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• Ohio State finds lead in water in student apartments

  17-08-2016 23:35
  
  Elevated levels of lead were detected in water from five apartments in Buckeye Village, Ohio State University's family housing complex southwest of Ackerman Road and Olentangy River Road, university officials said today. All residents of the complex have been advised via email not to drink water from the taps, and Ohio State is providing bottled water. According to a university statement, OSU's Environmental Health and Safety department made the discovery during newly instituted testing of the w
  
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• Charges: 4-month-old dies after father repeatedly punches her

  17-08-2016 23:34
  
  A 21-year-old Minneapolis man has been charged after allegedly repeatedly punching his 4-month-old daughter, who later died at a hospital.Cory Morris was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in Hennepin County District Court in the death of his daughter, Emersyn. Morris was arrested Saturday after police found the infant dead inside his duplex.The Star Tribune reports that Morris called the girl's mother to tell her he had repeatedly punched the baby. First responders found Morris at the ho
  
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• Ohio lawmaker tackles submeter utility reform

  17-08-2016 23:21
  
  State Representative Mike Duffey (R-Worthington) introduced House Bill 589 this week.It aims to regulate submetering utility companies for the first time through the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.10 Investigates first covered complaints against utility submetering in 2014.Submetering means people pay their utility bills to a company different from the actual utility generator. Generators include companies such as AEP or Columbia Gas. The leading submetering company in Columbus with multipl
  
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• Columbus man accused of sexually assaulting toddler indicted on rape charges

  17-08-2016 23:07
  Charles Lee Sadler, 34, was indicted on two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping, NBC4 reports . He remains in Franklin County jail on more than $750,000 bond, court records show.
  
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• Former Wellington teacher imprisoned for voyeurism to be released pending appeal

  17-08-2016 23:02
  
  After more than three years in prison, former Wellington School teacher Lawrence Dibble will be released on bond while he continues to fight a search warrant that led to felony voyeurism charges. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Michael J. Holbrook approved Dibble's release late Tuesday on a recognizance bond after ruling that the much-debated police affidavit that was used to collect evidence in the case was valid.
  
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• State won't retest Delaware Reservoir until after triathlon

  17-08-2016 22:03
  
  Athletes taking the plunge in Sunday's triathlon will dive into untested waters. State officials last tested for E. coli, a bacterial byproduct of human or animal waste, at Delaware Reservoir on Aug. 9. On Sunday, as many as 2,500 triathletes will dive into the water to kick off the Ironman 70.3 Ohio competition. Results from the last test showed bacteria levels were well below the federal safety threshold of 235 colonies per 100 milliliters of water. But some athletes might have reservations be
  
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• Person killed in Marion County crash identified (UPDATE)

  17-08-2016 21:47
  
  Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash in Marion County Wednesday.The crash happened around 2:19 p.m. on SR-529 between Salem Road and SR-746 in Richland Township.According to authorities, a Chevrolet 1500 was traveling eastbound when the vehicle went off the right side of the road and overcorrected into the westbound lane.The vehicle struck a Dodge Grand Caravan head-on.The Grand Caravan driver, 56-year-old John Nagel, was wearing his seatbelt and was trapped in his vehicle.
  
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• One person killed in Marion County crash

  17-08-2016 21:47
  
  Ohio State Highway Patrol are reporting that one person has died in a Marion County crash.The crash happened around 2:19 p.m. on SR-529 between Salem Road and SR-746.Two vehicles were involved in the crash, according to OSHP.Authorities said there are other injuries but the severity is unknown at this time.SR-529 is currently closed between Salem Road and SR-746.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Mom's boyfriend charged after remains found in search for missing N.C. girl

  17-08-2016 21:16
  
  Officials say the boyfriend of the mother of a missing 3-year-old child has been charged with first-degree murder, reports CBS affiliate WBTV.William "Skip" McCullen is charged with first-degree murder in the suspected death of Jordan Ann Dumont. Officials initially said McCullen told them he had last seen the young girl around 1 p.m. Monday and notified authorities once he realized that the toddler was missing.Police have not said how the child died or what evidence led them to arrest McCullen.
  
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• Boyfriend of missing N.C. girl's mother charged

  17-08-2016 21:16
  
  Officials say the boyfriend of the mother of a missing 3-year-old child has been charged with first-degree murder, reports CBS affiliate WBTV.William "Skip" McCullen is charged with first-degree murder in the suspected death of Jordan Ann Dumont. Officials initially said McCullen told them he had last seen the young girl around 1 p.m. Monday and notified authorities once he realized that the toddler was missing.Police have not said how the child died or what evidence led them to arrest McCullen.
  
