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• Impaired driving suspected in fatal wrong way crash on southeast side

  08-08-2017 23:58
  
  One person was killed and several others injured after a crash Tuesday afternoon in southeast Franklin County.The crash happened on the ramp from US 33 westbound to Refugee Road just before 1 p.m.According to Columbus Police, a Chevrolet Tahoe was driving the wrong direction on the ramp from eastbound Refugee Road to westbound U.S. 33 when it struck a Nissan Sentra head-on.The Tahoe's driver was taken to Grant Medical Center where police processed him as a suspected impaired driver. No charges h
  
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• Impaired driving suspected in fatal southeast side crash

  08-08-2017 23:58
  
  One person was killed and several others injured after a crash Tuesday afternoon in southeast Franklin County.The crash happened on the ramp from US 33 westbound to Refugee Road just before 1 p.m.According to Columbus Police, a Chevrolet Tahoe was driving the wrong direction on the ramp from eastbound Refugee Road to westbound U.S. 33 when it struck a Nissan Sentra head-on. The Tahoe's driver was taken to Grant Medical Center where police processed him as a suspected impaired driver. No charges
  
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• 1 dead after crash on US 33 in southeast Franklin County

  08-08-2017 23:58
  
  One person has died in a crash Tuesday afternoon in southeast Franklin County.The crash happened on the ramp from US 33 westbound to Refugee Road.Authorities said multiple people were taken to local hospitals.Police confirmed one of those transported had passed away.The ramp was closed for a couple hours but has reopened.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Fair rides exposed corrosive elements; moved as far as Puerto Rico

  08-08-2017 23:20
  New information tonight on the rides operated by Amusements of America.Corrosion has been blamed for the company's Fire Ball ride breaking at the Ohio State Fair, killing one and injuring seven others.The rides travel from city to city, they're assembled and disassembled dozens of times a year and exposed to the elements. But not just heat and rain.Some of the rides make the trek across the ocean, about 1,200 miles from Florida to Puerto Rico.Amusements of America says it’s been shipping r
  
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• Home health company ends care for patient who spoke to 10TV

  08-08-2017 23:07
  After a disabled man's home health aide died of a drug overdose, leaving him trapped in a hot car for more than an hour, his family decided to share their story with 10TV.Four days after the story aired, Rocky Thompson's health care provider dropped him as a client. Rocky's family says he's being punished for going public.Rocky 's life changed forever in a train accident when he was 19 years old.A bruised brain stem left the now 37-year-old confined to a wheelchair, dependent on the care of othe
  
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• Marion transforming former school house into detox center

  08-08-2017 23:01
  Electricians and plumbers are working to transform a 1921 school house in the city of Marion into the city's first detox center.The building, at 827 N. Main Street, is owned by a private company. The owner said he decided the city needed a place for people to get help.The person in charge of giving them that help is the founder and recovery center director Arnita Pittman."What community doesn't need it in Ohio right now? " says Pittman.She suspects most of the people who come through these doors
  
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• One killed, 3 injured in wrong-way crash in southeastern Columbus

  08-08-2017 22:53
  One person was pronounced dead and three others were injured after a head-on collision on a ramp from eastbound Route 104 to westbound Route 33 in southeastern Columbus. The crash happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Singer Glen Campbell has died at 81

  08-08-2017 22:46
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Glen Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as "Rhinestone Cowboy" and spanned country, pop, television and movies, has died. He was 81.Campbell's publicist Sandy Brokaw says the singer died Tuesday morning in Nashville. No cause was immediately given. Campbell announced in June 2011 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and that it was in its early stages at that time.Campbell was one of the biggest stars of the late 1960s and 1
  
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  08-08-2017 22:34
  
  
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• 1 dead, 3 hospitalized due to overdoses in Newark within 24 hours

  08-08-2017 21:44
  
  Four drug overdoses within one day resulted in one death and sent three others to a local hospital in Newark this week.Newark Police and Newark Fire responded to multiple overdoses on August 6 through the night of August 7.According to Newark Police, Newark Fire administered approximately 18 doses of Naloxone.The three hospitalized were taken to Licking Memorial Hospital.Authorities have not identified the person who died.
  
