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• Dunkin' Donuts recalling glass tumblers

  11-01-2017 22:57
  
  Dunkin' Donuts is recalling it's 16-ounce glass tumblers because they could crack or break.Dunkin Donuts has received 19 reports of them cracking or breaking but no injuries have been reported.If you have one of the tumblers, you can return it for a full refund.You can contact Dunkin’ Donuts at 800-859-5339 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.dunkindonuts.com and click on “Learn More” next to the safety recall alert for more information.
  
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• Voice recorder captured crash of plane over Lake Erie

  11-01-2017 22:17
  
  Federal investigators say a cockpit voice recorder recovered from Lake Erie captured the moments before a plane carrying six people crashed into the water nearly two weeks ago.The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that sounds from the entire flight were captured on the recording.The agency says it will begin a detailed analysis of the recording from the business jet that crashed near Cleveland shortly after taking off on Dec. 29.Crews this week are recovering debris near what's
  
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• Upper Arlington police warn residents of phone scam

  11-01-2017 22:11
  Upper Arlington police say it begins with a phone call from someone posing as an authority figure.The caller claims the victim's loved one, often a grandchild has caused a car accident and needs money to get out of trouble.When Nancy got the call she says she asked to speak to her granddaughter. She says she didn't recognize the voice on the other end of the line."Do you know who this is?" mimicked Nancy. "And I said no, I don't know who this is. Who is it? And she said well, I have a cold.And I
  
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• Twitter: Obama's 'thank you' tweet his most popular ever

  11-01-2017 21:50
  
  President Barack Obama's tweet following his farewell address to the nation has become the most popular post on the presidential account.Obama tweeted from the @POTUS account Tuesday night: "Thank you for everything. My last ask is the same as my first. I'm asking you to believe_not in my ability to create change, but in yours."As of midday Wednesday, the message had been retweeted more than 500,000 times. Twitter spokesman Nick Pacilio says that outperforms his previous top tweet, a message pos
  
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• Columbus police ask people to pray for sick service horse

  11-01-2017 21:37
  
  Columbus police are asking Columbus residents to pray for one of its service horses, Willie, who is sick.
  
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• Columbus police horse passes away after having tumor removed

  11-01-2017 21:33
  
  UPDATE: 7:15 p.m.Columbus Police have announced that Willie has passed away."Willie is out of service: 6:20pm RIP. Our Mounted Unit's strongest horse," Columbus Police tweeted. Willie is out of service: 6:20pmRIP. Our Mounted Unit's strongest horse. 24 years old. 11 years serving CPD. pic.twitter.com/OXHcJX3fUV— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) January 12, 2017---Original StoryColumbus Police announced one of their horses is in critical condition at The Ohio State University Veterina
  
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• Columbus police horse in critical condition after having tumor removed

  11-01-2017 21:33
  
  Columbus Police announced one of their horses is in critical condition at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center.Willie, a 24-year-old Saddlebred, was taken to the hospital for exploratory surgery after he was showing signs of colic last week.Veterinarians found a large tumor wrapped around Willie’s colon. The tumor was removed and Willie had shown signs of improvement but took a turn for the worse Wednesday.Willie, who has been with Columbus Police for 11 years, is one of 10
  
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• Mother allegedly locked emaciated boy in bathroom for 2 years

  11-01-2017 21:00
  
  A Utah woman has been arrested for aggravated child abuse after her 12-year-old son was found locked in a bathroom, allegedly kept there for as long as two years, reports CBS affiliate KUTV.Police say the extremely malnourished boy was found Sunday by his father. He weighed only 30 pounds and was unable to stand on his own.Detectives said the boy was likely kept in the dark because the light switches were covered and wrapped heavily with duct tape to prevent the light switch from being turned on
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Warm and wet Thursday coming

  11-01-2017 21:00
  This Morning: Showers and very mild. Rumble of thunder possible.This Afternoon: More showers, gradually ending as temps slowly fall into the 50s. SW 15-25 mph and gustyTonight: Lingering clouds and much cooler. 27 NW 5-10 mphTomorrow: Variable clouds and seasonable. 35 NE 5-10Saturday: Chance for a wintry mix with freezing rain. 35Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: Showers and a chance for thunderstorms today ahead of a cold front that
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Rain for the evening drive

