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• Graham Rahal of New Albany wins 1st of 2 Detroit Grand Prix IndyCar races

  03-06-2017 23:54
  
  DETROIT — Graham Rahal won the first of two Detroit Grand Prix races, easily holding off Scott Dixon on Saturday.Rahal won the pole earlier in the day and became the seventh IndyCar driver to win the first seven races of the year. He raced to his fifth career victory and fourth in two-plus years for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.Rahal made a last-lap pass of James Hinchcliffe for his previous win last year, when he beat Hinchcliffe by eight-thousandths of a second in the closest finish fo
  
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• Police on scene of 'major incident' on London Bridge

  03-06-2017 23:42
  
  LONDON - London's Metropolitan Police Service confirmed on Twitter that they are on scene of a 'major incident' on the London Bridge on Saturday.Police have not released any more information.CBS News reports the bridge is closed and several people are injured.The city transit authority Transport for London closed the bridge and ordered the London Bridge station evacuated.We are dealing with an incident on #LondonBridge, when we have more information we will update this twitter feed.— Metro
  
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• Police arrest 12 after night of terror in heart of London

  03-06-2017 23:42
  LONDON (AP) — British police arrested a dozen people Sunday in a widening terrorism investigation after attackers used a van and large knives to kill seven people in London, and the county's major political parties temporarily suspended campaigning with only days to go before the general election.Prime Minister Theresa May said the vote would take place as scheduled Thursday because "violence can never be allowed to disrupt the democratic process."The assault unfolded over a few terrifying
  
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• Police: 7 die in London terror attack; police kill 3 suspects

  03-06-2017 23:42
  
  Terror struck at the heart of London on Saturday night as attackers killed seven people in a series of vehicle and knife attacks before police shot them dead.The assault began when a van veered off the road and barreled into pedestrians on London Bridge. Three men fled the van with large knives and attacked people at bars and restaurants in nearby Borough Market, police and witnesses said. More than 30 victims were treated at London hospitals and a number of other patients were treated for less
  
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• Police: 6 die in London terror attack; police kill 3 suspects

  03-06-2017 23:42
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on an incident on London Bridge (all times local):4 a.m.London's police say six people died and 20 were injured in the attacks in the center of London. Police shot dead three suspects.The Metropolitan Police's head of counter-terrorism Mark Rowley said early Sunday that police believe all the attackers were killed but are conducting further investigation to make certain this is the case.Rowley says the suspects were confronted and shot by police "within eight minut
  
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• Police: 12 people arrested after deadly London Bridge attack

  03-06-2017 23:42
  Terror struck at the heart of London on Saturday night as attackers killed seven people in a series of vehicle and knife attacks before police shot them dead.UK police say they have arrested 12 people in east London after the London Bridge attack.The assault began when a van veered off the road and barreled into pedestrians on London Bridge. Three men fled the van with large knives and attacked people at bars and restaurants in nearby Borough Market, police and witnesses said. More than 30 victi
  
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• 12 arrested in London's night of terror; IS claims attack

  03-06-2017 23:42
  LONDON — British police arrested a dozen people Sunday in a widening terrorism investigation after attackers using a van and large knives turned a balmy evening of nightlife into a bloodbath and killed seven people in the heart of London. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.Although the attackers were also dead, authorities raced to determine whether they had accomplices, and Prime Minister Theresa May warned that the country faced a new threat from copycat attacks.The country's
  
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• Mickelson to miss U.S. Open for daughter's graduation

  03-06-2017 23:02
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio — Phil Mickelson says he will miss this month's U.S. Open to attend his oldest daughter's high school graduation.Mickelson tells The New York Times that being at the ceremony for Amanda is something he will cherish forever.This is the same daughter who was born the Monday after the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, the first of a record six runner-up finishes for Mickelson in the only major he never won. He carried a beeper that week and pledged to leave the tournament, even
  
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• 'Images of Norwalk' book on sale June 11Ita s just in time for...

  03-06-2017 22:35
  Just in time for Norwalk's bicentennial year celebration, the book "Images of Norwalk" is being published by Arcadia Publishing Co. The book is authored by Richard Kostoff, of Columbus, who grew up in Willard, in collaboration with Mary Carabin, the Firelands Historical Society curator.
  
