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• Ohio roundabout rules are different per jurisdiction

  06-04-2017 23:45
  When it comes to driving roundabouts, the rules can change depending on the configuration."Yea, it's confusing," said Richard Weber, a driver in Gahanna.Roundabouts have been instituted in several jurisdictions across central Ohio but, few of them are the same."Roundabouts are a very efficient way of traversing an intersection," said Sgt. Ernest Choung, of the Gahanna Police Department Patrol Division. "It really depends on the roundabout itself."For instance, a roundabout in Gahanna has two lan
  
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• Twenty One Pilots makes list of top concert tours

  06-04-2017 22:49
  
  The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS1. Justin Bieber; $3,294,101; $85.61.2. Black Sabbath; $2,086,675; $81.14.3. Drake; $1,980,730; $91.20.4. Red Hot Chili Peppers; $1,544,699; $88.52.5. Ariana Grande; $949,593; $78.79.6. Stevie Nicks; $921,207; $99.06.7. Kei
  
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• Police involved in shooting outside St. Anna s hospital

  06-04-2017 22:40
  A Columbus Police officer shot a man outside the emergency department entrance at Mount Carmel St. Ann's hospital this afternoon. Police said Columbus fire medics asked for an officer to accompany them on a call to the 6700 block of Garden Terrace Road on the North Side around 1:30 p.m. When the medic arrived with a patient at the hospital, something happened that prompted the officer to fire, a police spokeswoman said.
  
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• Man police shot outside St. Anna s hospital has died

  06-04-2017 22:40
  A Columbus police officer shot a man outside the emergency department entrance at Mount Carmel St. Ann's hospital this afternoon.
  
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• Syrian born doctor says US should intervene after chemical attack

  06-04-2017 21:48
  
  Born in Aleppo, Dr. Iyad Azrak said he was heartbroken to see his fellow Syrians dead on the streets; victims of a chemical warfare attack."When you see all these bodies with all these children without a drop of blood you think it's not real," he said.The reality, he said, is that this is not the first time the government has used chemicals to silence the opposition."They've done massacres before I've lived in Syria you can not talk about basic human rights, you can not talk about freedom of spe
  
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• Pataskala Police arrest teen involved in after school fight

  06-04-2017 21:26
  Police in Pataskala have arrested a teenage male for assault and inciting panic and plan to charge more teens who were involved in an after-school fight.Police said the brawl broke out between four or five people in the Taylor Glen neighborhood after school last week.Officers believe most of the teens go to Licking Heights High School.Cell phone video of the fight was posted to social media.Police said the students who can be identified through the video could also be charged with assault and di
  
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• Suspect indicted after Cincinnati nightclub shooting

  06-04-2017 21:03
  
  A man suspected in a gunbattle at a Cincinnati nightclub that left two dead has been indicted on two murder charges and 36 other counts.Hamilton County Joe Deters said Thursday that the indictment charges 27-year-old Cornell Beckley with murder in the March 26 shootings of O'Bryan Spikes and Deondre Davis. Fifteen other people were injured.Davis was also charged in Spikes' slaying, but those charges were dismissed after Davis' death Tuesday. Davis' family denies he was involved.Beckley's attorne
  
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• Doppler 10: Cloudy, breezy & chilly

  06-04-2017 20:55
  Today: Mostly cloudy, breezy and chilly. Mid 40s.
  Tonight: Freeze Warning. Clearing and Cold. Low 30s.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and seasonable by afternoon. Near 60.
  Sunday: Mostly sunny and warmer.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A strong cold front moves off to the east as a strong area of high pressure builds in from the west. After a little light snow early, skies will begin to clear from the west later today. It will remain breezy though
  
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• Doppler 10: Chance for light snow tonight

  06-04-2017 20:55
  This Evening: Lingering showers turn to a rain/snow mix.Windy and cold.
  Tonight: A rain/snow mix turns to light snow late.A light dusting or so can’t be ruled out, chilly & breezy.Low 33.Winds: NW 15-25 gusts to 45 mph.
  Tomorrow: Light snow early will lead to a few slick spots for early risers.Clearing through the afternoon.High 46.Winds: NW 10-20 gusts to 30 mph.
  Saturday: Early frost then a nice, springtime afternoon with plenty of sunshine.High 60.Winds: W 5-10 mph.Weather Resources
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: Wild Ride Ahead for Food Systems

  06-04-2017 20:39 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Columbus man indicted for murder of woman found in Big Darby Creek

