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• Summer Food Program Kick Off

  15-06-2016 23:57 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Bob Evans' hospitality effort, new menus aim to boost sagging sales

  15-06-2016 23:36
  
  Bob Evans Farms has turned to another central Ohio restaurateur for an approach aimed at boosting its restaurants' sagging sales.
  
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• Brutus Buckeye drops out of Pride parade after Orlando shooting

  15-06-2016 21:29
  
  Brutus Buckeye no longer plans to attend the Columbus Pride Parade and Festival this weekend. The Ohio State University coaching staff decided to withdraw Brutus' participation in the festival due to heightened safety concerns following the mass shooting at a gay nightclub Sunday in Orlando that left 49 dead and 53 injured. Outlook Ohio Magazine first reported on Ohio State's decision.
  
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• Integrating Acupuncture and Medicine in Victorian Village

  15-06-2016 21:20
  
  “In Thailand, during a World Cup Muay Thai fighting match, I injured my shoulder badly,” says Hope Vitellas. ”Back home, my doc told me I needed to undergo pretty invasive surgery, but I sought out alternative medicine and found an incredible acupressurist. My shoulder totally recovered without surgery, and I went on to fight several more […]
  
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• State school board lowers minimum proficiency scores on two tests

  15-06-2016 20:37
  
  The State Board of Education lowered scores needed to meet state standards on two high-school math tests amid heated debate Tuesday.
  
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• Demonstrators demand independent investigation after police-involved shooting

  15-06-2016 20:27
  
  A crowd that swelled to about 100 demonstrators gathered today outside the Franklin County courthouse complex Downtown to protest the fatal shooting of Henry Green by Columbus police officers. Joining in various chants — including "What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!" — the group heard from various speakers, including Green's parents, before marching around the courthouse square. A smaller group of protest organizers eventually went to the 14th floor of 373 S. High St.
  
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• Columbus woman indicted in string of nursing home thefts

  15-06-2016 20:23
  
  A Delaware County grand jury has returned a 101-count indictment against A 55-year-old Columbus woman who authorities say stole thousands of personal items and jewelry from the elderly. Susan Gwynne, of 5440 Ravine Bluff Court, was indicted today on charges stemming from a crime spree that extended as long as eight years.
  
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• 2016 Flag Day Ceremony

  15-06-2016 19:55 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Waddle it be? Public to vote on name for Columbus zoo’s new penguin

  15-06-2016 18:28
  
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is asking you to choose the name of its new Humboldt penguin chick. Through June 27, the public can vote for one of the four names selected by employees at Kroger, a key sponsor of the Shores and Aquarium exhibit, where the zoo’s penguins live.
  
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• Twice-caught fugitive, 80, is out of Ohio prison on parole

  15-06-2016 18:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A now-80-year-old man who disappeared from an Ohio prison camp in 1959 while serving time for manslaughter and who was captured last year in Florida has been released from prison on parole.
  
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• Tensions build after police shooting

  15-06-2016 17:10
  
  Mayor Andrew J. Ginther has deployed his community relations staff to the Linden neighborhood and held meetings with clergy members to calm tensions after police fatally shot Henry Green in South Linden. Sean Walton, the attorney for Green's family, said this week that the city is "aggressively targeting" young black men and that the mayor's plan to quell violence this summer is building distrust.
  
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• Public Hearing for Proposed Healthcare Workers and Patients Protection Ordinance 6/14/16

  15-06-2016 17:08 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Buckeye Lake algae prompts heightened warning

  15-06-2016 16:51
  
  Warning signs have been placed at Buckeye Lake boat ramps after tests by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources showed high levels of algae toxins there. ODNR performed the tests last week after learning that separate, non-recreational tests conducted by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency showed high microcystin levels.
  
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• Bob Evans tests investors’ patience as sales continue to fall

  15-06-2016 15:44
  
  Bob Evans Farms believes sales at its restaurants will turn around next year. Leading the rally is a new menu for lunch and dinner that will launch in August. The new menus follow last year’s breakfast revamp that focused on higher quality ingredients, better recipes and small touches, like bright placemats and new coffee cups.
  
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• MMELO Boutique Confections Opening Downtown Store

  15-06-2016 14:53
  
  MMELO Boutique Confections will be opening a Downtown brick-and-mortar store late this summer, located right next door to The North Market. Owner Michelle Allen first started MMELO, a candy store that carries gourmet marshmallows, tea cakes, chocolate and more, baking out of commissary The Food Fort. After a successful MMELO holiday pop-up at Easton Town Center, […]
  
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• Search underway for boy dragged into water by gator at Disney resort

  15-06-2016 13:42
  
  The search continued Wednesday morning for a 2-year-old boy who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney's upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
  
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• ACLU sues Cleveland over city’s free speech rules

  15-06-2016 13:32
  
  The city of Cleveland's rules governing protesters expected at the Republican National Convention in July violate free speech rights.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: What Rob Portman, John Kasich are saying about gun restrictions after Orlando shooting

  15-06-2016 13:10
  
  After Orlando shooting, two of Ohio's top Republicans talk of more gun restrictions.
  
