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• Kansas City police officer shot, killed

  19-07-2016 23:46
  
  An officer with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department died Tuesday after being shot while investigating a report of gunfire,reports CBS affiliate KCTV.Police say three or four people were inside a vehicle when police approached the scene where gunfire had been reported, at about 1:37 p.m. An officer took a suspect into custody minutes later, but other suspects fled, according to police.At 1:58 p.m., one of the other suspects is believed to have opened fire, striking the police officer, who
  
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• Former Mount Sterling official accused of stealing $1 million from village

  19-07-2016 23:18
  
  The former village administrator of Mount Sterling in Madison County was indicted today with 30 felonies, including a first-degree felony racketeering charge. Joe Johnson, who resigned his village job in December, is charged with a single count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, which is the first degree felony and with 22 counts of theft in office, two counts of money laundering, single counts each of theft and tampering with records and three counts of failing to file tax returns.
  
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• Public Square shut down in Cleveland as protests heat up

  19-07-2016 23:16
  
  Protests on Public Square heated up this afternoon and police moved in in force to quell skirmishes breaking out between opposing groups. Video posted on social media showed a massive police presence, with officers using bicycles to separate groups of shouting protesters. There were no immediate reports of major violence, although Alex Jones, a radio talk show host and conspiracy theorist, was reportedly punched during a scuffle.
  
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• Pedestrian hit on East Side actually was homicide victim

  19-07-2016 23:14
  
  A woman who Columbus police initially said died when she was hit by a car on the East Side actually was the victim of a homicide, police now say. The body was identified this afternoon as that of Bobbie G. Bonner, 46, whose last known address was in Mifflin Township.
  
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• Cleveland remains calm so far as police patrol streets

  19-07-2016 22:17
  
  CLEVELAND — With the Soldiers and Sailors Monument as a backdrop, Elizabeth Beracin posed with 12 state troopers from Ohio, Indiana and Kansas. Her mom, Helen Gonzales, took the photo. Beracin, from Texas, is a supporter of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. “We need to let them know they are valued,” said Beracin, 21, the central Texas director of the Texas for Trump Student Coalition. “They are protecting us. I can’t describe how valued an
  
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• Bush: 'I'm worried that I will be the last Republican president'

  19-07-2016 22:13
  
  George W. Bush fears that the end of the Republican party as he knows it is near."I'm worried that I will be the last Republican president," Bush reportedly told a reunion of former staff and advisers in April, according to a story by Politico. The former president was speaking with "a smaller clutch of former aides and advisors" during the event.At that time there were two candidates left in the race for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, and Bush didn't like either of them,
  
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• Donatos to grow in Nashville area via new franchisees

  19-07-2016 21:37
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• Wright State won't host presidential debate in September

  19-07-2016 21:18
  
  Citing "escalating costs" and security concerns, Wright State University is backing out of hosting the first presidential debate, scheduled for Sept. 26.
  
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• GOP convention planners come down with stomach flu

  19-07-2016 20:55
  
  CLEVELAND — Eleven members of the planning team for the California delegation to the Republican convention were recovering Tuesday from a bout of norovirus, or what's commonly known as stomach flu, health officials said. No delegates appeared to be affected.
  
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• KASA Yoga Opens in Worthington

  19-07-2016 20:45
  
  “Thank you for opening a yoga studio in Worthington,” related Katherine ‘Katica’ Yannucci, owner of KASA Yoga and Wellness Historic Worthington, “People have said that to me again and again.” Yannucci opened KASA Yoga on July 8th. “I have been living in Worthington a long time, and I looked around for years for a space,” […]
  
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• Wright State withdraws from hosting 1st presidential debate

  19-07-2016 20:27
  
  Wright State says it is withdrawing as host of the first presidential general election debate, citing rising security concerns and costs.President David Hopkins called a news conference for Tuesday afternoon to make the announcement and explain the decision to pull out of its role for the scheduled Sept. 26 debate. School spokesman Bob Mihalek confirmed that Wright State was withdrawing but declined further comment pending Hopkins' appearance.The Dayton Daily News reports that Hopkins says the r
  
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• Transit Columbus to City: Don’t Skip Rail in Pursuit of Driverless Cars

  19-07-2016 20:15
  
  As recently as a year ago, it appeared that the stars were finally aligning (albeit slowly) for those hoping to see some sort of rail transit in Columbus. COTA’s NextGen initiative was laying out “premium transit corridors,” the city’s Connect Columbus plan was floating the idea of an underground light rail line through the Short North, and […]
  
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• Rob Portman says he 'suspects' peace will come between Kasich, Trump

  19-07-2016 19:30
  
  Rob Portman has had a busy week at the Republican National Convention – and it’s only Tuesday. He’s been seen hammering nails for Habitat for Humanity and riding his bicycle through Cleveland’s well-guarded streets and later today was to float the Cuyahoga River on a kayak trip with Wounded Warriors.
  
