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• Local high school has 100% acceptance rate into colleges and universities

  12-04-2017 23:29
  Cristo Rey Columbus is a unique college preparatory school for low to middle income students. The students go through a professional work-study program where they work five days a month all four years in exchange for tuition funds from various companies across Central Ohio."We expose them to a very rigorous academic program -- very tough," said Jim Foley, president of Cristo Rey Columbus High School. "We don't want them to just go to college, we want them to go and be ready for college when they
  
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• North Market in Columbus is getting a makeover and a new skyscraper next door

  12-04-2017 23:11
  Ellen Caplin, of Columbus, left, buys a bag of apples from farmer Bill Thomas, of Philo, Ohio, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004, at the North Market in Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Police honor the life of Officer Steve Smith

  12-04-2017 23:01
  
  Columbus Police SWAT officers say it doesn't seem possible that a year has gone by since Officer Steve Smith was shot and killed.SWAT Sgt. Joe Podolski said Smith is still with the team in spirit."We had so many good times I can't remember any bad times with him. Of course, that night was awful."On April 10 2016, the Columbus SWAT team was serving an arrest warrant on West California for a man accused of setting his estranged wife's home on fire. During the execution of the warrant Officer Smith
  
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• Man indicted for selling drugs that contributed to overdose death

  12-04-2017 22:37
  
  A man was indicted Tuesday, charged as the one who sold the drugs in a deadly overdose.Shawn Point faces three charges in Franklin County for two overdoses.Those overdoses happened in a Bexley apartment in September 2015.Sean Herman was found dead.His girlfriend, Lynsey Vogelpohl, overdosed but her father revived her with Narcan.“It doesn’t just hurt the person that died from it, the whole family suffers,” Norman Beyor, Vogelpohl’s uncle, said.Tracing an overdose back to
  
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• Trump says US-Russia relations may be at "all-time low"

  12-04-2017 21:55
  
  With tensions rising over Syria and other issues, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. relations with Russia "may be at an all-time low" as he moved ever further away from his campaign promises to establish better ties with Moscow."Right now we're not getting along with Russia at all," Trump said flatly during a White House news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Soltenberg.It was a grim assessment that echoed the words of Trump's top diplomat, Secretary of State Rex Tillerso
  
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• Activists Want Columbus Police Officer Zachary Rosen Fired for Assaulting Suspect

  12-04-2017 21:49
  
  One of the groups behind Justice for Henry Green has released a statement in response to a video released on Monday, which showed Columbus Police Officer Zachary Rosen kicking restrained suspect Demarko Anderson in the head.
  “We are appalled, though not surprised, by the actions taken by Columbus Police officers in this video,” said the People’s Justice Project (PJP) in the statement. “Just a week after he was cleared by an internal investigation process touted by the May
  
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• Activists Respond to Video of Columbus Police Officer Kicking a Restrained Suspect

  12-04-2017 21:49
  
  One of the groups behind Justice for Henry Green has released a statement in response to a video released on Monday, which showed Columbus Police Officer Zachary Rosen kicking restrained suspect Demarko Anderson in the head.
  “We are appalled, though not surprised, by the actions taken by Columbus Police officers in this video,” said the People’s Justice Project (PJP) in the statement. “Just a week after he was cleared by an internal investigation process touted by the May
  
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• Officials to provide update on Rhoden family murder investigation

  12-04-2017 21:17
  
  As the one-year anniversary approaches in the murders of eight family members in Pike County, officials will be providing an update into the investigation.Attorney General Mike DeWine and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader will address the status of the investigation Thursday morning in Columbus.Eight members of the Rhoden family were found dead on April 22, 2016.Deputies found seven people at three homes on Union Hill Road. An eighth victim was found later that afternoon 15 minutes away from th
  
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• College-Bound Class!

  12-04-2017 20:55
  
  100% of the first senior class at Cristo Rey Columbus is college bound! This incredible accomplishment was celebrated today at an all-school rally for students to see college as an achievable goal and to realize their potential. Congratulations!
  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&
  
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• Doppler 10: Cloudy and warm few days ahead

  12-04-2017 20:54
  
  Today: Partly cloudy and pleasant. Near 70Tonight: Partly cloudy. 49Tomorrow: A few more clouds and warmer. 74Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Chance for a scattered shower. Warmer again. 79Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Clouds will spread across the region as a weak warm frontal boundary moves north across the state. Temperatures will continue to rise into the weekend. A cold front will approach heading into the weekend, bringing a chance for sc
  
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• Doppler 10: A nice night, warmer Thursday

