• #WordEyeHeard: Rare In-Studio Footage of Tee Grizzley With @btidy216 [WATCH]

    You ever thought about how many people Tee Grizzley snitched on while recording "First Day Out?" Well Brian Brian Tidwell did. Check it out below: 2. The homie @djlukenastyy in the building tonight at #PowerFallFest.
  • WD Partners Hires Elaine Kleinschmidt to Lead Strategy & Experience Design

    COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 12, 2017 : WD Partners announced that well-regarded industry professional Elaine Kleinschmidt has joined the firm's Columbus office as Executive Vice President of Strategy Experience Design. In this role, Kleinschmidt will lead the Strategy & Insights team as well as further define the firm's approach to customer experience and integrating the customer journey into each project.
  • City of Columbus biggest winner in workersa comp rebate program

    The city will collect $14.9 million from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's $1.1 billion rebate program, more than any other employer in the state. The bureau approved the $1.1 billion rebate earlier this year, part of the $6.3 billion in rebates, credits and reductions in rates for employers that have been awarded since 2011.
  • Judge answers concern in handling of repeat drunk driver

    Spencer Andrews drove drunk and killed a bicyclist in 2007. Now he's back behind bars, accused of driving drunk again.The mother of his victim, Michael Sonney, says the system is failing to protect the public."The heartsickness, the crushing devastation. There's no way...I don't think there's words strong enough for it," Traci Sonney said.Anguish turned to anger Monday when she learned that the driver responsible, Spencer Adams, had been arrested last weekend, again charged with drunk driving.Hi
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  • Bank robbery suspect tells 911 dispatcher: "I'm about to pass out"

    An 18-year-old man accused of robbing a bank told 911 police dispatchers he was shot in the stomach and about to pass out.Columbus Police say Julius Core held up the PNC Bank on east Dublin Granville Road at about 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday.Investigators said Core was shot by police after getting into a confrontation with officers at an apartment complex on Parkville Street. Police said the suspect escaped by jumping out a window and ran inside a nearby Taco Bell restaurant.10TV has obtained a 911 cal
  • Court won't block start of $60M clawback from Ohio e-school

    The Ohio Supreme Court won't stop the state from starting Thursday to recoup $60 million from one of the nation's largest online charter schools amid a legal battle.The court denied injunctions Wednesday for the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow. The school of 15,000 students is challenging how the Department of Education tallied student log-ins to determine ECOT owes repayment.Spokesman Neil Clark noted the Supreme Court hasn't ruled on the merits of ECOT's pending appeal. He says ECOT remains c
  • Construction Underway for Pecan Penny’s BBQ Restaurant on East Main Street

    Construction Underway for Pecan Penny’s BBQ Restaurant on East Main Street
    The brains behind the Walrus and Olde Towne Tavern are bringing a barbecue concept to East Main Street. Construction has just started on Pecan Penny’s, which will take over the building that housed Ray Johnson Seafood Market for 99 years. Sitting between Third and Fourth streets on East Main, Pecan Penny’s will join a handful of other bars on the block, and restauranteur Brad Hobbs hopes that means the area will become even more of a destination.
    “I’m standing here right
  • Licking County looks to relocate 911 dispatchers to safer building

    Quick action is being taken to find a new home for the Licking County Regional Emergency Communication Center after a report says the current building isn't structurally sound.The building was a former state corrections facility. The 911 operations moved in three years ago.The building at 119 E. Main Street was built in 1992 and vacated as a corrections facility in 2011. Licking County has been leasing the building for free since 2014.The EMA Director said settling in the building was noticed in
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  • Human remains found in search for missing men, 1 victim ID'd

    NEW HOPE, Pa. — Investigators found the body of one of four missing young men along with other human remains buried on a Pennsylvania farm, and vowed to "bring each and every one of these lost boys home to their families."Cadaver dogs led them to the spot on the 90-acre (36-hectare) farm in Solebury Township where they discovered human remains inside a 12½-foot-deep (3.66-meter-deep) common grave."I don't understand the science behind it, but those dogs could smell these poor boys 1
  • Human remains found in search for 4 missing PA men

