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• Air Force colonel charged with rape found dead at home

  26-09-2016 23:28
  
  DENVER (CBS/AP) -- The Air Force says a high-ranking officer who was charged with rape​ has been found dead in his off-base Colorado home.Colorado Springs police Sgt. Tim Stanke says officers responded to a report of a suicide when they found the body of Col. Eugene Caughey on Sunday. Stanke says police are awaiting autopsy results.The 46-year-old Caughey had been vice commander of the 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base outside Colorado Springs. The unit operates key military sate
  
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• Jury finds man not guilty of fatally shooting driver

  26-09-2016 22:47
  
  One witness testified that he saw a jealous Davon Hairston shoot into a moving car in 2014, killing the driver and wounding a passenger. But Hairston, who also took the stand in his murder trial, said no witness could have seen him because he didn't do it. On Monday, a Franklin County jury agreed, finding Hairston not guilty of murder, felonious and weapons charges. "This case was based on misidentification," an emotional Kerry Donahue, Hairston's defense attorney, said minutes after the verdict
  
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• Marvelous Max: Hilliard mother prepares to donate kidney to 3-year-old son

  26-09-2016 22:45
  HILLIARD -- The Staugler family is asking their community in Hilliard to become more aware of kidney research after learning their 3-year-old son suffers a failing kidney."There's just no answers. It is difficult not knowing why," said Raechel Staugler, mother of 3-year-old Max. "It makes your mommy heart hurt. You're just like if there's anything I can do to make this better."The toddler, like other little ones his age, loves superheroes. Now he's hoping for a special hero of his own to save th
  
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• Columbus Hosting National CEOs for Cities Meeting This Week

  26-09-2016 22:26
  
  Over 400 leaders from 75 US cities are descending upon Columbus this week for the CEOs for Cities annual meeting. The organization, which aims to bring together thought leaders from both the public and private sector, is hosting a series of speakers, panels, presentations and local group tours that will highlight not only national issues, […]
  
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• State may force ECOT to pay back 60% of taxpayer funds

  26-09-2016 22:25
  
  The threat of the state’s largest online school losing tens of millions in state funding is no longer theoretical.
  
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• WATCH: Cheetah-cub Emmett & new best friend Cullen stop by 10TV

  26-09-2016 21:54
  The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium stopped by the 10TV studio with a cheetah cub and a puppy in this week’s Zoo Monday segment.It's not uncommon for a cheetah cub to be raised with a yellow lab. Yellow labs are thought to be like ‘rock stars’ for cheetahs.Emmett, the cheetah-cub was the only survivor of his litter after being born at The Wilds in Cumberland, Ohio.The zoo had to hand raise Emmett and he needed a companion, so they put him with a puppy named Cullen.Cullen will help
  
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• logoFinal

  26-09-2016 21:45
  The state is appealing a judge's decision that would allow commercial development of an 18-acre wetlands area surrounded by roads, houses and parking lots in booming suburban Columbus. The appeal is the latest twist in a tug-of-war for the property the state once hoped to swap for a bigger natural area a few miles away.
  
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• GoreMade Pizza Opens in Italian Village This Week

  26-09-2016 21:18
  
  After two years of planning and waiting, the mobile GoreMade Pizza is opening its brick and mortar location in Italian Village on Tuesday. GoreMade founder Nick Gore likened the process of opening the business to constantly walking up a mountain, feet sinking, and never getting to the top. With the organizational help of business partner […]
  
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• Teen who ran from Ross County Juvenile Detention Center in custody

  26-09-2016 21:16
  
  UPDATE: Ross County Sheriff Lavender reports that 16-year-old Kody D. Johnson was taken back into custody Monday.The Ross County Sheriff’s Office says they received information from a community member as to his whereabouts. Johnson was taken into custody and transported back to the Ross County Juvenile Detention Center, where he is being housed for charges out of Highland County.---Original report:Authorities in Ross County are searching for a 16-year-old boy who ran from the Juvenile Dete
  
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• Former Ohio State doctor gets $100,000 in age discrimination settlement

  26-09-2016 21:11
  
  Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center will pay $100,000 as part of a settlement unveiled Monday to a former doctor who alleged age discrimination in a 2015 lawsuit filed in the Ohio Court of Claims. In 2004, Dr. Nathan C. Hall became an assistant professor in the OSU College of Medicine's radiology department. Within two years, he was promoted to division chief of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.
  
