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• Police release traffic plan for Columbus IKEA opening

  31-05-2017 23:28
  
  IKEA is set to open it's doors on June 7. Columbus Police and surrounding jurisdictions have put together a plan to combat expected traffic congestion."There's going to be a lot more traffic in the area. The word of the day is going to be patience," said Lt. Paul Weiner, traffic operations lieutenant.Traffic officials expect 51,000 cars to drive the area of IKEA Way and Lyra Drive once the store opens with 10,000 to 15,000 of those cars being customers in route to the Swedish furniture store.Lt.
  
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• Pentagon releases video of successful test of missile defense system

  31-05-2017 23:24
  
  New video released by the Pentagon shows the successful test of a missile defense system meant to protect against an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under development by North Korea.The video shows the launch of a target missile from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands on Tuesday, followed by a shot of an interceptor missile launching from a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.Infrared footage shows the collision between the missile and the interceptor.Vice Adm. Jim
  
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• Ohio State football announces 4 new game times for 2017 season

  31-05-2017 22:49
  
  The Ohio State football team has released four new game times for the upcoming season.FOX, ESPN and the Big Ten Conference released additional games times and TV networks Wednesday afternoon which includes four Buckeye games.September 16 – Army – 4:30 p.m. on FOXOctober 7 – Maryland (Homecoming) – 3:30 or 4 p.m. (TV TBD)October 28 – Penn State – 3:30 p.m. on FOXNovember 25 – at Michigan – Noon on FOX Ohio State announced game times last week for th
  
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• Mark Kelly calls for gun control in Columbus

  31-05-2017 22:24
  A well-known advocate for gun control stops in central Ohio to call for a change in laws.Mark Kelly, the husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords who was severely injured in an assassination attempt, joined the Ohio Coalition for Common Sense Wednesday in this mission.Kelly talked at the Statehouse and to the Columbus Metropolitan Club.The message was fewer guns and closing a loophole in laws when it comes to background checks.“In most states, if you want to buy a gun over the intern
  
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• Dublin offers discounted Uber rides during Memorial Tournament

  31-05-2017 22:18
  
  With top-notch golf on a beautiful course, the Memorial Tournament is a place where many people unwind.If you're planning on visiting the bar, the City of Dublin wants to be sure you'll make it home safely.Dublin and Central Ohio Safe Ride are partnering with the Tournament to offer discounted Uber rides to or from Muirfield Village Golf Club.A limited number of coupon codes will be available each day, June 1-4, for people to receive $10 off a ride.People must be dropped off or picked up at one
  
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• Sheriff's Office: Woman's body found in south Columbus

  31-05-2017 21:48
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said a woman's body has been found in south Columbus.According to the sheriff’s office, the body was found near Gantz Road and Big Run Road near a wooded area Wednesday afternoon.The sheriff's office said the body was found in a ditch covered by a blanket.Investigators have not released a name for the person found.The sheriff's office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation are at the scene.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for u
  
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• Sheriff's Office: Female body found in south Columbus

  31-05-2017 21:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said a female body has been found in south Columbus.According to the sheriff’s office, the body was found near Gantz Road and Big Run Road near a wooded area Wednesday afternoon.Investigators have not released a name for the person found.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation are at the scene.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Coroner releases identity of woman found dead in south Columbus

  31-05-2017 21:48
  COLUMBUS, Ohio –The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman's body was found in south Columbus Wednesday.The woman, identified as 45-year-old Jacqueline Powers by the Franklin County coroner, was found near Gantz Road and Big Run Road near a wooded area.People living in the southwest Columbus neighborhood surrounding the crime scene say the discovery is unsettling.Investigators said a passerby found the woman’s body around 1:42 p.m. State and county inve
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunny and seasonable Thursday

  31-05-2017 21:04
  This Evening: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of a spotty shower or storm. Breezy with gusts around 25 mph.
  Tonight: Clearing skies. Low of 55. W wind 5-15 mph.
  Thursday: Grab the shades! Sunny with a high near 76. W wind around 5-10 mph.
  Friday: Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and storms. High 78. SW wind around 5-10 mph. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Partly cloudy and seasonable this evening, however a few thundersto
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunny & seasonable Thursday

  31-05-2017 21:04
  This Evening: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of a spotty shower or storm. Breezy with gusts around 25 mph.
  Tonight: Clearing skies. Low of 55. W wind 5-15 mph.
  Thursday: Grab the shades! Sunny with a high near 76. W wind around 5-10 mph.
  Friday: Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and storms. High 78. SW wind around 5-10 mph. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Partly cloudy and seasonable this evening, however a few thundersto
  
