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• Western tale by a teenage James Thurber published for first time

  01-04-2016 23:40
  
  The Columbus, Ohio, native would remember fondly such "nickel novels" as "Jed, the Trapper" and "The Liberty Boys of '76," and was so caught up in the gun duel of Owen Wister's "The Virginian," he became physically ill. Inevitably, Thurber sketched out a couple of tales himself, including "How Law and Order Came to Aramie," completed when he was around 18 and unpublished for more than a century.
  
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• Search for Brian Shaffer enters 10th year

  01-04-2016 23:40
  
  One of the most perplexing missing persons cases in the Columbus Police department entered its 10th year Friday.
  
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• Man accused in death of boy in bag incompetent for trial

  01-04-2016 23:40
  
  A judge has ruled a man accused in the beating death of a 1-year-old Maryland boy found dead inside a backpack in a central Ohio creek incompetent to stand trial. The Columbus Dispatch reports a Franklin County judge on Thursday ordered Kurt Flood committed to a state psychiatric hospital for treatment aimed at restoring competency within a year.
  
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• Cleveland International Film Festival 2016: 'Kings, Queens and In-Betweens' a fantastic doc about the drag scene in Columbus

  01-04-2016 23:40
  
  "I don't have to be a man. I don't have to be a woman. I just have to be me," says a performer in "Kings and Queens and In Between," an exceptional documentary having its world premiere at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
  
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• Man who died from beating had been robbed several times before

  01-04-2016 23:01
  
  Columbus police might have a suspect in the death of man who was found beaten Sunday and later died of his wounds. Police were called at 9:36 p.m. Sunday to Webster Canyon Townhomes where John D. Dawson, 53, was found unconscious lying on the ground in the parking lot. The location was 2264 Webster Canyon Court on the North Side.
  
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• Columbus police sexting scandal leads to federal lawsuit

  01-04-2016 22:50
  
  A female officer is suing the city of Columbus and administrators in the police department after she says personal photos were obtained illegally from personal phones.
  
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• What's Happening at the Cultural Arts Center? Gathering IV: Once Upon an Idea

  01-04-2016 22:34 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Democratic treasurer candidate has three bankruptcies, criminal record

  01-04-2016 20:59
  
  The Democratic candidate for Franklin County Treasurer has filed for bankruptcy three times and was convicted of passing bad checks and purchasing cocaine nearly 20 years ago. Cheryl Brooks Sullivan, a local real estate agent, had never appeared on a ballot before the March primary, when she pulled a major upset by defeating incumbent Treasurer Ed Leonard. Now she’ll have to overcome her past if she wants to win the general election and take office to oversee Franklin County's finances.
  
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• Lawsuit seeks community-based options for Ohio's disabled

  01-04-2016 19:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal lawsuit filed Thursday claims Ohioans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are experiencing widespread segregation as they are forced to receive services in institutions due to a lack of community- or home-based options.Disability Rights Ohio filed the lawsuit on behalf of six people who the group says are, ... (more)
  
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• Ross County officials concerned over laced heroin, recent overdoses

  01-04-2016 18:46
  
  A day ago, there were two suspected drug overdoses from heroin or heroin laced with fentanyl.
  
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• First Look: Vernacular Opens in Worthington

  01-04-2016 17:51
  
  Local boutique Vernacular is expanding to Old Worthington, with their new store opening at 661 North High Street. Fans of the Grandview location will find a similar mix of women’s clothing, accessories, home decor items, gifts and jewelry in the new shop. Owners Chelsea Cabot and Kris Koniezcko have been working toward opening inside the former Zettler […]
  
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• Wallace Peck: Works on Paper

  01-04-2016 17:45
  
  Wallace Peck, described in his artist biography as always-smiling and filled with boundless joy, embodies the mission of Open Door Art Studio in his current solo exhibition at the studio’s gallery. To begin with, Peck’s work output is tremendous.  Prolific, even.  His twenty-five charcoal, graphite, and pastel drawings on display feel as though they are […]
  
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• New In Theaters: I Saw the Light, Krisha, Baskin & More

  01-04-2016 17:05
  
  So much great stuff to catch at the movies this weekend, though not much of it is mainstream. Doc Week returns with plenty of opportunity for you to feed your nonfiction jones, while some magnificent indies and freaky new horror make their debuts as well. I Saw the Light The reliably talented Tom Hiddleston lost […]
  
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• Trench that caved in wasn’t reinforced, OSHA says

  01-04-2016 16:55
  
  MENTOR, Ohio — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said inspectors probing a construction site where a worker was killed this week found no evidence the wall of the trench was reinforced.
  
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• Medical-marijuana backers can begin collecting signatures

  01-04-2016 16:44
  
  While the House Medical Marijuana Task Force wrapped up its final hearing Thursday, a skeptical Ohio Ballot Board gave supporters of a medical-marijuana constitutional amendment the go-ahead to collect signatures for the fall election. Three members of the five-member board were present and voted to advance the proposal by the Marijuana Policy Project, a national organization working with Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, a state affiliate.
  
