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• 4 women report being stopped by men impersonating officers

  20-06-2017 23:39
  Police said they would never pull anyone over for speeding in an unmarked car. But someone is, and they want it stopped.Four women have reported being pulled over by an unmarked dark car with flashing lights since June 12.It's happened twice in Circleville, once in Ross County and most recently in Pickaway County Monday morning.In that case, a 19-year-old said two men in a black unmarked Ford Fusion pulled her over for speeding.She told the 911 dispatcher that the men searched her car, took her
  
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• 13-year-old daughter of woman set on fire asks lawmakers to pass "Judy's Law"

  20-06-2017 23:32
  Judy Malinowski has been in a hospital bed for nearly two years after her ex-boyfriend doused her with gasoline, and set her on fire.Tuesday her 13-year-old daughter spoke to legislators on her mother's behalf."Since my mom is unable to speak, I'm here to speak for her," said Kaylyn Malinowski.On a day when she should be playing with her friends and talking about 13-year-old things,Kaylyn Malinowski was instead testifying before the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee.Her mother is also someplace sh
  
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• Jury deliberations begin in SWAT officer murder trial

  20-06-2017 23:25
  Tuesday a Franklin County jury debated the fate of Lincoln Rutledge, the man on trial for the murder of Columbus Police SWAT Officer Steve Smith.In April 2016, the Columbus SWAT team was trying to arrest Rutledge on charges he set his estranged wife's home on fire.Prosecutors said Rutledge refused to come out and threatened officers with the castle doctrine."This is an announcement. I’m going to use deadly force," said assistant Franklin County prosecutor Dan Hogan. "Come on in here. Come
  
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• Advisories issued for high level of toxic algae at Buckeye Lake

  20-06-2017 23:20
  The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said algae levels at Buckeye Lake have tested higher than what is safe.Someone spotted what they thought was an algae bloom and alerted the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The EPA then tested the water and found the levels were too high.At six parts per billion, officials warn children, pregnant women and pets to stay out of the water.At 20 parts per billion, they warn everyone to stay out. The water tested above that threshold in this case.ODNR sai
  
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• Coroner: Otto Warmbier's family objected to autopsy

  20-06-2017 23:10
  A coroner hasn't reached a conclusion about the cause of death for a 22-year-old American college student who died in Cincinnati less than a week after he was released from North Korea in a coma.Hamilton County's Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco's office said Tuesday that only an external examination was performed on Otto Warmbier's body, per his family's request. It says his family objected to an autopsy.The statement says the office has reviewed medical records and talked extensively with his treating phy
  
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• Suspect shot after explosion at Brussels train station

  20-06-2017 21:43
  
  Soldiers shot a suspect in the heart of Brussels after a small explosion Tuesday night at a busy train station continued a week of extremist attacks in the capitals of Europe.A bomb squad performed a controlled explosion of a bomb belt the suspect had at the Central Station and was checking to see if there more hazards, VTM network reported. Authorities set up a wide perimeter around the station, located near the city's famed Grand Place square.It appeared no one else was injured besides the sus
  
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• Reports: Explosive noises heard at Brussels train station

  20-06-2017 21:43
  
  Belgian media are reporting that explosion-like noises have been heard at a Brussels train station, prompting the evacuation of a main square.Broadcaster RTL quoted Fires Services spokesman Pierre Meys confirming that some kind of an explosion had happened in the city's Central station on Tuesday. Meys could not say what had caused the blast.He could only confirm that firefighters were at the scene.The Belgian capital's Grand Place, a major tourist site, was evacuated along with the station abou
  
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• Double rainbow appears at vigil for Dublin teen

  20-06-2017 21:19
  Friends, family and community members gathered in Dublin Monday night in honor of 19-year-old Evan Currie.Evan died last Friday after being shocked by an electrical current in the waters at Put-In-Bay. Evan Currie
  It rained the night of the vigil but Evan's father says the double rainbow that followed was a sign that his son's spirit is still here."Evan up there with our friends and family, including my brother who recently died, and they're like 'we're going to make this the most spectacular ev
  
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• Injured survivor found 2 days after fatal Ohio car crash

  20-06-2017 21:12
  
  Authorities in Ohio say a seriously injured man was found alive two days after a car crash in a secluded area that killed another man but went unnoticed.State troopers tell The Chronicle-Telegram in Elyria that they're trying to determine which man was driving when the car veered off Interstate 77 in Tuscarawas County on June 14. It traveled down an embankment, rolled and hit a tree, and couldn't be seen from the road.It went unnoticed until Friday, when a resident heard cries for help and found
  
