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• Woman describes how she got away from Ashland Co. murder suspect

  21-09-2016 23:49
  
  ASHLAND — Shawn Grate is now possibly linked to the deaths of five central Ohio women.A woman who spent time with Grate inside the house where two bodies were uncovered told 10TV she believes she was there during the time he was hiding her friend’s dead body."I'm really concerned. That could have been me in the house,” said Tracy Young.Young was a friend of victim Elizabeth Griffith, one of the two people found inside the home last week.Young said she had met Grate at a party a
  
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• Woman's picture links serial killer to another cold case slaying

  21-09-2016 23:36
  
  ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. -- Murder charges have been filed against a convicted California serial killer in the cold case murder of a young woman in Wyoming nearly four decades ago.It was one of the photographs of women found with the personal belongings of death row inmate Rodney Alcala, 73, that helped link him to the 1977 killing of Christine Ruth Thornton, sheriff’s officials and prosecutors in Sweetwater County, Wyoming said Tuesday. Police believe Alcala killed 28-year-old Thornton, of San
  
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• Columbus police warn of assaults tied to ridesharing

  21-09-2016 23:33
  
  Columbus Police say they are looking for a man posing as a ride share driver who is making unwanted sexual advances against unsuspecting women. Mackenzie, who asked 10TV to not use her last name, says a ride share on August 24 raised her suspicions."I was kind of sketched out because it wasn't the same car that was on the app,” Mackenzie said."I asked him his name and all he said was his name was Muslim and I knew that didn't match up.” Mackenzie said she told the driver he wasn't he
  
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• Nike's "Back to the Future" self-lacing shoes coming soon

  21-09-2016 23:09
  
  You won’t have to go too far into the future to pull on a pair of “Back to the Future”-style self-lacing shoes. Nike has confirmed it will sell the HyperAdapt 1.0 sneakers inspired by the movie starting Monday, November 28.The shoes will be available in select Nike stores in the US, according to Nike PR Director Heidi Burgett.HyperAdapt 1.0 will be available in the U.S. at select Nike retail locations. Appointments to experience & purchase begin 11.28.16. pic.twitter.com/t3
  
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• Franklin Co. Dog Shelter to reopen following distemper outbreak

  21-09-2016 22:28
  
  The Franklin County Dog Shelter announced they will be reopening Thursday for adoptions following issues with distemper.Officials said they have received results from the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine for the 137 dogs tested for distemper with all coming back negative.“This is good news for everybody involved, the dogs, of course, our dedicated staff, and the community,” Shelter Director Don Winstel said. “We appreciate everyone that came togethe
  
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• 341 MPH Buckeye Bullet breaks its own electric-car speed record

  21-09-2016 22:27
  
  A sunny day in Utah, a dry salt track and the persistence of Ohio State University's ace team of student and graduate automotive electrical engineers combined to give the team its latest land-speed record for an electric vehicle. Racing across the Bonneville Salt Flats on Monday, the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 hit an average speed of 341.4 mph, blowing past the previous record (its own) of 307.6 mph.
  
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• Serial groper wanted for questioning after Ohio State fondling incident

  21-09-2016 22:09
  
  Ohio State University Police have filed an arrest warrant for 59-year-old Lonnie Sturdivant for criminal trespass.He is also wanted for questioning in relation to a fondling incident that occurred Tuesday on Ohio State’s campus.10TV has reported on Sturdivant and his crimes several times in recent years.Security cameras caught him in the act at a Panera near OSU in 2013, and a library at Columbus State in 2015.He was banned from riding COTA buses for doing the same thing: sitting next to a
  
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• Serial groper in custody after Ohio State fondling incidents

  21-09-2016 22:09
  
  Ohio State University Police confirm 59-year-old Lonnie Sturdivant has been arrested for criminal trespass, sexual imposition and burglary.He was wanted for questioning in relation to a fondling incident that occurred Tuesday on Ohio State’s campus.The student said she was sitting on a bench outside of Knowlton Hall just before 3 p.m. along W. Woodruff Avenue when an unknown male approached and asked if he could sit down beside her.Moments later, the woman says the suspect fondled her lowe
  
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• In OMVI stop, Pickerington councilman reminds officers who they're dealing with

  21-09-2016 21:30
  
  A Pickerington City Council member pleaded not guilty this morning to drunk-driving and speeding charges filed after Pickerington police pulled him over early Sunday. Brandon S. Ogden, 35, is accused of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and driving 69 mph in a 45-mph zone. According to the report, Ogden told officers in a profanity laced tirade: "This is bull..., this is ... bull.... I'm a ... councilman for the city of Pickerington."
  
