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• 13-year-old girl claims to have been grabbed by man following dance class

  11-04-2017 23:23
  Gahanna Police are investigating after a 13 year-old girl said she was attacked by a man who tried to abduct her.Monday night 13-year-old Briana Harris said she left her dance class and walked down the hallway to leave. That's when she saw a man standing alone. She said she remembers thinking maybe he was there as a father, possibly picking up someone from dance class."He was grabbing me and he wouldn't let me go," she said. "So, I tried to fight him off but he hit me in my face a couple times a
  
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• CEO issues new apology as details of passenger's past emerge

  11-04-2017 23:04
  
  The man dragged from a full United Express flight by airport police in Chicago is a Kentucky physician who was convicted more than a decade ago of felony charges involving his prescribing of drugs and spent years trying to regain his medical license.But while the passenger's unflattering history quickly became the focus of attention, there's no indication that his past influenced how he was treated or that the airline or police were aware of his background. And it's unlikely that officials would
  
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• Press Conference: Police Involved Incident

  11-04-2017 22:40 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Virginia man dies in fall from balcony at Ohio resort

  11-04-2017 22:35
  
  Police say a Virginia man has died after falling from a balcony at an Ohio resort.The Sandusky Register reports that the 25-year-old fell Tuesday from the balcony of a third-story guest room at Kalahari Resort, a hotel and waterpark in Sandusky.A spokesman for the Erie County sheriff says the death appears to be an accident.Officials have not identified the man but said he was visiting the resort with his family.Kalahari owns large indoor water parks in three states. The others are in Pennsylvan
  
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• Explosion at Army ammunition plant in Missouri kills 1

  11-04-2017 21:48
  
  The U.S. Army says an explosion at an ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, has left one person dead and three others injured.The Army Joint Munitions Command says the explosion happened Tuesday at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence. A spokeswoman says no further information was immediately available.The plant manufactures small-caliber ammunition and operates the North Atlantic Treaty Organization test center. It sits on 3,935 acres in Independence.
  
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• Police: Teen says second personality killed dada s girlfriend

  11-04-2017 21:36
  Authorities say a 14-year-old Ohio boy told a 911 dispatcher that an alternate personality was responsible for killing his father's girlfriend. The Springfield News-Sun reports the 8th-grader told a dispatcher last week after the slaying that "another person inside of me" was responsible for stabbing and shooting 40-year-old Heidi Taylor at the home she shared with the teen and his father in Mad River Township, about 50 miles west of Columbus.
  
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• Spicer says even Hitler didn't use chemical weapons

  11-04-2017 21:25
  
  White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that Adolf Hitler "didn't even sink to using chemical weapons" — a comment at odds with Hitler's extermination of Jews during the Holocaust using gas chambers.Spicer was attempting to discuss the horror of the chemical weapons attack last week in Syria that the administration is blaming on President Bashar Assad."We didn't use chemical weapons in World War II," said Spicer, adding that "someone as despicable as Hitler... didn't even sink
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunshine returns Wednesday

  11-04-2017 21:16
  This Evening: Showers linger early, mainly south.
  Tonight: Decreasing clouds with patchy fog late, cooler.Low 46.Winds: NW 4-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Lots of sunshine with near-average highs, a great day!High 65.Winds: NW 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Partly cloudy and mild.Another pleasant day.High 67.Winds: ESE 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Light showers in Southern and SE Ohio will be moving out through the evening.Clouds will decrease overnig
  
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• Tastings Wine Bar Nears Grand Opening

  11-04-2017 21:10
  
  A year after it was initially announced, Tastings – A Wine Experience is finally approaching an opening date. The Indianapolis-based wine bar and art gallery comes to the Short North eight years after its debut in Indiana. Identifying as a wine bar first and restaurant second, Tastings brings to the neighborhood a different approach to trying new and more expensive wines.
  “I think wine can be very intimidating,” said owner Ross Bailey. “I don’t think it has to be.&r
  
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• Blue Jackets to host fan festivities before home playoff games