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• Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey circus headed to Columbus this fall

  19-07-2016 19:23
  Lindsey Merryfield, a performer from North Carolina, teaches kids to juggle with scarves as part of a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey performance for kindergarten and preschool students in Apil 2015. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus will perform six times in Value City Arena, W. Lane Avenue and Olentangy River Road.
  
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• Columbus Police Officer injured after eating glass

  19-07-2016 19:23
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A police officer in Columbus has been hospitalized after injuring his mouth when he bit into a sandwich that had glass in it.
  
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• Bear that escaped at Columbus Zoo had climbed 'hot wire' trees

  19-07-2016 19:10
  
  An inspection report says a young black bear that escapeda Columbus Zoo enclosure by scaling a fence with electrified wires previously climbed trees wrapped with "hot wires" intended to jolt animals as a deterrent.The Columbus Zoo says the exhibit wasn't open to the public when the female cub scaled a 12.5-foot-high fence with an angled top and got into a viewing area on June 25. Visitors nearby were evacuated as the bear was corralled and sedated. No one was hurt.A U.S. Department of Agricultur
  
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• Trump campaign dismisses criticism of Melania Trump speech

  19-07-2016 19:07
  
  CLEVELAND — The Trump campaign on Tuesday dismissed criticism that Melania Trump directly lifted two passages nearly word-for-word from the speech that first lady Michelle Obama delivered in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention, calling the complaints "just absurd." Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort insisted no mistakes had been made with the speech and said the issue was "totally blown out of proportion."
  
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• Trump campaign dismisses criticism of Melania's speech at RNC

  19-07-2016 18:54
  The Trump campaign on Tuesday dismissed criticism that Melania Trump directly lifted two passages nearly word-for-word from the speech that first lady Michelle Obama delivered in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention, calling the complaints "just absurd."Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort insisted no mistakes had been made with the speech and said the issue was "totally blown out of proportion.""There were a few words on it, but they're not words that were unique words," he told The Asso
  
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• Q&A: Investigation into detention of Emirati at Ohio hotel

  19-07-2016 18:37
  
  CINCINNATI — A prosecutor is investigating events surrounding the police detention of an Emirati businessman at an Ohio hotel in a case that has drawn international attention. A look at the particulars:
  
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• Republicans need to revamp message, strategist says in Cleveland

  19-07-2016 18:24
  
  Republicans need to revamp their message to connect with voters this fall, a public opinion strategist and GOP consultant told the Ohio delegation to the Republican National Convention this morning. Frank Luntz, an oft-seen talking head on political TV talk shows and self-styled satirist, made both sober points and left the Ohioans laughing during his presentation before a crowded breakfast gathering.
  
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• Mt. Sterling administrator indicted for corruption

  19-07-2016 18:04
  
  Joseph Johnson, former village administrator for the Madison County village of Mt. Sterling, was arrested by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.46-year-old Johnson had resigned as Mt. Sterling’s administrator this January. A Madison County grand jury indicted Johnson of 11 counts of felony theft in office, two counts of money laundering, three counts of tampering with records and other accusations amounting to a total of 30 charges.Johnson is accused of using official village credit
  
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• Former Mt. Sterling administrator indicted for corruption

  19-07-2016 18:04
  
  Joseph Johnson, village administrator for the Madison County village of Mt. Sterling, was arrested by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.Johnson had resigned as Mt. Sterling’s administrator this January. A Madison County grand jury indicted Johnson of 11 counts of felony theft in office, two counts of money laundering, three counts of tampering with records and other accusations amounting to a total of 30 charges.A source at the Ohio Auditor’s office pegs the theft of taxpayer
  
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• Girlfriend arrested in connection to murder of Licking Co. man

  19-07-2016 17:33
  
  An arrest has been made after the remains of a Licking County man were discovered last month.The Licking County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Bobbi Proehl was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Larry Hannah.His body was found June 30 partially decomposed near his Jug Street home in Alexandria.An autopsy revealed Hannah, 47, was shot in the head.It is believed that he been dead for several weeks before his remains were discovered.On Monday, detectives interviewed Proehl, H
  
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• Zest Juice Co. Coming Soon to Short North and Easton Town Center

  19-07-2016 17:31
  
  The Zest Juice Co has rapidly expanded since their launch near Grandview Height in 2014 and will soon be opening stores at Easton Town Center and in the Short North. The company specializes first and foremost in cold-pressed juices, but also features an extensive healthy food menu that includes bowls, toasts, noodles, wraps and more. […]
  
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• Rape trial for former business owner may be delayed again

  19-07-2016 17:05
  The trial for a Columbus man accused of sexually assaulting employees of a Powell business he used to own may be delayed again in Delaware County Common Pleas Court.Danny Kitsos, 53, of 1941 Rockdale Drive, Columbus, the previous owner and operator of Rita's Ice, an establishment in Powell, was scheduled to stand trial today on a number of felony ... (more)
  
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• Ohio delegates in Cleveland hear from pro-charter school group about ECOT attendance audit

  19-07-2016 16:56
  
  The fight over attendance records for the state’s largest online school has reached into Cleveland and the Republican National Convention.
  