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• Julep Bringing “Pour Your Own” Beer Wall to The Short North

  21-09-2016 21:28
  
  Have you ever wanted to skip the busy bar line and pour your own beer? Soon you can at Julep, the newest bar and restaurant coming soon to the Short North. The new venue is boasting the city’s first-ever “pour your own” beer wall, which features an electronic ordering system that utilizes pre-paid cards. While […]
  
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• Report: Open beer cans found in truck involved in crash that killed Ohio softball players

  21-09-2016 21:17
  
  A new report released on the Florida crash that killed four central Ohio softball players says the trooper found open beer cans around the suspect’s vehicle.Twenty-one-year-old Cody Shirah has been charged with four counts of vehicular homicide and four counts of driving without a license causing death/serious injury and four counts of driving without a license causing death/serious injury.According to the official report from Florida Highway Patrol, the trooper “inspected the black
  
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• NYC bombing: FBI releases photo of men in probe of unexploded bomb

  21-09-2016 21:02
  
  NEW YORK -- The FBI released an image Wednesday of two men who took a piece of luggage holding a bomb that didn’t explode in New York City.Federal prosecutors have charged Ahmad Khan Rahami with setting a bomb in New Jersey and two in New York City, one of which injured 31 people. The other bomb left in Manhattan didn’t explode.The FBI issued a poster Wednesday showing “two unidentified individuals” who investigators want to talk to. The agency says the men were seen Satu
  
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• Food Activists Rally to Influence Presidential Campaign

  21-09-2016 20:41
  
  Food activists gathered on the OSU campus Tuesday to discuss how food policy should be incorporated in political discourse. The Plate of the Union, an event held by student groups and local and statewide advocates, rallied to talk about the impact of the current food system on the nation’s health and economy. “Food!” “Justice!” “Workers!” […]
  
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• After distemper outbreak, dog shelter to resume adoptions on Thursday

  21-09-2016 20:26
  
  The Franklin County Dog Shelter will reopen for adoptions on Thursday. County officials announced this afternoon that test results for more than 100 dogs came back negative for distemper, and they are confident that any outbreak has been contained. "Distemper isn't present in the shelter now," said Marty Homan, a spokesman for the county commissioners.
  
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• Don King uses N-word while introducing Donald Trump in Cleveland

  21-09-2016 20:21
  
  Less than a week before the big first presidential debate, Donald Trump’s back in Ohio again — and supporters say his frequent visits are a big reason the GOP nominee has moved into the lead in this critical bellwether state.
  
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• Local Cantina to Open Dublin Location at Bridge Park in 2017

  21-09-2016 20:03
  
  Representatives from the Bridge Park development in Dublin announced today that Local Cantina will be joining the growing lineup of restaurant tenants that will call the new area home in 2017. The location is the seventh for the locally-grown chain, which has five others in Central Ohio and a sixth in the Cleveland area. “Our […]
  
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• Florida man charged in crash that killed four Ohio softball players

  21-09-2016 19:30
  
  Florida officials have charged a driver whose pickup truck crashed into a minivan of central Ohio softball players, killing four of them, with vehicular homicide. Cody Shirah, 21, of Panama City, was charged on Tuesday with four felony counts of vehicular homicide and four felony counts of driving without a license and causing death or serious injury, according to Bay County court records. He is scheduled for an initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon. The crash, which occurred around midni
  
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• Metro Parks' new land called 'Hocking Hills of Franklin County'

  21-09-2016 19:29
  
  The newest piece of property in Metro Parks' portfolio has managers there excited. “It’s the most pristine property in Franklin County,” said Thomas Bonasera, the trustee for the Richard H. and Ann Shafer Foundation, which has agreed to sell the 98-acre property to Metro Parks for $4.1 million. The land sits just north of the Little Turtle Golf Club in Blendon Township. There are no paths, and little evidence that anyone sneaks in to explore. The cliffs along the east side of B
  
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• Bomb suspect vowed 'death to your oppression,' feds say

