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• Man indicted for kidnapping, attempted rape of woman walking to church

  11-07-2017 23:49
  
  The Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted a 50-year-old man in connection to the attack of a 68-year-old woman in Columbus.Markis Couch is accused of attacking the woman as she was walking to church on the Mobile Gas Station lot located at 215 E. Rich Street around 7:30 a.m. on July 2.Couch allegedly grabbed the woman by her neck, choked her, threw her to the ground, hit her and attempted to rape her.“Fortunately, a Columbus Police Officer in the area heard the victim screaming and notic
  
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• Police: Suspect may have robbed same Columbus bank twice in 2 days

  11-07-2017 23:29
  
  Columbus Police are searching for a man accused of robbing the same bank twice on consecutive days in downtown Columbus.Police said the suspect entered the Fifth Third Bank at 21 E State St. and showed a teller a note demanding money on Monday morning.The teller complied and the suspect got away with an undetermined amount of cash.Police said the same man entered the bank again Tuesday morning and presented another note demanding money.The suspect once again left with an undetermined amount of c
  
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• Federal authorities end probe of Dayton Wal-Mart police shooting

  11-07-2017 23:11
  Federal authorities say they have ended their investigation and decided against charges in the fatal police shooting of a man in an Ohio Wal-Mart who was carrying an air rifle from a store shelf.An officer shot 22-year-old John Crawford III in 2014 after a 911 call about someone waving a rifle in a store in the Dayton suburb of Beavercreek. Police say he didn't obey commands to drop what they learned later was an air rifle.A special grand jury declined to indict anyone, and the Justice Departmen
  
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• Police: Fake money being passed around Washington Court House

  11-07-2017 22:22
  
  The Washington Court House police department is warning residents of fake money popping up in the city.The bogus cash has bright pink Chinese writing on the left side and dashes on the right corner.Police said they found the funny money in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. All the bills have the same serial number.If you pick up a fake bill, call the Washington County Court House police department at 740-636-2370.
  
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• Mayor Ginther reacts to criticism regarding firing of officer

  11-07-2017 22:19
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther defended Public Safety Director Ned Pettus' decision to fire Columbus Police officer Zachary Rosen a day after the Fraternal Order of Police called the decision a mistake."The way you become the best is to be transparent and being accountable to the community so Ifully support the director's decision," Ginther said.Ginther's comments were made during an appearance at a summer school program run by the city's Recreation and Parks.The Mayor's support for termination g
  
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• Ohio State increases tuition for freshmen, locks rate for next 4 years

  11-07-2017 22:11
  College orientation is when smiles of excitement from incoming students are met with the anxiety of parents who are wondering how they'll pay for it."We'll have to do what we have to do," Lydia Laurer said. "This is where he wants to be."Laurer says Ohio State is where her son has always dreamed of attending. What she didn't dream of is the cost of tuition going up before he even started classes.The Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to increase tuition 5.5 percent. It's an additional $555 per year
  
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• North Columbus bank robbery suspect in custody following hostage situation at Taco Bell

  11-07-2017 21:26
  Columbus Police said a bank robbery suspect has surrendered after taking hostages inside a nearby Taco Bell in north Columbus.Police said the PNC Bank on E. Dublin Granville Road was robbed Tuesday afternoon.Police confirmed that an officer shot the suspect before he ran to the Taco Bell.A 911 call was placed by the suspect to police saying he was shot.Police said two hostages were released before the suspect turned themselves over to officers.The suspect was transported to a local hospital in a
  
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• Cedar Point offering BOGO ticket sale through Wednesday

  11-07-2017 21:21
  
  Cedar Point is offering buy one, get one free tickets for a very limited time this week.Visitors are able to buy one ticket at regular price ($67) and get a second for free.The tickets will be valid for any day that the park is open between July 15-31.The sale will continue until Wednesday.The buy one, get one deal is only available for purchase online.
  
