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• Bexley Parents Concerned About Possible Move Of 6th Grade To Middle School (UPDATE)

  08-02-2016 23:55
  
  Sixth grade could leave Bexley's elementary schools and become part of the middle school for the 2017-2018.
  
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• Bexley Parents Concerned About Possible Move Of 6th Grade To Middle School

  08-02-2016 23:55
  
  Sixth grade could leave Bexley's elementary schools and become part of the middle school for the 2017-2018.
  
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• Columbus Woman Reportedly Snaps Photo Of Elusive 'Minerva Monkey'

  08-02-2016 23:40
  
  The monkey was first spotted February 4 by a Minerva Park Police Officer in the2800 block of Lakewood Dr.
  
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• More than 40 windows vandalized at Columbus school on Hilltop

  08-02-2016 23:33
  
  Someone shot out more than 40 windows at West Mound Elementary on the Hilltop, potentially doing tens of thousands of dollars in damage and likely using a BB gun. Students at West Mound, at 2051 W. Mound Street, were never in any danger because the vandalism occurred while school was out, said Scott Varner, spokesman for the Columbus schools district. Officials first noticed damage to 23 windows when they arrived for the day Friday morning; then, over the weekend, the vandal or vandals struck ag
  
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• Supreme Court asked to decide if man can keep his bobcat

  08-02-2016 22:17
  
  Adam Federer portrays his pet as little more than declawed, domesticated house cat.
  
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• Affidavit: Manziel's attack left ex-girlfriend deaf in 1 ear

  08-02-2016 22:11
  
  Johnny Manziel's ex-girlfriend says he hit her so hard during a late-night confrontation that's being investigated by police that she lost hearing in one ear.
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow testifies that Columbus man's letters were upsetting

  08-02-2016 21:54
  
  Gwyneth Paltrow testified Monday in the trial of a Columbus man accused of stalking her, saying he sent her upsetting letters that contained threats and pornography. Dante Soiu is accused of stalking the Oscar-winning actress for 17 years, sending her 66 letters between 2009 and 2015.
  
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• WATCH: Will Ferrell Auditions To Become The Late Show’s New Animal Expert

  08-02-2016 21:31
  
  The comedic actor appeared on Colbert's show Sunday with his own "exotic" animals.
  
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• Remember snow? It's falling in Columbus

  08-02-2016 21:24
  
  Central Ohio is experiencing a bit of snow this afternoon, proving that winter is still here. There's a winter-weather advisory for Franklin, Delaware, Pickaway, Licking and Fairfield counties from 6 p.m. today through 6 a.m. Wednesday. Rain is mixing with snow in some parts of Franklin County, but that's expected to change to all snow showers by 5 p.m., said Jeff Sites, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Tonight, you'll expect to see on and off snow showers accumul
  
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• Portman speaks to trafficking surviors, responds to Strickland's new ad on trade

  08-02-2016 20:37
  
  Sen. Rob Portman told a group of human trafficking survivors Monday that he was making progress in an effort to shut down Backpage.com — a site many of them were trafficked through.
  
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• Lancaster firefighters disciplined over Christmas greeting

  08-02-2016 20:18
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio — Seventeen Lancaster firefighters have been disciplined for posing in uniform with a city fire truck for a billboard that wished the local community "Merry Christmas." The billboard was displayed for about two weeks in December along Memorial Drive, the local stretch of Business Rt. 33 through Lancaster, until city officials ordered it removed.
  
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• Weather Geek Report: Up To 4 Inches Of Snow Possible Over Next 48 Hours

  08-02-2016 19:07
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Franklin County and locations to our south and east.
  
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• On Restaurants | New Himalayan Grille offers Tibetan, Nepali and Indian cuisine

  08-02-2016 18:30
  
  Columbus, get ready for momo. In what could be a first for central Ohio, Himalayan Grille is serving the Tibetan dish — steamed or fried dumplings stuffed with cabbage, onion, garlic, cilantro and ginger, with chicken or without. The new restaurant, which is expected to open this week, has taken over the former Mykonos Taverna and Bakery site, 1307 Stoneridge Dr. in Gahanna.
  
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• Monkey spotted again in Columbus

  08-02-2016 18:26
  
  There has been another sighting of the monkey. Minerva Park Police Chief Kim Nuesse said Monday morning that what is believed to be a howler monkey was sighted about a mile south of the village, in the 2400 block of Stonehenge Dr., which is in Columbus. She said Columbus Police are involved in the search
  
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• Ohio schools still restrain too many kids with little oversight, report says

  08-02-2016 18:04
  
  Ohio students are still being physically restrained and secluded in alarming numbers, despite a 2-year-old state rule designed to reduce those practices and give schools a more positive way to handle troubled kids, says a state watchdog agency. Disability Rights Ohio released an 11-page report today describing what it sees as gaps in accountability and enforcement.
  
