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• Central Ohio remembers first lady Nancy Reagan

  06-03-2016 23:00
  
  The passing of Nancy Reagan has many in central Ohio remembering the former first lady.
  
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• Theatre Review: Past Productions’ Two Trains Running is A Breathtaking Snapshot of History

  06-03-2016 22:00
  
  Two Trains Running, August Wilson’s play in the Pittsburgh Cycle covering the ’60s is one of the great American plays of the 20th century, by a writer who laid claim to that distinction more often than almost anyone. It gets a presentation equal to the play, directed by Patricia Wallace-Winbush, through Past Productions as part of […]
  
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• 50 Cent Talks Vodka, Future, Label Breakup and Power In Exclusive Interview w/ DJ Mr King

  06-03-2016 21:46
  
  While in town, our very own DJ Mr King caught up with Fif and talked to him about everything from his liquor, to Future and other new artists as well as the breakup between he, Eminem and Dr. Dre.
  
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• The Latest: Schwarzenegger backs Kasich ahead of Ohio vote

  06-03-2016 21:37
  
  Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing his support to Gov. John Kasich in the presidential contest, saying Kasich is an "action hero" in his own right.
  
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• Schwarzenegger backs Kasich ahead of Ohio vote

  06-03-2016 21:37
  
  Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing his support to Gov. John Kasich in the presidential contest, saying Kasich is an "action hero" in his own right.
  
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• Police: Stolen car belongs to Cleveland police chief's son

  06-03-2016 21:24
  
  Authorities say a car that was stolen with a gun inside this weekend belongs to the son of Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams.
  
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• Man who found part of missing Malaysia Airlines plane finds another item

  06-03-2016 21:09
  
  The man who found a wing fragment of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared nearly two years ago on a beach in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion has found an unidentified gray item with blue border in nearly the same spot.
  
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• Lady Gaga and Al Roker take Polar Plunge in Chicago

  06-03-2016 20:57
  
  Lady Gaga and Al Roker are among the celebrities jumping into frigid Lake Michigan waters at a fundraiser for the Special Olympics.
  
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• Teenage pilot makes emergency landing on golf course

  06-03-2016 20:47
  
  A teenage pilot flying a small vintage plane has made an emergency landing on a golf course in at the St. Petersburg Country Club in Florida.
  
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• Police confirm overnight shooting in Chillicothe

  06-03-2016 20:15
  
  The Chillicothe Police Crime Scene Unit says it is investigating a home on the 100 block of Old Eastern Avenue.
  
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• Former first lady Nancy Reagan dead at 94

  06-03-2016 17:52
  
  Former first lady Nancy Reagan, perhaps best known for her "Just Say No" campaign to combat drug abuse in the 1980s, died Sunday.
  
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• Brokered GOP convention ‘will be very cool,’ Kasich says

  06-03-2016 17:24
  
  WASHINGTON - One day after he came in last in three out of four nominating contests and pundits pondered a race between Sen. Ted Cruz and billionaire Donald Trump, Ohio Gov. John Kasich appeared on two Sunday talk shows send a message: It isn’t over yet.
  
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• Was Michigan poll showing Kasich on top a blip?

  06-03-2016 16:46
  
  BIRCH RUN, Mich. — John Kasich professes he can’t quite figure out the man who he says must be stopped, but he thinks he understands the disenchanted Republican voters who are supporting Donald Trump. Working Michigan hard ahead of its Tuesday presidential primary, Ohio’s governor introduced himself Saturday evening to an audience of about 250 people at the Saginaw County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner in this town about 90 miles northwest of Detroit.
  
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• Five Video Games Made in Columbus (That You Can Play Right Now!)

