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• Motorcyclist killed in crash is identified

  19-06-2016 23:26
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has identified a Columbus man as the motorcyclist who died Saturday in a fiery crash on the Northeast Side. Mark Blackwood, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision on Westerville Road near Route 161 that occurred just after 7 p.m. He was not wearing a helmet.
  
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• Woman injured after being hit by train

  19-06-2016 22:15
  
  A woman was struck by a train and suffered life-threatening injuries late Saturday night in Franklinton.
  
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• 'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin killed by own car at age 27

  19-06-2016 21:29
  
  Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new "Star Trek" films, was killed in a car accident early Sunday, police and his publicist said.Yelchin, 27, was struck by his own car as it rolled backward down his driveway in Studio City, according to Los Angeles police Officer Jenny Hosier. The car pinned Yelchin against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence.He had gotten out of the vehicle momentarily, but police did not say why he was behind it when it started rolling
  
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• Ohio gun shop owner fatally shot during concealed carry class

  19-06-2016 20:55
  
  Authorities say the owner of an Ohio gun shop was fatally shot in the neck by a student who accidently fired a weapon during a concealed carry class.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports 64-year-old James Baker was shot Saturday while students practiced weapon malfunction drills.The Clermont County Sheriff's Office says about 10 people were taking the class at the time at KayJay Gun Shop in Monroe Township, about 25 miles southeast of Cincinnati.Baker died at the scene. The student who fired the weapo
  
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• Star from Mexico's version of "The Voice" killed in Chicago

  19-06-2016 20:08
  
  A Chicago singer who appeared on the Mexican version of "The Voice" in 2011 has died after he was shot in an ambush while celebrating his birthday with friends.The Cook County Medical Examiner's office confirmed that 45-year-old Alejandro "Jano" Fuentes died on Saturday. He was shot three times in the head late Thursday outside his Tras Bambalinas School on Chicago's southwest side.The attack happened less than a week after thekilling of Christina Grimmie, who appeared on the U.S. version of the
  
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• 'Finding Dory' blows animation record out of the water

  19-06-2016 19:37
  
  The forgetful blue fish of "Finding Dory" is box office gold. The Pixar sequel far-surpassed its already Ocean-sized expectations to take in $136.2 million in North American theaters, making it the highest-grossing animated debut of all time, according to comScore estimates Sunday. The 2007 film "Shrek the Third" was the previous record-holder with a $121.6 million debut."Finding Dory," which comes 13 years after "Finding Nemo" hit theaters, is also now the second-largest June opening of all tim
  
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• Commit to be Fit: Men making healthier choices

  19-06-2016 19:28
  Sunday is the last day of Men's Health Week, but dietician Eileen Henderson talked about healthier food options as you're out grilling this summer.
  She also gave tips on how men can decrease their risk of heart issues.
  
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• Main Library ready to show off its $35 million renovation

  19-06-2016 18:17
  
  The Main Library’s $39 million expansion in 1991 “was designed and built to house a large collection of books,” said Ben Zenitsky, library spokesman. And it occurred before smartphones and internet access became ubiquitous. On Saturday, the library will celebrate its third major opening since being dedicated on April 4, 1907. And while books, and reading, still guide it, the flagship building’s new look speaks volumes about its changing role in society.
  
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• 1 killed in Rt. 33 crash near Arena District

  19-06-2016 18:05
  
  One person has died and another was seriously injured in a crash on Sunday morning involving a car and a box truck on Rt. 33 near Rt. 315 just west of the Arena District.
  
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• Columbus Underground Relocating to New Downtown Offices

  19-06-2016 17:30
  
  Columbus Underground is excited to announce that its offices will be relocating in July to a new custom-built office space inside the fully renovated and restored Modern Finance Building located at the southeast corner of Gay Street and High Street. The move is not a far one from the current Columbus Underground offices, which are […]
  
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• Deadly crash closes US 33 near downtown Columbus

  19-06-2016 16:55
  
  US 33 West is closed between SR 315 and Souder Avenue near downtown Columbus due to a deadly accident involving a car and a box truck.It happened shortly after 9 a.m.Columbus police confirm one person is dead.Columbus police and fire are on scene. Grandview fire is also on scene.Eastbound Dublin Road is also closed at I-670.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Columbus woman accused of stealing from the elderly

