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• Police: Man beaten at Columbus bus stop, has wallet stolen

  16-06-2017 23:52
  
  Columbus police are searching for three people after a man was beaten at a bus stop.Police said the victim was using his cell phone while waiting at the bus stop at Hudson Street and McGuffey Road around noon Thursday.An unknown man approached and attacked the victim unprovoked, according to police.The victim fell to the ground, striking the back of his head on the concrete. The suspect continued to beat him in the face and head.Police said two women stood by and watched the assault. The suspect
  
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• Delaware County deputy almost hit by drugged driver

  16-06-2017 23:39
  A busy Delaware intersection became the scene of a drugged driving incident last weekend.Delaware County Sheriffs received a call about an erratic truck driver on SR 36 near Wilson Road on June 9.Captain Scott Vance says other drivers say the 18-wheeler weaving between lanes."The caller provided some pretty descriptive information concerning the trailer," said Vance.Vance says a deputy spotted the truck near the intersection. As the truck attempted to make a left turn, it nearly ran into the dep
  
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• Columbus Zoo to add new sea lion exhibit

  16-06-2017 23:35
  So when officials in a marine park in China needed a new home for seven of the mammals that have been together a decade, they looked to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Seven sea lions arrived Tuesday at a temporary facility that the zoo had built especially for them in Myakka City, Florida.
  
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• Pickerington Police arrest CVS robbery suspect in Texas

  16-06-2017 23:23
  
  Authorities have the second suspect wanted in connection with the robbery of a Pickerington CVS Pharmacy in custody.Pickerington Police said Jeron Durroh was captured in Houston, Texas. Officials are working to bring Burroh back to Ohio.Jeron and James Durroh III have been charged in the June 7 robbery of the CVS Pharmacy at State Route 256 and Refugee Road.Police said the suspects ordered employees to the ground before stealing medication.James was arrested by police last week. Both men have be
  
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• Judge hopes woman convicted of girl's death dies in prison

  16-06-2017 22:43
  
  A judge in Ohio has told a woman found guilty of aggravated murder in the death of a badly abused 4-year-old girl that she hopes the woman "will die in prison."The Blade reports that 25-year-old Bridgett White entered an Alford plea on Thursday, which means she doesn't admit to the charge but acknowledges there's evidence to convict her. Her attorney declined to comment after the hearing in Toledo.Sentencing is next month.Prosecutors say Aaliyah Smith weighed 30 pounds and had cocaine and heroin
  
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• Ohio family band member suspected of killing mom, brother

  16-06-2017 22:34
  
  An Ohio family band member suspected of killing his mother and brother was in critical condition Friday at a Cleveland hospital after shooting himself in the head, authorities said.Stark County Sheriff George T. Maier said officers investigating a 911 hang-up call Thursday afternoon spotted someone through an open door of the family home and heard a gunshot go off as they approached the Beach City residence.They found 25-year-old Jacob Stockdale with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to t
  
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• Scalise doctor hopes for 'excellent recovery' despite risk

  16-06-2017 22:22
  
  Congressman Steve Scalise can hope to make an "excellent recovery," his trauma surgeon said Friday, even though the lawmaker arrived at the hospital Wednesday at imminent risk of death after getting shot at a congressional baseball practice.In his first public comments since the shooting, Dr. Jack Sava of MedStar Washington Hospital Center said it's a "good possibility" that the Louisiana Republican will be able to return to work in his full capacity.Sava declined to put a timeline on when that
  
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• Kent State athlete's death ruled exertional heat stroke

  16-06-2017 22:17
  
  KENT — An Ohio coroner has ruled exertional heat stroke caused the death of a Kent State University football player after an offseason morning workout.The Portage County coroner's office released the findings of an autopsy of Tyler Heintz on Monday. Heintz died June 13 after being hospitalized following conditioning drills at Dix Stadium.Kent State fired a strength and conditioning coach who was at the workout. It says he gave false information about his certification. The coach says he wa
  
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• Hyperthermia likely cause in Kent State athlete's death

  16-06-2017 22:17
  
  An Ohio county coroner says hyperthermia is the likely cause of death of a Kent State University football player who died following a morning workout.The Portage County Coroner says an autopsy indicates hyperthermia is the preliminary reason Tyler Heintz died Tuesday morning. Hyperthermia occurs when the body fails to cool itself after exposure to extreme heat.Paramedics transported Heintz to a hospital following football conditioning drills at Dix Stadium. Heintz, an incoming freshman, was recr
  
