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• Canal Winchester man gets five years for March shooting over dog license

  13-09-2016 23:58
  A Canal Winchester man was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday afternoon after he pleaded guilty to a felonious assault charge in connection to a March shooting in Delaware.William Devan Lassiter, 34, of Columbus, appeared in Delaware County Common Pleas Court Tuesday afternoon for a change of plea and sentencing hearing after reaching a plea ... (more)
  
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• Police find 3rd body after rescuing abducted woman in Ashland (UPDATE)

  13-09-2016 23:08
  
  UPDATEThe Mansfield Journal is reporting that a third body has been in connection to an investigation involving an abduction in Ashland County.The Richland County Prosecutor said the man taken into custody said he murdered a woman in a Madison Township house in June. The house was destroyed in a fire.The Mansfield Journal says investigators found the woman's body near the burned-out house Tuesday. Original StoryAn Ohio police chief says two bodies were found in a house where a woman was rescued
  
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• Police find 2 bodies inside Ashland home during abduction investigation

  13-09-2016 23:08
  
  Authorities are investigating two bodies found at a home in Ashland Tuesday.Ashland Police said they were investigating an abduction reported earlier in the day when they found the victim and suspect at a home on Covert Court.The suspect was taken into custody.Ashland Police Chief Dave Marcelli said he could not confirm the identity or sex of the bodies found at the scene.Ashland Police said Ohio BCI is processing the scene and the Ashland County Coroner’s Office will handle identifying th
  
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• Huge Oklahoma D-line will challenge Buckeyes' ground game

  13-09-2016 23:02
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer admittedly worries about everything, and near the top of the list this week is how the Buckeyes are going to run the ball Saturday against Oklahoma's huge and experienced defensive front.After breaking school records for offense in its first game, No. 3 Ohio State (2-0) started slow last week against Tulsa and didn't get the train back on the tracks until the second half. Meyer knows the Buckeyes can't afford a slow start against the No. 14 Soo
  
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• S.C. toddler found in street after taking late-nightjoy ride in toy car

  13-09-2016 22:45
  
  SUMTER, S.C. -- A joy ride ended safely for a 2-year-old South Carolina boy who was found driving down the street in the middle of the night in a battery-powered toy car.Sumter County Sheriff’s spokesman Ken Bell says the boy was wearing a diaper and gray jogging pants when he was found early Sunday by a woman who took him to a nearby house to call authorities.Bell said deputies followed the tracks of the toy car back to the toddler’s house. He said the boy’s parents were surpr
  
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• Navy: Sailor who never reported pregnancy gives birth at sea

  13-09-2016 22:14
  
  The Navy says a sailor who never reported being pregnant has given birth to a baby girl aboard an aircraft carrier at sea.U.S. Naval Forces Central Command spokesman Cmdr. Bill Urban told the Virginian-Pilot the 7-pound (3.1-kilogram) infant was recently born on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf. Both mother and daughter are doing well and were airlifted to a shore-based hospital.Urban says the command chain wasn’t aware of the pregnancy. The Navy requires expectant mothers
  
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• Texas company commits to controversial Dakota Access pipeline

  13-09-2016 22:13
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. -- The head of a Texas company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline told employees Tuesday that it is committed to the project despite strong opposition and a federal order to voluntarily halt construction near an American Indian reservation in North Dakota.The memo to employees, which was also released to some media outlets, is the first time in months the company has provided significant details of the four-state, 1,172-mile (1886 km) project.It came the same day as
  
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• Toddler suffocates after day care worker sits on beanbag chair he was underneath

  13-09-2016 21:57
  
  WEST JORDAN, Utah -- A toddler suffocated Thursday at a suburban Salt Lake City day care center after an employee there sat on a beanbag chair, not realizing he was underneath it, police tell CBS affiliate KUTV.Sgt. Joe Monson of the West Jordan Police Department said Leo Sanchez, who would have turned two this week, died in a “very tragic, sad accident” at the West Jordan Child Center.Police are reviewing surveillance video, which the child’s mother Danielle Sanchez said shows
  
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• Columbus convenience store robber fatally shot

  13-09-2016 21:41
  A man who robbed a Columbus convenience store early Sunday was fatally shot minutes after the robbery occurred, police said. The robbery took place about 12:30 a.m. Sunday at a United Dairy Farmers store on the 1000 block of West Broad Street, according to a post on the Columbus police department's Facebook page .
  
