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• Feds joining with Ohio medical providers in fight against opiate abuse

  25-04-2017 23:27
  Jessica Haner-Lee is weeks away from welcoming her fifth child.She said being a mother means "Everything. I love my kids. They're everything to me."But incredibly, at one point in her life, drugs meant more. Without pills, she says she was sick and angry and sometimes unable to get out of bed.Everyone around her- especially her children- suffered."It hurts," she said, pausing. "It's not something I can take back. You just have to learn to live with it."She said her dark spiral to addiction began
  
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• 2017 Course Maps: Half marathon, quarter marathon & 5K

  25-04-2017 22:59
  Course maps for the 2017 OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon:OhioHealth Capital City Half MarathonOhioHealth Quarter MarathonCommit To Be Fit 5K
  
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• Amidst Divorce Drama, Lala Produces New Show

  25-04-2017 22:56
  Even though there may be some drama in her personal life, it looks like Lala is moving forward professionally with a new show in the works. Lala will be sitting behind the camera in the directors chair for this one.
  
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• Judge blocks Trump order on sanctuary city funding

  25-04-2017 22:39
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending.U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the temporary ruling in a lawsuit against the executive order targeting so-called sanctuary cities. The decision will stay in place while the lawsuit works its way through court.The Trump admini
  
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• U.S., North Korea face off in high-stakes game of chicken

  25-04-2017 22:06
  North Korea conducted a large-scale, live-fire military drill on Tuesday morning in yet another show of force. It was part of celebrations marking the 85th anniversary of the founding of the country’s military.While the North fired weapons near the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. and South Korea conducted drills off the west coast. Meanwhile, the USS Carl Vinson naval strike group is making its way to the divided peninsula.CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz reports that, in a
  
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• For $425, Nordstrom will sell you a pair of dirty jeans

  25-04-2017 21:49
  
  NEW YORK -- Nordstrom is selling yet another deeply perplexing item online — this time, in the name of men’s fashion.For $425, you can own a pair of jeans with fake dirt on them.The department store chain says the five-pocket, button-fly dirty denim pants — dubbed PRPS Barracuda straight-legged jeans — are “heavily distressed” and “embody rugged, Americana workwear that’s seen some hard-working action with a crackled, caked-on muddy coating that sh
  
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• Doppler 10: Turning warmer with more rain

  25-04-2017 21:25
  This Evening: A few clouds, nice and mild.
  Tonight: Mostly clear to partly cloudy skies.A good night to open the windows.Low 55.Winds: SE 3-6 mph.
  Wednesday: Lots of sunshine and breezy, feeling a little like summer.High 84.Winds: S 8-12 mph.
  Thursday: Clouds build with scattered afternoon showers and storms, breezy.High 78.Winds: SSW 10-20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: We’re tracking another pleasant night with mostly clear to
  
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• House budget pumps $170M into solving Ohio's opiate epidemic

  25-04-2017 20:23
  
  A plan unveiled Tuesday by majority House Republicans includes funding for a smartphone app, a 24-hour hotline and other inventive ways to tackle Ohio's opioid crisis.Speaker Clifford Rosenberger and Finance Chairman Ryan Smith said their version of Ohio's two-year operating budget adds over $170 million to address the scourge driven by prescription painkillers and heroin.House revisions include 1.5-percent across-the-board cuts to most programs, while protecting certain priority areas, includin
  
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• Columbus men charged with murdering potential witnesses

  25-04-2017 19:46
  
  Two men have been charged with killing potential witnesses in a drug trafficking operation.A federal grand jury indicted 25-year-old Antwan Hutchinson and 24-year-old Michael Favors in the deaths of three people who potentially had information on Hutchinson’s drug trafficking activity.Officers and ATF agents had executed a search warrant on February 10 at 68 Whitehorne Avenue. Authorities recovered several guns and drugs including cocaine, marijuana and oxycodone.According to court records
  
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• Columbus Rotary: Defining & Measuring Student Engagement in School

  25-04-2017 18:40 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Federal grand jury indicts two men in shooting, beating deaths

  25-04-2017 18:09
  A federal grand jury has indicted two men who authorities say beat a man to death and killed two women to prevent them from telling police about a West Side drug-trafficking operation. A news release from the U.S. attorney's office said the case against Antwan L. Hutchinson, 25, and Michael J. Favors, 24, is eligible for the death penalty.
  
