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• Man wanted for 1997 rape case in custody of Columbus Police

  24-03-2016 23:41
  
  Columbus Police are in custody of a suspect wanted in the rape of an 18-year-old woman in Beatty Park nearly 19 years ago.
  
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• DNA links rape suspect to 1997 cold case

  24-03-2016 23:41
  
  Columbus police say they have a rape suspect in custody, nearly two decades after the alleged crime.
  
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• DNA links rape suspect in 1997 cold case

  24-03-2016 23:41
  
  Columbus police say they have a rape suspect in custody, nearly two decades after the alleged crime.
  
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• Ohio St., Columbus Partner To Give 100 Teachers Free Tuition

  24-03-2016 23:07
  
  Ohio State University and the city of Columbus are leading a partnership that will provide free tuition to 100 early childhood teachers.
  
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• Press Conference: Port Columbus Terminal Modernization

  24-03-2016 22:59
  
  
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• Columbus police officer dies unexpectedly at home

  24-03-2016 22:32
  
  Columbus Police say Brad Forster passed away unexpectedly at his home in Hilliard.
  
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• Top 20 locations for crashes in Fairfield Co. according to Highway Patrol

  24-03-2016 22:13
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol says it is being proactive with new roadway signs to remind drivers to stay safe.
  
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• Man gets 15-to-life sentence for mother's murder

  24-03-2016 22:13
  
  Family and friends had helped Mary Jo Ritter deal with her son, Gary, and his long struggle with mental health problems, Kellie Rybarczyk told a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge. Judge Richard A. Frye sentenced Ritter to 15 years to life on Thursday for his mother's murder.
  
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• Garry Shandling, comic, 'Larry Sanders Show' creator, dies

  24-03-2016 22:01
  
  Los Angeles Police officer Tony Im said Shandling died Thursday in Los Angeles of an undisclosed cause.
  
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• Man says he was arrested for not returning "Freddy Got Fingered" VHS rental

  24-03-2016 21:14
  
  He was booked on a charge of failure to return rental property.
  
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• Ohio State student who fell from third story missing before found outside

  24-03-2016 20:48
  
  Callers who reported that a woman had fallen from a third-story window at a sorority house near Ohio State University told dispatchers that the woman might have been on the ground for 20 minutes before anyone found her and called 911. The woman, Kalynn E. Smith, 20, was critically injured after falling at the Alpha Phi sorority at 134. E. 15th Ave., police said. They say she is expected to survive.
  
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• South Carolina teacher charged with sex with student

  24-03-2016 20:30
  
  A Spartanburg County teacher has been charged with having sex with a student more than a year ago.
  
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• Police: Former teacher let students smoke marijuana in class

  24-03-2016 20:25
  
  Domonic Anthony Leuzzi, 23, of Glen Allen, Virginia, has been charged with three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  
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• Woman expected to recover after fall from Ohio State sorority house window

  24-03-2016 19:35
  
  A woman critically injured after reportedly falling out of a third-story window at a sorority house near Ohio State University was expected to survive her injuries, but few details were available about what led to the fall. Kalynn E. Smith, 20, fell at the Alpha Phi sorority, 134 E. 15th Ave., Columbus police said. Emergency responders were called to the house at 3:20 a.m.
  
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• Parking options exist in Cleveland: Readers respond

  24-03-2016 19:01
  
  Parking can be difficult to find in downtown Cleveland, especially on weekdays and during major events, but options exist, say those who responded to a cleveland.com story. The city and Cuyahoga County, however, need to step up to make it easier for those who want to visit the city, they said.
  
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• Mega Weekend Spring 2016 – Vol. 2

  24-03-2016 19:00
  
  Looks like we have a nice weekend ahead of us! There are new contests live for Promowest contests, you can enter to win tickets to Kurt Vile, Dawes, and Andrew Bird. The new dog cafe Tail Wags Playground celebrates their Grand Opening all weekend. Thursday Best Bites Pizza is sold out tonight at the Valley […]
  
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• Woman sentenced for fleeing after hitting man on I-70

  24-03-2016 18:54
  
  It wasn't Julie A. Essig's fault that she ran over Henry Couturier, but it is her fault that she left him in the road "like an animal" to be run over by four more cars, a judge told her on Thursday. Essig, who pleaded guilty in November to failing to stop after an accident, must report Friday morning to serve the remaining five days of her 10-day jail sentence. Then she is on two years community control, during which she must pay Couturier's family $2,200 for his funeral expenses. Also, her driv
  
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• Ohio Ethics Commission clears City Council members

  24-03-2016 18:54
  
  The Ohio Ethics Commission has found no evidence of wrongdoing by Columbus City Council members and Mayor Andrew J. Ginther in its investigation of city elected leaders that work for nonprofits. The commission issued a letter around noon today that its investigation had concluded.
  
