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• Exec helps others harness the power of words

  24-01-2016 23:48
  
  Ruth Milligan knows how to get a great speech out of people. As an executive speech coach and founder of Articulation, a communications coaching firm, Milligan coaches Columbus' business leaders and rising executives to deliver their best possible speeches and presentations.
  
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• Ohio Superintendent: Classes Canceled Amid More Water Tests

  24-01-2016 23:23
  
  A school district is canceling Monday classes as more tests are being done in a northeast Ohio village where elevated levels of lead and copper were found in the water.
  
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• Police Officer Dies After Shoveling Snow At East Coast Home

  24-01-2016 23:01
  
  A U.S. Capitol Police officer has died of a heart attack he suffered after shoveling snow at his home in Delaware.
  
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• Police Officer Dies After Shoveling Snow At Delaware Home

  24-01-2016 23:01
  
  A U.S. Capitol Police officer has died of a heart attack he suffered after shoveling snow at his home in Delaware.
  
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• Gas Prices Plunge 14 Cents Over Past 2 Weeks

  24-01-2016 22:16
  
  The average price of gasoline has plunged 14 cents over the past two weeks, to $1.91 a gallon.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Partly Cloudy, Cool

  24-01-2016 21:16
  
  Low temperatures will be in the teens across southern Ohio, but tomorrow's high is 41. Get the forecast.
  
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• At Least 29 Killed In Snowstorm-Related Deaths

  24-01-2016 20:34
  
  At least 29 people have died as a result of the mammoth snowstorm that pounded the eastern U.S. The deaths occurred in car accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow:
  
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• At Least 24 Killed In Snowstorm-Related Deaths

  24-01-2016 20:34
  
  At least 24 people have died as a result of the mammoth snowstorm that pounded the eastern U.S., including in car accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from suffering heart attacks while shoveling snow:
  
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• Obama Says He Doesn't Yearn For Third Term

  24-01-2016 20:25
  
  President Barack Obama says he wouldn't run for a third term even if he could.
  
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• New Wine Bar & Art Gallery Coming Soon to the Short North

  24-01-2016 20:23
  
  When Camelot Cellars relocates to Olde Towne East this spring, their old space at 958 North High Street won’t sit empty for long. It also won’t see a major change in function, as an Indianapolis-based business plans to expand their wine bar concept to Columbus in that spot. Tastings — A Wine Experience was launched […]
  
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• Trump In Iowa Church: Hymns, Readings and a Children's Choir

  24-01-2016 20:17
  
  It's the second-to-last Sunday before the Iowa caucuses, and you could find Donald Trump in a fifth row pew for the service at the First Presbyterian Church in Muscatine.
  
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• Major East Coast Airports Try to Resume Service

  24-01-2016 20:09
  
  East Coast airports are gearing up to resume service after the big winter storm brought transportation to a standstill.
  
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• Sanders Says He'd Win Election if Bloomberg Runs as Independent

  24-01-2016 19:57
  
  Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders says he'll win the race for president if former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg becomes an independent candidate for the White House.
  
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• Athens Digs Out Of Winter Storm

  24-01-2016 19:54
  
  Tow trucks attacked abandoned cars Sunday, while snow plows continued clearing roads. Parts of Athens County stacked up more than a foot of snow. The wintry mix left Ohio University shut down for hours Saturday.
  
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• Clinton: Bloomberg Won't Need To Run

  24-01-2016 19:45
  
  Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg won't need to run for president because she'll win the Democratic nomination.
  
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• Mom, Son Die of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

  24-01-2016 19:43
  
  Authorities say a 23-year-old northern New Jersey mom and her year-old son died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sitting in a running car that had its tailpipe covered in snow.
  
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• Hundreds attend funeral of Danville police officer killed in the line of duty

  24-01-2016 19:43
  
  Police officers came from as far away as Colorado to attend a Saturday afternoon funeral for a fellow officer who was killed in the line of duty, reports said. They also came from Chicago, West Virginia and Northeast Ohio and formed a contingent with the officer's friends and family that grew to upwards of 1,800, area media outlets reported.
  