    Human remains found in search for 4 missing PA men
    Authorities say they've found multiple human remains in their search for four missing young Pennsylvania men and they can now identify one of them.Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said early Thursday morning that one victim has been identified as 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro.Weintraub says they found all the remains in a 12.5-foot-deep common grave on a sprawling farm in suburban Philadelphia.Finocchiaro, 22-year-old Mark Sturgis, 21-year-old Tom Meo and 19-year-old Jimi Tar Patr
  • Police investigating shooting near Big Walnut Park in east Columbus

    One person has been upgraded to stable condition after a shooting in east Columbus Wednesday afternoon.Police were called the 4900 block of E. Livingston Avenue around 3:15 p.m.Officers found the victim, 19-year-old Tajuan Stanley, bleeding from the chest and back.Stanley told police he was walking on E. Livingston Avenue near Big Walnut Park when he heard several gunshots and realized he had been struck.Stanley was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition but has since been upgraded.
  • 1 in critical after shooting near Big Walnut Park in east Columbus

    One person is in critical condition after a reported shooting near Big Walnut Park in east Columbus.Police were called to the 4900 block of E. Livingston Avenue around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center.E. Livingston Avenue is shut down between Lattimer Drive Noe Bixby Road.A spokesperson for Columbus Parks & Recreation said 25 children and six staff members are on lockdown on the north end of the park. They are a part of the city's Outdoor Education Summer Camp
  • Growing dangers for younger children getting online

    Growing dangers for younger children getting online
    The Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is warning parents about a disturbing trend.Investigators say in 2008, the average age of a victim targeted online was 14-and-a-half years old. Task force members say the majority of victims were boys.Fast forward nearly a decade and the average age has now plummeted to 11.Boys made up on 34-percent of the victims who came forward were boys.An undercover task force investigator, who asked us not to show his face, says that's because
  • 2 Ohio school superintendents indicted in child rape case

    2 Ohio school superintendents indicted in child rape case
    BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio — A married couple, both Ohio school superintendents, have been indicted on charges stemming from sexual assault allegations involving a girl under age 13.Online records show 52-year-old Patrick O'Donnell and 46-year-old Heather O'Donnell, both of Lewistown, were in the Logan County Jail after their arrests Tuesday.Patrick O'Donnell, superintendent of the Indian Lake Local Schools, was indicted on rape, sexual battery and gross sexual imposition charges. Heather O'Donne
  • Ariana Grande to become Manchester honorary citizen

    Ariana Grande to become Manchester honorary citizen
    LONDON — Manchester officials say they are making U.S. pop singer Ariana Grande an honorary citizen of the city because of her response to the deadly concert attack in May.City council leader Richard Leese proposed the move, describing the 23-year-old singer as "a young American woman for whom it would have been understandable if she never wanted to see this place again."He said instead, Grande "brought comfort to thousands and raised millions" for an emergency fund when she returned to he
  • Trump defends son after disclosure of Russian emails

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that his eldest son was "open, transparent and innocent," a day after Donald Trump Jr. revealed his eagerness to hear damaging information about Hillary Clinton from the Russian government in a meeting last year with an attorney from Moscow.Defending his son's conduct, the president again dismissed the ongoing Russia investigation as the "greatest Witch Hunt in political history." Trump responded after Donald Trump Jr. disclosed a seri
  • Face scans for Americans flying abroad stir privacy issues

    Face scans for Americans flying abroad stir privacy issues
    If the Trump administration gets its way, all U.S. citizens flying abroad will have to submit to face scans at airport security.Privacy advocates call the plan an ill-advised step toward a surveillance state.Nonimmigrant foreigners entering the U.S. currently must submit to fingerprint and photo collection.Congress long ago agreed to extending that to face scans on departure — mostly to keep better track of visa overstays.Now, the Department of Homeland Security says U.S. citizens must als
  • PBS Documentary “Our Kids”