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• WATCH: 2017 OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon

  25-04-2017 17:55
  
  UPDATE: Columbus Police says they are closing the course of the OhioHealth Capital City Marathon early due to lightning in the area.Track the heavy rain and storms at: 10TV.com/interactive---It’s the thrill of the race. The feeling of accomplishment. It’s overcoming the odds. This morning, thousands ran for different reasons in the Ohio Health Capital City Half Marathon.2017 Course Maps | Road closures | How To Track Runners Winners.@aggietrk alum Natosha Rogers wins her first #USATF
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: 2017 OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon

  25-04-2017 17:55
  
  It’s the thrill of the race. The feeling of accomplishment. It’s overcoming the odds. This morning, thousands will run for different reasons in the Ohio Health Capital City Half Marathon.We will be bringing you coverage of the race on 10TV and 10TV.com from 7 to 9:30 a.m.2017 Course Maps | Road closures | How To Track RunnersRace Events InformationThe starting lines for all events begin on the corner of Town Street and Front Street.OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon (13.1 miles) S
  
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• 2017 OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon

  25-04-2017 17:55
  The 2017 OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon will take place on April 29.You can get event information below and at CapitalCityHalfMarathon.com.Race Events InformationThe starting lines for all events begin on the corner of Town Street and Front Street.OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon (13.1 miles) START TIME at 8 a.m.The OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon is the the ultimate tour of Columbus. We head through the Arena District on our way up to the Ohio State University campus where you
  
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• Pit bull breaks away from chain, mauls man to death in SW Ohio

  25-04-2017 17:41
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — Police say a pit bull apparently broke away from a chain and mauled a man to death in Ohio.Dayton police responded to a report about a man screaming for help amid the sound of barking dogs at around 4:40 a.m. Tuesday.Lt. Mark Ponichtera says police found the man being attacked in an alley. They were able to get the dog to back off, and the man was taken to a hospital, where he died.Police fatally shot the dog, which they say was a pit bull. They were trying to determine its
  
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• Central Ohio lawmaker resigns to focus on business, family

  25-04-2017 16:47
  
  A Democratic state lawmaker from central Ohio has resigned, saying she wants to focus on her family and her financial planning business.Heather Bishoff was elected to the Ohio House in 2012 and was in her third term representing communities east and south of downtown Columbus. The Army Reserve veteran from Blacklick resigned from the Legislature on Monday.The 43-year-old Bishoff tells The Columbus Dispatch that her family plans to move to the San Diego area to be near her oldest son, a Marine re
  
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• NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire at end of 2017 season

  25-04-2017 15:35
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR's most popular driver, announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the season.The two-time Daytona 500 winner set an afternoon news conference with team owner Rick Hendrick to discuss his decision. Hendrick Motorsports said in a news release that Earnhardt informed his team of his decision early Tuesday.A third-generation NASCAR driver, Earnhardt has been plagued by concussions the last several years, and he missed half of last season rec
  
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• Partner of cop who shot Tamir Rice 'I didn't know it was a kid'

  25-04-2017 14:50
  
  The partner of a Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir (tuh-MEER') Rice recalls pleading for a faster response from medics as the wounded boy's condition worsened.Cleveland.com reports the newly public recorded police interviews were done within days of the November 2014 death of Rice, who'd been playing with a pellet gun.In one video, Officer Frank Garmback chokes up as he describes spotting the suspect with an apparent handgun before his partner fired. Garmback pauses, puts his
  
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• "I didn't know it was a kid": Emotional cop recalls Tamir Rice death