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• Trump warns North Korea will be "met with fire and fury"

  08-08-2017 21:40
  
  President Trump addressed the ongoing crisis between the U.S. and North Korea at a briefing on opioids in New Jersey on Tuesday, issuing a stern warning to the regime for its continued provocations."North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States," warned Trump from his golf club in Bedminster. "They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen," he told reporters. "He has been very threatening -- beyond a normal statement," Trump said of North Korean leader Kim J
  
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• CCT’s Exuberant Spring Awakening

  08-08-2017 21:40
  Columbus Children’s Theatre’s Advanced Performance Academy Young Adult Ensemble have turned their Park Street theater over to work of bent toward decidedly mature audiences. Broadway smash Spring Awakening by Steven Sater (book and lyrics) and Duncan Sheik (music) based on the 19th-century play by Frank Wedekind gets a charged take from director Greg Hellems. Spring Awakening follows […]
  
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• Trump administration sides with Ohio on purging voter rolls

  08-08-2017 20:59
  
  President Donald Trump's administration has reversed the government's position on a voter roll case before the U.S. Supreme Court and is now backing Ohio's method for purging voters.Ohio's system for removing inactive voters from the rolls does not violate the National Voter Registration Act, the Justice Department said Monday.The government's filing said it reconsidered its position following the change in administrations. The Justice Department under President Barack Obama said Ohio's method w
  
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• Report: US assesses NKorea can fit nuke inside a missile

  08-08-2017 20:51
  
  North Korea may have successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, passing a key threshold in becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, according to a Japanese defense paper and a U.S. media report.The U.N. Security Council this weekend slapped its toughest sanctions yet on North Korea over its latest test of a ballistic missile that could be used to deliver a nuclear weapon. Despite the rapid tempo of these tests, uncertainty has lingered over the isolated
  
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• Columbus Pesto Championship

  08-08-2017 20:34
  Ten local contestants will compete during the Columbus Italian Festival on the traditional stage in hopes of becoming the next world pesto champion. Contestants must be 18 years of age and available to travel to Genoa, Italy for the finals.
  
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• From cat poop to a busted nutJoe Centers rats the most memorable...

  08-08-2017 18:10
  Our two youngest daughters are now out on their own and - minus a few boxes of stuff - the Joe and Jody Moving Co. is ready to close its doors.
  
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• Johnny Coffee Leaves Growl!, Launches Mobile Espresso Bar

  08-08-2017 18:02
  Although announced less than two weeks ago, the partnership between Clintonville bar Growl! and coffee provider Johnny Coffee is now off. A neighboring business owner’s concern for parking — and his hiring of attorneys to address it — pushed Johnny Coffee out of the shared business they’d set up and back into their original plan: […]
  
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• Celebrate Your Big Table Impact!

  08-08-2017 17:58
  Celebrate your Big Table impact with us! Join us on Tuesday, August 15 at The Columbus Foundation to discuss what we’re learning from our Big Table experiences. Be the first to hear feedback from #TheBigTable survey and share your reflections with other hosts and participants. “The impact was on me. I left with a different perspective and […]
  
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• Focus on Philanthropy: Yay Bikes! Removes Barriers to Biking

  08-08-2017 16:32
  For the “bike curious,” commuting to work without a car comes with a range of barriers. Whether it’s finding a bike-friendly route to work, navigating poor road infrastructure, or working through safety concerns, people come up with plenty of reasons to stick to four wheels. Local non-profit Yay Bikes! seeks to remove biking barriers by […]
  
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• Tank leak oozes 300,000 tons of molten glass into Ohio plant

  08-08-2017 16:30
  
  ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say 300,000 tons of molten glass spilled from a ruptured tank at an Ohio plant, oozing like lava from a small hole that quickly grew several feet wide.It wrapped around structural beams at the Owens-Illinois glass plant in Zanesville on Monday. Firefighters worked for hours to cool the glass so it wouldn't destroy beams and collapse the building.No injuries were reported.Owens-Illinois tells the Zanesville Times Recorder that employees followed safety pr
  
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• Ohio lawyer who ran 'Breaking Bad' scheme loses appeal

  08-08-2017 16:24
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland defense attorney in federal prison for running a money laundering scheme inspired by "Breaking Bad" has lost an appeal of his conviction.Forty-six-year-old Matthew King was convicted in June 2016 of agreeing to launder $20,000 for a confidential informant who was posing as a cocaine dealer.In his appeal, King objected to the use of his recorded conversations with the informant as evidence. One of the recordings captured him proposing to imitate a scheme on the
  
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• Trump has escaped Washington, but don't call it a vacation

