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• Ohio Lawmakers Propose Bill To Help Pregnant & Nursing Mothers At Work

  23-02-2016 23:49
  
  All female Ohio senators united Tuesday to introduce legislation that would stop workplace discrimination against pregnant women.
  
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• CDC: 14 more US reports of possible Zika spread through sex

  23-02-2016 23:39
  
  U.S. health officials are investigating more than a dozen possible Zika infections that may have been spread through sex.
  
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• 2 Reynoldsburg officers placed on leave amid federal investigation

  23-02-2016 23:29
  
  The officers were placed on leave in relation to the case against Tye Downard.
  
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• 'I don’t know if my purpose is to be president,' Kasich says while campaigning in Georgia

  23-02-2016 22:34
  
  Near the end of a town hall meeting Tuesday, Ohio Gov. John Kasich was stopped cold by a question from a retired Cobb County teacher who wondered why the Republican hasn’t “captured the imagination” of voters as well as Donald Trump. “That’s why you’re at where you’re at,” Janet McCoy said to scattered gasps among the crowd of a few hundred at his Kennesaw State University event. Kasich, recalibrating, responded that “ something must be worki
  
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• Colorado woman who cut baby from stranger's womb convicted

  23-02-2016 22:23
  
  Jurors found Dynel Lane, 36, guilty of attempted first-degree murder, assault and unlawful termination of a pregnancy in the March 2015 attack.
  
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• Ohio legislators support bill requiring accommodations for pregnant workers

  23-02-2016 22:15
  
  Responding to a call from more than 150 religious leaders, Republican and Democratic women in the Ohio Senate are banding together to support a bill that would require employers to provide temporary accommodations to protect the health of pregnant and breastfeeding employees.
  
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• Ohio terrorism suspect allowed to remain free on bond

  23-02-2016 21:18
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — One of four men accused of raising money for a former al-Qaida leader can remain free on bond after it turned out a GPS glitch made it look like he had violated terms of his release, a federal judge in Ohio said Tuesday.
  
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• Mental competency hearing set for Ohio man accused of plotting to attack U.S. Capitol

  23-02-2016 21:07
  
  A federal judge Tuesday set a competency hearing for an Ohio man charged with plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol in support of the Islamic State group. U.S. District Judge Sandra Beckwith in November ordered a mental evaluation of 21-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell to determine whether he is competent to stand trial after his attorneys said there was "reasonable cause" to question whether he suffers from a mental disease or defect. She scheduled the hearing for April 18.
  
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• House passes bill that would grant terminal patients access to new drugs

  23-02-2016 20:54
  
  The Ohio House approved a “right to try” law today, which would allow terminal patients to test treatments not yet approved for general use by federal government.
  
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• Former police officer guilty of raping 16-year-old in Lima, Ohio

  23-02-2016 20:51
  
  A fired Ohio police officer has been convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl while off duty last summer. A judge in Lima on Tuesday found 28-year-old former officer Justin Bentz guilty of rape, kidnapping and sexual battery.
  
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• Ex-chess teacher accused of sexual abuse disputes testimony of young witnesses

  23-02-2016 20:37
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio — A long-time chess teacher is hoping that the accounts of two of his former students won't be enough to convict him of sexual abuse and potentially send him to prison for more than 20 years. F. Leon Wilson, 61, of Castlewood Road on Columbus' East Side, was charged in April with gross sexual imposition against two girls, including a 4-year-old.
  
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• Max & Erma's Auctioning Quirky Restaurant Décor From Easton

  23-02-2016 20:02
  
  If you’ve ever gone to Max and Erma’s in Easton and stared at the vintage decorations on the walls and thought ‘these would look great in my home’ then you’re in luck.
  
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• Kasich says no reason to leave the race despite new poll showing Trump tops in Ohio

  23-02-2016 20:00
  
  Even with a new poll showing him losing in Ohio, Gov. John Kasich said today that calls for him to clear the way for Marco Rubio are nonsensical. After speaking to the Georgia legislature, Kasich told reporters that Rubio supporters urging him to drop out have it backwards.
  
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• What is Pre-K? Columbus Experts Explain

  23-02-2016 18:54
  
  
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• Virtue Salon Recognized as a Top Salon by Industry Publication

  23-02-2016 18:44
  
  Clintonville-based Virtue Salon was just recognized by industry magazine Salon Today as one of the top performing businesses in the country. Virtue was one of 200 salons recognized in its annual Salon Today 200 issue, which honors the businesses based on best practices and growth. “From an industry perspective, this award shows that our team […]
  
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• South Side man sent to prison for killing girlfriend

  23-02-2016 18:44
  
  A South Side man was sentenced today to life in prison with no chance of parole for 18 years in the shotgun slaying of his girlfriend.
  