  06-04-2017 20:39
  
  COLUMBUS - The man accused of killing the mother of his child has been indicted for her murder.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said 29-year-old Andrew McGowan put the body of 22-year-old Gabriel Hinojosa in a recycling container where her body was discovered in Big Darby Creek on February 24.The Franklin County Grand Jury indicted McGowan on six counts including aggravated murder, murder with specification, kidnapping with specification, tampering with evidence and gross abuse of a
  
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• Don Rickles, king of insult comedy, dies at 90

  06-04-2017 20:32
  
  LOS ANGELES — Comedian Don Rickles has died at age 90.Paul Shefrin, his longtime publicist and friend, said Rickles died Thursday of kidney failure at his Los Angeles home.For more than half a century, "Mr. Warmth" headlined casinos and nightclubs from Las Vegas to Atlantic City. N.J., and appeared often on late-night TV talk shows.
  
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• Mega Weekend: Loaded With Over 60 Things To Do

  06-04-2017 20:00
  
  The weekend is here! Have you taken a look at our first preview of Best Bites Brunch? Concert ticket contests are still open for Gucci Mane, Two Door Cinema Club, Half God/Half Devil Tour. Don’t let that little snow squall spoil your weekend!
  ThursdayHead to happy hour tonight with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Next time you dine out, be adventurous and try these different kinds of entrees. Have you participated in a #WageWeek discussion? The North Market features art by
  
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• Mega Weekend: 48 Things To Do in Columbus

  06-04-2017 20:00
  
  The weekend is here! Have you taken a look at our first preview of Best Bites Brunch? Concert ticket contests are still open for Gucci Mane, Two Door Cinema Club, Half God/Half Devil Tour. The date has been announced for the Urban Living Tour. Don’t let that little snow squall spoil your weekend!
  ThursdayHead to happy hour tonight with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Next time you dine out, be adventurous and try these different kinds of entrees. Have you participated in a
  
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• Dustin Johnson withdraws from Masters with back injury

  06-04-2017 19:57
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from the Masters after injuring his lower back in a fall at the home he was renting for the week.The world's No. 1-ranked player arrived at Augusta National on quite a roll, having won his last three starts.He never took a shot at the first major championship of the year.Clearly in pain during a limited warmup session, Johnson still intended to at least try to play Thursday. He walked slowly toward the first hole, where he was paired with two-time Mas
  
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• Man killed in officer-involved shooting outside St. Ann's hospital

  06-04-2017 19:52
  One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting outside Mount Carmel St. Ann hospital.According to Columbus police, Westerville medics requested officers to go with them to a patient transport in the 600 block of Garden Terrace Road around 1 p.m. Thursday.Police said the patient, a male who has not been named, was experiencing psychological issues. Officers arrived at the scene and were asked to follow medics to Mount Carmel St Ann’s hospital.The man walked out of the ambulance at th
  
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• 1 dead after officer-involved shooting outside St. Ann’s hospital in Westerville

  06-04-2017 19:52
  
  One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting outside St. Ann's hospital, according to Columbus Police.Prior to the shooting outside the hospital, Columbus Police were called to a disturbance on Garden Terrace, near Schrock Road, around 1 p.m.One person was transported to St. Ann's after police responded to the disturbance call.Upon arriving at the hospital, medics were moving the person into the emergency room when an incident occurred.An officer fired his weapon during the incident, ac
  
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• Brunch Preview: Avocado Toast, Pigs in a Blanket, Nitro Cold Brew, Doughnut French Toast & More

  06-04-2017 19:44
  
  Have you heard? Columbus Underground’s popular event Best Bites: Brunch is returning for a second year! This popular breakfast for dinner party brings together tried and true brunch favorites and new menus that have hit the scene from around the city. As always, to get you excited we are sharing a sneak peek of the menu items you can expect to see at the event.
  Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea  is joining us for another year to keep us caffeinated. Crimson Cup was voted Roa
  
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• Bridge Work to Shut Down Stretch of Indianola Avenue for Six Months

  06-04-2017 19:38
  
  A major rehabilitation of the Indianola Avenue bridge over Glen Echo Ravine will soon shut down traffic in both directions on the street for six months.
  Starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 10, no cars or pedestrians will be able to travel across the bridge, which sits just north of Arcadia Avenue and straddles the border between Clintonville and Old North Columbus.
  The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the process of posting detour signs that will direct cars around the bridge via A
  
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• Pathways to Success

  06-04-2017 19:32
  
  The Opportunity Youth Summit brought together representatives from 20 organizations to focus on creating pathways for youth success in our community.
  Read more about Opportunity Youth in the Opportunity Awaits Report.
  The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to check out columbusfoundation.org and follow along on Facebook
  
