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• Brown Township woman upset by neighbor's livestock butchering

  09-09-2016 23:04
  
  Sheli Pershing moved to western Franklin County for a nice yard and clean fresh air. Now, though, she's upset that her neighbor is raising and slaughtering goats and sheep that smell, poop and draw flies. Township zoning doesn't apply to agricultural property larger than five acres, said Brown Township Trustee Joe Martin said, and Mahdi Badawi's property is 5.14 acres. He uses the land to raise the animals, then slaughters them, often for others.
  
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• North Dakota tribe's request to stop work on pipeline denied

  09-09-2016 22:43
  
  The Standing Rock Sioux tribe's attempt to halt construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline near its North Dakota reservation failed in federal court Friday, but three federal agencies asked the pipeline company to "voluntarily pause" work on a segment that tribal officials say holds sacred sites and artifacts.The tribe, whose cause has drawn thousands to join its protest, had challenged the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to grant permits at more than 200 water crossings for Dallas-based E
  
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• Tapingo app now delivering food from Buckeye Donuts, Chipotle, others in Columbus

  09-09-2016 21:59
  The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m. every day.
  
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• Join the Fresh Revolution with your WBNS News Teams

  09-09-2016 21:50
  
  POWER TO THE PRODUCEYour WBNS Morning and Evening News teams will be going head to head with each other to connect fresh food to hungry neighbors in our community.Pick a team and support neighborhood Produce Markets ---- each market providing 10,000 pounds of fresh food to feed 200 hungry families in central Ohio.Check this link to see if your team is in the lead!---CHOOSE YOUR TEAM Team MorningTeam Evening---
  
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• DONATE: Join the Fresh Revolution with your WBNS News Teams

  09-09-2016 21:50
  
  POWER TO THE PRODUCEYour WBNS Morning and Evening News teams will be going head to head with each other to connect fresh food to hungry neighbors in our community.Pick a team and support neighborhood Produce Markets ---- each market providing 10,000 pounds of fresh food to feed 200 hungry families in central Ohio.Check this link to see if your team is in the lead!---CHOOSE YOUR TEAM Team MorningTeam Evening---
  
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• Former Reynoldsburg officer sentenced to prison for theft, civil rights charges

  09-09-2016 21:32
  
  Former Reynoldsburg Police Officer Shane Mauger was sentenced Friday to 33 months in prison for falsifying search warrant affidavits and stealing money and property from drug trafficking investigations.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the sentence by the U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley.Marbley fined Mauger $40,000 and asked that he remain under court supervision for two years following his prison term. His sentence also requires him to perform four hours of community service pe
  
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• Columbus Police conducting 2 sobriety checkpoints overnight

  09-09-2016 21:30
  
  Columbus Police will be conducting two sobriety checkpoints Friday night.The first will be located on E. Fifth Avenue near Sterling Avenue in east Columbus.It is scheduled from 9 and 11 p.m. Friday.The second will be operated on Alum Creek Drive at Memory Lane in southeast Columbus.This checkpoint will go from 1 and 3 a.m. Saturday.Those who will consume alcohol are reminded to plan for a designated driver and make sure others do not drive while impaired.---EDITOR’S NOTE: Why are the locat
  
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• Project Update: Long Street Apartment Renovation

  09-09-2016 21:29
  
  Preliminary construction has begun on a group of three-story Downtown buildings at the intersection of Long and Sixth Streets, which are undergoing a conversion into apartments and retail. Local developer Don DeVere originally announced the 54,000 square foot project back in May, confirming this week on a photo tour that construction is officially under way. […]
  
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• Department of Neighborhoods Location Announcement

  09-09-2016 21:16 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Texas mattress company apologizes for "tasteless" 9/11 ad

  09-09-2016 20:34
  
  HOUSTON -- The owner of mattress company in Texas has apologized for a “tasteless” advertisement promoting a 9/11 anniversary sale featuring a woman screaming as two towers of mattresses fall to the ground.Miracle Mattress owner Mike Bonanno apologized Thursday, saying the online ad was produced without his knowledge by employees in San Antonio.The video shows two men asking a woman about a “Twin Towers” sale. She opens her arms, pushing both men backward into two stacks
  