  08-08-2017 16:21
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump would like to interrupt his vacation to deliver the following message: Don't call this a vacation.The president has decamped from Washington to his private golf club in central New Jersey. But he has repeatedly pushed back on the idea that this is a relaxing August getaway, posting on Twitter over the weekend: "this is not a vacation - meetings and calls!"Trump's aides are referring to the 17-day break as a "working vacation." They say Trump
  
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• Cincinnati Zoo's baby hippo to star in book targeted to kids

  08-08-2017 16:17
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A popular baby hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo will now be featured in a book about her life that will be targeted toward children.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports (http://cin.ci/2ujHf2v ) zoo director Thane Maynard is writing about the experience of hand-raising the hippo in a book titled "Saving Fiona: Science, Social Media, and the Story of a Baby Hippo."Fiona has garnered millions of views on the zoo's Facebook page since her premature birth in January. Her face has appear
  
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• Report reveals underground US haven for heroin, drug users

  08-08-2017 16:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A safe haven where drug users inject themselves with heroin and other drugs has been quietly operating in the United States for the past three years, a report reveals.None were known to exist in the U.S. until the disclosure in a medical journal, although several states and cities are pushing to establish these so-called supervised injection sites where users can shoot up under the care of trained staff who can treat an overdose if necessary.In the report released Tuesday,
  
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• Hackers demand millions in ransom for stolen HBO data

  08-08-2017 16:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A group of hackers posted a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online Monday, and demanded a multimillion-dollar ransom from the network to prevent the release of entire television series and other sensitive proprietary files.HBO, which had previously acknowledged the theft of "proprietary information," said it's continuing to investigate and is working with police and cybersecurity experts.In a swaggering five-minute video from "Mr. Smith" to HBO CEO Richard Plepler included
  
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• Ohio WWII veteran receives Purple Heart, Bronze Star honors

  08-08-2017 16:06
  
  HILLSBORO, Ohio (AP) — A 95-year-old Ohio veteran who fought in the Philippines during World War II has received medals to honor his military service seven decades ago.WCPO-TV reports that a commander from Harry Shoop's former infantry unit presented the Allensburg man with the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star on Monday in Hillsboro.The Purple Heart recognizes that he was wounded while fighting, having been shot through the hand.The Bronze Start acknowledges "heroic" actions or other achie
  
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• Copper cocktail mugs may cause food poisoning, health officials say

  08-08-2017 16:02
  
  Copper mugs used in trendy cocktails like Moscow Mules may be giving people more than a hangover. Health officials in Iowa say the popular copper cups can give their users food poisoning.The state's Alcoholic Beverages Division made the declaration after examining the poisonous nature of copper and copper alloys mixing with food. According to the Food and Drug Administration's Moral Food Code, copper is prohibited from coming into direct contact with foods that have a pH below 6.0.Liquids with a
  
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• Police ID man fatally shot in car on Far East Side

  08-08-2017 15:54
  Columbus police were called on a report of a shooting at 2:37 a.m. to the 7400 block of Kirkdale Drive in a neighborhood just north of East Broad Street and just east of Blacklick Creek, a police dispatcher said. A neighbor transported the victim to a hospital, media reports said.
  
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• Sinead O'Connor pleads for help, says she's living in motel

  08-08-2017 15:34
  
  SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. — Sinead O'Connor emotionally pleaded for help from her family and opened up about her mental illness in a Facebook video posted from a New Jersey motel she had been living in.The video is the latest public glimpse of the singer's ongoing struggle with mental health problems.The 50-year-old Irish singer says in the 12-minute video posted Thursday that she was staying alive for the sake of others, like her psychiatrist, and if it were up to her, she'd "be gone.""I'm f
  
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• Doppler 10: Plenty of sunshine today

  08-08-2017 15:09
  Today: Feeling like a fall morning, a little dewy. Some areas could start with patchy fog. Plenty of sunshine today. Highs around 80. NE wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Clear skies and cool. Low 57. NE wind around 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sunny and a tad more seasonable. High 83. E wind around 5 mph.
  Thursday: Partly sunny with a chance for afternoon showers and storms. High 82. E wind 0-5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Feeling like a fall morning, a
  
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• Doppler 10: Clear and cool tonight

  08-08-2017 15:09
  This Evening: Fair and pleasant.
  Tonight: Clear and cool. 58 M 3-6 mph
  Tomorrow: Sunny and seasonable. 83 E 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Increasing clouds. Chance for showers and storms returns. 82
  Friday: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance for a shower or storm. 83Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A lovely stretch tonight and tomorrow with below average temperatures. The chance for showers and storms returns for Thursday afternoon and Friday. High press
  
