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• The inside scoop on new tech gadgets at CES 2016

  06-01-2016 23:15
  
  2.4 million square feet of exhibit space and thousands of companies showing off their wares.
  
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• Authorities ID woman shot to death in Columbus about 2 hours

  06-01-2016 22:57
  
  Authorities have identified a central Ohio woman who was initially thought to have been hit by a vehicle but was later determined to have been fatally shot. Police and the Franklin County Coroner's office say the 59-year-old woman was found Saturday night near her Columbus home.
  
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• Gun buyer in San Bernardino attack pleads not guilty

  06-01-2016 22:53
  
  Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, appeared in federal court in Riverside with his hands and feet shackled.
  
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• Lawyers of fired Ohio State band director Jon Waters seek to withdraw

  06-01-2016 22:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University's fired marching band director can no longer afford the high-powered legal team that has been helping him fight for reinstatement.
  
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• Fired Ohio State band director's lawyers seek to withdraw

  06-01-2016 22:35
  
  Ohio State University's fired marching band director can no longer afford the high-powered legal team that has been helping him fight for reinstatement.
  
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• Q&A: Obama's Executive Plan On Gun Control

  06-01-2016 22:11
  
  President Barack Obama's plan to strengthen controls on guns in the U.S. is meeting swift resistance from gun rights groups, Republicans and even a few Democrats.
  
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• Cops weigh charges after woman's pit bulls kill brother

  06-01-2016 21:10
  
  Alexandria Griffin-Heady, 24, was devastated by the Sunday attack in her small trailer in Yuba County, but no crime occurred, her attorney Roberto Marquez said.
  
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• Police: Ohio slaying suspect dies after shooting himself

  06-01-2016 20:52
  
  Investigators say the suspect in a fatal shooting outside an Ohio home later shot himself in an eastern Indiana parking lot and died at a hospital. Police investigating the Tuesday morning homicide in Chillicothe confirmed Wednesday that the suspect, 34-year-old Jerry Way, had died overnight.
  
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• Judge dismisses Ohio lawsuit over health care law tax

  06-01-2016 20:01
  
  A tax levied on state and local governments under President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul is constitutional, a judge ruled, dismissing a lawsuit by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. The 2015 lawsuit argued there was no precedent allowing the collection of approximately $6.4 million the previous year from government entities and nothing in the federal health care law that allowed such a tax.
  
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• CelebrateOne: Save Babies in YOUR Community TODAY

  06-01-2016 18:52
  
  Do you want to help save babies in your community? You can do this, get paid AND gain valuable education and work experience! Do you live in one of the following zip codes: 43203, 43205, 43206, 43207, 43211, 43215, 43222, 43223, 43224, 43204, 43229, 43231, 43219, 43227, and 43232? Apply to be a CelebrateOne Connector Corps member and receive Community Health Worker training and certification to serve one of 8 Columbus neighborhoods that face high rates of infant mortality and other health challe
  
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• Police hope signs discourage freeway panhandling

  06-01-2016 18:47
  
  Signs are going up at selected off-ramps around Columbus reminding drivers that panhandling is prohibited on freeways. “It’s a safety issue, for the panhandlers and the motorists,” said Lt. Jack Harris, who supervises the Police Division’s freeway patrol units.
  
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• Mayor Announces Chief Diversity Officer

  06-01-2016 17:55 via youtube.com
  
  
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• IGS Energy buys Dayton Power & Light affiliate

  06-01-2016 17:28
  
  IGS Energy, a big player among unregulated energy suppliers, is getting bigger with the announcement this morning that it has acquired DPL Energy Resources, the unregulated supplier that had been an affiliate of Dayton Power & Light. With the deal, Dublin-based IGS is adding about 126,000 customers across Ohio. Financial terms were not immediately disclosed.
  
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• Eat Right: Best Salads in Columbus

  06-01-2016 16:56
  
  After the indulgences of the holidays, we’re all looking for ways to lighten up this January. If the last few months have been a never-ending buffet of cookies, pies and booze, treat your body to some needed vitamins and nutrients in the form of veggie-filled salads. Here are some of the city’s best. Basi Caesar […]
  
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• Chipotle Facing Criminal Charges Over Norovirus Outbreak

  06-01-2016 16:14
  
  Chipotle has been served with a federal subpoena as part of a criminal investigation tied to a norovirus outbreak at one of its restaurants in California.
  
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• Chillicothe man, charged with killing sister-in-law, has died

  06-01-2016 16:14
  
  Chillicothe Police say the man who shot and killed his sister-in-law on Tuesday died early today at a Dayton hospital. Jerry Way, 34, shot April Lazar before dawn after he laid in wait inside a van at the home of his estranged wife, who is Lazar's sister, authorities said.
  