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• Dance Party Comes Together to Support Victims of Orlando Attack

  15-06-2016 13:00
  
  “I was in central Illinois when I heard about the attacks, and I spent the entire drive home thinking about everything,” says Bryant Miller, Senior Community Manager at Yelp. “Like most people, my heart was aching and I wanted to do something — not just say something. But what could we do that would both […]
  
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• Best Bites BBQ Preview: Hoggy’s

  15-06-2016 13:00
  
  For decades, Hoggy’s was a name well known in the barbecue world of Columbus, but the recession hit the business hard a couple of years ago, forcing the owners to eventually close all of their locations and consolidate catering operations inside the Johnny Buccelli’s restaurant at 830 Bethel Road. Despite those setbacks, fans will be […]
  
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• Mixed-use development with apartments, shops proposed for W. Broad in Franklinton

  15-06-2016 12:33
  
  A Columbus developer is proposing a major project on W. Broad Street in Franklinton that will include apartments, offices, stores, restaurants and an outdoor area that will house a movie screen and climbing wall.
  
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• Time Warner, Charter don’t fare well in consumer ranking

  15-06-2016 12:29
  
  Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications are among the worst performers in overall customer satisfaction among pay-TV services, according to the latest Consumer Reports telecom provider ratings. Last month, Charter purchased Time Warner Cable in a deal that will make Charter the dominant cable carrier in Ohio, where Time Warner Cable has 2.13 million customers.
  
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• Law lets Ohioans with drug offense convictions keep license

  15-06-2016 12:27
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill into law giving judges the option of suspending a driver's license for someone convicted of a drug charge, instead of the suspension being mandatory.
  
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• Obama plan would send Ohio $45 million for drug treatment

  15-06-2016 12:23
  
  Ohio would get an estimated $45 million over two years to fight the opioid epidemic under a national program outlined Tuesday by the Obama administration. The $1.1 billion proposal from Obama, which must still be approved by Congress, would expand access to drug treatment, particularly medication-assisted treatment, federal drug czar Michael Botticelli said in a national conference call.
  
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• Downtown, South Side neighborhoods changing amid Nationwide Children’s expansions

  15-06-2016 12:16
  
  The latest Nationwide Children’s Hospital expansion will create 2,000 jobs in less than a decade and add an eight-story tower, office and research buildings and more parking to its sprawling campus. The $730 million expansion also is the hospital’s latest step into the surrounding neighborhoods, this time heading west along Livingston Avenue to Grant Avenue and north across Interstate 70.
  
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• Tensions build over police presence in South Linden after shooting

  15-06-2016 12:03
  
  Mayor Andrew J. Ginther has deployed his community relations staff to the Linden neighborhood and held meetings with clergy members to calm tensions after police fatally shot Henry Green in South Linden. Sean Walton, the attorney for Green’s family, said this week that the city is “aggressively targeting” young black men and that the mayor’s plan to quell violence this summer is building distrust.
  
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• Morning Forecast: Increasing clouds and warmer; high 90

  15-06-2016 11:33
  
  More humid air will settle into our area today as a warm front moves north of the state.
  
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• Education Insider: Upper Arlington schools looking at eminent domain?

  15-06-2016 11:32
  
  Any talk of using eminent domain to force the sale of land and buildings around Upper Arlington schools is merely rumor at this point, district officials said last week.
  
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• Drug addicts in Newark can get treatment help from police without fearing arrest

  15-06-2016 11:19
  
  NEWARK — Police hope that a new program announced Tuesday will steer drug addicts into treatment and rehabilitation centers rather than jail. Under the Newark Addiction Recovery Initiative, addicts can come to the Newark police station and seek help and treatment. They can surrender any unused drugs and paraphernalia, and they will not be charged with a crime.
  
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• Ohio prisons need $2.6 million in milk money after selling dairy cows

  15-06-2016 11:06
  
  After selling off its dairy herd, Ohio prisons will pay $2.6 million a year to buy milk for 50,000 inmates. An existing state contract with four Ohio dairies was expanded on May 31 to include milk for state prisons, according to records from the Ohio Department of Administrative Services, the business arm of state government. The state needs about 1.3 million gallons of milk annually for inmates.
  
