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• Arts festival and country superfest mean road closures and high traffic

  09-06-2017 23:35
  A lot going on around Columbus this weekend which means road closures and a lot of traffic.Columbus Arts Festival is happening in the Franklinton area the whole weekend.Streets in the area are closed. For a whole list as well as the best way to get to the festival and where to park, click here.Buckeye Country Superfest takes place at Ohio Stadium Saturday and Sunday.There is a Fanfest outside of the concerts starting at 11 a.m. each day.For full information on parking and concert lineup, click h
  
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• Hedge stepping down from mental health post

  09-06-2017 23:00
  Steve Hedge told Delaware County Commissioners Thursday that he will be stepping down as the Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Service Board executive director."
  
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• Crooksville sinkhole threatens to swallow longtime family business

  09-06-2017 22:37
  A building in danger of collapse has cost a family the business they built over nearly 50 years.Emergency crews spent most of Friday at the scene of the sinkhole that opened under a Crooksville business.Crooksville is about an hour southeast of Columbus, in Perry County.And for the owners of that family business, the loss is especially tough.An emotional Roger and Dorothy Sprankle stood across the street from the business they built over the course of 47 years."First pizza in town," Roger said.
  
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• Important tips for keeping safe on the water this summer

  09-06-2017 22:29
  Ohio is the fifth safest state in the country for boating. It's a designation earned because of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources dedication to water safety and education.The department hosted a boating safety demonstration Friday to teach kayakers how to successfully complete a self-rescue and assisted rescue if they fall into the water.The most important safety tip is to wear a life jacket or life vest."They are very easy," said Jim Zehringer, director for the Ohio Department of Natural
  
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• Columbus Fire Arson K9 Program Graduation

  09-06-2017 22:17
  
  
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• Affordable rent for low income people out of reach

  09-06-2017 22:14
  While the US poverty rate has dropped from 14.8 to 13.5 percent since 2016, household incomes for the poorest 10 percent remain 6 percent lower than in 2006, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.In Ohio, there is a shortage of about 270,000 units or rental homes available and affordable to the lowest income people.Nationally there is a shortage of 7.4 million homes available to the lowest income people, according to the report.In Ohio, there are just 43 low incomes homes for ev
  
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• UnitedHealth Group bringing 700 new jobs to Dublin

  09-06-2017 22:04
  
  UnitedHealth Group has announced they will be bringing 700 new jobs to central Ohio.Gov. John Kasich and UnitedHealth Group President Dave Wichmann made the announcement Friday morning.UnitedHealth Group will be taking over office space previously occupied by Nationwide and JP Morgan Chase at 5900 Parkwood Place.The facility is currently being renovated to house up to 1,000 employees. They plan to reopen in September.“We are hiring more Ohioans to help make health care simpler, higher-perf
  
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• Judge denies bond for husband who admitted to killing wife

  09-06-2017 22:00
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A judge denied bond for the man who admitted to fatally shooting his wife.Columbus police said a husband shot his wife in the Hilltop area of Columbus on Thursday.Police said officers were called to the 3500 block of Fremont Street just before 7 a.m. where they found 42-year-old Lucia Romero shot.Police said Lucia was taken to the hospital on Thursday in critical condition. She died Friday morning.Her husband, 43-year-old Fernando Romero, is charged with murder after polic
  
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• Columbus Police: Woman dies after husband admits to shooting her

  09-06-2017 22:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police said a husband shot his wife in the Hilltop area of Columbus on Thursday.Police said officers were called to the 3500 block of Fremont Street just before 7 a.m. where they found 42-year-old Lucia Romero shot.Police said Lucia was taken to the hospital on Thursday in critical condition. She died Friday morning.Her husband, 43-year-old Fernando Romero, is charged with murder after police said he confessed to the shooting.Fernando Romero is in custody at the Frankli
  
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• Reynoldsburg police searching for 2 missing women

  09-06-2017 21:52
  
  Reynoldsburg police are searching for two missing women who left a foster home.Police said 17-year-old Brianna Price and 18-year-Kendra Wilson were last seen on June 8 on Seranade Street.Price is described as 6’2’’, 152 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Wilson is described as 5’4’’ and 110 pounds.If you see either Brianna or Kendra, call Reynoldsburg Police at 614-866-6622.
  