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• Best Bites Preview: Cream Puffs, Ice Pops, Donuts, Ice Cream & Mud Cake

  06-01-2016 16:00
  
  Happy New Year! If you’ve made New Years Resolutions to eat healthier in 2015, hopefully you’ve allowed yourself at least one cheat day in the next few weeks. Columbus Underground is gathering all of the city’s top dessert makers together for one night of delicious indulgence at our second annual Best Bites: Sweet Treats event […]
  
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• A Mindful Habit for the New Year: Take Breaks from Your Story

  06-01-2016 16:00
  
  People often tell me that they want to be more mindful, but they’re convinced it’s out of their reach. It’s not. You can gradually feel more mindful this year by being consistently curious and sneaky. Most people assume they don’t have time to practice mindfulness. They assume their only option is to subtract time from […]
  
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• NEXT: Will Supercomputers Ever Deliver TED Talks?

  06-01-2016 15:30
  
  If you haven’t seen Ken Jennings’s 2013 TEDxSeattleU talk, you owe it to yourself to watch. Jennings, you’ll remember, was the undisputed champion of Jeopardy, until he and Brad Rutter were roundly defeated by Watson, the massively parallel processing computer developed by IBM. Even more impressive than the way Deep Blue — another of IBM’s […]
  
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• Columbus Among Worst Cities In The U.S. For Bed Bug Infestations

  06-01-2016 15:29
  
  Pest control service Terminix has released its annual rankings for the top bed bug infested cities -- and it doesn’t bode well for the Buckeye State.
  
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• Wittenberg University names interim president

  06-01-2016 15:11
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Wittenberg University in western Ohio has appointed an interim president who formerly served as president of a university in Indiana.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Kasich calls Obama's executive orders 'poisoning the well'

  06-01-2016 14:51
  
  President Barack Obama unveiled executive orders aimed at combating gun violence in an emotional and tearful press conference Tuesday, Dispatch reporter Jessica Wehrman writes. While talking about the elementary school in Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and 6 adults were killed, Obama said, “Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad.” While some praised the orders - Sen. Sherrod Brown called them “common-sense steps” - Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican runni
  
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• Frigid Temperatures To Start Wednesday

  06-01-2016 14:35
  
  We’re starting off the day with another round of very cold temperatures in the teens.
  
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• Photo: Hiking Hoover Reservoir’s dam

  06-01-2016 14:24
  
  Bright sunshine on Tuesday mitigated the season’s first blast of bitter cold, and without snow or ice on the ground, those who were bundled up were able to enjoy the outdoors.
  
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• Bonchon to Bring Korean-Style Fried Chicken to Clintonville

  06-01-2016 14:00
  
  Korean fried chicken is coming soon to Clintonville. Casual international sit-down chain Bonchon will open its second Columbus restaurant at 2973 N. High Street, nestled between Lineage Brewing and La Patrona Mexican Restaurant. Bonchon specializes in Korean twice-fried crispy chicken, glazed with either soy-garlic or spicy sauce. This location will be Bonchon’s second in Ohio. The […]
  
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• Report: Chillicothe man, charged with killing sister-in-law, has died

  06-01-2016 13:53
  
  The hysterical woman told the 911 dispatcher that her husband just shot her sister and that she needed help right away. Chillicothe police detective Bud Lytle says it appears that Jerry Way might have been lying in wait outside his own home in the 500 block of Laurel Street — a home his wife, Bobbie, later told police she had asked him to leave a couple of days ago after she said he had stabbed her.
  
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• Suspect In Chillicothe Murder Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

  06-01-2016 13:44
  
  The man accused of gunning down his sister-in-law and fleeing to Indiana has died a day after shooting himself in the head.
  
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• Chillicothe man kills sister-in-law, later shoots self

  06-01-2016 13:18
  
  The hysterical woman told the 911 dispatcher that her husband just shot her sister and that she needed help right away. Chillicothe police detective Bud Lytle says it appears that Jerry Way might have been lying in wait outside his own home in the 500 block of Laurel Street — a home his wife, Bobbie, later told police she had asked him to leave a couple of days ago after she said he had stabbed her.
  
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• 3 Ways Yoga Supports the Health and Wellness of Children and Teens

  06-01-2016 13:00
  
  The practice of yoga gains traction each day in the U.S. and our yoga community in Columbus is no exception. With new studios and class offerings popping up all over town, we are establishing a vibrant yoga community. As a yogini myself, I love seeing the evolution of the yoga scene in our city and […]
  
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• Pick-Up Truck Fire Causes House To Burn In Newark

  06-01-2016 12:58
  
  Firefighters are calling the fire suspicious
  
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• Should You Partner with a Health Coach in 2016?

  06-01-2016 12:15
  
  If over 80% of preventable disease risk factors are influenced by our behaviors like smoking, chronic stress, poor diet or
lack of exercise, why are we so unsuccessful at changing these behaviors? Physicians, nurses, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals serve crucial functions, but may not have the time or intent to discuss other factors that prevent […]
  
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• Hilliard school offers students extra tutoring before classes start

  06-01-2016 12:12
  
  Hilliard’s Horizon Elementary School calls it the Power Hour: before-school individualized reading and math instruction Monday through Thursday for students who can use the extra help. Many are in small groups, while a few get one-on-one attention. Of the kids invited to participate, about 95 percent accepted, said Holly Meister, coordinator of the Power Hour.
  