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• Columbus Zoo provides plasma to struggling giraffe in Maryland

  20-06-2017 21:09
  
  A struggling newborn giraffe in Maryland has received a plasma transfusion from a giraffe in Ohio.The Maryland Zoo says in a statement that the male giraffe, born on June 15, wasn't nursing. Zookeepers were giving the unnamed calf colostrum supplements to get antibodies normally provided by mother's milk.But zoo officials say the calf was still not getting enough antibodies and needed a plasma transfusion from an adult giraffe.On Friday, two Maryland zoo officials met in Morgantown, West Virgini
  
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• Columbus Zoo helps struggling giraffe in Maryland

  20-06-2017 21:09
  
  A struggling newborn giraffe in Maryland has received a plasma transfusion from a giraffe in Ohio.The Maryland Zoo says in a statement that the male giraffe, born on June 15, wasn't nursing. Zookeepers were giving the unnamed calf colostrum supplements to get antibodies normally provided by mother's milk.But zoo officials say the calf was still not getting enough antibodies and needed a plasma transfusion from an adult giraffe.On Friday, two Maryland zoo officials met in Morgantown, West Virgini
  
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• Public funeral planned for Otto Warmbier in Cincinnati

  20-06-2017 20:33
  
  A public funeral service is planned Thursday at a high school attended by a 22-year-old college student who was held for nearly a year and a half in North Korea and died shortly after he was sent home to Ohio in a coma.Meanwhile, a spokesman for Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammaraco said the office accepted the case of Otto Warmbier, who died Monday in a Cincinnati hospital. Justin Weber told The Associated Press that a news conference is expected later to provide more information.The co
  
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• Doppler 10: Seasonable first day of summer

  20-06-2017 20:26
  This Evening: Sunny and seasonable with a light breeze. W wind around 15 mph.Tonight: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Low of 63. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly sunny and seasonable with a slight chance of a shower or storm in the afternoon. High 84. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot with a high of 88. SW wind 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Partly cloudy tonight with a slight chance of showers. Low
  
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• Columbus Rotary: Chemical Abstacts Service Today

  20-06-2017 20:18 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Petition Started for Ballot Initiative to End Gerrymandering

  20-06-2017 20:00
  A statewide coalition of more than 30 activist groups is leading the charge against gerrymandering, the practice of manipulating district lines so as to favor one party over another. Fair Districts = Fair Elections is collecting signatures for their petition to create a ballot initiative addressing unfair congressional redistricting in Ohio.
  The effort follows a similar measure that voters overwhelmingly supported in 2015 (Issue 1), which will change the process of drawing state legislative dist
  
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• Coroner tracking spike in overdose deaths for Columbus area

  20-06-2017 19:58
  The coroner serving the greater Columbus area says overdose deaths blamed largely on opioids are spiking compared to a year ago. Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz said Tuesday the county in central Ohio saw 173 overdose deaths through April of this year.
  
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• Former Dublin teacher charged with production and receipt of child pornography

  20-06-2017 19:43
  
  A Dublin school teacher who resigned in May while under investigation has been charged with production and receipt of child pornography.Investigators say the images in question are of a 15-year-old student.52-year-old Gregory R. Lee of Columbus was a longtime teacher and track coach at Dublin Scioto High School.He resigned on May 1, while under investigation for inappropriate contact with an 18-year-old senior.Dublin Police investigated that complaint but found no evidence of a criminal act.In t
  
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• Chick-Fil-A Coming Soon to Grandview Yard

  20-06-2017 19:12
  The newest Grandview Yard restaurant tenant was unveiled today, as representatives with project developer Nationwide Realty Investors (NRI) announced that Chick-Fil-A will be opening a location on the northern end of the site. The Atlanta-based chicken sandwich chain will be constructing a 3,000 square foot store at the corner of Third Avenue and Rail Street.
  “This addition will be a great amenity for the community, and particularly, for those who live and work at Grandview Yard,” st
  
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• Woman killed in east Columbus stabbing

  20-06-2017 18:13
  
  A woman was killed after being stabbed in east Columbus Wednesday morning.Columbus Police were called to Eastmoor Boulevard near East Main Street just before 11:00 a.m.Police tell 10TV that the victim was initially transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.According to police, a suspect was taken into custody at the scene.The identity of the victim or the suspect wasn't immediately released.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• Man charged with killing his mother in east Columbus

  20-06-2017 18:13
  A son is accused of stabbing and killing his mother in east Columbus Tuesday morning.Columbus Police were called to Eastmoor Boulevard near East Main Street just before 11 a.m.Officers arrived and found the victim in the apartment building’s hallway suffering from stab wounds and apprehended the suspect.The victim, identified as 52-year-old Lisa Alsaadon, was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. He was pronounced dead at 11:43 a.m.Police said the suspect, 25-year-old Tyler
  
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• Power outage at Columbus Police radio room impacts emergency calls

  20-06-2017 17:51
  
  A power outage within the server room of the Columbus Police dispatch center impacted both emergency and non-emergency calls Wednesday morning.According to police, the power went out around 11:30 a.m. Calls are being routed to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office until the issue can be resolved.Police say that callers may experience minor delays when calling, but they are encouraging them to stay on the line for assistance.Columbus Police support staff is addressing the problem.
  