  21-09-2016 18:45
  
  NEW YORK -- He bought bomb ingredients on eBay and recorded a mirthful video of himself igniting a blast in a backyard. In a handwritten journal, he warned that bombs would resound in the streets and prayed he'd be martyred rather than caught, authorities say.Ahmad Khan Rahami's jihad journal ended with a stark message, according to court papers:"Death to your oppression."Federal court complaints filed Tuesday gave a chilling glimpse into what authorities say motivated the Afghan-born U.S. citiz
  
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• Judge dismisses challenge to North Carolina gay-marriage law

  21-09-2016 18:36
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal judge has upheld a North Carolina law that allows magistrates to refuse to marry same-sex couples by citing religious beliefs.The judge in Asheville dismissed a lawsuit filed by three couples, two gay and one interracial. The judge ruled that the couples lacked legal standing as taxpayers to sue and lacked evidence showing they were harmed directly by the law taking effect in June 2015. Still, U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn wrote there is potential someone could suffe
  
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• WATCH: Kids from Stanger Things cover 'Uptown Funk'

  21-09-2016 18:16
  
  The audience at the 2016 Emmy Awards show got a special treat in an unexpected, pre-show performance Sunday night.Three cast members from Netflix’s Stranger Things showed off their musical talent as people were still heading to their seats.Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) and Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) performed a cover of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" in front of the audience at the awards show.The young actors traded off vocals and signature dance moves of
  
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• Ohio police chief to cops after Tulsa shooting: "You are making us look bad"

  21-09-2016 17:55
  
  An Ohio police chief venting frustration at the Terence Crutcher shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is gaining national attention on social media.Middletown Police Chief Rodney Muterspaw took to social media to vent his frustration at the shooting death of the unarmed black man by a Tulsa police officer, one of several this year that have continued to spark tension between police and the black community.One of his tweets, shared thousands of times as of Wednesday morning, reads: “As an officer I
  
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• Charlotte Police chief: Officers warned man to drop gun

  21-09-2016 17:25
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte police chief says officers gave a man clear, multiple warnings to drop a handgun before fatally shooting him.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said during a news conference Wednesday morning that officers were searching for a suspect Tuesday when they saw 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott exit a vehicle with a handgun. He says the officers told him to drop the gun and that he got out of the vehicle a second time still carrying the gun. He says the man w
  
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• Education Insider: Bishop Hartley High School's online calendar befouled by hack

  21-09-2016 16:34
  
  Parents were seeking answers over the weekend after the calendar feed on the website for Bishop Hartley High School was commandeered by someone calling himself the “one man Klan.” The hacker filled the web calendar of the East Side Catholic high school with slurs about African-Americans and Jews, punctuating with swastikas and calling for lynchings and murders.
  
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• Bluestem Neighborhood Launching Near Tanger Outlet Mall

  21-09-2016 16:15
  
  Representatives from Nationwide Realty Investors (NRI) announced today that the first lots within the Bluestem Neighborhood — a subsection of the Northstar Community residential development in Delaware County — are now available for purchase. The neighborhood is centered around the Northstar Golf Club, just north of the Tanger Outlet Mall. Phase one of the sale […]
  
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• Evenflo recalls booster seats; children can loosen harness

  21-09-2016 16:13
  
  Evenflo is recalling nearly 30,000 combination booster seats because children can loosen the harness without an adult's knowledge.The recall covers certain Evolve 3-in-1 seats. Government documents say that if the harness is loose, it could increase the risk of injury in a crash.Evenflo says there have been no reports of injuries, but the company has received 27 complaints that children have been able to loosen the harnesses.The Miamisburg, Ohio, company will notify registered owners and provide
  
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• Heroin epidemic forces first responders to revise tactics

  21-09-2016 16:09
  
  MARION, Ohio — Nobody called 911 when James Chavez overdosed on heroin in August 2011. Drug users knew that Marion police regularly charged people who overdosed — along with their friends — so Chavez's companions left the man facedown in a backyard. Two days later, Lt. B.J. Gruber stood over the man's corpse in that weed-choked yard and realized police in the city of 35,000 could not arrest their way out of a huge heroin problem.
  