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• CNN cuts ties with Kathy Griffin over "beheaded" Trump photo

  31-05-2017 20:44
  
  NEW YORK — Kathy Griffin has lost a decade-long gig ringing in the new year for CNN as a backlash builds over her video displaying a likeness of President Donald Trump's severed head.CNN, which had called the images "disgusting and offensive" after Griffin posted the video on Tuesday, announced Wednesday it would not invite her back this year for the Times Square live New Year's Eve special she had co-hosted annually since 2007 with CNN's Anderson Cooper.A New Mexico casino has also cancel
  
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• Press Conference: "Schools Out" Summer Events

  31-05-2017 20:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Browns top pick Myles Garrett not practicing

  31-05-2017 19:43
  
  Cleveland Browns rookie defensive end Myles Garrett continues to be slowed by an unspecified injury.The No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft wasn't on the field Wednesday as his teammates worked out. Garrett was with a group of other injured players, who worked with trainers on the side.Last week, Garrett described the injury "as a little nick" and said the Browns were holding him out of practice as a precaution. He also said he expected to be "full tilt" for this week's workouts. A Browns sp
  
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• Police: Racial slur sprayed on LeBron James' Los Angeles home

  31-05-2017 19:10
  
  Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of Lebron James' home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals.It happened Wednesday morning in the Brentwood neighborhood.Capt. Patricia Sandoval, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department, tells The Associated Press that James wasn't home at the time. She says the property manager told officers they believe the incident was captured on surveillance video.Police are investigating it as an act of va
  
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• Scott Pelley becomes full-time correspondent for '60 Minutes'

  31-05-2017 19:02
  
  The anchor of the 'CBS Evening News' is moving to a familiar post full time.Scott Pelley will become a full-time correspondent for '60 Minutes,' America's most-watched news program.Pelley has anchored the 'CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley' since June 2011. Pelley is entering his 14th season as a correspondent for '60 Minutes.' He has been part of that program since 2004.Reporter Anthony Mason has been named interim anchor of the 'CBS Evening News.'CBS has not announced when he will start. Maso
  
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• Take a look inside IKEA one week before the Columbus grand opening

  31-05-2017 18:16
  IKEA opened doors to media Wednesday to show their readiness one week ahead of the Columbus location launch. Inside showrooms are ready and shelves are stocked.Staff said it was put together by the 325 people they have hired over the past few months.Among the local people finding themselves employed by the Swedish retailer is Sarah Molitor. She said she found a new apartment near the store's Polaris location, but she will wait to finish furnishing her new home until the store is open. Molitor ex
  
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• Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine sues 5 drug makers over opiate crisis

  31-05-2017 17:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Attorney General is suing five drug makers for their alleged role perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic.Attorney General Mike DeWine accuses the companies of intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science.DeWine announced the complaint Wednesday as he accused the companies of creating a deadly mess in Ohio that they now need to pay to clean up.A record 3,050 Ohioans died from drug
  
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• Columbus airport to open runway for fall 5K event

  31-05-2017 17:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Glenn Columbus International Airport is giving new meaning to the word "runway."The airport says it's planning a first-of-its-kind 5K run and walk this fall to take place on its north runway, which is normally reserved for aircraft.ANNOUNCEMENT: Register for the first-ever John Glenn International Runway 5K Run & Walk! Check out all the details: https://t.co/NjQIbcz3aG pic.twitter.com/zycpHjUdFd— John Glenn Intl (@columbusairport) May 30, 2017
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• Man pleads guilty, sentenced to life for killing of Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell

  31-05-2017 17:16
  
  A man accused of killing a Danville police officer pleaded guilty in court Wednesday.Herschel Jones III pleaded guilty to multiple counts, including aggravated murder, in connection to the 2016 shooting death of Officer Thomas Cottrell.Jones was sentenced to life in prison, plus 35 years, without the possibility of parole. As a result of the plea, prosecutors nullified the death penalty.On Sunday, January 17, 2016, police say dispatchers received a call from a woman in Danville around 11:20 p.m.
  