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• State to ECOT: Enrollment is 60% less than you reported

  26-09-2016 20:44
  
  The threat of the state’s largest online school losing tens of millions in state funding is no longer theoretical.
  
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• Snapchat debuts video-recording 'Spectacles,' changes company name

  26-09-2016 20:44
  
  NEW YORK -- Social media app Snapchat is introducing video-recording glasses called Spectacles and is changing its company name to incorporate the new product.The glasses can record video 10 seconds at a time by tapping a button on the device. The video is then uploaded to the Memories section of the popular image-messaging app via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The glasses are the first hardware from the Los Angeles-based company.The glasses record so-called "circular video," meaning it plays full-screen
  
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• 10TV & Columbus Dispatch hosting U.S. Senate debate

  26-09-2016 20:44
  
  10TV and The Columbus Dispatch will be hosting one of the U.S. Senate debates between Republican Senator Rob Portman and Democratic challenger Ted Strickland.The two have agreed to host three debates this fall, including one in Columbus on October 17.The debate hosted by 10TV and the Dispatch will be the second debate between the candidates.The first will be held in Youngstown on October 14 and in Cleveland on October 20.---REGISTER FOR TICKETS10TV and The Columbus Dispatch have a limited number
  
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• Westbound I-70 reopens at I-71 Downtown

  26-09-2016 20:39
  
  Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 have reopened at Interstate 71 Downtown, Columbus police said. A jackknifed truck forced police to close lanes for several hours.
  
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• Change could allow review of grand jury proceedings in fatal police shootings

  26-09-2016 20:34
  
  An Ohio Supreme Court commission recommends that Ohioans potentially be allowed to examine now-secret grand proceedings in cases where indictments are not returned — such as in fatal shootings involving police officers.
  
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• Kasich says he'd veto any bill eliminating clean-energy standards

  26-09-2016 20:27
  
  Gov. John Kasich has reiterated his threat to veto any legislation that would eliminate standards for renewable energy and energy efficiency. His comments, which were made Friday at an event in Austin, Texas, could be a bad sign for proposals on the topic that are pending in the Ohio General Assembly.
  
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• Goodbye to homework for some elementary schools and classes

  26-09-2016 20:19
  
  SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Guess what, kids? No homework. Really. All year.A small but growing number of elementary schools and individual teachers are doing away with the after-school chore to allow kids more time to play, participate in activities, spend time with families, read and sleep.There's been pushback against homework from parents in recent years who say their children's time is monopolized by other activities, said Steven Geis, president of the National Elementary School Principals' As
  
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• Polls show tight presidential race nationally, in battleground states

  26-09-2016 19:55
  
  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are deadlocked nationally and are virtually tied in two battleground states, according to new polls released Monday.In a head-to-head national contest, voters are split 46 percent to 46 percent between Clinton and Trump, according to a Bloomberg survey. Taking third-party candidates into account, Trump leads Clinton 43 percent to 41 percent.The poll found that nearly half, 49 percent, expect Clinton to perform better at the first presidential debate on Monday nig
  
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• What's the future of Ohio Lottery? Maybe 'quasi-public' and online gambling

  26-09-2016 19:27
  
  The Ohio Lottery should become a "quasi-public" corporation to operate more efficiently, avoid unnecessary government regulation, and expand into online gaming, according to a study commissioned by the Kasich administration.
  
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• Two men admit to 2015 fatal shooting

  26-09-2016 19:23
  
  Two men will spend at least six years in prison for their roles in a 2015 shooting death on the East Side. Paris Rai'Shannon Royal, 20, and Tykeim Mayes, 19, each pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter. They also admitted that a gun was used in the fatal shooting of John Pope II, 19, inside East Side apartment. Royal was charged with murder. Mayes was charged with complicity to commit murder. Each faces as many as 14 years in prison. Pope was found dead just after 3 a.m. on July 11,
  
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• Truck crash closes westbound I-70 at I-71 Downtown

  26-09-2016 19:21
  
  A jackknifed semi-trailer has westbound lanes of I-70 closed at I-71 Downtown, Columbus police said. Police had no immediate estimate of when the highway would reopen, but said wreckers were trying to turn the truck to remove it. Check back at Dispatch.com for more information.
  