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• Franklin County Dog Shelter Accused of Lack of Transparency

  13-09-2016 21:40
  
  Shortly after Karla Ross adopted Teddy, a Mini Pinscher and Dachshund mix, from the Franklin County Dog Shelter, she noticed him sneezing and coughing up clear mucus. Ross adopted Teddy for her daughter, who has a difficult time with anxiety, in hopes he would provide her with companionship. She picked him up from the shelter […]
  
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• Care Bears, Transformers among Toy Hall of Fame finalists

  13-09-2016 21:29
  
  The Fisher-Price Little People and Care Bears will square off against Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and Transformers for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame.Whether any or all make it will be announced Nov. 10.The hall revealed 12 finalists for the class of 2016 on Tuesday at The Strong museum. The list also includes Nerf foam balls, the board game Clue, the card game Uno, pinball, the swing, Dungeons & Dragons and coloring books.Bubble wrap rounds out the list. If selected, it would join th
  
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• Stench of rotting meat roils nostrils near site of West Side warehouse fire

  13-09-2016 21:26
  
  The stench of rotting meat from the burned-out warehouse on the city’s West Side has bothered schoolchildren and teachers, nearby residents and workers. So much so that Gary Hicks was protesting outside on Valleyview Drive this afternoon, wearing a gas mask, ringing a bell in his left hand. “I couldn’t eat breakfast,” said Hicks, who lives on nearby Algonquin Avenue.
  
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• Owner of fresh heart found in Ohio field sought

  13-09-2016 20:47
  NORWALK, Ohio (CBS News) - An EMS team idling at a convenience store in Norwalk, Ohio, in late August stumbled across a heart in a Ziploc bag in a field across the way.CBS Cleveland affiliate WOIO-TV reports that whoever found it didn’t think much about it at the time, and just tossed it in the dumpster and left. That person was later ordered to retrieve the lonely heart in a bag out of the trash, and an investigation has been launched.Officials aren’t terribly sure what kind of hear
  
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• Coroner: Heart found next to Ohio gas station likely human

  13-09-2016 20:47
  NORWALK, Ohio (CBS/AP) - A coroner says a heart found in a plastic bag on the ground next to an Ohio gas station appears to be human.Huron County Coroner Jeff Harwood said Tuesday pathologists in Toledo are running tests to confirm whether it's human and whether fluid found in the two quart zipped bag is some type of preservative.An EMS team idling at a convenience store in Norwalk, Ohio, in late August stumbled across a heart in a Ziploc bag in a field across the way.CBS Cleveland affiliate WOI
  
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• Driver license suspensions no longer required for some drug charges

  13-09-2016 20:41
  
  A new state law has given judges in Ohio discretion over whether to suspend the driver's license of someone convicted of a drug offense that doesn't involve impaired driving.
  
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• NEXT: Blockchain Democracy

  13-09-2016 20:00
  
  Bitcoin is now being accepted by over 100,000 merchants, and could very well represent the future of all currency. What makes Bitcoin so disruptive is not only that it is digital, but that it is a currency whose value is established by the users of the currency, not by any national government. Indeed, there is […]
  
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• Jim Jordan-led group pushes for impeachment vote on IRS commissioner

  13-09-2016 19:53
  
  WASHINGTON – The House could vote as soon as Thursday on a Rep. Jim Jordan-led effort to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.
  
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• Neighborhood Reunion & Grand Reopening at Driving Park Community Center

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• Medical building proposed for controversial Worthington site

  13-09-2016 18:36
  
  OhioHealth plans to build a two-story medical office building with an emergency room on a piece of controversial property in Worthington. The 20,000-square-foot building addresses concerns citizens have had about other proposed projects at the site of the United Methodist Children's home property across High Street from Worthington City Hall.
  
