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• Police: Boy, 3, found unresponsive in hot car dies in Ohio

  09-07-2016 23:49
  
  MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A 3-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a hot car outside his grandparents' home has died at an Ohio hospital, authorities said.
  
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• Peacemakers work to change spirit of Columbus neighborhoods

  09-07-2016 23:39
  
  Cecil Ahad recalls a time, not all that long ago, when he would set up a folding chair on a South Side street corner most evenings and take a seat. He picked a spot someplace between Oakwood and Wilson avenues — a rough area then and still today — to keep watch. The teenagers and young men of the neighborhood were being knuckleheads, or much worse. Even so, the way Ahad and so many others saw it, police were constantly rolling through and unnecessarily picking at scars, harassing, ne
  
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• Columbus-area Elections Chief Charged With Theft In Office

  09-07-2016 23:22
  
  The county elections director in Ohio's capital has been charged with theft in office and tampering with documents over allegations that he knowingly approved inaccurate timesheets for a fiscal officer who was paid for time she didn't work.
  
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• Florida man charged with burning bunny that bit him

  09-07-2016 23:07
  
  A Florida man is charged with animal cruelty after authorities say he intentionally set a pet bunny on fire.The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office charged 22-year-old Manasseh Walker with setting the rabbit named Thumper on fire last month.The Bradenton Herald reports that witnesses said Walker claimed he'd been bitten by the bunny and moments later was seen chasing the rabbit while it was on fire.The Sarasota Sheriff's office used a social media appeal to track down Walker, using the hashtag #Jus
  
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• Goodguys car show attracts auto enthusiasts to fairgrounds

  09-07-2016 22:18
  
  The Goodguys PPG Nationals car show, greeted this year by sun and temperatures in the low 80s, has been a staple of local summers for 19 years now. In addition to the autocross tournament, the event features about 6,000 show cars from across the country: Hot rods, custom builds and restorations.
  
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• Name The Penguin: The poll results are in!

  09-07-2016 22:10
  
  The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium has revealed the name of the baby penguin -- that you helped them choose.And the winner is: Pippa!pippa 3.PNG
  Pippa is a female Humboldt penguin. She was one of three penguins born at the Zoo in March to parents Katja and Hans.The other two have already been named: Ziggy Stardust and Dr. Oswald Cobblepot (that's Penguin from the Batman comics).People were able to vote on the Columbus Zoo website, at central Ohio Kroger locations or at the Zoo.According to the Zoo,
  
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• Hundreds attend services for police dog that died on duty

  09-07-2016 21:15
  
  Hundreds of police officers have paid their final respects to a police dog that died from heat exhaustion after chasing three armed robbery suspects.Officers from around Indiana attended Friday's funeral for the dog, named Tyson, at Sterling Christian Church in the western Indiana town of Veedersburg.The police dog for the Fountain County Sheriff's Department died last month after pursuing the three suspects.WTHR-TV reports that during the funeral services Sheriff William Sanders told his fellow
  
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• Copy-Ohio businesses visited by US presidents get recognition

  09-07-2016 21:15
  
  Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted says he's recognizing the businesses in the July installment of the Ohio Business Profile Program because of Ohio's pivotal role in deciding presidential elections. Six of the businesses offer food or drink: Katzinger's Delicatessen in Columbus; Cleveland Whiskey; The Golden Lamb in Lebanon; Tony Packo's in Toledo; The Red Brick Tavern in London; and Market No.
  
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• Lawyer: Minnesota cop reacted to Philando Castile's gun, not race

  09-07-2016 20:40
  
  A suburban Minnesota police officer who killed a black driver reacted to the man's gun, not his race, his attorney said Saturday, giving the most detailed account so far of why the officer drew his own weapon.Philando Castile's girlfriend, who streamed the immediate aftermath of the shooting live on Facebook, has said he was shot several times after telling the officer he had a gun and a permit to carry it.St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez was reacting to "the presence of that gun and th
  
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• Army sent Dallas sniper home from Afghanistan

  09-07-2016 20:01
  
  The Dallas sniper had been sent home from Afghanistan after being accused of sexually harassing a female, and was described as a loner who followed black militant groups on social media.Micah Xavier Johnson, who fatally shot five officers and wounded seven more before police killed him with a remote-controlled bomb on Friday, lived with family members in the blue-collar suburb of Mesquite, where he played basketball for hours at a time.Friends there said the 25-year-old black man didn't seem int
  
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• Photos: Dave Matthews Band at Nationwide Arena

  09-07-2016 18:19
  
  Dave Matthews and his Band took over Nationwide Arena last night for one of the biggest concerts of July. DMB rocked its way through hits including Too Much, Crash Into Me and Everyday with solos and jam sessions to spare. Photos by Brian Hendricks. Looking for more local bands, live music and summer concerts? Check […]
  
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• Warrant issued for suspect in convenience store shooting

  09-07-2016 16:06
  
  Columbus Police have issued a warrant for a man suspected in the shooting death of a 21-year-old, and the wounding of two others, at an East Fifth Avenue convenience store on Wednesday. Deanthoni Truss, 21, has been charged with murder and two counts of felonious assault. He has not yet been found and arrested.
  
