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• Senator calls for mandatory prison for killing police animal in line of duty

  03-03-2016 23:44
  
  Senator Jim Hughes is pushing new legislation that would enforce mandatory prison sentences for killing a police dog or horse in the line of duty.
  
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• Lawmakers want to close legal loophole in deadly OVI crashes

  03-03-2016 23:39
  
  Two Ohio lawmakers say it's time to close what they say is a loophole in the law that allows a person who kills someone in a drunk driving crash to have their license reinstated.
  
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• City working to close down troubled Hilltop apartment building

  03-03-2016 23:15
  
  Used condoms and needles, mold and mildew, trash and debris, missing smoke detectors. These problems and more are why Columbus prosecutors are working to shut down a troubled Hilltop apartment building. Assistant City Attorney Kristen Kroflich called the conditions at 2958 Sullivant Ave. deplorable and owner Gordon Rankin’s inattention reckless. She said some tenants have no heat, and use stoves and electric grills to warm their apartments. The steel landing is riddled with holes. “N
  
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• Kasich to hold rally in Columbus with Schwarzenegger

  03-03-2016 22:53
  
  The event will be held Sunday, March 6 at 2:30 p.m. at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. The event will be open to the public.
  
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• Police hunting for escaped felon near Gahanna

  03-03-2016 22:49
  
  Police are searching for a dangerous felon who assaulted a police officer and escaped from the Mifflin Township Police Department.
  
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• Ohio State issues alert after woman attacked

  03-03-2016 22:43
  
  Ohio State University police are warning those on campus about a man who attacked a woman late Tuesday on her way back to a residence hall.
  
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• 'I think it’s important we stop Mr. Trump,' John Kasich says

  03-03-2016 22:01
  
  John Kasich today acknowledged the concerns of Mitt Romney over the character of Donald Trump, but he declined to join in bashing the front runner for the Republican presidential nomination. But, Kasich, who hopes to succeed Romney as the party’s nominee this year, appreciated that the 2012 loser to Democrat President Barack Obama brought up his name as worthy of a vote.
  
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• Apple update may let users know if boss is monitoring their phone

  03-03-2016 21:58
  
  According to developers and industry insiders, the next update to Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 9.3, will include a message to let users know that their phone is being supervised.
  
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• Death Penalty Indictment Filed Against Convicted Cocaine Dealer Who...

  03-03-2016 21:47
  
  A death penalty indictment has been filed against a convicted cocaine dealer after police say he murdered his ex-girlfriend and her two children after having been granted an early prison release. Wendell Callahan, 35, is charged with the triple-murder of Erveena Hammonds, 32, and her two young daughters, Anaesia Green, 10, and Breya Hammonds, 7. Police said that Callahan brutally stabbed the three victims to death inside of their home in north Columbus, Ohio, in January.
  
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• OSU Police investigating alleged assault of female student

  03-03-2016 21:37
  
  The Ohio State University Department of Public Safety said the female student was confronted by the man near Woodruff Avenue between Schoenbaum Hall, Gerlach Hall and Norton House.
  
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• John Kasich to come back to Columbus for Sunday event with Arnold Schwarzenegger

  03-03-2016 21:32
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich will be back in Ohio Sunday for a 2:30 p.m. event at The Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens with former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
  
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• Sports Authority releases list of stores closing, 2 in central Ohio

  03-03-2016 21:05
  
  The company, which has 450 stores, filed a court document that lists the 143 locations that are closing in 27 states.
  
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• Fla. teen accused of posing as doctor re-arrested

  03-03-2016 20:30
  
  Records show Love-Robinson was booked into the Palm Beach County jail Tuesday evening in connection to an investigation that found the 18-year old was posing as a doctor and giving medical advice.
  
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• Mega Weekend Winter 2016 – Vol. 11

  03-03-2016 20:00
  
  Weekend time! What’s on your calendar for the first weekend of March? We have contests open for you to win tickets to Pete Yorn, courtesy Promowest. Love brunch? You’ll love our upcoming Best Bites Brunch event presented by Crimson Cup Coffee. And Best Bites Pizza is coming up in a few weeks! Thursday The Arnold […]
  
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• Killer who ate friend's brain is denied parole for 5th time

  03-03-2016 19:32
  
  The Ohio Parole Board held a private release consideration hearing for 60-year-old inmate David Allen Chapin on Feb. 1.
  
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• 2 candidates for same race die, including the winner

  03-03-2016 18:52
  
  By the time the votes were counted, two of the three candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for property assessor in Tennessee's Unicoi County had died.
  
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• Kasich proposal shifts care for young disabled children

  03-03-2016 18:21
  
  Care for disabled children under age three would shift to the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities under proposed legislation introduced today that is part of Gov. John Kasich's mid-biennium budget review.
  