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• Athens police shoot fleeing suspected car thief

  26-09-2016 19:09
  
  Two outside agencies are investigating the police shooting of a man authorities say was fleeing officers while driving a stolen vehicle in Athens County on Saturday, Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle said. Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are investigating the shooting, which involved all three Athens city police officers who were pursuing a vehicle stolen from the Nelsonville area, Pyle said in a news release.
  
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• Teen surfer survives attack by 10-foot great white

  26-09-2016 18:59
  
  CANBERRA, Australia -- A teenage surfer was in stable condition after he was bitten by a shark Monday at the same Australian beach where a Japanese surfer was fatally mauled last year, officials said.The 17-year-old high school student was surfing with friends on the first day of the students’ spring vacation when he was attacked off Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach early Monday, Ballina Mayor David Wright said.The shark struck from behind and bit across the board’s fins as the boy l
  
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• Former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce to dot the “i” in Script Ohio Saturday

  26-09-2016 18:52
  
  Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce will take his place in one of the most memorable traditions in college athletics as he dots the “i” in Script Ohio Saturday during the pregame of the Ohio State-Rutgers homecoming game.Bruce is being recognized for his service to the university and for his longtime support of its Marching Band, according to the Ohio State University.“The Ohio State University Marching Band has been an important part of my life and held a special plac
  
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• Nebraska town considers banning smoking in apartments

  26-09-2016 18:48
  
  BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Some leaders in a blue-collar Nebraska suburb that's home to Offutt Air Force Base are borrowing an idea from a vastly more liberal state: Ban apartment renters from smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes inside.The proposal, which would be one of the few such restrictions outside of California and is similar to federal rules for public housing across the U.S., isn't meant to protect the health of the city's 50,000 residents, but instead to prevent fires.Councilman Don Preister pr
  
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• BrewDog Brings Scottish Craft Beer Revolution to the USA Via Columbus

  26-09-2016 18:43
  
  “I was captain of a fishing boat,” said James Watt, co-founder and owner of BrewDog, a Scotland-based brewery making waves in the beer industry in the UK and, as of this summer, the US. “The North Atlantic in January is a tough place to make a living.” Those days seem far away now as Watt […]
  
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• Crew Dominates New England in 2-0 Home Game Win

  26-09-2016 18:42
  
  Perfect early fall weather paved the way for a perfect Columbus Crew SC result as Ola came out on top in the battle of the Kamaras with a brace to beat New England 2-0, as the Crew forward stole the show from retuning boo-boy Kei Kamara and helped give a faint amount of hope to […]
  
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• Two buses collide in Lincoln Tunnel; dozens injured

  26-09-2016 18:23
  
  WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — Two NJ TRANSIT buses headed to the Port Authority Bus Terminal collided in the Lincoln Tunnel, injuring at least 23 people.The accident happened around 8:50 a.m. Monday in the center tube. NJ TRANSIT spokeswoman Lisa Torbic said a 127 Line bus headed from Ridgefield rear-ended a 128 Line bus out of Fairview, reports CBS New York.The Lincoln Tunnel travels under the Hudson River and connects Weehawken, New Jersey, with midtown Manhattan.Port Authority Police spokesman Joe
  
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• Sneak Peek: The Walking Dead, Ghost in the Shell & More

  26-09-2016 18:05
  
  New video games to play, new tv shows to stream, and new movies to watch in the theater. There’s a lot to look forward to as we head into the winter 2016/2017 calendar. As always, here’s the latest and greatest in our Trailer Roundup series: Walking Dead – Season 7 The wait is nearly over […]
  
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• Columbus council set to vote on ethics rules

  26-09-2016 17:55
  
  The Columbus City Council will vote tonight on a new ethics policy that requires financial disclosure filings for more city employees and prohibits public officials and city employees from lobbying city officials for business for one year after leaving their public job. Establishing those guidelines is required under ethics reforms council approved in March.
  