    PBS Documentary “Our Kids”
    PBS film producers record community leaders gathered at The Columbus Foundation for a documentary based on Robert D. Putnam‘s “Our Kids”—a book examining the opportunity gap our nation’s kids are facing today. Photo by Harry Wiland of the Media Policy Center.
    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.
  • Hostage gives account of interaction with north Columbus bank robber

    A man accused taking hostages after a bank robbery and police chase in north Columbus is recovering from a gunshot wound. One of his alleged hostages is speaking out about the final moments of the standoff.Chante Thomas is a high school senior and has only worked at the Taco Bell on East Dublin-Granville Road for a few months. She said she never imagined her job as a cashier would put her in a life or death situation.“By the time I put my phone in my pocket and looked up I seen the guy ble
  • America's Got Talent pays tribute to contestant who died in crash before audition aired

    America's Got Talent pays tribute to contestant who died in crash before audition aired
    LOS ANGELES — "America's Got Talent" has aired the audition of a contestant who died in a car accident last month.Dr. Brandon Rogers, a family physician from Portsmouth, Virginia, tried out for the show in March. He earned a standing ovation and a trip through to the next round of the NBC reality competition after singing Stevie Wonder's "Ribbon in the Sky."The 29-year-old died following a June 10 car accident in Maryland. Police said he was a passenger in the vehicle that veered off the r
  • ACLU files suit against Columbus Police over interactions with protesters

    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Three people who say they were intentionally hit in the face with pepper spray by Columbus police during a demonstration have sued the city, unnamed officers and the police chief.The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union says police body cameras recorded officers targeting protesters. The complaint seeks unspecified damages, attorney fees and an order stopping Columbus police from using excessive force.The lawsuit says several hundred people gath
  • Restaurant Review: City Egg

    Restaurant Review: City Egg
    It’s early in the game, but City Egg is thinking in terms of plurals. Its website is already CityEggRestaurants.com (with an “s”) and it displays a “locations” button at the top of the page.
    But really, there’s just one City Egg. And it launched in June in Columbus on the northwest side. City Egg is a breakfast and lunch project from the Scramblers people, an Ohio chain that also specializes in morning and mid-day fare.
    The menu at City Egg veers toward tradit
  • Local Filmmaker’s Holy Hustle Takes Over Gateway Film Center

    Local Filmmaker’s Holy Hustle Takes Over Gateway Film Center
    Columbus may be becoming a draw for Hollywood – recent CBUS-shot films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Travolta are reason for optimism – but the local film industry is already thriving.
    Want proof? Awalkonwater – a local production house – planned to premier its latest film Holy Hustle at Gateway Film Center on July 15. It booked a screen. Then four. Before they could even market their efforts, they had sold enough tickets that GFC opened its entire center for th
  • No body found in search for student prompted by Facebook tip

    No body found in search for student prompted by Facebook tip
    CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — A search prompted by a Facebook video suggesting the body of a West Virginia college student last seen in 2002 was buried in Ohio has ended with no bodies found, a sheriff said Tuesday.Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless said in a statement that the extensive search for the body of Marshall University student Samantha Burns that began Monday morning ended Tuesday afternoon.Lawless had said the FBI was leading the search of the property near Chesapeake, across the Ohio R
  • Columbus Taco Festival Returns on August 10th!

    Columbus Taco Festival Returns on August 10th!
    Tacos are a beloved food group all their own. In Columbus, we’ve got them in all shapes, sizes and styles. We want to know, is their one that reigns supreme!? That’s why Columbus Underground is gathering the best tacos in the city and we want you to be the judge!
    We are excited to bring back Best Bites: Tacos for the third year in a row. This popular event will gather the best taco offerings in the city under one roof for one night only on Thursday, August 10 from 7 p.
  • Scientists say massive iceberg has broken off in Antarctica