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• Armed, sleeping man arrested near SW Ohio school days after shooting

  03-03-2016 18:04
  
  Authorities say a man found asleep in his car with guns and ammunition inside was arrested near a southwest Ohio school campus where two students were shot in the cafeteria days earlier.
  
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• Wendy’s data breach among worst, chief of credit-union group says

  03-03-2016 17:33
  
  The data breach at some Wendy’s restaurants might be one of the worst yet. That’s what Dan Berger, president of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, told Brian Krebs, the author of the blog Krebs on Security.
  
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• Pump price hike should be temporary

  03-03-2016 17:31
  
  Analysts warned us that gas prices had probably hit bottom and it appears as though that are on the upswing, with the average price at the pump in Columbus jumping 9 cents overnight. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Columbus Thursday morning was $1.96, according to a daily survey from the AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX, Inc. That is 17 cents higher than Monday and 40 cents higher than a month ago.
  
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• 'Who you gonna call': New Ghostbusters trailer released online

  03-03-2016 17:00
  
  The move is set to be released July 15.
  
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• Unusual Eats: Fermented Seaweed

  03-03-2016 16:57
  
  Fermented foods are not unusual. In fact, they’re on the trendy side right now; think about all the kombacha, beer, and fresh pickled things out in the markets. That said, Seaweed Sensation still has something a little… atypical about it. Made in Cincinnati by an operation called Fab Ferments, it has the distinction of having […]
  
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• Downtown Office Vacancy Rate Drops to 12.1 Percent

  03-03-2016 16:35
  
  According to the latest data from the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District, Downtown Columbus saw a continued decline in office vacancy rates, which have steadily fallen from 15.1 percent over the past two years, to a low of 12.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015. While the continued strong demand for office space is […]
  
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• Theatre Review: Gallery Players’ Guys and Dolls is Mostly a Winner

  03-03-2016 16:30
  
  Since premiering on Broadway in 1950, Guys and Dolls, the adaptation by Frank Loesser (music and lyrics) and Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling (book) of Damon Runyon’s witty world-askew stories has been a perennial crowd-pleaser with multiple revivals on Broadway and the West End and I’d wager there’s never a day someone in the US isn’t […]
  
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• Downtown Apartment Market Remains Strong with 96 Percent Occupancy Rate

  03-03-2016 16:29
  
  The Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District and Discovery District Special Improvement District released their joint Year End report this week, which provides a detailed summary of the current state of Downtown Columbus. Many of the findings were expected results of growth trends that have continued over the past several years, including: The residential population of Downtown […]
  
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• New COTA Program Surpasses Goal in Getting Downtown Workers Commuting

  03-03-2016 16:23
  
  Last April, the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District and Central Ohio Transit Authority unveiled a pilot program for Downtown workers, which allowed commuters to ride COTA buses to work at no personal cost, in an effort to reduce demand for parking spaces, which has become expensive and scarce for many workers. The newly released 2015 year-end Downtown […]
  
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• Man indicted in fatal shooting of police dog in Canton

  03-03-2016 16:17
  
  A man accused of shooting and fatally wounding a Canton police dog during an investigation of a grocery store break-in has been indicted by a grand jury.
  
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• SciFi Marathon Lands Again at Drexel

  03-03-2016 16:00
  
  Another year, another bizarre, intergalactic adventure awaits at the Drexel Theatre as the 24 hour SciFi marathon invades this weekend, from noon Saturday, March 5, through noon Sunday, March 6th. Flanking this year’s voyage into the future and the futuristic past are the 1979 original Mad Max and 2015’s Oscar cleanup, Mad Max: Fury Road. […]
  
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• L Brands enjoys strong February sales

  03-03-2016 15:54
  
  L Brands reported strong sales growth in February, a month in which other retailers struggled. The Columbus-based retailer, parent of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, reported a 5 percent increase in comparable store sales, a key indicator of a retailer’s health.
  
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• Kroger revenue misses forecasts, but profit better than expected

  03-03-2016 14:44
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Kroger Co. on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $559 million.
  
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• March 3, 1991: Rodney King beating caught on video

  03-03-2016 14:40
  
  It was one of the first police brutality videos of its kind, and forever changed the conversation about police and race in America.
  