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• Man indicted in Knox County hit-and-run death

  13-09-2016 18:17
  
  A Knox County grand jury has indicted a motorist involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on June 2. Jamie L. Clawson, 40, of Bellville, was driving along Beckley Road just before noon when he failed to yield at the intersection with Upper Fredericktown Road and hit a motorcycle driven by Jordan M. Pauley, 20, of Mount Vernon. Pauley, who wasn't wearing a helmet, died at Knox Community Hospital.
  
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• Court says Backpage website, suspected of child trafficking, must turn over records

  13-09-2016 18:04
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling requiring an official of a website believed to be a trafficker of children to turn over documents subpoenaed by a Senate subcommittee headed by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio.
  
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• Ohio ranks 4th nationally in catalytic converter thefts

  13-09-2016 18:01
  
  Ohio ranks fourth in the U.S. when it comes to thefts of catalytic converters, according to a new insurance industry report, which finds that the thefts of the emissions-control devices are on the rise.
  
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• Teen won't get parole for role in homicides for 172 years

  13-09-2016 17:56
  
  Jordyn D. Wade was sentenced today to life in prison with no chance of parole for 172 1/2 years for his involvement in the execution-style killings of four people and the wounding of another person in the basement of a South Linden house. A Franklin County jury convicted Wade, 18, in May of four counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder and multiple counts of aggravated robbery and kidnapping. Common Pleas Judge David Young imposed four consecutive sentences of life in prison wi
  
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• Columbus home-health agency owes Ohio more than $600,000, Yost finds

  13-09-2016 17:54
  
  A home health agency owes the state $612,023, according to an release from State Auditor Dave Yost this morning.
  
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• Black Radish Creamery Coming Soon to The North Market

  13-09-2016 17:52
  
  The North Market is getting a new cheese vendor. Black Radish Creamery, currently located in Alexandria, Ohio, will soon occupy the space previously filled by Curds and Whey. “We are thrilled for this unique opportunity at North Market and look forward to carrying on the legacy of cheese this space has at the market,” said […]
  
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• US Supreme Court declines to restore early voting in Ohio

  13-09-2016 17:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a request to restore a week of early voting in swing-state Ohio.The state's Democratic Party had asked the high court to suspend a ruling that allowed for the cut while Democrats and other plaintiffs appealed the issue.A lower court decision from last month upheld a law eliminating days in which people could register and vote at the same time, a period known as golden week.Democrats had claimed the reduction, along with other voting cha
  
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• Samsung's quick fix for Galaxy Note 7 is no full recharge

  13-09-2016 17:44
  
  SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung plans to issue a software update for its recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that will prevent them from overheating by limiting battery recharges to 60 percent.The front page of the Seoul Shinmun, a South Korean newspaper, carried a Samsung advertisement on Tuesday announcing the software update for any users of the Note 7 who may be disregarding its recall notice and continuing to use the smartphone."It is a measure to put consumer safety first but we apologize for
  
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• Ohio voters won't get Golden Week, U.S. Supreme Court rules

  13-09-2016 17:43
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejected Ohio Democrats' attempt to restore Golden Week. Golden Week, removed by the GOP-controlled legislatures and Gov. John Kasich, is a period when Ohioans can both register to vote and cast an early ballot.
  
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• Teen who assisted in quadruple homicide gets life in prison

  13-09-2016 17:39
  
  Jordyn D. Wade was sentenced today to life in prison with no chance of parole for 172 1/2 years for his involvement in the execution-style killings of four people and the wounding of another person in the basement of a South Linden house. A Franklin County jury convicted Wade, 18, in May of four counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder and multiple counts of aggravated robbery and kidnapping. Common Pleas Judge David Young imposed four consecutive sentences of life in prison wi
  
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• Columbus-based health care agency owes state more than $600,000, audit finds

  13-09-2016 17:35
  
  A home health agency owes the state $612,023, according to an release from State Auditor Dave Yost this morning.
  
