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• Judge to hear evidence in Vegas Strip fight-night slaying

  04-02-2016 23:57
  
  A judge is due to decide if a 23-year-old man already serving seven-to-12 years in Nevada state prison for a separate robbery and conspiracy conviction will stand trial in a Las Vegas Strip murder case. A preliminary hearing is scheduled Thursday for DeAngelo Mathews in the May 3 killing of DaShawn Antwon-Fouch Hawkins of Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Deputies searching for Grove City man charged with pandering child pornography

  04-02-2016 23:57
  
  Cleveland Browns and a Columbus group are seeking $5 million from the state to help the team move its summer training camp to central Ohio The Browns and a Columbus development group have asked the state to help pay $5 million to build a practice facility for the Browns at Ohio After finding out their coach's cancer diagnosis, a girls' basketball team has inspired a school and a community to help him in his battle. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, 35-year-old Steven Sloter, has
  
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• Columbus Police: Florida Burglary Helped Solve 5-Year-Old Rape Of OSU Student

  04-02-2016 23:43
  
  33-year-old Travis Niemi has been charged with rape, kidnapping, and burglary.
  
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• State revises number of failing charter schools to get federal grant money

  04-02-2016 23:40
  
  As state education officials seek the release of a $71 million federal charter school grant, they now say Ohio has nearly 10 times as many failing charter schools as previously claimed. The Department of Education says there are 57 poor-performing charter schools in Ohio, not the six reported in its grant application submitted in July.
  
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• Tonight At 11: 10 Investigates Examines Ohio's Planned Parenthood Investigation

  04-02-2016 23:19
  
  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine comments sparked a national debate when he made statements about how Planned Parenthood was handling fetal remains.
  
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• Rep. Joyce Beatty to attend NAACP Image Awards

  04-02-2016 23:09
  
  There’s a big difference between the U.S. House floor and a Hollywood red carpet, but by Friday night, Rep. Joyce Beatty will know what it feels like to have set foot on both. The Democratic congresswoman representing parts of central Ohio was invited to attend this year’s NAACP Image Awards, honoring African American achievements in arts and entertainment.
  
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• Vote delayed on congressional redistricting recommendation

  04-02-2016 23:08
  
  Hopes were dashed Thursday that a committee of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission would recommend changes to the process for drawing congressional districts. Instead of moving onto the full commission, the proposal essentially went backward, sent into a subcommittee where members will spend up to six more weeks discussing the proposal, which is similar to the legislative redistricting reform passed overwhelmingly by voters in November.
  
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• Prosecutor: Va. Tech students plotted girl's murder

  04-02-2016 22:58
  
  The prosecutor said the two Virginia Tech students carefully planned the kidnapping and killing of a 13-year-old girl.
  
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• Portman says, without changes, he will oppose trade agreement

  04-02-2016 22:55
  
  Provoking intense criticism from his potential Democratic opponents, Sen. Rob Portman said Thursday he would oppose a free trade agreement “in its current form” which had been negotiated by the Obama administration with 11 other Pacific-rim countries. Portman, a first-term Republican senator who is seeking re-election this year, said the agreement — called the Trans Pacific Partnership” does not provide American workers with a “level playing field” and called
  
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• Husted certifies drug price issue with 'reservations'

  04-02-2016 22:13
  
  A drug price control ballot issue has been certified "with reservations" by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, but only after he threw out 35,753 signatures he said were submitted illegally. "At some high level of this campaign," Husted said in letter sent today to legislative leaders, "the order was given to strike thousands of petition signatures — ignoring Ohio laws that exist to protect the integrity of the elections process and to safeguard the right of the Ohio voter whose choice it
  
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• Retired Marietta Officer Able To Purchase K9 Partner For $1

  04-02-2016 21:16
  
  According to the city's law director, they were able to find a legal way to make the transaction.
  
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• New in Theaters: Hail, Caesar!, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies & More

  04-02-2016 21:11
  
  Just as the winter weather abandons us for weirdly sunny days, the seasonal slog at the cinema has lightened up as well. Oscar nominees, Coen brothers, and reconsidered classics are all worth a look this weekend. There’s also a new Nicholas Sparks movie, which is exactly what you think it will be. Hail, Caesar   […]
  
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• Authorities Searching For Howler Monkey In Minerva Park

  04-02-2016 21:05
  
  An officer spotted the monkey at 11 a.m. in the area of the 2800 block of Lakewood Drive.
  
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• Officials Say Bomb Threats Made To Schools A Hoax

  04-02-2016 20:29
  
  Linden McKinley, Mifflin and Northland high schools each received the threats via phone.
  