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• Police: Man found shot on porch dies of wounds

  01-04-2016 16:39
  
  A 34-year-old man who had been shot several times and found on the front porch of a South Side home last night has died, Columbus police said.
  
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• Need to rent a place for the RNC? Jeffery Dahmer’s Ohio home is very much available

  01-04-2016 15:28
  
  The house is being offered for $8,000 for the week of the convention, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
  
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• Middle West Spirits wins international awards

  01-04-2016 15:24
  
  Competing at the Berlin International Spirits Competition held last month, the Columbus distillery won double gold, the top award, for its OYO Bourbon Whiskey, Michelone Reserve.
  
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• Suspected drive-by shooting leave man with life-threatening injuries

  01-04-2016 13:48
  
  Investigators found several shell casings on the ground in the street near the house.
  
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• Pressure to succeed leading more students to cheat

  01-04-2016 13:40
  
  With the price of college tuition continuing to go up, students are feeling increased pressure to ace their exams and receive high marks in order to score financial aid and scholarships.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: John Kasich attacks Donald Trump but will it work?

  01-04-2016 13:18
  
  After a what may be Donald Trump’s worst week in the campaign so far, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is running third in the GOP presidential primary race, let Trump supports know there is an alternative.
  
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• TV news camera catches suspected smugglers scaling US border fence

  01-04-2016 12:42
  
  A Mexican journalist got some unusual footage when she spotted two suspected drug smugglers scaling a tall border fence from Mexico into the U.S. and then promptly climbing back after they realized they were being filmed.
  
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• VIDEO: April fool’s or real? White Castle launches national drone Crave Case delivery

  01-04-2016 12:41
  
  White Castle launches national Crave Case delivery via drones.
  
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• One dead after shooting in south Columbus

  01-04-2016 12:39
  
  One person is dead after a late night shooting in south Columbus.
  
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• Pair charged with involuntary manslaughter in 8-month-old’s death

  01-04-2016 12:12
  
  Two people are now facing charges after an 8-month-old baby died from blunt force injuries last year.
  
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• Pair arrested for involuntary manslaughter in 8-month-old’s death (UPDATE)

  01-04-2016 12:12
  
  Two people are now facing charges after an 8-month-old baby died from blunt force injuries last year.
  
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• Unsolved mystery: 10 years later, Brian Shaffer still missing

  01-04-2016 11:55
  
  Ten years ago today, Brian Shaffer vanished and left a wake of unanswered questions that have tormented the people who want to find him most. Alexis Waggoner waited in Brian’s apartment alone for two days after he went missing, hoping that she and her boyfriend would get on a plane that day headed to Miami, where Brian hinted he might propose. But he never came home.
  
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• ThisWeek community news: Groveport School board OKs remodeling contract

  01-04-2016 11:48
  
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• Morning Forecast: Showers taper off; temps in the low 50s

  01-04-2016 11:36
  
  On this All Fool's Day 2016, there's no foolin' that our weather will remain unsettled heading into the weekend.
  
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• City plans to codify University District commercial-building standards this year

  01-04-2016 11:36
  
  Columbus officials want to turn the University District Plan's development standards for commercial areas, including height restrictions, into law within eight months. But that won’t be in time to have an impact on the controversial View on Pavey Square apartment development or any projects that sprout before the Columbus City Council can act.
  
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• Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging moves to new South Side home

  01-04-2016 11:33
  
  The long-vacant former Bob Evans headquarters on the South Side will have a new occupant come Monday. The Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging will open there, after moving its 260 staffers from Downtown headquarters.
  
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• 3 Clintonville projects still alive despite Facebook-fueled rumor

  01-04-2016 10:57
  
  On Wednesday, a post on the Clintonville Discussion Forum Facebook page declared that two controversial apartment projects were dead and a third one was at risk because of sewer-capacity issues.
  
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• Columbus Streetcar Project Relaunched with Kickstarter Campaign

  01-04-2016 10:07
  
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther officially announced today that the long-dormant High Street Streetcar project is officially back on track. The project was shelved several years ago during the national recession when a plan to fund the project never materialized. Today, city and county officials are expected to gather at City Hall to announce an innovative […]
  
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• April Fools: Columbus Streetcar Project Relaunched with Kickstarter Campaign

  01-04-2016 10:07
  
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther officially announced today that the long-dormant High Street Streetcar project is officially back on track. The project was shelved several years ago during the national recession when a plan to fund the project never materialized. Today, city and county officials are expected to gather at City Hall to announce an innovative […]
  
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• Cleveland Announces Plan to Export GOP Convention to Columbus

  01-04-2016 10:06
  
  With only three and a half months to go before the Republican National Convention takes place in mid-July, the City of Cleveland has begun to get cold feet about the whole ordeal. Originally viewed as a big win when Cleveland was selected as the host city in mid-2014, the city has soured on the idea […]
  
