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• Two companies owe state $1.5 million in Medicaid money for using unqualified employees, report finds

  31-05-2016 23:26
  
  All nine ambulance drivers in a random check of a Columbus medical transportation company were not qualified for the job, including five who didn't even have driver's licenses, a state audit shows.
  
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• Multiple outages leave thousands without power in Franklin County

  31-05-2016 22:59
  
  Power is out for thousands of AEP Ohio customers due to two separate outages.
  
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• Customer in McDonald's drive-thru gets run over by own car

  31-05-2016 22:28
  
  Police say a Pennsylvania woman going through the drive-thru at McDonald's dropped her bag of food at the window and fell out of her car.
  
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• Trailer Roundup: Morgan, Absolver, The Infiltrator & More

  31-05-2016 21:24
  
  Memorial Day Weekend has come and gone, which means that the summer blockbuster season has begun. If there’s a big movie coming out this summer that you haven’t already seen a half dozen trailers and tv spots for, then you must be living under a rock. Otherwise, the newest trailers this week generally feature quieter […]
  
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• Cops investigate boy's entry into Cincinnati zoo exhibit, gorilla's killing

  31-05-2016 20:27
  
  CINCINNATI — Police said Tuesday they were investigating the circumstances surrounding a 4-year-old boy entering a gorilla's exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo and the animal being shot to death to protect the child. A federal investigation is also planned. A federal inspection less than two months ago found no problems with the zoo's Gorilla World exhibit, but earlier zoo inspections reported issues including the potential danger to the public from a March incident involving wandering polar be
  
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• Drew Peterson found guilty in murder-for-hire plot

  31-05-2016 20:14
  
  Jurors reached the verdict Tuesday afternoon after deliberating for little more than an hour.
  
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• Westerville police: Man tried to lure young child into van with candy

  31-05-2016 19:34
  
  Westerville police are searching for a man in connection to an attempted abduction last week.
  
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• Westerville Police ask for public’s help after teen reports attempted abduction

  31-05-2016 19:34
  
  Westerville police are searching for a man in connection to an attempted abduction last week.
  
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• Man gets life with no parole for raping girls while mother watched

  31-05-2016 18:58
  
  A man who raped his girlfriend's two daughters while she was in bed with them won't have a chance to molest another child. Alberto P. Hernandez, 55, was sentenced on Monday to life without parole by a Franklin County judge who expressed outrage at the crimes.
  
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• The List: 74 Stores Announced at Tanger Outlet Mall

  31-05-2016 18:23
  
  The grand opening of the Tanger Outlet Mall is less than a month away, and the new shopping center has unveiled the majority of the stores that will be located there upon opening. The 350,000 retail center was announced has having room for 80 stores, and a total of 74 have been revealed prior to launch, […]
  
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• Warning devices to boost emergency response inside Franklin County buildings

  31-05-2016 18:18
  
  If disaster strikes Columbus, the roar of music or the explosion of the cannon in Nationwide Arena can block out the warning sirens meant to alert people about the impending danger. New devices that Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security is buying, though, would send an alert directly to the control room at the arena and other large buildings around the county where sirens are difficult to hear. Security teams in those buildings then could take action to either evacuate or sh
  
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• Obetz mayor charged with assault after fight at funeral home

  31-05-2016 18:12
  
  Obetz Mayor D. Greg Scott has been charged with assaulting his ex-wife during calling hours for his recently deceased mother at a Groveport funeral home, Groveport police said.
  
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• Cincinnati police to probe circumstances of gorilla's death

  31-05-2016 18:02
  
  A prosecutor's office says police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a 4-year-old boy entering a gorilla's exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo and the animal being shot to death to protect the child.
  
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• University of Akron president steps down after rocky 2 years

  31-05-2016 17:22
  
  University of Akron President Scott Scarborough is stepping down effective immediately, the university announced Tuesday morning.
  
