Columbus news

• Amtrak officer charged with murder in unarmed man's shooting

  18-02-2017 22:21
  
  CHICAGO -- An Amtrak police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed Minneapolis man outside Chicago’s Union Station was ordered held on $250,000 bail Friday.LaRoyce Tankson, 31, is charged in the Feb. 8 shooting of 25-year-old Chad Robertson, who died Wednesday, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office said.Robertson was taking a bus from Memphis, Tennessee, to Minneapolis and was on a stopover in Chicago when the shooting occurred. Robertson and two friends went t
  
  Read more

• Worst behaved drivers on the road? AAA says ages 19 to 24

  18-02-2017 22:14
  
  According to a survey conducted by AAA, young people between the ages of 19 and 24 are more likely to admit they read or send texts while driving. They’re also more likely to think texting while driving is acceptable and less likely to support laws against distracted driving, reports CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave. When 24-year-old LeClaude Numa is not walking, he admits he has a bit of a lead foot.“When you’re driving, how often do you speed?” Van Cleave asked hi
  
  Read more

• Southern California slammed by torrents of rain in deadly storm

  18-02-2017 22:08
  
  LOS ANGELES -- A huge Pacific storm parked itself over Southern California and unloaded, ravaging roads, opening sinkholes and leading to the deaths of at least two people.The storm feeding on an atmospheric river of moisture stretching far out into the ocean was at its most fierce late Friday afternoon, dropping over 8 inches of rain in one area, and was expected to last until Saturday afternoon.The region appeared to dodge any major disasters, but in the desert town of Victorville, several car
  
  Read more

• Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits are hurting business, companies say

  18-02-2017 21:52
  
  LANTANA, Fla. -- President Donald Trump’s frequent visits to Mar-a-Lago have companies at a nearby airport in a financial nosedive.The Secret Service closed Lantana Airport on Friday for the third straight weekend because of the president’s return to his Palm Beach resort, meaning its maintenance companies, a banner-flying business and another two dozen businesses are also shuttered, costing them thousands of dollars at the year’s busiest time. The banner-flying company says it
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Ohio soliciting bids for 'seed to sale' marijuana tracking

  18-02-2017 21:39
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - In preparation for Ohio's new medical marijuana program, the state is looking to buy a system to track the marijuana from seeds and harvest to testing labs and dispensaries.
  
  Read more

• Blind cleric jailed for 1990s terror plots dies in US prison

  18-02-2017 21:33
  
  Omar Ab.del-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in the United States in the 1990s, died Saturday in a federal prison where he was serving a life sentence. He was 78.Abdel-Rahman died at 5:40 a.m. after suffering from diabetes and coronary artery disease, said Kenneth McKoy at the Federal Correction Complex in Butner, North Carolina. The inmate had been at the complex for seven years.The cleric's daughter, Asmaa, announced the death in a series of Arabic-languag
  
  Read more

• Blind cleric jailed for 1900s terror plots dies in US prison

  18-02-2017 21:33
  
  Omar Ab.del-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in the United States in the 1990s, died Saturday in a federal prison where he was serving a life sentence. He was 78.Abdel-Rahman died at 5:40 a.m. after suffering from diabetes and coronary artery disease, said Kenneth McKoy at the Federal Correction Complex in Butner, North Carolina. The inmate had been at the complex for seven years.The cleric's daughter, Asmaa, announced the death in a series of Arabic-languag
  
  Read more

• Doppler 10 Forecast: Spring-like weather continues

  18-02-2017 21:27
  This Evening: Increasing clouds and mild. SW wind 10-15 mph.Tonight: Mostly cloudy and well above average. Low of 46. SW wind 5-8 mph.Sunday: More clouds in the morning giving way to more sunshine in the afternoon. High 62. W winds 3-7 mph.Monday: Another mild day! Great day to be outside to enjoy the day off of school for President’s Day. Mostly sunny with highs near 63. E wind 0-5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:It was a r
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Norma McCorvey, of Roe v. Wade decision dies at 69

  18-02-2017 19:38
  
  DALLAS (AP) -- Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" led to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, died Saturday. She was 69.McCorvey died at an assisted living center in Katy, Texas, said journalist Joshua Prager, who is working on a book about McCorvey and was with her and her family when she died. He said she died of heart failure.McCorvey was 22, unmarried, unemployed and p
  
  Read more

• Forty flights of stairs in the name of lung disease

  18-02-2017 19:08
  
  Dozens of climbers lined up in the first floor lobby of Rhodes Tower. Each person was awaiting their time to go up 40 flights of stairs as part of a fundraiser for the American Lung Association.
  “I've lost a few family members to lung disease,” said Caroline Harkness, who participated with a team of employees from Restoration Hardware.
  Harkness wasn’t alone.
  “I'm climbing for my son. [He] fights with asthma,” said Wade Lunsford, also a climber. “My grandfather
  