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• Overdose deaths in Franklin County up 66 percent in 2017, coroner's office says

  20-06-2017 17:40
  
  The Franklin County Coroner's Office says 173 overdose deaths were confirmed in the county from January through April of this year.Seventy-eight percent of the deaths were linked to opiates, the majority being fentanyl or other drugs including fentanyl, according to the coroner's office.During the same period in 2016, Franklin County recorded 104 overdose deaths. If the remainder of 2017 follows a similar pattern, the county could see over 500 overdose deaths this year compared to 353 in 2016.
  
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• City Will Fund Grant to Put Changing Stations in Men’s Restrooms

  20-06-2017 17:00
  Right now, if you’re out and need to change your baby’s diaper, the only place to do it is in the women’s restroom. That’ll be addressed soon, as the City of Columbus readies grant money to put changing stations in 30 city recreation centers and aid small businesses in installing them in men’s restrooms.
  “I am excited to announce legislation to fund a new grant program for Columbus small businesses and organizations to increase equal access to diaper changing
  
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• Judge grants injunction allowing women to be topless at ComFest

  20-06-2017 16:35
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A federal judge granted an injunction allowing women to be topless at this year's ComFest in Columbus.The injunction was filed Monday after the state liquor board threatened to stop the sale of alcohol if any women were topless, according to ComFest attorney Ed Forman.In the City of Columbus, it is legal for men and women to be topless in public places. ComFest will be held this weekend at Goodale Park.
  
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• Epic, Righteous Angels in America: Perestroika at Short North Stage

  20-06-2017 16:15
  Angels in America is probably the most important work of American theatre to premiere in my lifetime. It stabs at the heart of the complicated American condition in still-profound ways, 25 years after its debut. The first part, Millenium Approaches, is performed regularly, writer Tony Kushner calls it “a machine.” The second part, Perestroika, is harder to get a handle on. Millenium Approaches is diagnostic, it sets the world in motion and deal
  
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• Neighbors GoreMade Pizza and Little Rock Bar Open Patios This Month

  20-06-2017 15:36
  When restaurants and bars cluster together to form a community, it means better business for everyone. People are more likely to head to a block with a few options; and, when one bar gets a little too crowded, the others get the overflow. Being patio season, it’s perfect timing for neighboring businesses Little Rock Bar and GoreMade Pizza to open their new outdoor additions, creating a new destination on the Fourth Street corridor.
  With starting times nearly two years apart, GoreMade Pizza
  
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• Trial set for former trooper charged with cyberstalking

  20-06-2017 15:27
  A July trial date has been set for a former trooper from the Delaware Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol who was charged with cyberstalking a woman in 2015.William P. Elschlager, 48, of Marietta, Ohio, was charged on May 17 in U.S. District Court in Columbus with one count of cyberstalking and one count of deprivation of rights under color of ... (more)
  
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• Coroner investigating death of American student freed from North Korea

  20-06-2017 15:26
  CINCINNATI — A coroner's office in Ohio is investigating the death of a 22-year-old college student who died less than a week after his return to the U.S. after nearly a year and a half in North Korean detention, a spokesman said Tuesday.The spokesman for Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammaraco said the office "accepted the case" of Otto Warmbier, who died Monday in a Cincinnati hospital. Justin Weber told The Associated Press a press conference is expected later to provide more info
  
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• Death of American detained in North Korea baffles experts

  20-06-2017 15:00
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's missile and nuclear tests, its carefully scripted propaganda bluster, even its military threats: Far from the scattershot workings of a madman, most of this fits the playbook of a small, proud country well used to stoking tensions to get concessions it would otherwise not receive from surrounding big powers.What happened to Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died just days after North Korea released him from detention in a coma, is far more di
  
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• Family of Westerville teen who died from brain-eating amoeba files lawsuit against outdoor park