  11-01-2017 21:00
  This Evening: Showers likely.Tonight: Breezy with scattered showers. Low 52. Wind: S 10-20 mph.Tomorrow: Scattered showers, breezy and much warmer. High 60. Winds: SW 15-25 mph gusting higher.Friday: Mostly cloudy. High 37. Wind: N 5-10 mph. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:More bad news for Columbus drivers as rain moves into Central Ohio just in time for the evening commute.Expect showers for several hours this evening into tonight.
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: More showers, gradually ending as temps slowly fall

  11-01-2017 21:00
  This Afternoon: More showers, gradually ending as temps slowly fall into the 50s. SW 15-25 mph and gusty
  Tonight: Lingering clouds and much cooler. 27 NW 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Variable clouds and seasonable. 35 NE 5-10
  Saturday: Chance for a wintry mix with freezing rain. 35Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: Showers and a chance for thunderstorms today ahead of a cold front that will bring a return to more seasonable temperatures. After a
  
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• Ohio court hears appeal of killer who stabbed bartender

  11-01-2017 20:46
  This undated photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Joseph Thomas of Perry Township in Lake County, Ohio, convicted in 2012 of raping and fatally stabbing Annie McSween, a bartender in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio, whose body was found Nov. 26, 2010. Ohio Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, for and against executing Thomas, whose lawyers argue he had poor legal assistance at trial.
  
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• Columbus police search for 'armed and dangerous' Youngstown man

  11-01-2017 20:46
  Columbus police believe Housley is one of two men who placed an online ad claiming to have an iPhone for sale. Foose has been arrested, but Housley is a fugitive with ties to the Cleveland area as well as Youngstown, where he has an extensive criminal history.
  
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• Ohio State corner Marshon Lattimore to enter NFL Draft

  11-01-2017 19:41
  
  Marshon Lattimore is the latest member of Ohio State’s Silver Bullets defense to leave early and enter the NFL Draft.Lattimore made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday, saying “it’s been a pleasure to play at the best program in the country.”Thank you all! pic.twitter.com/eVeCqAbYJ6— Marshon Lattimore (@shonrp2) January 11, 2017
  Lattimore was First team All-Big Ten by the coaches and second team by the media in the 2016 season. He ranked second on the team and six
  
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• New Grandview Mercantile Proposal Has Expanded Footprint, Shorter Buildings

  11-01-2017 19:37
  
  What started as a 12-story proposal for the Grandview Mercantile site in the Short North – and was subsequently reduced to ten stories – now stands at four, although the footprint of the project is being expanded significantly. The latest proposal from the Pizzuti Companies, which will be presented to the Victorian Village Commission this […]
  
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• Theatre Review: Shadowbox’s “Body Heat” Generates Some Steam

  11-01-2017 19:30
  
  It’s almost as much of a tradition as their annual Holiday Hoopla that in the coldest months of the year, local music and sketch comedy institution Shadowbox’s mind turns to lust and love. The newest iteration of this sexy show, Body Heat, is a mixed bag like usual but has plenty of rewards for the faithful and […]
  
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• Volunteers of America warehouse fire was arson, investigators say

  11-01-2017 18:52
  
  The fire that destroyed the Volunteers of America warehouse this month was intentionally set, a Columbus fire investigator said in a search warrant for a storage unit where a suspect apparently lived.
  
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• Newark Police: Missing 23-year-old man found safe

  11-01-2017 18:40
  
  12:45pmNewark police says Austin Miller has been found safe. --Newark Police is searching for a missing 23-year-old man. Authorities say Austin Miller was last leaving his residence on Henderson Street in Newark. He is described as a white male, 6'1'' tall, weighs 198 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. Miller was last seen wearing a dark gray sweat jacket, jeans. Anyone who has information on Austin's whereabouts is asked to call the Newark Police at 740-670-7201.
  