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• President Trump to push for overhauling roads, bridges, air traffic

  03-06-2017 22:31
  
  President Donald Trump is launching a major push for a $1 trillion overhaul of the nation's roads and bridges, a key item on his agenda that's been stymied in Congress and overshadowed by White House controversies.Trump plans a series of events this coming week to highlight his effort to modernize American infrastructure — the highway, waterway, electrical and airway systems on which the nation operates. His campaign for public and private funding for the projects is expected to run from t
  
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• Doppler 10: Mild tonight, slight chance for storms tomorrow

  03-06-2017 21:30
  This Afternoon: Warm with passing clouds and light winds.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, mild.Low 62.Winds: S 3-6 mph.
  Sunday: Warm, breezy and a little muggy with an Air Quality Alert.Chance for storms late, especially north of I-70.High 87.Winds: SW 8-12 mph.
  Monday: Chance for showers and storms early.Then clouds break late, cooler.High 78.Winds: NW 8-12 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Expect a warm but pleasant evening.We&
  
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• Water main break prompts boil order for area of Athens

  03-06-2017 21:27
  
  ATHENS, Ohio -A boil order has been issued for an area of Athens, Ohio.The city said the boil order is in place until Sunday, June 4 at 5 p.m. for people who live on Strouds Run Road and Cable Lane.The water department told 10TV the boil order is in place because of a water main break in the area.The City of Athens provided these tips on what to do during a boil order:Bring water to a full boil, and boil for three minutes prior to use.Use only boiled water for drinking, preparing food or baby fo
  
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• Fans & family honor rocker Gregg Allman at his funeral

  03-06-2017 20:26
  
  Legions of fans lined the streets of Macon, Georgia, on Saturday to honor music legend Gregg Allman as he's carried to his final resting place in the same cemetery where he and his band members used to hang out and write songs amid the tombstones.The Saturday afternoon service is private, with only about 100 people expected to attend inside a small chapel. Mourners filed past white columns into the peach-colored building as five black stretch limousines waited outside.Former U.S. President Jimmy
  
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• 5 Northeast Ohio bicyclists injured after being struck by car

  03-06-2017 20:15
  
  Police say five bicyclists have been injured with three hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a car in Cleveland.A Cleveland police spokeswoman says a 27-year-old man who hit the cyclists around 2:30 a.m. Saturday was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. The accident occurred on a street east of downtown Cleveland.Police are looking for a woman who hit one of the victims with her car after the initial accident and drove off.The spokeswoman identified the victi
  
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• State investigation nets 25 people for deer poaching

  03-06-2017 19:51
  
  The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says an investigation has led to 25 people being convicted of poaching deer.The Zanesville Times Recorder reports the investigation began after a 2014 incident near Philo in Muskingum County when a vehicle fled after wildlife officers saw it spotlighting deer.Philo is about 65 mileseast of ColumbusOhio State Highway Patrol troopers stopped a group traveling with three dead deer in their vehicle a year later. Authorities say one of the occupants was a pas
  
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• Hocking County traffic stop turns into drug bust

  03-06-2017 19:33
  
  A Hocking County traffic stop ended in a significant drug bust Saturday morning.Deputies stopped a vehicle along State Route 93 near Angle Road and called a K-9 for a drug search.Deputies found 76 grams of methamphetamine, prescription narcotics, digital scales, drug paraphernalia, US currency, and a stolen pink handgun. Karrolle-Ann N. Dusek (Hocking Co. Sheriff's Office)
  Karrolle-Ann N. Dusek, 22 of Logan, was arrested and charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetam
  
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• Judge tosses out state minimum wage law and micro-wireless law cities opposed

  03-06-2017 18:05
  State lawmakers last month passed legislation banning cities from setting their own minimum wage. But what will happen to an already-filed ballot initiative seeking a phased-in $15 minimum wage in Cleveland? State lawmakers last month passed legislation banning cities from setting their own minimum wage.
  
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• Skywatch: Look for the full "micro-moon" this week

  03-06-2017 13:40
  
  Jupiter can be found in the southern sky around nightfall this week. On Sunday night you can use the moon to help you find it.It’ll be just above and right of it looking like a bright star.
  The star that’s just below and right of the moon is Spica, the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and one of the brightest stars in our night sky.The moon will be big and bright this week and it’ll become full on Friday at 9:10 a.m. This month’s full moon is known as the full
  
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• Manchester police make 17th arrest in bombing investigation

  03-06-2017 13:36
  
  LONDON, England-- Police investigating the Manchester Arena suicide bombing have arrested a 24-year-old man after seizing a car deemed significant to the investigation.The man was arrested Friday on suspicion of offenses contrary to the Terrorism Act after police cordoned off an area in southern Manchester visited by the bomber, Salman Abedi. A bomb-disposal team was called out and the car was removed.The man was the 17th person detained in connection with the May 22 attack that killed 22. Eleve
  
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• Special counsel on Russia expanding scope

  03-06-2017 13:34
  
  WASHINGTON-- The special counsel investigating possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia's government has taken over a separate criminal probe involving former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and may expand his inquiry to investigate the roles of the attorney general and deputy attorney general in the firing of FBI Director James Comey, The Associated Press has learned.The Justice Department's criminal investigation into Manafort, who was forced to resign as Trump
  
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• Hohman's passion for dance leads to more opportunities for students

  03-06-2017 13:23
  For Kim Hohman, owner of Kim Hohman's DanceWorks, her love of dance and her love for teaching led her to pursue owning her own studio in 1996. On May 20, Hohman hosted her dance studio's 21st annual dance recital, it featured many of the dancers from her studio that had 325 students this year.
  