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• Police: Mom sends photo of gun held to baby’s head, sparking Amber Alert

  31-05-2017 16:44
  
  An Amber Alert was briefly issued in central Ohio Monday for a missing 18-month old Columbus girl.Columbus police said officers received a call around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday that a small child was in immediate danger.The 18-month-old’s father told police he had received a photo of the child’s mother holding a gun to the child's head.Police said both the mother and baby were located in Coolsville by Ohio State Highway Patrol around 10:30 a.m.The child was not hurt and is in custody of Fr
  
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• Missing 18-month-old Columbus girl located safe after Amber Alert issued

  31-05-2017 16:44
  
  An Amber Alert was briefly issued in central Ohio Monday for a missing 18-month old Columbus girl.Columbus Police said both the mother and baby are safe and in custody.***UPDATE 5/31/17 10:41am : BABY & MOTHER ARE SAFE & IN CUSTODY.*** https://t.co/koYr7BeJFT— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) May 31, 2017
  Columbus police said they were investigating a parental abduction Wednesday and believed the child was in imminent danger. No other details were immediately available.
  
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• Google releases map of most frequent spelling searches by state

  31-05-2017 16:16
  
  Google released a map Tuesday of the words residents of each state tend to have the hardest time spelling. The project is in honor of the National Spelling Bee this week.The data was pulled from the most often searched word in each state starting with the query "how to spell."We've made a few corrections to the legend. This is the one to use pic.twitter.com/0Z8fUlzmHc— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) May 30, 2017
  The results range from the seven states that have trouble with words shorter tha
  
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• White House says Trump expected to pull U.S. from Paris climate agreement

  31-05-2017 15:24
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, a White House official said Wednesday, confirming a move certain to anger allies that spent years negotiating the landmark agreement to reduce carbon emissions.But there may be "caveats in the language" that Trump uses to announce the withdrawal, leaving open the possibility that the decision isn't final, according to the official, who insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the d
  
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• Trump expected to leave climate deal - but with 'caveats'

  31-05-2017 15:24
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from a landmark global climate agreement, a White House official said Wednesday, though Trump and aides were looking for "caveats in the language" related to the exit and had not made a final decision."I'm hearing from a lot of people both ways," Trump told reporters as he welcomed Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the White House. He said he'd be announcing his decision "very soon."Leaving the deal w
  
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• Social media rushes to define Trump's 'covfefe' tweet

  31-05-2017 15:15
  
  A midnight tweet from President Donald Trump has social media trying to find a meaning in the mysterious term "covfefe."Trump tweeted just after midnight Eastern time on Wednesday: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe."The tweet immediately went viral and became one of the president's more popular posts. Trump poked fun at the typo, tweeting around 6 a.m., "Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" -?Enjoy!"Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!— Donald
  
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• Pennsylvania man arrested after calling 911 for conversation

  31-05-2017 15:09
  
  Police say a Pennsylvania man repeatedly called 911 while intoxicated because he was seeking conversation.Pennsylvania State Police say 51-year-old Larry Keiser first called around 10:30 p.m. Friday because he wanted to speak with a police officer. He said there was no emergency.Keiser called five more times, leading police to show up at his home in North Whitehall Township after midnight.The man told officers he drank several beers because he was upset about a family situation. Troopers told Ke
  
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• Arrest warrant for 20-year-old man accused of a Halloween night murder

  31-05-2017 15:06
  
  Columbus police say they have two of 3 people suspected in the shooting death of a 42-year-old man in East Columbus.
  The third person charged in the murder – 20-year-old Devon Rashad Kyles – is still at large and police say he should he should be considered armed and dangerous.
  On Monday, October 31, 2016, at 10:32pm, Columbus Police were called to the 4600 block of Refugee Road, where they found Brian Malik Woodson dead from a gunshot wound outside the apartment complex there.
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• Flight diverted after fire in passenger's electronic device

  31-05-2017 13:11
  Authorities say a JetBlue flight from New York to San Francisco landed in Michigan after a lithium battery in a passenger's laptop apparently started a fire.No injuries were reported and the plane landed safely about 8:10 p.m. Tuesday at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.JetBlue says in a statement that flight 915 from John F. Kennedy Airport was diverted "following reports of smoke emitting from a carry-on bag holding an electronic device."Passenger Kat Honniball tells WZZM-T
  
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• Gov. John Kasich to meet with Honda leaders overseas

  31-05-2017 12:49
  Ohio Governor John Kasich will make a pitch for the state of Ohio during his first trip to Japan.The governor is expected to meet with Honda leaders while he spends four days abroad.The governor's press secretary says he'll be encouraging more overseas investment.You might remember, Honda came to Ohio in the 1970s. It employs more than 15,000 people in the Buckeye State.
  
