Chilly With Dense Fog To Start Weekend

  05-12-2015 11:27
  
  Josh Poland says there will be low visibility, and you'll need a coat.
  
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• Officer Says He Thought Freddie Gray Was Faking Injury

  05-12-2015 11:17
  
  The officer accused in Freddie Gray's death gave a powerful testimony.
  
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• Krispy Kreme to open on East Side, give away free doughnuts

  05-12-2015 09:28
  
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• Driver charged with misdemeanor in accident that killed ex-BalletMet director

  05-12-2015 04:07
  NEWARK, Ohio — The driver accused of hitting and killing a former BalletMet Columbus director while she was out jogging this fall has been charged with vehicular manslaughter. The second-degree misdemeanor charge against Sarah Kieffer, 29, was filed Friday in Licking County Municipal Court, Granville Law Director Michael King confirmed.
  
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• Q&A on California shooting suspects, possible terrorism ties

  05-12-2015 04:00
  
  Family members of the two suspects in the Southern California rampage that left 14 dead had no knowledge of their plans.
  
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• Remains dug up in Innis Park on North Side are human male

  05-12-2015 03:57
  
  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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• Texas back down from effort to block Syrian refugees

  05-12-2015 03:56
  
  The swift reversal diffused a lawsuit the Obama administration criticized as unfounded.
  
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• Preparing For Winter: Steps To Prepare Your Home For Cold Temperatures

  05-12-2015 03:26
  
  Before the flakes begin to fall, it’s important for people to make some changes to their homes.
  
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• Man arrested in August North Linden homicide

  05-12-2015 03:09
  
  The suspect in an August home invasion in North Linden that left a man dead and a teenage boy wounded had been released from state prison only a few weeks earlier, records show. Jessie Nicely, 25, of the 5000 block of Chatterton Road on the Far East Side, is charged with one count each of murder and felonious assault and two counts of aggravated robbery.
  
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• Man convicted of being one of four involved in West Side murder

  05-12-2015 03:02
  
  Raphael Person was convicted on Friday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court of murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, kidnapping and impersonating a police officer, in the death of Brandon Leonard in May 2012.
  
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• Man named Bud Weisser arrested at Budweiser brewery

  05-12-2015 02:47
  
  Police say in a news release that officers were called after security officers told Weisser to leave and he resisted arrest.
  
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• Police: Facebook led to Ohio teen held captive in Missouri

  05-12-2015 02:08
  
  Christopher Schroeder of Marthasville, Missouri, was charged with transporting a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and statutory rape after he and the girl were found Tuesday at his home.
  
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• Officer tells black driver: 'I don't care about your people'

  05-12-2015 02:03
  
  An investigation found that the officer violated the department's code of conduct.
  
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• Man enters plea after police say he stabbed dog with sword

  05-12-2015 02:00
  
  Wake County Assistant District Attorney Matt Lively said the dog, named Koda, had 11 stab wounds and three broken ribs.
  
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• Mom charged after 3-year-old accidentally shoots self in abdomen in his home

  05-12-2015 01:36
  
  Police have charged a South Side woman with felony child endangering after her 3-year-old son shot himself on Thursday in the family home.
  
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• Robert Loggia, movie and TV tough guy, dies at 85

  05-12-2015 01:35
  
  Oscar-nominated actor Robert Loggia, who was known for gravelly voiced gangsters from "Scarface" to "The Sopranos" but who was most endearing as Tom Hanks' kid-at-heart toy-company boss in "Big."
  
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• High-school football | Division VII: Fort Recovery's rebuild culminates in a title

  05-12-2015 01:24
  
  Caleb Martin passed for 385 yards and five touchdowns as Fort Recovery completed a stunning rebuilding process by beating Mogadore 33-14 in the Division VII state championship game Friday before 7,957 in Ohio Stadium. Fort Recovery endured 10 losing seasons in a row before reaching the playoffs for the first time and finishing 7-5 last year. This marks just the third winning team in the program’s 23-year history.
  
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• Woman Calls for Stricter Gun Laws 11 Years After Brother’s Death At Alrosa Villa

  05-12-2015 00:45
  
  She says her effort is not to take guns away from gun owners, but to have extra measures in place to better protect people.
  
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• How To Keep Guns Safely In Your Home To Avoid Accidental Shootings

  05-12-2015 00:40
  
  A number of accidental shootings are bringing the issue of gun safety to the forefront.
  
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