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• Man fatally shot inside apartment at Continent

  07-05-2017 23:50
  Dean Joaquin Mendiola Peredo Jr., 21, was found inside a unit at the French Quarter apartments at the Continent off Busch Boulevard after Columbus police were called at 6:22 p.m. on a report of a shooting. Police said early Sunday that the shooting is being investigated as a homicide and that a suspect was interviewed by detectives.
  
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• Man arrested after Ohio sheriff's deputy choked unconscious

  07-05-2017 23:46
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say a man was arrested after an Ohio sheriff's deputy was choked into unconsciousness while investigating a domestic dispute.The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says the attack on the 36-year-old deputy happened Saturday afternoon in Columbia Township in suburban Cincinnati.The sheriff's office says the deputy was assaulted in the lobby of a hotel while trying to settle a dispute between 29-year-old Jeffrey Cooper and a woman.Investigators say Cooper of subur
  
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• Gander Mountain liquidating stores nationwide

  07-05-2017 22:34
  
  Gander Mountain is liquidating all of its stores.The company filed for bankruptcy in April. Its new owner says it will close some of the 126 stores nationwide, but hopes to keep 70 open.There are two central Ohio locations, both are being liquidated.Gander Mountain's owner has not said if the local stores will remain open.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Gander Mountain closing all locations nationwide

  07-05-2017 22:34
  
  Sporting-goods chain Gander Mountain is closing its doors.The company announced that all 126 locations nationwide are going out of business. The future of Gander Mountain looked bleak after the company filed for bankruptcy in March, and announced the initial closure of 32 stores. RV dealer Camping World then won an auction of Gander Mountain's assets, leading to the closure of remaining stores.All three Gander Mountain stores in Central Ohio are being liquidated.Official closing dates have not b
  
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• 2 stabbed, 1 shot, in early morning fight at Ohio bar

  07-05-2017 21:52
  
  MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two men were stabbed and another shot when a fight broke out at an Ohio bar.Police say the altercation happened at Reminisce Sports Cafe in Mount Healthy early Sunday morning.Mount Healthy police and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office say the fight started inside the bar and ended in the parking lot.Police say a 32-year-old man from Colerain Township in suburban Cincinnati was shot and two Cincinnati men, one 34, the other 35, were stabbed. All
  
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• Ohio governor says he needs leverage over drug makers

  07-05-2017 21:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he needs more leverage over pharmaceutical companies to help drive down the cost of health care.Kasich said on CNN's State of the Union Sunday that drug expenses are the biggest driver of costs in Ohio's Medicaid program, which serves poor children and families.The Republican Kasich said there's not enough conversation about how to lower the cost of medicine. He says governors should have more ability to exclude high-cost drugs from Medicaid
  
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• Ohio plant fined $570,000 after worker loses hand, part of arm

  07-05-2017 21:44
  
  OREGON, Ohio (AP) — An auto parts maker in Ohio is being fined nearly $600,000 after a worker in Oregon lost his right hand and part of his arm in an industrial accident.The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the accident should have been prevented and cited the plant in suburban Toledo for three of its highest safety violations.Autoneum North America makes automotive insulation at its factory in Oregon. Investigators say a 46-year-old man was feeding scrap material in
  
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• States brace for big decisions under GOP health care changes

  07-05-2017 21:39
  
  CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Even as the Republican health care overhaul remains a work in progress, states are planning for big changes that could swell the ranks of the uninsured and hit them with higher costs.A key tenet underlying the GOP plan is to give states more authority over how to structure their health care markets. That approach is welcome in states that want fewer mandates from the federal government but is causing alarm in states that embraced former President Barack Obama's Aff
  
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• Doppler 10: Looks like May, might not feel like it

  07-05-2017 21:29
  Today: Sunny and cool for May. Pushing 60
  Tonight: Increasing clouds. Not as chilly 41
  Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, chance for showers, mainly PM. 61
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Chance for a scattered shower. Warmer. 69Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A large area of high pressure will bring clear skies and cool temperatures to the state today. A warm front will start spreading clouds over the region tonight, followed by a chance for showers tomor
  
