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• Following your vote: Where do ballots go & how are they counted

  20-10-2016 23:40
  Donald Trump has talked a lot lately about the election potentially being rigged. 10TV decided to follow the ballots and see exactly where they go and how they're counted.
  “By state law, the director has to be of the opposite party of the chair of the board and the deputy director has to be of the opposite party as the director,” said Franklin County Board of Elections Director Ed Leonard.
  Those in charge are bipartisan. The staff at the board of elections is half Democrats, half Rep
  
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• Columbus Fire Lieutenant struck by lightning in 2014 passes away

  20-10-2016 23:37
  
  A Columbus fire lieutenant who was struck by lightning outside of MAPFRE Stadium in 2014 has passed away.The Columbus Division of Fire confirmed that Stuart Tudor passed away early Thursday morning as the result of an infection that developed recently.They said the infection was attributed to injuries sustained from the lightning strike.Fire officials said Tudor recently retired back on September 2.Tudor was struck by lightning in June 2014 while at a charity event. He was a board member for Get
  
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• Woman arrested for selling heroin that caused fatal overdose

  20-10-2016 23:04
  
  The Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Paris Hatton for providing heroin which led to a fatal overdose.According to the indictment, Roger Stumbo and Lewis Jamison purchased heroin and/or fentanyl from Hatton in February 2016.Stumbo proved a portion of the heroin to his wife, who overdosed and was revived by two doses of Narcan.Meanwhile, Jamison injected himself and was found unresponsive a short time later. He was rushed to the hospital where he died.Hatton is facing
  
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• Photos dropped in thrift box lead to prison for man who raped toddler

  20-10-2016 23:01
  
  A worker at a South Side thrift store was shocked to discover that a tote bag placed in a donation box at the store in May contained photographs of a man raping a toddler. Officers who were called to investigate found that the bag also contained pay stubs and mail that led them to Gary Sovie of Ashville in Pickaway County.
  
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• Award-winning author uses art of writing to inspire Linden-McKinley students

  20-10-2016 22:55
  A North Columbus community is rallying to help a high school heal from tragedy.
  Two students were shot outside of Linden-McKinley STEM Academy last week.
  The gunfire wounded one student in the chest and the other in the shoulder. Both are expected to be okay.
  Meanwhile, community leaders have partnered with the high school in an effort to take the focus off the violence and back to academic success.
  Roughly 30 students were able to meet award-winning author Jason Reynolds Thursday.
  Reynolds stoo
  
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• Cedar Point releases 360˚ point of view ride of Valravn

  20-10-2016 22:33
  
  You can now take a full 360˚, point of view ride on Cedar Point's newest coaster, Valravn.The park captured the ride with a special camera so people can move their phone (or click and drag) to look around.The coaster opened earlier this year in May. Cedar Point is currently open only on weekends through October.(Full 360˚ video not available on mobile devices)Valravn RideThe ride begins by taking riders more than 20 stories high before a heart-stopping 214-foot, vertical drop.There, ri
  
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• Ex-Redflex traffic camera CEO sentenced to prison in bribery scandal

  20-10-2016 22:20
  
  The former CEO of a Phoenix-based traffic-camera company has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for her role in a scheme to bribe public officials in Ohio's capital city in exchange for city contracts. Ex-Redflex traffic camera CEO sentenced to prison in bribery scandal COLUMBUS, Ohio - The former CEO of a Phoenix-based traffic-camera company has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for her role in a scheme to bribe public officials in Ohio's capital city in exc
  
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• 4th man charged in shooting death of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's teen daughter

  20-10-2016 21:59
  
  Police say a fourth person has been charged in connection with the shooting death of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay’s 15-year-old daughter.Lexington police said Wednesday that 20-year-old Lamonte A. Williams has been charged with wanton endangerment.Witnesses told police that gunfire was exchanged between two vehicles early Sunday. Trinity Gay was hit by a round.Three men charged with wanton endangerment previously pleaded not guilty Monday and face an Oct. 25 court date. They are 38-year-old
  
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• Agency makes controversial suggestion for women seeking abortion

  20-10-2016 21:56
  
  A South Carolina agency said Wednesday it erred in suggesting married women get their husband's permission to get an abortion.That is among proposed changes to abortion clinic regulations that the state's health agency put out last month for public comment, following a unanimous vote by the agency's board. Abortion rights advocates called them extreme and politically driven."Many of these proposed changes are medically unnecessary, unconstitutional and clearly designed to further impede a woman'
  
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• Columbus City Council: Small & Minority Business Committee 10/18/16

  20-10-2016 21:20 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Donald Trump says he'll accept election results — if he wins

  20-10-2016 20:27
  
  A defiant Donald Trump doubled down this afternoon on his controversial debate refusal to say he will accept the results of a presidential election which polls suggest he may well lose. Shortly after the Republican took the stage before a crowd of 1,500 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, Trump announced he was making a “major announcement.”
  