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• Advocates form fund to push environmental issues in Ohio

  23-02-2016 18:24
  
  Environmental advocates plan to bring more muscle to the fights in Ohio over clean water, energy standards, coal power plants and other issues where business interests traditionally hold strong political clout. For years, the Ohio Environmental Council has done policy work, legal work and coalition building in the Statehouse, often wrestling well-heeled interests including power companies, the oil and gas industry and other business groups.
  
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• Poll: Donald Trump Tops John Kasich In Ohio

  23-02-2016 18:20
  
  Despite his immense popularity in Ohio, Gov. John Kasich trails Donald Trump there, a new poll finds.
  
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• Troopers Seize $280K+ Worth Of Pot In Muskingum Co.

  23-02-2016 18:02
  
  Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized more than 45 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop last week.
  
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• Let Morgan Freeman Guide You Through The Streets

  23-02-2016 17:52
  
  Who could lend a better voice for your turn-by-turn navigation than the poetic, relaxing sounds of Morgan Freeman?
  
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• Fairfield County calls in state agency to investigate jail inmate's death

  23-02-2016 17:29
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio — The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is looking into the death of a 31-year-old Fairfield County jail inmate who died last week after reportedly assaulting two deputies. Sheriff Dave Phalen said today that he called in the state agency to investigate as a matter of procedure. "We want to have a third party" look into it, he said.
  
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• Licking County sets tornado sirens to sound individually on warnings

  23-02-2016 17:16
  
  NEWARK, Ohio — Licking County emergency officials hope a change in the county’s tornado sirens will help residents receive more accurate warnings and take them seriously. The Licking County Emergency Management Agency is changing the county’s tornado alert system so that sirens will be tied to the National Weather Service’s specific tornado warning areas. The sirens will sound in localized areas based on NWS “warning boxes,” letting residents in the immediate
  
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• January home sales strong in central Ohio despite lack of inventory

  23-02-2016 17:11
  
  Central Ohio home sales, coming off a record year, shot up in January despite a record low number of homes on the market. During the month, 1,519 homes changed hands in the Columbus area, 9 percent more than a year earlier, according to figures released this morning by the Columbus Realtors trade association.
  
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• How The Nevada Presidential Caucuses Work

  23-02-2016 17:11
  
  With a population of just 3 million, Nevada became one of the first four states in the presidential nominating process thanks to an effort a decade ago to add more diversity to the early voting calendar.
  
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• Obama Lays Out Plan For Closing Guantanamo Bay

  23-02-2016 16:45
  
  President Barack Obama says the detention center at Guantanamo Bay undermines America's national security and needs to be closed.
  
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• Cinema Revival Festival Returns to The Wexner Center

  23-02-2016 16:00
  
  Back by popular demand, the Wexner Center for the Arts program Cinema Revival: A Festival of Film Restoration opens February 24th with one of David Filipi’s all-time favorites, Rocco and His Brothers. Filipi, Director of Film/Video at the Wex, is bringing in a 4K restoration of Luchino Visconti’s 1960 film as part of the center’s […]
  
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• Kasich sets State of State address for April 6 in Marietta

  23-02-2016 15:29
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich's pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination will result in his latest-ever State of the State address -- in Ohio's first city. Kasich, in fact, will be the last governor in the nation to deliver his or her State of the State remarks when he speaks before lawmakers at 7 p.m. on April 6 at Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta.
  
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• Bill Gates Sides Against Apple In FBI iPhone-Unlocking Case

  23-02-2016 15:24
  
  Bill Gates is siding against Apple in saying the firm should help the U.S. government to hack into a locked iPhone as part of an investigation into the San Bernardino shooting.
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 2/22/16

  23-02-2016 15:15
  
  
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• NY Mayor Wants Space Where Addicts Can Inject Heroin Safely

  23-02-2016 15:03
  
  The mayor of Ithaca wants his city in upstate New York to host the nation's first supervised injection facility, enabling heroin users to shoot illegal drugs into their bodies under the care of a nurse without getting arrested by police.
  
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• Apartments, retail planned for empty Bexley lot on E. Main near Alum Creek

  23-02-2016 14:32
  
  The Bexley Planning Commission was scheduled to hear a plan Monday night for a four-story apartment and retail building on a long-vacant lot at the northwest corner of Main Street and S. Parkview Avenue in Bexley.
  
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• Thumbs Up: Kalamazoo Victim Shows Sign Of Life As Parents Prepared To Donate Organs

  23-02-2016 14:14
  
  Her parents were making arrangements to donate her organs when the girl squeezed her mother's hand, State Police Lt. Dale Hinz said, relaying a story Vicki Kopf told him.
  
