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• State Officials Release Central Ohio School District Report Cards

  14-01-2016 23:46
  
  Five districts in Franklin County were given the proficient rating.
  
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• One killed in Delaware County fatal crash

  14-01-2016 23:28
  
  One person is dead after a head-on crash involving a dump truck and a vehicle near Sunbury this afternoon.
  
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• One killed in Delaware County crash

  14-01-2016 23:28
  
  One person is dead after a head-on crash involving a dump truck and a vehicle near Sunbury this afternoon.
  
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• Planned Parenthood sues activists who made undercover videos

  14-01-2016 23:16
  
  The anti-abortion activists began releasing a series of covertly recorded videos in July alleging that Planned Parenthood sold fetal tissue to researchers for a profit in violation of federal law.
  
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• Pickerington North Students Undergo Racial Sensitivity Training Following Insensitive Post

  14-01-2016 23:04
  
  Last year, two students were seen at a football game with the words 'former slave owner' and 'former slave' painted on each of their backs.
  
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• Columbus Reports Rise In Shoplifting Crimes In 2015

  14-01-2016 23:02
  
  Thieves stole nearly $700,000 worth of merchandise from Columbus retailers last year.
  
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• 2016 Oscar Nominations: Not Too Shabby

  14-01-2016 22:57
  
  What a day. What a (mostly) lovely day! Yes, Mad Max: Fury Road came up big in this year’s Oscar nominations. In fact, it’s a big Tom Hardy year, as the actor’s two films – Mad Max and The Revenant – cleaned up. The year’s two most crowded fields are not necessarily the most glamorous, […]
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: Immigration Nation: Impact of Refugees on Central Ohio

  14-01-2016 22:53 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Ohio State astronomers study what could be largest supernova ever seen

  14-01-2016 21:43
  
  Ohio State University astronomers say they might have discovered the largest supernova ever seen from Earth. If they are correct, the hot ball of gas they see was produced by a supernova unlike any seen before. The ball of gas radiates the energy of hundreds of billions of suns. Their findings are published this week in the journal Science.
  
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• Zulily's Response To Customer Wanting To Return Coat Goes Viral

  14-01-2016 21:39
  
  Facebook user Kelly Kinkel posted that she had the best customer service experiences of her life and would be a customer for life.
  
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• Mayor Ginther’s Community Swearing-In Celebration

  14-01-2016 21:39 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Shoplifting Up Nearly 70% in Columbus Over Past Seven Years

  14-01-2016 20:37
  
  Over 4,500 shoplifting charges were filed in Columbus in 2015, which represents a 11.2 percent increase from 2014 and a 69.3 percent increase from 2008. The numbers come from the City Attorney’s office today, which aims to remind customers that the issue affects them just as much as it affects the businesses. “Retail theft is […]
  
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• New Music at Short North Stage

  14-01-2016 20:11
  
  Drummer/composer Mark Lomax and his trio gave a capacity audience a thrilling performance of the world premier of Lomax’s “Blues People,” as part of the New Music at Short North Stage concert series and August Wilson Festival with support from the Johnstone Fund for New Music. Check out the action! http://www.shortnorthstage.org/ The Columbus Foundation is working […]
  
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• Mega Weekend Winter 2016 – Vol. 4

  14-01-2016 20:00
  
  Chilly, chilly! We’ve been announcing some of the treats you will get to sample during Best Bites Sweet Treats – including Watershed Bourbon Pecan Sticky Buns from Pattycake Bakery, PB&J and Strawberry Angostura Ice Pops from Rime Time, a triple chocolate cupcake from Mika’s Cupcakes and Creams, mini beignets from Four and Twenty Blackbird Bake […]
  
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• A Silvered Leaf Langur First Zoo Baby of 2016

  14-01-2016 19:55
  
  The Zoo’s quest to bolster the populations of threatened or endangered species around the world gained two new additions recently, with the birth of two Silvered leaf langurs on December 1st (a girl) and January 11th (not yet determined). “The other keepers and I were ecstatic when the babies were born,” said Laura McGlothlin, assistant […]
  
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• From Harry Potter to Die Hard, Actor Alan Rickman has Died

  14-01-2016 19:38
  
  Alan Rickman, one of the best-loved and most warmly admired British actors of the past 30 years, has died in London aged 69. His death was confirmed on Thursday by his family who said that he died "surrounded by family and friends". Rickman had been suffering from cancer.
  
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• State education board's role should be diminished, board president says

  14-01-2016 19:35
  
  The president of the Ohio Board of Education Thursday urged a smaller role for both the board and state superintendent. “The current governance structure is simply not working,” board President Tom Gunlock told a committee studying possible updates to education sections of the Ohio Constitution.
  