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• New Culinary School Facility Planned at Columbus State

  31-05-2016 17:18
  
  The culinary program at Columbus State Community College has been ranked as one of the Top 20 culinary schools in the United States. So it only makes sense that the expansion of the program would serve as a first step toward implementing the college’s large-scale master plan. Originally unveiled in late 2013, the CSCC Master […]
  
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• JetBlue passenger stopped from boarding plane over clothing

  31-05-2016 17:18
  
  A JetBlue passenger says the airline has apologized to her after gate agents at Logan Airport forced her to change her shorts because they were too short.
  
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• Trump unveils list of donations to veterans groups

  31-05-2016 16:50
  
  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is set to announce the charities that will receive the money he raised for veterans' causes earlier this year.
  
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• Moving soon? Here are some tips on National Moving Day

  31-05-2016 16:39
  
  Also dubbed as “Crazy Tuesday”, the day after Memorial Day is one of the busiest for movers.
  
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• Obetz mayor facing assault charges after dust-up at mother’s funeral

  31-05-2016 16:29
  
  Obetz mayor David “Greg” Scott was hospitalized and is facing charges following an altercation last week at a funeral home.
  
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• Gas prices still high in Ohio after holiday weekend

  31-05-2016 14:52
  
  Gas prices remain higher around Ohio after the Memorial Day weekend and the increased travel that accompanies it.
  
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• Columbus is among the top cities for new college grads

  31-05-2016 14:29
  
  Columbus scores when it comes to job opportunities for new college grads and affordability.
  
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• Growler Fill Station added at Hills Market Downtown

  31-05-2016 14:00
  
  The Hills Market Downtown celebrated its third birthday a few weeks ago, and in addition to the traditional party fanfare, the grocery store added a new growler fill station to ring in the occasion. The station is located just inside the front doors, near the existing wine tasting table. “As more and more people move […]
  
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• Grove City missionary killed in Cambodia

  31-05-2016 13:52
  
  Bob Owens, who would have turned 75 on Tuesday, was killed during a mission trip to Cambodia. He had been traveling on behalf of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a Catholic church in Grove City, and Asia's Hope, a Columbus-based nonprofit that provides family-style care for orphans in Cambodia, Thailand and India.
  
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• Local missionary killed while helping orphans in Cambodia

  31-05-2016 13:39
  
  Friends say Bob Owens, 74, was sightseeing when he was struck and killed by a motorcycle over the weekend.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: What can be done about the Ohio Department of Education

  31-05-2016 13:25
  
  Last week, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost called the Ohio Department of Education one of the worst-run state agencies. It seems others agree, but finding a way to fix it also seems to be a problem.
  
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• Men are making more money off their homes than women

  31-05-2016 12:33
  
  The gender pay gap is following women home from the office.
  
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• Columbus Zoo calls its gorilla exhibit safe

  31-05-2016 12:20
  
  As controversy swirls around the Cincinnati Zoo's decision to kill a gorilla after a 4-year-old boy entered its exhibit, the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium says there’s no way a person, let alone a 4-year-old child, could get into the gorilla enclosure here. President and CEO Tom Stalf said Columbus' gorilla exhibit is completely enclosed by wire mesh on the outside and visitors view the animals indoors through thick glass walls.
  
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• Obama after the presidency

  31-05-2016 12:19
  
  While President Obama has already found a home for when his family no longer resides in the White House, he hasn't yet revealed his post-presidential plans. Read more.
  
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• Central Ohioans on Memorial Day honor those who sacrificed

  31-05-2016 12:15
  
  Across central Ohio, people gathered Monday to celebrate Memorial Day and remember the men and women who gave time, energy and sometimes their lives as members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
  
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• Tree of Life case against Upper Arlington remains legal quagmire after 5 years

  31-05-2016 12:10
  
  What started as a federal lawsuit alleging religious discrimination by Upper Arlington might now be more about comparables and cash than Christ. “This case is fascinating because it pits federalism against religious liberty,” said Ohio State University law professor Ruth Colker.
  
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• Sherrod Brown, Rob Portman find common ground in U.S. Senate despite party differences

  31-05-2016 12:02
  
  WASHINGTON — You wouldn't think they like each other or have anything in common: the soft-spoken, button-down conservative Republican from Cincinnati who served as U.S. trade representative under President George W. Bush, and the gravel-voiced, rumpled Democrat from Cleveland who wrote a book called “The Myths of Free Trade.” Yet even as Sen. Rob Portman faces a re-election battle against former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland this year, and Sen. Sherrod Brown has been mentioned
  
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• DuPont faces fourth C8 trial

  31-05-2016 11:51
  
  If E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. were a hockey team, it would be sporting a 1-1-1 record.
  
