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• Letter: Columbus State Serves Needs of Diverse Student Population

  18-12-2016 23:57
  
  Columbus State’s fall Commencement was last Friday. Commencement is always my favorite day. To see our students march across the stage in front of family and friends is a great reminder of why I love my job. Our students represent the best of our community. They work hard. Most are working while attending school. Many have […]
  
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• Serious Accident Results In Three Transported

  18-12-2016 23:12
  Troopers from the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at approximately 5:28 P. M. on December 17, 2016 in Ashland County. The crash occurred on US 30 at the intersection of SR 511.
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: A chilly start to the week

  18-12-2016 21:00
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy with a few scattered, light flurries. Temperatures continue to drop. NW winds around 10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and frigid. Low 12. NW winds 4-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny and cold. High 25. Light NW wind.
  Tuesday: More sunshine, a tad warmer, but still slightly below average. High 36. SW winds 3-6 mph.Special Information: A few flurries are flying this afternoon southwest of Columbus. However, a drier and much colder air mass filters into the re
  
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• It's never too cold to shop!

  18-12-2016 20:48
  
  Hundreds of shoppers braved the cold and icy weather to shop on Sunday morning.
  Some used the outing as a reason to reconnect with friends.
  “We have been trying to connect for a while now,” said Susie Lira who went to Tanger Sunbury with her friend Jacqueline Roman.
  “We came today because we thought it was better,” she said.
  Another group of friends said they were also using the trip to catch up with one another.
  “We haven't seen each other for years so, we are spen
  
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• Syrian militants burn evacuation buses, activists say, endangering Aleppo deal

  18-12-2016 19:48
  
  BEIRUT - Activists say militants have burned at least five buses assigned to evacuate wounded and sick people from two villages in northern Syria. The incident could scuttle a wider deal that encompasses the evacuation of thousands of trapped rebel fighters and civilians from the last opposition foothold in east Aleppo.The opposition’s Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday that the al Qaeda affiliated Fatah al-Sham Front burned buses assigned to evacuate people from
  
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• Top Trump aide questions Obama's motives on Russia

  18-12-2016 19:41
  
  Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to Donald Trump, questioned Sunday President Obama’s motives for choosing to respond against Russia over cyber attacks into Democratic party systems.Asked on CBS’ “Face the Nation” whether the president-elect approved of Mr. Obama’s call to take action against Russia because of the Kremlin-directed hacked, Conway said Mr. Trump “respects” the decision.“The president-elect respects the ability of President Obama to do
  
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• More Columbus students pursue education in building trades

  18-12-2016 19:38
  
  Adam Viney, a bricklaying and concrete-systems instructor, checks the arch-building project that Demetrius Latham is working on. The student, a senior, is among those who alternate between attending school for a week and working a 40-hour job the next week at $12.50 an hour.
  
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• Indonesia military plane crashes in bad weather, killing 13

  18-12-2016 19:38
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian military transport plane crashed in bad weather Sunday in the country’s easternmost province of Papua, killing all 13 people on board, officials said.The Hercules C-130 plane was carrying 12 tons of food supplies and cement from Timika to Wamena, a distance of about 125 miles, when it crashed just minutes before its scheduled landing, said air force chief of staff Agus Supriatna.The plane was carrying three pilots and 10 other personnel.Bad weather and lo
  
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• Deadly cold snap eases in Midwest, East Coast

  18-12-2016 19:35
  
  Temperatures in the nation’s midsection and on the East Coast warmed up on Sunday after a bitterly cold few days.At least nine deaths were blamed on the slick roads and authorities were investigating a few other traffic fatalities as possibly weather-related.Winter weather advisories had been posted from Denver to Bangor, Maine. Airports reported hundreds of flight delays or cancellations, interstates and toll roads reduced speed limits and authorities urged drivers to use extreme caution.
  
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• California tries again to thwart prison cellphone smuggling

  18-12-2016 19:07
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California is installing nearly 1,000 sophisticated metal detectors, scanners and secret security cameras at its prisons in its latest attempt to thwart the smuggling of cellphones, thousands of which continue to flood the prisons despite previous efforts.Officials say the phones can be used to coordinate everything from attacks in prison to crimes on the street, yet they have thus far been unable to prevent even high-security inmates like cult killer Charles Manson fr
  
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• Teen killed results in 100th homicide in Columbus

  18-12-2016 16:37
  
  One person has died in east Columbus after suffering from a gunshot wound.Police say the shooting occurred Saturday in the area of 2700 block of East 6th Avenue.The Columbus Division of Police says the victim was taken to Ohio State University East Hospital after 6pm and pronounced dead a short time later.Police identify the victim as 19-year-old Shai-Kee Shikary Ray Allen.Police say there is no known suspects or motive at this time and the shooting remains under investigation.Anyone with inform
  