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• Review: Dogos Brings Classic Arcade Shoot Em Ups to the Modern Era

  21-09-2016 16:00
  
  Flying through the air, breeze running through your hair, alien blood being wiped off your windshield… this is how I imagined the average day of my player in Dogos. An arcade-inspired Shoot ‘em Up (or SHMUP), Dogos is the creation of Buenos Aires developer OPQAM. While the game looks fantastic, and plays even better, a sub-par […]
  
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• 2-year-old dies after falling from 11th-story window in Cleveland-area apartment building

  21-09-2016 15:49
  
  WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old child has died after falling from a high-rise apartment building in northeast Ohio. The child apparently fell early Wednesday from a window in an 11th story apartment at the Willoughby Hills Towers apartment complex in the city about 25 miles east of Cleveland, police said.
  
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• Mylan CEO set to defend EpiPen prices amid public outcry

  21-09-2016 15:33
  
  WASHINGTON -- The head of pharmaceutical company Mylan is defending the cost for life-saving EpiPens, signaling the company has no plans to lower prices despite a public outcry and questions from skeptical lawmakers."Price and access exist in a balance, and we believe we have struck that balance," Heather Bresch says in prepared testimony released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee ahead of her Wednesday appearance before the panel.The price of EpiPens has grown to $608 for a
  
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• Columbus Rotary: Community Based Services For People With Developmental Disabilities

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• Restaurant Review: Bonifacio

  21-09-2016 15:30
  
  Fans of Downtown’s Red Velvet Cafe now have an opportunity to expand their loyalties to a new near-Grandview eatery that’s operated by the same team. Bonifacio has made its Columbus debut, showcasing Filipino foods. The building is a standalone, with a packed parking lot indicating a warm reception for the establishment. Inside, it’s all big […]
  
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• Columbus City Schools Levy by the Numbers: Part Two

  21-09-2016 15:23
  
  The first installment of CCS Levy by the Numbers was published back in July when the measure was still in its developmental stages. Now the levy has been approved for the November ballot, and the district has launched into campaign mode. The effort has its own website, Facebook page, and volunteers who pass out pamphlets […]
  
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• Police: Toddler dies after fall from NE Ohio high-rise apartment

  21-09-2016 14:59
  
  WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio -- Police say a 2-year-old child has died after falling from a high-rise apartment building in northeast Ohio.Willoughby Hills police say the child apparently fell early Wednesday from a window in an 11th story apartment at the Willoughby Hills Towers apartment complex in the city about 25 miles east of Cleveland.Police and fire crews said they found the child unresponsive on the rear parking deck of the building when they arrived shortly after midnight. The child was take
  
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• Concert Photos: Pierce the Veil, Neck Deep & I Prevail

  21-09-2016 14:26
  
  The Journeys Made to Destroy tour rolled into Columbus on Tuesday night featuring San Diego post-hardcore rock band Pierce the Veil to headline an evening of noise at a Newport Music Hall almost packed to the rafters with excited screaming youths. The tour also featured the 2016 APMA Best Live Band winners Neck Deep and […]
  
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• Judge to rule soon on Ohio school’s refusal to let transgender student choose bathroom

  21-09-2016 14:12
  
  A judge said he'll rule within a week on whether a central Ohio school district could lose federal funds because it prohibits an 11-year-old transgender girl from using the girls' bathroom, shower and locker room. U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley presided over the Highlands Local School District's request for an injunction preventing the government from imposing financial sanctions. The district covers parts of Delaware, Knox and Morrow counties.
  
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• Samsung: Replacement Galaxy Note 7s coming today

  21-09-2016 14:00
  
  SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung says new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will be available in U.S. stores starting Wednesday to replace about 1 million devices that are being recalled because of a problem with batteries catching fire.The South Korean company also says it’s pushing out two software updates through wireless carriers: One will show a green battery icon to confirm that a Note 7 device is a new one that isn’t affected by the battery problem. The other will display a short notification
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Donald Trump returns to Ohio for two stops

  21-09-2016 13:40
  
  GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will be in Cleveland and Toledo today as he tries to keep the slight lead in Ohio he has over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Dispatch Public Affairs Editor Darrel Rowland will be at the Toledo rally at noon and will have updates throughout the day here.
  
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• Donald Trump returning to Ohio, chides Hillary Clinton's absence

  21-09-2016 13:07
  
  Less than a week before the big first presidential debate, Donald Trump’s back in Ohio again — and supporters say his frequent visits are a big reason the GOP nominee has moved into the lead in this critical bellwether state.
  