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• Fetal heartbeat abortion restriction gets 4th try in Ohio

  09-06-2017 21:37
  
  A near-ban on all abortions has been reintroduced in Ohio for the fourth consecutive legislative session after its last attempt ended in a governor's veto.The bill would ban the procedure at the first detectable fetal heartbeat, as early as six weeks into pregnancy.Supporters of the legislation view the so-called heartbeat bill as an opportunity to draw the legal challenge that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion.Opponents say it's unconstit
  
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• Naked Florida man damages patrol car after fleeing crash

  09-06-2017 21:26
  
  OCALA, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida man got out of his car after a crash, stripped off his clothes, walked away from the scene and then damaged a door of the responding deputy's patrol car.Marion County Sheriff's officials said in a statement that 18-year-old Andrew Humphries has been charged with one felony count of criminal mischief and one misdemeanor count of criminal mischief after Wednesday night's crash.Dash cam video shows Humphries walking naked before the deputy stops him. Wh
  
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• Arts Fest for the Weekend!

  09-06-2017 20:59
  Columbus Arts Festival is in full swing! Check it out all weekend long! Learn more. 
  The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to check out columbusfoundation.org and follow along on Facebook as we continue to celebrate The Spirit of Columbus through photography. You can also tune in on Instagram.
  
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• Trump won't say if Comey conversations were taped

  09-06-2017 20:42
  
  President Donald Trump refused Friday to say whether his private conversations with fired FBI Director James Comey were taped — a matter at the heart of conflicting accounts of what passed between them — and asserted that nothing in Comey's testimony to the Senate showed collusion with Russia or obstruction of justice."He's a leaker," Trump said dismissively. "Yesterday showed no collusion, no obstruction."He further denied ever asking Comey for his "loyalty," contradicting Comey's d
  
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• Trump says Comey testimony proved no collusion

  09-06-2017 20:42
  
  President Donald Trump says fired FBI director James Comey's testimony Thursday proved there was "no collusion, no obstruction" and that "he's a leaker."Trump also says Comey confirmed a lot of what Trump had claimed about their interactions, though he says other parts of Comey's testimony "just weren't true."Trump won't rule out his previous claim that there may be tapes of his conversations with Comey.He says, "Well, I'll tell you about that maybe sometime in the very near future."Trump spoke
  
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• Doppler 10: Weekend sizzler

  09-06-2017 20:37
  This Evening: Partly sunny and warm with a chance of a quick shower or storm SW 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy with skies gradually clearing. Low 63. SW 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: Plenty of sunshine and even warmer. High 86. SW 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: Flirting with 90! Hot and sunny. High 90. SW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A weak upper level disturbance has a few scattered showers pushing southeast from NW Ohio this afternoon. Not everyo
  
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• Prosecutor: 3 women indicted after dumping overdose victims body near Grove City

  09-06-2017 19:59
  
  Three women charged with dumping an overdose victim’s body near Grove City have been indicted for tampering with evidence and gross abuse of a corpse.The Franklin County Grand Jury returned the two-count indictment Friday against 26-year-old Brittany Nicole Westenhouser, 32-year-old Kristen Danielle Mays and 37-year-old Erica Renee Escuadra in connection to disposing of the body of 45-year-old Jacqueline Powers.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “These three women dis
  
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• Tulsa police serving mental-health order shoot man; crowd gathers at scene