    Scientists say massive iceberg has broken off in Antarctica
    A vast iceberg with twice the volume of Lake Erie has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists said Wednesday.The iceberg broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf, scientists at the University of Swansea in Britain said. The iceberg is described as weighing 1.12 trillion tons.The process, known as calving, occurred in the last few days, when a 2,240-square-mile section broke away."We have been anticipating this event for months, and have been surprised how long it took for
  • Corso Wants to Keep Short North Focus on Locally-Owned Businesses

    Corso Wants to Keep Short North Focus on Locally-Owned Businesses
    Local restaurateur and real estate developer Chris Corso has a soft spot for local businesses in the Short North. Since launching the Pint House in 2013, he’s gone on to open Forno in 2015 and Standard Hall in 2016. And after announcing plans for the Food Hall, he sees the continued success of non-chain restaurants as a vital component of the future of the rapidly developing area.
    “No offense to any of the other developers that are doing amazing things in the neighborhood, but as a l
  • Update Planned for Standard Hall Patio

    Update Planned for Standard Hall Patio
    Alongside the other announcements coming out about Corso’s redevelopment of the northern end of the Short North, another, albeit smaller, project could soon be underway in the area. The outdoor space at Standard, currently occupying a parking lot-turned-patio, is set for a subtle revamp, if Corso and the Italian Village Commission can come to an agreement.
    “The Italian Village wants a little more finished landscaped kind of product, and we’re trying to meet them in the middle o
  • Eat Right: 10 Restaurant Destinations for Ohio Summer Produce

    Eat Right: 10 Restaurant Destinations for Ohio Summer Produce
    Ohio is in the midst of prime summer farmers market season, that glorious time when the best of our bounty is ripe for the picking. Head to any of these Columbus restaurants to find chefs who love working seasonal produce into their menus.
    Barcelona
    263 East Whittier Street, Columbus, OH 43206Barcelona’s menus change on a regular basis to reflect the season and to incorporate the best products available. On the newest summer menu, you’ll love the summery chilled soups including the S
  • Corso Food Hall Proposal Heads to Italian Village Commission

    Corso Food Hall Proposal Heads to Italian Village Commission
    Corso Ventures is planning another concept for the Short North. Unlike Standard Hall or Pint House, though, it won’t be your typical restaurant-slash-bar. Food Hall, occupying the lot at 1112 North High Street, will encompass a full bar and four kitchens, creating space for Columbus and non-local restauranteurs to pop up, experiment, and give Short North visitors a unique and changeable experience.
    The plans are going to the Italian Village commission on Wednesday, and if all goes well, a
  • Cano's blast lifts AL in extra innings

    A new-look All-Star Game ended with an old-time score.Robinson Cano homered off Cubs closer Wade Davis leading off the 10th inning and the American League beat the National League 2-1 Tuesday night in an All-Star Game dominated by this era's flame-throwers, rather than its standout sluggers.Craig Kimbrel wiggled out of a jam in the ninth and right fielder Justin Upton made a lunging catch in the 10th to help the AL win its fifth in a row. And for the first time since 1964, the rivalry is all eve
  • GOP ready to try pushing new health bill through Senate

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he's ready to unwrap his latest bill repealing much of President Barack Obama's health care law. Another top Republican says the measure will likely keep a pair of tax hikes on wealthier Americans that Obama's statute imposed to help finance its expanded coverage.McConnell, R-Ky., said he will introduce his party's altered health care bill Thursday and begin trying to muscle it through the Senate next week. The renewed effort comes two weeks after he a
  • Woman picks up $405 restaurant tab for group of firefighters

    Woman picks up $405 restaurant tab for group of firefighters
    A woman who was eating at a Denny's in Southern California picked up the $405 bill for a group of firefighters after they finished battling a massive blaze.The City of Colton Fire Department shared an image of the receipt on Facebook Sunday, thanking the woman who paid for the meals of about 25 firefighters who had finished fighting a fire in the city."After all of the firefighters finished fighting the La Cadena Fire in La Loma Hills this evening, they were sent to Denny's for dinner. While eat
  • Japan TV sorry over Hitler T-shirt worn by talk show guest