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• Questions over kidnap claims of woman later found dead in trunk

  09-09-2016 19:58
  
  SPOKANE -- Police are calling into question the account of a Montana woman who called her family Tuesday and said she had been kidnapped and was in the trunk of her car. She was later found dead in the car 325 miles away near Spokane International Airport in Washington, but authorities in Washington say they’re not convinced her death wasn’t a suicide.Rita Maze, 47, of Great Falls, Montana, called her husband Tuesday evening and said she had been struck on the head by an unknown assa
  
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• Ross County Sheriff: 12-year-old girl brought gun to school

  09-09-2016 19:48
  
  A 12-year-old girl was arrested Friday morning after allegedly bringing a gun to school, according to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office.Administrators for Huntington Middle School near Chillicothe told Ross County Sheriff deputies they had received information that the female student had brought a gun into the school. The school staff says they were able to retrieve the firearm without incident.The sheriff’s office says the .38 caliber handgun retrieved from the student was not loaded
  
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• FAA issues warnings about Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fire risk

  09-09-2016 19:37
  
  The FAA has issued warnings about Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, less than a week after a global recall was issued for the devices over fears its batteries could burst into flames.The FAA is warning the public not to operate or charge the popular phones inside passenger cabins, and is also urging passengers not to stow them in checked luggage, reports Josh Elliott, of CBS News’ digital network, CBSN.The agency’s move follows yet another alarming fire attributed to the device that rip
  
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• 12-year-old girl arrested for having gun, ammunition in school

  09-09-2016 19:21
  
  A 12-year-old girl who had a gun and ammunition with her at Huntington Middle School in rural Ross County this morning was arrested and will be charged, authorities said. The Ross County sheriff’s office said someone told school officials that the girl, who has not been named by authorities, had the gun. Ross County Sheriff George Lavender said in a release that school officials took the .380-caliber handgun away from her without incident about 8:30 a.m. He said the gun wasn’t loaded
  
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• Franklin County Dog Shelter closes after distemper diagnosed

  09-09-2016 18:47
  
  The Franklin County dog shelter has closed to the public today after a dog there was diagnosed with distemper. The shelter has tested three dogs, but only one case so far has been confirmed. The highly contagious airborne virus affects dogs’ respiratory tracts, spinal cords and brains, according to a press release. It does not affect humans.
  
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• GM recalls 4M vehicles for air bag defect linked to 1 death

  09-09-2016 18:28
  
  DETROIT -- General Motors Co. is recalling about 4 million vehicles worldwide to fix an air bag software defect that has been linked to one death.The company said Friday that in rare cases, the car's computers can go into test mode and the front air bags won't inflate in a crash. The seat belts also may not function.GM says the defect is linked to at least one death.GM will notify customers and update the software for free.The recall involves the 2014-2016 Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet SS and Spark
  
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• Rob Portman ahead of Ted Strickland by 11 points in Senate race, poll shows

  09-09-2016 18:23
  
  Sen. Rob Portman has opened up an 11-point lead in his re-election campaign against former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland, according to a new poll released today. The poll, conducted by Quinnipiac University, shows Portman has the support of 51 percent of likely voters in the November election while Strickland only has 40 percent. A Quinnipiac poll last month showed Portman with a nine-point lead.
  
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• Sheriff: Several marijuana plants seized from front yard of Perry County home

  09-09-2016 18:09
  
  The Perry County Sheriff’s office says it seized over 25 pounds of pot and recovered $60,000 worth of stolen property from a residence in Somerset.Perry County deputies and agents with the Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task Force executed search warrants at a residence on Township Road 418 Wednesday evening.Detectives say they located several large marijuana plants growing in the front yard of the home.According to the sheriff’s office, the deputies resumed their search of the proper
  
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• Feds block Ohio's attempt to charge new Medicaid fees

  09-09-2016 17:57
  
  Federal regulators have smacked down Ohio's proposal to charge new fees to Medicaid beneficiaries and impose penalties on those who miss payments.
  
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• Some dogs quarantined after distemper case at Franklin County shelter

  09-09-2016 17:53
  
  The Franklin County dog shelter is putting some animals under quarantine after a dog there was diagnosed with distemper. The shelter has tested three dogs, but only one case so far has been confirmed. The highly contagious airborne virus affects dogs’ respiratory tracts, spinal cords and brains, according to a news release from the shelter. It does not affect humans.
  
