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• Checklist: Everything you need to do before school starts

  03-08-2016 23:53
  
  Here's everything you need to do before school starts:Download the checklistResources:Columbus City Schools AppBackpack SafetySchool Bus Safety
  
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• Missing 40-year-old woman from Chillicothe located (UPDATE)

  03-08-2016 23:22
  
  UPDATE: August 5Chillicothe Police said Kristina Kingery has been located.She was found at 5:20 a.m. Friday outside of the Chillicothe area. Original StoryThe Chillicothe Police Department is attempting to find a 40-year-old woman who has been missing since Tuesday afternoon.Authorities say Kristina M. Kingery was last seen at her home on E. 2nd Street in Chillicothe at 4 p.m. Tuesday.Kingery is said to be suffering from mental illness and may be a danger to herself.She is described as a white f
  
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• Chillicothe Police searching for missing 40-year-old woman

  03-08-2016 23:22
  
  The Chillicothe Police Department is attempting to find a 40-year-old woman who has been missing since Tuesday afternoon.Authorities say Kristina M. Kingery was last seen at her home on E. 2nd Street in Chillicothe at 4 p.m. Tuesday.Kingery is said to be suffering from mental illness and may be a danger to herself.She is described as a white female, 5’1’’ and weighing 140 pounds.She is believed to be driving a silver, 2006 Chevrolet HHR, Ohio license plate BZ49DF.Police said Ki
  
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• 'I'm a lifelong Democrat' but convention was not about unity, Nina Turner says

  03-08-2016 23:16
  
  Nina Turner is getting pulled lots of ways.
  
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• Boyfriend charged with fatally shooting girl, 17, on South Side

  03-08-2016 23:03
  
  A 17-year-old girl died after being shot late Tuesday on the South Side. Daylee N. Newman, 17, was found by officers on the floor of a home in the 400 block of E. Markison Avenue shortly after 10:30 p.m. The officers were called to the home after a report of a shooting. Police arrested Thomas P. Gutierrez, 18, at the scene — his family's home — and charged him with murder. When Gutierrez called 911 to report that his girlfriend had been shot, he said it was an accident.
  
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• Senate Democratic leader may run for governor in 2018

  03-08-2016 23:02
  
  He says his first focus is picking up Senate seats this year, but Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni also is laying the groundwork for a 2018 statewide run, possibly for governor.
  
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• Arrest after teens found slain execution style behind grocery store

  03-08-2016 23:02
  
  Police in suburban Atlanta say they've made an arrest in the case of two teens found shot to death Monday behind a grocery store.20-year-old Jeffrey A. Hazelwood has been charged with the murders of Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis, both 17 and rising high school seniors. Hazelwood was arrested late Tuesday after a police surveillance team spotted him at a gas station near the Roswell Publix where the teen's bodies were found by a delivery driver, Roswell Police said Wednesday.
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• Columbus Library agrees to buy part of failed Hilliard senior housing project

  03-08-2016 23:00
  
  The Columbus Metropolitan Library board agreed Wednesday to purchase a building on 6.8 acres in a failed senior living development in Hilliard for what will become the largest of its 22 branch libraries.
  
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• Automated 'branch' to provide round-the-clock library service

  03-08-2016 22:46
  
  The phrase “24/7” isn't always reserved for gas stations and fast-food restaurants. Book lovers will be able to visit the library at any hour when a new 24-hour “library in a box” is installed in western Licking County later this year.
  
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• 17-year-old girl dead in south Columbus shooting

  03-08-2016 22:22
  A 17-year-old girl was shot and killed at a south side home, and her boyfriend is in custody accused of her murder. Police say Daylee N. Newman, 17, was found lying on the floor of a home on the 400 block of E. Markison Avenue shortly after 10:30pm Tuesday.
  
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• $100K, heroin discovered during drug bust in north Columbus

  03-08-2016 22:22
  The Franklin County Drug Task Force made a major drug bust, recovering $102,000 in cash, $23,000 worth of brown powder heroin and $4,200 worth of cocaine. Christopher Slone, 26, and Nona Mathews, 27, both face charges of possession of heroin and pending additional charges of possession of drugs, trafficking in drugs and weapons charges.
  
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• Woman dies after trying to save grandchildren from sex offender, police say

  03-08-2016 21:29
  
  The 45-year-old stabbing victim who died today likely was killed protecting her grandchildren from a registered sex offender, according to her daughter. Candy S. Arthurs, who lived on the Hilltop, was stabbed June 23 after she agreed to help a neighborhood man who said he lost his remote-controlled drone. She took her 8-year-old granddaughter, Kourtnee, and 7-year-old grandson, Jeremy, with her to help search for it.
  