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• Security footage shows rampaging gunman in casino attack

  03-06-2017 12:50
  
  The gunman in a deadly casino rampage in the Philippines was seen on security camera footage firing his gun in the air, setting fires and shooting at security forces as he moved through the building during an attack that left at least 38 people dead.The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the rampage early Friday, but authorities say it looked like a botched robbery and that there was no obvious link to terrorism. The victims appeared to have died of smoke inhalation, police said.
  
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• Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates fatal crash in Marion County

  03-06-2017 12:47
  
  MARION - The Marion Post with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a crash at State Route 98 and Patton Pike in Claridon Township Marion County.It happened just after 4:30 p.m. Friday.The crash involved a Dodge Ram truck and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.David Beatty, 83, of Cardington was driving the Dodge Ram truck east on Patton Pike when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of SR 98 and hit the motorcycle.Justin Woodard, 35, of Cardington was driving south on SR 98
  
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• Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,000 suspected terrorists

  03-06-2017 12:39
  
  Pakistan has frozen the accounts of 5,000 suspected terrorists, taking about $3 million out of their pockets, but Islamabad could still come under scrutiny at a crucial June meeting of an international watchdog that tracks terror financing.Analysts and government officials say political foot-dragging and sympathetic supporters throughout Pakistan makes it difficult to cut off the money supply to banned terrorist groups.Next month in Spain, the Financial Action Task Force will update its assessme
  
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• Takeoff and cruise: Toyota making 'flying car,' luxury boat

  03-06-2017 12:32
  
  Toyota Motor Corp. is working on a "flying car."A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver who'll be able to light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo games. For now, however, the project is a concoction of aluminum framing and eight propellers that barely gets off the ground and crashes after several seconds.Toyota has invested 42.5 million yen ($386,000) in startup Cartivator Resource Managemen
  
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• German rock fest cleared to resume after terror-threat scare

  03-06-2017 12:22
  
  German authorities allowed a popular rock festival to resume Saturday after a scare over people with suspected links to Islamic extremism prompted them to curtail its opening night. They said searches of the site turned up no suspicious objects.A top security official said authorities had been obliged to put security first, hours after the Rock am Ring festival's organizer said his event was "paying the price" for officials' failure to prevent the December attack on a Christmas market in Berlin.
  
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• Pop star Ariana Grande visits fans in hospital

  03-06-2017 12:16
  
  Pop star Ariana Grande has made a surprise visit to her young fans injured in the Manchester Arena.The attack at Grande's concert last week killed 22 people and injured dozens of others, many of them teenagers.Grande shared an image of her visit to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital with her 107 million Instagram followers. The caption was simply a heart. 💛A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) on Jun 2, 2017 at 4:48pm PDT
  Other images show her hugging children in their beds an
  
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• Pentagon chief turns up heat on North Korea and China

  03-06-2017 11:57
  
  U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis turned up the heat on North Korea and its main benefactor, China, on Saturday, calling the North Koreans a "clear and present danger" and chastising the Chinese for coercive behavior in the South China Sea.His sharp words for both countries suggest he believes China will, out of self-interest, exert leverage on North Korea to halt its nuclear and missile programs even as Washington pushes Beijing to change course in the South China Sea.Speaking at an internation
  
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• Interstate 71 back open between I-270 and Stringtown Road following police pursuit

  03-06-2017 10:30
  
  Interstate 71 is back open between I-270 and Stringtown Road in Grove City following a police pursuit.Columbus Police say they are responding to barricade situation.Police say someone is inside a truck and is refusing to come out.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this story.
  
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• I-71 back open between I-270 and Stringtown Rd following police pursuit

  03-06-2017 10:30
  
  Interstate 71 is back open between I-270 and Stringtown Road in Grove City following a police pursuit.Columbus Police say they are responding to barricade situation.Police say someone is inside a truck and is refusing to come out.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this story.
  
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• Doppler 10: Expect a warm weekend with a little rain

  03-06-2017 10:25
  Today: Mostly sunny & warm.Air Quality Alert today.High 85.Winds: NW 3-6 mph.
  Tonight: Clear to partly cloudy, mild.Low 62.Winds: S 2-5 mph.
  Sunday: Sun to start with afternoon clouds and the chance for late day storms, especially in the north.High 86.Winds: SW 5-15 mph.
  Monday: Chance for showers and storms into the early afternoon, cooler.High 78.Winds: NW 8-12 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: We’re starting with lots of sun
  
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• Edison's Eskra earns All-Ohio in pole vaultThe junior took sixth...