    Japan TV sorry over Hitler T-shirt worn by talk show guest
    Japan's public broadcaster NHK apologized Wednesday over a cartoon with Adolf Hitler's face that was printed on a T-shirt worn by a talk show guest.The black T-shirt worn by entrepreneur Takafumi Horie also carried a "No war" message on one side and a peace symbol on the cartoon Hitler's chest. Horie was a guest on NHK's "Afternoon Live" daily talk show Wednesday.The T-shirt prompted complaints from viewers.During the program, the NHK announcer, who is also the show's co-host, apologized. Respon
  • Trump's FBI pick to face questions about independence

    Trump's FBI pick to face questions about independence
    President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI faces a confirmation hearing Wednesday that will undoubtedly focus on the political tumult surrounding his nomination, with both Democrats and Republicans seeking assurances of his independence from the White House.Christopher Wray, 50, would inherit the nation's top law enforcement agency at a particularly challenging time. Trump abruptly fired predecessor James Comey, who was widely admired within the agency, during its investigation into Russian m
  • Trump's FBI pick says he'll focus on the law, not politics

    Trump's FBI pick says he'll focus on the law, not politics
    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI declared Wednesday he will not let politics get in the way of the bureau's mission, saying its work will be driven only by "the facts, the law and the impartial pursuit of justice."Christopher Wray, a former Justice Department official selected for the job last month after Trump's firing of James Comey, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing focusing in part on the political tumult surrounding his nomination an
  • FBI nominee says Trump-Russia probe is no 'witch hunt'

    FBI nominee says Trump-Russia probe is no 'witch hunt'
    WASHINGTON — Breaking with the president, the lawyer Donald Trump picked to lead the FBI declared Wednesday that he does not believe a special counsel investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump election campaign is a "witch hunt."Christopher Wray, the former high-ranking Justice Department official whom Trump nominated last month, also told senators at his confirmation hearing that he would never let politics get in the way of the bureau's mission.The FBI's work
  • Takata recall expands again, by 2.7M more vehicles

    Takata recall expands again, by 2.7M more vehicles
    Takata is adding 2.7 million vehicles from Ford (F), Nissan (NSANY) and Mazda to the long list of those being recalled to replace potentially dangerous air bag inflators.The inflators are a new type that previously was thought to be safe. Vehicles affected are from the 2005 through 2012 model years.Takata inflators can explode with too much force and spew shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 17 people have died and more than 180 injured due to the problem. The inflators have caused the
  • Takata adds new type of inflator to huge air bag recall

    Takata adds new type of inflator to huge air bag recall
    DETROIT — Takata is adding a new type of air bag inflator to the nation's largest automotive recall.The company filed documents with the U.S. government adding 2.7 million vehicles to the recall from Ford, Nissan and Mazda, all with a type of inflator that previously was thought to be safe.The affected vehicles are from the 2005 through 2012 model years.Takata inflators can explode with too much force and spew shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 17 people have died and more than
  • Police searching for 12-year-old girl last seen at Linden Rec Center

    Police searching for 12-year-old girl last seen at Linden Rec Center
    Columbus Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen around 5 p.m. Tuesday.Police said Kamari Marie Smith was last seen on foot near the Linden Rec Center.She is described as a black female, 5’4’’, 139 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Her hair may be French braided into a ponytail.She was last seen wearing bright yellow pants, white t-shirt with orange pocket and all black tennis shoes.Please contact Columbus Police Missing Persons Unit with info
  • Missing 12-year-old girl last seen at Linden Rec Center found safe

    Missing 12-year-old girl last seen at Linden Rec Center found safe
    UPDATE: Columbus Police said Wednesday morning that Kamari Smith was found safe.--Columbus Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen around 5 p.m. Tuesday.Police said Kamari Marie Smith was last seen on foot near the Linden Rec Center.She is described as a black female, 5’4’’, 139 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Her hair may be French braided into a ponytail.She was last seen wearing bright yellow pants, white t-shirt with orange pocket and al
  • City of Columbus tackles growing issue of crimes against children