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• Mother & daughter help Red Cross with fire safety

  08-02-2016 17:58
  
  Kathy Richard knocks on doors almost every weekend, hoping to save lives. For the past three years, she has volunteered with the American Red Cross of Central Ohio. She began lending help last year with the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign, in which volunteers visit homes to educate people about fire safety and install smoke detectors where needed.
  
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• Ohio Roller Derby Announces 11th Season

  08-02-2016 17:45
  
  The Ohio Roller Derby has announced their 11th season! New this year includes a name change from Ohio Roller Girls to Ohio Roller Derby, giving the team a “streamlined and progressive” update. You also now have the opportunity to purchase season tickets. Season tickets can be purchased now for all six home games in the […]
  
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• Man Dies After Starting Krispy Kreme Challenge

  08-02-2016 17:18
  
  A man has died after starting a Raleigh race in which contestants are supposed to also eat a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts midway through the competition.
  
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• Columbus council to award $100,000 to nonprofit run by ex-member Michelle Mills

  08-02-2016 17:13
  
  Columbus City Council plans to award a $100,000 contract to fight infant mortality to the nonprofit headed by a former council member who resigned last year amid ethics questions. St. Stephen’s Community House is expected to be awarded the contract when council convenes today at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
  
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• Armed suspect shot by officers

  08-02-2016 17:06
  
  Columbus police say officers fatally shot an armed man who was fleeing and refused to drop a gun on the West Side early Sunday morning. Marese Collins, 23, was shot multiple times around 12:30 a.m. behind a home in the 500 block of Whitethorne Avenue on the Hilltop, police spokesman Sgt.
  
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• Interview: Bridge Park Developers Talk Demand, Sales, and the Importance of an Urban Grocery Store

  08-02-2016 16:45
  
  With four five-story buildings currently under construction, four more scheduled to go vertical in March, and an eight-story hotel (along with an events center, offices and a parking garage) on track to break ground by May, this is poised to be the year that Crawford Hoying’s ambitious Bridge Park development makes the transition from plan […]
  
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• Ohio State humanities profs blame university for declining enrollments

  08-02-2016 16:23
  
  Professors in the humanities at Ohio State University are alarmed that numbers of new freshmen majoring in the classic liberal-arts disciplines have plummeted in recent years, and some blame the problem on university enrollment policy.
  
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• Columbus police name officers involved in fatal Hilltop shooting

  08-02-2016 16:12
  
  Columbus police have released the names of five officers involved in Sunday's fatal shooting of an armed man on the Hilltop.
  
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• City council plans to award $100,000 to former member's nonprofit

  08-02-2016 16:09
  
  Columbus City Council plans to award a $100,000 contract to fight infant mortality to the nonprofit headed by a former council member who resigned last year amid ethics questions.
  
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• Preliminary autopsy finds no obvious injuries on Ohio Wesleyan student

  08-02-2016 15:47
  
  A preliminary autopsy found no obvious physical injuries causing the death of a 19-year-old Ohio Wesleyan University student over the weekend. Luke Anthony Gabbert, of Lewis Center, was found Saturday morning in a ditch just west of 28 S. Franklin St. A forensic pathologist with the Franklin County Coroner's office conducted the autopsy Sunday and found "no fatal traumatic injuries."
  
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• Gas prices average $1.50 in Ohio, down a dime from last week

  08-02-2016 14:49
  
  Gas pump prices for a gallon of regular fuel have dropped about 40 cents from the average a month ago.
  
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• Indian Man Could Be First Ever Killed By Falling Meteorite

  08-02-2016 14:43
  
  Indian scientists will examine remains from an object that fell from the sky Saturday, causing a large explosion which killed a man, to determine if it is a meteorite, police say.
  
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• The List: 7 Local Places to Get Your Burrito Fix While Chipotle is Closed

  08-02-2016 14:00
  
  Monday, February 8 will go down in history as a dark day for burrito people, especially the Chipotle ones. They may have survived the ecoli outbreak. They might somehow struggle through Christmas day without a burrito fix. But February 8 is the day the company sets the restart button. It’s closed all locations for a […]
  
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• The List: 7 Local Places to Get Your Burrito Fix

  08-02-2016 14:00
  
  Monday, February 8 will go down in history as a dark day for burrito people, especially the Chipotle ones. They may have survived the ecoli outbreak. They might somehow struggle through Christmas day without a burrito fix. But February 8 is the day the company sets the restart button. It’s closed all locations for a […]
  
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• Star House and Rocky Brands Distribute New Boots to Homeless Youth of Columbus

  08-02-2016 14:00
  
  The homeless youth who come to OSU’s Star House on Corrugated Way do a tremendous amount of walking. “We give them bus passes when we can,” said Margaret DeLaurentis, a therapist at Star House. “But most of them walk quite a bit to almost everywhere that they go, and their shoes wear out fast, and […]
  
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• Heroin Scourge Changes Role Of Ohio's Police In Hard-Hit Areas

  08-02-2016 13:52
  
  Police, paramedics and addiction counselors combine to quickly steer users into treatment while their overdoses are still raw and frightening.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: ‘I make the establishment very nervous,’ John Kasich says

  08-02-2016 13:13
  
  Many pundits and politicos have painted Ohio Gov. John Kasich into the “establishment” lane in the GOP presidential primary along with Sen. Marco Rubio, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. But that’s not a place Kasich would put himself in, according to Dispatch Public Affairs Editor Darrel Rowland.
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Darryl Wallace Jr.