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• Student reports sexual assault in Ohio State dorm

  24-01-2016 19:18
  
  A female Ohio State University student reported that she was sexually assaulted early Saturday morning in her residence-hall room after two males offered to walk her home from a bar on N. High Street.
  
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• Construction Update: Jeffrey Park

  24-01-2016 18:54
  
  Once completed, Jeffrey Park will add over 1,300 new residential units to the Italian Village neighborhood, filling in a large 41-acre site just north of Downtown Columbus. The project, led by Wagenbrenner Development, has gotten off to a good start since ground first broke in 2013, completing the northern-most third of the project with hundreds of […]
  
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• AFC Championship Preview: Brady, Manning set for another showdown

  24-01-2016 18:31
  
  After splitting their four postseason meetings, Sunday's AFC Championship game between Brady's Patriots and Manning's Broncos in Denver could be the last head-to-head matchup between these future Hall of Famers.
  
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• Kasich among GOP candidates at New Hampshire forum

  24-01-2016 17:08
  
  NASHUA, N.H. —It was hard to tell who was having more fun Saturday: the several hundred New Hampshire voters gathered to hear seven Oval Office wannabes, or the guy showing pieces of white toast containing his image while wearing a long black boot upside down on his head.
  
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• Maryland Nurse's Kind Act Lets Sick Girl Play With Storm's Snow

  24-01-2016 15:49
  
  While snowflakes fell during the massive snowstorm in the Northeast Saturday, 7-year-old Lucy Wiese, like most children her age, was eager to frolic in the winter wonderland outside and build a snowman.
  
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• Sunny Skies And Higher Temps For Sunday

  24-01-2016 14:41
  
  Sunday warms up with temperatures hitting in the 30s.
  
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• Capitol Insider: Kasich plans travel abroad before general election

  24-01-2016 14:37
  
  When you travel with John Kasich, you never know when news will strike like a bolt from the sky. So it was Friday after a town-hall meeting in Franklin, New Hampshire, when the Ohio governor told a reporter from a Jewish New York paper that he might visit Israel and other countries before the general election.
  
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• John Switzer | From the Stump: As daylight lengthens, temperatures are sure to follow suit

  24-01-2016 14:34
  
  There are some good news items in the depths of January for folks who are weary of winter. One is the end of the phenomenon meteorologists refer to as “heat lag.”
  
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• Storm dumps plenty of snow in southeastern Ohio

  24-01-2016 14:30
  
  The record-setting storm that walloped the East Coast with more than 2 feet of snow also dumped up to a foot or more of powder on parts of southeastern Ohio.
  
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• Oatmeal Month & National Peanut Butter Day Combined Into One Delicious Recipe

  24-01-2016 14:18
  
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• Massive Earthquake Shakes Southern Alaska

  24-01-2016 13:44
  
  A magnitude 6.8 earthquake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents hundreds of miles away in this earthquake prone region, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
  
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• Owners turn Hausfrau Haven in German Village into wine destination

  24-01-2016 13:24
  
  Longtime residents of German Village who wander into Hausfrau Haven will find comfortable reminders of original owners Fred Holdridge and Howard Burns: photos of the two charismatic partners; a rack of greeting cards (many R-rated); novelty napkins and wine accessories; and signs at least 30 years old. But since 1996, when Holdridge and Burns sold the business to two young women, an evolution has taken place.
  
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• Man arrested in fatal burglary attempt in North Linden

  24-01-2016 13:16
  
  Columbus police arrested a man they say tried to break into a North Linden home with another man who was fatally shot by a resident.
  
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• College newspapers change with times, publishing less in print, more online

  24-01-2016 13:11
  
  Ohio University's student-led newspaper, The Post, emulates the nation's best publications in covering news and holding public institutions accountable. As of next fall, it will adopt another increasingly common industry practice: printing fewer newspapers.
  
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• Police Arrest Accomplice In Deadly Attempted Home Invasion

  24-01-2016 13:07
  
  Columbus Police arrested a man that was an accomplice to an attempted home invasion.
  