  25-04-2017 14:50
  
  The partner of a Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice recalls pleading for a faster response from medics as the wounded boy's condition worsened.Cleveland.com reports the newly public recorded police interviews were done within days of the November 2014 death of Rice, who'd been playing with a pellet gun.In one video, Officer Frank Garmback chokes up as he describes spotting the suspect with an apparent handgun before his partner fired. Garmback pauses, puts his hands over h
  
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• Arkansas carries out double execution; first in US since 2000

  25-04-2017 14:44
  
  VARNER, Ark. — After going nearly 12 years without executing an inmate, Arkansas now has executed three in a few days — including two in one night.Jack Jones and Marcel Williams received lethal injections on the same gurney Monday night, just about three hours apart. It was the first double execution in the United States since 2000.While Jones, 52, was executed on schedule, shortly after 7 p.m., attorneys for Williams, 46, convinced a federal judge minutes later to briefly delay his
  
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• 71 northbound impacted after several tractor trailers crash in Fayette County

  25-04-2017 13:54
  
  An early morning crash involving several tractor trailers has cslowed a busy stretch of a central Ohio freeway.All of northbound I-71 was closed Tuesday morning near the Fayette/Greene County line. Around 10:45 a.m., one lane of the freeway reopened to northbound traffic. The Ohio Department of Transportation expects the roadway to remain blocked into Tuesday afternoon, because the crash caused damage to the pavement that will need to be repaired.
  
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• 71 northbound closed after several tractor trailers crash in Fayette County

  25-04-2017 13:54
  
  An early morning crash involving several tractor trailers has closed a busy stretch of a central Ohio freeway.All of northbound I-71 was closed Tuesday morning near the Fayette/Greene County line.The Ohio Department of Transportation expects the roadway to remain blocked into Tuesday afternoon, because the crash caused damage to the pavement that will need to be repaired.Northbound I-71 traffic is being diverted onto State Route 72, then to US Route 22.
  
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• Supreme Court in Petoskey to hear drunken driving case

  25-04-2017 13:25
  
  - Does a home driveway qualify for drunken driving?The Michigan Supreme Court is on the road Tuesday to hear arguments in the case of an Oakland County man who was arrested after operating his Cadillac in his driveway.Gino Rea drove the car out of his Northville garage and then back into it. Police were at his home in 2014 because of complaints about loud music.Two courts have dismissed a drunken driving charge. The appeals court said Rea was in the upper portion of his driveway, an area that's
  
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• VIDEO: A look inside the new Columbus Ikea store

  25-04-2017 13:20
  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 restaurant.
  
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• WATCH: Man becomes firefighter for a day on 97th birthday

  25-04-2017 13:16
  A Pennsylvania man, who always wanted to become a firefighter, fulfilled that life-long dream on his 97th birthday.Bill Grun celebrated his his big day earlier this month doing something he's always wanted to do: taking a ride on a fire truck.Local firefighters heard about his wish, and surprised him at the Wesley Enhanced Living Center where he lives.Firefighters from the Doylestown Fire Company said when Ladder 79 pulled up, Grun hopped right in with no problem.They took him for a ride and eve
  
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• Firefighter catches baby thrown out of window during fire

  25-04-2017 13:15
  A father in Knoxville, Tennessee took a big leap of faith during an apartment fire over the weekend. A firefighter asked him to drop his baby boy from the third-floor window, promising to catch him.Josiah is not even two months old yet, and on Sunday morning, a fire broke out in the building he and his family live in.Firefighters say it started in the rear stairwell of the building, and the family had no safe way out."There he is, you know, with a baby hanging out. Asking us to save his baby. We
  
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• Justice Insider: Anyone lose a gold tooth at party hall?

  25-04-2017 13:11
  A .380-caliber Cobra pistol and magazine and six IDs were among the items Columbus police found at J&R Party Hall after nine people were shot and wounded on April 16 in South Linden. There were reports that as many as 200 people were at the event hall at 1714 Cleveland Ave. when a fight led to a shooting.
  
