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• Why the FDA is warning you not to eat raw cookie dough

  01-07-2016 23:43
  
  Do you ever polish off a spoonful of raw cookie dough while baking, or let your kids lick the last bit of batter out of the bowl?If you answered yes, you should definitely stop, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.Eating raw dough or batter, whether it's for cookies, bread, or pizza, could make you and your family sick. The reason is because flour, no matter which brand, can contain disease-causing bacteria."Flour is derived from a grain that comes directly from the field and typically i
  
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• Colorado city to stop selling ice cream at pools, parks

  01-07-2016 23:18
  
  Boulder residents will no longer be able to cool off with an ice cream cone by the pool because the city has discontinued the sweet treat as a vending option at all Parks and Recreation facilities.The city dropped ice cream cones, bars and sandwiches in an effort to cut down on sugary, unhealthy snacks, The Daily Camera reported (http://bit.ly/29c8YoD). City-run facilities can only sell treats that satisfy a series of nutritional standards, meaning chips and other junk food also left snack stand
  
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• Teen who urged suicide via text will stand trial, court rules

  01-07-2016 23:04
  
  A teenage Massachusetts girl who sent her boyfriend dozens of text messages encouraging him to take his own life and who allegedly told him to "get back in" a truck filled with carbon monoxide fumes must stand trial for involuntary manslaughter, the state's highest court ruled Friday.The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday that a grand jury had probable cause to indict Michelle Carter, then 17, in the 2014 death of Conrad Roy III, 18.Carter's lawyer had argued that her texts were free speech pro
  
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• Former Columbus seminary student sentenced for seeking infant sex

  01-07-2016 22:12
  
  A former seminarian has been sentenced in San Diego to nearly 16 years in prison for trying to adopt or purchase infants from Mexico to sexually molest them. Joel Wright, a former student of Pontifical College Josephinum on the Far North Side, pleaded guilty in April to a federal charge of attempted enticement of a minor. A judge on Friday sentenced him to 15 years, eight months.
  
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• Authorities identify man, 25, killed by police on Thursday

  01-07-2016 21:44
  
  Columbus police have identified the man killed by police on the South Side and released the names of the two involved officers. Police said Kawme Patrick, 25, of Grovewood Drive on the South Side died after he was shot Thursday night in the 1100 block of Lockhurst Road by Officers Cassie Scott and Linda Gutierrez.
  
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• Crash closes southbound lanes of 270 on East Side

  01-07-2016 21:03
  
  The southbound local lanes of Interstate 270 on the East Side are shut down at E. Main Street this afternoon while authorities clear a multi-vehicle crash. The crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. Police and fire officials were reporting multiple injuries and a diesel fuel spill. At least one person was in critical condition, but no fatalities have been reported.
  
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• Crash closes southbound lanes of Outerbelt on East Side

  01-07-2016 20:57
  
  The southbound local lanes of Interstate 270 on the East Side are shut down at E. Main Street this afternoon while authorities clear a multi-vehicle crash. The crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. Police and fire officials were reporting multiple injuries and a diesel fuel spill. At least one person was in critical condition, but no fatalities have been reported.
  
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• Craft beer: Sideswipe Brewing moves head-on toward growth

  01-07-2016 20:42
  In the absence of good beer, Craig O'Herron honed his home brewing skills while living in those countries, studying abroad and teaching English. He brought those skills home with him and now is owner of Sideswipe Brewing.
  
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• Downtown fills up as crowds prepare for Red, White & Boom

  01-07-2016 20:40
  
  Some Red, White & Boom attendees were set for the fireworks hours before the first blastoff early Friday afternoon. Several out-of-towners rose early to ensure they were set up at their favorite location on the Scioto River to watch the show at 10 p.m.
  
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• Ohio's new schools superintendent gets on the job, looking for input from educators

  01-07-2016 19:14
  
  Most directors of state agencies pull their cars into a Downtown parking garage when they come to work each morning, but Ohio's new schools superintendent Paolo DeMaria rides his bicycle to the office.
  