  03-06-2017 08:48
  For Edison junior Joe Eskra, it was a chance to get his name out there and he succeeded as he took sixth place in the Division II pole vault with a leap of 13-feet-10 to give him All-Ohio honors. He ended his junior season on the podium in front of thousands of fans at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus.
  
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• Magnitude 3.4 earthquake detected in Noble County, Ohio

  03-06-2017 05:57
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ohio - According to the United States Geological Survey, a 3.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Noble County Friday night.The USGS shows the earthquake being registered around 11:08 p.m. and having an epicenter southwest of Barnesville, Ohio.The Noble County Sheriff's Office said dispatchers received several calls from people saying they felt the earthquake.The Sheriff's Office said there have been no reports of damage.The epicenter of the earthquake according to the USGS:
  
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• Suspect dead, 3 police officers wounded in Texas shootout

  03-06-2017 04:22
  
  LAREDO, Texas - A murder suspect has been killed and three police officers wounded in a shootout at a Laredo convenience store.Detective Joe Baeza, the Laredo police spokesman, said officers had been searching all day Friday for 55-year-old Antonio Geraldo Rodriguez. He was suspected in the fatal shooting of his 50-year-old girlfriend, Reyna Gonzalez Zamora, at her apartment.Baeza said three officers spotted a vehicle matching the description of one driven by Rodriguez outside a convenience stor
  
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• WATCH: ‘March for Truth’ rally at Ohio Supreme Court

  03-06-2017 04:15
  
  Marchers are taking part in a ‘March for Truth’ rally at the Ohio Supreme Court in downtown Columbus.The group is asking Congress to hold nonpartisan investigations into ties between the Trump administration and Russia, increased public access to information and increased accountability for politicians.The rally is happening around the Ohio Supreme Court on South Front Street from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  
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• ‘March for Truth’ rally at Ohio Supreme Court in Downtown Columbus

  03-06-2017 04:15
  
  At least 150-protestors gathered in front of the Supreme Court of Ohio on South Front Street Saturday morning for a March for Truth rally.The crowd clutched signs and American flags as they demanded accountability for what they call false statements by President Donald Trump.Organizers said they will ask elected and appointed leaders to sign a Pro-Truth Pledge to reverse what they call a 'tide of lies' in the U-S political system.“People don't really trust what's going on, and they don't t
  
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• Ashley woman indicted for assault, menacing

  03-06-2017 04:12
  The Delaware County Grand Jury indicted a number individuals Friday, including a woman who used a knife to assault and threaten a man last month.Sema Samareh Williams, 36, of Ashley, was indicted by the grand jury on Friday and charged with one count of felonious assault, a second-degree felony; one count of aggravated menacing, a first-degree ... (more)
  
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• Chicago, Trump administration have draft police reform deal

  03-06-2017 03:38
  
  The city of Chicago and the U.S. Justice Department have negotiated a draft agreement that calls for an independent monitor to oversee police department reforms, though it is unclear if there will be court oversight at some stage in the future, an official in the administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Friday.The appointment of a monitor would occur if the Justice Department gives final approval to the "memorandum of agreement," which includes a framework for adopting and implementing reforms
  
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• Hundreds of people in Columbus march to end gun violence

  03-06-2017 03:35
  
  Hundreds of people in the Columbus community took a stand Friday afternoon against gun-related violence and marched through the streets to send a message.The event was a part of the One Community Weekend in Columbus and to raise awareness on national Gun Violence Awareness Day.Loud and clear, hundreds of people in Columbus shouted for change Friday afternoon."It let people know that we do care you know, and we all want it all to end," Kevin Bowers said.Radio One Columbus hosted the event that br
  
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• Ex-officer's mother to slain man's mom: "So sorry" for loss

  03-06-2017 03:16
  
  Two mothers consoled each other in an Ohio courtroom Friday as legal proceedings played out in the racially charged murder case against a former police officer for the death of an unarmed man.Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing is on trial a second time after a jury deadlocked in November. Tensing, 27, has said he feared for his life when Sam DuBose, 43, tried to drive away from a 2015 traffic stop.The judge has restricted media access to the proceedings, but a Cincinnati
  
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• Autopsy: Drugs taken by Chris Cornell didn't cause death

  03-06-2017 01:37
  
  Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell had drugs in his body, including an anti-anxiety medication, but they didn't contribute to his death by hanging in a Detroit hotel room, according to autopsy reports released Friday.The reports confirm that Cornell, 52, killed himself after a May 17 concert. A resistance band was around his neck, and the other end was attached to a clip over the top of the bathroom door, said Dr. Theodore Brown, assistant Wayne County medical examiner.Toxicology tests showed th
  
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