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• Arizona teen recreates opening to "La La Land" to ask Emma Stone to prom

  06-04-2017 18:45
  
  A Phoenix-area teen is asking actress Emma Stone to be his prom date with an elaborate "La La Land" parody video.Arcadia High School student Jacob Staudenmaier filmed his so-called "prom-posal" in the style of the opening song from Stone's Oscar-winning film, which features a dance number in a traffic-filled Los Angeles highway. He enlisted dozens of classmates and a few teachers to help with the video.Stone grew up in Scottsdale, a fact Staudenmaier mentions in the lyrics of his prom request.St
  
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• More questions arise to the mysterious urn found in Richland County

  06-04-2017 18:39
  
  A question the Richland County Sheriff's Office probably never expected to ask: What do you do with an urn full of a pet's ashes?The small urn, which appears to be gold and engraved, was found Nov. 4, 2016 at Alexander and Rule roads in Bellville, Ohio.More than two months later on Feb. 8, lab technicians cracked it open with hopes of identifying the contents. The technicians found a plastic bag with ashes, but no other information was found inside.But one woman recognized the unidentified urn.
  
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• Senate GOP 'goes nuclear,' clearing way for Trump court pick

  06-04-2017 18:36
  
  WASHINGTON — Republicans invoked the "nuclear option" in the Senate Thursday, unilaterally rewriting the chamber's rules to allow President Donald Trump's nominee to ascend to the Supreme Court.Furious Democrats objected until the end, but their efforts to block Judge Neil Gorsuch failed as expected. Lawmakers of both parties bemoaned the long-term implications for the Senate, the court and the country."We will sadly point to today as a turning point in the history of the Senate and the Su
  
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• Woman sentenced in double-murder of Pickerington men

  06-04-2017 18:23
  
  The woman who was involved in the shooting death of two men in Pickerington has been sentenced to prison.Mia Shamis was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday morning, with one year credit for time served. She will be eligible for parole in three and a half years.The shooting happened near the intersection of Tussing and Brice Roads on April 5, 2016.According to authorities, Shamis drove to the scene with her boyfriend, 21-year-old Connor Jefferies, where 20-year-old Gary Francis and 21-yea
  
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• Restaurant Roundup: News from Hot Chicken Takeover, Highline Coffee Co. and more

  06-04-2017 17:52
  
  Columbus always has many new restaurants, expansions, menu updates and other changes, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything. That’s why our Restaurant Roundup series is designed to keep you informed with the latest and greatest updates. Here’s what’s new in the local dining scene:
  Hot Chicken Takeover
  Hot Chicken Takeover is now available every day of the week at the North Market.
  “Our customers have been asking for us to be open seven days a week for q
  
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• Appeals court rejects Ohio's new lethal injection process

  06-04-2017 17:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal appeals court has rejected Ohio's new three-drug lethal injection process as the state struggles to resume executions.The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati in a 2-1 decision Thursday ruled the state's proposed use of a contested sedative called midazolam (mih-DAY'-zoh-lam) unconstitutional.The court also said the state's decision to use two other drugs in the process that Ohio abandoned years ago prevents the reintroduction of their use.The ruling i
  
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• Suge Knight Ex-Wife no way she killed Tupac

  06-04-2017 17:42
  From what i know about Suge Knight he has always been a slickster, so really can we trust his answers. 3. The homie @djlukenastyy in the building tonight at #PowerFallFest.
  
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• Schwarzenegger’s Aftermath Premieres at Gateway Film Center

  06-04-2017 16:52
  
  He said he would be back, and he is – onscreen, anyway. Open fan of Columbus Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in Aftermath, a movie filmed and set in central Ohio.
  Based on the real-life mid-air collision of Danish airplanes in 2002 and recast as an American disaster, the film follows the merging paths of a grieving father (Schwarzenegger) and the air traffic controller he holds responsible (Scoot McNairy).
  Greater Columbus Film Commission and Gateway Film Center celebrate the release with a pr
  
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• Wex Celebrates Film/Video Studio with Picture Lock

  06-04-2017 16:42
  
  In October of 2015, the Wexner Center for the Arts let its secret slip. Celebrating a 25th anniversary, their Picture Lock festival drew attention to the Wex’s Film/Video Studio department, a treasure almost unknown outside the artistic community.
  The residency program has provided support – technical, financial and artistic – to film and video artists for more than a quarter century. All this weekend the art center shares some of the studio program’s rich heritage, as we
  
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• Four Central Ohio Family Dollar Stores are Closing this Summer