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• National Recreation and Parks Month with Tony Collins

  01-07-2016 19:14 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Celebrating 10 Years of the Darby Creek Accord

  01-07-2016 19:09 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Third man charged in Reynoldsburg home invasion

  01-07-2016 18:48
  
  NEWARK — A third man has been charged for his role in a September home invasion in Reynoldsburg that turned deadly. Eric Brown, 26, of South Linden, was indicted in Licking County Common Pleas Court on single counts of aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony, and felonious assault, a second-degree felony.
  
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• Man accused of raping teen he met on instant messaging app

  01-07-2016 18:36
  
  A 23-year-old Delaware County man is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at her South Side home after they connected on an instant-messenger app and arranged to meet at ComFest.
  
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• Joel Wright, former seminarian, sentenced to 15 years in child sex case

  01-07-2016 18:33
  
  A former Ohio seminarian who pleaded guilty to trying to adopt or purchase infants from Mexico to sexually molest them has been sentenced to 15 years.Friday’s sentencing in San Diego comes after Joel Wright, 23, pleaded guilty in April to a federal charge of attempted enticement of a minor.He was also sentenced to lifetime supervision .Beginning in November 2015, Wright placed Craigslist ads for a Tijuana tour guide, and then told a cooperating witness who responded that he wanted a baby g
  
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• Neighborhood Pride 2016-Friendly Code Reminders 6/30/16

  01-07-2016 18:24 via youtube.com
  
  
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• CTV News Briefs: Southside Neighborhood Pride

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• Family slain in Las Vegas murder-suicide had ties to central Ohio

  01-07-2016 16:56
  
  A good Samaritan could not save a Las Vegas woman screaming for help as her gun-wielding estranged husband chased her from their home to two drug store parking lots in a chaotic murder-suicide that left a family of five dead, authorities said Thursday.The man gunned down his wife outside a business and killed their children, ages 9 to 15, at their apartment before shooting himself at the residence, police said. Homicide detectives are investigating what drove him to kill his family."It's really
  
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• Man wrongfully convicted of murder still can't clear his name, collect damages

  01-07-2016 16:27
  
  After decades fighting to legally clear his name for a pair of grisly murders he did not commit, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled last year that Dale Johnson had the right to sue the state.
  
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• Officers shoot armed suspect

  01-07-2016 16:25
  
  Columbus police say officers have shot and killed an armed man during a confrontation at a Southeast Side apartment complex last night. It happened at approximately 7:42 p.m while officers were responding to a report of a man with a gun at the Lockhurst Village Apartments, 1185 Lockhurst Road , division spokeswoman Denise Alex-Bouzounis said.
  
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• 17-year-old raped after Comfest; met suspect through messaging app

  01-07-2016 16:15
  
  A Delaware man is accused of raping a teenager after meeting her for the first time at Comfest through an anonymous online messaging app.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brian announced Friday a grand jury has indicted 23-year-old Craig Riley Andrietti with two counts of rape and one count kidnapping.O’Brien said Riley met the teen through the Kik messaging app on June 25.The two planned to meet for the first time at the event.After the festival, Andrietti, the victim, and her friend
  
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• Unusual Friendships, Ape Men and Electoral Bloodshed

  01-07-2016 15:47
  
  It’s fun with flatulence this weekend, with deceptively layered fare that gets silly and yet has a story to tell. Spielberg returns to family adventures, a bunch of Dans (and one Dano) offer a seriously odd buddy flick, Tarzan (shockingly) does not suck, and one horror franchise riffs too-believably on our current state of politics. […]
  
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• Fourth Style!