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• Protests turn violent after fatal police shooting in Charlotte

  21-09-2016 12:51
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Authorities used tear gas to disperse protesters, officers were injured and a highway was shut down during protests in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the fatal shooting of a man by police who said he was armed and posed a threat.The protests broke out Tuesday after 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott was fatally shot by a black officer at an apartment complex on the city's northeast side. They continued into early Wednesday morning, when TV footage showed dozens of protesters on I
  
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• Hospital readmissions decline in Ohio, nationwide

  21-09-2016 12:26
  
  Hospitals across the nation, including in Ohio, are doing a better job of slowing the revolving door of hospital readmissions, new federal data show. Ohio is one of 49 states reporting declines of patient readmissions, and among 11 where percentages fell by more than 10 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
  
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• Bets, beer keep Delaware County Fair popular, profitable

  21-09-2016 12:26
  
  The Delaware County Fair’s connection to harness racing — and partying — is as tight as a sulky driver’s grip on the reins down the back stretch. About half of the Delaware County Agriculture Society’s $5 million budget comes from horse wagering and related fees. And though off-track betting has cut into the revenue once exclusive to the Jug’s own betting windows, profits are sufficient to support the fair, the midway, the livestock shows and local agriculture
  
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• Regency Manor nursing home may lose license, be forced to close

  21-09-2016 12:10
  
  The state health department could soon revoke a South Side nursing home’s license, forcing a permanent shutdown of the troubled facility. The Regency Manor Rehabiliation and Subacute Center is accused of more than a dozen recurring health and safety violations,according to state and federal public records obtained this month.
  
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• Education Insider: Hartley web calendar befouled by hack

  21-09-2016 12:00
  
  Parents were seeking answers over the weekend after the calendar feed on the website for Bishop Hartley High School was commandeered by someone calling himself the “one man Klan.” The hacker filled the web calendar of the East Side Catholic high school with slurs about African-Americans and Jews, punctuating with swastikas and calling for lynchings and murders.
  
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• Persistent odor disrupts widow’s visits to husband’s crypt at Lewis Center cemetery

  21-09-2016 11:56
  
  On Post-It notes, Michelle Grau jots down thoughts and messages, rolls them up and places them in a small bag hanging from the crypt that holds her husband’s remains at Kingwood Memorial Park. She often has to leave the building quickly, not because of emotion, but odor.
  
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• Law enforcement revise tactics in face of heroin epidemic

  21-09-2016 11:51
  
  MARION, Ohio — Nobody called 911 when James Chavez overdosed on heroin in August 2011. Drug users knew that Marion police regularly charged people who overdosed — along with their friends — so Chavez's companions left the man facedown in a backyard. Two days later, Lt. B.J. Gruber stood over the man's corpse in that weed-choked yard and realized police in the city of 35,000 could not arrest their way out of a huge heroin problem.
  
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• Ohio joins lawsuit to nix Obama overtime rule

  21-09-2016 11:50
  
  Ohio is among 21 states that have sued the U.S. Department of Labor over a new rule that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay, slamming the measure as inappropriate federal overreach by the Obama Administration. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Eastern Texas on the same day that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more than 50 other business groups filed a legal challenge against the regulation.
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Sunny & unseasonably warm

  21-09-2016 11:50
  This Morning: Mostly clear and mild.
  This Afternoon: Sunny and unseasonably warm. Mid 80s.
  Tonight: Mostly clear skies. 62.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and hot again. 87. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Hour-by-Hour Forecast | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure continues to dominate the region and this will bring plenty of sunshine and above average highs over the next few days. It will also start to turn more humid. A weak frontal system will approach the region by this weekend, but
  
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• Ohio boy fatally shot by police was likely running away

  21-09-2016 11:37
  The 13-year-old Ohio boy fatally shot by police was likely running away when he was hit three times, according to a medical examiner hired by the teen's family. The findings released Monday shed new light on the death of Tyre King, who Columbus police said had pulled out a BB gun "nearly identical" to a real gun last week near the scene of an armed robbery.
  
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• Columbus City Council hosts public hearing on police body camera policy

  21-09-2016 11:30
  
  The city of Columbus is planning to outfit hundreds of police officers with body cameras.It comes as the city investigates its own police-involved shooting.Last week, an officer shot and killed 13-year-old Tyre King during a robbery investigation.People spoke out during Wednesday’s Columbus City Council meeting. They say the process to get those body cameras is taking too long.The city's deputy director of public safety says they want the body cam roll outdone right the first time.“I
  
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