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• Children’s Hospital Breaks Ground on New Nine-Story Medical Building

  16-06-2017 22:13
  Representatives from Nationwide Children’s Hospital officially broke ground today on their next medical building expansion. The new nine-story building will be known as the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion, which the hospital states will “become the country’s largest behavioral health treatment and research center specifically for children and adolescents on a pediatric medical campus.”
  The new 386,000 square foot building will house space designed for behavior he
  
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• Minnesota officer acquitted in motorist shooting

  16-06-2017 22:08
  
  A Minnesota police officer was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of a motorist who had informed the officer seconds earlier that he was carrying a gun.Jeronimo Yanez was also cleared of two lesser charges in the July traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb. Yanez testified that Philando Castile was pulling his gun out of his pocket despite his commands not to do so. The defense also argued Castile was high on marijuana and said that affected his actions.Castile had a permit for th
  
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• Doppler 10: Hot and humid on Saturday

  16-06-2017 21:27
  This evening: Hot and muggy with a few showers and storms early in SE Ohio.
  Tonight: A spotty storm or two early but don’t expect much.Clear to partly cloudy & mild.Low 70.Winds: SSE 2-4 mph.
  Saturday: Another scorcher with the chance for pop-up storms late.High 91, feeling like the mid-90s.Winds: S 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: Scattered afternoon storms.Some could be strong with damaging winds and heavy rain.High: 86.Winds: SW 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | L
  
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• Obvious science from Antarctica: ice melts in warmer temperatures thanks for El Nino

  16-06-2017 21:16
  Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer Strong El Nino played a major role in warming the air above the ice, researchers report COLUMBUS, Ohio-An area of West Antarctica more than twice the size of California partially melted in 2016 when warm winds forced by an especially strong El Nino blew over the continent, an international group of researchers has determined. In the June 15 issue of the journal Nature Communications , they report that the warm spell persisted fo
  
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• Several sobriety checkpoints planned in central Ohio Friday evening

  16-06-2017 20:34
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Franklin County DUI Task Force will be conducting several sobriety checkpoints on Friday.Franklin County Task Force members will be operating a checkpoint in northeast Columbus.OSHP is conducting checkpoints in Athens, Delaware and Scioto counties.---FRANKLIN COUNTYLocation: Cleveland Avenue and Wallcrest BoulevardHours of Operation: 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.--- ATHENS COUNTYLocation: State Route 56Hours of Operation: 9 p.m. – 12 a.m.---COSHOCTON COUNTYLocati
  
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• Trump announces changes to Obama-era Cuba policy

  16-06-2017 19:37
  
  MIAMI — President Donald Trump declared Friday he was restoring some travel and economic restrictions on Cuba that were lifted as part of the Obama administration's historic easing. He challenged the communist government of Raul Castro to negotiate a better deal for Cubans and Cuban-Americans.Announcing the rollback of President Barack Obama's diplomatic opening during a speech in Miami, Trump said Cuba had secured far too many concessions from the U.S. in the "misguided" deal but "now tho
  
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• Injury crash closes I-71 South at I-70 West in downtown Columbus

  16-06-2017 19:31
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are on the scene of an injury crash involving a vehicle and FedEx truck at Interstate 71 south and Interstate 70 West.Authorities say the crash happened just before 1 p.m. Friday.There was one person who was taken to Grant Medical Center in serious condition.According to Ohio Department of Transportation, the downtown ramp will be closed for two hours. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Huntington Bank robbed in Groveport, second time in two weeks

  16-06-2017 18:59
  
  Groveport Police are investigating a robbery at Huntington Bank on Main Street in Groveport.Authorities say they received a call just before 11 a.m. of a bank being robbed at 556 Main Street.Witnesses tell police there was a male suspect who displayed a gun and demanded money.Authorities say the man left the bank wearing a mask, blue long sleeve shirt, and grey pants. He was described as white male.Witnesses say the suspect got into a silver van before leaving the area.10TV is checking with auth
  
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• Woman who sent texts urging suicide guilty of manslaughter

  16-06-2017 17:22
  
  TAUNTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman who sent her boyfriend a barrage of text messages encouraging him to kill himself has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter.A juvenile court judge found that Michelle Carter caused the death of Conrad Roy III. Carter cried as the judge explained his reasoning Friday.Carter was 17 when she sent Roy dozens of messages urging him to take his own life. Eighteen-year-old Roy was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his truck in Fairhaven in July
  