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• Police searching for man who may have abducted teen in Newark (UPDATE)

  24-03-2016 18:47
  
  Newark Police have located the female who was picked up by a man in the area of Everett Avenue.
  
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• Police searching for man who may have abducted teen in Newark

  24-03-2016 18:47
  
  Newark police say a teen girl got into a pickup truck Thursday morning minutes after the driver asked another teen to get inside.
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: The Newspaper is the News

  24-03-2016 18:35
  
  
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• 100 teachers will attend Ohio State for free thanks to new scholarship

  24-03-2016 18:24
  
  The money would allow teachers who already have their associates degree, to go attend Ohio State University and attain their bachelor’s degree for free.
  
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• Browns sign quarterback Robert Griffin III

  24-03-2016 17:56
  
  The Browns have signed free-agent quarterback Robert Griffin III, who hasn't been the same since his dazzling rookie season in Washington.
  
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• Buxton Inn benefits from million-dollar makeover

  24-03-2016 17:53
  
  The Buxton Inn in Granville has five buildings, two dozen guest rooms and at least two ghosts — one a former owner, the other her cat. The ghosts are among the few things untouched at the 204-year-old inn over the past year by Robert Schilling, owner of Columbus-based Urban Restorations, and his daughters, Adrienne Molnar and Jennifer Valenzuela.
  
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• 94 percent of Ohio third-graders pass reading test

  24-03-2016 17:49
  
  Two full school years after a renewed focus on reading, 94.1 percent of Ohio third graders did well enough on state reading tests last school year to be promoted to the fourth grade. That’s down from 95.8 percent the previous year, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Education.
  
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• Gerber recalling baby food pouches due to spoilage concerns

  24-03-2016 17:19
  
  Gerber says its recalling two organic pouch products after a packaging defect could result in spoilage.
  
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• Review: Melvin Edwards Redefines Modernist Sculpture

  24-03-2016 17:15
  
  There is magic in the reused, genius in the constructed, grace found in steel.  Melvin Edwards, an African American artist who has been making steel sculptures of all sizes for five decades, is redefining our dust-collected definition of modernist sculpture in his enormous exhibition Melvin Edwards: Five Decades at the Columbus Museum of Art. The […]
  
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• 2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at Chagrin Falls assisted living facility

  24-03-2016 17:05
  
  CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say two people are dead and another is wounded following a shooting Thursday morning at an assisted living facility southeast of Cleveland.
  
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• Flight attendant who left 70 pounds of coke at airport turns herself in

  24-03-2016 16:11
  
  A JetBlue flight attendant accused of using her credentials to attempt to get 70 pounds of cocaine through airport security in Los Angeles before flinging off her heels and fleeing, has been arrested in New York.
  
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• Ohio State, Columbus partner for free tuition for preschool teachers

  24-03-2016 16:00
  
  Ohio State University plans to offer $3.9 million in scholarships to preschool and child-care teachers who want to earn bachelor's degrees, as long as they agree to teach in Columbus. Ohio State President Michael V. Drake and Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther made the announcement this morning at the Reeb Avenue Community Center, 280 Reeb Ave. The hope is the program will help to produce more teachers while helping the city educate young children.
  
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• Weiland’s Market Launches Drink-And-Shop Experience

  24-03-2016 15:47
  
  The drink-while-you-grocery-shop trend shows no sign of slowing, and Weiland’s Market is the latest to jump on board. Thanks to legislation that was passed last November, customers can now enjoy wine and beer by the glass on-premises within the store. “Clintonville residents overwhelmingly approved on-premise consumption at Weiland’s on the November ballot,” said store owner […]
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court: Man has right to challenge expansion of gambling

  24-03-2016 15:37
  
  A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled today that one of the plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of the expansion of gambling has legal standing to move forward with the case. The Ohio Roundtable and several individuals sued in early 2012, claiming the state illegally enacted laws permitting the operation of casinos and video-lottery games at horse race tracks.
  
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• Ohio State, Columbus announce $3.9 million scholarship program for preschool teachers

  24-03-2016 15:33
  
  Ohio State University plans to offer $3.9 million in scholarships to preschool and child-care teachers who want to earn bachelor's degrees, as long as they agree to teach in Columbus. Ohio State President Michael V. Drake and Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther made the announcement this morning at the Reeb Avenue Community Center, 280 Reeb Ave. The hope is the program will help to produce more teachers while helping the city educate young children.
  
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• Woman falls from sorority window

  24-03-2016 14:50
  
  A woman was critically injured after a fall from a third-story window at the Alpha Phi sorority house near the Ohio State University campus. A woman was in critical condition early Thursday after she was reported to have fallen out a third-story window at a sorority house near the Ohio State University campus.
  