  11-04-2017 20:15
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets open their first-round playoff series Wednesday in Pittsburgh against the Penguins.When the series shifts to Columbus, Nationwide will host pre-game parties on the Front Street plaza before games three and four.Fans are invited to enjoy music, beverages and giveaways beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.The complete schedule for the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Pittsburgh can be viewed below.Game 1: Wednesday, April 12 at Pittsburgh - 7:30 p.m.Ga
  
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• Breakaway Music Festival 2017 Dates Announced

  11-04-2017 19:45
  
  Breakaway Music Festival is returning and expanding this fall. The two-day, 4-year-old music event, having hosted artists both emerging and acclaimed, will once again occupy the MAPFRE Stadium on September 1 and 2.
  “Breakaway in 2016 exceeded our expectations and we felt it was only fitting to bring it back to MAPFRE Stadium (where the event was birthed in 2013),” said Zach Ruben, co-founder of Prime Social Group, in a press release.
  Last year the fest was at the Ohio Expo Center Fai
  
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• Oklahoma official draws fire for "cross-dressers" warning email

  11-04-2017 18:52
  
  An email from an Oklahoma state House staffer on Monday to legislative assistants that said high school pages could use a women's restroom reserved for House members and staff because "cross-dressers" were in the state Capitol was met with criticism, including from the House speaker.Cross-dressing is a term considered offensive to transgender people, whose biology at birth does not match their gender identity."As per the Speaker's office, Pages are being allowed access to the ladies restroom ...
  
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• San Bernardino school closed following murder-suicide

  11-04-2017 18:42
  Students dove under desks when a man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old student and wounding a 9-year-old before fatally shooting himself, authorities said.Some six weeks earlier, 53-year-old Cedric Anderson was a newlywed calling his 53-year-old wife Karen Smith an "angel" in one of many social media posts professing his love.San Bernardino police have said nothing of what might have motivated Anderso
  
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• Police searching for 2 men suspected of shooting Newcomerstown officer

  11-04-2017 17:54
  
  Police in Newcomerstown in Tuscarawas County are looking for two men who police say shot an officer.Police said they do not know where the officer is.Police said Chaz Gillilan and another man are driving a black Geo Tracker with dark tinted windows.According to police, one of the men is wearing a red sweatshirt and the other is wearing a lime green shirt.Police said one of the men was also wearing a tactical vest.Police believe both men are armed.Police said Gillilan is 28-years-old, 5'11" tall,
  
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• Technology Inclusion Summit

  11-04-2017 17:28
  
  I.C.Stars Columbus‘ first annual Technology Inclusion Summit on Thursday, April 27 will focusing on diversity and tech, bringing together C-Level executives, IT professionals, recruiters, i.c.stars interns, and corporate partners.
  Learn more and register to attend
  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 columbus
  
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• Anthony Brown & Group Therapy - Trust In You [New Music Video]

  11-04-2017 16:42
  Anthony Brown and Group Therapy are back with another powerful single; "Trust In You." The new music video for the song is a strong stance in the rejection of worrying, fear, hesitation, and all the negativity that can intrude on one's unwavering faith in God, and thus, one's peace of mind.
  
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• Ohio girl dies after being pulled from South Carolina pool

  11-04-2017 14:16
  
  A 5-year-old Ohio girl has died 11 days after she was pulled from a South Carolina swimming pool.The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported (http://bit.ly/2oszjIg ) that Lierra Stevenson of Cleveland died Saturday.The girl had been pulled from a pool at the North Beach Plantation in North Myrtle Beach on March 28.North Myrtle Beach spokesman Pat Dowling said bystanders were performing CPR on the girl when North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue arrived.She was taken to a hospital for treatment where she later
  
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• OSU takes action after terrorist attack

  11-04-2017 14:04
  Ohio State University is beefing up its emergency alert system and streamlining the way officials communicate in a crisis after a November car-and-knife attack exposed some flaws in the text-message procedure. Some campus contractors and visitors weren't aware of campuswide "Buckeye Alerts" to seek shelter during the attack that wounded more than a dozen people, according to the report obtained by The Associated Press through an open-records request.
  
