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• Police searching for man accused of showing pornography to 4-year-old

  21-07-2016 23:58
  
  Columbus Police are looking for a man who is accused of showing pornography to a 4-year-old boy.Police said the incident happened at the Target on Graceland Avenue last week.The boy’s mother said it was on the man’s cell phone.According to the police report, the mother asked the suspect to stop and he replied 'you like what you see?'Police were also informed a similar incident happened earlier in the day with the same suspect.In that incident, the suspect approached an adult female a
  
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• Cruz defends his non-endorsement of Trump

  21-07-2016 23:56
  
  A defiant Sen. Ted Cruz declared Thursday he's no "servile puppy dog" as he faced a torrent of GOP criticism over his refusal to endorse Donald Trump on the Republican National Convention stage.Irate convention delegates predicted Cruz had committed political suicide by accepting a prime-time speaking slot Wednesday only to urge Republicans to "vote your conscience," not vote for the nominee. Although the Texas senator had not been expected to offer an effusive endorsement of his primary foe, ma
  
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• NBA moving all-star game out of Charlotte, sites LGBT law

  21-07-2016 23:55
  
  The NBA is moving the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte because of its objections to a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people.The league had expressed its opposition to the law known as HB2 since it was enacted in March, and its decision Thursday came shortly after stage legislators revisited the law and chose to leave it largely unchanged."While we recognize that the NBA cannot choose the law in every city, state, and country in
  
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• Officials remove woman’s body from pond in Whitehall

  21-07-2016 23:51
  
  Authorities are investigating a body found in a pond in Whitehall Thursday evening.Whitehall Police and Fire were called to the scene around 4 p.m. after someone reported a body in the water.Officials with the city of Whitehall said a female body was found in a retention pond at a housing complex behind Golden Corral off of Main Street.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Officials identify body found in Whitehall pond (UPDATE)

  21-07-2016 23:51
  
  Authorities have identified the woman whose body was found floating in a Whitehall pond.Whitehall Police identified the victim as 49-year-old Rhonda S. Myers. Police said she was last known to be homeless.Whitehall Police and Fire were called to the scene around 4 p.m. Thursday after someone reported a body in the water.Officials with the city of Whitehall said the body was found in a retention pond at a housing complex behind Golden Corral off of Main Street.Police said the incident is being in
  
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• Man sentenced to prison for attack on homeless man caught on video

  21-07-2016 23:21
  
  The video posted on Instagram left no doubt about what happened. An older-looking man, appearing a bit unsteady as he walks down the middle of the street, is coaxed to the sidewalk by a group of young men. Seconds later, as he begins to chat with the group, one of them knocks him to the ground with a vicious punch to the face. The group — including the person who took the video — laughs and taunts the man as he lays on the pavement, holding his jaw. Columbus police, acting on an emai
  
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• Roger Ailes out as head of Fox News, Fox Business

  21-07-2016 22:43
  
  Roger Ailes is out as chief executive at Fox News Channel and Fox Business, his career at the networks he built from scratch and ran with an iron hand for nearly 20 years over with stunning swiftness following allegations that he forced out a former anchor after she spurned his sexual advances.Hours before the final night of the Republican National Convention, network parent 21st Century Fox announced Thursday that Ailes would resign immediately.Rupert Murdoch, the executive chairman of 21st Cen
  
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• Police officers fired upon in South Linden

  21-07-2016 21:33
  
  Columbus police officers responding to a call about shots fired in a South Linden neighborhood became targets themselves early Thursday.
  
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• Bond set for ex-husband of murder suspect

  21-07-2016 21:27
  
  The second suspect arrested in connection with the killing of a Licking County man is being held on $200,000 bond on a tampering with evidence charge. Bond was set Thursday for Kyle Johnston, 34, according to Licking County Common Pleas Court records. Johnston, of Circleville, is the ex-husband of Bobbi Proehl, 31, who was charged with murder earlier this week in the death of her boyfriend, Larry Hannah. Johnston is accused of dragging the victim's body into a field and covering it with debris.
  
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• Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office evacuated after white powder, threat found in letter

  21-07-2016 21:00
  
  A section of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has been evacuated after an employee found white powder inside a letter Thursday.Columbus Fire said the letter contained the white powder and some type of threat.The area around the office where the letter was opened has been evacuated.Columbus Fire said the situation is contained and hazmat crews are investigating.Police officials said they do not believe the threat is credible.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Three smog alerts issued this week

  21-07-2016 20:53
  
  It's been a bad week for good breathing. Smog alerts were issued for Wednesday, today and for Saturday. That means older adults, children and people with breathing disorders such as asthma should stay inside, according to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, which issued the alert. Smog forms on hot, still days when the sun cooks pollutants from cars, trucks, power plants and factories.
  