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• School bus goes up in flames with 20 kids on board

  13-09-2016 17:33
  
  BALTIMORE-- A school bus with 20 children on board caught fire Monday in Maryland, but quick action by the driver is credited with getting all of them off -- and without any injuries, reports CBS Baltimore.It happened in the 9600 block of 51st Ave. in College Park, Prince George’s County.Mark Brady, a spokesperson for the Prince George’s County Fire and EMS, told the station the children were from Glen Arden Woods Elementary School. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.F
  
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• Distemper prompts shelter to put down 52 dogs

  13-09-2016 17:14
  The Franklin County Animal Shelter in Columbus, Ohio euthanized 52 dogs over the weekend due to a possible distemper outbreak, the Columbus Dispatch reported. According to the shelter, distemper is highly contagious among dogs, and affects the dogs' respiratory tracts, spinal cords and brains.
  
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• Distracted driving suspected in Licking County crash death

  13-09-2016 16:55
  
  Distracted driving is suspected as the cause of a head-on crash along Rt. 79 in Licking County on Monday that killed an 18-year-old driver whose car crossed into the path of an oncoming pickup truck, a State Highway Patrol sergeant said. Christian M. Ruda, of Buckeye Lake village, was pronounced dead by the Licking County coroner's office at the scene of the crash, which occurred at 3:22 p.m. Pickup driver Robert F. Burdette, 70, of Hebron, was taken to Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster for
  
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• Teen gets life for role in execution-style murders of 4 in South Linden

  13-09-2016 16:48
  
  A teenager convicted of aggravated murder learned his punishment Tuesday for the 2015 execution-style murders of four people in a home in South Linden.18-year-old Jordyn Wade was sentenced to a total of 172 ½ years in prison for his role in the murders.The only shooting victim to survive the mass murder, a teenager girl, wrote a letter to the court saying Wade "permanently destroyed my mind, heart, and soul....I will always have a deep, deep hatred for Jordyn Wade...just a little boy who
  
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• 60 dogs euthanized at Franklin Co. Dog Shelter amid respiratory disease outbreak (UPDATED)

  13-09-2016 16:43
  BREAKING UPDATE: The Franklin County Dog Shelter euthanized 60 dogs related to an illness that has swept the facility, according to a spokesperson for the Franklin County Commissioners Tuesday morning.The shelter initially said it had to euthanize 52 dogs because of distemper, a viral disease that causes fever and coughing.The shelter also said Tuesday it put down four additional dogs due to other health reasons.---Recent Coverage:Rescue groups say they were turned away from helping Franklin Co.
  
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• Main Street Wellness to Open Yoga and Massage Studio in Reynoldsburg

  13-09-2016 16:30
  
  “Yoga and massage. They go together so well.” When Andrea Ramsey moved to Reynoldsburg from Phoenix, she knew that she wanted to unite massage and yoga in her own local small business. Main Street Wellness, located at 7339 Main St. opens this Saturday, September 17. As a Licensed Massage Therapist, Ramsey knows how much stress […]
  
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• Eight additional dogs euthanized at shelter

  13-09-2016 16:01
  
  Eight more dogs showing respiratory symptoms at the Franklin County Dog Shelter have been euthanized, bringing the total to 60 since last week, officials said this morning.
  
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• Curry Up Brings New Approach To Indian Food

  13-09-2016 16:00
  
  A new take on Indian cuisine is coming soon to Columbus. Curry Up, conceived and nearly executed by Vishal Patel, intends to suspend negative stereotypes that currently surround Indian restaurants. And for the American public still weary about Indian food, he hopes to offer a more approachable outlet. “Everyone has that statement about Indian restaurants, […]
  
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• Review: The iPhone 7 is just fine, even if it doesn't wow

  13-09-2016 15:40
  
  TIBURON, Calif. -- Apple's new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are clearly improvements on their predecessors - even if the biggest change is actually an omission (of the traditional headphone jack). But are they improved enough to justify an upgrade?If you're an iPhone user, it may depend on how long you've held onto your current iPhone. If you're a proud owner of the iPhone 6S or its plus-sized cousin, you probably don't need to rush out for the 7. But the 7 includes enough cumulative iPhone improvements
  