  12-04-2017 20:54
  This Evening: A fantastic evening with mostly clear skies.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and seasonal.Low 43.Winds: Light NE.
  Tomorrow: Mix of sun and clouds, a little warmer.High 69.Winds: E 4-8 mph.
  Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy.Warmer with the chance for a few showers or storms.High 73.Winds: ESE 3-6 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Expect a fantastic evening and a pleasant and seasonal night.Open the windows if you want to cool off as we
  
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• Columbus police arrest man watnted in connection with 2016 murder

  12-04-2017 20:41
  
  Columbus police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting death last year.Authorities took 25-year-old Stephon Richmond into custody Tuesday evening following a SWAT situation in near east Columbus.Columbus police search for killer as victim's mother pleads for justiceRichmond has been charged in the death of 24-year-old Donavon Williams in September 2016 on Genessee Avenue.His bond was set at $500,000.
  
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• Columbus police arrest man wanted in 2016 murder

  12-04-2017 20:41
  
  Columbus police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting death last year.Authorities took 25-year-old Stephon Richmond into custody Tuesday evening following a SWAT situation in near east Columbus.Columbus police search for killer as victim's mother pleads for justiceRichmond has been charged in the death of 24-year-old Donavon Williams in September 2016 on Genessee Avenue.His bond was set at $500,000.
  
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• Columbus Hosts 2017 Statewide Municipal...

  12-04-2017 20:32
  April 12, 2017 - The Ohio Afterschool Network held a statewide Municipal Summit on Afterschool and Expanded Learning today at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Hosted by National League of Cities President and Cleveland Councilmember Matt Zone, featured speakers included Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson.
  
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• Ohio House to keep office for families of special needs kids

  12-04-2017 20:12
  
  Ohio House Republicans reject Gov. John Kasich's proposal to close a state office that helps parents of children with medical challenges pay certain bills not covered by their insurance.The Republican governor's $66.9 billion, two-year state budget proposed eliminating the Bureau of Children With Medical Handicaps and shifting it to Medicaid managed care, then reducing income eligibility for babies born after July.House GOP leaders announced plans Tuesday to remove Kasich's language from the bud
  
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• United: Airline won't use police to remove passengers

  12-04-2017 19:55
  
  The chief executive of United Airlines said the carrier will no longer ask police to remove passengers from full flights after the uproar over a man who was dragged off a plane by airport officers in Chicago.In an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" aired Wednesday, Oscar Munoz said he felt "ashamed" watching video of the man being forced off the jet. He has promised to review the airline's passenger-removal policy.Munoz, who leads United's parent company, apologized again to Dr. David D
  
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• Marion inmates hid computers, tapped into prison network

  12-04-2017 19:25
  
  Two Ohio prisoners took discarded computers and used them to access the prison's network, create inmate passes for restricted areas and apply for credit cards under another inmate's name for a planned tax fraud scheme, the state's government watchdog said.The inspector general's report says a lack of supervision at the Marion Correctional Institution enabled the inmates to hide two computers in the ceiling and run wiring to connect to the prison network. The prisoners were able to access the int
  
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• Spicer says Hitler comment 'inexcusable and reprehensible'

  12-04-2017 19:12
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday that his attempt to compare the Holocaust and Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons was "inexcusable and reprehensible" and was made all the worse by this being a holy week for millions of Christians and Jews.He said his comment, made Tuesday at the White House briefing, was personally and professionally disappointing, and he asked for "folks' forgiveness.""To make a gaffe and a mistake like this is inexcusable and reprehen
  
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• Ohio Bacon Fest Returns in September

  12-04-2017 18:51
  
  If you thought the bacon craze was going to fizzle out, Ohio Bacon Fest comes back this summer to prove you wrong. The third annual family-friendly fest will fill up the Columbus Commons on Friday, September 8.
  “Downtown Columbus is growing, more people are moving to the area, and we hope to envelop their excitement for our third annual event,” said founder Mike Gallicchio in a press release. “The Columbus Commons is the perfect venue to capture the energy of our city…we
  
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• Chief: Quick review of officer accused of kicking cuffed man

  12-04-2017 17:51
  Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther, front center, joined by city officials and council members including Columbus Division of Police Chief Kim Jacobs, far right, expresses his concern Tuesday, April 11, 2017, news conference in Columbus, Ohio, over a police officer captured on video apparently kicking a handcuffed suspect in the head, du, Jacobs said Tuesday she's fast-tracking an investigation into the case, with a report expected within two weeks. By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press CO
  
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• The Six North Market Development Proposals That Won’t Be Built

  12-04-2017 16:15
  Representatives from The City of Columbus announced today the winning proposal that has been selected for developing upon the North Market parking lot. Originally, a group of seven development teams submitted proposals for the site, which means that six of those plans will not be moving forward. The details of five of those plans can be found below (Nationwide Realty Investors did not release details on their plan):
  Pizzuti
  The Pizzuti Companies submitted a proposal designed by Arquitectoni
  
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• City of Columbus recommendations for the future of the North Market

  12-04-2017 16:09
  
  Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther announces a recommended proposal for the future of the North Market at 10 a.m. a press conference.
  