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• 2 arrested in 100th Columbus homicide

  18-12-2016 16:37
  
  The Columbus Division of Police arrested two in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Shai-Kee Shikary Ray Allen.According to police occurred Saturday, December 22nd in the area of 2700 block of East 6th Avenue.Detectives say Allen was robbed and shot before being taken to Ohio State University East Hospital where he died a short time later.Police have arrested and charged 21-year-old Ciree R. Matthews and 19-year-old Janei M. Brightwell with aggravated murder and robbery.This is sho
  
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• Homicide team investigates after man dies at hospital from gunshot wound

  18-12-2016 15:46
  Columbus homicide unit is investigating after a 19-year-old man showed up with a gunshot wound Saturday night at a local hospital hours after getting shot. Shai-Kee Shikary Ray Allen showed up at OSU East Hospital at about 9:30 p.m. after someone took him by car.
  
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• Election questions leave US distrustful, like other nations

  18-12-2016 15:13
  
  Americans' enduring confidence that their elections are unimpeachably fair is teetering. Welcome to what much of the world calls reality, especially Russia's neighbors.While the United States cites its popular votes and peaceful transitions of power as examples of its democratic vigor, elections results elsewhere can entail a hint or heavy dose of suspicion. Ballots are rigged regularly, level playing fields are rare and bigger powers often meddle in the sovereign political processes of smaller
  
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• Eiffel Tower reopens after a close down of five days

  18-12-2016 15:06
  
  The Eiffel Tower has reopened to the public after a closedown of five consecutive days due to workers' strike.The company that manages the tower, SETE, said in a written statement it reached an agreement with workers unions and the tower reopened at midday Sunday.The CGT and FO unions had called for a strike last week because they wanted workers to be included in the decision-making process and more funds to be directed to the site's maintenance."The large number of visitors in Paris for the hol
  
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• Chinese city cancels flights in second day of smog alert

  18-12-2016 14:51
  
  A smog-shrouded Chinese city canceled airline flights Sunday due to poor visibility and parents took children to hospitals on the second day of a pollution alert across the country's north.The official Xinhua News Agency said 35 flights in Tianjin, east of Beijing, were delayed or canceled. Highways into the city of 7.5 million people were closed "due to extremely low visibility."Beijing and 22 other Chinese cities imposed emergency measures Saturday, including ordering cars off the road and tel
  
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• Grassroots: Yes We Can Wants Political Involvement to Become Mainstream

  18-12-2016 14:00
  
  Note: In this new profile series, CU will take a look at the goals and functions of Columbus’ grassroots organizations to spur community awareness and involvement in them. This is the first installment, so stay tuned for future profiles. For the concerned Columbusite, knowing how to get involved in neighborhood issues can be a task […]
  
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• US Secretary of State John Kerry meets Saudi King Salman

  18-12-2016 13:14
  
  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Saudi King Salman in what likely will be his last visit as America's top diplomat.Kerry met with the king and other royalty Sunday at a palace in Riyadh, the Saudi capital.The state-run Saudi Press Agency said the two discussed regional issues. Ahead of the trip, the State Department said Kerry would discuss the war in Yemen and stalled peace efforts to end the conflict.Yemen's war began when Shiite rebels and their allies seized Yemen's capital, S
  
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• Trump says Michelle Obama's "no hope" comment about the past

  18-12-2016 12:55
  
  President-elect Donald Trump said first lady Michelle Obama "must have been talking about the past" when she said there's no sense of hope after his election.Trump, speaking Saturday at the final rally of his postelection "thank you" tour, then resisted escalating the spat further, suggesting "she made that statement not meaning it the way it came out."But as Trump praised the Obamas for treating him so nicely when he visited the White House shortly after the election, many in the Mobile, Alabam
  
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• Vans marks 50 years of sneakers and street culture

  18-12-2016 12:50
  
  When 1982’s “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” made Sean Penn a star, the actor from Santa Monica carried a local sneaker company along with him. That movie vaulted Vans from a California brand to a company with a national footprint. This year, Vans has been celebrating its 50th anniversary. Over the past five decades, the company has evolved from a modest deck shoemaker to become a signifier of street culture, art and fashion, reports CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers.Each
  
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• South Korea begins trial of disgraced president's confidante