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• Columbus Police look for man who robbed pizza place

  25-04-2017 12:59
  Columbus Police are looking for a man accused of robbing a pizza place.It happened at Josie's Pizza on West Broad Street on Sunday night.Police say he pointed a black semi-auto handgun at two employees and demanded cashThe man took cash and ran out the front door. He was last seen getting into a full size light colored truck.The suspect was described as 21-25 years old, 5’6”-5’8”, 180-190lbs, dark blue or black hoodie with Marsh Staff on back, blue bandana and a black sem
  
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• Pressure on North Korea ratcheted up amid nuclear test possibility

  25-04-2017 12:44
  A U.S. guided-missile submarine arrived in South Korea Tuesday and envoys from the U.S., Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo as North Korea marked the anniversary of the founding of its military.Though experts thought a nuclear test or ballistic missile launch was possible around the anniversary, the morning came and went without either. South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing a South Korean government source, reported that North Korea instead appeared to have held a major live-fire drill in the
  
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• President Donald Trump's first 100 Days

  25-04-2017 11:21
  
  President Donald Trump is reaching his 100 day mark. In his first 100 days of office, he has kept several of the campaign promises he outlined in the presidential campaign, including ending the trans-Pacific trade deal and adding a Supreme Court Justice. Several promises have not yet been met, including the Border wall, and the trillion-dollar infrastructure plan and tax cut.Of 38 specific promises Trump made in his 100-day "contract" with voters - "This is my pledge to you" - he's accomplished
  
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• Link Found Between Financial Strain and Low-Birth-Weight Babies

  25-04-2017 08:19
  COLUMBUS, Ohio A financially strapped pregnant woman's worries about the arrival and care of her little one could contribute to birth of a smaller, medically vulnerable infant, a new study suggests. Researchers at The Ohio State University found that pregnancy-specific distress, such as concerns that the baby's needs won't be met, appears to be a pathway between financial strain and higher likelihood of a low-birth-weight infant.
  
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• Day of Giving: Join the fight against cancer

  25-04-2017 06:01
  
  This year Komen Columbus is celebrating 25 years of Racing for Cures!To commemorate this milestone, 10TV and 97.1 The Fan are proud to partner with Komen Columbus for a DAY OF GIVING.On April 25, Komen Columbus is asking you -- friends, supporters and the Columbus community -- to contribute. Donate and 10TV and 97.1 The Fan will match your donation, dollar for dollar up to $25,000.In addition, let's GO PINK on April 25 to show our support to those affected by breast cancer. When the sun goes dow
  
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• I-71 North in Grove City reopens after crash

  25-04-2017 03:44
  
  A busy central Ohio interstate has reopened after being closed to cleanup a crash.I-71 north was closed between State Route 665 and Stringtown Road in Grove City due to a tractor trailer crash and rollover Monday evening.The crash happened at the White Road bridge, which is under construction. The crash damaged several sections of portable concrete barriers and equipment.A crane was needed to move the damaged equipment, according to ODOT.The roadway reopened around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• I-71 North in Grove City closed due to crash

  25-04-2017 03:44
  
  All lanes of I-71 north are closed between State Route 665 and Stringtown Road in Grove City due to a tractor trailer crash and rollover.The crash happened at the White Road bridge, which is under construction. The crash damaged several sections of portable concrete barriers and equipment.A crane will be needed to move the damaged equipment, according to ODOT.Northbound traffic is being forced to exit at SR 665.It is not known how long the northbound lanes will remain closed. ODOT said I-71 sout
  
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• Two men critically wounded in separate Columbus shootings

  25-04-2017 03:31
  Two men have been critically wounded this evening in separate, unrelated shootings on opposite sides of the city, Columbus police said. Police and fire were called for a man shot at 5:39 p.m. to the 100 block of Belvidere Avenue, just south of West Broad Street.
  
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• Ladies, It's Shoot Your Shot Season Ask J. Lo

  25-04-2017 03:31
  Ms. Lopez finally opens up about her relationship with the Ex Yankee baller, A-Rod, and shares that she was the one that approached him. "It's very simple.
  