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• Girlfriend whose texts urged suicide guilty of manslaughter

  16-06-2017 17:22
  TAUNTON, Mass. — A woman who sent her boyfriend a barrage of text messages urging him to kill himself when they were both teenagers was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in a trial that raised questions of whether words can kill.Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz found that Michelle Carter caused the death of Conrad Roy III, who intentionally filled his truck with carbon monoxide in a Fairhaven store parking lot in July 2014. Carter cried and clutched a handkerchief to her face
  
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• Police searching for 3 suspects in armed robbery of Brink’s truck in east Columbus

  16-06-2017 17:10
  
  Columbus Police are searching for three suspects in an armed robbery of a Brink’s delivery outside a bank in east Columbus.The robbery happened around 10:30 Friday morning outside a Chase Bank on S. Hamilton Road by Eastland Mall, according to police.Police say two males and one female were involved in the robbery. One person had a handgun and another was carrying a shot gun.There were no injuries reported in the robbery.No additional information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV fo
  
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• American Legion auxiliary

  16-06-2017 16:40
  April 8, 1920 was the date selected to assemble a group of ladies who might be interested in forming an auxiliary for the American Legion Post 95. A temporary chairman, secretary and treasurer were appointed along with a committee to construct By-laws and a Constitution for the fledgling organization. It was agreed that the group would meet in one week at the Chamber of Commerce room for further planning.
  
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• Trump confirms he's under investigation, fires angry tweets

  16-06-2017 15:57
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump confirmed Friday he is under federal investigation and appeared to single out a senior Justice Department official for criticism, underscoring his growing frustration with the persistent focus on Russia's involvement in the 2016 election and possibly his campaign."I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt," the president wrote.The morning missive appeared to refer to Rod Rosenstein, th
  
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• Trump appears to confirm he's under investigation

  16-06-2017 15:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared to confirm Friday that he is under investigation for obstruction of justice, claiming that he is being investigated for firing FBI Director James Comey by the man who told him to do it.It wasn't clear whether the president was basing his tweet on direct knowledge that he is under investigation, or on reports this week that special counsel Robert Mueller is examining whether the president obstructed justice by firing Comey last month amid th
  
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• Amazon buying Whole Foods, making strong move into groceries

  16-06-2017 15:13
  
  NEW YORK— Online juggernaut Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a strong move to expand its growing reach into groceries.Amazon.com Inc. will pay $42 per share for Whole Foods Market Inc., including debt. That marks an 18 percent premium to Whole Foods' closing price on Thursday.The deal comes a month after Whole Foods announced a board shake-up and cost-cutting plan amid falling sales. The grocery store operator was also under pressure from activist inves
  
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• Police arrest man with knife outside UK Parliament

  16-06-2017 13:35
  
  London police say a man with a knife has been arrested near the House of Commons in London. There were no injuries.Friday's incident comes just months after a man barreled his car into pedestrians on nearby Westminster Bridge and then charged into a Parliament courtyard, stabbing a police officer to death. In this case, security of the perimeter did not appear to be breached.
  
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• Russia claims to have killed ISIS leader

  16-06-2017 13:20
  
  The spokesman for the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition says he cannot confirm reports that IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed.The statement comes after Russia claimed it killed al-Baghdadi in an airstrike that targeted a meeting of IS leaders outside the IS de facto capital in Syria.The Russian Defense Ministry said al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders.In an emailed statement, Army Col. Ryan Dillon said Friday: "We canno
  
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• Sky-high tribute to Adam West

  16-06-2017 13:07
  CNN - Holy Bright Knight!The late actor Adam West was honored by Los Angeles with a ceremonial lighting of the Bat-signal from City Hall.West died June 9 of leukemia. He was 88.The actor played Batman in the 1960s television series.According to an announcement from DC Comics, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck joined "Bat-guests" to light the Bat-signal in tribute to West's portrayal of the "Bright Knight" on Thursday night.
  
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• Columbus Pride Parade takes a different route in 2017

  16-06-2017 12:53
  The Columbus Pride Parade is taking a different route in 2017.Saturday's parade starts at Goodale Park near Goodale and High Street. It ends at Genoa Park near Washington Boulevard and Broad Street.Essentially, the parade will go in reverse of previous years. Stonewall Columbus
  Parade-goers will line up at 8:30 AM. The parade steps off at 10:30 AM.
  