  09-06-2017 19:38
  
  TULSA, Okla. — Authorities in Tulsa say police officers shot a man while trying to serve a pickup order for a mental health issue.Tulsa Police Sgt. Leland Ashley says officers were trying to serve a civil pickup order on the man at his home Friday when the man walked away to a nearby convenience store.Ashley says he didn't know why the officers opened fire but said the man was carrying two knives. A crowd gathered near the store is shouting expletives at the officers, and police in riot ge
  
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• Sinkhole causes partial collapse of Crooksville apartment building

  09-06-2017 18:56
  
  An apartment building in Crooksville, Ohio partially collapsed Friday afternoon.It happened on West Main Street just after 12 p.m.The Crooksville mayor tells 10TV a sinkhole under the building caused the first floor to collapse.Authorities say a man was home at the time of the collapse but he was not injured.A pizza shop connected to the partially collapsed building was not open at the time.According to authorities, all the utilities at the building have been shut off.Engineers are currently on
  
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• Building collapses in Crooksville; no injuries reported

  09-06-2017 18:56
  
  Crooksville Police confirm a building collapsed in Perry County Friday afternoon.It happened at 10 West Main Street just after 12 p.m.According to authorities, the gas company was called to the location to turn off the gas in the building.There were no injuries reported and no other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• Glenne Headly, star of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,' dead at 62

  09-06-2017 18:40
  
  NEW YORK — Glenne Headly, an early member of the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company who went on to star in films and on TV, died Thursday night, according to her agent. She was 62. No cause of death or location was immediately available.Headly was known from her performances in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," co-starring alongside Michael Caine and Steve Martin; in "Mr. Holland's Opus" with Richard Dreyfuss; and in Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy."On TV, she was in the miniseries "Lonesome Dove"
  
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• Photo Coverage: First Look at Exit Left's SEMINAR

  09-06-2017 18:20
  In Seminar, a provocative comedy from Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck , four aspiring young novelists sign up for private writing classes with Leonard, an international literary figure. Under his recklessly brilliant and unorthodox instruction, some thrive and others flounder, alliances are made and broken, sex is used as a weapon and hearts are unmoored.
  
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• Spooky Fare for Your Movie Weekend

  09-06-2017 16:00
  Because of some corporate imperative that every movie we see for the next decade be planned out decades in advance and remain branded parts of a universe, the old Universal monster movies are being revived. Aging leading men will be tapped for butts-in-seats duties as Dark Universe tries to create a series of nostalgic, family(ish) fare neutered beyond recognition with CGI.
  The first tour of that universe is not good. Like seriously, epically not good.
  What is good? The new indie thriller It Com
  
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• Police agencies issue warnings for homeowners before they go on vacation

  09-06-2017 14:35
  Home burglaries often increase during the summer months, so many police agencies issue a warning for families before they go on vacation.
  Police say one of the worst things you can do before you leave is post on social media.
  Police say those Facebook posts about getting your luggage together or planning your itinerary could lead thieves straight to your unguarded door.
  You are still at risk even if your Facebook is private. That's because you might be friends with someone you don't know as well
  
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• Ohio artist unveils "LintBron" sculpture

  09-06-2017 14:24
  
  An Ohio artist has created an 8-pound bust of NBA star LeBron James — out of lint.Sandy Buffie says she used 30 gallons of lint, 3 gallons of glue and various recycled materials to create the sculpture she's dubbed "LintBron." The lint was gathered through donations of a gallon (3 liter) bag of lint from 30 people.Buffie says it took her five weeks to build the statue. It now sits outside of her design studio in Cleveland.She encourages people to stop by and rub his head for good luck ahea
  
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• Chris Holtmann selected as new Ohio State men's basketball coach

  09-06-2017 14:14
  
  The Ohio State University has chosen Chris Holtmann as its new men's basketball coach, 10TV has confirmed through an OSU Athletic Department source.According to ESPN, Holtmann has been at Butler for four seasons, the latter three as the head coach. The Bulldogs have reached the NCAA tournament in each of Holtmann's three seasons in charge, winning 25 games and advancing to the Sweet 16 last season.Holtmann also spent three seasons as the head coach at Gardner-Webb, before leaving to become an as
  