  06-04-2017 16:33
  
  The company Dollar Express owns roughly 323 Family Dollar locations in the United States. Dollar General is buying out the company, according to the Charlotte Observer.
  Columbus will be losing three Family Dollars this summer. Parent company Dollar Express, which owns 323 Family Dollar stores nationwide, is selling all of the locations to Dollar General.
  By the end of June four Central Ohio Family Dollar stores will close, including the Whitehall location at 3866 E. Broad Street, the Great Weste
  
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• House intel committee chair steps away from Russia probe

  06-04-2017 16:29
  
  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House intelligence committee announced Thursday he is temporarily stepping aside from the panel's probe into Russian meddling in last year's presidential election.The decision by Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., comes amid partisan turmoil on the committee. Democrats have alleged that Nunes, who was on President Donald Trump's transition team, is too close to the White House and cannot lead an impartial inquiry."Several leftwing activist groups have filed accusa
  
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• Treat to Try: Anthony Thomas Chocolate

  06-04-2017 16:00
  
  You’ve got one candy holiday left, sweeties. Then it’s a dry spell until Halloween. No joke: All the good eating holidays are between October and April. No one gives you candy on Memorial Day, Independence Day or Labor Day. That’s just how it is.
  So, go big for Easter. Cadbury eggs are nice, but they’re small and pedestrian. You want something big, you want an Anthony Thomas Easter Egg that’s as big as your fist.
  First, it’s local. Although it was officially e
  
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• Amaze Columbus Offers Locally-Themed Escape Games

  06-04-2017 16:00
  
  Locked in a room, handcuffed, with sixty minutes to escape. Puzzled and confused about how you ended up as captives, your companions and you search the room for any clues that would lead to your freedom. Do the roman numerals scratched into the wall mean anything? What is inside the locked box, and how do you open it? So many questions, so little time.
  With three unique, Columbus-inspired escape games, Amaze Columbus puts your critical thinking skills to the test. By solving puzzles, finding clu
  
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• LIVE: John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

  06-04-2017 15:39
  
  Final funeral rites for astronaut John Glenn will take place Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery.His family and invited guests, including astronauts and dignitaries, will say goodbye to the first American to orbit Earth at a private service at the Old Post Chapel beginning at 9 a.m.The U.S. Marine Corps will begin a live stream at 9:40 a.m. that will include a processional to the graveside by caisson, a flyover, a graveside service and taps. The event ends at 10:25 a.m.Glenn died Dec. 8 at a
  
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• John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

  06-04-2017 15:39
  
  WASHINGTON — Family and invited guests have gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to say their final goodbyes to astronaut and Sen. John Glenn.Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, died Dec. 8 at age 95. He was mourned and celebrated at public events in his home state of Ohio at the time. Thursday's memorial was meant to be a more personal event for his wife and children and was closed to the public and news media.The military provided a livestream of a portion of the graveside servi
  
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• Columbus police chief wants to end reserve officer program

  06-04-2017 15:31
  "Right now, my intention is to find a way to stand down the reserves," police Chief Kim Jacobs said in an interview Wednesday. "We believe that's the right thing to do."
  
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• Middle school teacher arrested for child porn

  06-04-2017 15:10
  
  A teacher in the South-Western City School District has been charged with two counts of Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter Involving a Minor.Michael Walsh, a teacher at Pleasant View Middle School, was arrested Wednesday evening.A district spokesperson tells 10TV that district officials were not aware of the investigation until Walsh’s arrest. He was immediately placed on administrative leave.Walsh was arraigned in Franklin County Municipal Court on Thursday morning. A judge ordered him he
  
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• Grove City teacher arrested for child porn

  06-04-2017 15:10
  
  A Grove City teacher has been charged with two counts of Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter Involving a Minor.Michael Walsh, a teacher at Pleasant View Middle School in the South Western City School District, was arrested Wednesday evening.A district spokesperson tells 10TV that district officials were not aware of the investigation until Walsh’s arrest. He was immediately placed on administrative leave.Walsh was arraigned in Franklin County Municipal Court on Thursday morning. A judge ord
  
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• Columbus City Council: Environment Committee Hearing

  06-04-2017 14:41 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Police: Spring time means more opportunities for thieves

  06-04-2017 14:08
  CrimeTracker 10 has uncovered an alert when it comes to your car.Thieves looking for a quick steal are moving from town to town, and this time, we're finding a rash of car break-ins, in Pickerington.Police reports from the past month show more than a dozen cars were broken into along State Route 256, otherwise known as the “retail corridor” just south of I-70.Most of the smash and grabs took place in public parking lots outside restaurants like Roosters, Red Robin and Longhorn Steakh
  