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• $5M bonds for parents of Ohio girl found dead at restaurant

  11-01-2017 18:02
  MASSILLON, Ohio — The parents of a 5-year-old girl reported missing in Ohio were jailed Wednesday on bonds of $5 million after her body was found hidden in the family's restaurant.Jackson Township police say Ashley Zhao was found dead Tuesday at Ang's Asian Cuisine in North Canton after a daylong search. They didn't release details about how the child was concealed.Her parents initially reported that Zhao went missing after taking a nap at the back of the restaurant on Monday evening, but
  
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• Council Hearing : Short North Special Parking Area Plan

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• Child killed, 2 injured after in Muskingum County crash

  11-01-2017 16:59
  A 6-year-old girl was killed and two other people were injured after a car crashed into a pond in rural Muskingum County.According to the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office, the accident was reported around 9:00 a.m. on Fultonrose Road near Roseville. The initial call was for a car that went over a steep embankment and into a pond.The 27-year-old Crooksville woman was driving the vehicle with her two daughters, ages six and nine. The 6-year-old girl was ejected from the vehicle and was found dead
  
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• Child killed, 2 injured after car crashes into pond in Muskingum County

  11-01-2017 16:59
  One adult and one child were hurt after the car they were riding in crashed into a pond in rural Muskingum County.According to the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office, the accident was reported around 9:00 a.m. on Fultonrose Road near Roseville. The initial call was for a car that went over a steep embankment and into a pond.A reporter from the Zanesville Times Recorder is at the scene and is reporting that another child was ejected from the vehicle and was found dead.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com f
  
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• Adult, child injured after car crashes into pond

  11-01-2017 16:59
  
  One adult and one child were hurt after the car they were riding in crashed into a pond in rural Muskingum County.According to the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office, the accident was reported around 9:00 a.m. on Fultonrose Road near Roseville. The initial call was for a car that went over a steep embankment and into a pond.A reporter from the Zanesville Times Recorder is at the scene and is reporting that another child was ejected from the vehicle and was found dead.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com f
  
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• WATCH: President-elect Trump’s press conference

  11-01-2017 16:49
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Defiant and unyielding, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had obtained compromising personal and financial information about him, calling it a "tremendous blot" on the record of the intelligence community if it had released such material.The incoming president, in his first news conference since late July, firmly pushed back on the media reports and chided news organizations for publishing the material late Tuesday night. His extraord
  
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• WATCH LIVE: President-elect Trump’s press conference

  11-01-2017 16:49
  
  President-elect Donald Trump will outline the future of his business empire during a press conference at Trump Tower on Wednesday -- his formal first press conference since winning the presidency in November.Wednesday’s presser, expected at 11 a.m., comes just nine days before Trump is inaugurated.Watch live in the video player below or on the 10TV Facebook page:The president-elect is also certain to be asked about reports Tuesday that the intelligence community’s classified report o
  
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• Rt. 42 reopens in Union County after crash

  11-01-2017 16:19
  
  A major roadway through Union County has reopened after being closed for most of the morning due to a crash. Route 42 reopened in both directions between Routes 161 and 33 around 10 a.m., said Lt. Molly Harris, of the Marysville post of the State Highway Patrol.
  
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• Trump blasts intel agencies over report on Russia ties

  11-01-2017 15:39
  
  NEW YORK — Hours before his first news conference as president-elect, Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted U.S. intelligence agencies, blaming them for leaking unsubstantiated reports on his relationship with Russia and demanding, "Are we living in Nazi Germany?"A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that intelligence officials had informed Trump last week about an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compromising personal and financial information about him. The official spok
  
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• Short North residents slam city’s plans to fix parking woes

  11-01-2017 14:54
  
  Some residents in the Short North are concerned that new parking rules Columbus is considering won’t solve problems that have plagued one of its most popular districts. “We’ve got no parking. Period, enough,” Larry Corley, an Italian Village resident, said at a public hearing Tuesday.
  
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• Worst Commercial Property in Columbus Being Demolished Today

  11-01-2017 14:31
  
  Demolition officially begins today on the building that city officials have dubbed the “#1 Vacant and Blighted Commercial Property” in Columbus. The building, located at 3150-3218 Allegheny Avenue, has accrued nearly $600,000 in fines since 2015 due to a new law that allows the city of Columbus to apply $1,000 per day penalties to properties deemed […]
  
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• 13 arrested in alleged Florida-to-Columbus prescription-drug ring

  11-01-2017 14:17
  
  Thirteen people have been charged in an alleged drug trafficking operation involving painkillers acquired through a Florida doctor and sold in central Ohio.
  