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• Witnesses say Delaware man stepped in front of train

  03-08-2016 21:23
  
  A 19-year-old Delaware man killed himself this morning by standing in front of a moving train east of the city of Delaware.
  
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• Former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery says she can't vote for Donald Trump, calls situation 'impossible'

  03-08-2016 21:15
  
  WASHINGTON — Former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery said today she will not vote for Donald Trump amid signs that Ohio Republicans across the state are becoming increasingly alarmed at the GOP nominee’s erratic statements.
  
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• Franklin County coroner announces new anti-heroin efforts

  03-08-2016 21:11
  
  The team includes the coroner's office, law-enforcement officers, fire and medic professionals, and city and county public health officials, said Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz, who announced the formation of the Opiate Rapid Response Team Wednesday.
  
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• Back to School: Start dates around central Ohio

  03-08-2016 20:30
  
  August 10, 2016 Reynoldsburg City Schools---August 11, 2016 Fairfield Union Local Schools---August 15, 2016 Madison-Plains Local Schools---August 16, 2016 Amanda Clearcreek Local SchoolsEast Knox Local SchoolsGrandview Heights City SchoolsMarysville EVSDNorthern Local SchoolsPickerington Local SchoolsWhitehall City Schools---August 17, 2016Adena Local SchoolsBig Walnut Local SchoolsBexley City SchoolsCanal Winchester Local SchoolsCrestline Exempted Village School DistrictDelaware City SchoolsDub
  
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• Law enforcement agencies must adopt a 'community engagement strategy,' panel advises

  03-08-2016 20:25
  
  Ohio is continuing its efforts to upgrade law enforcement — and trust between the public and police — with the development of the first statewide standards.
  
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• Man faces up to 17 years for fatal Whitehall shooting

  03-08-2016 20:03
  
  A 28-year-old man could be sent to prison for as long as 17 years after pleading guilty Wednesday to a fatal shooting in Whitehall. Ra'Shaan K. Carter Johnson pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter with a gun specification and tampering with evidence in the death of 24-year-old Robert L. McGowan III. He will be sentenced on Sept. 15 by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Kim Brown.
  
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• $100K, heroin found during major drug bust in north Columbus

  03-08-2016 19:25
  
  The Franklin County Drug Task Force seized piles of cash, as well as heroin and cocaine during a narcotics investigation.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team raided a home on Stinson Court on Tuesday and found $102,000 cash, 8.5 ounces of brown powder heroin and more than 1.5 ounces of cocaine.The street value of the drugs exceeds $27,200.Two handguns were also recovered.The sheriff's office says the investigation into the narcotics trafficking began in June.26-year-old Christoph
  
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• Issue 1 Fails at the Ballot

  03-08-2016 18:52
  
  Columbus voters are keeping City Council the way it is. Whether it was the proposal or the idea, roughly 9 percent of the city’s 529,695 voters said Issue 1 – the ballot measure that aimed to put 10 representative seats and maintain three at-large on council – isn’t right for the city. Roughly 49 thousand […]
  
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• Which goods are covered by Ohio’s tax-free holiday?

  03-08-2016 18:19
  
  Ohio’s second sales-tax holiday will start at 12:01 a.m. on Friday and end at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. There is no limit on the amount of the total purchase. The qualification is determined item by item.
  
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• Stores, shoppers ready for Ohio’s tax-free weekend

  03-08-2016 18:19
  
  Ohio back-to-school shoppers in search of pencils, backpacks, jeans and the like will get a break starting Friday thanks to the state’s second sales-tax holiday. The Ohio General Assembly voted to repeat last year’s first-ever weekend exemption from paying sales tax.
  
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• Ohio-made goods touted

  03-08-2016 17:59
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• 3 armed robberies reported around Ohio State campus

  03-08-2016 17:59
  
  Ohio State University has issued a public safety notice after three armed robberies happened overnight around the school’s campus.Campus police say a female student was robbed around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday near Park-Stradley Hall.The victim reported a black male hit her in the head with the butt of a weapon and demanded her wallet and cell phone.The gunman took the items and fled south toward 11th Avenue.​After searching the area, authorities did not locate the suspect and believe he fl
  
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• Block watches growing in numbers in the Capital City

  03-08-2016 17:37
  Sherri Zeitler remembers the first time she moved in to her South Columbus neighborhood three years ago.“I didn’t know a soul,” says Zeitler, who moved to the central Ohio from Northern Michigan.“I got lost and asked someone how to get back and she and I started talking about a block watch.”From there, Sherri started walking her neighborhood almost daily, picking up trash in the alleys and finding hypodermic needles where kids often play.That’s when she said e
  
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• Hilltop man charged with murder after stabbing victim dies

  03-08-2016 17:23
  
  A Hilltop man accused of stabbing a woman in June was charged with murder after she died today from her injuries. Candy S. Arthurs, 45, died at 3:40 a.m. today at Mount Carmel West Hospital, Columbus Police reported. Kristopher T. Amos, 37, of 200 block North Wayne Avenue, is accused of stabbing Arthurs in the chest with a large knife on June 23.
  