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• Next: Generation Z

  11-04-2017 14:00
  
  We barely had time, it seems, to prepare for the arrival of the Millennial generation, and now Generation Z is right on their heels.
  As a futurist, I am frequently asked to identify the characteristics of different generations. This is done for one of two reasons: either companies want to develop plans to better market to them in the future, or they want to better grasp the kinds of employees they will be hiring. We have the Baby Boomers to thank for this: because the Boomers have long viewed th
  
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• Focus on Philanthropy: Girls on the Run of Franklin County

  11-04-2017 14:00
  
  When Girls on the Run started in 1996 in Charlotte, NC, self-esteem was known to peak at age 9. Today, as the program coaches girls through more than 200 councils nationwide, that peak already happens even earlier, at age 8. Using the curriculum dreamt up by founder Molly Barker these councils teach young girls in third through eighth grades how to manage issues like self confidence and body image all while getting them ready to run their first 5K.
  Taking place in any neighborhood hub, like a sc
  
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• Focus on Philanthropy: Girls on the Run of Central Ohio

  11-04-2017 14:00
  
  When Girls on the Run started in 1996 in Charlotte, NC, self-esteem was known to peak at age 9. Today, as the program coaches girls through more than 200 councils nationwide, that peak already happens even earlier, at age 8. Using the curriculum dreamt up by founder Molly Barker these councils teach young girls in third through eighth grades how to manage issues like self confidence and body image all while getting them ready to run their first 5K.
  Taking place in any neighborhood hub, like a sc
  
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• Police: Ohio teen says second personality killed dad's girlfriend

  11-04-2017 13:31
  
  Authorities say a 14-year-old Ohio boy told a 911 dispatcher that an alternate personality was responsible for killing his father's girlfriend.The Springfield News-Sun reports the 8th-grader told a dispatcher last week after the slaying that "another person inside of me" was responsible for stabbing and shooting 40-year-old Heidi Taylor at the home she shared with the teen and his father in Mad River Township, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Columbus.The teen has been charged with aggrava
  
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• Tesla passes GM as most valuable U.S. car maker

  11-04-2017 13:29
  Tesla (TSLA) is now the most valuable U.S. car maker, as the electric car mark sped by General Motors (GM) in terms of its market capitalization.Tesla shares closed trading on Monday at $312.39, valuing the automaker on Wall Street at $51.5 billion. GM’s stock ended at $33.97, giving it a market cap of $50.2 billion. Tesla overtook Ford (F), whose $44.6 valuation makes it the third-largest U.S. car maker, last week.Tesla’s exploding market cap indicates investors are increasingly see
  
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• Superhero window washers surprise kids at hospital

  11-04-2017 13:26
  Young kids at a children's hospital were thrilled to see their favorite superheroes cleaning the windows.Superman, Spiderman, Captain America, Darth Vader, and Chewbacca were all helping out on Monday at Randall Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon.Some of the children even dressed up in their favorite superhero costumes, too.The manager of the window washing company says it's all about giving back and spreading cheer to children."They absolutely forget everything that's going on. They forget
  
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• State school board to discuss Ohio graduation requirements

  11-04-2017 12:49
  
  State Board of Education members are set to discuss whether Ohio's new graduation requirements should be adjusted as educators warn that too many current juniors are at risk of not graduating next school year.Those students are the first high schoolers affected by the new rules. A work group that reviewed the rules recommended giving that class more flexibility in how they can earn a diploma.Superintendent Paolo DeMaria will share his thoughts on that with board members Tuesday.The requirements
  
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• Suspect admits to role in Sweden terror attack

  11-04-2017 11:04
  
  Rakhmat Akilov, the suspect in a deadly terror attack last week in Sweden, has admitted to terrorist crimes.According to his attorney, Akilov admitted to driving a hijacked beer truck into pedestrians at a central Stockholm department store last Friday, killing four people, injuring 15 and sending screaming shoppers scattering in panic.Nearby buildings were locked down for hours in the heart of the capital and the main train station was evacuated.The truck traveled for more than 500 yards (meter
  
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• Ohio governor to discuss police-community relations