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• Chris Holtmann announced as new Ohio State men's basketball coach

  09-06-2017 14:14
  
  The Ohio State University has chosen Chris Holtmann as its new men's basketball coach, the university announced Friday. Holtmann signed an eight year contract.Holtmann becomes just the 14th head men's basketball coach in OSU's history.“Chris is focused on academics, is a high-integrity person, a relentless recruiter with Midwestern ties and a proven winner,” Ohio State senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation endowed athletics director Gene Smith said in a statement released Friday
  
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• Music, art a priority for charity aiding ill children

  09-06-2017 13:31
  During the year that Samantha McCarthy made frequent trips from Columbus to Cincinnati Children's Hospital and back, music quickly became her medicine of choice. The Upper Arlington youngster - described by many who knew her as "electric" - treasured the sounds of Jack Johnson, Mat Kearney, Tracy Chapman and others.
  
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• Man with gunshot wounds found lying in grass

  09-06-2017 12:48
  
  Columbus police officers responding to a shooting in east Columbus found a man lying in the grass with gunshot wounds.The shooting happened around 12:30 Friday morning on Bairsford Drive near East Livingston Avenue.Police said Dennis Earl Green, 42, had a gunshot wound in each arm.Medics took him to Grant Medical Center for treatment.Officers have not identified a suspect.
  
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• Trump declares 'total vindication' in tweet on Comey testimony

  09-06-2017 12:36
  Claiming "total and complete vindication," President Donald Trump broke his Twitter silence Friday morning to weigh in on fired FBI Director James Comey's closely watched testimony.Trump, who had refrained from tweeting all day Thursday — even as Comey accused his administration of spreading "lies" and suggested Trump had attempted to influence the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election — struck back in an early-morning tweet."Despite so many false statements an
  
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• President Trump responds to Comey testimony on Twitter

  09-06-2017 12:36
  
  President Donald Trump is asserting that fired FBI Director James Comey's testimony to Congress represents "total and complete vindication" in the Russia case.Trump, who did not post on his Twitter account as Comey appeared before the Senate intelligence committee Thursday, sent a tweet at daybreak Friday. In the post, the president said: "Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindcaiton [sic] ... and WOW, Comey is a leaker."Despite so many false statements and lies, tota
  
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• Jared Kushner plans to meet with Senate intel staff

  09-06-2017 12:26
  
  President Donald Trump's son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner is expected to meet with Senate intelligence committee staff as soon as this month, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.Federal investigators have been looking into Kushner’s overseeing of the Trump campaign's voter data operation, his relationship with former national security adviser Michael Flynn and his own effort to establish a back channel with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Federal investigators have
  
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• Jury to hear Bill Cosby's testimony about quaaludes and sex

  09-06-2017 12:24
  
  Jurors at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial have heard excerpts from the comedian's lurid, decade-old deposition, but explosive sections about him obtaining quaaludes and giving them to women before sex are yet to come.
  Prosecutors on Friday are expected to continue focusing on Cosby's testimony, giving jurors a look at his view of women, sex and the night in January 2004 that Andrea Constand says he drugged and violated her at his suburban Philadelphia home.The 79-year-old Cosby has said he wil
  
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• Downtown preparing for Columbus Arts Festival

  09-06-2017 11:29
  
  The annual Columbus Arts Festival kicks off today, with nearly a half-million people expected to visit the three day event. The festival is set to open at 11 a.m. Friday and will stay open until 10:30 p.m. Saturday's hours are 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and Sunday's hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Several downtown roadways are closed as nearly 300 artists, six stages of entertainment, and dozens of food vendors fill the streets around the Scioto Mile riverfront park:Civic Center / South Second Stre
  