  06-03-2016 16:21
  
  You may be unaware that Columbus has an extremely active game development community. If that is the case, then do I have some cool things to show you! Columbus is the home to plenty of growing and established Game Developers, who have been creating video games for years. Let’s go through some of these developers […]
  
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• Peyton Manning to retire after 18 NFL seasons

  06-03-2016 15:46
  
  A month after Denver's triumph in Super Bowl 50, Manning informed John Elway he's going to follow his lead and ride off into that orange sunset just like the Broncos' boss did 17 years ago
  
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• Yay Bikes Hoping to Continue Successful Ride Buddy Program

  06-03-2016 15:19
  
  Yay Bikes is looking for funding to continue a program that Executive Director Catherine Girves calls “the best thing we’ve ever done.” The program is called Ride Buddy, and during a brief trial run last summer, “people were having transformational experiences,” according to Girves. An extensive follow-up survey showed lasting success in getting people to […]
  
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• Best Bites Preview: Sbarro

  06-03-2016 15:11
  
  On March 24th, Columbus Underground will be hosting Best Bites: Pizza — a celebration of the city’s best pizza shops, pizza food trucks, restaurants and more. A limited number of tickets are still available, so be sure to purchase yours online before they’re sold out. To get your tastebuds watering, we’ll be previewing what each of our […]
  
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• John Switzer | From the Stump: March heralds the beginning of spring’s dance

  06-03-2016 14:31
  
  The long awaited month of March is here, and although it will be fickle, its coming heralds change.
  
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• Capitol Insider: Kasich aware he can't take Ohio for granted

  06-03-2016 14:28
  
  So the presidential election has come down to this for John Kasich: He must spend much of the next 10 days trying to defend his home state.
  
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• Outsiders challenge established politicians in Ohio’s U.S. Senate primary races

  06-03-2016 14:26
  
  WASHINGTON — They are, depending on the analogy you prefer, David in the biblical story of David and Goliath or Don Quixote, tilting at windmills. They have little cash in their campaign war chests and not much in the way of visibility. But in a year when political outsiders are beloved, Don Elijah Eckhart and Kelli Prather — both the ultimate political outsiders — hope that some of that love for outsiders goes their way on March 15.
  
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• Woman stuck, found dead inside an elevator

  06-03-2016 14:21
  
  Police say it is possible she was stuck there for a month.
  
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• Lena Dunham Hospitalized From Ruptured Ovarian Cyst

  06-03-2016 14:16
  
  The "Girls" star will undergo surgery.
  
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• Personal experiences spark creativity at Avant-Garde Art & Craft show

  06-03-2016 13:31
  
  Molly Rieman was getting ready to leave for an Ohio State football game this past fall when her 6-month old son, Will, decided her Buckeye necklace looked like a pretty good snack. Her son’s big bite on a real Buckeye left Rieman wondering how many other parents wearing the popular OSU necklaces might have had the same experience. That motivated Rieman to create Buckeye Baby Beads (made of child-safe silicone), which she had for sale Saturday at the Avant-Garde Art & Craft show at St.
  
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• New poll fuels Kasich’s hopes in Michigan

  06-03-2016 13:28
  
  BIRCH RUN, Mich. — John Kasich professes he can’t quite figure out the man who he says must be stopped, but he thinks he understands the disenchanted Republican voters who are supporting Donald Trump. Working Michigan hard ahead of its Tuesday presidential primary, Ohio’s governor introduced himself Saturday evening to an audience of about 250 people at the Saginaw County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner in this town about 90 miles northwest of Detroit.
  
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• Demolitions, rehabs reducing vacant properties across Columbus

  06-03-2016 12:37
  
  An aggressive effort to raze or rehabilitate abandoned houses across the city has reduced the number of vacant buildings in Columbus by about 1,000 since 2012. There now are 5,305 vacant structures, down from a high of 6,284 in 2012, according to the Columbus code enforcement office.
  
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• Severely burned mom survives despite odds

  06-03-2016 12:22
  
  Now and then, like anyone else puttering around the kitchen, Bonnie Bowes might accidentally touch a too-hot pan. Instinctive recoil, then math: How many times would she have to multiply that flash of pain — how many thousands of times — to begin to understand her daughter’s suffering?
  
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• Opera Columbus to team with Juilliard to provide stage for emerging talent

  06-03-2016 12:22
  
  Subscriptions to Opera Columbus go on sale today. Call 614-469-0939, or visit the CAPA box office, 39 E. State St. Subscriptions range from $64-$212 per person and go on sale March 6. A two-show subscription to the dress rehearsal preview performances is available from $20-$60 per person.
  
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• Scientists may have discovered new octopus near Hawaii

  06-03-2016 12:09
  
  The scientists say it has a ghostlike appearance, and affectionately said it should be called Casper like the friendly cartoon ghost.
  