  20-06-2017 14:40
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The family of an Ohio woman who died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a North Carolina outdoor recreational park.The family of 18-year-old Lauren Seitz filed the federal lawsuit Monday in Columbus, Ohio, against the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.Seitz died in June 2016 from meningoencephalitis, a disease caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri. The lawsuit says Seitz contracted the amoeba after
  
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• Reds place Bronson Arroyo and Zack Cozart on DL

  20-06-2017 14:34
  
  The Cincinnati Reds have placed Bronson Arroyo on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder, one day after the 40-year-old right-hander said there is a possibility his career might be over.Cincinnati also put shortstop Zack Cozart on the 10-day DL Monday due to a strained right quadriceps.Arroyo gave up five runs and seven hits in just three innings Sunday as the Reds lost 8-7 to the Los Angeles Dodgers.Arroyo (3-6) is attempting a comeback this season with his former team after mi
  
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• Adele visits London firefighters after tower block blaze

  20-06-2017 14:19
  
  London's fire department posted photos of Adele meeting with firefighters to offer support following a devastating fire in the borough that is believed to have killed 79 people.It posted the pictures on Twitter on Tuesday, showing the singer posing with firefighters in front of their engine at the Chelsea fire station. Adele had a cup of tea with the firefighters Monday and thanked them for their efforts in battling the fire at the 24-story Grenfell Tower."She just turned up at the station and
  
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• New Design Submitted for Corner of Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street

  20-06-2017 14:00
  Arch City Development’s plans for the southwest corner of East Fifth Avenue and North Fourth Street has gone through several changes since the project was first proposed last summer.
  Originally conceived as a mixed-use development featuring townhomes and a brewpub, it is now purely a residential project.
  “Hopefully we’ll be able to move the project forward,” said Brian Higgins of Arch City, adding that the latest design takes into consideration feedback from the last time
  
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• Jurors to resume deliberations in police shooting retrial

  20-06-2017 12:42
  Jurors in the murder retrial of a white University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist will resume deliberations Tuesday morning.Hamilton County Judge Leslie Ghiz sequestered the jurors Monday evening after they had the case for about three hours.Ray Tensing's first trial in November ended in a hung jury after about 25 hours of deliberations on the murder and voluntary manslaughter charges.Attorney Stewart Mathews said in closing arguments Monday that Tensing
  
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• UK Mosque attack suspect held on terror charges

  20-06-2017 12:31
  
  British police have identified the suspect held in connection with the van attack outside a London mosque as Darren Osborne, from the Welsh city of Cardiff. He is being held on suspicion of attempted murder and alleged terror offenses.British media report that some of Osborne's neighbors have described the father of four as "aggressive" and "strange."Witnesses said Osborne claimed he wanted to "kill all Muslims" after he drove into a crowd leaving a mosque early Monday morning. One man who was r
  
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• Ohio airport gets radar equipment to help drone research

  20-06-2017 12:29
  A southwest Ohio airport has received mobile radar equipment to help with research on drones.The Springfield News-Sun reports the equipment at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport came through state and federal grants.An official with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton says the equipment will be used to test beyond line of sight operation of the unmanned aircraft.Currently drones can only be flown in the line of sight of the pilots. Researchers
  
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• Carla Fendi, philanthropist and fashion force, dies at 79

  20-06-2017 12:25
  
  Carla Fendi, one of the five sisters who transformed the family leather goods business into a global luxury fashion house long known for its furs, has died following a long illness. She was 79.The Rome-based fashion house confirmed Fendi's death Monday, expressing pain for the loss and gratitude for her continued contributions.The sisters opened the first Fendi store in Rome's historic center in 1964, and a year later hired a young designer named Karl Lagerfeld who helped catapult the Italian br
  
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• Dispute over wrong drink at Starbucks ends in wrestling match, stabbing

  20-06-2017 12:12
  A trip to Starbucks ended violently on Sunday, after two customers got into an argument over a wrong drink order, and one of them got cut with a knife.Witnesses said it started Sunday afternoon, when one customer apparently got into a dispute with staff because he got the wrong drink, and another customer tried to intervene.Park Ridge police said a man from California got into a dispute with one of the Starbucks baristas before a man from Glenview, Illinois asked the man from California why he w
  
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• Man thanks firefighters who saved his life 44 years ago

  20-06-2017 12:00
  A man spent three years trying to track down the firefighters who saved his life 44 years ago.William Harper lived across from fire station 7 back in October of 1973. A fire sparked in the house. Firefighters ran across the street to help.Harper says he doesn’t remember anything from that night. He woke up in the hospital.“I wouldn't be here without them,” Harper said.Forty-four years later, he shook the hands of two of the men who helped save his life.“These guys are tru
  