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• Police ID woman injured in fall from Ohio State sorority house window

  24-03-2016 14:39
  
  A woman was in critical condition early Thursday after she was reported to have fallen out a third-story window at a sorority house near the Ohio State University campus.
  
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• Ohio man who stole from Wal-Mart chooses to wear ‘I am a thief’ sign over going to jail

  24-03-2016 14:39
  
  GIRARD, Ohio (AP) — A man has chosen to wear a sign proclaiming he’s a thief rather than go to jail for theft in northeastern Ohio.
  
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• Lyft Resumes Service in Columbus

  24-03-2016 14:00
  
  Columbus Underground reported in February that ride-share service Lyft may be planning a return to the Columbus market, and today the company has made the news official. The company began signing up new drivers several months ago, and the service is scheduled to go live today at noon. “We’re thrilled to be back in Columbus, […]
  
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• Lyft relaunching in Columbus

  24-03-2016 14:00
  
  App-based car service Lyft is relaunching in Columbus today after new state regulations nullified Columbus rules that led the company to leave town last year. “Once the state law was put in place we made plans to immediately move forward,” said Jaime Raczka, Columbus general manager of San Francisco-based Lyft. “We always felt Columbus was a very good city for us.”
  
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• Gunman's "lawsuit" vs. Gabby Giffords could be hoax: report

  24-03-2016 13:36
  
  A lawsuit supposedly filed by the gunman in the 2011 Tucson mass shooting against his best-known victim and the federal government could be a hoax.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: John Kasich rejects calls to drop out

  24-03-2016 13:00
  
  With no delegates won in Tuesday’s contests and people lining up behind Sen. Ted Cruz, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is getting more pressure to drop out the GOP presidential race. Republicans who want him out consider him a spoiler and say Donald Trump will win the nomination if Kasich continues.
  
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• Pickerington hires new development director

  24-03-2016 12:43
  
  Liberty Schindel will become Pickerington’s development director, starting in April.
  
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• Franklin County official: Some 2014 ballots wrongly rejected

  24-03-2016 12:31
  
  Franklin County tossed out about a dozen voters' ballots that should have been counted, elections board Director William Anthony testified in a federal trial in Columbus that could change how Ohio conducts its elections. Anthony’s concession that valid 2014 votes were not tabulated is merely the tip of the iceberg of problems plaguing Ohio’s vote-counting procedures since the GOP-dominated legislature passed and Gov. John Kasich signed a pair of laws that year dealing with absentee a
  
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• Upper Arlington to replace 2 bridges over Edington Creek

  24-03-2016 12:13
  
  Two Upper Arlington bridges that span Edington Creek will be replaced this year.
  
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• 2nd suspected bomber eyed in Brussels subway attack

  24-03-2016 11:35
  
  Belgian and French media are reporting that a second attacker is suspected of taking part in the bombing this week of a Brussels subway train and may be at large.
  
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• Ohio State, Columbus plan partnership on preschools

  24-03-2016 11:12
  
  Ohio State University and the city of Columbus plan to announce a partnership today that will help 100 preschool teachers who work in certain neighborhoods with full-ride scholarships. White House officials are also expected to attend the event at 10 a.m. at the Reeb Avenue Community Center, 280 Reeb Ave., to announce the program.
  
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• Obamacare in Ohio, 6 years on

  24-03-2016 11:06
  
  Champions of the Affordable Care Act took to Twitter on Wednesday with #20MillionStrong, celebrating the sixth anniversary of the controversial health-care law and the 20 million people they say have gotten insurance because of it.
  
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• How six years of Obamacare has affected Ohioans

  24-03-2016 11:06
  
  Champions of the Affordable Care Act took to Twitter on Wednesday with #20MillionStrong, celebrating the sixth anniversary of the controversial health-care law and the 20 million people they say have gotten insurance because of it.
  
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• Ginther extends search for new Columbus public safety director

  24-03-2016 11:02
  
  Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther is extending his search for the leader of Columbus’ police and fire divisions — the most important position in his cabinet — after a recent call for applicants did not yield enough acceptable candidates. The city has advertised the position of safety director for nearly two months. The city has twice extended the deadline for applications and now considers the application process open-ended.
  
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• Emory Univ. students traumatized after seeing 'Trump 2016' chalk signs

  24-03-2016 11:01
  
  The students viewed the messages as intimidation, and they voiced "genuine concern and pain" as a result.
  
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• Baba’s Porch Food Trailer Opens at Seventh Son Brewing Co.

  24-03-2016 11:00
  
  Dan and Caroline Kraus, the minds behind That Food Truck, have rolled out a new food venture. Baba’s Porch, a mobile food trailer, has opened on Fridays at Seventh Son Brewing Co. Big Red, the couple’s nickname for their That Food Truck truck, was facing a bevy of mechanical problems over the past few months. […]
  
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