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• Feds scrapping sleep apnea testing plan for truckers, train engineers

  08-08-2017 14:02
  
  U.S. officials are abandoning plans to require sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers, a decision that safety experts say puts millions of lives at risk.The Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said late last week they are no longer pursuing the regulation that would require testing for the fatigue-inducing disorder that's been blamed for deadly rail crashes in New York City and New Jersey and several highway crashes.The agencies ar
  
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• Columbus unwittingly featured in next 'Super Size Me' movie Updated at

  08-08-2017 13:38
  In a few weeks, the world may discover how hundreds of central Ohioans were taken in by the promise of a better chicken sandwich. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock's pop-up restaurant, Holy Chicken, that was open for a few days last November turned out to be less test market than production studio.
  
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• President Trump’s approval drops as he hits 200 days in office

  08-08-2017 13:31
  
  CNN - Six months into his presidency, President Donald Trump's overall approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN polling, while three-quarters of Americans say they can't trust most of what they hear from the White House.Overall, 38% say they approve of Trump's handling of the presidency, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with 56% saying they disapprove. Just one other newly-elected president has held an approval rating below 50% at this point in his presidency since modern
  
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• Escaped Paulding County inmate kills self at parents’ home

  08-08-2017 12:58
  A man who attacked a Paulding County deputy and escaped custody on Friday is dead.Sheriff’s deputies tracked Branden Lee Powell down at his parents’ house around 6 p.m. Monday, where Powell was hiding in a crawl space.Deputies tried to negotiate with Powell to come out peacefully, but Powell refused.Around 9:30 p.m., Powell shot and killed himself.Powell was arrested on July 8 and charged with rape, attempted rape and battery.While in jail, he slit his throat in a suicide attempt.Tha
  
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• Channing Tatum surprises woman with motorcycle on birthday

  08-08-2017 12:46
  People at a Lexington business received a surprise Sunday morning when Channing Tatum stopped by for a visit.The actor met with fans at a local market and helped give away a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.Victoria Pitman, the woman that got the big surprise, said Tatum was the last person she expected to see at the restaurant, but she welcomed him with open arms.It also happened to be Pitman's 20th birthday. “I thought I was going to come to work and like go home and that’s what I though
  
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• Haruo Nakajima, who played the original 1954 Godzilla, dies

  08-08-2017 12:42
  
  He stomped over miniature bridges and buildings in a rubber suit and gave the world Godzilla, the fire-breathing, screeching monster that became Japan's star cultural export and an enduring symbol of the pathos and destruction of the nuclear age.Haruo Nakajima, who portrayed Godzilla in the original 1954 classic, died Monday of pneumonia, his daughter Sonoe Nakajima told The Associated Press on Tuesday. He was 88.The film, which went on to become a mega-series and inspired Hollywood spinoffs, st
  
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• Google engineer at center of tech industry firestorm says he’s been fired

  08-08-2017 11:41
  
  NEW YORK – The Google engineer who wrote a highly controversial internal memo about gender differences that's sparked an uproar in the tech industry says he's been fired – and that he's not going to take it lying down.James Damore's memo, which claims biological factors contribute to gender inequality in the tech sector, sparked a quick rebuttal from Google after it circulated widely online.Google CEO Sundar Pichai denounced the memo in an email Monday for "advancing harmful gender s
  
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• 3 Marines dead in Osprey aircraft crash identified by officials

  08-08-2017 11:37
  
  WASHINGTON -- Australia's Navy found the wreckage Monday of a U.S. Marine Osprey aircraft that crashed into the sea during an attempt to land on the USS Green Bay on Saturday.Three Marines who were lost in the accident have been identified, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.The Marine Corps and family members identified them as 1st. Lt. Benjamin Cross and Cpl. Nathan Ordway -- both members of the flight crew -- and Pfc. Ruben Velasco, who had just turned 19."The loss
  
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• Escaped rape suspect, cornered, kills himself, Ohio sheriff says

  08-08-2017 11:28
  
  PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio -- An accused rapist who had escaped from Paulding County authorities last week committed suicide during a standoff with authorities Monday night, reports CBS Toledo affiliate WTOL-TV.Authorities said 32-year-old Branden Lee Powell overpowered a sheriff's deputy in a transport van, stole his gun and fled on Friday during a trip from a psychiatric hospital to a county jail.Powell was in leg shackles and handcuffs when he managed to jump over the seat and put the deputy in a
  
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• Escaped Ohio rape suspect kills self at family home, sheriff says