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• National Progressive Training Organization Launches Local Chapter Tonight

  11-07-2017 20:46
  
  A national organization will establish a local presence this evening. The New Leaders Council (NLC), a nonprofit focused on bringing fresh names and faces into progressive politics and other leadership positions, launches its Columbus chapter tonight during a happy hour at Strongwater in Franklinton.
  “We want people who don’t look like or do the kinds of things that those kinds of people who are already in politics engage in,” said John Tannous, NLC Columbus Co-Director. &ldquo
  
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• NWS confirms tornado touched down in western Ohio

  11-07-2017 19:46
  
  The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in western Ohio Monday night.The tornado touched down in northern Mercer County around 8:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.The tornado affected areas west and northwest of Rockford, Ohio.The National Weather Service says additional details on the tornado will be provided later Tuesday or Wednesday.
  
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• Healthy Bites Preview: Massages, Urban Gardens, Salads & More

  11-07-2017 19:40
  
  It’s almost here! Healthy Bites is the biggest party to celebrate health & wellness in our great city!  Columbus Underground and Shipt are bringing together our favorites on July 13 for an event you don’t want to miss. We will showcase almost two dozen local vendors that will give you a taste of living well. Grab a ticket for a free massage, some tasty treats and plenty of photo ops!
  While we anxiously await, we’re giving you a little preview of wha
  
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• Beachgoers form 80-person human chain to rescue family in water

  11-07-2017 18:58
  
  PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Strangers on a Florida beach formed an 80-person human chain to rescue nine members of family who had been caught in a riptide and pulled too far from shore.Roberta Ursrey and her family were enjoying the day at M.B. Miller County Pier on the Gulf of Mexico when she noticed her sons were missing, the Panama City News Herald reported . She went looking for them and soon heard them screaming from the water that they were trapped by the current.Others warned her not
  
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• Texas teen electrocuted after apparent cell phone mishap in bathtub

  11-07-2017 18:53
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas – Family and friends are mourning the loss of a 14-year-old girl who died after she was electrocuted in a bathtub in Texas."It is with heavy hearts that Frenship ISD mourns the loss of Madison Coe," school officials told CBS affiliate WAFB-TV. "We wish to share our heartfelt sympathy with her family and friends as we carry the burden of this tragedy together."Authorities say Coe died early Sunday morning at her father's house in Lovington, New Mexico. It is believed that som
  
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• Authorities scour vast farmland for 4 missing young men

  11-07-2017 18:40
  
  PHILADELPHIA — The search for four missing young Pennsylvania men feared to be the victims of foul play resumed Tuesday, a day after authorities arrested a man linked to a property that has become the focus of the investigation.Officials said they were chasing "incredibly hot" leads as they spent much of Monday scouring a large swath of farmland in Solebury Township, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Philadelphia, in their search for 22-year-old Mark Sturgis, 21-year-old Tom Meo, 19-
  
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• Coroner: Ohio wrong-way driver had alcohol, pot in system

  11-07-2017 18:23
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — A coroner's office says a driver killed when he drove the wrong way on Interstate 75 in Ohio and crashed into a tanker truck full of gasoline had alcohol and marijuana in his system.The Montgomery County Coroner's Office says 30-year-old Andrew T. Brunsman, of Centerville, died from multiple blunt force injuries in the April 30 crash.Police have said Brunsman was driving the wrong way when he collided with the truck, which exploded. The truck driver suffered a dislocated sho
  
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• US job openings slipped in May, but hiring increased

  11-07-2017 18:12
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in May. But hiring picked up and more people are quitting their jobs — both positive signs for the economy.Job openings fell 5 percent in May to 5.7 million, the Labor Department said Tuesday. The setback occurred after advertised job postings nearly reached 6 million in April, a figure that has been revised downward from the initial report. Meanwhile, hiring climbed 8.5 per cent to just under 5.5 million.The data is a sign the ec
  
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• New Winan’s Location Now Open at Columbus Commons