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• Clinton, Trump agree on something: He won't change

  17-08-2016 20:51
  
  CLEVELAND -- Two days after Donald Trump came to Ohio to lay out his foreign policy plan, Hillary Clinton is expected to tout her economic plan in Cleveland this afternoon nd sharply question Trump’s proposal because he would give himself a $4 billion tax break -- enough to provide health care for every veteran in Ohio, eliminate hundreds of thousands of Ohioans’ student loan debt or build hundreds of new schools.
  
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• Ask Lisa: Proper cooking will kill harmful bacteria

  17-08-2016 20:51
  A: The E. coli bacteria that can cause foodborne illness will die at 160 degrees. Just cooking something, however, might not be enough to kill the bacteria.
  
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• First Look: The Oats & Barley Market

  17-08-2016 20:30
  
  The brand new Oats & Barley Market has officially soft opened at 970 North High Street in the Short North, offering a boutique shopping experience to residents of Italian Village and Victorian Village as well visitors to the area. The 3,000 square foot store offers fresh produce, prepared foods, wine and beer, and other healthy […]
  
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• Hillary Clinton criticizes Trump tax plan during speech in Cleveland

  17-08-2016 20:01
  
  CLEVELAND -- Two days after Donald Trump came to Ohio to lay out his foreign policy plan, Hillary Clinton is expected to tout her economic plan in Cleveland this afternoon nd sharply question Trump’s proposal because he would give himself a $4 billion tax break -- enough to provide health care for every veteran in Ohio, eliminate hundreds of thousands of Ohioans’ student loan debt or build hundreds of new schools.
  
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• Rob Portman continues to keep his distance from Donald Trump

  17-08-2016 19:49
  
  While he supports Donald Trump for president, Rob Portman’s own neck is on the line. And, the polls suggest Portman is performing much better in Ohio than the bombastic billionaire. The Cincinnati-area Republican seeking re-election to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 8 had little to say this morning about the man at the top of the GOP ticket.
  
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• Circleville woman keeps son's memory alive by helping young musicians

  17-08-2016 19:40
  
  CIRCLEVILLE — Jen Auteri doesn’t visit her oldest son’s grave as often as she once did. “When it first happened, I would come here every day,” she said of Evan Palmer’s plot in Forest Cemetery. “But now, if I’m at home, I can just pretend he’s out with friends or something.” She ran her hand over the smooth marble stone. “When I come here, though, reality sets in. This is definitely where he’s at.”
  
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• Demolition Begins at Short North White Castle

  17-08-2016 19:18
  
  Demolition has officially begun at the site of the Short North White Castle, which is being torn down to make way for a new eight-story mixed-use building, developed by Borror Properties. The new building will be six stories tall along High Street, with an eight-story section set back farther from the street. It will feature […]
  
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• Hillary Clinton to bash Trump tax plan in Cleveland

  17-08-2016 18:35
  
  CLEVELAND -- Two days after Donald Trump came to Ohio to lay out his foreign policy plan, Hillary Clinton is expected to tout her economic plan in Cleveland this afternoon nd sharply question Trump’s proposal because he would give himself a $4 billion tax break -- enough to provide health care for every veteran in Ohio, eliminate hundreds of thousands of Ohioans’ student loan debt or build hundreds of new schools.
  
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• Teen "making animal-like noises" blamed for deadly face-biting attack in Florida

  17-08-2016 18:34
  
  CBS/AP - A 19-year-old Florida State University student charged with fatally stabbing a couple outside their home and then biting the dead man’s face remained under surveillance early Wednesday with guards nearby at a West Palm Beach hospital.Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said Austin Harrouff was incoherent and making “animal-like noises” when he was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center after the Monday night attack in a quiet neighborhood north of Jupiter.On Tuesday
  
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• UberEATS Food Delivery Launches in Columbus

  17-08-2016 17:34
  
  Starting today hungry Columbusites can call on Uber drivers for food delivery from roughly 90 different local restaurants. UberEATS, the latest venture for the ride-hailing app, Uber, announced its launch in Columbus last night at the Vue on Liberty Street in the Brewery District. Business owners from Phatt Taco, Bareburger, 6-1-Pho and others who’ve already […]
  