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• Secret Service jump on stage at Bernie Sanders rally

  31-05-2016 11:46
  
  At least four people at a Bernie Sanders rally in Oakland rushed the stage Monday evening, spurring Secret Service agents to jump onto the raised platform and protect him. Read more.
  
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• Ohio colleges pushed to stop asking applicants about convictions

  31-05-2016 11:43
  
  The U.S. Department of Education is joining a nationwide "ban the box" movement by urging colleges and universities not to ask about criminal history on their applications. Including that checkbox in what is effectively the first conversation with potential students drives away people who could use education to turn their lives around, Education Department officials say.
  
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• Morning Forecast: Partly cloudy & calm; high 86

  31-05-2016 11:35
  
  High pressure continues to bring warm temperatures and dry conditions. Highs in the mid-80s on this Tuesday
  
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• Evening Forecast: Partly cloudy skies, low 63

  31-05-2016 11:35
  
  Warm and humid across Ohio this afternoon with temperatures climbing into the middle to upper 80s.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Sunny and dry; high 86

  31-05-2016 11:35
  
  High pressure continues to bring warm temperatures and dry conditions. Highs in the mid-80s on this Tuesday
  
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• Methodist bishop discusses church’s future amid debate over gays

  31-05-2016 11:34
  
  When an Ohio minister challenged United Methodist Church rules by marrying his same-sex partner this month, a spotlight once again was focused on the 44-year debate over sexuality in the Methodist Church. How would church leaders respond? Would the act prompt rule changes? Would a much-feared split in the church become a reality?
  
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• Justice Insider: Columbus police kick off warm weather with Safety Initiative

  31-05-2016 11:26
  
  Perhaps you celebrated the unofficial-start-to-sunburn, er, summer, with a cookout or a dash through a sprinkler. Hopefully, you took a moment to reflect on Memorial Day. When it comes to crime in the city, Memorial Day weekend marks the start of another annual tradition: the Columbus Police Division’s Community Safety Initiative.
  
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• Some central Ohio schools easily find substitutes, others struggle

  31-05-2016 11:11
  
  Some central Ohio school districts appear to easily attract substitute teachers while others struggle to fill classrooms during training days or when illness strikes, data suggest.
  
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• Tanger Outlet mall to open in Delaware County on June 24

  31-05-2016 10:46
  
  Delaware County’s Tanger Factory Outlet Center finally has an opening date. Tanger will host a grand opening of the 56-acre center at 10 a.m. June 24 along with a variety of festivities for shoppers arriving on the first day. The mall is located just east of I-71 off the Sunbury exit.
  
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• On Restaurants | Beer Barrel in Hilliard offers pizza and a whole lot more

  31-05-2016 10:38
  
  Beer Barrel Pizza & Grill is trying to take a slice out of the Columbus market with a sit-down, family experience, hearty homemade food and a few things that are not all that common in this area. “What’s different here is it’s a whole package: big pizza, more of a family outing, a meal instead of a snack,” said John Heaphy, owner of the Lima-based chain. Chicago-style pie is one specialty featured at the restaurant, which opened last week at 2500 Roberts Court in Hill
  
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• 18-year-old dead after being shot during fight on South Side

  31-05-2016 06:15
  
  An 18-year-old man who was shot in the chest last week on the South Side has died, Columbus police said. Rashawn Wilson died at the hospital about 10:30 a.m. Sunday, police said, a week after he was shot during a fight at East Gates Street and Ann Street.
  
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• Curry and record-setting Warriors headed back to NBA Finals

  31-05-2016 05:36
  
  The Golden State Warriors return to the NBA Finals for a rematch with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost the 2015 title in six games.
  
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• Wives of Tuskegee Airmen reflect on husbands' achievements

  31-05-2016 04:17
  
  Two women behind two men telling one story about devotion, dedication and sacrifice for their country.
  
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