  11-07-2017 18:00
  
  The Downtown location of Winan’s opened quietly last week, serving up their usual handmade chocolates and small batch coffees along with a new menu item: wine. It’s one of several differences from the store in German Village, also owned by local Winan’s franchiser Monica Thomas.
  Serving a new neighborhood required some tweaks, but Thomas said the new store at the Columbus Commons brings a familiar quality and experience to the Downtown neighborhood, where she hopes Winan’
  
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• Former Buckeye faces gun charge after arrest outside Ohio water park

  11-07-2017 17:42
  
  SHARONVILLE, Ohio — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Adolphus Washington has been arrested in Ohio on a weapons charge.The Cincinnati native and former Ohio State standout is accused of improperly carrying a concealed weapon outside a water park in Sharonville.A police report says officers were breaking up a crowd at the water park Sunday night when Washington "reached for and displayed a gun while sitting inside his vehicle, just feet away from officers."Washington was processed at the Shar
  
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• Trump Jr. tweets email chain on Russia meeting

  11-07-2017 17:36
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's eldest son released an email chain Tuesday that shows him discussing plans to hear damaging information on Hillary Clinton that were described as "part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump."The emails are the first documentary evidence that a top Trump associate took a meeting to hear damaging information about Clinton with the understanding that it was connected to a Russian government effort to help Trump in the 2016 election. Trump J
  
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• Emails: Trump Jr. embraced help said to be from Kremlin

  11-07-2017 17:36
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. eagerly accepted help from what was described to him as a Russian government effort to aid his father's campaign with damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to emails he released publicly on Tuesday.The email exchange posted to Twitter by President Donald Trump's eldest son shows him conversing with a music publicist who wanted him to meet with a lawyer from Moscow. The publicist describes the lawyer as a "Russian government attorney" who has di
  
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• Body of missing kayaker located in Hocking River

  11-07-2017 17:04
  
  ATHENS, Ohio -- The body of a missing kayaker who went over a waterfall on the Hocking River in Athens was located Tuesday morning, according to officials with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.Crews located the body of 40-year-old Steve Lippson along the shoreline, 200 yards downstream from where the incident occurred.On Saturday, the Athens Fire Department and Police Department were called to the river because there were multiple kayakers near the waterfall in the area of Whites Mill Dr
  
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• Ax-wielding man prompts standoff outside radio studio after ICP song request

  11-07-2017 16:12
  
  MEDFORD, Mass. – A man demanding to hear a song by the Insane Clown Posse on Kiss 108 was arrested after a tense standoff with police Monday afternoon, CBS Boston reports.As police pulled an ax and several large knives from the suspect's car, witnesses were still trying to digest what they had just seen."He was just out of his mind, absolutely out of his mind the entire time," said witness Greg Gross.It began just after 1:30 Monday afternoon with 911 calls about a man in a red car brandish
  
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• Reynoldsburg Police issue a warning about dog snatchers

  11-07-2017 14:50
  
  The Reynoldsburg Division of Police is investigating two reports of dogs being snatched from their owner's backyards.Owners told police that their dogs were secured.Three Chocolate Labrador Retrievers and one Black Labradore Retriever were stolen from a fenced in yard.A German Shepard was taken from another home while tied up in the garage.Police said the dogs were from two different neighborhoods.One resident lives north of downtown Reynoldsburg and the other just east of downtown.Officers are
  
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• IOC to pick Los Angeles, Paris for 2024 or 2028 Olympics

  11-07-2017 14:19
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland — If they can agree who goes first, Paris and Los Angeles will be awarded the 2024 and 2028 Olympics.International Olympic Committee members voted unanimously to seek a consensus three-way deal between the two bid cities and the IOC executive board. Talks will open with Paris widely seen as the favorite for 2024.If a deal falls through, only the 2024 hosting rights will be voted on when the IOC next meets, on Sept. 13 in Lima, Peru.However, an agreement seemed assured
  
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• Northeast Ohio city's school officers will carry overdose antidote