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• Doppler 10: Freezing temperatures possible tonight

  07-05-2017 21:29
  This Evening: Winds die off with clear skies.A cool evening.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and chilly with frost and freezing temperatures possible.Low 34.Winds: NW 4-8 mph.
  Monday: A frosty start then lots of sun and a little breezy.High 59.Winds: NW 8-12 mph.
  Tuesday: Clouds build with the chance for showers late, especially in the SW.High 64.Winds: NW 3-6 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: We’re staying clear tonight and through the over
  
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• Family of Reagan Tokes releases statement after she receives posthumous degree from Ohio State

  07-05-2017 21:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The family of Reagan Tokes, an Ohio State University student who was killed in February, issued the following statement after the school awarded a posthumous degree to her on Sunday:Reagan Delaney Tokes wanted to be a buckeye ever since she was a little girl.Today her dream became a reality as she was awarded a diploma from The Ohio State University.As her parents and family, we are so proud of her and her accomplishment.It is heartbreaking that she was not able to accept the di
  
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• The Latest: Macron gives brief speech after French victory

  07-05-2017 20:20
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on France's presidential runoff Sunday between centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen (all times local):9:15 p.m.France's president-elect Emmanuel Macron acknowledged divisions in society he says drove people to "vote to the extreme" and says he will work for all of France.Macron, whose far-right opponent Marine Le Pen had called for leaving the European Union and returning France to the franc currency, says that he will defend both France an
  
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• The Ohio State University awards a posthumous degree to Reagan Tokes

  07-05-2017 19:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State University has awarded a posthumous degree to Reagan Tokes, a student who was killed in February.Family members of 21-year-old Reagan Tokes were called on stage Sunday to receive the diploma from Ohio State President Michael Drake.Her mother says they are grateful for the honor.The university said this was the largest graduating class in Ohio State's history, with 11,734 degrees handed out.Tokes was three months from graduating with a psychology degree when
  
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• Michigan State Football: DE Robert Bowers could be a force in 2017

  07-05-2017 19:25
  Robert Bowers is a 2014 class commit out of Columbus, Ohio, and Walnut Ridge High School in the backyard of the Buckeyes, but he decided to call Michigan State home. The junior is 6-foot-5 and 238 pounds with incredible length.
  
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• 82 freed Chibok schoolgirls arrive in Nigeria's capital

  07-05-2017 19:12
  
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Five Boko Haram commanders have been released in exchange for the freedom of 82 Chibok schoolgirls, says a Nigerian government official.The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to reporters on the matter.The confirmation of the prisoner swap Sunday comes a day after the young women were liberated after more than three years in captivity by the Islamic militants.There was no immediate comment about the exchange from the Nigerian pr
  
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• Police say 10-year-old Ohio boy injured in drive-by shooting

  07-05-2017 18:51
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old Ohio boy was hit at least twice when someone drove down a street randomly shooting.The gunfire happened early Saturday evening in Cincinnati.Police say at least 10 shots were fired. The boy is in critical but stable condition. Police say his injuries aren't life-threatening.Authorities say the child was playing outside in the front yard at a relative's house at the time.No arrests have been made.
  
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• 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' blasts off with $145M debut

  07-05-2017 18:16
  
  NEW YORK — "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" rocketed to an estimated $145 million debut. It kicked off Hollywood's summer movie season with something the movie business has been lacking: a sequel more successful than the original.Studio estimates released Sunday said James Gunn's second "Guardians" film opened 54 percent higher than the 2014 runaway hit. That release debuted with $94 million in its first weekend.Once a little-known, oddball property in Marvel's vault, the "Guardians of the
  
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• Szerszen, Ohio State win back-to-back NCAA volleyball titles

  07-05-2017 16:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nicolas Szerszen led Ohio State to its second straight NCAA volleyball championship, hitting .480 and finishing with 16 kills and eight digs in the top-ranked Buckeyes' 25-19, 25-20, 25-22 victory over BYU on Saturday night.Ohio State (32-2) also beat BYU (26-5) in the title game last year."Hats off to BYU," Ohio State coach Pete Hanson said. "That's a great program and a really good team. They played their hearts out."Maxime Hervoir added 10 kills, with two errors, o
  
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• After Hip-Hop Backlash, Miley Has Something To Say

  07-05-2017 15:00
  "I also love that new Kendrick [Lamar] song ["Humble"]: 'Show me somethin' natural like ass with some stretch marks,'" she said. "I love that because it's not 'Come sit on my d*ck, suck on my c*ck.'
  