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• Brazil court tells US swimmers Lochte, Feigen to stay put as police investigate robbery claim

  17-08-2016 17:22
  
  A Brazilian judge ordered Wednesday that the passports of American swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen be seized, confining them to the country as authorities investigate their claim they were robbed at gunpoint during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.It was not immediately clear whether the swimmers were still in Brazil.The office of Judge Keyla Blank confirmed the order Wednesday in a statement.The U.S. Olympic Committee said police went to the athletes village Wednesday morning to try to collect
  
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• Short North Posse enforcer admits to racketeering in plea deal

  17-08-2016 16:48
  
  After thinking about it for 10 days, Lance Reynolds decided he didn't want to take a chance on spending the rest of his life in prison. Prosecutors say that Reynolds, 35, was one of the brutal killers for the Short North Posse gang that left death and destruction in its wake before the federal indictment of 20 members of the gang in 2014 and 2015. Reynolds pleaded guilty to racketeering. When he is sentenced, he faces 30 to 35 years in prison. No date has been set for sentencing.
  
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• Restaurant Review: Dessert Bowl

  17-08-2016 16:30
  
  The Dessert Bowl is making a name for itself serving Asian dessert options that are… out of the ordinary in the Midwest. It offers a few Midwestern-ish options too, in the event you have friends who find the thought of new things to be intimidating. The joint is small and clean with table service and […]
  
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• More than 500 evacuated in ship fire near Puerto Rico

  17-08-2016 16:23
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- More than 500 passengers were being evacuated on Wednesday from a ship that caught fire about a mile off Puerto Rico's north coast.The fire was still burning aboard the Caribbean Fantasy, a combination cruise and ferry vessel, as the U.S. Coast Guard prepared a mass-rescue craft to bring passengers safely to the San Juan harbor.No injuries have been reported and no one is missing, Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad said in a phone interview.The fire erupted in the e
  
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• TV Review: Mr. Robot — Where Is My Mind?

  17-08-2016 16:00
  
  You know that last indie movie you loved, and couldn’t wait to tell your friends about? The one with the unknown cast and original storyline? THAT’S Mr. Robot. It feels more like a small, independent movie than a USA TV series. A big part of the spark of Mr. Robot is equal parts Rami Malek […]
  
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• 26 heroin overdoses over 4 hours in 1 West Virginia city

  17-08-2016 15:46
  
  Officials in a West Virginia city are warning people about an especially dangerous batch of heroin after authorities responded to 26 overdoses in within a four-hour span.The rash of overdoses came Monday in the city of Huntington, which sits in Cabell County along the Ohio River in the western part of the state. Gordon Merry, the county's EMS director, said at a news conference Tuesday that the heroin the users had taken was laced with a strong substance, but authorities aren't sure what it is.M
  
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• What Does “Local” Mean to You?

  17-08-2016 15:19
  
  It’s not uncommon for Columbus entrepreneurs to have more than one business, restaurant or retail store. Individuals, partners and groups are known to employ a variety of restaurant or retail concepts or open multiple locations of existing concepts. With Columbusites opening venues around the city that offer local, national and foreign goods and expanding their […]
  
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• Rob Portman, Ted Strickland agree to three debates in Ohio race for U.S. senate

  17-08-2016 14:45
  
  Republican Sen. Rob Portman and Democratic challenger Ted Strickland will hold three debates this fall, including one in Columbus on Oct. 17, the two campaigns announced today. The Dispatch and WBNS-TV (Channel 10) will sponsor the Columbus debate, which will be the second of the three debates.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: What you can expect to hear from Hillary Clinton in Cleveland

  17-08-2016 14:09
  
  Hillary Clinton will be in Cleveland today to talk about her economic plan and why she thinks Donald Trump's plan won't work.
  
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• Hillary Clinton to talk about her economic plan in Cleveland today

  17-08-2016 14:04
  
  Two days after Donald Trump came to Ohio to lay out his foreign policy plan, Hillary Clinton is expected to tout her economic plan in Cleveland today - and sharply question Trump’s because it would give himself a $4 billion tax break, enough to provide health care for every veteran in Ohio, eliminate hundreds of thousands of Ohioans’ student loan debt, or build hundreds of new schools.
  