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• City announces North Market revamp that includes 35-story skyscraper

  12-04-2017 16:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There are big changes coming to Columbus' last-remaining public market.Mayor Andrew Ginther announced Wednesday that a new addition will be added to the North Market: a 35-story mixed-use skyscraper.Ginther said the existing North Market building - at 59 Spruce St. - will be preserved, and the tower will be built in the space of the current parking lot.So what does that mean for parking? Two-hundred-ninety-one new spots.Developer Mark Wood said the tower will feature undergroun
  
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• Restaurant Review: El Camino Inn

  12-04-2017 16:00
  El Camino Inn is just about everything you’d expect. Random word associations suggest alternately a peculiar sort of retro Chevy car-truck hybrid, a Clint Eastwood movie, and the first two words mean “the way” in Spanish.
  So the design is something out of Fistful of Dollars (an Eastwood movie) palate. There are strings of lights in the windows and a collection of chairs and colorful booth seating that look as if they’ve been there a while, even though El Camino opened cir
  
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• Plans Moving Forward to Build 35-Story Tower on North Market Parking Lot

  12-04-2017 16:00
  The City of Columbus has chosen a 35-story tower as the winning proposal for the North Market parking lot.
  The proposal, called Market Tower, is from the Wood Companies and Schiff Capital Group. It would consist of approximately 200 residential units above office space, with restaurant and retail uses on the first two floors.
  The first and second floors will also have about 10,000 additional square feet for the North Market to use, including a public atrium that will connect the new building wit
  
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• Ohio asks appeals court to review lethal injection process

  12-04-2017 15:52
  
  State lawyers want an entire appeals court to review Ohio's new and twice-rejected lethal injection process as the state struggles to resume executions.The attorney general's office asked the full 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati late Tuesday to hear Ohio's appeal of a judge's decision deeming the proposed use of a contested sedative called midazolam unconstitutional.A three-judge panel of the court ruled 2-1 earlier this month to side with the judge and reject the process.The sta
  
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• Franklin County man indicted in 2015 overdose death

  12-04-2017 15:31
  A Franklin County grand jury indicted Shawn W. Point, 30, on charges of involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs and aggravated trafficking in drugs. On Sept.
  
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• IKEA Announces Opening Date for Columbus Store

  12-04-2017 15:26
  It’s been two and a half years in the making, but the finish line is now firmly in sight. Officials with IKEA announced today that their new Columbus location will no longer open in “Summer 2017″ and have instead confirmed the official grand opening date as Wednesday, June 7th at 9 a.m.
  “We are thrilled by the excellent construction progress made to date, and believe we can complete the remaining milestones and interior build-up by early-June,” stated IKEA Columbus
  
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• IKEA Home Furnishings to open in Columbus June 7

  12-04-2017 15:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio-- IKEA will open the doors on its Columbus store on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 9 a.m.Customers can begin lining-up at the store on Monday, June 5, 2017, 48 hours in advance. The 354,000 square foot store will be located at the northeastern corner of Interstate-71 and Gemini Place in the Polaris Centers of Commerce.The Swedish furniture store will feature 10,000 exclusively designed items, 50 room-settings, three model home interiors, a supervised children's play area, and 450 seat
  
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• Brian Asamoah and the life of being a top-level Columbus prospect without an Ohio State offer

  12-04-2017 12:57
  There was this one drill at Nike's The Opening regional camp in Cleveland on Sunday that had rectangular boundaries set up that was 20 yards long and 10 yards wide. There was a ballcarrier and a linebacker.
  