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• Families forced out after crews battle apartment fire in northeast Columbus

  26-09-2016 17:43
  
  COLUMBUS - Crews responded to a report of a fire in a three-story apartment building at 4314 Dresden Street Monday morning.It happened around 10:30 a.m. when a fire started in one unit and appeared to spread to at least one other unit in the building.The Red Cross is also on scene, as several families have been displaced by the fire.The fire remains under investigation and there has not been a report of any injuries at this time.
  
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• Woman struck by car on city's Southeast Side

  26-09-2016 16:49
  
  Columbus police are investigating a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on the city's Southeast Side early Monday. A 19-year-old woman was struck on Winchester Pike, a couple hundred feet west of Noe Bixby Road shortly before 6 a.m., said Sgt. Brooke Wilson of the Columbus police accident investigation unit. The woman was taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, where she was listed in critical condition, Wilson said. Police have not released the woman's name or other details of the crash. Wilson sa
  
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• Police shoot, kill "active shooter" at Houston strip mall

  26-09-2016 16:26
  
  HOUSTON -- Nine people were shot and wounded, one critically, in a Houston neighborhood Monday morning by a lawyer who had issues with his law firm, authorities said.The first report of the shootings began at about 6:30 a.m., Police Chief Martha Montalvo said at a news conference, and when officers arrived, the suspect began firing at them. Police shot the man, whom Montalvo did not identify and who later died at the scene.Numerous weapons were found at the scene, Montalvo said, and a bomb-squad
  
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• The Best Burgers in Columbus

  26-09-2016 16:00
  
  Two years ago, Columbus Underground launched the Best Bites food tasting events — a series designed to showcase the food scene in our city all while raising money for charity. Since then, the series has continued to grow in popularity and number of events. Today we’re pleased to announce that Best Bites: Burgers, the inaugural event, […]
  
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• Gas prices creep downward in Ohio, now averaging $2.08 a gallon

  26-09-2016 14:18
  
  Gas prices in Ohio continue to fall, while the average price in the state also remains below the national average. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was $2.08 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc.
  
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• With Sophomore Rule in Place, Some See Opportunity for More Home Owners in the University District

  26-09-2016 14:01
  
  The rule requiring sophomores at Ohio State to live on campus — although not quite leading to the doomsday scenario painted by worried landlords back in 2008 — has definitely had an impact on the rental market in the University District. The bigger question, though, for many residents and neighborhood boosters, is what kind of […]
  
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• University District Landlords Adjusting to First Year of Sophomore Rule

  26-09-2016 14:00
  
  This fall marks the first semester that OSU sophomores are required to live on campus, a long-anticipated change in policy that necessitated a major building program by the university. Eleven new buildings in the North Residential District south of Lane Avenue are now bustling with activity thanks to the extra 3,000-plus students being housed on […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: What you need to know for the Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton first debate

  26-09-2016 13:39
  
  It's debate night for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Person hit by car in east Columbus

  26-09-2016 13:22
  
  One person has been taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in East Columbus early Monday morning. The person's condition is not known.Police have Winchester Pike closed at Noe Bixby while they investigate.Stay with 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Pedestrian struck in East Columbus

  26-09-2016 13:22
  
  One person has been taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in East Columbus early Monday morning. The person's condition is not known.Police have Winchester Pike closed at Noe Bixby while they investigate.Stay with 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Presidential debate 2016: Five things to watch in Monday night's showdown

  26-09-2016 12:51
  
  CBS NEWS - The stage is set for a dramatic showdown at Hofstra University in New York Monday night when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the first presidential debate of the general election.The three presidential debates (Monday; Sunday, Oct. 9; and Wednesday, Oct. 19) are the candidates’ highest-profile chance to change the narrative of the campaign—and with polls tightening between Clinton and Trump, the stakes for Monday’s debate couldn’t be higher. In 201
  