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• New Budd Dairy Plan Calls for Office Space, Preservation of Two Warehouses

  17-08-2016 14:00
  
  The latest plan for the former Budd Dairy complex in Italian Village calls for over 40,000 square feet of office space spread over three buildings. A restaurant would occupy the front of the main building at 1086 North Fourth Street, while two warehouse buildings that sit to the east would be preserved and renovated under […]
  
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• Indianola lane cuts for bicycles worry Clintonville residents

  17-08-2016 13:35
  
  Traffic on Indianola Avenue through Clintonville is going to get slower as the city makes more accommodations for bicyclists. Next year, Columbus plans to cut the number of lanes on the north-south artery from two vehicle lanes in both directions to a single car lane each way, plus a center turn lane between Oakland Park Avenue and Morse Road. The city will use the remaining space for a 5-foot bike lane on each side of the 2-mile stretch of Indianola, where developers plan to build hundreds of n
  
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• ECOT’s latest accusations heading to Franklin County judge

  17-08-2016 13:19
  
  As Ohio’s largest online charter school accuses the state of violating student privacy laws, the Ohio Department of Education says it’s time to let a judge decide. Franklin County Judge Jenifer French ordered the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow to turn over log-in durations and other attendance records sought by the department. ECOT did, in fact, turn over thousands of records earlier this month. But the school almost immediately argued that the department was violating laws regardi
  
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• Autopsy shows Columbus police shot Henry Green seven times

  17-08-2016 13:07
  
  Henry Green was shot seven times during a confrontation with police June 6 in South Linden, according to the Franklin County coroner’s report on his death. Green, 23, was shot in his chest, left elbow, left forearm, right forearm, left thigh, left hip and right armpit, according to the report. The cause of death was the gunshot wound to the chest, said Dr. Anahi M. Ortiz, the Franklin County coroner.
  
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• Strickland attacks high-stakes testing, tax dollars for charter schools

  17-08-2016 12:59
  
  Democrat Ted Strickland touched on key points of concern to Ohio's public school educators this afternoon amid his campaign for the U.S. Senate. The former governor seeking to topple Republican incumbent Rob Portman spoke for 24 minutes before a group of teachers gathered at Downtown Columbus High School.
  
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• 22 Push-Up Challenge hopes to save the lives of veterans

  17-08-2016 12:59
  
  Move over ice buckets, there's a new challenge rippling through social media: push ups. Twenty-two, in fact.You knock them out, then challenge someone else to do it. Everyone from stars like John Krasinski and The Rock to a class of Texas state trooper recruits is getting involved.
  The 22 Push-Up Challenge is designed to focus attention on a tragedy, reports CBS News' Jim Axelrod. For years, it was estimated that 22 veterans committed suicide each day -- 7,400 a year."When the statistics came ou
  
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• Study: Average of 2 injuries from strollers and carriers per hour in the U.S.

  17-08-2016 12:07
  
  A study done by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that nearly 361,000 children, five-years-old or younger, were treated in emergency rooms for stroller or carrier-related injuries from 1990 to 2010.That averages out to about two children injured every hour.The study published in Academic Pediatrics found that 67% were injured when they fell from a stroller.63% were injured when they fell from a carrier.Children were also i
  
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• Columbus Castings’ permanent shutdown sealed in court

  17-08-2016 12:02
  
  The foundry on Parsons Avenue sat silent, as it has for months, while a bankruptcy judge halfway across the country said on Tuesday that he will approve the plant’s sale to an owner who does not plan to reopen it. This was the expected outcome following an auction last week, but it was still heartbreaking for many people whose jobs and lives are tied to the foundry and its neighborhood.
  
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• Indianola lane cuts worry Clintonville residents

  17-08-2016 11:45
  
  Traffic on Indianola Avenue through Clintonville is going to get slower as the city makes more accommodations for bicyclists. Next year, Columbus plans to cut the number of lanes on the north-south artery from two vehicle lanes in both directions to a single car lane each way, plus a center turn lane between Oakland Park Avenue and Morse Road. The city will use the remaining space for a 5-foot bike lane on each side of the 2-mile stretch of Indianola, where developers plan to build hundreds of n
  
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• Strollers, car carriers send thousands of kids to ERs

  17-08-2016 11:42
  Every hour, two children 5 or younger are treated in emergency rooms for injuries related to strollers or car carriers, according to researchers. Nearly 361,000 toddlers were treated in hospitals for injuries caused by falls or tip-overs during the 21-year period ending in 2010, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Academic Pediatrics.
  