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• Report: Russian probe looks into Jared Kushner's businesses

  16-06-2017 12:51
  The investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election is going deeper into the dealings of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, according to the Washington Post.The Post reports special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Jared Kushner's businesses and finances.Federal investigators have also been asking about Kushner's talks with Sergey Gorkov, the head of a state-owned Russian bank and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.Kushner is expected to meet with Senate staff next w
  
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• Water main break closes Miller Avenue in east Columbus

  16-06-2017 12:40
  
  A water main break closed Miller Avenue between Kent Street and Gault Street Friday morning. The east Columbus roadway was closed around 6:00 a.m. Friday after water being leaking out onto the roadway. Columbus Police have traffic in the area blocked until repairs can be completed.
  
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• Russ Calls XXL Freshman Class Irrelevant

  16-06-2017 12:06
  Hip Hop artist Russ is a rising artist in the game headlining tours and platinum records and he did it all without being in XXL's Freshman class. Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription.
  
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• Lawyer for ex-treasure hunter asks judge to end jail time

  16-06-2017 07:42
  This undated file photo provided by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office in Delaware, Ohio, shows Tommy Thompson, jailed on contempt-of-court charges since December 2015 for violating terms of a plea deal by refusing to respond to questions about the location of 500 missing gold coins. Former deep sea treasure hunter Tommy Thompson's attorney Todd Long asked in a Wednesday, June 14, 2017, court filing for U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley to end Thompson's imprisonment on contempt-of-court cha
  
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• Columbus City Schools investigate worker's "inappropriate" social post related to Pride

  16-06-2017 06:13
  Columbus City Schools are investigating an employee's "inappropriate" social media post related to Stonewall Columbus Pride Parade and Festival.The district says it's working with authorities to address a male worker's comments on his "personal social media."CCS confirmed for 10TV that a district employee made a post to Facebook that stated "I hope this event turns out like the Boston Marathon a few year's [sic] back. He also used a slur to describe the LGBTQ community and said they they "should
  
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• Columbus City Schools investigate worker's "inappropriate" social media post related to Pride

  16-06-2017 06:13
  
  Columbus City Schools are investigating an employee's "inappropriate" social media post related to Stonewall Columbus Pride Parade and Festival.The district says it's working with authorities to address a male worker's comments on his "personal social media."CCS did not immediately release details of the post.The district posted on Facebook late Thursday night, condemning discrimination of any kind, adding "our District will be participating in the Pride Parade Saturday with more than 400 teache
  
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• Grove City shuts down motel after hundreds of police calls

  16-06-2017 05:02
  It’s intended to serve as a budget-friendly and safe place to get a good night’s rest. But officials with Grove City say the Star City Inn and Suites on Broadway, is anything but.According to Donald Walters, who handles community and business relations for Grove City, the motel was deemed a nuisance after it was the subject of hundreds of police runs in 2016 for prostitution, assault and a murder.Walters says in 2016 alone, Grove City Police and EMS responded to 362 calls for service
  
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• Man injured in west Columbus shooting

  16-06-2017 04:57
  
  A man is recovering after being shot in the leg in west Columbus Thursday night.According to Columbus Police, officers were dispatched to the area of W. Broad Street and Steven Avenue around 7 p.m.The victim told police he was standing on the porch visiting friends when an unknown individual in a silver Honda Civic fired multiple gunshots, striking him in the leg.The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Colum
  
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• Columbus Zoo & Aquarium offering free admission for dads on Father's Day

  16-06-2017 04:39
  
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is offering free admission to dads and granddads this Sunday to celebrate Father’s Day.A child’s admission ticket must be purchased to receive the free admission for dads and granddads.The promotion applies to children and grandchildren of any age.
  