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• Armed robbery arrest in Gahanna ties man to two murders

  31-05-2017 12:29
  A man arrested for an armed robbery in Gahanna is now being linked to two murders in central Ohio.Columbus police say they uncovered evidence when they arrested Trevor Scott Sands, 21, for the robbery.He's accused of killing Jeannot Mendy, 32, last month as he worked in his garage on Lowridge Drive in the Canal Winchester area.Police also charged Sands with killing Gerald Talley, 63, on May 8th on Kelton Avenue in east Columbus.19-year-old Monae Alize Cox was with Sands when he was arrested for
  
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• Rush-hour explosion kills 80 people, injured 350 others in Kabul, Afghanistan

  31-05-2017 12:24
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Latest on the rush-hour explosion that struck the Afghan capital, Kabul (all times local):2:40 p.m.The BBC says a driver for the broadcaster was killed and four of its journalists were injured in the massive car bombing in Kabul.BBC World Service director Francesca Unsworth says Mohammed Nazir, who had worked for the BBC Afghan Service for four years, was killed as he was driving colleagues to work.She says the four journalists have been treated at a hospital, and t
  
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• Dozens killed, hundreds injured in massive suicide car bombing in Kabul

  31-05-2017 12:24
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan — A massive suicide car bombing rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing 80 people and wounding as many as 350, an attack that left a scene of mayhem and destruction and sent a huge plume of smoke over the Afghan capital.The target of the explosion in the Wazir Akbar Khan area was not immediately known, but Ismail Kawasi, spokesman of the public health ministry, said most of the casualties were civilians, including women and children.
  
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• President Trump to world leaders: Call me on my cellphone

  31-05-2017 11:57
  President Donald Trump is reportedly telling world leaders to call him directly on his cellphone.That breaks diplomatic protocols and raises some security and secrecy concerns.According to a new Associated Press report, former and current U.S. officials say President Trump asked leaders of Canada and Mexico to reach him by cell.The president also reportedly exchanged numbers with French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this month, when they spoke after Macron's election win.Presidents tradition
  
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• Amazon is refunding up to $70M purchases made by kids

  31-05-2017 08:43
  
  If your child bought something in an app from Amazon's app store without your permission, you may get your money back.On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that refunds are now available for parents whose children made in-app purchases, like buying upgrades in mobile games purchased through Amazon's app store, without their knowledge.Last year, a court found Amazon responsible for stuff that kids bought without parents' permission.The court ruled that Amazon didn't provide sufficien
  
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• Press Conference: "Schools Out" Summer Programs

  31-05-2017 03:36 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 1 killed, 2 injured in Licking County crash

  31-05-2017 03:21
  
  Authorities in Licking County are investigating a crash that killed one and injured two others Tuesday afternoon.According to the Licking County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around noon on Staddens Bridge Road in Madison Township.The sheriff’s office said it was a head-on crash involving two vehicles.One of the vehicles, a 1996 Buick Regal, was occupied by Charles and Linda Bruah. The second vehicle, 2006 Hyundai, was driven by Margaret Seymour.The sheriff’s office said
  
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• Coroner: Spirit Airlines pilot, wife OD'd on cocaine, carfentanil

  31-05-2017 02:31
  
  An autopsy has confirmed that a Spirit Airlines pilot and his wife died of overdoses of cocaine and carfentanil.The Montgomery County Coroner's Office on Tuesday confirmed the autopsy results in the deaths of 36-year-old Brian Halye and 34-year-old Courtney Halye. Police say the couple's four children found their bodies March 16 at their home in Centerville, about 50 miles north of Cincinnati.The deaths came about a week after Brian Halye's last flight. The Dayton Daily News reports the autopsy
  
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• High court once again upholds death sentence for Ohio woman

  31-05-2017 02:15
  
  The state Supreme Court has for the third time upheld the death sentence for Ohio's only condemned female killer.The court ruled 6-1 Tuesday in the case of Donna Roberts, sentenced to death for a third time in 2014.In the past, the court said a prosecutor improperly helped prepare a sentencing motion in Roberts' case and that a judge hadn't fully considered factors that could argue against a death sentence.Justice Terrence O'Donnell, writing for the majority, rejected arguments that allowing a n
  
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• Portland stabbing suspect: "You call it terrorism, I call it patriotism"

  31-05-2017 01:44
  
  Unease about white supremacist activity in Portland deepened after the fatal stabbings of two men who tried to shield young women from an anti-Muslim tirade, and some people worry that the famously tolerant community could see a resurgence of the hostilities that once earned it the nickname "Skinhead City."The attack aboard a light-rail train happened Friday, the first day of Ramadan, the holiest time of the year for Muslims. Authorities say Jeremy Joseph Christian started verbally abusing two y
  
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