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• Online charter school under scrutiny had cloudy relationship between operator, board

  06-03-2016 12:05
  
  At a Cleveland restaurant in June, Jim Trakas, then-chairman of the board of online charter school Provost Academy, expressed surprise at what he was being told. The woman eating lunch with him, then a top official with Provost, described a slew of problems, particularly with its for-profit operator, EdisonLearning.
  
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• Lawyesrs for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl request interview with Donald Trump

  06-03-2016 12:02
  
  They may seek a deposition from presidential contender Donald Trump or call him as a witness at a legal proceeding, saying they fear his comments on the campaign trail could affect their client's right to a fair trial.
  
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• Lawyers for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl request interview with Donald Trump

  06-03-2016 12:02
  
  They may seek a deposition from presidential contender Donald Trump or call him as a witness at a legal proceeding, saying they fear his comments on the campaign trail could affect their client's right to a fair trial.
  
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• Partly Cloudy And Mild Temperatures Sunday

  06-03-2016 11:42
  
  Today marks the beginning of a week of warm up.
  
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• Man wins $291M in powerball and his brother wins $7

  06-03-2016 11:33
  
  One brother walks away with the jackpot, the other walked away with $7.
  
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• Man charged in fatal shooting of 7-year-old in parked car

  06-03-2016 11:33
  
  The man accused of shooting into a vehicle full of children in the parking lot of a corner market on Friday afternoon — killing a 7-year-old boy — was in court on Saturday, and a judge ordered him held in jail with no bond. Marctarius K. Grace, 18, of Atcheson Street, is charged with murder in the death of De'Ontae M. Fisher.
  
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• Veterans getting expanded mental-health services from Dublin provider

  06-03-2016 11:28
  
  Art Miller, a Vietnam-era veteran of the Army and a former chaplain's assistant at one of the country's largest military hospitals, knows the look well: the empty stare, the fidgeting, the signs that a veteran's invisible wounds, those inside his head, hurt the worst. But it is just as likely that the veteran sitting at the coffee shop laughing with her friends or the one leading a chorus of "Happy Birthday" at his child's party also suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic bra
  
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• Ceo Q&a: Firm helps small businesses with needed cash

  06-03-2016 11:23
  
  James Moore's Small Business Owners of America has evolved to offer direct financing rather than just being a middleman. Tim Johnson/CEO James Moore's company has just moved to a new office on Gay Street.
  
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• Pickaway County sheriff identifies man killed by train

  06-03-2016 11:00
  
  The Pickaway County sheriff’s office on Saturday identified the man who was hit by a train and killed while sitting on a railroad track Friday afternoon.
  
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• Former Alabama state trooper accused of rape gets jail time

  06-03-2016 07:47
  
  An ex-Alabama state trooper who was accused of raping a woman while on duty was sentenced to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty.
  
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• Assault on officer

  06-03-2016 07:05
  
  A resident of Columbus, Ohio who allegedly struck a West Virginia State Trooper in the face was arrested in Logan County Feb. 24. Sgt.
  
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• Ohio Gov. Kasich releases partial tax returns for 7 years

  06-03-2016 05:00
  
  The Michigan primary election is Tuesday, March 8, 2016. . Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at a rally in Traverse City, Mich., Saturday, March 5, 2016.
  
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• Purdue Foods recalls chicken nuggets for possibly containing plastic

  06-03-2016 03:12
  
  Thousands of pounds of chicken nuggets have been recalled because they may contain plastic.
  
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• Hillary Clinton to rally in Cleveland

  06-03-2016 02:57
  
  Hillary Clinton will attend a campaign rally in Cleveland on Tuesday, March 8.
  
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• Attorneys deliver closing arguments in Erin Andrews' lawsuit

  06-03-2016 00:56
  
  An attorney for sportscaster Erin Andrews said Friday that two hotel companies enabled a stalker who took nude videos of her and posted them online. Bruce Broillet told jurors Friday in closing arguments for a civil trial that Andrews has suffered public shame and post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the crime and the companies ought to pay.
  
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• Family of slain 7-year-old boy talk about shooting, possible motive

  06-03-2016 00:26
  
  Judith Huntley is dealing with a loss no mother should have to face. Her seven-year-old son, Deontae Fisher, who loved school, playing video games and being around his brother and sister, was shot and killed, Friday.
  
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