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• Weather Geek Report: Snowier than average winter for Ohio

  20-10-2016 20:25
  
  NOAA's Winter Outlook is predicting above average snowfall and near average temperatures for Ohio. Forecasters say La Nina will impact weather across the entire country this winter.This is a dramatic change from last year's mild winter and is being caused by a cooling of the waters in the Eastern Pacific.La Nina means more snow not only across Ohio but all of the Great Lakes. Central Ohio typically receives around 30" of snow in an average winter.The colder than average temperatures are forecast
  
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• Mega Weekend Fall 2016 – Vol. 5

  20-10-2016 20:00
  
  It may be a little rainy and chilly but don’t let that stop your weekend fun! Today is the last day to enter to win tickets to Haunted Fest Day 1 or Day 2.  We’ve also got tickets to Promowest shows Metro Station, Good Charlotte, James Vincent McMorrow, and Chase Rice. Get your tickets to HighBall Halloween! The […]
  
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• Trump says he'll honor election results...If he wins

  20-10-2016 19:10
  
  Donald Trump opened the door Thursday to the the possibility he'll contest the results of the presidential election if there's a "questionable result," teasingly promising to fully accept the outcome "if I win."The Republican presidential nominee said he was reserving his right to "contest or file a legal challenge" if he loses. The comments came a day after he sent shockwaves through the campaign by saying in the final debate that he might not accept the results. Yet he brushed off the likeliho
  
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• Watch live: Donald Trump says he'll accept election results if he wins

  20-10-2016 19:01
  
  While speaking to a crowd at the Delaware County Fairgrounds today, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said he'd accept the results of the nomination, if he wins. "I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election," Trump said before pausing and adding, "... if I win."
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump holds campaign rally in Delaware County

  20-10-2016 18:10
  
  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally at the Delaware Fairgrounds Thursday.Trump is expected to speak at 12:30 p.m. Watch live in the video player below or on the 10TV Facebook page. With a large crowd expected at the event, capacity has been increased from 1,400 to 1,500 people.The election is now twenty days away and with no more debates, rallies like this one give both candidates a way to drive home their positions and connect with their base to get out the
  
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• WATCH: Donald Trump holds campaign rally in Delaware County

  20-10-2016 18:10
  
  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held a campaign rally at the Delaware Fairgrounds Thursday. Trump: "I will accept the results of the election... IF I WIN" | Live from Delaware campaign rally: https://t.co/EhivGYq84E #10TV pic.twitter.com/VN4wt9W08R— 10TV.com (@10TV) October 20, 2016 --Campaign 2016 - Latest News:Trump refuses to say if he'll accept election resultsAP FACT CHECK: Trump, Clinton and their debate claimsWATCH: Clinton, Trump face off for final time in third debate
  
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• Photos dropped in Salvation Army box lead to prison for man who raped toddler

  20-10-2016 18:03
  
  A man who donated to a South Side thrift store a tote bag containing photos of him having sex with a toddler was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in prison. Gary Sovie, 49, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to one count each of rape and pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor.
  
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• Harlem Township murder trial delayed to January

  20-10-2016 17:48
  The trial has been postponed to January for two men charged with a 2012 murder in Harlem Township.Prosecutors allege that on Nov. 9, 2012 Reginald Timothy Conley, 27, of Lucasville, Ohio, and Jermaine Darnell Kelly, 31, of Columbus, drove a third man, Dontee Gervins, 29, of Columbus, to Harlem Township and shot him in the abdomen.
  