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• Former Reynoldsburg police officer sentenced to prison

  09-09-2016 17:49
  
  A former Reynoldsburg police officer was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison on Friday for falsifying search warrants and skimming about $150,000 from seized cash and property over the course of nearly a decade. Shane Mauger, 42, had pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to deprive persons of their civil rights and federal programs theft. He could have faced as many as 10 years in prison on each charged. Mauger, who also was fined $40,000 on Friday, was accused of lying to obtain search warra
  
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• OhioHealth to build new headquarters near Riverside Hospital

  09-09-2016 17:40
  About 2,500 OhioHealth employees - some new hires and others working in offices across central Ohio - can look forward to working in new digs near Riverside Methodist Hospital in a couple of years. The health system is announcing plans today to invest an estimated $89 million in a new headquarters building for its administrative offices near the Route 315 and North Broadway interchange.
  
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• Report: Kittle's Furniture to leave Columbus market

  09-09-2016 17:39
  
  Kittle's Furniture is planning to leave the Columbus market and is selling two stores and its area distribution center to the Columbus-based parent company of Value City Furniture, according to a report in Furniture Today, a trade publication.
  
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• Judge: Confederate battle symbol "repulsive," but keep it on Mississippi flag

  09-09-2016 17:32
  
  JACKSON, Miss.-- A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to have the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag declared an unconstitutional relic of slavery.U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled that the attorney who filed the suit, Carlos Moore, failed to show the emblem caused a "cognizable legal injury." However, in dismissing the suit, Reeves also picked apart arguments made outside the courtroom by many flag supporters who say that Mississippi's secession from th
  
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• Bruce Luecke Tapped as New Homeport CEO

  09-09-2016 16:25
  
  Nonprofit affordable housing group Homeport announced yesterday afternoon that Bruce Luecke will officially become the organizations new President and CEO. Luecke has also served in the role as an interim, following the departure of former President and CEO Amy Klaben. “Bruce stepped in during a transitional time, helping us to focus on our new strategic […]
  
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• Ohio police share shocking photos of adults who OD'd with 4-year-old in back seat

  09-09-2016 16:17
  
  WARNING: Photos in the story may be graphic for some.EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio - An Ohio city is standing up as a voice for children caught in the middle of the heroin epidemic.The city of East Liverpool posted powerful images and a message to its Facebook page Thursday.The photos show two adults passed out in the front seats of a minivan and a 4-year-old boy in the back."We feel we need to be a voice for the children caught up in this horrible mess," the city wrote. "This child can't speak for himse
  
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• T.hanks, Tom Hanks

  09-09-2016 15:58
  
  Saving the day – the movie going weekend, anyway – is American treasure Tom Hanks. This is why it’s so hard not to like Tom Hanks. But if you are that one person, well, Gateway’s Doc Week rolls on and a smattering of indies sneak into theaters over the weekend. By next week, horror films […]
  
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• Two New Bold Booths Approved for Downtown Parking Lots

  09-09-2016 15:42
  
  Two more parking lots Downtown are about to get the Bold Booths treatment. The program, first announced in 2014 as a continuation of the arts programming around the city’s 2012 bicentennial celebration, showcases striking redesigns by local architects of the attendant booths in selected lots. The first booth was unveiled last year, in the Great […]
  
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• Concert Preview: GROVES at Palace Theatre

  09-09-2016 15:34
  
  Named for their Texas hometown, alt-rock newcomers GROVES are currently on a national tour supporting the iconic Culture Club. The collective will make a stop in Columbus at the Palace Theater this Saturday. Comprised of members Stephen Salisbury (vocals and guitar), Reid Guidry (bass), and Will Smith (drums), the band claims Elvis Costello, Phoenix, Blink-182, […]
  
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• City Targets Far South in 1,000-Tree Giveaway

  09-09-2016 15:00
  
  To boost enthusiasm for the Branch Out initiative aimed at planting 300,000 trees by 2020, the City of Columbus is giving away 1,000 trees and compost in partnership with other organizations. The program started in September of last year with the hopes of replenishing the city’s canopy, much of which was lost to the Emerald […]
  