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• Restaurant Review: Ye Asian Bistro

  11-01-2017 14:00
  
  For a while there, Chinese buffets were everywhere. While quality control was an issue, you couldn’t argue with the quantity for a price tag that was typically less than ten bucks. After years and years of existence as a Chinese buffet, the new operators at 139 Graceland quietly did something new with the restaurant space. […]
  
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• NEXT: Algorithmic Politics

  11-01-2017 14:00
  
  The European Union has proposed a regulation that is being called a “right to explanation.” Neural networks employing deep learning algorithms have become particularly good at reading enormous data sets, identifying patterns in those data, and making accurate predictions and decisions based on those procedures. What is interesting, and a little chilling, is that while […]
  
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• Eat Right: 10 Great Cheese Plates

  11-01-2017 14:00
  
  A restaurant’s cheese plate can convey a lot about the personality of the restaurant. Maybe it shows off imported cheeses vs. Ohio-sourced selections, or perhaps the chef takes great pleasure in selecting just the right accompaniments and presentation. Here are 10 cheese plates worth seeking out around Columbus. Barcelona 263 E. Whittier St., Columbus, OH […]
  
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• Franklin County workers could get 2 percent raises

  11-01-2017 13:15
  
  Franklin County’s non-union employees are eligible for a 2 percent raise. County commissioners adopted a resolution Tuesday that calls for spending $4.8 million on raises in 2017.
  
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• How much have taxpayers spent to keep Charles Manson in prison?

  11-01-2017 12:48
  
  Charles Manson is sick and may be dying. After a trip to the hospital and back to prison, one of America’s most famous murderers may finally be arriving at his end -- nearly 46 years after California had sentenced him to death. Apparently, Manson is too old and sick for any lifesaving surgery.That means the state’s taxpayers may soon finally stop paying to keep him alive -- a tab that has easily already exceeded $2 million. Of course, owing to the amorphous nature of the actual costs
  
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• Proposals pitched for solving Short North's parking woes

  11-01-2017 12:35
  
  Some residents in the Short North are concerned that new parking rules Columbus is considering won’t solve problems that have plagued one of its most popular districts. “We’ve got no parking. Period, enough,” Larry Corley, an Italian Village resident, said at a public hearing Tuesday. “I don’t see anybody taking responsibility.”
  
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• Honda adds more than 750,000 vehicles to ongoing air bag recall

  11-01-2017 12:33
  
  Honda Motor Co. says it is recalling 772,000 additional Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. for defective front passenger seat air bag inflators made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp. The vehicles, announced in a recall late Tuesday by Honda in the U.S., are part of an expanded recall of 1.29 million vehicles, including those affected by earlier recalls. There are no recalls being announced in other regions yet, related to the U.S. recall, Tokyo-based Honda said Wednesday.
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• U.S. warns of security flaw that could allow hackers control of heart devices

  11-01-2017 12:26
  
  The Homeland Security Department warned Tuesday about an unusual cybersecurity flaw for one manufacturer’s implantable heart devices that it said could allow hackers to remotely take control of a person’s defibrillator or pacemaker.
  Information on the security flaw, identified by researchers at MedSec Holdings in reports months ago, was only formally made public after the manufacturer, St. Jude Medical, made a software repair available Monday. MedSec is a cybersecurity research compa
  
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• 4-year-old thrown from van dies

  11-01-2017 12:24
  
  A 4-year-old boy died Monday night after a crash in Fairfield County, State Highway Patrol Lt. Shad Caplinger said today. The crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. Natasha J. Anderson was driving south on Rt. 188, south of Pleasantville, when her Dodge Caravan went off the road and into an embankment, overturned and hit a utility pole. The boy was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Caplinger said.
  