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• Playboy model died from "neck manipulation by chiropractor," coroner says

  20-10-2016 17:36
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Playboy model Katie May died as a result of an injury caused by a chiropractor who manipulated her neck, CBS Los Angeles reports.Just days before the 34-year-old died in early February, she posted on Twitter that she had a pinched nerve in her neck and was going to see a chiropractor.Pinched a nerve in my neck on a Photoshoot and got adjusted this morning. It really hurts! Any home remedy suggestions loves? XOXO— Katie May (@Ms_katiemay) January 29, 2016
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• NCAA releases findings in probe of Louisville sex party scandal

  20-10-2016 16:58
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The NCAA accused Louisville of four violations stemming from its investigation into allegations that a former basketball staffer hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with recruits and players.The governing body's report Thursday does not mention a lack of institutional control - the most serious violation - but says coach Rick Pitino failed to monitor staffer Andre McGee.The NCAA's letter is the first step in a process that could extend into next spring, according to th
  
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• Questions about safety after Madison Township closes fire department

  20-10-2016 16:42
  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  Eastern Licking County’s Madison Township disbanded its fire department last year. Since then, neighboring Hanover Township took over emergency response duties. But some Madison Township residents doubt their leader’s promise that they can get better coverage for less money from firefighters covering twice the area they did last year.
  10 Investigates discovered staffing problems left Madison Township’s fire station empty multiple times. Some residents and
  
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• Theatre Review: OSU’s Breakneck Romeo and Juliet

  20-10-2016 16:00
  
  The Ohio State University Theatre Department kicks off their 2016-2017 season with a stripped down, rapid-fire take on Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. This terrific production, directed by Royal Shakespeare Company Associate Artist Alison Bomber, opened on Thursday night. This oft-told story of the Montague and Capulet houses is given new freshness by stripping away some […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Donald Trump heads to Ohio after refusing to say if he will accept election results

  20-10-2016 15:56
  
  Following a debate performance in which he would not say if he would accept the election results, Donald Trump will be a noon rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
  
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• Police: Man wanted for taking upskirt photos at Newark CVS

  20-10-2016 15:25
  
  NEWARK, Ohio -- Newark Police are looking to identify a man accused of attempting to take photos up a woman’s skirt at a local CVS.The reported incident took place Friday, October 14 at a CVS on N. 21st Street in Newark.According to police, the man stood behind a female customer in the store and attempted to take photos with his cell phone.Police say the suspect was confronted inside the store by the woman, who demanded to see his phone. He then refused and left the store.The suspect is de
  
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• New Apartments in Weinland Park

  20-10-2016 15:18
  
  Terrace Place will soon provide 60 apartments for people who have experienced homelessness and those at risk of homelessness due to mental health or physical disabilities. Here, Weinland Park Collaborative partners get a tour of the bright and open space. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, […]
  
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• Fifth Third reports strong revenue, earnings

  20-10-2016 14:42
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Fifth Third Bancorp’s third-quarter profit handily topped Wall Street's view, bolstered by a large one-time gain. The regional bank’s net income available to common shareholders was $501 million, or 65 cents per share, for the three months ended in September.
  
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• Ex-traffic-camera CEO sentenced to prison in bribery scandal

  20-10-2016 14:40
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The former CEO of a Phoenix-based traffic-camera company has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for her role in a scheme to bribe public officials in Ohio's capital city in exchange for city contracts.A federal judge in Columbus, Ohio, sentenced Karen Finley on Wednesday to 14 months in prison.Finley pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit bribery. She awaits sentencing in a similar corruption case in Chicago.Ohio lobbyist John Raphael was sentenced i
  
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• Trump refuses to say if he'll accept election result

  20-10-2016 14:27
  
  WASHINGTON -- Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say he will accept the results of next month's election if he loses to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee declared Trump's resistance "horrifying."Trump had spent the days leading up to Wednesday's presidential debate warning voters that the election would be "rigged." Asked whether he would accept the outcome if Clinton emerges victorious, he said: "I will tell you at the time. I'll keep
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents Alison Bomber on Directing Romeo and Juliet

  20-10-2016 14:00
  
  Freelance Text and Voice Coach, Director and Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) Associate Artist Alison Bomber has returned to The Ohio State University Department of Theatre to guest direct Romeo and Juliet after directing the department’s successful production of Othello in 2011. We caught up with Alison about her inspirations, her directing process and her collaborations […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Trump heads to Ohio after refusing to say if he will accept election results