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• Ohio planting American chestnut hybrids in hope trees survive fatal blight

  06-01-2016 12:07
  
  In the early 1900s, American chestnut trees dotted the landscape from Maine to Georgia. The trees grew tall, earning the nickname “Redwoods of the East,” and provided food and shelter for birds and forest animals and wood for homes and cabinets. By then, about 4 billion chestnuts grew along the Appalachian Mountains, biologists estimate. But a fungal blight carried by birds, rain and wind decimated the population, and today, about 11 percent of those trees survive.
  
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• Obama Measures Wouldn't Have Kept Guns From Mass Shooters: AP

  06-01-2016 11:54
  
  The shooters at Sandy Hook and San Bernardino used weapons bought by others, shielding them from background checks. In other cases, the shooters legally bought guns.
  
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• High-school basketball | Westerville's defense turns tide against Jerome

  06-01-2016 11:54
  
  An early season meeting between Westerville South and Dublin Jerome on Tuesday night didn’t exactly showcase the best aesthetic qualities of either team. That was no real surprise considering the styles of the teams clash like plaid pants and striped shirts. But for all of its impressive talent, athleticism and depth, Westerville South’s philosophy is based on an abrasive defense that forces turnovers and creates tempo.
  
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• Education Insider: Westerville to expand all-day kindergarten

  06-01-2016 11:54
  
  Westerville City Schools has seen enough parent interest and satisfaction in its first year of all-day kindergarten that for 2016-17, it has decided to nearly double the number of spots available in a lottery.
  
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• Scott VanDerKarr, judge who helped addicts, resigns

  06-01-2016 11:52
  
  Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Scott VanDerKarr, one of the first judges in Ohio to give drug offenders a second chance by creating a special docket that has grown to 200 addicts, is resigning after 20 years on the bench. VanDerKarr told The Dispatch he will step down this week, but he plans to continue working with drug addicts and their families where he hopes to make a dent in the deadly drug crisis.
  
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• Morning Forecast: Very Cold, Temps Hover In The Teens

  06-01-2016 11:38
  
  We’re starting off the day with another round of very cold temperatures in the teens.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Partly Cloudy, Not As Cool

  06-01-2016 11:38
  
  Not as cold today and the moderating temperatures continue tomorrow.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Partly Sunny & Cold; Temps In High 30s

  06-01-2016 11:38
  
  We’ll see mostly sunny skies this morning with a little more in the way of high clouds this afternoon compared to yesterday. Highs will be seasonably cool in the mid to upper 30s.
  
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• Things To Know About The Giant $500M Powerball Jackpot

  06-01-2016 11:32
  
  Players will have a chance Wednesday night at an estimated $500 million Powerball jackpot, making it the biggest lottery prize in nearly a year.
  
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• Things To Know About The Giant $450M Powerball Jackpot

  06-01-2016 11:32
  
  Players will have a chance Wednesday night at an estimated $450 million Powerball jackpot, making it the biggest lottery prize in nearly a year.
  
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• Ohio group seeks grand jury probe of ex-charter school head

  06-01-2016 10:28
  
  A liberal policy group called Tuesday for a grand jury investigation into a former Ohio education official who resigned last summer after acknowledging he omitted failing grades from certain charter-school sponsor evaluations.
  
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• Gas failure in New Albany leaves 1,100 freezing

  06-01-2016 08:40
  
  Sure, it was cold outside — but for about 1,100 New Albany homes and businesses, it was a frigid Tuesday inside as well. After pressure dropped in its system about 8:30 a.m., Columbia Gas shut down gas service and purged underground pipes, leaving many without gas in the Hampsted Village, Main Street and Market Street areas of New Albany for most of the day.
  
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• London boy Luke Peart back as star soprano in Columbus opera

  06-01-2016 05:18
  
  Soprano singer Luke Peart, 13, of London, poses alone, at left, and at right with co-lead Jaime Hartzell, who will again play his mother in "Amahl and the Night Visitors," presented this weekend by Opera Project Columbus. The two first performed their respective roles together in 2012.
  
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• Columbia Gas Works To Restore Heat To New Albany Residents

  06-01-2016 04:56
  
  A major gas outage kept students home from school and left hundreds of people to find another way to keep warm.
  
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• Bridge Demolition Work Scheduled On West Side Of Columbus

  06-01-2016 04:28
  
  ODOT says crews will be removing the I-70 bridge over I-270 the next two nights.
  
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• North Korea Says It Tested H-Bomb, Though Advance Doubted

  06-01-2016 04:22
  
  South Korean officials detected an "artificial earthquake" near North Korea's main nuclear testing site on Wednesday.
  
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• North Korea Says It Has Conducted 'Successful' Hydrogen Bomb Test

  06-01-2016 04:22
  
  South Korean officials detected an "artificial earthquake" near North Korea's main nuclear testing site on Wednesday.
  
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• Coyote with jar stuck on head spotted in New Hampshire

  06-01-2016 04:15
  
  A spokesperson for the New Hampshire Fish and Game saidit's not known whether the the coyote managed to get the jar off its head.
  
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