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• Angry Bear Kitchen Closes Its Doors

  13-09-2016 15:27
  
  Angry Bear Kitchen announced its closure on Monday. Co-owners Tyler Minnis, Jarod Norris and Daniel Scalzo have decided to shut the doors on the restaurant that sits just north of campus and commit more time to their families. “This decision, although not easy, was the correct one and based solely on our families and providing […]
  
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• Ryan Lochte says he feels hurt after incident during "Dancing with the Stars"

  13-09-2016 15:24
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Ryan Lochte says he feels "a little hurt" after two men were arrested for allegedly rushing the stage following his performance on "Dancing with the Stars."The two men, wearing anti-Lochte T-shirts, were arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing, Los Angeles police spokesman Officer Mike Lopez said.They had rushed the stage while Lochte was getting his scores from judge Carrie Ann Inaba for his debut performance during Monday night's live installment of the celebrity ballroom
  
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• Ohio State ranked 16th among public universities by U.S. News

  13-09-2016 15:15
  
  Ohio State is among the top 20 public universities in America, according to the latest rankings by U.S. News and World Report.
  
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• Two gymnasts allege sex abuse by now former USA Gymnastics doctor

  13-09-2016 14:14
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Two gymnasts, including a member of the 2000 U.S. women's Olympic team, say they were sexually abused by a former longtime doctor for USA Gymnastics, court documents and interviews show.Dr. Larry Nassar, 53, who worked for decades for the gymnastics organization until his dismissal last year, sexually groped and fondled the teenage Olympian under the guise of physical therapy during her elite career, according to a lawsuit filed last week in California.The Olympian is identified a
  
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• Shoppers Disagree on What it Means to “Buy Local”

  13-09-2016 14:00
  
  As fevered as people are about their love for Ohio and Columbus, a poll posted by Columbus Underground and related research revealed that many aren’t sure how to show their support for local businesses, or even what makes a business “local.” The survey asked readers what they look for when shopping locally and what criteria […]
  
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• Definitions Vary on What it Means to “Buy Local”

  13-09-2016 14:00
  
  As fevered as people are about their love for Ohio and Columbus, a poll posted by Columbus Underground and related research revealed that many aren’t sure how to show their support for local businesses, or even what makes a business “local.” The survey asked readers what they look for when shopping locally and what criteria […]
  
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• Kaepernick kneels for anthem again; 2 Rams raise fists in protest

  13-09-2016 13:58
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid once again kneeled during the national anthem before the San Francisco 49ers’ season opener against the Los Angeles Rams.No other Niners players joined in the protest Monday night, although Rams defensive lineman Robert Quinn and receiver Kenny Britt held fists up during the anthem.Kaepernick has refused to stand for the anthem all season in protest of police brutality and racial oppression in the United States. Reid joined him during t
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Ted Strickland comments on Clinton, Kaine cause a stir

  13-09-2016 13:50
  
  It was a simple sentence that raised eyebrows Monday. While at a rally in Dayton for Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland said Kaine is "a wonderfully prepared person to be vice president, and to be the president if that ever became necessary."
  
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• Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine rejects abortion-as-murder ballot issue

  13-09-2016 12:39
  
  Attorney General Mike DeWine today rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would declare abortion murder in Ohio because it lacked sufficient signatures.
  
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• Ohio University to remove name of Roger Ailes from WOUB newsroom

  13-09-2016 12:38
  
  Ohio University is removing Roger Ailes' name from the WOUB newsroom and returning a $500,000 gift that he had given to his alma mater. University President Roderick McDavis made the announcement during Monday's meeting of the university faculty in Athens.
  
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• State attorney says ECOT just wants Ohio taxpayer money tree to grow

  13-09-2016 12:27
  
  ECOT has 106 million reasons to “stick its head in the sand” and not track how much time students are spending logged into classwork on a daily basis, said Douglas Cole, special counsel representing the Ohio Department of Education. Ohio’s largest online school wants taxpayers to give it $106 million in annual state funding regardless of whether students actually log-in and participate on a daily, or even weekly basis, Cole told Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Jenifer French
  
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