  11-04-2017 08:47
  In this April 29, 2015, file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, center, joined by state Public Safety Director John Born, right, and former state Sen. Nina Turner, left, announces a plan to establish the first-ever statewide police standards for the proper use of force, recruiting and hiring, during a Statehouse news conference in Columbus, Ohio. The standards have been or are being adopted by more than 500 agencies employing over 27,000 officers, officials said Thursday, March 30, 2017, representing
  
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• Judge to consider Arkansas' plan to execute 7 in 11 days

  11-04-2017 05:49
  
  A judge considering Arkansas' unprecedented plan to execute seven inmates over 11 days before its supply of an execution drug expires has had a hand in key decisions on several social issues in the state.Judge Kristine Baker, who was appointed to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas by President Barack Obama, ruled in 2014 that Arkansas' gay marriage ban was unconstitutional. A year later, she blocked an Arkansas law that would have restricted the use of abortion pills.Arkans
  
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• Officers in fatal shooting say they feared for their lives

  11-04-2017 04:03
  In this Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, Adrienne Hood speaks about her late son Henry Green, as relatives, attorneys and others look on during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Drake Is One Lead Nominees for the 2017 Billboard Music Awards

  11-04-2017 04:03
  I'm DJn his set so we bout to set Columbus on Y" Y" Y" Y" #DownWithTheKing 12. #rp @LILDonAIR: "I said "hey @djmrking we should dress alike!" He said "that's corny."
  
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• Columbus Rotary Club: Pelotonia

  11-04-2017 01:43 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Homicide victim found inside black SUV in Near East Side

  11-04-2017 01:34
  Columbus homicide detectives are investigating a body found Monday afternoon in an SUV in a parking lot at the rear of a boarded-up apartment building on the 1800 block of Gault Street in the Near East Side. Sgt. David Sicilian, first-shift homicide squad supervisor, said police received a call about 2:30 p.m. Monday suggesting that police might want to look in the parking lot behind the apartment building.
  
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• Press Conference: Safe Spring Break Initiative Announcement

  11-04-2017 00:56 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Student in custody after police find gun at Linden-McKinley STEM Academy

  11-04-2017 00:55
  
  Columbus police responded to the Linden-area after a gun was found inside a locker at the end of the school day.According to Columbus police, officers were called to the Linden-McKinley STEM Academy, a Columbus City School located on Duxberry Avenue about 3 p.m.Columbus City Schools officials said a gun was found by the security team, and an officer was asked to come pick it up.It was not immediately known if there were bullets inside of the gun. Authorities say charges are pending.
  
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• Ashville man started collection Star Wars toys in 1978

  11-04-2017 00:34
  Forty-six-year-old Gary Swingle of Ashville loves Star Wars.He has been collecting Star Wars toys since 1978. He has no idea how many toys he has but it is certainly in the thousands and he proudly has them on display in his basement.Swingle describes his passion this way: “I just fell in love with it when the toys first came out. When I was a kid that is all I wanted for Christmas.”I don't know about you but the toys I had growing up were pretty much destroyed. Gary, on the other ha
  
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• Ashville man started collection of Star Wars toys in 1978

  11-04-2017 00:34
  Forty-six-year-old Gary Swingle of Ashville loves Star Wars.He has been collecting Star Wars toys since 1978. He has no idea how many toys he has but it is certainly in the thousands and he proudly has them on display in his basement.Swingle describes his passion this way: “I just fell in love with it when the toys first came out. When I was a kid that is all I wanted for Christmas.”I don't know about you but the toys I had growing up were pretty much destroyed. Gary, on the other ha
  
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• Alabama governor resigns, pleads guilty to misdemeanors

  11-04-2017 00:07
  
  Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Monday rather than face impeachment and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor campaign violations that arose during an investigation of his alleged affair with a top aide.In a remarkable fall, the mild-mannered 74-year-old Republican and one-time Baptist deacon stepped down as the sex-tinged scandal gathered force over the past few days. Legislators turned up the pressure by opening impeachment hearings Monday. Last week, the Alabama Ethics Commission cited evidence that
  
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