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• Clintonville begins new development as funeral home comes down

  21-03-2016 23:55
  
  Demolition began on Monday of a vacant funeral home on North High Street, making way for a new retail plaza — one of many recent development projects that is transforming Clintonville.
  
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• Hulk Hogan-Gawker jury awards $25M in punitive damages

  21-03-2016 23:26
  
  The punitive damages come on top of a $115 million the jury imposed Friday after two weeks of trial.
  
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• CTV Newsbriefs: COTA Celebrates One Million CBUS Trips

  21-03-2016 23:15 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Former Dispatch editor Ben Marrison to become Dave Yost's communications director

  21-03-2016 22:54
  
  "Ben's extensive media experience and management expertise will be a great addition to our office," Yost said in a statement. "He is a trusted name in Columbus and all over the state of Ohio, and we are fortunate to have him join our team."
  
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• CoGo bike-share program getting new sites, higher prices

  21-03-2016 22:00
  
  CoGo Bike Share is growing again, and it will be more expensive for daily riders. The network that allows people to buy day passes or annual subscriptions to use its bikes will get five additional stations this year.
  
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• Trump demands GOP embrace him as Dems unleash new attacks

  21-03-2016 21:56
  
  Republican Donald Trump demanded that his party's skeptical establishment embrace the inevitability of his presidential nomination as he stormed into Washington on Monday.
  
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• Cops: Teen killed while playing game of "dodging arrows"

  21-03-2016 21:19
  
  Caleb Fairchild was playing the game Saturday evening in Chapmanville when he was struck in the head by an arrow.
  
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• Apple releases small new iPhone, iPad for business use

  21-03-2016 21:17
  
  Apple unveiled a small new iPhone, a new iPad tablet for business use and price cuts for its Apple Watch at a product event Monday.
  
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• Tussling on human rights, Obama, Castro vow new path forward

  21-03-2016 20:33
  
  President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro tussled Monday over differences on human rights and democracy but pledged to keep working on a new path forward between their two countries.
  
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• New Proposal Calls for Modern Addition on Top of BalletMet Warehouse

  21-03-2016 20:33
  
  JSDI Celmark has submitted a new, bolder plan to the Downtown Commission for a five-story brick warehouse owned by BalletMet. The new proposal calls for a three-story addition on top the existing building at 358 Mt. Vernon Avenue, which would be renovated. “We thought we had an opportunity here to bring some modern design aesthetics […]
  
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• Josephinum trustees approve to overhaul admissions process to thwart predators

  21-03-2016 20:03
  
  Pontifical College Josephinum held a news conference to address questions about announced policy changes for incoming seminarians.
  
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• Josephinum to overhaul selection process after former student arrested on sex crimes

  21-03-2016 20:03
  
  10 Investigates exposes loopholes and lack of oversight at Josephinum Catholic seminary.
  
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• Another marijuana legalization ballot proposal snuffed by Ohio AG

  21-03-2016 19:16
  
  Another marijuana legalization ballot bid was tossed by Attorney General Mike DeWine on Monday. DeWine rejected what he said was faulty ballot language for the Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Amendment. The proposal was submitted March 10 by a citizen group led by Don E. Wirtshafter, an Athens County lawyer and long time marijuana activist.
  
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• Attorney General's fix to background-check system to cost millions

  21-03-2016 18:57
  
  Replacing the aged criminal background-check system operated by the office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will be a pricey proposition.
  
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• NYC family says dying mom's wedding ring stolen in hospital

  21-03-2016 18:24
  
  A dying woman had a treasured piece of jewelry stolen off her right hand at a Staten Island hospital, her family says.
  
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• Sew to Speak Planning Move to Worthington

  21-03-2016 17:40
  
  Sew to Speak has been looking for a larger space to grow, and now they have found it. Later this summer, the inspiring sewing and crafting shop will be relocating to the historic Kilbourne Memorial Building in Worthington, next to the second location of Sweet Carrot. “Growing up in Columbus, I have always enjoyed and looked […]
  
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• Best Bites Preview: Romeo’s Pizza

  21-03-2016 17:05
  
  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 (update: tickets are now sold out!). To get your tastebuds watering, we’ll […]
  
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• Columbus City Council set to award contracts to nonprofits with ties to members

  21-03-2016 16:24
  
  The Columbus City Council is expected to approve $4.7 million in contracts with nonprofit groups to provide social services, including some agencies that employ council members as director or lawyer. The contracts are up for approval as the Ohio Ethics Commission investigates a complaint about how council members have approved grants for nonprofits that employ council members.
  