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• Lake Erie plane crash: Fleming family mourned at Delaware church memorial

  11-01-2017 12:17
  
  When he recalls his two nephews, Jeff Grdic insisted they were the perfect blend of their parents — his sister, Sue Fleming, a sweet, compassionate caretaker, and his brother-in-law John Fleming, a driven, competitive businessman. Grdic said he witnessed it the last time he saw the two boys, Jack, 15, and Andrew, 14. He spotted the brothers on television, courtside at a Cleveland Cavaliers game.
  
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• Gary Baker elected to fourth term as president of Columbus school board

  11-01-2017 12:17
  
  Three years ago when Gary Baker took over the helm of the Columbus Board of Education, the school district faced some major problems. On Tuesday, the board re-elected Baker to his fourth term as president on a 6-0 vote with one abstention.
  
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• Education Insider: Ohio State faces second federal gender-discrimination complaint

  11-01-2017 12:02
  
  Ohio State University is now facing two complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Education by people claiming that the university violated Title IX, the federal law prohibiting gender discrimination in federally funded education programs.
  
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• Icy roads again delay classes; driving, walking tricky

  11-01-2017 11:51
  
  Temperatures dipping below freezing early Wednesday has turned wet roads and sidewalks icy, and several school districts are delaying the start of classes. Berne Union and Licking Heights were among the districts on a two-hour delay Wednesday.
  
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• 4-year-old boy dies when van goes off road in Fairfield County

  11-01-2017 11:44
  
  A 4-year-old boy died Monday night after a crash in Fairfield County, State Highway Patrol Lt. Shad Caplinger said today. The crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. Natasha J. Anderson was driving south on Rt. 188, south of Pleasantville, when her Dodge Caravan went off the road and into an embankment, overturned and hit a utility pole. The boy was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Caplinger said.
  
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• Husted doesn’t like fed designation of elections systems as ‘critical infrastructure’

  11-01-2017 11:05
  
  Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted disapproves of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision to designate voting machines and other aspects of the election process as in need of urgent cybersecurity assistance. “This was an altogether unnecessary move,” Husted said in an emailed statement.
  
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• Police charge 13 in Florida-to-central Ohio drug conspiracy

  11-01-2017 10:53
  Thirteen people have been charged in an alleged drug trafficking operation involving painkillers acquired through a Florida doctor and sold in central Ohio. Prosecutors say the suspects traveled together to Florida to obtain the drugs, which were mostly Oxycodone, for resale in Franklin County.
  
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• Woman gets 3 years for giving father fatal dose of heroin

  11-01-2017 07:40
  
  A judge told Lindsay M. Newkirk that the pain of three years in prison won't compare to what's she's felt since causing her father's death. "It can't be any worse than what you suffered in the loss of your father," Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Kimberly Cocroft told Newkirk on Tuesday. The 27-year-old West Side woman had just pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for injecting a fatal does of heroin in her father's arm on Feb. 12, 2016, at the 40 Motel, 3705 West Broad Street.
  
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• A New John Glenn Memorial is Being Considered at the Statehouse

  11-01-2017 06:15
  You don't have to look far in Ohio to find something named after John Glenn. The astronaut-turned U.S. senator and educator has his name on schools and even the main Columbus airport.
  
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• Woman sentenced to life in Oklahoma State homecoming crash

  11-01-2017 05:29
  
  A woman charged with killing four people and injuring dozens more by driving her car into spectators at Oklahoma State University's 2015 homecoming parade was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison after accepting a plea deal.Adacia Chambers, 26, was sentenced in Payne County District Court after pleading no contest to four counts of second-degree murder and 39 counts of assault and battery.Chambers was due to stand trial Tuesday and prosecutors had estimated it could have lasted a month due to the
  
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• Young Democrats react to President Obama's farewell speech

  11-01-2017 05:20
  
  Franklin County Young Democrats held a watch party for President Obama's farewell speech Tuesday night.It was an emotional night for a lot of people as the president gave his final speech.Those who packed Lincoln Café said they wanted to hear a message of hope.“We really want to be inspired again and hear again that message of hope,” said Michaela Burriss. “Many of us are feeling really anxious, fearful.”Tuesday night was the president's opportunity to say thank yo
  
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