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• Pastors try to keep the peace, ease racial tension

  09-07-2016 15:50
  
  As people in some Columbus communities become more disheartened, and more fearful, after police shootings of black men, it often falls to pastors to keep the peace. Though they acknowledge that they're part of the reason that Columbus hasn't experienced the chaos seen in some cities after police-involved deaths of black people, some faith leaders say they don't know how long they can keep a lid on central Ohio's simmering pot.
  
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• Columbus police, blacks grapple with painful week

  09-07-2016 15:48
  
  Standing before the newest class of officers at the Columbus Police Training Academy, the police chaplain bowed his head and prayed Friday. "There is a great darkness over the land," the Rev. Kevin Lutz told the 35 officers of Franklin County police departments seated before him. This was supposed to be a joyous occasion, yet there was no way anyone could keep the turmoil, shock and racial divide spawned by the violence this nation has experienced over the previous 72 hours from seeping in.
  
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• NetJets discounting longer flights

  09-07-2016 15:26
  Netjets aircraft cleaner Mike Hall wipes down the underside of a jet wing inside the company's hangar at Port Columbus international Airport on Jan. 28, 2014. The company anticipates a busy weekend with Superbowl travelers.
  
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• Plans Unveiled for New Pen West Pedestrian Bridge

  09-07-2016 14:00
  
  The City of Columbus has released renderings that show the most fleshed-out plans yet for streetscape improvements and a pedestrian bridge over the Olentangy River at the far western terminus of Nationwide Boulevard. The bridge would connect the area — referred to by some as Arena West and by others as Pen West, after the […]
  
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• Man wanted for murder out of east Columbus shooting

  09-07-2016 12:33
  
  Columbus Police were searching for a man they say shot three people inside an east Columbus convenience store.Police say 21-year-old Deanthoni Truss was in a fight with two men inside the Quick Stop Convenience store on East 5th Avenue around 11 a.m. Thursday, June 8th. Witnesses say that's when Truss pulled out a gun and opened fire.When police arrived they found Tommie Earl Brown, 21, and Kris V. Pace, 23, with gunshot wounds. Brown was taken to Grant Medical Center, where he died a short time
  
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• Maria's Message: Distracted driving simulator at Tansky Sawmill Toyota all month

  09-07-2016 11:51
  Maria's Message & the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association (OADA) have entered into a partnership to try and put an end to distracted driving.Each month we will team up and have Distracted Driving simulators at a different dealership showroom. For the month of July, you can take your young drivers to Tanksy Sawmill Toyota, located at 6300 Sawmill Road in Dublin and learn how to become a better driver.Learn more about Maria's Message here.
  
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• Liberty Township might have overpaid workers who forgo health benefits

  09-07-2016 11:51
  
  Liberty Township's fiscal officer believes the township has for years been overpaying its employees for health-care benefits they receive elsewhere. State law permits the practice, but Nancy Denutte maintains that there is a cap on payments for employees who opt for coverage other than the township's.
  
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• Barbershops put books in hands of kids getting haircuts

  09-07-2016 11:40
  
  All around Columbus, in their neighborhood barbershops, kids are cracking open books. This is part of a new reading initiative, Barbershop Books, that started in New York City in 2009 and has since begun to catch on in other corners of the country. Columbus City Schools partnered with the Columbus City Council in the spring to bring Barbershop Books to the area, and in late June, the sets of 15 selected books and customized bookshelves were delivered to the 10 participating shops around Columbus
  
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• Get Inspired: Paint and Sip at the Conservatory

  09-07-2016 11:26
  Get inspired to channel your inner artist.A new class at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens lets you do just that, while enjoying their beautiful gardens and some wine.Paint and Sip is happening Saturday, July 16from 6:00–8:00 p.m.It costs $45 for nonmembers and $40 for members.
  
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• These lowest paid workers have a most important job

  09-07-2016 11:17
  
  Americans may say they support high-quality early childhood education, but that sentiment isn't showing up in the pay of child care workers.Almost half of these workers receive some form of public support, such as food stamps, because their pay is on par with what fast-food workers receive, according to a new report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at the University of California, Berkeley. The median hourly wage for child care workers is $9.77 an hour, not far from the $9.
  