    Carlos Pace has worked with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department for 34 years. So, he knows the communities city-wide.Six years ago, Pace became center manager for the Linden Community Center, a facility located in a neighborhood plagued with crime and gun violence."As long as you respect this community, they are going to be behind you," said Pace. "I take ownership -- not just in the center, but in the community within itself."Tuesday, Mayor Andy Ginther spent time with 22 Columbus yout
  • Council Committee Hearing: Finance, Health & Human Services, Workforce Development July 11, 2017

  • Hippo happiness: Both parents join Cincinnati Zoo baby Fiona

    Hippo happiness: Both parents join Cincinnati Zoo baby Fiona
    And Daddy makes three.The father of the Cincinnati Zoo's popular baby hippo Fiona has joined her and mother Bibi in their first time together as a trio.Zoo officials say Fiona, Bibi and Henry were united in the Hippo Cove outdoor pool Tuesday morning before the zoo opened. They say the supervised visit of about an hour went well, with Bibi properly reacting protectively.Fiona has been exploring the outdoor habitat with Bibi for several weeks, with some contact inside separately with Henry.Fiona
  • Gymboree closing 350 stores after filing for bankruptcy; 17 in Ohio

    Gymboree closing 350 stores after filing for bankruptcy; 17 in Ohio
    Children's clothing seller Gymboree Corp. is closing 350 stores as its works to restructure in bankruptcy.The San Francisco-based company said Tuesday that it's mostly closing Gymboree and Crazy 8 stores. It also operates Janie and Jack stores. The company will have more than 900 locations after the stores are shut down.Gymboree filed for bankruptcy protection in June. Traditional retailers have been struggling to deal with strong competition from online companies and slowing mall traffic.The cl
  • Columbus Police Chief addresses protest arrests outside Sen. Portman's office

    Columbus Police Chief addresses protest arrests outside Sen. Portman's office
    Columbus Division of Police Chief Kim Jacobs posted a video addressing the arrests outside of Senator Rob Portman’s Columbus office last week.Chief Jacobs said the issue started when protesters were blocking medics from entering the building located at 37 W. Broad Street.Protesters were outside his office requesting him to vote no on the Senate’s new health care bill.The medics were responding to a call of someone experiencing chest pains on the 11th floor and could not access the el
  • Scoonie Penn named Ohio State’s Director of Player Development

    Scoonie Penn named Ohio State’s Director of Player Development
    Former Buckeye Scoonie Penn has been named Ohio State’s Director of Player Development by head coach Chris Holtmann.“I want to thank Coach Holtmann for giving me this opportunity,” Penn said. “I am very excited to be a part of the basketball staff at Ohio State. I've always felt like coaching was a calling of mine and there isn’t a better place to have a chance to learn than the university that I attended and care so much about. It's going to be fun to learn from Co
  • Proposal Would Transform Area Around Third and High in the Short North

    Proposal Would Transform Area Around Third and High in the Short North
    Big changes could be on the way for yet another section of the High Street corridor in the Short North.
    A conceptual proposal from Corso Ventures calls for a nine-story building on the lot currently occupied by Montecristo House of Cigar, located at 1088 North High Street. The project also incorporates the former church building to the south, as well as a handful of surrounding parcels.
    A rendering of the concept shows a second new building to the east of the church; a five-story structure with
  • Police report: Ligature mark on Cornell's neck, throat area

    Police report: Ligature mark on Cornell's neck, throat area
    Police have released the crime scene investigation report about the death of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell in a Detroit hotel room in May.The report released Tuesday through a Freedom of Information Act request states that the 52-year-old Cornell had a "well defined ligature mark present on the neck/throat area."Cornell was found May 18 by his bodyguard, who had kicked in the door to the musician's room at the MGM Grand Casino Hotel. A resistance band was around Cornell's neck and the other

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