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• US official's 'quiet diplomacy' led to Warmbier's release

  16-06-2017 04:35
  
  It took months of "quiet diplomacy," a change in U.S. presidents and an American diplomat's extraordinary, secret visit to Pyongyang to bring Otto Warmbier home.U.S. special envoy Joseph Yun was a household name to almost no one before Warmbier's return to Ohio on Tuesday, yet he joins an exceedingly short list of U.S. officials to set foot in furtive North Korea in recent years. The last such visit is believed to have been in November 2014, when former National Intelligence Director James Clapp
  
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• New law would allow dogs on restaurant patios in Ohio

  16-06-2017 04:01
  A state representative is working to give restaurant owners the option to allow dogs on patio areas.It's illegal in the state of Ohio to have any live animal on the premises of a food service operation or a retail food establishment.State lawmakers could decide this fall if it should stay that way.A 4-year-old springer spaniel called Prudence likes walks, her Instagram page, and patios."I think it's important to allow dogs, especially when people work all day and they don't have much opportuniti
  
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• Scalise has more surgery as authorities track shooter's path

  16-06-2017 03:26
  
  In critical condition and undergoing repeated surgery, GOP House Whip Steve Scalise faces a "much more difficult" struggle to recover from his gunshot wound than first thought, President Donald Trump said Thursday. The House lurched back to business in a somber mood as law enforcement tracked the path the shooter traveled to his ballfield carnage.Investigators studying Wednesday's attack at a suburban Virginia park said shooter James Hodgkinson had obtained his rifle and handgun from licensed fi
  
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• Five years on, cases linger in Columbus schools data cheating scandal

  16-06-2017 03:14
  Five years after The Dispatch first revealed that Columbus City Schools administrators were retroactively altering thousands of student-attendance records at the end of each school year, the Ohio Department of Education says it has disciplined just 16 of the 64 administrators the state auditor suspected of falsifying data. Now, state Auditor Dave Yost believes the clock on the department carrying out its duties has run out.
  
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• DJ Khaled Rihanna Tiller - New Music Drops Tomorrow

  16-06-2017 03:14
  We've all be sitting at the edge of seats to hear this new music Khaled has with Bryson Tiller and Rihanna! After pics surfaced of them shooting the video, we all would like to ask Asahad what do these vocals sound like??!! 3. The homie @djlukenastyy in the building tonight at #PowerFallFest. I'm DJn his set so we bout to set Columbus on Y" Y" Y" Y" #DownWithTheKing 11. #rp @LILDonAIR: "I said "hey @djmrking we should dress alike!" He said "that's corny."
  
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• Riverside Methodist gives superhero capes to NICU babies

  16-06-2017 02:58
  Ask a hospital doctor or nurse and they will tell you some of the tiniest patients are the biggest fighters.Riverside Methodist Hospital honored babies in the neo-natal intensive care unit Thursday with little superhero capes.The hospital's sewing guild makes the capes.Tts a way to bring a little happiness into a very tense situation for new moms and dads.The superhero day is a program started by the March of Dimes.
  
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• Authorities say escaped Georgia inmates captured

  16-06-2017 02:28
  
  Authorities say they have captured two escaped inmates wanted in the slayings of two Georgia prison guards.GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles says 43-year-old Donnie Russell Rowe and 24-year-old Ricky Dubose were apprehended Thursday in Christiana, Tennessee.The inmates were being hunted in the killings Tuesday morning of two prison guards who were overpowered, disarmed and shot to death on a prison bus southeast of Atlanta.Baldwin State Prison transfer sergeants Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue we
  
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• Refugee honorees to replace grand marshal for 2017 PRIDE parade

  16-06-2017 00:52
  For the first time in its 36-year history festival history, the Columbus PRIDE parade and festival will recognize local LGBTQ refugees in lieu of a grand marshal. About 15 refugees will ride on a float at Saturday's parade as community honorees, and will serve as a key element of this year's event at its new location on the Riverfront.
  
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• Diaper-changing discrepancy prompts Columbus Council proposal

  16-06-2017 00:52
  A baby's diaper change on the floor of a men's restroom could lead to more comfortable, and sanitary, accommodations in the city of Columbus.  Constituent Ethan Hansen complained to Columbus City Councilman Michael Stinziano about having to change his then 4-month-old daughter's diaper on the floor at the Italian Village Market because there was no changing station in the men's restroom. That prompted Stinziano to look into the diaper-changing discrepancy.
  
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• Court filing: Man to plead in case linked to extremists

  16-06-2017 00:52
  This undated photo provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Columbus, Ohio, shows Aaron Travis Daniels, who is accused of trying to travel to Libya to join the Islamic State group. A federal court document filed Thursday, June 15, 2017, says Daniels will plead guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
  
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• Press Conference: Changing Stations Grant Program

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