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• Ohio State women's basketball to open season against Stanford, UConn in Columbus

  25-04-2017 03:24
  
  The Women's Final Four will take place in Columbus next year but this fall, the city will get an early preview of what's to come.Ohio State announced the Buckeyes will open the season with a pair of games against Stanford and UConn.The Buckeyes will face the Cardinal on November 10 at St. John Arena. The game will be Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer’s first game back in Columbus since she coached the Buckeyes from 1981-85.Then on November 12, Ohio State and the city of Columbus will hos
  
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• Big Walnut schools are running out of room for students

  25-04-2017 03:18
  Another school district in central Ohio is running out of room to put its students.
  The Big Walnut School District is seeing overcrowding problems in nearly all of its buildings. Officials are working to put a levy issue on the November ballot after a bond failed to pass last year during the election.
  The chattering sound of young students will soon be heard in the old trailer behind the Big Walnut Elementary School.
  "So we plan on renovating this trailer behind me. It's over 50 years old. It ha
  
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• Ohio dad of 1-year-old who allegedly had drugs in system charged

  25-04-2017 03:10
  
  Authorities say an Ohio man whose 1-year-old son tested positive for cocaine and synthetic opiates has been charged with child endangering.Court records show 38-year-old Samuel Mosley pleaded not guilty to the charge on Monday in Clark County Municipal Court in Springfield, about 50 miles west of Columbus. Court records don't show an attorney for the Springfield man, who was jailed on $25,000 bond.Court records show the child was unresponsive April 16, and Mosley told hospital staff he put the b
  
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• Lancaster police searching for 3 missing juveniles

  25-04-2017 03:06
  
  Authorities in Lancaster are looking for three missing juveniles who were last seen Sunday night.Police said they received a call reporting them missing Monday afternoon around 1:30 p.m.Seventeen-year-old Mckaila Runyon, 13-year-old Neaveh Sturgeon and 11-year-old Brayden Sturgeon were last seen in the 1100 block of South Broad Street.Lancaster police said it is unknown if they left in a vehicle or on foot.Mckaila is described as a white female, 5'1'', 94 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.Ne
  
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• Council Economic Development & Small and Minority Business Development Committees; Restored Citizens

  25-04-2017 02:31 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Tennessee teacher planned to take 15-year-old girl to Mexico

  25-04-2017 02:22
  
  A Tennessee teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student and driving her to California had planned to take the girl to Mexico and took a boat from San Diego on a test run, according to federal court documents filed Monday.Authorities credit the caretaker of a remote northern California property for helping police find the girl Thursday and arrest her alleged abductor, fired teacher Tad Cummins. She has returned home and is being treated by a team of therapists.Cummins is charged with ta
  
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• Report: Peppers' combine test sample was diluted

  25-04-2017 01:44
  
  by Nate PetersonMichigan linebacker/safety Jabrill Peppers tested positive for a diluted urine sample at the NFL Scouting Combine in March, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter. Schefter received a statement from a CAA spokesman, Peppers' agency, that said the diluted sample was the result of sickness."Peppers went to the combine. He was sick after flying there from San Diego. He has a history of cramping. Peppers was being pumped with fluids, drinking 8-10 bottles of water before he
  
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• #BigBinkShow.The Dish: Instagram Crashes, Kendrick Top of...

  25-04-2017 01:00
  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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• 1 person in critical condition after shooting in east Columbus

  25-04-2017 00:28
  
  One person is in critical condition after a shooting in east Columbus.The shooting happened in the 6200 block of Lowridge Drive Monday around 6 p.m.The person was taken to Grant Medical Center.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• 1 person injured in west Columbus shooting

  25-04-2017 00:01
  
  One person has been injured in a shooting in west Columbus Monday afternoon.Police were called just after 5:30 p.m. on the report of a shooting in the 100 block of Belvidere Avenue.The person was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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