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• Cleveland's zoo: Critically endangered rhino expecting calf

  06-04-2017 12:49
  
  Cleveland's zoo says one of its rhinos is pregnant and, in an unusual move, is announcing the news far in advance of the expected birth to promote conservation and educational efforts as it rebrands.The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo tweeted on Wednesday that 13-year-old "Kibbibi," an eastern black rhino, expects to deliver a calf in the spring of 2018. This would be the zoo's seventh rhino birth.The zoo typically waits until after delivery to announce births. But zoo officials say they're doing it no
  
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• Woman says Fitbit saved her life

  06-04-2017 12:42
  A woman says the fitbit she uses to count her steps and lose weight also let her know she had a serious health issue.73-year-old Patricia Lauder says she wasn't feeling well and thought her sinus infection may have turned into pneumonia."I went to the doctors to have that checked out and that turned out to be negative," Lauder said.Lauder then noticed her resting heart rate on her Fitbit was climbing higher every day.When Lauder also started getting shortness of breath, she called an ambulance."
  
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• Ohio prosecutor plans to discuss nightclub shooting case

  06-04-2017 12:37
  
  An Ohio prosecutor plans to discuss the Cincinnati nightclub shooting case.Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters scheduled a Thursday news conference. Cincinnati police have said they expected grand jury action to result in more charges after initially charging two men with murder.One of the two suspects, 29-year-old Deondre Davis, died Tuesday after being shot in the March 26 gunfight. Twenty-seven-year-old O'Bryan Spikes died March 26. Fifteen other people were injured.Cornell Beckley, 27, is
  
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• Senate showdown over supreme court nominee Neil Gorsuch

  06-04-2017 12:36
  The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote to end the debate over Supreme Court justice nominee Neil Gorsuch on Thursday.The vote is scheduled for 11 a.m.Republicans do not have the 60 votes necessary to end the debate and stop Democrats from filibustering.If that vote fails as anticipated, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to begin the process of trying to change Senate rules to end filibusters for Supreme Court nominees.This process is known as the "nuclear option."The nuclear
  
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• Check the schedule and keep your car from getting towed

  06-04-2017 12:01
  
  People living in Columbus have a new online tool providing the city's street sweepng schedule.The Department of Public Service tool allows people to enter their street address to find out when street sweepers are next scheduled to visit their neighborhood.It's similar to the online tool the department uses to provide trash, yard-waste and recycling collection dates.The City of Columbus encourages residents and business owners to move their parked cars off streets before the posted or scheduled s
  
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• #WordEyeHeard: Pepsi Apologizes for Controversial AdSort Of

  06-04-2017 10:45
  Pepsi released a controversial commercial, and were drug to the depths of hellso they apologized. Sort of.
  
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• One dead, one critical in East Side shooting

  06-04-2017 06:11
  One person was killed and another person was seriously wounded in a shooting Wednesday night on North Roosevelt Avenue on the East Side, Columbus police said. Police were called about 9:10 p.m. for multiple shots fired in the 300 block of North Roosevelt, a neighborhood largely comprised of duplex houses just north and east of Bexley city limits.
  
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• Johnson injures back falling down stairs on eve of Masters

  06-04-2017 05:51
  
  Masters favorite Dustin Johnson took a serious fall on a staircase Wednesday and injured his lower back, and his manager said it was uncertain whether the world's No. 1 golfer would be able to play the tournament.It was a stunning development on an otherwise quiet day at Augusta National, where the course was shut down at 1:30 p.m. because of storms.The real calamity struck a few hours later.David Winkle, his manager at Hambric Sports, said Johnson fell on the stairs at the home he is renting in
  
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• Ohio quadruplet brothers accepted at Ivy League universities

  06-04-2017 05:46
  
  Quadruplet brothers in Ohio have all been accepted at some of the nation's top universities, including each of them to both Yale and Harvard.The Wade brothers of the northern Cincinnati suburb of Liberty Township say they have been notified in recent days of acceptances from a number of notable schools. Lakota East High School principal Suzanna Davis tells the Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News that the four seniors epitomize academic focus but are well-rounded, "great young men" with individual p
  
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• Licking County man arrested on child pornography charges

  06-04-2017 04:56
  
  A Licking County man has been charged for downloading child pornography.According to the Licking County Sheriff's Office, 29-year-old Jordan Hall was arrested March 31.After receiving information from the Brunswick Police Department, detectives with the Licking County Sheriff's Office conducted a search warrant involving the possession of child pornography located on a computer in Newton Township.Detectives spoke with Hall where he admitted to downloading multiple images and video of prepubescen
  
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