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• Ohio woman's family files lawsuit against outdoor park

  20-06-2017 11:16
  The family of an Ohio woman who died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a North Carolina outdoor recreational park. The family of 18-year-old Lauren Seitz filed the federal lawsuit Monday in Columbus, Ohio, against the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  
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• Baby girl killed, two others injured in East Side house fire

  20-06-2017 07:10
  A 6-month-old girl died and two other people were injured, one critically, in a house fire Monday night on the East Side, Columbus police said. Columbus Fire Department responded to a residential  fire about 7:50 p.m. at a single-story home on the 700 block of South Waverly Street in the Eastmoor neighborhood.  The baby girl was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:06 p.m., police said.     One person was transported in critical condition to the Ohio State Un
  
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• Two men hurt in west Columbus shooting

  20-06-2017 05:46
  
  Columbus Police say two people were hurt after a shooting in west Columbus late Monday night.According to investigators, Tavares Ezekial Craighead and Sylvester Jerome Chapman, both 21, were shot multiple times around 11:30 p.m. Monday. The two fled the shooting and were located in the area of 688 Wedgewood Drive in west Columbus. Both victims were taken to local hospitals. Police describe their conditions as "critical but stable."Police have not yet identified any suspects or a possible motive.
  
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• One critically hurt, another seriously injured in west Columbus shooting

  20-06-2017 05:46
  
  Columbus Police say two people were hurt after a shooting in west Columbus late Monday night.One of the victims was critically hurt. Another suffered serious injuries.It happened at about 11:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Wedgewood Drive.Police were still looking for a suspect late Monday. Dispatchers did not immediately release any more information.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Suspect arrested in officer-involved shooting in Franklinton, police say

  20-06-2017 05:10
  Columbus police are investigating an officer-involved shooting Monday evening in Franklinton involving a Franklin County Sheriff's Office deputy. Shots were fired at a Franklin County Sheriff's Office deputy, who returned fire, police said.
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 6/19/2017

  20-06-2017 04:08 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 85-year-old killed in crash involving train in Perry County

  20-06-2017 04:03
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash involving a train in Jackson Township.Authorities said the crash occurred on Township Road 185 near State Route 37 at 3:26 p.m. Sunday.Jarvie Johnson, 85, was traveling south on Township Road 185 when he failed to yield to a train at the rail grade crossing. Johnson entered the path of the train and was struck.No flashing signals or gates were present at the intersection.Johnson was transported to Fairfield Medical Center where he lat
  
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• Police: Road rage led to bat attack, Muslim teen's death

  20-06-2017 03:09
  
  A man charged with murder in the death of a Muslim Virginia teen who was attacked near her mosque became "enraged" by a traffic argument with one of the girl's friends and hit her with a baseball bat before abducting her, police said Monday.Though the slaying of Nabra Hassanen — whose body was found in a pond — raised concerns that she was targeted because she was Muslim, Fairfax County police spokeswoman Julie Parker said at a news conference that police have no reason to believe th
  
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• Investigators search for answers after infant killed in Columbus house fire

  20-06-2017 02:48
  
  Investigators with the Columbus Division of Fire worked throughout the night after a 6-month-old girl has died in a fire late Monday on the east side of Columbus.According to Chief Steve Martin, firefighters were called to the home in the 700 block of S. Waverly Street around 8 p.m.Officials said some drivers noticed smoke coming from the home and drove to the fire station to alert crews.When crews arrived, a father was standing outside with his 5-year-old son.The father was taken to Mount Carme
  
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• Investigators search for answers after house fire that killed Columbus infant

  20-06-2017 02:48
  
  Investigators with the Columbus Division of Fire worked throughout the night after a 6-month-old girl has died in a fire late Monday on the east side of Columbus.According to Chief Steve Martin, firefighters were called to the home in the 700 block of S. Waverly Street around 8 p.m.Officials said some drivers noticed smoke coming from the home and drove to the fire station to alert crews.When crews arrived, a father was standing outside with his 5-year-old son.The father was taken to Mount Carme
  
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• 6-month-old girl killed in east Columbus house fire

  20-06-2017 02:48
  
  Officials said a 6-month-old girl has died in a fire Monday night on the east side of Columbus.According to Chief Steve Martin, firefighters were called to the home in the 700 block of S. Waverly Street around 8 p.m.Officials said some drivers noticed smoke coming from the home and drove to the fire station to alert crews.When crews arrived, a father was standing outside with his 5-year-old son.The father went to Mt. Carmel East for minor injuries.The infant was pronounced dead at the scene. A 6
  
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