  08-08-2017 11:28
  
  ANTWERP, Ohio — Authorities say a rape suspect who overpowered an Ohio sheriff's deputy to escape a transport van has killed himself during a police standoff, ending a manhunt.Paulding County authorities say 32-year-old Branden Lee Powell shot himself Monday night at his parents' home near Antwerp, about 70 miles southwest of Toledo. Authorities say Powell was in a crawl space and shot himself as officers were trying to persuade him to surrender.Investigators say Powell had stolen a gun fr
  
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• How a Chemo Drug Can Help Cancer Spread From the Breast to the Lungs

  08-08-2017 11:18
  COLUMBUS, Ohio The very same treatment that thwarts breast cancer has a dark side it can fuel the spread of the disease to the lungs. Researchers at The Ohio State University studied the cascade of events that lead to metastatic cancer and found clues to why it happens, opening up the possibility of one day interfering with the medication's downsides while preserving its cancer-fighting properties in breast tissue.
  
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• One person shot and killed near Blacklick; victim identified

  08-08-2017 09:22
  
  Columbus police are investigating a deadly shooting near Blacklick early Tuesday morning.Kenneth Davis, 35, was shot in the 7400 block of Kirkdale Drive around 2:30 a.m.Investigators said a neighbor drove Davis to Mount Carmel East Hospital where he later died.Authorities believe the victim was shot inside his vehicle when he arrived at the address in an apparent ambush attack. Police do not have any suspect information at this time. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• One person shot and killed near Blacklick

  08-08-2017 09:22
  
  Columbus police were investigating a deadly shooting near Blacklick early Tuesday morning.One person was shot on Kirkdale Drive around 2:30 a.m.Investigators said a neighbor drove the victim to the hospital, where he or she later died.Police did not initially have any information on a possible suspect.
  
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• One person shot & killed near Blacklick; victim identified

  08-08-2017 09:22
  
  Columbus police are investigating a deadly shooting near Blacklick early Tuesday morning.Kenneth Davis, 35, was shot in the 7400 block of Kirkdale Drive around 2:30 a.m.Investigators said a neighbor drove Davis to Mount Carmel East Hospital where he later died.Authorities believe the victim was shot inside his vehicle in an apparent ambush attack when he arrived at the address.Police do not have any suspect information at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• At The Fair: Richland County Monday

  08-08-2017 06:59
  All of this week, our news crew will be at the Richland County Fairgrounds filming the "At The Fair" show. Episodes will air Monday-Friday at 9:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. You can also stream episodes from our website.
  
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• Kansas couple killed in crash 1 day after their wedding

  08-08-2017 04:07
  
  CLEARWATER, Kan. — A traffic accident in Kansas has claimed the lives of a husband and wife, just one day after their marriage.The Wichita Eagle reports that the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday near Clearwater. The driver of a truck, Austin Wesson, was pronounced dead at the scene. His 19-year-old wife, Rebekah Bouma, died about 12:30 a.m. Monday at a hospital.Bouma and Wesson married on Friday. Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office Lt. Lin Dehning says the cause of the accident is
  
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• The push to make Columbus safer after Reagan Tokes' murder

  08-08-2017 03:55
  In the wake of the Reagan Tokes murder case, awareness continues to grow of the need for change on how ex-offenders, like 29-year-old Brian Golsby, are released from prison.Last February, Tokes was abducted, raped and murdered allegedly by Golsby, a convicted sex-offender.She'd just gotten off her evening shift at a Short North restaurant.Months later, people in the community are working on way to keep the community safer, especially for women.Starting with defending yourself. Knowing how to def
  
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• Child found unresponsive in Ohio home with dead animals dies

  08-08-2017 03:42
  
  Police say a 1-year-old girl found unresponsive in a home with more than a dozen dead animals inside has died in southwest Ohio.Dayton police had said there were "cleanliness issues" at the house where the girl was found over the weekend and removed by medics to a hospital. Authorities say a couple identifying themselves as her grandparents reported finding her not breathing.The Montgomery County Coroner's Office on Monday identified the child as Arez Marie Isabella Schrodi, but wouldn't comment
  
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• Chris Bradley is in remission

  08-08-2017 03:05
  
  10TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Bradley is in remission following his latest chemotherapy.Chris was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in March.Chris' family said there were no signs of Leukemia on Monday.The next step for Chris will be a bone marrow transplant, which he has a donor waiting.His family added Chris is tired but elated with today's news.
  
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