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• WATCH: Michelle Obama brings Missy Elliott along for "Carpool Karaoke"

  21-07-2016 20:11
  
  James Corden has had a lot of impressive passengers in his "Carpool Karaoke" series, but this one is going to be tough to beat.The first lady, Michelle Obama, joined the "Late Late Show" host for a special extended edition of his hit series, which aired Wednesday night. The carpoolers didn't get very far, though, as the Secret Service wouldn't allow them to venture beyond the White House driveway.
  But Mrs. Obama and Corden made the most of their route, joyfully belting out Stevie Wonder's "Signe
  
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• Dave Yost drops a not-so-subtle hint at 2018 run

  21-07-2016 20:10
  
  He's been hinting for months, but Ohio Auditor Dave Yost made it all but official Wednesday night that's he born to run for attorney general in two years. Wrapping up a set with his band, The Pursuit, at Cleveland Gray’s Armory Museum as part of the Republican National Convention, Yost flipped over his G&L ASAT telecaster guitar, showing a sign on the back, "Y4AG." The song was "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen.
  
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• Ex-probation officer gets probation for theft

  21-07-2016 20:05
  
  LONDON — A veteran Madison County probation officer, who tearfully admitted to stealing cash two years ago from a juvenile offender, avoided prison Thursday morning because of her otherwise clean record. Tammy Stoops, 48, of South Solon, faced up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine for the theft in office charge, a fourth-degree felony. Instead she faces five years of probation and a $1,000 fine and court costs.
  
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• Mega Weekend Summer 2016 – Vol. 11

  21-07-2016 20:00
  It’s another hot summer weekend, have you been to see the new Ghostbusters movie? Current contests for you to win tickets to, courtesy Promowest, include: Lucius, Ben Rector, Foals, and The Claypool Lennon Delirium. Make sure you get tickets to Healthy Bites, and includes free yoga sessions by Art of Yoga, plus current Columbus Museum of Art […]
  
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• Columbus woman sentenced for work in 'pill mill'

  21-07-2016 19:52
  
  A woman who helped run a South Side pill mill has been sentenced to six months in jail. Karen Climer, 59, of Columbus, was an administrative employee who worked with Dr. David Rath at the Columbus Southern Medical Center, 2912 S. High Street.
  
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• Police searching for suspect in North Side fatal shooting

  21-07-2016 19:47
  
  Columbus police are searching for a man they say fatally shot a woman on the city's North Side this morning. Police say the suspect in the shooting is Lenzell Weston, 36, and he is considered armed and dangerous. A woman, who police did not identify, was shot in a house in the 2000 block of Northcliff Drive, said Sgt. David Sicilian, supervisor of the first-shift homicide squad. She was taken to an area hospital and declared dead at 10:58 a.m.
  
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• The Original Pancake House Coming to Columbus in 2017

  21-07-2016 19:39
  
  The Portland-based Original Pancake House currently has no locations in Central Ohio, but that will change next summer. Local franchise operator Ruben Guzman is bringing the concept to Upper Arlington with a restaurant located at The Shops on Lane Avenue. “We are very excited about opening The Original Pancake House in Columbus,” said Guzman. “We chose the […]
  
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• Work Starting at 3rd and High, Smart Car-Only Parking Nixed by City

  21-07-2016 19:23
  
  The six-story apartment building that will soon start to rise at the southwest corner of West Third Avenue and North High Street will not feature the smart car-only parking garage that was originally proposed for the project. Adam Trautner, Vice President of The Stonehenge Company, the developer of the project, said that “pushback from the […]
  
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• Sandusky businessman makes bid for Columbus Castings, affiliated firms

  21-07-2016 19:17
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• Courtroom drama: Convicted murderer, mother yell at judge, hauled out in cuffs

  21-07-2016 18:58
  
  There was chaos in a Franklin County courtroom this morning when a judge scolded a convicted murderer for saying that he was going to use his statement before sentencing to address his young daughter. "You have the victim's family in the courtroom, and you're going to make a statement for your child?" Common Pleas Judge Mark A. Serrott said to William P. Greene. "That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of." Greene took exception to the judge's comments and began arguing, prompting Serro
  
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• Reward offered in Pike County killings

  21-07-2016 18:54
  
  Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said today that he was as surprised as anyone — shocked, in fact — to get word late Wednesday that the Southern Ohio Crime Stoppers organization had publicly said that it had long ago put up a $10,000 reward in the unsolved case of the Rhoden family killings from April.
  