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• State's school report card ratings draw questions, appeals

  14-01-2016 19:30
  
  The long-overdue state report cards of public school districts for the 2014-15 school year, released today, have lots of central Ohio school officials questioning not only what the results say, but what they mean. Several districts have appealed their ratings. Some question whether the report cards matter at all.
  
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• Columbus Shells Out $30.1 Million In Overtime Pay

  14-01-2016 19:10
  
  When it comes to overtime, it pays to be a 911 dispatcher.
  
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• Gahanna Man Busted For Child Porn

  14-01-2016 18:50
  
  27-year-old Jonathan Wolters is behind bars after a raid of his home revealed images and videos of underage girls.
  
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• Athens Police Link Recent Sex Assault To 2006 Rape Case

  14-01-2016 18:01
  
  Cops in Athens say a sexual assault last June shares similarities with a decades-old cold case.
  
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• Wife of Lancaster mayor pleads not guilty to embezzlement charges

  14-01-2016 17:55
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio — The wife of the Lancaster mayor has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and other charges in a 50-count indictment that alleges she embezzled money to support a gambling addiction.
  
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• Wife Of Lancaster Mayor Pleads Not Guilty In Embezzlement Case

  14-01-2016 17:30
  
  The wife of Lancaster’s new mayor has pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday to dozens of charges in relation to her embezzlement case.
  
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• Wheeler Park in Harrison West closed again after dogs turn grass to mud

  14-01-2016 17:28
  
  Columbus will once again close Wheeler Memorial Park because its popularity as a dog park is turning the space into a mud pit.
  
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• 3 Ohio tickets win $1 million each in Powerball

  14-01-2016 17:06
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Lottery officials say three tickets sold in Ohio won $1 million apiece in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, though none matched all the numbers for the unprecedented $1.6 billion jackpot.
  
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• LIST: See The 2016 Oscar Nominees

  14-01-2016 15:39
  
  "The Revenant," about a frontiersman's bitter struggle to survive in the wilderness, leads this year's Academy Award race with 12 nominations, including Best Picture.
  
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• Last Night’s Powerball Drawing Made Three Millionaires In Ohio

  14-01-2016 15:29
  
  But despite “losing” the jackpot, at least three people in the Buckeye State made out just fine.
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Kokoborrego Cheese

  14-01-2016 15:19
  
  Kokoborrego (say it, it’s lovely to say)* makes cheese in Mt. Gilead, Ohio. But not just any cheese. This isn’t regular cow milk cheese… or goat milk cheese.  It’s sheep milk cheese. And unlike its goaty cousin, sheep cheese doesn’t taste so much like the mammal from which it originates. Actually, Kokoborrego Cheese Company makes cheeses from […]
  
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• Experience a tropical luau at Columbus' Franklin Park Conservatory

  14-01-2016 15:19
  
  Here's your chance to escape from the winter doldrums and experience a little tropical paradise. The Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio is playing host to a tropical luau on Saturday, January 16 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and thus offering a perfect family-oriented day trip.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: What John Kasich faces at tonight's GOP debate

  14-01-2016 14:57
  
  It will be a slightly smaller stage tonight for the GOP debate with Ohio Gov. John Kasich joining billionaire Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Kasich has seen a rise in his poll numbers in New Hampshire, the state where he has spent the most time campaigning. But Dispatch Public Affairs Editor Darrel Rowland writes, “Every time a GOP candidate rises in the pol
  
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• Studio 35 Unspools Classics for Your Wintery Weekends

  14-01-2016 14:30
  
  Local filmmaker Tim Baldwin knows how he wants to spend his weekends this winter – sitting cozily in his favorite theater, enjoying a beverage while a classic film unspools on the big screen. “I hope people think spending a winter afternoon at Studio 35 with a beer and a movie is as cool as I […]
  
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• DeWine sues Columbus home-improvement contractor over work

  14-01-2016 14:04
  
  A Columbus home-improvement contractor is one of two sued this week by the state, having been accused of failing to deliver promised services to consumers and performing shoddy work.
  
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• Famed British Actor Alan Rickman Dead At 69

  14-01-2016 13:56
  
  Alan Rickman, known for his countless film roles, has died after battling cancer at age 69, reports The Guardian, citing family members.
  
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• Charles P. Feaster | 1922-2016: Tuskegee Airman dies in Ohio

  14-01-2016 13:27
  
  Every time the Zion Baptist Church needed a repair or a patch, Charles P. Feaster was “Johnny on the spot,” the church’s pastor remembered. For Feaster, maintenance came naturally. The Xenia man was a technical engineer with the famed Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American pioneers and airmen who broke racial barriers in the U.S. Army Air Forces in a segregated military in World War II.
  