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• Presidential debate 2016: 5 things to watch in Monday night's showdown

  26-09-2016 12:51
  
  CBS NEWS - The stage is set for a dramatic showdown at Hofstra University in New York Monday night when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the first presidential debate of the general election.The three presidential debates (Monday; Sunday, Oct. 9; and Wednesday, Oct. 19) are the candidates’ highest-profile chance to change the narrative of the campaign—and with polls tightening between Clinton and Trump, the stakes for Monday’s debate couldn’t be higher. In 201
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Sunny, but windy; High of 72

  26-09-2016 12:30
  Tuesday: Sunny, but windy. High 72. SW wind 5-15 mph with gusts upward of 30 mph.
  Wednesday: A chance of showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Otherwise, partly sunny and cool with highs only in the mid-60s. SW wind 5-10 mph. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Hour-by-Hour Forecast | Live RadarSpecial Information: Tuesday will be breezy again. Expect wind gusts between 30-35 mph in the northwest with 15-20 mph in the southeast. Highs will range from the lower to mid-70s, which is
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Showers & a few storms

  26-09-2016 12:30
  Today: Showers and a few storms in the late morning and early to mid-afternoon. Breezy with clearing late. High 73. WSW winds 8-15 mph, gusts to 25 mph.
  Tonight: Clearing out and MUCH cooler. Low 47. West winds 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sunshine returns with a few afternoon clouds. A crisp, breezy afternoon. High 70.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Hour-by-Hour Forecast | Live Radar
  Special Information: A cold front will work through the area today. This will bring showers and a few storms in th
  
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• Outcries over animal treatment have long history but are increasing

  26-09-2016 12:09
  
  The uproar over dozens of dogs euthanized at the Franklin County Dog Shelter amid a distemper scare is one of the more recent events in which people have pulled together to loudly decry the treatment of animals. But that kind of reaction isn’t new.
  
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• The Confluence Cast: The Dick & Jane Project

  26-09-2016 12:00
  
  
  How can students be empowered? The Dick & Jane Project thinks they have a solution: songwriting. Their literacy program partners middle schools students with professional musicians to create radio-ready songs; and a little confidence in the process. http://theconfluencecast.com/episodes/10_dickandjane.mp3 Follow the Confluence Cast: Web | iTunes | Facebook | Twitter
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court ruling on sentencing law could free hundreds in Ohio

  26-09-2016 11:53
  
  Celia Ward has the menu planned for her son’s welcome-home dinner: fried chicken, cabbage, cornbread and mac and cheese. It’s been a while since Hozae Rodriguez Ward, 39, sat down at his mother’s table. From 1995 to 2007, he was in the county jail and state prison. Since 2009, he has been in federal prison. But according to the U.S. Supreme Court, he should have been home five years ago.
  
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• Ashland residents horrified that jailed man may be serial killer

  26-09-2016 11:47
  
  ASHLAND — The vacant duplexes are flanked by a gutted factory on one side and several churches on the other. Directly across the street, customers fold laundry, feed coins and gaze through windows at Fourth Street Laundry, the landmark used Sept. 13 by a kidnapped woman who, during a 20-minute 911 call, guided Ashland police to her captor in a frantic whisper. Shawn M. Grate is charged with raping and murdering two women and is being investigated in the deaths of at least three others.
  
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• Will GOP-laden western Ohio go for Donald Trump? Looks like it

  26-09-2016 11:41
  
  SIDNEY — Not even Donald Trump can screw up his chances in western Ohio. The 14-county swath of conservative farmers and blue-collar laborers, many of them Catholics of German descent, long has been the most reliably Republican region of bellwether Ohio. But a key question of the 2016 battle for Ohio revolves around whether such traditional Republicans will turn out for someone like Trump.
  
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• Does Columbus have enough firefighters?

  26-09-2016 11:28
  
  Mayor Andrew J. Ginther has approved adding 25 fire recruits to the Columbus Fire Division by December to fill positions as more firefighters retire than had been expected. The recruits are to keep staffing near its current level of about 1,580 firefighters. That is about the same staffing level the division had in the mid-1990s.
  
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