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• Wahoo protesters want to be in on Indians' talks with MLB

  12-04-2017 12:51
  Organizers protesting the Cleveland Indians' use of the Chief Wahoo logo have asked to be involved in talks with Major League Baseball about changes to the contentious symbol.A group asking the Indians to abolish the red-faced, smiling logo and their nickname gathered outside Progressive Field on Tuesday before the club's home opener against the Chicago White Sox. Carrying signs that read "Racism Honors No One" and "Real People Not Mascots," the protesters peacefully voiced their opinions as pol
  
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• Ohio to pay for funeral expenses of woman killed in Pike County massacre

  12-04-2017 12:35
  
  The state has approved a request to help pay for the funeral of a woman killed in last year's southern Ohio massacre of eight people.The Dec. 12 request to the Ohio Victims of Crime Compensation Program was made by the family of Dana Rhoden.Rhoden was the mother of three children also killed in the attacks and the ex-wife of the children's father, Christopher Rhoden Sr., who also was killed.Dana Rhoden's mother, Judy Manley, received word of the $7,500 payment last week.Payments of $22,500 from
  
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• Central Ohio organization provides food for students during spring break

  12-04-2017 12:31
  
  An organization in Zanesville is making sure students on spring break don't go without a meal.The Noon Rotary Club of Zanesville sent kids with food assistance at Zane Grey Elementary school home with meal bags Tuesday.The Zanesville Times Recorder reports the club put together 150 meal bags.They included peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, canned ravioli, green beans, cereal and fruit.The Noon Rotary Club decided to give Zane Grey the meal bags after learning teachers give students pe
  
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• Gunman hops pharmacy counter and demands drugs

  12-04-2017 12:28
  
  A man pulled a gun on pharmacists at a north Columbus CVS Pharmacy.It happened Monday around 6:30 p.m. at the CVS on Morse Road at Cherry Bottom Road.Columbus Police say the man wandered around the store before jumping over the pharmacy counter.While holding a gun, the man demanded codeine from pharmacists.He stole three bottles from a shelf and took off.Police believe the robber is in his teens or early 20s, 5'7", thin, with curly hair.Detectives say he had an accent.Stay with 10TV and refresh
  
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• White Castle sponsors USA Luge slider search

  12-04-2017 10:35
  The home of the slider is now the sponsor of sliders - the nickname for athletes who compete in the Olympic sport of luge. Columbus-based White Castle is helping USA Luge recruit the next generation of sliders by sponsoring a series of events, dubbed the slider search, across the country for interested youths aged 9 to 13. The first recruitment drive will be held in Columbus, May 13-14.
  
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• Ross County deputies locate missing teen

  12-04-2017 10:20
  
  The Ross County Sheriff located a 14-year-old girl who had last been seen with several adult men early Tuesday morning.Authorities say Greenlee Hopper was reported missing by her mother Tuesday. She was located safely on Wednesday.Hopper was last seen with three adult men around 3:00 a.m. Tuesday. The Ross County Sheriff has received a statement from one of those men, but they were still attempting to locate 2 others. Both men were spotted with Hopper in a blue 2001 Chevrolet Blazer .The sheriff
  
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• Three East High School students get sick after eating cookies believed to have marijuana

  12-04-2017 07:38
  
  Three students at East High School got sick after eating cookies believed to contain marijuana.The three students were immediately seen by the school nurse on Tuesday. One of them was seen by an EMS squad. The other two students were picked up from school by their parents.The principal at East High School says the student believed to be responsible has been identified, and the school has contacted that student's parents.Right now, the school's security team is investigating to find out if any ot
  
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• 3 East High School students get sick after eating cookies believed to have marijuana

  12-04-2017 07:38
  
  Three students at East High School got sick after eating cookies believed to contain marijuana.The three students were immediately seen by the school nurse on Tuesday. One of them was seen by an EMS squad. The other two students were picked up from school by their parents.The principal at East High School says the student believed to be responsible has been identified, and the school has contacted that student's parents.Right now, the school's security team is investigating to find out if any ot
  
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• Student charged with bringing loaded pistol to Linden McKinley High School

  12-04-2017 05:36
  A student at Linden McKinley High School in South Linden is charged with two felonies accusing him of bringing a loaded pistol to school Monday. Tylon J. Preston II, 18, of North Linden, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon and conveying a deadly weapon on school grounds.
  
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• Police: Pastor beaten to death by man he let live on his property

  12-04-2017 05:36
  A South Side man has been charged with the beating death of a local pastor who had allowed him to live in an outbuilding on his property. Columbus police homicide detectives filed a murder charge against Ricky Skinner, 42, for the March 28 death of Joseph McDowell, 80. Skinner's first name had been spelled as Rickey in previous court cases.
  
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• Columbus woman found in SUV was beaten to death, police say.