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• April Fools: Cleveland Announces Plan to Export GOP Convention to Columbus

  01-04-2016 10:06
  
  With only three and a half months to go before the Republican National Convention takes place in mid-July, the City of Cleveland has begun to get cold feet about the whole ordeal. Originally viewed as a big win when Cleveland was selected as the host city in mid-2014, the city has soured on the idea […]
  
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• New Albany Pledges to Increase Gentrification to Keep Pace with Columbus

  01-04-2016 10:05
  
  In recent years, many Columbus neighborhoods have seen rapid rises in rental costs, a displacement of independent locals businesses, and an influx of higher income residents, leaving few options for middle-income and low-income housing. By most common definitions, this amounts to gentrification. The Short North, German Village, Downtown, Grandview Heights and even the University District […]
  
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• April Fools: New Albany Pledges to Increase Gentrification to Keep Pace with Columbus

  01-04-2016 10:05
  
  In recent years, many Columbus neighborhoods have seen rapid rises in rental costs, a displacement of independent locals businesses, and an influx of higher income residents, leaving few options for middle-income and low-income housing. By most common definitions, this amounts to gentrification. The Short North, German Village, Downtown, Grandview Heights and even the University District […]
  
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• Late Night Slice Purchased by YUM! Brands

  01-04-2016 10:04
  
  Local pizza shop staple Late Night Slice is local no more. Louisville-based YUM! Brands announced today that they have acquired the growing restaurant and food truck business, with plans to expand the concept all across the country. “We’re extremely — uh… glad — to have Mickey’s Midnight Slice as part of our pizza portfolio,” said […]
  
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• April Fools: Late Night Slice Purchased by YUM! Brands

  01-04-2016 10:04
  
  Local pizza shop staple Late Night Slice is local no more. Louisville-based YUM! Brands announced today that they have acquired the growing restaurant and food truck business, with plans to expand the concept all across the country. “We’re extremely — uh… glad — to have Mickey’s Midnight Slice as part of our pizza portfolio,” said […]
  
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• Tigertree Announces New Store Targeting Senior Shoppers

  01-04-2016 10:02
  
  Thanks to the success of their new kid-centric venture Cubshrub, and the growing retiree population in the Short North, the owners of Tigertree have announced today their latest concept: Grumpstump. The new boutique will carry the trendiest in men’s and women’s fashion targeted at the 65 and over demographic. “The baby boomer generation is growing older, […]
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Nina West to Guest Star in Season 6 of Game of Thrones

  01-04-2016 10:01
  
  If you haven’t tuned in to HBO hit series Game of Thrones yet, then there’s no time like the present to get started. While the crew behind the show have yet to publicly announce many details about the new season, Columbus Underground was notified today that local actress Nina West will make a surprising guest […]
  
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• Eight-Story Millennial Self-Storage Building Proposed Downtown

  01-04-2016 10:00
  
  The downsizing trend has been on the rise all across the US in recent years, with both Millennials and Baby Boomers preferring to live in smaller apartments than ever before. And while tighter quarters have been around in cities like New York and San Francisco for some time, Columbus will be upping its game next […]
  
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• Watch Live: Kasich addresses Trump comments at press conference

  01-04-2016 07:03
  
  Want to know what's happening in Ohio government and politics from Columbus to Washington, D.C.? The Columbus Dispatch has you covered. GOP frontrunner Donald Trump caused quite the stir Wednesday when he said abortions should be banned and women who get them should be punished It was a statement that even those on opposite sides of the abortion debate could agree about, Dispatch Washington reporter Jessica Wehrman writes.
  
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• Neighbors say casino didn't bring growth to west Columbus as promised

  01-04-2016 05:23
  
  Hollywood Casino is the most significant development in west Columbus in decades. But what happened to continued growth?
  
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• Woman alerted police about Newark abduction suspect 1 year ago

  01-04-2016 04:54
  
  Thomas Cheney was charged with one count of abduction.
  
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• Friends & family gather to remember Joey LaBute during candlelight vigil

  01-04-2016 04:25
  
  For Joey’s sister Stephanie Stegmeyer, the vigil was a chance to show appreciation for the kindness of strangers.
  
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• Friends, family mourn Joey LaBute at vigil

  01-04-2016 04:01
  
  Crowding under the Goodale Park gazebo to dodge a passing storm Thursday evening, about 125 people came out to honor the memory of Joseph "Joey" LaBute Jr., whose body was found in the Scioto River. Stephanie Stegmeier, of Circleville, fought tears as she spoke of her younger brother before the candlelight vigil. "Joey was so kind," she said. "He was loved by so many people."
  
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• Teachers, a husband and wife, arrested for sex with students

  01-04-2016 03:57
  
  A husband and wife who both teach at the same Alabama private school were arrested this week on "similar" charges of having sex with students.
  
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