  01-07-2016 15:32
  
  Wishing everyone a fantastic Fourth of July full of fun and friends! The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to check out columbusfoundation.org and follow along on Facebook as we continue to celebrate The Spirit of Columbus through […]
  
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• 68 arrests made in two-day prostitution bust: CPD

  01-07-2016 15:28
  
  Columbus police have arrested nearly 70 people in connection to a major prostitution bust on the city’s west side.Over sweeps on Wednesday and Thursday by the Columbus Police Vice Unit, a total of 68 people were arrested in operations that targeted areas along Sullivant Avenue.37 people were arrested Wednesday (29 females and 8 men), while 31 were caught a day later (15 women and 16 males.)Police say one woman was even busted twice after she was released on Wednesday for medical reasons, t
  
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• Road closures and parking for Red, White and Boom

  01-07-2016 14:41
  
  More than 400,000 people are expected to celebrate the 36th annual Red, White & BOOM. The parade starts at 6:00 p.m., but make sure you arrive before 5:00 p.m. to get a spot!Red, White & BOOM! Street Closures and Lane Restrictions: rwb street closures.png
  PARKINGOn-street parking for those with disability placards is available at the following locations:W. Gay Street between N. High Street and N. Front StreetW. Mound Street between 2nd Street and S. Civic Center Drive (north side)Lane re
  
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• The List: 10 Concerts You Won’t Want to Miss in July

  01-07-2016 14:30
  
  The summer festival season is in full swing, and July promises to be a huge month for concert-goers in Central Ohio. The month is filled with some big individual shows that will pack large venues like Nationwide Arena, and thanks to the debut of PromoWest Fest this month, you’ll also be able to see a […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Will Hillary Clinton consider Richard Cordray as a running mate?

  01-07-2016 13:22
  
  Democrats in Columbus are apparently buzzing with the possibility of another Ohioan being considered as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s running mate.
  
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• Change sought after death of firefighter

  01-07-2016 13:06
  
  CINCINNATI — A fire department report on a veteran firefighter’s death has recommended improvements that would cost about $2.3 million in areas including communication and training.
  
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• Brother of pastor competent to stand trial in his slaying

  01-07-2016 13:03
  
  DAYTON — An Ohio man charged with fatally shooting his pastor brother in a church office as Sunday services were ending has been found mentally competent to stand trial.
  
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• Buckeye football: Single game tickets go on sale July 11

  01-07-2016 12:57
  
  You can get your hands on single game tickets for Ohio State home games starting on July 11 at 10:00 a.m.The athletic ticket office says tickets will be released for all seven home games.However, they say tickets will be limited for games against Nebraska and Michigan.Single-game RV parking permits will also go on sale July 11.Those prices vary by opponent and range from $70 to nearly $200. 2016 Ohio State Football ScheduleSept. 3 – Bowling GreenSept. 10 – Tulsa (3:30 p.m.)Sept. 17 &
  
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• Search continues for grizzly that killed mountain biker

  01-07-2016 12:34
  
  The Montana man killed by a bear near Glacier National Park was intimately familiar with both the beauty and the danger of the wild and vast forest that spreads from the shadows of the park's rugged peaks.But there was seemingly nothing that former park ranger and longtime U.S. Forest Service law-enforcement officer Brad Treat could do when he surprised the bear while riding his mountain bike along a trail in that forest just minutes from his home.Wildlife officials came up empty Thursday in the
  
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• Safety is priority during Red, White & Boom

  01-07-2016 12:21
  More than 400,000 people are expected to flood Downtown today for the annual Red, White & Boom festival and fireworks display, and event officials and police have one main priority: keeping people safe. For the first time this year, law-enforcement officers will be using software called Sting, said Sgt.
  
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• North Side graduate discusses being a Muslim woman in central Ohio

  01-07-2016 11:55
  
  Maryan Liban, 18, of the North Side, is a recent graduate of Columbus Alternative High School who works at the Columbus Metropolitan Library and plans to attend Ohio State University. Most of her family, including her parents, are from Somalia but fled after the start of the Somali Civil War. Liban, an American citizen, was born in a refugee camp in Kenya, coming to the United States as an infant.
  