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• Education Insider: Chunk of masonry falls off Ohio University stadium

  17-08-2016 11:34
  
  When the Ohio University football Bobcats return to Peden Stadium in a couple of weeks, the 87-year-old brick edifice will be without some of its decorative stone moldings. A large chunk of molding fell from the stadium sometime last month, and the university is having the rest of it removed.
  
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• Columbus police search for gas station robbery suspect

  17-08-2016 11:14
  
  Police are searching for a suspect after a robbery at a gas station in east Columbus.It happened at the Turkey Hill gas station on North Cassady Avenue at 2:23 a.m.Police say a man dressed in a tan t-shirt and camo pants implied he had a handgun and demanded cash from the store before leaving the area in a white Buick LeSabre.The man also had a beard and was wearing glasses.Anyone with information is asked to call the CPD Robbery Unit at 645-4665 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.St
  
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• Ohio job-search site plans career fair Thursday

  17-08-2016 11:11
  
  OhioMeansJobs.com, the state's job-search website, is having a career fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Quest Conference Center, 8405 Pulsar Place.
  
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• Small insurer introduces new smartphone app in Ohio that tracks how you drive

  17-08-2016 11:04
  
  Many of the biggest insurance companies have long offered drivers the chance to qualify for discounts by plugging a device into their car that tracks things like how far they drive, how fast they drive, and how hard they brake.
  
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• Nationwide Children's Hospital "Be The Reason" campaign announced, Wolfe family donates millions

  17-08-2016 11:00
  
  Nationwide Children's Hospital is rolling out the "Be The Reason" campaign Wednesday.It is part of a fundraising mission to help families get the best medical care possible.The money raised will help a $730 million hospital expansion, and innovative research and recruiting to make sure the best medical minds in the world are right here in Central Ohio.The hospital expansion also includes plans for a $158 million Behavioral Health Pavillion.The completion of the expansion and new facilities will
  
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• Too busy to make it to gym? GymGuyz brings fitness center to you

  17-08-2016 10:48
  
  Sometimes when you least expect it, opportunity knocks. Or in the case of Rafael Sanmiguel, flexes its muscles. The Lewis Center resident had long been an entrepreneur, owning a carpet, upholstery and window-cleaning company. After leaving that business, he wasn’t necessarily looking for another. But he got an email from a franchise consultant. “And this caught my eye.”
  
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• Man drives to Obetz store for help after being shot in the hand

  17-08-2016 05:11
  
  A Tuesday evening shooting in Obetz, with a very public ending, is under investigation. A 21-year-old man is police custody accused of shooting a 40-year-old man in the hand.Police say Michael Vatter shot Jason McCoy at McCoy's home after the two got into an argument. Detectives say after McCoy was shot in the hand he drove to the front lawn of the nearby Kroger shopping center on Groveport Road where he flagged down customers to call police and paramedics. McCoy is currently at Grant Medical Ce
  
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• Village of Johnstown votes to welcome medical marijuana business

  17-08-2016 05:07
  
  A small, central Ohio village made a big decision Tuesday to allow medical marijuana businesses to set up operations in Johnstown.Village council members voted 6-1 to approve the resolution to not prohibit or limit medical marijuana business within the town.The passage in Johnstown comes less than a month before the state’s medical marijuana law goes into effect on September 8.Johnstown officials say the village is open and willing to accept that kind of business."It kind of tells them we'
  
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• Prosecutors seeking death penalty in Ohio student's killing

  17-08-2016 05:00
  
  Prosecutors in Ohio will pursue the death penalty against a man charged with killing a college student who disappeared while riding her bicycle.The decision comes as new charges were announced Tuesday against 57-year-old James Worley.A grand jury indicted him on kidnapping, tampering with evidence and corpse abuse charges as well as abduction and aggravated murder.Worley has been held without bond since authorities charged him with killing 20-year-old University of Toledo student Sierah Joughin.
  
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• Six kids injured by electric shock on Connecticut amusement park ride

  17-08-2016 04:55
  
  Six children were taken to the hospital after an electrical shock incident while they were riding on an amusement ride in New London on Tuesday afternoon, CBS Hartford affiliate WFSB reported.The children were on the Scrambler ride at Ocean Beach Park when the electrical shock happened around 2 p.m. The victims suffered minor injuries and were taken to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital.Authorities said one child suffered minor burns to his hands when he touched a bar as he was leaving the area of t
  
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