  Read more

• John McCain blasts Trump in Munich speech

  18-02-2017 18:03
  
  WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. John McCain delivered a withering critique of President Donald Trump in a speech Friday that highlighted fractures within the GOP as the new administration struggles to overcome a chaotic start.Speaking in Germany at the Munich Security Conference, McCain didn’t mention the president’s name, according to the prepared text, while he lamented a shift in the United States and Europe away from the “universal values” that forged the Western allian
  
  Read more

• Best Bites Preview: Buckeyes, Ice Cream, Cheesecake & More!

  18-02-2017 17:46
  
  It is February 23rd yet!? We cannot wait sample all the sugary goodness at Best Bites: Sweet Treats! This popular event is returning in it’s third year to celebrate all things sweet in the City. It is sure to be a good time with live entertainment, photo ops and an opportunity to spread some kindness with the Gifts of Kindness Foundation. To get you excited about the event, we are bringing you a sample of some of the featured treats! Read below for a mouth watering preview o
  
  Read more

• Petraeus out of the running for national security adviser

  18-02-2017 17:29
  
  Sources close to retired Gen. David Petraeus say the White House eliminated the former CIA director from consideration for the open national security adviser post after he weighed in on the job during a conference in Germany this week. Play VIDEOThe investigation into the Trump-Russia ties‎”Whoever it is that would agree to take that position certainly should do so with some very, very significant assurances that he or she would have authorities over the personnel of the organization -
  
  Read more

• Skywatch: Use the sky as your personal compass

  18-02-2017 16:32
  
  As you look into the night sky this week enjoy the waning crescent moon.This will give us less light pollution from our natural satellite, which means you'll be able to enjoy more stars.
  One of the targets in this week's night sky is Asteroid 15 Eunomia.It's the largest asteroid in the Eunomian family, named for the Greek goddess of law and legislation.
  The rock sits in the asteroid belt which is between Mars and Jupiter and reaches opposition at 6:00 a.m. Monday morning, making it appear bright
  
  Read more

• SpaceX cancels rocket launch from NASA moon pad

  18-02-2017 16:28
  
  SpaceX will have to wait at least another day to launch from NASA's historic moon pad. Last-minute rocket trouble forced SpaceX to halt Saturday's countdown at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The unmanned Falcon rocket remains at Launch Complex 39A, waiting to soar on a space station delivery mission. It's the same pad where Americans flew to the moon almost a half-century ago, and where the shuttle program ended in 2011. This will be SpaceX's first Florida launch since a rocket explosion last
  
  Read more

• Grassroots: Showing Up for Racial Justice Calls Whites into Movement for Black Lives

  18-02-2017 14:00
  
  Getting involved in the fight for racial justice can be intimidating for the average white progressive. Where do you fit? How do you let your voice be heard without drowning out the black and brown voices of the movement? How do you contribute without coming off as a “white savior?”
  Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) has some ideas. The national group, formed in the aftermath and racial backlash to Barack Obama’s election in 2008, initially brought white people together to ge
  
  Read more

• 3 hospitalized in Ross County crash

  18-02-2017 13:17
  
  Chillicothe – Three people hospitalized in Ross County after Friday night crash.The Chillicothe Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash on County Road 550, in Ross County.Authorities say a GMC Sierra pickup truck traveled eastbound off the road hitting a mailbox, utility pole and striking a tree.The driver 26-year-old Megan Fisher and two passengers were injured in the crash.Fisher and 24-year-old Bradley Payne were transported to Adena Regional Medical Cente
  
  Read more

• US lawmakers want North Korea added to terrorism blacklist

  18-02-2017 12:41
  
  The apparent assassination of the North Korean leader's estranged half-brother is strengthening bipartisan calls for the U.S. to re-list North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, a designation lifted nine years ago.Doing so would increase the country's isolation, while potentially complicating any future diplomacy to halt its nuclear and missile programs.The U.S. kept North Korea on its terrorism blacklist for two decades after the 1987 bombing of a South Korean airliner. But President George
  
  Read more

• Talk to babies and let them babble back to bridge word gap

  18-02-2017 12:31
  
  Even infants can have conversations with mom or dad. Their turn just tends to involve a smile or some gibberish instead of words. That's a key lesson from programs that are coaching parents to talk more with their babies - and recording their attempts.At issue is how to bridge the infamous "word gap," the fact that affluent children hear far more words before they start school than low-income kids. New research suggests intervening early can at least boost the words at-risk tots hear, and maybe
  