  20-10-2016 13:09
  
  Following a debate performance in which he would not say if he would accept the election results, Donald Trump will be a noon rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
  
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• University of Akron makes interim president permanent

  20-10-2016 13:08
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The University of Akron has removed the interim title for its interim president. The university’s Board of Trustees in July named School of Law Dean Matthew Wilson as interim president.
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Showers, storms and falling temperatures

  20-10-2016 13:00
  This Afternoon:Showers and chances for storms and falling temperatures. Dropping into the 60s.
  Tonight: Showers continue. Rain may be heavy at times. 48.
  Tomorrow: Lingering clouds. A few showers still possible. 53.
  Saturday: Sun and clouds, slight chance for rain. Cool. 53.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Hour-by-Hour Forecast | Live RadarSpecial Information: More showers and a chance for thunderstorms today as a cold front progresses across the state and may stall along the Ohio River. L
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Showers Likely This Evening

  20-10-2016 13:00
  This Evening:Showers likely with heavy rain south and east of Columbus.
  Tonight: Showers likely. Some flooding east of Columbus.Low 49.Winds: N 10-15 mph.
  Tomorrow: Morning showers. Then gradual clearing.High 55.Winds: NW 10-15 mph.
  Saturday: Partly sunny and much cooler.High 53. Winds: NW 10-20 mph..Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Hour-by-Hour Forecast | Live RadarSpecial Information: Showers will continue to move across Ohio tonight with the heaviest rain falling mainly east of Columbus
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Showers coming to an end

  20-10-2016 13:00
  This Morning:Showers ending.
  This Afternoon: Lingering clouds and much cooler. Low 50s.Tonight: Mostly clear. Nearly 40.
  Tomorrow: Brightening skies abut cool.
  Tonight: Mostly sunny. Mid 60s. .Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Hour-by-Hour Forecast | Live RadarSpecial Information: Showers will come to an end today as a cold front moves south and east of the region. Much cooler air will settle in as clouds linger. High pressure returns for the weekend, with some morning lows dropping into th
  
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• Stores open early for Cleveland Indians fans

  20-10-2016 12:47
  Believeland is cheering once again after the Cleveland Indians secure a spot in the World Series.The Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 in game 4 of the American League Championship Series.This will mark their first appearance in the World Series since 1997.Dick’s Sporting Goods stores at Polaris, Easton and in Dublin opened at 6 a.m. so that fans could get Indians gear.Some places were already sold out of the adult-sized t-shirts the team wore in the locker room after Wednesday’
  
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• Columbus residents to vote on four bond issues for citywide improvements

  20-10-2016 11:42
  
  Columbus voters will see four bond issues on the Nov. 8 ballot to raise a total of $950 million to pay for a host of citywide work, including new sewer and water lines, street resurfacing and improvements to recreation centers and parks.
  
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• Theodore Decker commentary: American Ditch a reminder of North Side neighborhood’s problems

  20-10-2016 11:03
  
  Brandi Brecht has watched appreciatively as the city pretties up her once-neglected North Side neighborhood with road repairs, new sidewalks and street lights. If the updated streetscape in front of her East 12th Avenue house represents a brighter future for American Addition, the ditch out back remains an unwelcome anchor, pinning her neighborhood to a toxic past.
  
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• Advertising production firm TheLab finds work, success in Columbus

  20-10-2016 10:31
  
  In the depths of the Great Recession, a small, New York-based advertising production agency sought to survive by looking beyond the skyscraper-based companies to Middle America. The work that the firm, called TheLab, found in Columbus has fueled its growth and prompted it to establish its Midwest headquarters last year in an office at 855 Grandview Ave.
  
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• Judge restores voting rights for thousands of Ohioans

  20-10-2016 09:18
  Campaign signs are clustered near the Franklin County Board of Elections on Morse Rd. where people were voting early on Wednesday. Thousands of Ohioans got their voting rights restored for the 2016 election Wednesday night through a federal judge's ruling.
  
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• Jailed 96 days on bogus charge: It is no one's fault?