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• ThisWeek briefs: Construction begins on Avery-Wilcox link

  01-07-2016 11:50
  
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• The Dispatch celebrates 145 years of service and the life of one who got us here

  01-07-2016 11:49
  
  A subtle change atop our former home at 34 S. 3rd St. signals both a milestone for The Dispatch and another reason to be grateful for our former publisher. The subtext below the giant neon "Ohio's Greatest Home Newspaper" sign changed from "144 years of service" to "145 years of service" this week. Today, we note the 145th anniversary of this newspaper's founding on July 1, 1871. It comes one day after former publisher John F. Wolfe was buried.
  
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• Retiring mail carrier honored by Upper Arlington neighbors

  01-07-2016 11:40
  
  Carron Drive is a short street nestled in Upper Arlington, a street that Sabrina Reynolds said you don’t come down if you don’t have family or, at least, business there. Jim Dreger has walked up and down Carron Drive for 29 years. It’s his business to stop at every house and, after decades, the people living in the neighborhood have come to consider him family.
  
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• House fire in east Columbus guts home

  01-07-2016 10:39
  
  A house in east Columbus is hardly standing after a fire burned it from the attic to the basement.Columbus Firefighters said it started just after 3 a.m. Friday on the 600 block of Kelton Avenue.The house was believed to be vacant. Firefighters said they swept the home but did not find anyone inside.Firefighters quickly put out the fire. None of the other houses nearby were damaged.It is unclear what started the fire.Stay with 10TV and refresh 10tv.com for updates on this story.
  
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• Bystander tries to save woman from husband who killed 3 kids

  01-07-2016 07:57
  
  A good Samaritan could not save a Las Vegas woman screaming for help as her gun-wielding estranged husband chased her from their home to two drug store parking lots in a chaotic murder-suicide that left a family of five dead, authorities said Thursday. The man gunned down his wife outside a business and killed their children, ages 9 to 15, at their apartment before shooting himself at the residence, police said.
  
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• Nitrate advisory affects 350,000 people in Franklin County

  01-07-2016 05:20
  Thousands of people under a health alert as the city of Columbus warns of high levels of nitrates in drinking water.That means a concern for the safety of infants and expecting moms.These are elevated levels for the second consecutive summer the affected areas are similar to - including West Columbus, Hilliard, Upper Arlington, Grandview Heights and Grove City.Therehavebeen four "nitrate advisories" in the last 15 years in Columbus.The administrator for the Columbus division of water said a litt
  
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• Breaking point: America's air traffic control

  01-07-2016 05:15
  Major airports face unprecedented air traffic controller shortage10 Investigates discovers FAA discipline reports exposing dangerous actsCongress pressing for changes while claiming FAA “stonewalling” FAILED GUIDANCE"Fire up the cat" said one air traffic controller on a personal phone call, according to an NTSB federal investigation transcript obtained by the Associated Press."Oh, disgusting. Ugh, that thing was disgusting," replied another employee."Chinese people do it, so why can'
  
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• Security plans in place ahead of Friday's fireworks in Columbus

  01-07-2016 05:05
  The set-up is almost complete downtown for Red, White and Boom! this year. Part of the set-up is keeping everyone safe.“You’ll remember this show when you get done at the end of the day,”Red, White and Boom’s Earl Burke said.A lot of planning goes into the 25 minute fireworks spectacular.“For nine months, we work on this whole show,” Burke said.“It’s almost eight to nine hours per minute.”Burke has been in charge of the fireworks for more tha
  
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• First death in a self-driving car happens in a Tesla

  01-07-2016 04:42
  
  The U.S. announced Thursday the first fatality in a wreck involving a car in self-driving mode, the 40-year-old owner of a technology company who nicknamed his vehicle "Tessy" and had praised its sophisticated "Autopilot" system just one month earlier for preventing a collision on an interstate. The government said it is investigating the design and performance of the system aboard the Tesla Model S sedan.Joshua D. Brown, of Canton, Ohio, died in the accident May 7 in Williston, Florida, when hi
  