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• Police hunting for ‘armed and dangerous’ homicide suspect

  21-07-2016 18:08
  
  A manhunt is underway in north Columbus for a man eyed in the shooting death of a woman earlier this morning.The incident happened around 11:00 a.m. at a home on the 2000 block of North Cliff Drive, near Northland High School.Police say four children were inside the home at the time of the shooting; one of them called 911.They were not harmed.The name of the victim was not immediately released.Police have named Lenzell Weston as the suspect in the shooting. He's described as a black male, 5'9",
  
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• Licking County official apologizes for remarks about Hillary Clinton

  21-07-2016 17:44
  
  Licking County Commissioner Duane Flowers offered a lengthy apology today after he was quoted earlier this week as saying Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton "should be hanging from a tree."
  
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• At GOP convention, John Kasich says he has no regrets

  21-07-2016 17:31
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich hasn’t so much as set foot in Quicken Loans Arena this week as Republicans nominated billionaire Donald Trump for president, but he has drawn intense scrutiny this week as he’s criss-crossed Cleveland, going virtually everywhere but to the convention.
  
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• Columbus school board picks lowest among levy options for November

  21-07-2016 17:16
  
  The Columbus Board of Education went with people, programs and repairs over new buildings Thursday, sending the smallest of four recommended levy requests to voters in November while completely jettisoning the latest update of its carefully crafted building plan. District voters will see a ballot question this fall to add 6.92 new mills, which would add about $242 to the bill on a $100,000 house, an 18 percent increase in the taxes the school district collects from residential property owners.
  
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• Columbus, Ohio: A Great Large City for Retiring in Good Health

  21-07-2016 17:11
  Population: 850,106 Cost of living: 90.5 Median home price: $144,900 Healthy highlight: Wallace Gardens community garden plots Although Grandview Heights is just minutes from downtown Columbus, this small city has a distinctly small-town vibe. Many of the town's Arts-and-Crafts-style homes have big front porches, which means people know their neighbors, says Teri Alexander, a certified financial planner and longtime resident.
  
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• Police say glass that injured officer not intentionally placed in sandwich

  21-07-2016 17:07
  
  Columbus police officials say the glass in a sandwich an officer bit into this week was not placed there intentionally. Officer Quoc Nguyen took multiple bites of a sandwich while eating at Zanzibar Brews, 740 East Long St., on the Near East Side about 2:40 p.m. on Monday. The sandwich was a Reuben, according to Columbus Public Health, which sent inspectors to the restaurant on Tuesday. Small pieces of broken glass were found below a drying rack after an inspector saw several glass plates with c
  
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• Ohio University student sentenced in fatal shooting

  21-07-2016 16:51
  
  A 21-year-old Ohio University student has been sentenced to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges related to a fatal shooting, even though he was not the shooter. Athens County Common Pleas Judge Patrick J. Lang sentenced John Michael Fults-Ganey, of Athens, on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy, county Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said in a news release.
  
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• Columbus City School Board Places Levy on November Ballot

  21-07-2016 16:41
  
  The Columbus City Schools Board voted unanimously today to put a 6.92 mill levy/bond request on the November ballot. “This morning, our Board of Education took a significant step forward in seeking to build upon the success of our students in the classroom, better address the social and emotional needs they often bring from home, […]
  
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• Theatre Review: Evolution’s Fast and Funny The Book of Merman

  21-07-2016 16:15
  
  Leo Schwartz’s musical is a high-concept mash-up parody of and tribute to The Book of Mormon and the classic raunchy theatre epitomized by Ethel Merman. The production directed by Bryan Adam, opened last week at Evolution Theatre Company and runs a little long but is full of screwball set pieces rife with plucky charm and can-do spirit. […]
  
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• Theodore Decker: State misses mark by going after bingo at VFW

  21-07-2016 15:28
  
  An M47 Patton tank stands guard outside the scene of the alleged crimes, as do memorials to fallen and missing veterans. This is VFW Post 9473 on Waggoner Road in Reynoldsburg. For six months, it has been under criminal investigation. For bingo violations.
  
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• Sample Gluten-Free Treats from Clintonville Bakery

  21-07-2016 15:05
  
  Food for Good Thought launched its gluten-free bakery in Clintonville back in 2011, and has quickly become known as a go-to resource for gluten-free goodies. Founder Dr. Audrey Todd not only has built a bakery that serves up great treats, she’s also baked in a social mission into the business — raising awareness about gluten-free diets […]
  
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• Officers fired upon in South Linden

  21-07-2016 15:05
  
  Columbus police officers responding to a call about shots fired in a South Linden neighborhood became targets themselves early Thursday.
  