  Read more

• Electronic media searches at border crossings raise worry

  18-02-2017 12:19
  
  Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of international travelers at border checkpoints in U.S. airports.The issue gained attention recently after at least three travelers, including a Canadian journalist, spoke out publicly about their experiences.The episodes have gained notice amid an outcry over President Donald Trump's travel ban and complaints of mistreatment of for
  
  Read more

• Parents still lose sleep worrying about grown children

  18-02-2017 12:01
  
  Most parents don’t need a study to tell them that they lose sleep worrying about their kids when they’re young, but new research shows many older adults with grown children still feel the stress, as well.The study, published in the journal The Gerontologist, also finds that the reasons parents lie awake at night may be different for men and women.Lead study author Amber J. Seidel, Ph.D., of Penn State York in Pennsylvania, is a family gerontologist and said she got involved with the
  
  Read more

• Penn State frat shut down after pledge's fatal fall

  18-02-2017 11:49
  
  A Penn State fraternity where a pledge was fatally injured in a fall down the stairs earlier this month was shut down Friday, and the school said it was working to tighten anti-hazing measures.
  The university said it will be at least five years before the Beta Theta Pi chapter might be allowed to regain status as a recognized fraternity.Police have said Timothy Piazza, 19, of Lebanon, New Jersey, was among about a dozen pledges present Feb. 2 for a pledge acceptance ceremony when the fall occurr
  
  Read more

• Ikea apologizes for catalog aimed at ultra-orthodox Jews

  18-02-2017 11:36
  
  Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has apologized for a catalog aimed at Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community that contains no images of women.Ikea says the booklet was produced by its Israeli branch, not by the Swedish group itself.IKEA spokeswoman Josefin Thorell says the catalog "is not something that has gone through us," adding "we have been very clear that this is not what the Ikea brand stands for."Thorell told Swedish news agency TT late Friday that its Israeli franchise "had tried to r
  
  Read more

• Mom's dismembered body feared left in suitcase during suspect's multi-state drive

  18-02-2017 11:30
  
  Police in Boulder, Colorado believe a young Colorado mother was killed and dismembered, and fear the suspect left her body parts in multiple locations, possibly in a suitcase, as he drove through several states with their infant daughter in the days following the killing.Police say 32-year-old Adam Densmore has been served a first-degree murder warrant for the death of Ashley Mead, 25.Densmore was arrested Wednesday in northeast Oklahoma amid the search for Mead and her 1-year-old daughter, Wint
  
  Read more

• Doppler 10 Forecast: Spring fever is setting in.

  18-02-2017 10:22
  Today: A sunny start, increasing clouds in the afternoon with near-record highs.High 62.SW winds 8-12.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy to start with a little clearing late, mild.Low 46.WSW winds 4-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and well above average.High 63.West winds 4-8 mph.
  Monday: Mostly sunny with near-record warmth.High 64.SE winds 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:Spring fever is setting in big time this weekend!Today we’ll
  
  Read more

• I-70 EB closed past S. 18th St. exit after crash involving Columbus Police officer

  18-02-2017 09:32
  
  Columbus Police say that I-70 eastbound is closed past the S. 18th Street exit in east Columbus after a crash involving a Columbus Police officer.The officer was taken to Grant Medical Center.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on the officer's condition.
  
  Read more

• Columbus Police officer injured in crash along I-70 in east Columbus

  18-02-2017 09:32
  
  I-70 eastbound was closed past the S. 18th Street exit in east Columbus after a crash involving a Columbus Police officer.The officer was taken to Grant Medical Center.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on the officer's condition.
  
  Read more

• Archaeologist helps clear up mystery of Delaware County cemetery Updated at

  18-02-2017 08:55
  Detailed records of those buried there are unavailable. But science is helping to revive the site, just south of Delaware, and clear up long-held misconceptions.
  
  Read more

• Gahanna man dies after ski accident in Mansfield

  18-02-2017 05:24
  
  An investigation is underway after Gahanna man has died following a skiing accident in Mansfield.Richland County deputies say it happened around noon Friday at Snow Trails. Witnesses said 59-year-old John Carney his a pole at a high rate of speed.He was apparently trying to avoid colliding with two other people on the slopes.Crews worked to provide CPR as medics arrived. Carney was taken by ambulance to Ohio Health Mansfield where he was pronounced dead.An autopsy will be performed on Carney. Th
  
  Read more

• Police investigating shooting after car chase

  18-02-2017 04:50
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police in Ohio say a shooting near a UPS distribution center led to a car chase.Officials say Columbus police responded after a woman was shot around 4:00 a.m. on Friday.
  