  08-02-2016 12:40
  
  Franklin County SWAT is searching for a criminal on the run.
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Franklin County, Areas South & East Through Wednesday

  08-02-2016 12:34
  
  Scattered snow showers over the next 48 hours may leave parts of Central Ohio with up to 4 inches of accumulation.
  
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• Forecast: Light Rain Crosses Central Ohio

  08-02-2016 12:34
  
  Light rain moves across the area before snow moves in next.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Occasional Rain Showers, Temps Near 40

  08-02-2016 12:34
  
  Showers are likely today as a cold front crosses the region. An upper level low pressure system will move over the Great Lakes over the next couple of days and will bring colder air and a chance for snow showers.
  
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• Chipotle Is Opening Late Today For Company Meeting

  08-02-2016 12:13
  
  Chipotle restaurants across the U.S. are opening later than usual Monday so workers can attend a meeting about the chain's recent food safety scares.
  
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• Clues sought in purse snatching at Target parking lot on Sawmill Road

  08-02-2016 11:54
  
  The theft of a credit card is the crime of the week in the Crime Stoppers program.
  
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• Drillers using more water to frack Ohio shale

  08-02-2016 11:49
  
  The amount of water that companies use to drill for oil and gas in Ohio shale increased steadily from 2011 to 2015, according to a Dispatch analysis.
  
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• New ambassador program links neighbors with resources

  08-02-2016 11:45
  
  Jenny Lin loves her neighborhood. She keeps her eyes and ears open, alert for ways she can help. “If there’s something I can work on to better my community, that’s what I’ll do,” said Lin, who lives in the Minerva Park area. That mindset makes Lin a natural for HandsOn Central Ohio’s neighborhood ambassador program, a pilot effort that taps volunteers to serve as links between their communities and the resource and volunteer referral agency.
  
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• Little room in Columbus budget for new initiatives

  08-02-2016 11:15
  
  Columbus’ proposed operating budget this year is the tightest this decade, leaving Columbus City Council members unable to allocate money for their own initiatives.
  
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• Death-row prisoners, victims’ families wait as Ohio seeks execution drugs

  08-02-2016 11:06
  
  It's been two years since Ohio's last execution, and it will be at least another year before another one happens because of continuing problems securing drugs for lethal injection. That means many of the 138 men and one woman on Death Row are racking up long stays at taxpayer expense.
  
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• Is Columbus demolishing too many vacant houses?

  08-02-2016 10:54
  
  Columbus and Franklin County have nearly $3.5 million to demolish vacant houses this year, a little less than in previous years but enough to tear down hundreds of them in neighborhoods across the city. But some area leaders, fearing that a neighborhood's fabric will be irrevocably altered, still debate whether the city should aim for so many.
  
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• Parent Says Lack Of Wrestling Equipment Rules Could Lead To Painful Condition

  08-02-2016 06:41
  
  An Ohio mom has a warning for parents of high school wrestlers.
  
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• Kenton Officer Improving After Being Shot In Weekend Pursuit

  08-02-2016 06:15
  
  Kenton police officer Skylar Newfer remains hospitalized after being shot by Stephen Davis Saturday night.
  
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• Family Of Accused Killer Says They Warned Probation Office Two Weeks Before Danville Officer’s Death

  08-02-2016 05:42
  
  The family of alleged killer Herschel Jones III, has provided phone records that show probation officer was attempted to be called two weeks before shooting death of Danville Police Officer Thomas Cottrell.
  
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• Super Bowl Ad Facing Backlash For Using 9/11 Attacks Footage

  08-02-2016 05:10
  
  The ad was made by Colonial Williamsburg and only aired in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
  
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• Boston braces for blizzard as snowstorm heads for East Coast

  08-02-2016 04:10
  
  Forecasters say southeast Massachusetts could get the brunt of a snowstorm that's heading for the east coast.
  
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• Remains found in Richland County believed to be of missing Mansfield woman

  08-02-2016 03:27
  
  Human remains believed to be those of a missing Mansfield woman were found at a number of sites in northern Richland County over the weekend, Mansfield police said.
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Purse snatched in Sawmill Road parking lot

  08-02-2016 01:49
  
  The theft of a credit card is the crime of the week in the Crime Stoppers program.
  
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