  20-10-2016 05:46
  
  Pulled over for traffic violations, Jessica Jauch was held for 96 days in a Mississippi jail without seeing a judge, getting a lawyer or having a chance to make bail. She was charged with a felony based on a secretly recorded video that prosecutors finally acknowledged showed her committing no crime.Only when she finally got a hearing and a lawyer, who persuaded prosecutors to watch the video, did the case fall apart.Then, the 34-year-old mother sued, alleging violations of her rights to bail, l
  
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• WATCH: Clinton, Trump face off for final time in third debate

  20-10-2016 05:37
  Threatening a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say Wednesday night that he will accept the results of next month's election if he loses to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee declared Trump's resistance "horrifying."Trump has spent the days leading up to third and final presidential debate warning voters that the election will be "rigged." Asked whether he would accept the outcome if Clinton emerges victorious, he said, "I will tell you at the time. I'll keep
  
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• Calif. teacher slits throat in court after sex assault conviction

  20-10-2016 05:37
  
  Moments after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage relative of his live-in girlfriend, an English teacher slashed his throat Wednesday with a razor in a Santa Ana courtroom, CBS Los Angeles reports.Jeffrey Scott Jones of Huntington Beach, who was out of custody on bail during his trial, was rushed to a hospital.“Right after the judge asked if we wanted jurors polled, both attorneys said no, and then he took a razor out of his left pocket and slashed his throat,” Senior D
  
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• Report: Boy loses leg after school worker's alleged body slam

  20-10-2016 05:31
  
  A 13-year-old boy had his right leg amputated below the knee Tuesday after a contract worker at a Georgia school program allegedly threw him to the floor multiple times, the boy’s family’s attorney tells media outlets.The student was injured in September at the Edgewood Student Services Center in Columbus, where the boy was enrolled in an alternative program for students who have violated school district rules and temporarily have been removed from their assigned schools, reports the
  
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• Trooper accused of misusing police database for women's info

  20-10-2016 05:15
  
  This undated file photo provided by the Ohio State Highway Patrol shows Lt. William Elschlager, commander of the Marietta Patrol Post in Marietta, Ohio.
  
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• Baltimore PACU program aims to help fight heroin epidemic

  20-10-2016 04:39
  
  Community members in the village of Baltimore met Wednesday night at Christ United Methodist Church to discuss the heroin epidemic and offer a solution to the problem plaguing their community.
  "Baltimore's probably the nicest community in central Ohio," Police Chief Mike Tussey said.
  But in the small town of Baltimore, heroin has a hold.
  "Between the park and the swimming pool we recovered four used needles," Chief Tussey said.
  Some say it takes a village and Baltimore leaders say it's time.
  "We
  
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• Police officer in suburban Cleveland fatally shoots man

  20-10-2016 04:37
  
  Authorities say a man has been fatally shot by a police officer outside of Cleveland after he struck a police motorcycle with his car in a parking lot and slightly injured an officer.The shooting occurred Wednesday in Willoughby. The man hasn't been identified.Willoughby Police Chief Jack Beckwith says officers tried to question the man in a parking lot about outstanding arrest warrants. Beckwith says one officer parked his cruiser in front of the man's car and a second officer placed his motorc
  
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• Man accused of robbing woman in Schiller Park

  20-10-2016 04:36
  
  Columbus police have arrested a man for allegedly robbing a woman in south Columbus.According to the police report, Michael Cardwell is accused of approaching a woman in Schiller Park and demanding her cell phone while grabbing her by the arm.Cardwell ran off after the alleged attack but police found him shortly after.The woman was not seriously injured.Cardwell is charged with robbery and is currently in the Franklin County Jail.
  
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• Mock election: Gahanna teens take turn at polls

  20-10-2016 04:29
  
  Could Gahanna Lincoln High School turn out to be a bellwether? At a schoolwide mock presidential election on Wednesday, the teens seemed to be split between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. At least one wrote in Gov. John Kasich. Another threw a vote to his friend. If a (very unscientific) poll by a Dispatch reporter is to be believed, teens are concerned about terrorism and the United States' place in the world.
  
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• Baby choked by stranger at Kansas City-area Walmart, police say

  20-10-2016 04:28
  
  Police say a man is in custody after he allegedly tried to choke a 4-month-old baby he didn’t know at a Kansas City-area Walmart.Overland Park police say the man walked up to a woman who was in a checkout lane early Wednesday and began choking her baby. The woman screamed and the man stopped.The man, his in 40s, has been identified by police as Oleh Zhownirovych, Oleh Zhownirovych, CBS affiliate KCTV reported.Police say people in the store helped the woman and held the man until officers a
  
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