  11-07-2017 14:16
  
  Officers patrolling public middle and high schools in one of northeast Ohio's largest cities will start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone during the coming school year.The Akron Board of Education voted 5-1 in favor of the policy Monday. Supporters say access to the antidote, also known by the brand name Narcan, could help prevent potential drug deaths amid the opioid epidemic.Only board member Debbie Walsh dissented. Walsh tells the Akron Beacon Journalshe worries it sends the wrong messa
  
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• Central Ohioans capture pictures of rain, hail & lightning during storms

  11-07-2017 14:08
  Central Ohioans helped 10TV cover storms that tore through the region on July 10th and July 11th.One man said the hail hit his beloved truck. Another person captured video of nasty clouds moving across the area.Take a look at some of the videos and pictures captured as the weather moved through.You can email us images 24/7 by emailing [email protected]. Just make sure you're safe before taking the pictures and pressing "send."
  
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• Could drinking coffee help you live longer?

  11-07-2017 14:03
  
  There's some more good news for coffee drinkers. While previous research has linked drinking moderate amounts of coffee to a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, heart disease, and several types of cancer, two new studies show that people who drink coffee appear to live longer.The research only shows an association and cannot prove that coffee leads to a longer life, but experts say it is consistent with other studies that have shown potential beneficial effects of regularly drinking
  
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• Focus on Philanthropy: Family Mentor Foundation Fights Food Insecurity

  11-07-2017 14:00
  
  Ten years of teaching middle schoolers will offer an experience unlike any other. For Kari Vernon, it opened her up to the unique struggles of food insecure children, inspiring her to start the Family Mentor Foundation (FMF), a local nonprofit fighting food insecurity in eight schools around Columbus and Worthington.
  Food insecurity isn’t just about hunger — a lack of nutrition can deprive school-aged kids of the fuel they need to develop and do well in school. It affects their healt
  
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• Vivien Leigh's 'Gone With the Wind' script up for auction

  11-07-2017 13:53
  
  Vivien Leigh's copy of the "Gone With the Wind" script is going up for auction alongside dozens of items from the late star's personal collection.Sotheby's said Tuesday it will offer paintings, jewelry, clothes, books and more belonging to Leigh at a Sept. 26 auction in London.Leigh won an Academy Award for playing Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 epic "Gone With the Wind." The sale includes Leigh's copy of the original novel, inscribed with a poem from author Margaret Mitchell, which carries an esti
  
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• Gay rights group launches $26M campaign ahead of midterms

  11-07-2017 13:44
  
  The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation's leading gay rights groups, is launching a $26 million political organizing effort ahead of next year's midterm elections.While the effort is nationwide, the group is focusing its resources in particular on several key states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada. All six states are expected to have competitive Senate races next fall, and each is a presidential battleground.HRC president Chad Griffin said the effort, which wil
  
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• 3 ways to relax: Health experts offer methods to unwind

  11-07-2017 13:33
  It's no secret that life is stressful. It can be hard to keep up with demands at work, at school or at home.TIME Magazine has three suggestions for you to try to relax and unwind.First, get off your phone. Experts say checking social media, emails and texts can increase stress.Second, schedule some "you time" by committing to an activity that you enjoy like a weekly cooking class.Third, take a walk and focus on the world around you. Experts say soak in small details like the shapes of buildings
  
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• Sporadic clashes in Iraq's Mosul after victory declaration

  11-07-2017 12:35
  
  Sporadic clashes continued Tuesday in Mosul, a day after Iraq's prime minister declared "total victory" over the Islamic State group and at least one airstrike hit the Old City neighborhood that was the scene of the fierce battle's final days.A plume of smoke rose into the air from the strike as IS mortar shells landed near Iraqi positions and heavy gunfire could be heard on the western edge of the Old City.The developments underscored the dangers still posed by the militants after Iraqi forces
  
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• Trump Jr. admits he wanted info on Clinton from Russian