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• DC transit cop arrested on charge of supporting ISIS

  03-08-2016 17:14
  
  Prosecutors on Wednesday brought the first-ever terrorism charges against a law enforcement officer in the U.S., alleging that a patrol officer with the D.C. region's Metro Transit Police was caught buying $250 worth of cards for the Islamic State group.Nicholas Young, 36, of Fairfax, was arrested Wednesday morning at Metro's headquarters in Washington. He is charged with a single count of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist group, and is scheduled for an initial appearance Wed
  
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• Stabbing victim dies more than a month after attack; suspect arrested

  03-08-2016 16:53
  
  A woman who was severely wounded in a stabbing attack in late June has succumbed to her injuries, according to Columbus police.45-year-old Candy Arthurs died early Wednesday morning after she was stabbed in the chest on June 23, along with a 7-year-old boy.Police say the stabbings occurred after Kristopher Amos, 37, asked several children for help in locating a drone near an alley on North Wayne Avenue around 10:00 p.m. When Arthurs found out that her grandchildren were among those searching for
  
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• Stabbing victim dies more than a month after attack

  03-08-2016 16:53
  
  A woman who was severely wounded in a stabbing attack in late June has succumbed to her injuries, according to Columbus police.45-year-old Candy Arthurs died early Wednesday morning after she was stabbed in the chest on June 23, along with a 7-year-old boy.Police say the stabbings occurred after Kristopher Amos, 37, asked several children for help in locating a drone near an alley on North Wayne Avenue around 10:00 p.m.When Arthurs found out that her grandchildren were among those searching for
  
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• Eat Right: 10 Great Cocktails in Columbus

  03-08-2016 16:30
  
  It’s an exciting time for cocktail culture in Columbus. Lots of restaurants around town are incorporating locally made spirits and ingredients into their creations and coming up with creative twists on classic drinks. Here are 10 great cocktails to seek out around the city! Basi Italia 811 Highland Street — Victorian Village Basi always has […]
  
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• White powder found at Statehouse not harmful: Firefighters

  03-08-2016 16:25
  
  A white, powdery substance found at the Ohio Statehouse isn't harmful, according to the Columbus Division of Fire.A statehouse worker spotted a trail of white powder on the third floor of the building Wednesday morning.There were no evacuations as Hazmat crews investigated.
  
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• Restaurant Review: Sandman’s Cheesesteak

  03-08-2016 16:00
  
  Although the eatery’s grand opening wasn’t exactly highly anticipated, the lines outside Sandman’s Cheesesteak tell a different story. The trail of humanity queued up in an Arena District alley is rather attention getting; attention-getting enough to inspire a meticulously-timed 11am visit, so as to avoid the rush. According to the joint’s website, the cheesesteak operation […]
  
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• County officials launch opiate task force, response team

  03-08-2016 15:57
  Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz announced a new initiative to fix the worsening opiate problem throughout Central Ohio."In 2014 we started seeing a sharp increase in overdose deaths, between 2014 and 2015,” said Dr. Ortiz. “That's when we started to see an increase here, in terms of autopsies we were doing."She said she became dedicated at that point to creating a death review board. The group, which combined organizations and agencies all over Franklin County met once each m
  
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• County officials launch of opiate task force, response team

  03-08-2016 15:57
  
  Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz announced a new initiative to fix the worsening opiate problem throughout Central Ohio."In 2014 we started seeing a sharp increase in overdose deaths, between 2014 and 2015,” said Dr. Ortiz. “That's when we started to see an increase here, in terms of autopsies we were doing."She said she became dedicated at that point to creating a death review board. The group, which combined organizations and agencies all over Franklin County met once each m
  
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• Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Delaware County

  03-08-2016 15:52
  
  A pedestrian was killed this morning after being struck by a train east of the city of Delaware. Delaware County 911 dispatchers took the call about 8:20 a.m., said Patrick Brandt, director of Delaware County emergency communications. Authorities were trying to determine if the incident happened in the city or county.
  
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• Sandusky must fix water lines to prevent more Cedar Point closures, city official says

  03-08-2016 15:28
  
  SANDUSKY (AP) — A city official is promising that Sandusky will fix the infrastructure problems that forced Cedar Point to close for a second time in two years.
  