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• Ohio gas prices up more than 20 cents in past month

  21-03-2016 16:11
  
  Ohio’s average price for regular gas going into the workweek has climbed more than 20 cents from the state average this time last month.
  
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• Massive blaze at Indiana truck stop causes $2M in damages

  21-03-2016 15:54
  
  The flames broke out at a Denny’s restaurant at a Flying J truck stop in southwest Indianapolis around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
  
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• CoGo Adding Five New Stations, Updates Pricing Model

  21-03-2016 15:51
  
  The CoGo Bike Share system will continue to grow and expand this year with the addition of five new station locations this summer. The pricing model for ridership is also making a couple of changes. The daily rental rate is jumping from $6 per day to $8 per day, while a new three-day pass will […]
  
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• What to expect from today's Apple event

  21-03-2016 14:55
  
  Apple is kicking off a busy week: Today the giant tech company will host reporters and analysts at its Silicon Valley headquarters for a product launch event.
  
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• WATCH: Easter bunny involved in brawl at New Jersey mall

  21-03-2016 14:32
  
  Video posted on social media shows a man dressed as the Easter bunny exchanging punches with shoppers at a New Jersey mall.
  
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• Kasich falls short of rivals’ campaign cash

  21-03-2016 14:29
  
  John Kasich's fund-raising figures were dwarfed by those of his rivals running for president last month, but a super-PAC supporting him did pick up several major contributions to help his long-shot campaign. The donations to New Day for America were topped by checks from a pair of New York City billionaires: $500,000 on Feb. 29 from hedge fund manager Julian H. Robertson Jr., and two totaling $300,000 earlier in the month from Stanley Druckenmiller, billionaire founder and former chairman of Duq
  
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• John F. Guilmartin | 1940-2016: Vietnam War hero became Ohio State professor of military history

  21-03-2016 14:29
  
  John F. "Joe" Guilmartin was a rescue helicopter pilot who flew more than 130 missions during the Vietnam War and went on to become a nationally known authority on military history, teaching at the Ohio State University. He died on March 10 at age 75.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Kasich says folks need a ‘chill pill’ over contested convention

  21-03-2016 14:26
  
  There was “bit of a situation” Sunday involving Gov. John Kasich’s thoughts on President Obama’s nominee of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. “In interviews taped for broadcasts of Face the Nation on CBS and Meet the Press on NBC, the GOP presidential candidate said he would consider nominating Garland to the high court if he wins the Oval Office,” Dispatch reporter Randy Ludlow writes. “But, Kasich changed his mind later Saturday, telling reporters
  
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• Lancaster council spat lands in court

  21-03-2016 14:16
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio — The discord that has marked recent meetings of the Lancaster City Council now has spilled into a Fairfield County courtroom. At issue is the authority to appoint council members to standing committees.
  
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• Twitter turns 10: See very first tweets from Urban Meyer, Taylor Swift

  21-03-2016 13:48
  
  Twitter turns 10 today. The social media giant that is famous for its brevity is celebrating a decade of 140-character posts. The company claims 320 million monthly active users who write in more than 35 languages.
  
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• New research ship may be named 'Boaty McBoatface' thanks to online poll

  21-03-2016 13:27
  
  It's a name that might suit a rubber ducky, not an extremely expensive state-of-the-art research vessel designed to explore the coldest regions on Earth.
  
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• Olentangy Trail to stretch into Worthington Hills

  21-03-2016 13:18
  
  Columbus plans to extend the Olentangy Trail from where it ends at the Olentangy Valley Centre shopping center to the entrance of Worthington Hills. While some Worthington Hills residents applaud the connector, some of their neighbors to the north in Mount Air worry that this is the first step toward pushing the trail through their hamlet to Highbanks Metro Park.
  
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• School bus collides with car in east Columbus (UPDATE)

  21-03-2016 12:09
  
  The crash occurred just before 7:00 a.m. at the intersection of East Broad Street and Waggoner Road.
  