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• 50,000 evacuated in German city after 5 WWII bombs uncovered

  07-05-2017 12:58
  
  German authorities are evacuating around 50,000 people from their homes in the northern city of Hannover while five suspected aerial bombs from World War II are made safe for removal.City officials say two suspected bombs were found at a construction site and three more nearby. Germany was heavily bombed by Allied planes during the war and such finds are common.Leaflets in German, Polish, Turkish, English and Russian were delivered door-to-door to make sure everyone evacuated on Sunday. The city
  
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• Protections for 27 national monuments may be curtailed, cut

  07-05-2017 12:42
  
  Twenty-seven national monuments, mostly in the West, face the curtailing or elimination of protections put in place over the past two decades by presidents from both parties, the Interior Department said.President Donald Trump ordered the review last month, saying protections imposed by his three immediate predecessors amounted to "a massive federal land grab" that "should never have happened."A list released Friday includes 22 monuments on federal land in 11, mostly Western states, including Be
  
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• Loretta Lynn remains hospitalized in Nashville after stroke

  07-05-2017 12:31
  
  Country music legend Loretta Lynn remains hospitalized after having a stroke, a publicist said Saturday.Sony Music publicist Maria Malta said nothing has changed from information posted on Lynn's website.The website says the 85-year-old singer and songwriter was admitted to a Nashville hospital Thursday night after suffering the stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Malta confirmed that Lynn is still in the hospital.
  Lynn's website says she is responsive and expected to make a full r
  
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• The Ohio State University to award a record number of degrees

  07-05-2017 12:12
  
  The Ohio State University will hand out a record number of degrees for the third year in a row.11,734 degrees will be awarded during the commencement ceremony that begins at noon in Ohio Stadium. The University says the 2017 graduating class size surpasses the previous records of 11,235 set in 2016, and 11,040 set in 2015. Ohio State President Michael V. Drake will preside, and the commencement address will be given by Abigail Wexner, community leader, philanthropist and university trustee.Seati
  
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• Doppler 10: Cool but sunny on Sunday

  07-05-2017 11:09
  Today: A chilly start then sunny & breezy in the afternoon.High 58.Winds: NW 10-15 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear & chilly with frost late.Low 34.Winds: NW 4-8 mph.
  Monday: More sunshine, still cool.High 59.Winds: NW 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Partly cloudy to start with increasing clouds and showers late.High 62.Winds: N 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: We could still see a little spotty frost Sunday morning mainly in the north and NW,
  
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• Senate eyes more budget cuts; Franklin County schools could feel it

  07-05-2017 10:27
  Senate Republicans are preparing to make additional reductions to the state budget as approved by the House last week, and that could mean less for central Ohio school districts, especially Columbus. Already unhappy that the House took longer than usual to pass the budget - shrinking the timetable for the Senate to act - senators also don't like the fact that the House came up short of filling the budget's projected $800 million shortfall.
  
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• Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announces gubernatorial run

  07-05-2017 07:23
  
  Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has announced his bid for Ohio governor.Husted has set up a campaign page with the slogan "I'm in!"Husted joins Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, U.S. Representative Jim Renacci and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor as Republican candidates.Former U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni, former state Representative Connie Pillich and Wayne County Commissioner Dave Kiefer have thrown their hats in the ring as Democratic candida
  
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• Protesters speak out against police killings, racial injustice

  07-05-2017 06:01
  Adrienne Hood clapped along with the crowd as she stood beneath a cardboard poster bearing her son's name in bright teal paint. It's been nearly a year since Hood's son, Henry Green, 23, was shot and killed in a confrontation with two plainclothes Columbus police officers in South Linden, and the need for police reform and accountability from elected officials hasn't gone away, she said.
  