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• Congress passes bill to fight EPA water rule

  14-01-2016 13:20
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed legislation that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing a federal water rule that farmers and industry groups have lambasted as a federal power grab. By a 235-166 vote on Wednesday — with all Ohio Republicans supporting the bill and all Ohio Democrats opposing it — the House voted to kill what is commonly called the “waters of the United States” rule. It passed the Senate 53-44 in November.
  
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• Attorney General's Office files suit against Columbus contractor

  14-01-2016 13:19
  
  The Ohio Attorney General's Office announced lawsuits against two home improvement contractors Tuesday - including one case that will be heard in Delaware County - alleging that they had failed to deliver on promised services and had done shoddy work.Attorney General Mike DeWine's office filed two lawsuits Tuesday, one against Big Ten ... (more)
  
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• Olympic Gold Medalist Picabo Street Charged With Assault

  14-01-2016 13:07
  
  Authorities say Olympic gold medalist skier Picabo Street has been charged with assault and domestic violence stemming from a December altercation with a relative in Utah.
  
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• Delaware shelter offers men safe respite from cold

  14-01-2016 13:03
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio — It’s busy season at the Delaware County treasurer’s office. Tax bills have been sent, and payments and questions are flooding in. For the homeless, who don’t own property, there is no such urgency. Theirs is a quest for warmth and safety, especially as temperatures drop to dangerous single digits.
  
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• Italian Police Make Arrest In Murder Of American Woman

  14-01-2016 12:27
  
  DNA analysis of a condom and cigarette butt led Italian prosecutors to arrest a Senegalese immigrant in the death of an American woman who suffered two fractures to her skull.
  
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• Deadly Blasts, Shootout In Indonesian Capital

  14-01-2016 12:27
  
  Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks café in a downtown shopping area. Find out more.
  
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• Ohio has few checks for natural-gas storage leaks

  14-01-2016 12:10
  
  A vast, underground natural-gas storage field in California has been leaking methane for 10 weeks, forcing thousands of people from their homes and raising concerns about its effect on climate change.
  
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• Court still trying to help hoarder living in tent outside North Side house

  14-01-2016 12:08
  
  A month ago, court officials said they were going to try to find David E. Hunter a place to live, yet he continued to stay in a makeshift tent behind his uninhabitable North Side house. Court officials said they had trouble finding money to secure him a home.
  
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• Local Government Insider: Columbus’ ethics officer can tickle the ivories, too

  14-01-2016 12:00
  
  Sure, the new chief ethics officer for the city of Columbus brings to the job a drawer full of degrees and a long list of credentials and experience in crafting public policy. But here’s a fun fact that City Hall Reporter Lucas Sullivan uncovered: Tracy Retchin is also a trained pianist and once opened for the late (and legendary) Natalie Cole.
  
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• Forecast: Mild Temps This Morning; Temps Climb Into The 40s

  14-01-2016 11:58
  
  A quiet and much milder day ahead under cloudy skies.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Partly Cloudy, Not As Cold

  14-01-2016 11:58
  
  Much warmer weather today across Ohio with temperatures climbing into the 40s and 50s.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Mostly Cloudy & Mild, Temps In Low 40s

  14-01-2016 11:58
  
  The next system will bring a chance for showers tomorrow and a cool down heading into the weekend with a good chance for light snow showers again by Sunday.
  
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• Kasich likely in firing line at tonight’s debate

  14-01-2016 11:55
  
  Every time a GOP candidate rises in the polls, the attacks begin. So now that Ohio Gov. John Kasich has climbed to the top tier in recent New Hampshire polls, will he get the same treatment — possibly starting as soon as tonight’s Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.?
  
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• Nonprofit reaches out to Franklinton youths through rehabbing of old houses

  14-01-2016 11:43
  
  In his No. 1 dream, Quinton Mayle makes it big with his music. “I want to be at the Grand Ole Opry,” the Franklinton teen said, grinning shyly. But Quinton knows how stingy life can be about guarantees. He has a backup plan, too, and it feels sound.
  
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• What led to altercation with errant investigator?

  14-01-2016 11:37
  
  A representative of the Ohio Department of Aging who showed up at the wrong address to investigate a complaint was thrown out — literally — after arguing with employees at a day center for people with developmental disabilities. Dennis Gullick IV, who works for the state’s long-term-care ombudsman, told staff members at Good Hands Supported Living that he was there to interview consumers, according to a Columbus police report about the Dec. 21 incident.
  
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• Cincinnati man who mistakenly killed son won’t face charges

  14-01-2016 09:28
  
  CINCINNATI — No charges will be filed against a man who fatally shot his 14-year-old son after mistaking him for an intruder.
  
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