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• 800-Space Goodale Garage Opens to The Public

  23-02-2016 14:00
  
  Convention goers will be excited to learn that the new Goodale Garage has opened for public use, just a few short weeks ahead of this year’s Arnold Classic. The new eight-story $18 million parking deck on the north side of the Convention Center provides 800 spaces open for public use, replacing a surface lot that […]
  
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• Lawmakers Ready To Introduce Bill Protecting Pregnant Women At Work

  23-02-2016 13:51
  
  Imagine having to choose between your job and having a healthy baby. It's an all too real decision for many mothers in Ohio.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Some in GOP want Kasich out of presidential race to help defeat Trump

  23-02-2016 13:15
  
  With some in the GOP trying to stop billionaire Donald Trump from becoming the presidential nominee and Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s 5th place finish in South Carolina this weekend, it was only matter of time for a headline like this: “GOP to Kasich: Get out.” “The Republican establishment has a message for John Kasich: get out, and get out of Marco Rubio's way,” POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney writes. “A string of elected officials, GOP insiders and prominent donors
  
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• Trump tops Kasich in Ohio by 5 points, poll finds

  23-02-2016 12:59
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich is losing by 5 points to Donald Trump in a new poll of the Buckeye State. “The Donald Trump train begins the three-week campaign for Ohio’s crucial delegates on the right track and holds a small lead over the Buckeye State’s own governor, John Kasich,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, in a release.
  
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• Missing Child Alert Canceled; 11-Year-Old Found

  23-02-2016 12:48
  
  UPDATE: Emonie Thompson was found safe Tuesday morning at her school.
  
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• High Risk Missing Child: Emonie Thompson

  23-02-2016 12:48
  
  Columbus Police are searching for a missing 11-year-old girl from east Columbus.
  
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• Investment bank William Blair making first move into Ohio

  23-02-2016 12:39
  William Blair, a global investment-banking and asset-management firm, has expanded into Ohio, where it has opened two offices geared toward helping finance debt for state and local government agencies and public universities. The Chicago-based company has hired a municipal banking team from Fifth Third Bank to run the offices in Columbus and Cincinnati.
  
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• Poll: Should Apple Unlock The Terrorist's iPhone?

  23-02-2016 12:26
  
  While the dispute between Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice rages on over the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, a new survey finds that more people are taking the government's side.
  
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• Top Dog Breeds Americans Own

  23-02-2016 12:18
  
  American Kennel Club released the ranking Monday, including breeds that are becoming more popular.
  
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• Ohio Bill Would Make 3-Day Sales Tax Holiday An Annual Event

  23-02-2016 11:55
  
  An Ohio proposal seeks to make a three-day break from the state's sales tax an annual occurrence.
  
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• Fort Rapids abruptly closes after police notice

  23-02-2016 11:42
  
  Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark Resort was abruptly closed Monday after Columbus police posted a notice that the East Side business could not continue to operate after Feb. 29. Police cited a history of problems at the property near I-70 and Hamilton Road, including multiple fire code violations, bug infestations and improper food handling.
  
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• Jury acquits driver in Rt. 33 crash that killed Canal Winchester man

  23-02-2016 11:30
  
  A Franklin County Municipal Court jury needed barely more than an hour of deliberations Monday to acquit a Lancaster man of vehicular manslaughter for a fatal crash on Rt. 33 in Madison Township.
  
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• Morning Forecast: Mix Of Sun & Clouds; Temps In Upper 30s

  23-02-2016 11:25
  
  Clouds roll into the region today ahead of a system that will bring rain tonight and tomorrow
  
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• Evening Forecast: Mostly Cloudy With Increasing Chances For Showers

  23-02-2016 11:25
  
  After a beautiful day, big changes are headed our way tonight.
  
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• Columbus pays $85,000 to man punched by officer outside bar

  23-02-2016 11:25
  
  A Columbus police officer’s snap decision to sucker punch a man and his failure to report the incident has cost taxpayers $85,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against the city. Jordan Helman said he was trying to stop a fight outside the BBR Bar, 106 Vine St., in the Arena District when Officer Anthony Pray punched him for no reason in February 2014.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Increasing Clouds, Temps Near 50

  23-02-2016 11:25
  
  Clouds roll into the region today ahead of a system that will bring rain tonight and tomorrow.
  
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• Minister accused of sexually assaulting 3 congregants, 2 of whom are minors

  23-02-2016 11:20
  
  A Jackson County minister was indicted Monday on 15 felony counts that accuse him of rape and sexual contact involving two juveniles and an adult who were members of his congregation. Dennis Wright, 67, of Oak Hill, was indicted by a Jackson County grand jury on seven counts of rape, two counts of sexual battery, two of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, three of gross sexual imposition and one of using a minor in nudity-oriented material.
  
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• Justice Insider: Suspected prowler takes pursuit to new lows in Far West Side neighborhood

  23-02-2016 11:00
  
  The call started as a possible prowler on the Far West Side, but things quickly descended into the criminal underworld.
  
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