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• CPD officer hospitalized after finding glass in sandwich (UPDATE)

  19-07-2016 16:52
  
  A Columbus police officer was treated after he chewed on glass that was discovered inside a sandwich he was eating.The officer, who has not been named, was eating at the Lincoln Cafe on East Long Street on Monday when he “heard a crunch” as he bit into the sandwich, according to police.The officer then noticed his mouth was bleeding and found a piece of glass.The officer drove himself to Grant Medical Center where tests were performed.The Operational Manager at Lincoln Cafe tells 10T
  
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• Licking County woman charged in boyfriend's death

  19-07-2016 16:51
  
  A Licking County women whose boyfriend’s body was discovered at his home near Alexandria last week has been arrested and charged with murder. Bobbi Proehl, 31, admitting to killing Larry Hannah, detectives with the Licking County Sheriff's Office said in a news release today.
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 7/18/16

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• Columbus police officer injured by glass in sandwich

  19-07-2016 16:10
  
  An Columbus police officer was hospitalized after biting into a sandwich that contained a piece of glass. He bled from his mouth and was taken to an area hospital, where he was admitted. An investigation is underway and no further details were available.
  
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• Former Mount Sterling official indicted on theft, racketeering charges

  19-07-2016 15:12
  
  The former village administrator of Mount Sterling in Madison County was indicted today with 30 felonies, including a first-degree felony racketeering charge. Joe Johnson, who resigned his village job in December, is charged with a single count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, which is the first degree felony and with 22 counts of theft in office, two counts of money laundering, single counts each of theft and tampering with records and three counts of failing to file tax returns.
  
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• Will Buckeye Lake refill woes sink Walnut Township school levy renewal?

  19-07-2016 14:30
  
  MILLERSPORT — As hot, dry summer days settle over Buckeye Lake, the region’s Walnut Township school district is preparing to ask voters on Aug. 2 to renew a property tax, a request they rejected in March.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Kasich ally calls Trump camp 'a clown show'

  19-07-2016 13:11
  
  A rundown of the latest news from the GOP convention in Cleveland.
  
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• Video: Bystander’s hug defuses tense standoff between Cleveland police, protester

  19-07-2016 13:01
  
  If you wondering why there were not mass arrests during the first day of the Republican National Convention, credit should go to the Cleveland Police.
  
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• 5 things to expect at Day 2 of the GOP convention

  19-07-2016 12:43
  
  1. Don't mess with the second speaker today: Dana White is president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Trump helped him early on by hosting a competition at his Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. Also on stage: Natalie Gulbis, an LPGA golfer and — yes — a former reality-TV star on the Golf Channel.
  
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• Police use rare Pokemon to catch fugitives

  19-07-2016 12:42
  
  Police in Manchester, New Hampshire thought up an innovative way to try catch the city's most wanted criminals.The police department posted on Facebook Saturday that a rare 'Pokemon Go' character had been detected in their booking area.It reads in part, "If your name appears on the following list, you are one of the lucky ones...come down to the station to capture Charizard."Police then included a link to their wanted list.Today, the post had more than 30,000 'likes.''Pokemon Go' is the wildly p
  
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• Will Buckeye Lake refill woes sink Walnut Township school levy?

  19-07-2016 12:20
  
  MILLERSPORT — As hot, dry summer days settle over Buckeye Lake, the region’s Walnut Township school district is preparing to ask voters on Aug. 2 to renew a property tax, a request they rejected in March.
  
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• Powell ignoring its own zoning code, federal lawsuit charges

  19-07-2016 12:15
  
  Municipal zoning battles are typically fought by developers over legal interpretation of what can or can’t be built, and can end up being resolved in county courts. But a federal lawsuit alleges that the city of Powell is flat out refusing to respond to its own laws as they relate to a proposal for an extended-stay hotel.
  
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• Social workers replacing lawyers as guardians in Franklin County

  19-07-2016 12:12
  
  Some of Franklin County’s most-vulnerable residents, whose lives once were overseen by lawyers, now have social workers acting as their guardians. What began as a proposal by Probate Judge Robert G. Montgomery to fix a glaring problem in the county’s guardianship system became a reality in recent months with the creation of the Guardianship Service Board, the first program of its kind in Ohio.
  