  11-07-2017 11:00
  
  A meeting between President Donald Trump's eldest son and a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign occurred at the behest of a Moscow-based singer with family ties to Trump's businesses, according to a participant in the talks. Donald Trump Jr. acknowledged Monday he made time for the meeting hoping to get information about Democrat Hillary Clinton.The circumstances surrounding the meeting, and a report by The New York Times late Monday that Trump Jr. was told ahead of time that the sou
  
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• Hell and high water: Northern California is besieged again

  11-07-2017 05:48
  
  With looming floods and roaring flames, Chuck Wilsey's year sounds more like ancient scripture than modern living in Northern California.Wilsey returned to his ranch home in Oroville on Monday, relieved to learn it had been spared by the wildfire, just as he had stayed clear of troubles brought on by a damaged spillway at a nearby dam five months ago."I don't know what's worse — fire, or water — it's a toss-up," Wilsey, 53, told The Associated Press after returning to his home on Mon
  
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• Sheriff: 16 killed in Marine plane crash

  11-07-2017 05:20
  
  A U.S. military plane used for refueling crashed into a field in rural Mississippi, killing at least 16 people aboard and spreading debris for miles and creating a fiery wreckage, officials said.Leflore County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Randle told reporters at a late Monday briefing that 16 bodies had been recovered after the KC-130 spiraled into the ground about 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Jackson in the Mississippi Delta.Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Burns said i
  
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• Sheriff: 12 bodies found in Marine plane crash

  11-07-2017 05:20
  
  A U.S. Marine refueling tanker crashed into a soybean field in rural Mississippi on Monday, killing at least 12 people aboard and spreading debris for miles, officials said.Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks told The Associated Press that officials were still searching for bodies after nightfall, more than five hours after the KC-130 spiraled into the ground about 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Jackson in Mississippi’s Delta region.“We’re still searching the area,” Ba
  
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• At least 16 die in military plane crash in rural Mississippi

  11-07-2017 05:20
  
  ITTA BENA, Miss. — A U.S. military plane used for refueling crashed into a soybean field in rural Mississippi, killing at least 16 people aboard in a fiery wreck and spreading debris for miles, officials said.Leflore County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Randle told reporters at a briefing late Monday that 16 bodies had been recovered after the KC-130 spiraled into the ground about 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Jackson in the Mississippi Delta. A witness said some bodies w
  
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• Storms cause high water and trees damage homes

  11-07-2017 05:07
  The storm system that hit central Ohio delivered a one, two punch.Intense winds and heavy rain left some areas without power and others with high, standing water.In Hilliard, a home on Derbyshire Drive received roof and awning damage from a fallen tree.On the same street, strong wind and broken branches knocked down power lines leaving much of the community without power.Closer to the campus of The Ohio State University, police blocked the intersection of King Avenue and Cannon Drive because of
  
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• Drunk driver who killed bicyclist in 2007 arrested on 4th OVI

  11-07-2017 04:36
  In two weeks, it will be 10 years since 19-year-old Michael Sonney was killed by a drunk driver.The driver responsible is back in Franklin County Jail, once again charged with driving drunk. And it's not the first time he's re-offended.Traci Sonney remembers her son Michael as creative and compassionate, and forever 19 years old."I'll never know what our relationship would be like now," she said."What kind of man he would be."Michael Sonney was on his bicycle when he was killed in a hit and run
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting, July 10, 2017

  11-07-2017 03:36
  
  
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• Family of man killed in crash with Franklin County Sheriff's deputy files lawsuit

  11-07-2017 01:06
  The family of a man who was struck and killed by a Franklin County Sheriff's deputy nearly two years ago says the death of Nyal "Bud" Brown still seems surreal.The family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the sheriff's office.On July 13, 2015, Deputy Sheriff Brian Fitz was running lights and sirens in his cruiser on Sullivant Avenue when he struck a van. Brown was killed on impact.Surveillance cameras caught the deadly crash on camera, and a camera in the deputy's cruiser would reveal h
  
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