  19-06-2016 15:50
  A Columbus woman is behind bars in Delaware County after turning herself in for theft.Detectives say 55-year-old Susan Gwynne stole valuable items from the elderly, including thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from people living in nursing homes.88-year-old Shirley Kaplan, who spoke only to 10TV, hopes police will find her stolen items."It was heartbreaking because there were some family pieces that meant a lot to me," Kaplan said.Court records show the value of Kaplan's stolen items are more
  
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• Best Bites BBQ Preview: City Barbeque

  19-06-2016 15:00
  
  If there’s strength in numbers, then City Barbeque has the upper hand in the minds (and stomachs) of local BBQ fans. The restaurant first opened its doors on Henderson Road in 1999 and has rapidly grown to cover 26 locations across four states since then. At the first ever Best Bites: BBQ festival here in […]
  
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• Concert review | Buckeye Country Superfest: Headliner Jason Aldean rocks ’Shoe

  19-06-2016 14:18
  
  Buckeye Country Superfest roared back into Columbus on Saturday, offering city-dwelling country fans a cool escape to kick off the summer. The second-annual two-night event began with an all-star lineup of A Thousand Horses, Aaron Lewis, Thomas Rhett, Lady Antebellum and Jason Aldean.
  
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• John Switzer | From the Stump: Dust Bowl years hold Ohio heat records

  19-06-2016 13:28
  
  We are well into June, the month in which spring ends and summer begins. The summer solstice will occur at 6:34 p.m. Monday, which is also the date for June’s full moon. It has a romantic name: the Strawberry Moon.
  
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• Columbus schools weighing how big to go on levy

  19-06-2016 13:20
  
  A Columbus City Schools panel is considering options that would increase school-district property tax bills by 5.6 mills to 19.8 mills, with several proposals in between. The range translates into raising the annual tax on a $100,000 house by $196 to $693 per year, but “we would definitely not be anywhere close to that high range,” said district spokesman Scott Varner.
  
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• Renovated Main Library to put focus on people

  19-06-2016 13:18
  
  The Main Library’s $39 million expansion in 1991 “was designed and built to house a large collection of books,” said Ben Zenitsky, library spokesman. And it occurred before smartphones and internet access became ubiquitous. On Saturday, the library will celebrate its third major opening since being dedicated on April 4, 1907. And while books, and reading, still guide it, the flagship building’s new look speaks volumes about its changing role in society.
  
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• Alvis to manage operations at nonprofit women’s treatment provider Amethyst

  19-06-2016 12:17
  
  Amethyst Inc., a longtime provider of addiction treatment and recovery housing for women, is turning over operations to a larger agency with deeper pockets.
  
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• In midst of murder investigation, Pike County sheriff faces election

  19-06-2016 12:11
  
  WAVERLY — Three days after the Rhoden family murders in April, 79-year-old Jim Brodess sat on a front porch and mentioned that the Pike County sheriff’s office had never before had to deal with an investigation even close to this one. And then he noted that Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader — even before eight people from his county were executed by killers who still haven’t been caught — already was locked in a dogfight to keep his job.
  
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• Pets, kids and the dead getting Ohio voter registration forms, Husted says

  19-06-2016 12:05
  
  An effort to encourage voter registration by a Washington, D.C., group seems unwittingly to be sending letters to pets, children and deceased Ohioans, according to a news release from Secretary of State Jon Husted’s office. The Voter Participation Center, which mails voter registration forms to those who are unregistered, has been the subject of an increasing number of complaints at boards of elections throughout the state and the secretary of state’s office, according to the release
  
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• Deputies ID motorcyclist killed in Westerville Road crash

  19-06-2016 12:02
  
  A man died Saturday night when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a truck on Westerville Road on the Northeast Side. Mark Blackwood, 27, of Columbus, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Westerville Road near Rt. 161, which occurred just after 7 p.m.
  
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• More charter schools closing after Ohio toughens rules

  19-06-2016 11:52
  
  Ohio could see a record number of charter schools close this year. In the wake of a new state law designed to shut down failing schools, several charter-school sponsors are severing ties with schools they agreed to oversee. Charter schools — privately run with public dollars — can't operate without a sponsor.
  