  Read more

• Licking Heights School District officials desperate for May levy to pass

  18-02-2017 03:37
  Officials say a local school district is busting at the seams. The Licking Heights Schools District is desperate for more space for students, but voters need to pass a bond issue for that to happen.Because there's no more space, Superintendent Dr. Phillip Wagner could lose his office to make room for students."We're at the point where if we want a quality educational program we're going to need more physical space," Dr. Wagner said.Almost every single building within the Licking Heights School D
  
  Read more

• Woman shot at west Columbus UPS complex; suspect shoots self after police chase

  18-02-2017 03:23
  A shooting outside a UPS distribution center led to a chase in west Columbus.Columbus Police officers were called to the UPS complex on Trabue Road just before 4 a.m. Friday on a report of a shooting.Upon arriving at the scene, officers located Joyce D. Fox, 50, in her truck suffering from at least one gunshot wound. She was taken to Mount Carmel West with life-threatening injuries.Soon after the shooting, police swarmed the area and spotted 54-year-old Danny Ronald Fabro, the suspected shooter,
  
  Read more

• Woman dies after being shot at west Columbus UPS complex

  18-02-2017 03:23
  A woman has died after being shot outside a UPS distribution center in west Columbus.Columbus Police officers were called to the UPS complex on Trabue Road just before 4 a.m. Friday on a report of a shooting.Upon arriving at the scene, officers located Joyce D. Fox, 50, in her truck suffering from at least one gunshot wound.She was taken to Mount Carmel West with life-threatening injuries. Police said she died from her injuries Friday night.Soon after the shooting, police swarmed the area and sp
  
  Read more

• "The system is flawed and changes need and will happen": Reagan Tokes' family releases statement

  18-02-2017 01:45
  
  The family of an Ohio State student who was found dead earlier this month has a released a statement regarding her death.The parents and sister of Reagan Tokes released a statement Friday night thanking the community for their support during a difficult time.The letter also mentions that the family said they will find a way to make a difference for victims of terrible crimes."The system is flawed and changes need and will happen as a result of this senseless tragedy.We will work our entire lives
  
  Read more

• Zoo's tiger cub has neck problem, is treated by chiropractor

  18-02-2017 01:00
  
  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo says one of three Malayan tiger cubs at its nursery has been treated by a chiropractor.The zoo says one of the newborn cubs was having trouble holding its head up. A chiropractor determined the cub's top cervical bone was out of alignment. After three adjustments, the cub's neck and spine are back in place.This is the first time the zoo has used a chiropractor.The 2-week-old cubs are progressing . Mammals curator Mike Dulaney says they are being fed by nurse
  
  Read more

• Takiya Holmes case: Video shows jail attack on suspect in Chicago girl's killing

  18-02-2017 00:52
  
  CHICAGO -- New video released by Illinois authorities shows a jailhouse attack on the suspect in the murder of an 11-year-old Chicago girl.19-year-old Antwan Jones has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Takiya Holmes, who was shot in the head over the weekend. She died Tuesday.Jones allegedly opened fire on three rival gang members in his neighborhood after a drug turf dispute, according to CBS Chicago, and a stray bullet struck the child, who was riding in a van with her mo
  
  Read more

• Joshua Smith

  18-02-2017 00:28
  Joshua Smith was indicted on 29 total felony counts on Jan. 4, 2017 in Franklin County, including 27 counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, 1 count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, and 1 count of aggravated funding in drug trafficking. According to court records, a Columbus Division of Police detective began an investigation into a group of individuals who work as a group to traffic Oxycodone.
  
  Read more

• Hitler's phone is up for auction; bids to start at $100k

  18-02-2017 00:19
  
  CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md.— A Maryland auction house is selling a telephone owned by Adolf Hitler.Bill Panagopulos of Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City says occupying Russian officers gave the phone to Brig. Sir Ralph Rayner during a visit to Hitler's Berlin bunker. Rayner's son is now selling the red phone with a Nazi party symbol and Hitler's name engraved on the back.The phone is estimated at $200,000 to $300,000 and Panagopulos says bidding will start at $100,000 this weekend.
  
  Read more

• Rutgers apologizes for rejecting students from job fair over clothes

  18-02-2017 00:13
  
  PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers University has apologized after turning students away from a career fair for wearing the wrong colored clothing.NJ.com reports that Rutgers Business School issued a formal apology in a statement on Thursday for barring students from entering a job fair who wore attire that violated a new dress code. The stringent new policy forbids blue suits, colored shirts, brown shoes and other attire.An online student petition prompted an apology from the school.Administrators say
  
  Read more

Follow @Colombus_News on Twitter!