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• Police investigating after two shooting victims turn up at local hospital

  09-06-2017 10:50
  
  Columbus Police are investigating after two people showed up at Grant Medical Center with gunshot wounds early Friday morning. According to police, a black SUV pulled up to the Grant Emergency Department entrance around 3:45 a.m. Two men were found to be suffering from gunshot wounds. The men told police that they had been shot in the area of Lilley Avenue and East Main Street in the Driving Park area of east Columbus. Police are investigating both at the hospital and at the scene where the shoo
  
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• Former Columbus mayoral candidate William M. Todd dies

  09-06-2017 08:54
  William M. Todd, who ran for Colulmbus mayor in 2007, died Sunday in Tennessee, where he was seeking treatment for pancreatic cancer. He had battled the disease since his diagnosis over a year ago.
  
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• British shock: PM May's election gamble appears to backfire

  09-06-2017 06:02
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May's gamble in calling an early election appeared Friday to have backfired spectacularly, with a real possibility that her Conservative Party could lose its majority in Parliament.If confirmed, the result would lead to a period of political uncertainty and could throw Britain's negotiations to leave the European Union — due to start June 19 — into disarray. The pound lost more than 2 cents against the dollar within seconds of the announcement.With more
  
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• Columbus Mayor Ginther met with President Trump about infrastructure

  09-06-2017 04:22
  
  A spokesperson for Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said the mayor met with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday to talk about infrastructure.Mayor Ginther was among several government officials to meet with the President and Vice President, according to the spokesperson.President Trump was in Cincinnati on Wednesday where he promised to create a "first-class" system of roads, bridges and waterways by using $200 billion in public funds to generate $1 trillion in investme
  
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• Families fight class-action status in disability rights lawsuit

  09-06-2017 04:16
  More families are trying to stave off class-action status in the court battle between the state and the legal advocacy group Disability Rights Ohio. Parents and guardians filed nearly two dozen motions Thursday in federal court in Columbus, saying they want a voice in the case.
  
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• Buckeye Lake 2030 envisions big ideas for future of the lake

  09-06-2017 03:48
  Big plans could be in store for the future of Buckeye Lake, according to members with the group Buckeye Lake 2030.
  The tri-county alliance group made up of community members from Fairfield, Licking, and Perry counties met with Buckeye Lake neighbors all week to discuss potential opportunities for the future.
  "We just love it up here," Glenn Wright said.
  Wright and his wife Karen visited Buckeye Lake Thursday night to celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary.
  The Wrights call Buckeye Lake a good
  
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• Police investigating death in Linden area of Columbus

  09-06-2017 03:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a death in the Linden area of Columbus.Police said officers were called to the 1500 block of Aberdeen Avenue just after 1:30 p.m. Thursday.Homicide detectives were also called to the scene.Police have not released the identity of the person who died.
  
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• Woman accused of leak ordered to remain jailed pending trial

  09-06-2017 03:27
  
  A federal judge ordered a young woman charged with leaking classified U.S. documents to remain jailed until her trial after prosecutors argued Thursday she might possess more stolen government secrets.Prosecutors also said 25-year-old Reality Winner might try to flee the U.S. if released on bond. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Solari told the judge Winner had written in a notebook: "I want to burn the White House Down ... find somewhere in Kurdistan to live. Ha-ha!"Wearing an orange jumpsuit a
  
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• Newark man arrested for trying to abduct 4-year-old girl

  09-06-2017 02:35
  
  A 25-year-old man in Newark has been charged with abduction after he tried to take a 4-year-old girl out of her mother’s vehicle.The incident happened in the 500 block of Seroco Avenue around 6 p.m. Wednesday.According to court records, the girl’s mother was picking up two children from a babysitter when the suspect, identified as Cody Bartimus, came up to the vehicle.Documents state that Bartimus pulled the mother out of the vehicle and attempted to pull the child out of the car sea
  
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