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• Twin comets to pass close to earth Monday

  21-03-2016 11:49
  
  Two comets will fly by earth Monday, March 21st. Read more.
  
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• Cedar Point says track is finished on new dive coaster

  21-03-2016 11:46
  
  Cedar Point says construction is nearing completion on its new roller coaster.
  
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• Spring has sprung, but not in the Northeast

  21-03-2016 11:36
  
  New Englanders were facing a messy morning commute as a very early spring storm kicked off the work week, while others in the Northeast appeared to be having an easier time.
  
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• Morning Forecast: Sunny, but cool; temps in low 30s

  21-03-2016 10:44
  
  A quiet and cool first full day of Spring ahead.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Partly cloudy & cold, low of 34

  21-03-2016 10:44
  
  High pressure will dominate today and, as it drifts east tomorrow, a more southerly flow of air will bring warmer temperatures back to the state.
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Kaliph Lloyd

  21-03-2016 10:42
  
  Franklin County SWAT is searching for a wanted robber.
  
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• Gas prices increase slightly in Columbus, bigger jumps across the country

  21-03-2016 10:25
  
  A spike at the pump across the country. Fortunately for Columbus, it is a small one.
  
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• $3 million bequest gives sick, unloved pets a sanctuary

  21-03-2016 10:19
  
  MECHANICSBURG, Ohio — Joyce Evans pulled her hooded sweatshirt tight to block the biting wind, and she and Anabel set out for a long walk on one of the many trails that wind through this rolling, 72-acre wooded patch of secluded Champaign County countryside. Anabel can't go very fast these days, what with all the cancerous tumors that fill her chest, but that doesn't mean the 15-year old shepherd mix doesn't clearly delight in spending her days ambling about in the sun.
  
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• Lead testing may change in Columbus as EPA reworks water guidelines

  21-03-2016 10:18
  
  Lead-contaminated drinking water in Flint, Mich., and Sebring, Ohio, has focused attention on how public systems are keeping us safe. At the same time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reworking guidelines it sends to states to enforce safe drinking water rules, and local water systems have had to answer difficult questions about their testing methods.
  
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• Popeyes job applicant gets hired after helping stop a robbery

  21-03-2016 10:09
  
  The 18-year-old applicant got the robber -- and the job -- at a Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken restaurant.
  
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• Vineyard Church provides basic items to help transition from homelessness

  21-03-2016 10:00
  
  For people who have slept the past few years on a prison bunk, or a plastic tarp down by the river, having their own place and bed would mean a lot. One day a helping hand might give them a key to an apartment or house, along with the furniture. To the folks at Vineyard Columbus that's not really a home unless it has clean sheets to sleep on, a pot to cook in and a bath towel to dry off with.
  
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• Scotts Miracle-Gro chief operating officer gets president’s job

  21-03-2016 09:55
  
  Marysville-based Scotts Miracle-Gro named Mike Lukemire president, a role previously held by James Hagedorn. Lukemire will remain the company's chief operating officer.
  
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• Report: North Korea fires missile, short-range projectiles

  21-03-2016 08:57
  
  South Korea's Yonhap news agency says North Korea has fired a missile and several other short-range projectiles into the waters off its east coast.
  
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• OSU ROTC Alumni inducts 2016 Hall of Fame class

  21-03-2016 04:18
  
  Three servicemen inducted into the Hall of Fame for The Ohio State Army ROTC Alumni Society
  
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• Evening Forecast: Overcast and windy

  21-03-2016 03:12
  
  Tonight will be cold and cloudy with gradually clearing skies overnight. Lows in the mid to upper 20s.
  
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• Memorial honors Bucyrus teen killed in basketball accident

  21-03-2016 02:48
  
  At a vacant basketball court outside Calvary Baptist Church in Bucyrus there’s a makeshift memorial sitting at the base of a torn down goal post.
  
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• Free trade is key issue in Ohio race for U.S. Senate

  21-03-2016 00:16
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rob Portman is looking forward to a debate this fall on international trade. So is his opponent, former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland. In the clearest electoral choice in Ohio on international trade in a decade, Portman and Strickland will clash sharply over whether free international trade has created higher-paying jobs in the state or devastated Ohio’s manufacturing workers. “It will be the defining issue,” Strickland said. “None will
  
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