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• Possible Columbus schools levy could make property taxes soar

  19-06-2016 11:48
  
  A Columbus City Schools panel is considering options that would increase school-district property tax bills by 5.6 mills to 19.8 mills, with several proposals in between.
  
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• First female teen to win Ohio masonry competition bumped from national contest

  19-06-2016 11:46
  
  Shania Clifford, a 17-year-old from Scioto County, became the first female to win a gold medal in the SkillsUSA Ohio masonry competition in late April. But in mid-May, Clifford found out she would not be attending the next level of the competition, a national leadership and skills conference held in Louisville, Kentucky. And she found out via Facebook.
  
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• Wrongdoing by colleges could erase student-loan debt

  19-06-2016 11:38
  
  Proposed federal rules would make it easier for people who have been cheated or misled by a college to have their student-loan debt forgiven, U.S. Department of Education officials say. Local advocates say it looks like a good start.
  
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• Capitol Insider: Kasich plans public events during GOP convention in Cleveland

  19-06-2016 11:26
  
  John Kasich reiterated last week that he’s still not sure of his formal role at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland that is to nominate Donald Trump in a month. But that doesn’t mean the Ohio governor won’t be visible. He is quietly putting together both public events and private meetings during the four-day gig in his home state.
  
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• Carnegie’s huge library investment still felt in Ohio

  19-06-2016 11:18
  
  Andrew Carnegie’s hope for an enlightened, well-educated society may live on even as many of the public libraries he helped build have been destroyed or converted to other uses. The Scottish industrialist built 105 public libraries in Ohio between 1899 and 1915, financed, in part, by grants totaling $2.8 million back then. In Columbus, the Main Library, which re-opens Saturday after a year-long, $35 million makeover, is one of the largest — and luckiest.
  
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• Renovated Main Library opens Saturday, puts focus on people

  19-06-2016 11:05
  
  The Main Library’s $39 million expansion in 1991 “was designed and built to house a large collection of books,” said Ben Zenitsky, library spokesman. And it occurred before smartphones and internet access became ubiquitous. On Saturday, the library will celebrate its third major opening since being dedicated on April 4, 1907. And while books, and reading, still guide it, the flagship building’s new look speaks volumes about its changing role in society.
  
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• Northwestern Ohio man killed during standoff brandished gun, sheriff says

  19-06-2016 10:14
  
  MONTPELIER — A law-enforcement officer who fatally shot a man at his home likely was justified in firing the weapon, the Williams County sheriff said Friday.
  
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• Clinic-safety plan is prudent

  19-06-2016 09:19
  
  The Dispatch welcomes letters to the editor from readers. Typed letters of 200 words or fewer are preferred; all might be edited.
  
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• Darrell Austin Bullock

  19-06-2016 05:23
  
  Darrell Austin Bullock, 36, of Lorain, departed this earthly life Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Mercy Regional Medical Center.
  
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• Suspect in nursing home thefts in jail

  19-06-2016 01:31
  The Columbus woman deputies say is responsible for thefts at more than a dozen assisted living facilities turned herself in Thursday night to Columbus police.Susan Gwynne, 55, of 5540 Ravine Bluff Court, Columbus, was indicted on 101 charges Wednesday by a Delaware County grand jury in connection with more than 3,000 items stolen, including jewelry ... (more)
  
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• Thousands attend Pride Parade, Fest; possible record-breaking number

  19-06-2016 00:40
  
  If the length of today's Columbus Pride Parade is any indication of support for the LGBTQ community, that support is huge. More than three hours after it kicked off at Broad and High streets Downtown, the parade was finally winding down in the Short North area around 2 p.m.
  
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• Theatre Review: Otterbein’s Invention of Theatre is a Delicious Romp Through Theatrical History and the Reason we Make Art

  19-06-2016 00:10
  
  The middle show of Otterbein’s 50th Summer Series departs from the tried and true of the rest of the season while still hitting those classic theatre pleasure centers. 2014 grad Sean Murphy returned with his one-act comedy Invention of Theater in a sparking, riotous production directed by Melissa Lusher. Invention of Theater follows nebbishy Kevin (Benjamin Folts) who falls under […]
  
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