  18-12-2016 12:40
  
  The jailed confidante of disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye begins a trial Monday that will explore a scandal that led to Park's impeachment after millions took to the streets in protest.The trial of Choi Soon-sil, Park's friend of 40 years, is the biggest since the 2014 trial of the crew of a ferry that sank and killed more than 300, mostly teenagers. Ten others swept up in the scandal also face trial.Speculation about Choi dominated local news every day for months, but she is still
  
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• Official: Texas city had three reports of dirty water before ban

  18-12-2016 12:33
  
  There were three reports of dirty water before the 300,000 residents of Corpus Christi were told not to drink the city's water due to a chemical leak at an asphalt plant, city officials said Saturday, adding that the city hasn't found evidence of water contamination.Mayor Dan McQueen said he won't know until Sunday whether a ban on drinking, cooking or bathing with tap water will be lifted for the 113,000 people still under the restriction.McQueen, who took office Tuesday after defeating an incu
  
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• Ohio legislature's rushed, messy lame-duck sessions generate opponents

  18-12-2016 12:22
  
  Ohio’s lame-duck session, named because it meets after the next General Assembly has been elected, is usually a messy, hair-on-fire period that eschews process and deliberation for expedience. And no, it’s not normal.
  
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• Woman dies after tree falls on wedding party in California

  18-12-2016 12:19
  
  The Latest on 1 killed, 5 injured after large Eucalyptus tree falls on wedding party (all times local):9 p.m.Southern California fire officials say a woman has died and five people were injured after a large eucalyptus tree fell onto a wedding party taking pictures.The Los Angeles Times reports that one of the injured is a 4-year-old girl listed in critical condition due to head trauma.Several people were trapped after the tree toppled Saturday in Whittier at Penn Park.Officials say four of the
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: A slick start with falling temperatures

  18-12-2016 12:14
  UPDATE: Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for most of the area until noon.Today: A wintry mix early then mostly cloudy with falling temperatures. High 30. NW winds 7-11 mph.Tonight: Mostly to partly cloudy and frigid. Low 12. NW winds 4-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny, frigid. High 25. NW winds 2-6 mph.Tuesday: Mostly sunny, a tad warmer-still below average. High 34. SW winds 5-10 mph.Special Information: Our low pressure system that’s been responsible for just about the
  
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• Capital Insider: Link to article signaled Kasich veto

  18-12-2016 11:59
  
  Gov. John Kasich — or rather his political handlers — posted a signal on Facebook that he likely would veto the Heartbeat Bill to ban abortions after roughly six weeks.
  
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• Donald Trump said to back challenger to Ohio GOP chief Matt Borges

  18-12-2016 11:51
  
  Jane Timken has the support of President-elect Donald Trump in her bid to become head of the Ohio Republican Party.
  
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• Paper sons of paper sons: My immigrant family's hidden stories...

  18-12-2016 11:22
  The story of my extended Chinese-American family - shared by so many others - is one of sacrifice, danger and loss Yesterday I heard through my cousin that the house I grew up in was being sold. "Owned by the same family since it was built," said the real estate listing.
  
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• Boy, 3, out shopping with grandma dies in road rage shooting

  18-12-2016 07:12
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CBS/AP) -- A 3-year-old boy being taken on a shopping trip by his grandmother was killed in a road rage shooting when a driver opened fire on the grandmother’s car because he thought she “wasn’t moving fast enough at a stop sign,” police said.
  The boy and his grandmother were at the stop sign in southwest Little Rock on Saturday evening when a driver apparently angry about the delay stepped out of his car and opened fire, police said. The boy was struck
  
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• Wedding catastrophe after deadly tree toppling

  18-12-2016 04:56
  
  WHITTIER, Calif. --Los Angeles County Fire Department officials say at least one person died and five others were injured after a large tree fell on a wedding party in the city of Whittier.One person at the scene was reported to be in cardiac arrest, CBS Los Angeles reports. It was unclear if that was the fatality.Initial reports said the fallen tree had trapped as many as 20 people beneath it.The incident happened at Penn Park late Saturday afternoon.Officials said the party was taking pictures
  
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• 3-year-old dies at Little Rock JC Penney after being shot, police say

  18-12-2016 04:45
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A three-year-old died at a JC Penney’s from a gunshot wounds sustained a different location, Little Rock police said Saturday.Police on Saturday night initially responded to a report of a shooting at the JC Penney’s, but later said the child had been shot elsewhere and transported to the store.The reasons for the transport are unclear. Police said they have located the other crime scene, and are speaking to the driver. Investigators have been searching this car,
  
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• Thousands attend tribute to John Glenn at Mershon Auditorium