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• Theodore Decker: Why is no reward offered for tips in Pike County killings?

  19-07-2016 12:04
  
  Eight dead, three months, no arrests. The leaves were new on the trees on the spring night that a killer or killers stole into four homes on Union Hill and Left Fork roads in rural Pike County and committed one of the worst mass murders that Ohio has seen in years. Now halfway to fall, the Rhoden family waits for word that the case has been solved, that those responsible have been found, that the questions will be answered.
  
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• Melania Trump speech has familiar ring: passages match what Michelle Obama said in 2008

  19-07-2016 11:49
  
  CLEVELAND — One delegate said everyone fell in love with her. Another compared her to Jackie Kennedy. Melania Trump’s star turn at the Republican National Convention Monday night captivated a GOP crowd that had rarely heard from her through months of her husband’s tumultuous 2016 White House campaign. Her speech also drew attention after the discovery that two passages of her remarks matched nearly word-for-word the speech that first lady Michelle Obama delivered in 2008 at the
  
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• Blaming Obama for coal’s woes, Murray Energy warns of layoffs

  19-07-2016 11:24
  
  An eastern Ohio coal mining company is saying it might cut 4,400 jobs in six states in September, potential reductions that the company is blaming on increased use of natural gas to generate electricity and the Obama administration’s environmental policies. Murray Energy, based in St. Clairsville, made filings in the affected states, including Ohio, because federal law requires big companies to give a 60-day notice before starting layoffs.
  
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• Pedestrian killed in East Side hit-skip

  19-07-2016 10:55
  
  One person died early Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle on the East Side.
  
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• Woman dead after hit & run in east Columbus (UPDATE)

  19-07-2016 10:48
  Police say a woman has died after she was hit by a car in east Columbus.The incident happened Tuesday around 2:45 a.m. on Livingston Avenue at I-70.According to Columbus police, dispatchers received calls of a pedestrian in the street. However, none of the callers witnessed the crash.The victim, a 46-year-old female, was pronounced dead at the scene.Her name has not been released and police did not provide a description of the vehicle involved.The incident remains under investigation.Livingston
  
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• Woman dead after hit & run in east Columbus

  19-07-2016 10:48
  
  Police say a woman has died after she was hit and killed by a car in east Columbus.The incident happened early Tuesday morning on Livingston Avenue at I-70.The driver of the car reportedly fled the scene after the impact.Livingston Avenue was closed at Alum Creek Drive, but has since reopened.No other information was immediately available. We will update this story as new details are released.
  
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• Victim identified in suspected hit & run, homicide investigation underway (UPDATE)

  19-07-2016 10:48
  Police are continuing to investigate the death of a woman found dead on a Columbus street.The incident happened Tuesday around 2:45 a.m. on Livingston Avenue at I-70.According to Columbus police, dispatchers received calls of a pedestrian lying in the street. However, none of the callers witnessed the crash.The victim, 46-year-old Bobbie Glenee Bonner, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not provide a description of the vehicle involved.The initial investigation indicated Bonner had bee
  
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• Justice Insider: Duck gets police escort

  19-07-2016 10:04
  
  During a month filled with violent and tragic news, we could all use a smile. How about an injured duck receiving a police escort back to its pond?
  
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• Uncovering the group driving up the cost of medication

  19-07-2016 07:52
  When you go to the pharmacy, chances are you expect you are getting a fair price for your medication, especially if insurance is involved.But some local pharmacists want you to know that may not always be the case.They said they are part of an equation that can include some dishonest middlemen, not always, but some of the time.The traditionally insured prescription world relies on something called the pharmacy benefit manager or PBM.“A pharmacy benefit manager is the middleman between the
  
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• Did Melania Trump plagiarize from Michelle Obama?

  19-07-2016 07:23
  
  CBS NEWS - Donald Trump's wife, Melania, was receiving plaudits for her speech at the Republican convention Monday night, for its positive message devoid of the political attacks that characterized the vast majority of the rest of the primetime speeches.But then, on Twitter, @JarrettHill first noticed a striking similarity between Trump's speech and speeches that First Lady Michelle Obama delivered on her husband's behalf in 2008 and 2012."My parents impressed on me the value of that you work ha
  
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• Early bedtime in young childhood 'cuts obesity risk'

  19-07-2016 06:15
  
  Researchers have linked a much lower incidence of obesity in teenagers who were tucked in by 8pm during their early years. Later bedtimes, after 9pm, appeared to double a child's chances of suffering from the condition later in life, according to an American study of 977 children.
  
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