  12-04-2017 05:36
  A Columbus woman was fatally beaten in a Near East Side apartment two days before her body was found Monday in the back of an SUV parked behind the apartment building, Columbus police say. Darryl Joe Lee, 59, who lived in the 1800 Gault Street apartment and owns the black GMC SUV, is now charged with murder in the death of Deloris D. Williams, 51. SWAT officers arrested Lee on Monday night on the West Side, and detectives charged him in the death of Williams, whose last known address w
  
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• Police search for Nelsonville woman wanted on kidnapping charges

  12-04-2017 04:53
  
  Athens county Common Pleas Court has issued a a nationwide arrest warrant for a woman accused of kidnapping and theft.Margaret H. Darby also known as Margie Reeves of Nelsonville has been indicted on13 counts of forgery, two counts of failing to provide for a functionally impaired person, two counts of kidnapping, theft and identity fraud.Anyone with information about Darby should call Nelsonville Police Department at (740) 753-1736 or the Athens County Prosecutors Office at (740) 592-3208.
  
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• Police arrest Nelsonville woman wanted on kidnapping charges

  12-04-2017 04:53
  
  Authorities have arrested a Nelsonville woman wanted for kidnapping and theft.Margaret Darby was indicted on13 counts of forgery, two counts of failing to provide for a functionally impaired person, two counts of kidnapping, theft and identity fraud.Darby was arrested by Nelsonville Police around 2:50 p.m. Wednesday at the GoMart gas station on West Canal Street.Police said they were able to locate Darby after receiving an anonymous tip.She is now being held at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jai
  
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• Musician John Warren Geils Jr. dies in Massachusetts at 71

  12-04-2017 02:56
  
  GROTON, Mass. — Musician John Warren Geils Jr., founder of The J. Geils Band, has died in his Massachusetts home. He was 71.Groton police confirmed Geils' death Tuesday night. They say it does not appear to be suspicious.The J. Geils Band was founded in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts, while Geils was studying at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.The band's first big hit "Love Stinks," a rant against unrequited love, was the title song on their 1980 album.Their song "Centerfold," from the a
  
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• Tornado siren failures in Licking County

  12-04-2017 02:19
  When tornado sirens are activated people outside are supposed to hear them for miles.
  But in some areas of Licking County..
  It's the sound of silence.
  Eleven of its 56 sirens failed to wail when tested in April.
  Homeowner Bill Payne lives down the street from a siren on Horns Hill Road which failed the test.
  "It doesn't really bug me if we're hit we're hit," he said.
  Eric and Robin Hill live near the same tornado siren.
  "It's a little concerning when you here there are tornado is in the area and
  
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• City Council Committee Hearing: Health & Human Services, Finance, & Workforce Development 4/11/17

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• Man charged with the murder of a Columbus Pastor

  12-04-2017 00:47
  
  Columbus Police have charged a man with the murder of a west side pastor.According to court records, police have charged Ricky Skinner with killing Joseph McDowell on March 29.Documents reveal Skinner is accused of striking McDowell, 81, in the head with a "blunt object."On March 29, Columbus firefighters were called to the home on Southard Drive on a report of a man "on fire." Police say a fire inside of McDowell's garage injured Skinner and a woman named Jamie Raines. Skinner and Raines were s
  
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• Mayor, Chief of Police address video appearing to show officer stomping suspect

  12-04-2017 00:37
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and Police Chief Kim Jacobs spoke publicly Tuesday about the video that appears to show an officer stomping a handcuffed suspect on the ground.he incident happened Saturday morning, involving an officer who had already been the subject of community protests.Officer Zachary Rosen was one of two officers cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the fatal shooting last summer of Henry Green.Now, just two weeks after the Grand Jury declined to charge him, the Chief of Poli
  
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• 'Charging Bull' sculptor accuses NYC of violating his rights

  12-04-2017 00:35
  
  The sculptor of Wall Street's "Charging Bull" statue is accusing New York City of violating his legal rights by allowing the "Fearless Girl" statue to be installed facing the bronze beast without his permission.Attorney Norman Siegel tells The Associated Press that Arturo Di Modica will explain Wednesday how he's challenging city officials who are allowing the bronze girl to stay until February. Siegel says he already demanded the city release documents showing what procedures were followed.Di M
  
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• Fraternal Order of Police Defends "Kicking" Columbus Officer

  12-04-2017 00:07
  Columbus residents were outraged when video surfaced earlier this week of Columbus Police Officer Zachary Rosen appearing to kick Demarko Anderson while handcuffed in police custody. Later in the same day Columbus residents were even more upset to find out Officer Rosen was one of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Henry Green in 2015.
  
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