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• Fast Forward: The Short North

  03-08-2016 14:30
  
  Last week’s news that Kaufman Development is proposing a 10-story development in the Short North is just the latest in a recent string of announcements for the area. While the hip arts district has transformed dramatically from its beginnings in the early eighties, the next several years will see a more rapid evolution of the […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Trump snubs GOP establishment, talks more of campaigning against Kasich

  03-08-2016 14:24
  
  The Republican nominee said if he loses, he will likely fund a super-PAC targeting Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Ted Cruz.
  
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• Ohio Agency To Test Residential Program For Disabled Kids

  03-08-2016 13:47
  
  The state is launching a pilot program to help central Ohio families whose kids have developmental disabilities that require costly residential treatment.
  
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• LOOK: Ezekiel Elliott nails two field goals wearing cowboy boot

  03-08-2016 13:37
  
  Watch out Dan Bailey…your job might be in jeopardy.The guys over at Dude Perfect decided to challenge a few members of the Dallas Cowboys to a skills competition this week...and not surprisingly, the NFL guys blew them out of the water.Some of the challenges included punting blindfolded, left-handed target practice (where the perfect dude didn’t hit a single one) and cowboy boot field goals.When it was ‘Zeke’s turn to kick, he hit a beauty straight through the goal posts
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Trump snubs GOP establisment, talks more of campaigning against Kasich

  03-08-2016 13:13
  
  The Republican nominee said if he loses, he will likely fund a super-PAC targeting Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Ted Cruz.
  
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• Alleged gunman charged with murder in 17-year-old girl's shooting death

  03-08-2016 12:46
  
  One man is in custody after a teen girl was shot and killed Tuesday night in south Columbus.Police say the shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. at a home on East Markison Avenue.When police arrived at the home, they found 17-year-old Daylee Newman lying on the floor suffering from a gunshot wound.She was taken to Grant Medical Center where she died from her injuries about an hour later.The suspected gunman, 18-year-old Thomas Guitierrez, was arrested at the home and charged with murder.Police did
  
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• Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai

  03-08-2016 11:59
  
  An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai's main airport Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle East's busiest airport. There were no fatalities and all the passengers were safely evacuated before the plane was engulfed in a fireball.Dubai-based Emirates said the accident happened around 12:45 p.m. local time as Flight EK521 was arriving from the southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram.It confirmed that "a
  
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• Westerville man charged with securities fraud, theft involving business venture

  03-08-2016 11:54
  
  A 38-year-old Westerville man has been accused of taking $69,400 he received from four investors for a new business and spending the money on personal expenses.
  
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• National Night Out brings Linden neighbors, police together

  03-08-2016 11:50
  
  At the epicenter of the Linden neighborhood, four Columbus police officers stood together on the hot August evening. A steady parade of people stopped by to say hello and shake their hands. Small children were granted wishes to wear an officer’s hat.
  
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• Ohio vendors compete for customers at state fair

  03-08-2016 11:46
  
  Kyle Vandeveer, a 20-year-old mechanical-engineering major at Ohio State University, has started a business, and he’s making his Ohio State Fair debut with his invention, Intrism. He was busy Tuesday competing with the cacophony of 208 vendors who joined him in the Bricker marketplace at the Ohio Expo Center fairgrounds.
  
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• Who will help Trump, Clinton in Ohio?

  03-08-2016 11:42
  
  WASHINGTON – Cleveland has cleared out, Philadelphia is cleaning up, and now that both major political parties have nominated their candidates for the White House, Ohio and other key swing states are about to see a steady stream of action through November. That means trips from the candidates themselves — both Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton have been in Columbus during the past few days alone — but will also mean trips from key supporters
  
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• Education Insider: Nationwide Arena’s value hard to figure

  03-08-2016 11:38
  
  We reported last month that the Columbus Board of Education officially agrees that the value of Nationwide Arena is $35.6 million, 75 percent less than the estimated sale price the county auditor places on the structure. Here are a few fun facts:
  
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• Kidnapped toddler safe after fatal Franklinton shooting

  03-08-2016 11:36
  
  A man has died and a 1-year-old boy was kidnapped after a shooting late Tuesday in Franklinton. Columbus police were called around 9:30 p.m. to the 100 block of N. Yale Avenue, where they found a man who had been shot.
  
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• Girl, 17, fatally shot on South Side

  03-08-2016 11:31
  
  A 17-year-old girl has died after being shot late Tuesday on the South Side. Daylee N. Newman was found by officers on the floor of a home in the 400 block of E. Markison Avenue shortly after 10:30 p.m. The officers were called to the home on a report of a shooting.
  
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