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• Blue Jackets' coach using Team USA opportunity to promote animal care

  09-09-2016 14:35
  Team USA Hockey head coach John Tortorella doesn’t consider international play on a worldwide stage intimidating.“It’s exciting to see a group of men with this type of skill level play one another,” he said. “Intimidated no. Honored, yes.”He calls it an honor to lead his group of 23 players.“It’s not just hockey games we’re playing,” he said. “You’re playing for your country.”Tortorella was named the head coach for Tea
  
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• Chipotle testing out drone delivery service

  09-09-2016 14:07
  
  Chipotle's burritos are taking flight. The company teaming up with Google's parent company, Alphabet, to test the delivery method at Virginia Tech.CBSN's Elaine Quijano has the details. Watch the report below:
  RELATED: Chipotle announces new deals for September
  
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• Denver Broncos LB Brandon Marshall takes a knee during national anthem

  09-09-2016 13:32
  
  DENVER -- Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, a college teammate of Colin Kaepernick, took to a knee during the playing of the national anthem before Denver's season opener against Carolina.Kaepernick refused to stand for the anthem during San Francisco's preseason games , explaining it was to protest racial oppression and police brutality in the United States.Marshall sounded a similar theme after Denver's 21-20 win."I'm not against the military, I'm not against America," he said. "I'm against
  
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• International League/Columbus Clippers

  09-09-2016 13:22
  Deadlocked in a 2-2 ball game, Clippers center fielder Bradley Zimmer launched a grand slam into the Wendy's Hamburger Balcony in right field, giving Columbus a series tying 6-4 win over Gwinnett in front of a crowd of 8,835 at Huntington Park on Thursday night. Jeff Johnson picked up the win in relief for Columbus while Rob Wooten suffered the loss for the Braves.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: In Cleveland, Donald Trump pledges $20 billion to school choice

  09-09-2016 13:20
  
  What Donald Trump said while in Cleveland: “I would have been tougher on terrorism. Bin Laden would have been caught a long time ago before he was ultimately caught, prior to the downing of the World Trade Center,” the GOP presidential candidate said to a crowd of about 150 people at a charter school.
  
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• Suspect in slaying of University of Toledo college student pleads not guilty

  09-09-2016 12:58
  
  WAUSEON — A man charged with killing a college student who disappeared while riding her bicycle has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder charges that carry the possibility of a death sentence.
  
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• N. Korea: Latest test brings nuke program to "higher level"

  09-09-2016 12:57
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said it conducted a "higher level" nuclear test explosion on Friday that will allow it to finally build "at will" an array of stronger, smaller and lighter nuclear weapons. It was the North's fifth atomic test and the second in eight months.South Korea's president called the detonation, which Seoul estimated was the North's biggest-ever in explosive yield, an act of "fanatic recklessness." Japan called North Korea an "outlaw nation."North Korea's boast of a
  
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• Cleveland releases proposals on use of force

  09-09-2016 12:54
  
  CLEVELAND — A proposed policy announced Thursday calls for police to attempt “de-escalation” techniques that include taking cover before using force against people, a tactic that might have spared the life of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who had been playing with a pellet gun when he was fatally shot by a patrol officer.
  
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• Whitehall touts jobs, tax potential from disputed Four Seasons site

  09-09-2016 11:56
  
  Whitehall city leaders are in economic-development mode, eyeing the potential for what's now a city park north of Broad Street and east of Hamilton Road. The catch: The 37-acre city-owned property is occupied by the Four Seasons Golf Center, and it doesn't plan to leave. Both sides are standing firm.
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Warm & muggy; chance for rain

  09-09-2016 11:50
  Today: Showers and storms taper off in the metro but shift to the SE through the morning.Some linger in SE Ohio through the afternoon.High 84.SSE winds 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy with showers and storms late.A little patchy fog as well.Low 70.South winds 3-5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly to mostly cloudy.Warm and muggy with afternoon showers and storms – especially east & SE of the Metro.A few could have gusty winds.High 85.SSW winds 10-15 mph.
  Sunday: Sunshine returns with cooler and les
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Sunny Sunday, Cool Night Ahead