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• More 35mm and 70mm Movies Coming to The Gateway Film Center

  03-03-2016 14:30
  
  Big things are happening at Gateway Film Center – really big. Seventy millimeter big. The film center installed 70mm projection in November, allowing them the chance to screen Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in its 70mm Roadshow format. Unlike other theaters around the country, whose 70mm projector was removed at the end of the Tarantino […]
  
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• Columbus Makes Art: BalletMet’s Edwaard Liang on the Inspiration Behind ‘Inspired’

  03-03-2016 14:00
  
  What do Queen and Jane Austen have in common? On March 11, BalletMet will unite the two with Inspired, a triple-bill collaboration with Cincinnati Ballet featuring three distinct works by renowned choreographers. BalletMet Artistic Director Edwaard Liang stole a moment in between rehearsals to provide insight into the show, the ballet he choreographed and where […]
  
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• Ohio killer who ate part of roommate’s brain is denied parole

  03-03-2016 13:57
  
  MILFORD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who killed his roommate in 1978 and ate part of his brain has been denied parole a fifth time.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now | Republicans go to Plan B to stop Donald Trump: John Kasich stays in race, wins Ohio

  03-03-2016 13:31
  
  There has been pressure for Ohio Gov. John Kasich to drop out of the GOP presidential race so other candidates would get more votes and maybe have a chance to beat frontrunner Donald Trump. With that not happening, some Republicans have called for a Plan B.
  
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• University of Akron to repay $4.1 million in fees to students

  03-03-2016 13:22
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The University of Akron is repaying $4.1 million in fees to students after state officials concluded that the university shouldn’t have imposed an increase last year.
  
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• How much retirement income do you really need?

  03-03-2016 12:57
  
  A new study shows what you actually need to retire. Read more.
  
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• Romney says safe future 'greatly diminished' with Trump

  03-03-2016 12:41
  
  Former GOP presidential nominee says he believes Trump is "playing the American public for suckers."
  
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• Mitt Romney: Donald Trump is a 'phony, a fraud'

  03-03-2016 12:41
  
  Former GOP presidential nominee says he believes Trump is "playing the American public for suckers." Read more.
  
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• Police Horse Goes Wild During New York City Rush Hour

  03-03-2016 12:34
  
  Police horse throws officer in Times Square and runs off. Find out more.
  
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• Broad and Cleveland intersection is dangerous, CCAD tells city officials

  03-03-2016 12:24
  
  From the north, traffic flies off of I-670 and barrels down Cleveland Avenue, right through the striped crosswalks at Long and Gay streets. When cars reach East Broad Street and the light turns green, they power through their left or right turns at the same moment pedestrians get the signal to walk.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Less than an inch of snow; low 30

  03-03-2016 12:20
  
  Look for the snow to stick after sunset when temperatures drop down near freezing. Accumulation amounts will be rather light (generally an inch or less) but may be enough to make travel hazardous.
  
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• Chance For Rain And Snow Showers On Thursday

  03-03-2016 12:20
  
  Doppler 10 Meteorologist Mike Davis says expect rain and snow throughout the day. Get the forecast.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Chance for rain and snow showers

  03-03-2016 12:20
  
  A chilly day ahead with a chance for light rain and snow showers as low pressure and a weak cold front move in from the west.
  
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• Arnold event ready to touch 6 continents

  03-03-2016 12:16
  
  Worldwide domination will be complete in August when the fifth overseas version of the Arnold Sports Festival debuts in Hong Kong. Not that co-founders Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer were thinking about spanning the globe with multi-sports events when they held the original Arnold Classic in 1989 in Columbus, said Lorimer, the 89-year-old Worthington native and longtime friend of the bodybuilder, actor and former California governor.
  
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• Hotels gear up for influx of Arnold competitors, spectators

  03-03-2016 12:15
  
  Hotels around Downtown and all over Columbus will be filled this weekend with the smell of spray tan and the roar of thousands of hungry and well-muscled visitors.
  
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• Jain architecture focus of photo exhibit at Clintonville church

  03-03-2016 12:11
  
  As Deb Baillieul hung photos this week at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, she stopped to explain what her faith has in common with the Jain religion represented in the statues, carvings and temples depicted.
  
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• Partnership aims to keep seniors in their homes

  03-03-2016 12:06
  
  For years, National Church Residences has been content with being the nation's largest nonprofit provider of affordable senior housing. But in the years to come, the group would like to help older adults live as independently as possible in their homes, with a particular focus on helping the frailest seniors avoid unnecessary 911 calls, rehospitalizations and emergency-room visits, said Mark Ricketts, its president and CEO.
  
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• Local Government Insider: Bexley offers tips to stop anti-abortion pamphlets

  03-03-2016 12:02
  
  Bexley residents who have been the unhappy recipients of graphic anti-abortion pamphlets are getting some tips from the city about how to make them stop.
  
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• Best Bites to Showcase the Top Brunches in Columbus on April 14th

  03-03-2016 12:00
  
  Do you love brunch? Of course you do! Who doesn’t? Columbus is filled with a wide variety of amazing brunches at restaurants all over the city, and while you might already have a favorite spot, we’d love to showcase a whole bunch of places that you may not have tried yet. That’s why Columbus Underground […]
  
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