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• Portman, Kasich talk of limiting gun access after Orlando shooting

  15-06-2016 10:58
  
  WASHINGTON — Two of Ohio’s top Republicans expressed dismay Tuesday over how the man who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub got access to guns. “If you’re being investigated a couple of times by the FBI and you’re also threatening your workers, your coworkers, I don’t know why you ought to have access to a gun,” said Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who stopped short of calling for any weapons bans in the wake of the shooting.
  
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• Old Glory described as unifying symbol at Flag Day ceremony in Columbus

  15-06-2016 10:40
  
  The U.S. flag's design has changed 27 times since its first stripes were stitched in 1777. But no matter Old Glory’s appearance, the emotions it evokes are everlasting.
  
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• Authorities search for boy dragged into water by gator at Disney resort

  15-06-2016 10:21
  
  Authorities in Orlando are searching for a 2-year-old boy who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney's upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Get the details.
  
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• Minnesota siblings die in fire at relative's Columbus home

  15-06-2016 04:54
  The fire broke out about 6 a.m. Tuesday at a home on the 3500 block of Walmar Drive in northeast Columbus, ABC6 reports . The homeowner, Anastasia Amatulli, and her son were able to escape the house without serious injury.
  
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• Suspect in murders of wife, 4 daughters arrested in Mexico

  15-06-2016 04:51
  
  Juan David Villegas-Hernandez was taken into custody by Sonora state police on Sunday.
  
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• Stanford judge removed from new sex assault case

  15-06-2016 04:49
  
  A Northern California prosecutor has removed the judge targeted for recall because of his handling of a campus sexual assault case from hearing a new sexual abuse case.
  
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• Police: Man arrested near L.A. gay pride event had rigged ammunition

  15-06-2016 04:47
  
  Police found a loaded assault rifle with magazines rigged to allow 60 shots to be fired in quick succession, along with 15 pounds of chemicals mixed and ready to explode in the car.
  
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• Columbus community rallies against gun violence

  15-06-2016 04:32
  
  The attack on an Orlando nightclub is the type of thing gun control advocates say needs to stop.
  
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• Police adding extra patrols in east side neighborhood after several violent shootings

  15-06-2016 04:27
  
  The Columbus Division of Police says it will have extra patrols Tuesday night through an east Columbus neighborhood after several violent shootings over a three-day period.
  
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• Report: Relative says mom died protecting son in Orlando massacre

  15-06-2016 04:07
  
  Sister-in-law Ada Pressley told the New York Daily News the mom saw the gunman shoot down others, and then turn his weapon towards her and her son Isaiah Henderson.
  
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• Ohio DOA to start using treatments to control gypsy moth population

  15-06-2016 03:51
  
  Planes will fly 100-200 feet above the treetops and buildings to apply the treatment starting the week of June 20.
  
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• 'We stand here together': Columbus vigil honors Orlando victims

  15-06-2016 03:42
  
  The vastness of the country's most deadly shooting rampage was reinforced on Tuesday as 50 bells tolled to begin a candlelight vigil at Trinity Episcopal Church. Mourners stood silent for more than two minutes as the slow ringing at the Downtown church recalled each life lost this weekend after a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
  
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• FBI looking at whether Orlando gunman led a secret gay life

  15-06-2016 03:24
  
  Some psychologists raised the possibility that Mateen was sexually conflicted and lashed out against gays.
  
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• Eagulls lead vocalist talks new album, streaming services ahead of Columbus show

  15-06-2016 02:31
  The band is set to make a stop at The Basement on Wednesday as part of its tour in support of its new album, "Ullages." The follow-up to the band's self-titled release in 2014 is a testament to the group's continued growth.
  
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• Female vet says nasty note left on car accusing her of slighting vets

  15-06-2016 02:19
  
  A female veteran from Concord, North Carolina, says a nasty note was left on her car at a North Carolina shopping center, accusing her of abusing a parking spot designated for veterans.
  
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• Pro, anti-gun supporters debate use of AR-15 style rifles

  15-06-2016 01:22
  
  It's the most vilified style of rifle in the US and one of the most popular.
  
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• Local Muslim leaders condemn Orlando attack

  15-06-2016 01:21
  
  The leadership of the Noor Islamic Cultural Center are working to engage their youth and families in the fight against radicalization.
  
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• Columbus Police outline plan to keep Pride Parade secure

  15-06-2016 01:00
  
  Security experts said there's no question the Columbus Division of Police is doing everything in its power to keep people safe along the parade route.
  
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• Police asking for help to locate missing Westerville woman

  15-06-2016 00:49
  
  Jean Gotthardt, 56, has been missing since June 12 around 9:30 a.m.
  
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