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• Coroner works to ID remains believed to be missing Ohio man

  09-07-2016 11:13
  
  LORAIN, Ohio — Human remains that officials believe are those of an Ohio man missing since 2002 are badly deteriorated, a coroner said, and authorities are trying to make a positive identification with dental records and partial tattoos. The Lorain County Coroner’s office told The Morning Journal newspaper in Lorain on Thursday that it hopes to have a positive identification next week.
  
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• Whoops! Delta flight lands at the wrong airport

  09-07-2016 11:12
  
  A Delta flight mistakenly landed at an air force base in South Dakota -- instead of the intended airport about 10 miles wayDelta Flight 2845 left Minneapolis for South Dakota on Thursday evening with 130 people aboard.The Airbus A320 was scheduled to touch down at Rapid City Regional Airport, but landed instead at Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta said in a statement.The airport and the air force base are just a few miles apart, and their runways point in nearly the same direction.A few hours late
  
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• Hacker who called attention to Ohio rape case facing charges

  09-07-2016 11:01
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man who aligned himself with the hacker group Anonymous was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to access an online account to draw attention to a 2012 high school rape case in Ohio.
  
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• Ohio Lawmakers Sing For Bipartisanship

  09-07-2016 06:55
  From left to right: Ed Leonard, Franklin County treasurer; Michael Stinziano, Columbus City Council; Sen. Charleta Tavares ; Magistrate Kathleen Graham, Franklin County Municipal Court As the Republican National Convention approaches, an educational institute decided to bring politicians from both sides of the aisle together, using the power of music. Statehouse reporter Andy Chow has more.
  
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• Facebook Live videos, social media make tragedies "difficult to ignore"

  09-07-2016 06:32
  
  In a time span of about 24 hours, two Facebook Live videos went viral, each chronicling different tragedies. In one filmed Wednesday night, Diamond Reynolds looks into her phone's camera and describes how her boyfriend Philando Castile -- seen slumped in the seat next to her -- had just been shot four times by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. One night later, a three-minute Facebook video streamed by Dallas resident Michael Kevin Bautista documents a shooting
  
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• Here's everything you need to know about Verizon's new rate plans

  09-07-2016 06:23
  
  Verizon customers may want to take another look at their plans. Starting Thursday, the company will roll out new smartphone data plans that, while packing in more data allotments, also come with higher price tags.So, what do the changes entail? Customers who want to keep their existing plans -- with the corresponding prices -- don't have to make a change. That being said, Verizon has been touting new, appealing features like carrying over unused datafrom the preceding month that can only be acce
  
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• Could a chemical in pot help protect against Alzheimer's disease?

  09-07-2016 06:19
  
  Early lab findings suggest that the same chemical in marijuana that gives people a high may be worth exploring more as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease,CBS San Francisco reports. But it's far from ready to be used as a prevention or treatment option, experts say.Scientists at the Salk Institute have found evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the active ingredient in pot, reduces amyloid beta in nerve cells; amyloid beta is the toxic protein in the brain associated with Alzheim
  
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• Think these foods are "healthy"? Don't be so sure

  09-07-2016 06:12
  
  Loaded with oats, nuts, dried fruits and other grains, granola enjoys a reputation as a "healthy" food. Ads featuring rosy-cheeked hikers and yoga enthusiasts help enhance its good-for-you status. But granola and some other seemingly healthy foods don't always measure up to their image.A new survey conducted by the New York Times comparing the views of a panel of nutritionists with average Americans found that the experts and the noshing public often disagree about which foods are considered hea
  
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• Columbus community concerned in the wake of Dallas shootings

  09-07-2016 05:59
  Faith-based leaders across Columbus are calling for unity.It's a strong message to stay motivated and come together - and to stress that violence is not the answer.Religious leaders said the shootings show the need to deal with long-simmering racial tensions.“It's really a tough time for everyone,” Pastor Timothy J. Clarke, First Church of God said.And tensions are high.Frustration and anger is being felt across the country after the death of five Dallas police officers.“Now mo
  
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• 14-year-old killed in single-vehicle accident in Crawford County

  09-07-2016 05:25
  
  A teenager from Bucyrus was killed in a single-vehicle accident Friday morning in Crawford County.The crash happened on Wyandot Road south of Marion Melmore Road.The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office said the preliminary investigation indicates that a 1998 S-10 truck driven by 23-year-old Gage Ruth was traveling southwest on Wyandot Road when it ran off the left side of the roadway.The truck traveled into a ditch where it struck a utility pole.Ruth and one passenger, 15-year-old Owen Shope,
  
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• Columbus Police investigating east side shooting on I-70 eastbound

  09-07-2016 05:24
  
  Columbus Police are investigating a shooting on I-70 eastbound near I-270 Friday night.Police dispatchers told 10TV police shut down the ramp from I-270 southbound to I-70 eastbound on the east side to investigate.The shooting happened just after 10 p.m.Police have not confirmed if anyone was taken to the hospital in the incident.
  