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• Healthy Bites Preview: Food for Good Thought

  21-07-2016 15:05
  
  Food for Good Thought launched its gluten-free bakery in Clintonville back in 2011, and has quickly become known as a go-to resource for gluten-free goodies. Founder Dr. Audrey Todd not only has built a bakery that serves up great treats, she’s also baked in a social mission into the business — raising awareness about gluten-free diets […]
  
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• Driverless 18-wheelers (with someone on board) coming to Columbus as...

  21-07-2016 15:04
  The plan for Alum Creek Drive, a major thoroughfare for the Rickenbacker International Airport logistics hub, is for driverless trucks to closely follow traditionally operated ones synced to control braking and steering. That would allow for closer following distances.
  
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• New Local Business Brings Vegan Popsicles to Farmers Markets

  21-07-2016 15:00
  
  Parents and fussy toddlers alike can now get their recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables in the more palatable form of popsicles. Columbus City Schools teacher Anique Thomas and her fiancé Ali, inspired by their 2-year-old son Little Ali, recently launched Too Good Eats, a brand of vegan popsicles containing fresh fruit, vegetables and […]
  
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• Seven months in, several incidents reported on newly designed Summit St.

  21-07-2016 14:34
  On a stretch of one-way road comes an argument of two sides that is trying to help three-fold.It’s a sign times are changing on Summit Street.A welcomed change for John McDermott.“Oh, yes,” he said. “I’m thrilled with it because there was a very large chance for a while that it was not going to happen.”Cycling is his hobby. His passion. It’s now also his excitement after a 15 block stretch on Summit Street was recently redesigned to allow two lanes of on
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in I-70 collision on Near East Side was trying to cut between cars, police say

  21-07-2016 14:09
  
  A man died late Wednesday after his motorcycle struck a car as he was attempting to cut between two vehicles while traveling in-between lanes on Interstate 70 on the Near East Side.
  
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• FirstMerit deal cuts into Huntington profit

  21-07-2016 13:21
  
  Huntington Bancshares’ plan to buy Akron-based FirstMerit took a bite out of Huntington’s second-quarter profit.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Ted Cruz steals the show at the GOP convention

  21-07-2016 13:07
  
  Get caught up on the latest from the GOP convention in Cleveland.
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: The Winter’s Tale at Actor’s Theatre with Director Micah Logsdon

  21-07-2016 13:00
  
  Micah Logsdon has performed, written, directed and administered theater for more than 20 years. We sat down with him to discuss his directorial process for Actors’ Theatre’s upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and its Appalachian setting. Scott Vezdos: Describe your art and your creative process. Micah Logsdon: I don’t know if I’m […]
  
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• Columbus schools adding more Nationwide Children’s mini-clinics

  21-07-2016 12:20
  
  Columbus City Schools and Nationwide Children’s Hospital are expanding student health-care mini-clinics to eight more buildings in Linden and the West Side.
  
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• What to expect at the Republican National Convention on Thursday

  21-07-2016 12:17
  
  1. Thirteen months ago, the establishment tittered dismissively. Tonight, Donald Trump accepts the nomination, his take-no-prisoners takeover of the GOP complete.
  
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• FluMist vaccine ineffective, CDC says

  21-07-2016 12:14
  
  For students who get their flu vaccines at schools across Columbus and Worthington, the nasal spray will not be an option this year. Columbus Public Health, which offers vaccines at its clinic and at public and private schools in Columbus and Worthington, will not buy FluMist this year after a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel recommended against using the vaccine.
  
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• 4 apply to replace convention center food vendor after fraud

  21-07-2016 12:12
  
  Four companies have applied to replace the food vendor at the Greater Columbus Convention Center after it lost its contract during a federal investigation and a separate Ohio Ethics Commission investigation.
  
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• Bring on the heat; Ohio power providers say they’re ready

  21-07-2016 12:03
  
  Temperatures are likely to climb to uncomfortably high levels during the next few days, but electricity providers say there is plenty of capacity to handle the spike in demand as people crank up their air conditioning.
  
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• Crowdfunding website offering interest-free loans to Columbus small businesses

  21-07-2016 11:51
  
  Small-business owners in central Ohio now have access to a new lending platform to help fund their business.
  
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• Natural-gas marketer wants Ohio OK to verify utility change online

  21-07-2016 11:42
  
  Somebody knocks on your door asking you to switch your natural-gas service and you agree. Under current rules, nearly all new contracts must be verified with a follow-up phone call. Now, natural-gas marketer Kratos Gas and Power is asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to make a change to that verification process.
  
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• Columbus police to hold community meetings starting Monday

  21-07-2016 11:07
  
  The Columbus Division of Police will host the first of five community meetings Monday at the Gillie Recreation Center, 2100 Morse Centre Road.
  
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