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• Movie theater accidentally plays R-rated "Sausage Party" trailer for "Finding Dory" crowd

  01-07-2016 04:26
  
  This must have been tough to explain to the kids.Audiences settling in for a viewing of "Finding Dory" at a Concord, California, movie theater got more than they bargained for when the screening included the trailer for Seth Rogen's upcoming R-rated animated film, "Sausage Party."Audience members complained -- understandably -- prompting the theater to issue an apology."Playing that trailer was a one-time honest mistake by a theater manager moving screens around in effort to accommodate several
  
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• John Wolfe remembered as family man, tough card player

  01-07-2016 04:21
  
  When people call you a titan of your city, when buildings bear your name and your philanthropy is unmatched, when police chiefs and mayors attend your funeral and the governor speaks at it, it can be easy for people to forget about all the other things you did in life, all the other important titles you carried. Yes, it can be easy for them to forget that you were a husband first to your beloved wife of more than 50 years, that to your three daughters you were simply Daddy, that you adored your
  
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• CDC: System inadequate to stop amoeba at Whitewater Center

  01-07-2016 04:19
  
  Chlorination and filtration systems were inadequate at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, where a rafter became infected with a deadly amoeba, a federal health official said Thursday.Dr. Jennifer Cope of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said results of all 11 water samples taken at the center detected the presence of an amoeba that infected and killed an Ohio teenager who had rafted at the center, The Charlotte Observer reported. Lauren Seitz had visited the center in Charlotte w
  
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• Cinemark attorneys want Aurora shooting victims to pay $700K legal fees

  01-07-2016 04:14
  
  Attorneys for Cinemark want victims of a 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater to pay nearly $700,000 in legal fees after they unsuccessfully sued the theater chain.The company's lawyers told a judge they need the money to cover the costs of preserving evidence, retrieving and copying records, travel and other expenses, according to court documents filed this month.A judge didn't immediately rule on the request. But Colorado courts allow the winning side of a court case to recover legal fees
  
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• Police: Man left autistic daughter to die in hot RV

  01-07-2016 04:07
  
  An autistic woman is dead after police say her father left her and her twin sister in a hot RV while he stayed at a hotel in Nevada last week.Fifty-one-year old Roger Carter Killam is scheduled to appear in court Thursday on two counts of neglecting a vulnerable person. Court documents didn't indicate whether he has an attorney.Police say Killam left his 25-year-old daughters in a parked RV without air conditioning or water while he and his girlfriend stayed overnight at a Laughlin hotel. Author
  
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• Man injured in police-involved shooting on South Side

  01-07-2016 03:51
  A 25-year-old man was critically hurt this evening in a police-involved shooting on the South Side. The call of a shooting came in shortly after 8 p.m. for the 1100 block of Lockhurst Road.
  
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• Jury acquits man of murder, convicts for kidnapping and felonious assault

  01-07-2016 03:42
  
  A 23-year-old man was acquitted on Thursday of killing one person and wounding another in a shooting on a North Side street, but convicted of kidnapping and felonious assault in the case. D'Quante J. Stewart could be sent to prison for as many as 25 years when he is sentenced on Aug. 5 by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge William Woods.
  
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• Suspect, officers involved in south Columbus shooting identified

  01-07-2016 02:42
  One person has died in an officer-involved shooting on the city's south side.The shooting happened along Lockhurst Road Thursday evening around 7:40 p.m.According to Columbus police, officers were called to an apartment on a report of a black male with a gun.When they arrived, a confrontation occurred between the officers and 25-year-old Kawme Dejuan Patrick.Several shots were fired on the front lawn of the apartment.Patrick was taken to Grant Medical Center and pronounced dead.No officers were
  
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