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• City police, blacks grapple with painful week

  09-07-2016 05:22
  
  Standing before the newest class of officers at the Columbus Police Training Academy, the police chaplain bowed his head and prayed Friday. "There is a great darkness over the land," the Rev. Kevin Lutz told the 35 officers of Franklin County police departments seated before him. This was supposed to be a joyous occasion, yet there was no way anyone could keep the turmoil, shock and racial divide spawned by the violence this nation has experienced over the previous 72 hours from seeping in.
  
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• Franklin Park unity event calls for peace after chaos in Dallas

  09-07-2016 05:15
  
  James Hayes does not think of the Franklin Park amphitheater as simply a space for the community to congregate.
  
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• Foster parents lose appeals fight for Native American girl

  09-07-2016 04:56
  
  A California appeals court affirmed on Friday a lower court's decision to remove a six-year-old girl with Native American ancestry from her foster family of four years and reunite her with relatives in Utah.Lexi, who is 1/64 Choctaw, was taken from her foster home north of Los Angeles in a tearful parting in March and placed with extended family in Utah under a decades-old federal law designed to keep Native American families together.Her former foster parents, Rusty and Summer Page, asked the a
  
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• Dallas suspect amassed personal arsenal at suburban home

  09-07-2016 03:56
  
  An Army veteran killed by Dallas police after the sniper slayings of five officers amassed a personal arsenal at his suburban home, including bomb-making materials, bulletproof vests, rifles, ammunition and a journal of combat tactics, authorities said Friday.The man identified as 25-year-old Micah Johnson told authorities he was upset about the fatal police shootings of two black men earlier this week and wanted to exterminate whites, "especially white officers," officials said.He was killed by
  
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• Authorities: 911 caller ambushed, shot officer in Georgia

  09-07-2016 03:19
  
  A man who called 911 to report a car break-in Friday ambushed a south Georgia police officer dispatched to the scene, sparking a shootout in which both the officer and suspect were wounded, authorities said. Both are expected to survive.The shooting in Valdosta, just north of the Georgia-Florida state line, happened hours after five police officers were killed Thursday night in an ambush in Dallas. Despite saying the officer was lured to the scene by the gunman, the Georgia Bureau of Investigati
  
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• Facility gives children with behavioral or mental illness new option for help

  09-07-2016 03:03
  Families in Franklin County who have a loved one struggling with behavioral or mental illness may have a new option for help.The old Heritage of Hannah Neil facility on the south side of Columbus is no longer vacant. It has been renovated and now home to a new treatment facility for children between the ages of 5 and 18.Executive director Tom Standish said the facility will meet a growing demand for services in Franklin County.“When we first were looking at the need in January we were find
  
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• 24-hour mental health crisis line launching in Franklin County

  09-07-2016 03:03
  Families in Franklin County who have a loved one struggling with behavioral or mental illness may have a new option for help. The old Heritage of Hannah Neil facility on the south side of Columbus is no longer vacant. It has been renovated and now home to a new treatment facility for children between the ages of 5 and 18.Executive director Tom Standish said the facility will meet a growing demand for services in Franklin County.“When we first were looking at the need in January we were fin
  
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• New CPD officers graduate day following Dallas shootings

  09-07-2016 02:44
  A bittersweet graduation day for the city of Columbus’ newest police officers who took the oath to protect and serve on one of the darkest days in law enforcement history.Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs applauded the recruits for stepping up."We're not quitters,” she said. “Law enforcement...they take care of business…and they will do it in a way, we believe, that is fair, just, and with kindness.” The city of Columbus is currently taking steps to equip officers w
  
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• Week's shootings appall mother of man killed by Columbus police in June

  09-07-2016 02:17
  
  As the horror unfolded in Dallas on Thursday night, Adrienne Hood couldn’t run from the feeling that she was a part of this tragedy.
  
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• Cops: Tennessee shooter targeted white victims, similar to Dallas ambush

  09-07-2016 01:47
  
  The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released the name of the suspect behind Thursday morning's random shooting in Bristol, TN that claimed the life of an area newspaper carrier and injured three others, including a local police officer.The TBI says 37-year-old Lakeem Keon Scott was armed with at least two weapons, an automatic-style rifle, a pistol and a large amount of ammunition, reports CBS statation WJHL in Tennessee.According to the TBI, the victims were:Jennifer Rooney ( A Bristol He
  
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