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• Body found in abandoned east Columbus apartment

  07-05-2017 03:43
  
  Columbus Police are investigating after a body was found Saturday evening in east Columbus.Police were called to an abandoned apartment building on Selkirk Road around 6:30 p.m. Saturday.They arrived to find a person dead inside the abandoned building.Homicide detectives are investigating. The person's identity wasn't immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• US bobsledder Steven Holcomb, 37, found dead

  07-05-2017 03:00
  
  Steven Holcomb was simultaneously ordinary and remarkable.America's best bobsled pilot was a self-described computer geek who would rub elbows with Hollywood stars. He was never exactly in the best of shape, yet was a world-class athlete. He attempted suicide years ago, then revealed his story with hopes of helping others. He was a man who nearly went blind, then became an Olympic gold medalist.His life was the epitome of a bobsled race, filled with twists and turns.It came to a most unexpected
  
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• Democrats see a winning issue in opposing GOP health bill

  07-05-2017 02:54
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — It's "Trumpcare" now, and Republicans have to answer for it.After dozens of symbolic votes, House Republicans finally pushed through a bill to gut Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, with President Donald Trump hailing the replacement as "a great plan" that has "really brought the Republican Party together."Democrats are giddy about what could be severe political consequences for the GOP.Even though the Senate still has to act, Republicans now largely own a measure that woul
  
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• Nigeria says 82 Chibok girls free in Boko Haram exchange

  07-05-2017 02:47
  
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Eighty-two Chibok schoolgirls seized three years ago by Boko Haram have been freed in exchange for detained suspects with the extremist group, Nigeria's government announced early Sunday, in the largest release negotiated yet in the battle to save nearly 300 girls whose mass abduction exposed the mounting threat posed by the Islamic State-linked fighters.The statement from the office of President Muhammadu Buhari was the first confirmation that his government had
  
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• Grandmother, 72, graduates from Tennessee State University

  07-05-2017 02:33
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fifty-five years after she cut short her college education when she fell in love, Darlene Mullins has finally graduated.Tennessee State University says Mullins, a 72-year-old grandmother of four, participated in the school's undergraduate commencement ceremony Saturday.Mullins was a TSU student and a budding track star in 1962 when she met John Mullins. A courtship developed, and they married. John graduated in 1964.Mullins moved from college student to caring for t
  
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• #WordEyeHeard: Amber Rose Stars in Future's "Mask Off" [VIDEO]

  07-05-2017 01:31
  Amber Rose done finagled her way into a Future video. The Atlanta rapper drops a dark visual for his anthem "Mask Off," and Rose is riding shotgun in the whip.
  
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• Person killed after accidental shooting in north Columbus

  07-05-2017 01:19
  
  Police say a person has died after an apparent accidental shooting in north Columbus.Columbus Police were called to a Busch Boulevard apartment around 6:30 p.m.Officers arrived to find a person who had been shot. The victim was transported to nearby Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition, where he or she later died.Police are speaking to a person of interest in the case. No charges have been filed, and the identities of the victim and the shooter have not been released.Police tell 10
  
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• North Columbus shooting leaves one critically injured

  07-05-2017 01:19
  
  A Saturday evening shooting in north Columbus apartment left one person critically injured.Columbus Police were called to a Busch Boulevard apartment around 6:30 p.m. Saturday.They arrived to find a person who had been shot. The victim was transported to nearby Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition.Police are speaking to a person of interest in the case. No charges have been filed, and the identities of the victim or the shooter have not been released.
  
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• Always Dreaming takes crown in 143rd Kentucky Derby

  07-05-2017 01:04
  
  Always Dreaming has unofficially won the 143rd Kentucky Derby.Always Dreaming pulled away from Lookin at Lee in the slop to give trainer Todd Pletcher his second Derby victory at Churchill Downs.Battle of Midway was third in the 20-horse field.
  
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