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• Ohio has yet to write rules for fracking industry

  24-01-2016 13:06
  
  In June 2014, the state published a list of 20 rules it was working on to govern Ohio’s growing oil and gas industry. The rules were intended to cover serious environmental, financial and health issues, including recycling fracking waste, tracking wastewater pulled from wells developed with the hydraulic fracturing process and establishing a timetable for companies to report well leaks.
  
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• Columbus writes fewer parking tickets but still takes in more cash

  24-01-2016 12:30
  
  Getting a parking ticket in Columbus cost more last year, but drivers were less likely to have one slapped on their windshields. In 2015, Columbus parking enforcement officers wrote the fewest tickets that they have issued in at least the past six years, but the city still will rake in more parking fines than it has since 2012.
  
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• Deadline looming for Obamacare signups

  24-01-2016 12:18
  
  With just days left to sign up for health coverage at healthcare.gov, a question hangs over Ohio: Beyond its suburban counties, will the state warm up to the government-run marketplace?
  
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• Three Inmates Escape From Southern California Prison

  24-01-2016 11:36
  
  The three inmates, one a convicted killer, escaped by rappelling from the roof.
  
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• Tall buildings changing look of N. High Street

  24-01-2016 11:31
  
  A new 98-unit apartment building might rise to eight stories along N. High Street in the city's popular Victorian Village neighborhood. Demand for apartments in the heart of Columbus is pushing developers to building taller, they say. But some area leaders and residents say these plans are drastically changing their neighborhoods.
  
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• Ohio police chief says "nonstop" probe in firefighter death

  24-01-2016 11:19
  
  The police chief heading a homicide investigation into a firefighter's death in southwest Ohio says authorities are working "nonstop" and are still receiving tips. Hamilton Police Chief Craig Bucheit says authorities have received and pursued numerous leads.
  
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• Gunmen Follow Victim To House & Open Fire

  24-01-2016 11:09
  
  Columbus Police said two men followed the victim from a gas station to the victim's house, then shot him.
  
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• Best Bets: Pet Portraits, Outdoor Ice Skating & Classic Movies

  24-01-2016 10:37
  
  10TV's Brittany Begley has the best deals for family fun for Sunday.
  
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• Female Student Reports Sexual Assault At OSU Residence Hall

  24-01-2016 10:27
  
  Ohio State University Department of Public Safety issued a notice about a student being assaulted in her residence hall.
  
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• Crews Digging Out After Winter Storm

  24-01-2016 05:37
  
  Athens County roads improve after over a foot of snow. See how efforts to dig out are going.
  
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• Michigan Governor Hires Help To Deal With News Media On Flint Water

  24-01-2016 03:35
  
  Gov. Rick Snyder is hiring public relations specialists to help him deal with the Flint water crisis.
  
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• Concert review | ProMusica: Standing ovations well deserved

  24-01-2016 03:29
  
  Twice last night, the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, ProMusica music director David Danzmayr and cellist-composer Joshua Roman brought the audience at the Pontifical College Josephinum’s St. Turibius Chapel to its feet in striking performances of an Italian Baroque classic by Francesco Geminiani, the Ohio premiere of Roman’s cello concerto and a symphony by Beethoven.
  
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• Butler Twp. police looking for suspects, vehicles in fake bill scheme

  24-01-2016 03:09
  
  Butler Township Police said three suspects used fake $100 bills at several retailers between 8 and 10 p.m. Thursday. Michael Marshall of Columbus is in custody.
  
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• Hundreds of police gather in Licking County for slain officer's funeral

  24-01-2016 01:19
  
  NEWARK, Ohio — The Rev. Leo Connolly stood on the stage behind the flag-draped casket of Officer Thomas Cottrell and, as he swept his hands toward a sea of people — most of them law-enforcement officers in their crisp dress blues — the pitch of his otherwise soft and soothing voice grew louder.
  
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• Weather-Related Death Toll Rises To At Least 18

  24-01-2016 01:00
  
  Officials say three people have died while shoveling snow during the blizzard in New York City and two more died of hypothermia in Virginia, bringing weather-related deaths to at least 18.
  
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• Police Charge 17-Year-Old In Canada After 4 Shot Dead

  24-01-2016 00:56
  
  Police say a 17-year-old has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder in a mass shooting at a school and home in western Canada.
  
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