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• Researchers create test that might help doctors quickly diagnose preeclampsia

  04-02-2016 20:05
  
  Preeclampsia affects about 1 in 20 pregnancies in the United States and can lead to premature births and life-threatening complications for mothers. No one knows exactly what causes it, and diagnosing it can be tricky. Currently, doctors must rely on symptoms such as high blood pressure and protein in the urine to identify the condition. A simple test being developed and studied by researchers at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital might help doctors
  
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• Community Grounds Plans to Open Parsons Avenue Cafe This Spring

  04-02-2016 20:03
  
  The project has taken a bit longer than expected, but Parsons Avenue on the South Side will finally gain a new coffee shop this year with the opening of Community Grounds. Founder Joel Cosme Jr. first told us about the concept back in August 2014, but a change in plans is shifting the cafe two […]
  
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• Mega Weekend Winter 2016 – Vol. 7

  04-02-2016 20:00
  
  Happy Weekend! Tickets are nearly sold out for Best Bites Sweet Treats, if you were hoping to try a Watershed Bourbon Pecan Sticky Bun bite from Pattycake Bakery -and much more!- don’t wait to get your ticket! Thursday A statewide tribute to Rosa Parks is on display at the Ohio Statehouse Map Room. Short North […]
  
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• Grandview Yard gets 8 more tenants

  04-02-2016 18:35
  
  Grandview Yard, the 125-acre mixed-used project being developed by Nationwide Realty Investors, announced 8 new office tenants today.
  
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• Reynoldsburg man indicted in toddler's death

  04-02-2016 18:32
  
  A Franklin County grand jury has indicted a Reynoldsburg man in connection with a toddler's death last month.
  
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• Kick Sick - Jen and Drew's Story

  04-02-2016 17:45 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Inmate Escapes From Work Site In Southeastern Ohio

  04-02-2016 17:34
  
  The Athens County Sheriff’s Office is hunting for an inmate who walked away from a job site a day ago.
  
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• Photo: Dogs stroll in style along Harrisburg Pike

  04-02-2016 17:28
  
  Despite the wind, Wednesday’s warmth made it an ideal day to take the dogs for a walk while running errands.
  
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• L Brands posts record sales despite lackluster January

  04-02-2016 16:55
  
  L Brands today reported record fourth-quarter sales despite a weak showing in January. The Columbus-based parent of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works reported sales of $4.4 billion for the fourth quarter, ended Jan. 30. That's up from sales of $4.1 billion for the same quarter a year ago.
  
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• Improved housing market boosts M/I Homes’ results

  04-02-2016 16:43
  
  A rising housing market helped M/I Homes report a 21 percent rise in income this morning.
  
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• No Legionella at Rhodes Tower? Test results aren't back yet

  04-02-2016 16:30
  
  When state officials said on Wednesday that no Legionella bacteria has been found in the water at the Rhodes State Office Tower, they didn't disclose an important footnote. The results of water testing conducted after a state employee contracted Legionnaires' disease are not yet available.
  
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• $5 million sought from state to bring Cleveland Browns training facility to Columbus

  04-02-2016 16:20
  
  The Cleveland Browns and the Columbus Partnership have asked the state to help pay $5 million to build a practice facility for the Browns and move the football team's summer training camp to a spot at Ohio State University. Documents obtained by The Dispatch show the Columbus Partnership has made the request of the state to be funded in the biennial state capital improvements bill that will be proposed in the next few months.
  
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• Office Space Leasing Rapidly at Grandview Yard

  04-02-2016 15:50
  
  While the much larger 500,000 square foot Nationwide Insurance offices are still under construction at Grandview Yard, Nationwide Realty Investors has announced that they’ve have little trouble filling in some of their smaller office spaces as well. The company announced today the addition of eight new companies to the development, which will fill in 24,000 […]
  
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• Reynoldsburg Man Indicted For Murder After Toddler's Squeezing Death

  04-02-2016 15:41
  
  The Franklin County coroner's office says the child suffered a major skull fracture from someone squeezing her head.
  
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• Man Charged In Death Of 16-Month-Old Girl In Reynoldsburg

  04-02-2016 15:41
  
  A central Ohio man has been charged with child endangering in a 16-month-old girl's death that a coroner has ruled a homicide.
  
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• 2 Columbus men sought in West Virginia slaying

  04-02-2016 14:26
  
  Arrest warrants have been issued for two Columbus men in connection with a slaying in Beckley, West Virginia.
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: Brick Master Arthur Gugick of COSI’s LEGO Travel Adventure

  04-02-2016 14:00
  
  COSI’s LEGO® Travel Adventure is running through May 8, and featured in the exhibition are some amazing creations by Cleveland artist, high school math teacher and LEGO brick master Arthur Gugick. Gugick creates world landmarks and mosaics out of LEGO bricks, something he started doing at a young age, so we chatted with him about […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Can John Kasich survive among the 'establishment' candidates?