  18-12-2016 04:15
  Central Ohio and the nation paused for a moment Saturday afternoon to mourn the loss of one of its greatest heroes. Thousands of people attended a celebration of the life and service of former astronaut and Ohio Senator John Glenn.
  The send-off fit for an American hero marked the end of an era in America's early years of space exploration. The memorial service for the first American to orbit the earth drew thousands of people to the streets and the seats of Mershon Auditorium on the campus of Th
  
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• Trending Now Astronaut John Glenn's wife of 73 years bids final farewell

  18-12-2016 04:03
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• The not-so-secret Santa sponsoring animal adoptions in California

  18-12-2016 03:59
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Hundreds of families are getting new puppies and kittens for the holiday's thanks to a very generous woman.You’ll find a surplus of smiles at the Front Street Animal Shelter thanks to a not-so-secret Santa.Kim Pacini said it all began with a simple idea.“I couldn’t believe that there was a thousand animals here waiting for adoption, so I said, ‘Well, then I’m gonna sponsor to empty the shelter,’” Pacini said.She posted a video to Fa
  
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• Ohio bids farewell to John Glenn, its 'joyous adventurer'

  18-12-2016 03:05
  
  After a lifetime of service to state and country, and a legacy stretching from the stars to the U.S. Senate, it seemed a daunting task to summarize John H. Glenn Jr. in two hours.
  
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• Escaped Tenn. inmates captured 140 miles away in stolen truck

  18-12-2016 02:03
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn.-- Two escaped Tennessee inmates were captured 140 miles away in Georgia, according to Jefferson County Sheriff G.W. McCoig, CBS affiliate WVLT reports. They were captured in north Georgia late Friday after leading Tennessee troopers on a chase in a stolen flatbed 18-wheeler. WSB-TV reports. Georgia State Patrol took over the pursuit when it crossed the state line on Interstate 75 in Whitfield County. It ended south of Dalton where troopers used stop sticks to blow out the
  
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• Corpus Christi had 3 reports of dirty water before ban, official says

  18-12-2016 01:55
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- There were three reports of dirty water before the 300,000 residents of Corpus Christi were told not to drink the city’s water due to a chemical leak at an asphalt plant, a top Corpus Christi official said Saturday, adding that the city has not found evidence of water contamination.Water use was resuming for some parts of the city - some fully, others for washing purposes only, city spokeswoman DeAnna McQueen said Saturday.CBS Corpus Christi affiliate KZTV reported
  
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• Donald Trump takes final victory lap in Alabama

  18-12-2016 01:19
  
  President-elect Donald Trump took his last bow Saturday in Mobile, Alabama, concluding his victory tour with a final look back at his campaign trail triumphs, an election night tick-tock and a promise to focus on an economic agenda that “can be summed up in three very beautiful words: jobs, jobs, jobs.”“There is no better place to celebrate than right here,” the president-elect told a crowd in Mobile, saying that the Alabama city was “where it all began.”Amid
  
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• Chicago panel announces decision on deadly 2014 police shooting

  18-12-2016 01:02
  
  CHICAGO -- A Chicago agency that investigates police shootings has determined that an officer was justified in fatally shooting a man in the back two years ago.
  The Independent Police Review Authority announced its findings Friday night that Officer George Hernandez was justified in shooting 25-year-old Ronald Johnson III in October 2014 because Johnson “wielded a firearm” as he fled from police.A gun was found near Johnson. Attorneys for Johnson’s family have alleged officers
  
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• Attorney General Loretta Lynch defends FBI over Russia hacking case

  18-12-2016 00:44
  
  Attorney General Loretta Lynch pushed back Friday on criticisms of the FBI following its investigation into the Russian-directed hacks of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Hillary Clinton campaign staff.In an interview published late Friday, CNN’s Jake Tapper spoke with Lynch about charges -- leveled by Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta in a Washington Post op-ed earlier this week -- that the FBI probe into the DNC cyberattacks were substandard.Asked if she agreed, the a
  
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• One person killed in Lancaster motorcycle crash

  18-12-2016 00:24
  
  LANCASTER - One person has died after a single motorcycle crash at the intersection of Sheridan Drive and Frederick Street in Lancaster, Ohio.According to Lancaster Police, the crash happened around 3:39 p.m. Saturday.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10Tv and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Man shot and killed in South Linden

  18-12-2016 00:24
  Columbus police were called at 1:42 a.m. to a home in the 1500 block of Duxberry Avenue in South Linden where they found 35-year-old Darrin F. Mitchell wounded and unresponsive. The motive for the shooting is unclear and police have not located anyone who witnessed Mitchell getting shot.
  
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