  09-09-2016 11:50
  This Evenig:Clear skies and cool – open the windows!Low 55.Light NE wind.
  Tomorrow: Another fantastic day with seasonal highs, plenty of sunshine and low humidity.High 80.Light variable winds.
  Tuesday: Another pleasant day but warmer and a shade muggier.Lots of sunshine with the slight chance for a late day shower.High 84.SW winds 4-8 mph.Special Information: High pressure is building into the area keeping us dry and sunny. Temperatures remain below average this evening after the passage o
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Sunny Sunday

  09-09-2016 11:50
  Tonight: Showers and storms early then clearing out and cooling off.Low 58.WNW winds 8-12 mph.
  Tomorrow: Lots of sunshine and pleasant.High 76.North winds 5-9 mph.
  Monday: More sunshine and pleasant weather with near average highs.High 80.SE winds 3-6 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Hour-By-Hour ForecastSpecial Information: More heat & humidity is on the way but that’s about to change.After a few morning showers in the NW portion of the area in the morning we&rs
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Partly cloudy with scattered storms

  09-09-2016 11:50
  This Evening: Partly cloudy with scattered storms south and east of Columbus.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy with another round of storms after midnight.Low 71.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny, hot and humid with storms developing. Severe weather will be possible in Columbus between 5-7PM.High 87.
  Sunday: Clearing, cooler and less humid.High 76.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Hour-By-Hour ForecastSpecial Information: Showers and thunderstorms today are limited to Southeast Ohio and should be
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Partly cloudy with another round of storms after midnight

  09-09-2016 11:50
  Tonight: Partly cloudy with another round of storms after midnight mainly north and west of Columbus.Low 71.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny, hot and humid with storms developing. Severe weather will be possible in Columbus between 5-7PM.High 87.
  Sunday: Clearing, cooler and less humid.High 76.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Hour-By-Hour ForecastSpecial Information: Another round of storms is possible after midnight and will approach from Indiana and move into mainly NW Ohio. Central
  
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• Central Ohio events will commemorate Sept. 11 attacks

  09-09-2016 11:37
  
  The following are central Ohio events commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the airliner that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania:
  
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• Stalking victim's workshop aims to help others with legal process

  09-09-2016 11:29
  
  The first time Tracy Taylor turned to the courts for protection from a stalker, she went home empty-handed. She found the process confusing and the requirements daunting. "In my experience, they make the victim work very hard," Taylor said. "I'd never had a stalker before. I didn't know what to do."
  
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• Allison - Wolfe

  09-09-2016 11:24
  Terry and Sue Allison, East Palestine, are announcing the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jennie R. Allison to Scott R. Wolfe, son of Jim and Wanda Wolfe, East Palestine. The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of East Palestine High School and a 2011 graduate of The Ohio State University with a bachelors degree in respiratory therapy.
  
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• Wet roads lead to traffic crashes on Columbus freeways

  09-09-2016 09:57
  
  Heavy rain caused semi-truck crashes that closed major freeways and ramps in Columbus Friday morning.I-71 Southbound was closed between I-670 and the I-70/I-71 split in downtown Columbus around 2:30 a.m. due to a semi-truck crash.The truck hit a freeway wall and flipped.LIVE UPDATES: 10TV.com/trafficThe entrance ramps from Broad St. Main St. and 670 to 71 south were also closed. The freeway reopened by 5 a.m.An earlier crash closed the ramp from I-71 Southbound to I-270 Westbound in north Columb
  
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• Photo Blog: Photographing Nora's time in Columbus

  09-09-2016 07:12
  
  Nora the baby polar bear was born at the Columbus Zoo in November 2015, and she was brought out for public viewing for the first time on Friday, April 15, 2016. Dispatch photographer Fred Squillante was there to document her debut.
  
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• Hamilton County offers immunity to those turning in deadly drugs

  09-09-2016 05:20
  
  A county judge Wednesday ordered immunity from prosecution for anyone who turns in heroin or other potentially deadly drugs after a stunning surge in overdoses in the Cincinnati area.Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters asked for the blanket immunity, which he and Common Pleas Court Presiding Judge Robert Ruehlman agreed was unheard of locally, but needed to help get the drugs out of homes after what authorities say was a recent blitz of the city by sellers who mixed heroin with the extremely p
  
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