  04-02-2016 13:50
  
  The GOP presidential field is getting smaller but the battle for New Hampshire just as fierce as those in the establishment lane - Sen. Marco Rubio, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie - try to emerge as the favorite and overcome Sen. Ted Cruz and billionaire Donald Trump.
  
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• Suspects In West Virginia Murder Thought To Be In Columbus

  04-02-2016 13:37
  
  Police are looking for man and woman wanted in weekend triple shooting. Learn more.
  
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• Central Ohio vocational schools win state’s Straight A grants

  04-02-2016 13:02
  
  The state will pay $14.6 million for education projects proposed by 20 groups, it announced on Tuesday. That includes several million to vocational schools in central Ohio to expand training in robotics and manufacturing.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Cloudy With A Few Flurries

  04-02-2016 12:52
  
  Look for clouds and a few snow flurries this evening followed by clearing skies overnight.
  
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• Chilly Temps Return For Thursday

  04-02-2016 12:52
  
  A weak upper level system over the Great Lakes will produce a few flurries in the north and keep clouds over much of the region today.
  
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• Robot Designed To Annoy Telemarketers

  04-02-2016 12:28
  
  A developer is using artificial intelligence to turn the tables on pesky calls. Find out more.
  
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• Egg industry shifting toward cage-free operations

  04-02-2016 12:22
  
  A race is underway among food companies to buy eggs from chickens that don’t live in cages. McDonald’s pledged in September to buy only cage-free eggs by 2025, setting off a run of restaurant and packaged-food companies announcing similar plans. Just last month, central Ohio heavyweights Wendy’s, Bob Evans and White Castle joined the growing list.
  
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• Treatment centers cheer more fed money to fight drug addiction

  04-02-2016 12:15
  
  With demand for opiate-addiction treatment continuing to outpace supply, local advocates of treatment are cheering a proposal by President Barack Obama to seek nearly $1.2 billion in additional funding to address the nation's growing problem with heroin and prescription opioid abuse.
  
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• Chive Charities donates van to Logan County family

  04-02-2016 12:02
  
  Supporters of Chive Charities say their goal is to “make the world 10 percent happier.” They easily exceeded that percentage recently with an Ohio family. On Friday, Heather Butler cried tears of joy as she talked about the difference that a wheelchair-accessible van — donated by the charity — would make in her family’s life.
  
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• Columbus teacher fired for aggressively breaking up 2nd-graders’ fight

  04-02-2016 12:01
  
  The Columbus Board of Education has fired a second-grade teacher who district officials say acted too aggressively to break up a fight between two second-grade boys in April 2015.
  
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• CDC Warns Women Of Childbearing Age About Drinking Alcohol

  04-02-2016 12:01
  
  Women who aren't on birth control shouldn't drink alcohol, CDC says. Read more.
  
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• Convicted lobbyist sells Patrick J’s bar to pay legal, tax bills

  04-02-2016 11:55
  
  John P. Raphael, a Columbus lobbyist awaiting criminal sentencing as part of a bribery investigation involving Columbus elected officials, has shuttered Patrick J's, the Clintonville bar and restaurant that was once a favorite spot of area politicos.
  
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• Growing Number Of Students Battling Depression, Doctors Say

  04-02-2016 11:49
  
  There’s something besides bullying that school parents should be on the lookout for with their children: stress and anxiety brought on by the pressure to succeed in the classroom.
  
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• Westerville plans 15-acre addition to Hoff Woods Park

  04-02-2016 11:43
  
  Westerville’s plan to add 15 acres to Hoff Woods Park is headed to city council for consideration after receiving the unanimous approval from the planning commission.
  
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• Olentangy teachers get raise, contract extension

  04-02-2016 11:36
  
  A one-year contract extension will give Olentangy school district teachers a 2.25 percent raise next school year.
  
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• Local Government Insider: Schwarzenegger surprises Worthington council meeting

  04-02-2016 11:29
  
  Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton got a little surprise last month while helping out her community of Worthington and swearing in City Council members.
  
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• London’s mayor is carry-out owner pushing for turnaround

  04-02-2016 11:12
  
  LONDON, Ohio — The first customer through Casey's drive-thru on Patrick Closser's mid-afternoon shift Tuesday told Closser how his kids' morning dentist appointments went. That's the kind of thing you discuss with the owner of your neighborhood carry-out. A few minutes later, though, another customer came through and wanted to know what Closser plans to do about filling the empty storefronts downtown. That's the kind of thing you discuss with your city's mayor. Closser happens to be both.
  
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• Millions in school vouchers not being used

  04-02-2016 08:43
  
  Students at 261 failing public schools, more than a quarter of them in Columbus, have the opportunity to attend a private school for free next year. Tax-funded EdChoice vouchers are available to students attending, entering or assigned to the schools across 32 Ohio districts in the 2016-17 school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education.
  
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