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• Ross County Sheriff's Office takes steps to protect deputies from CO poisoning in vehicles

  10-08-2017 23:38
  Law enforcement officers nationwide have reported carbon monoxide leaks in some Ford Explorers.Now, a local sheriff’s office is taking precautionary measures to keep both their deputies and K-9 deputies safe.Ross County Sheriff’s Office Deputy, Rick Torchick has worked with his K-9 partner, Ilka for four years.“Having a K-9 is one of the greatest experiences of my career,” Torchick said.Her companionship is part of his daily routine.“You don’t understand the b
  
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• As many as 160 Applebee's, IHOP restaurants to close nationwide

  10-08-2017 22:31
  
  The parent company of Applebee's and IHOP is planning to close up to 160 restaurants.In its second quarter earnings report, DineEquity Inc. said it expects to close between 105 and 135 Applebee’s and 20 to 25 IHOP locations."We are investing in the empowerment of our brands by improving overall franchisee financial health, closing underperforming restaurants and enhancing the supply chain.We are focusing on operations and elevating the guest experience, whether in our restaurants or off-pr
  
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• Breaking Ground

  10-08-2017 22:06
  Breaking ground to address a community-wide need, a new shelter for Lutheran Social Services’ CHOICES will provide a safe and supportive space for individuals and families who are victims of domestic violence in Franklin County. Connect with CHOICES and Lutheran Social Services. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the […]
  
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• Donatos southern expansion continues

  10-08-2017 21:53
  Donatos found a franchisee for the vacation destination and is expected to have a store there by the end of the year. The Columbus-based pizza chain has a few stores in Virginia and has found it to be a fertile market, according to QSR Magazine.
  
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• Body of Ohio WWII veteran returns home after 73 years

  10-08-2017 21:36
  An Ohioan killed during World War II returned home to central Ohio Thursday.Sergeant Harold Burton Davis was killed in a plane crash in New Guinea on February 1, 1944. The plane crashed into Mt. Kenevi. Sergeant Davis and 10 of his comrades died.The crash site wasn’t discovered until 17 years later. Sergeant Davis’ mother says she never stopped believing he was alive. She died before the plane wreckage was discovered.Sergeant Davis was born in 1920 on his family’s farm near Cal
  
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• In new threat, Trump demands North Korea 'get their act together'

  10-08-2017 21:23
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Issuing a new threat to North Korea, President Donald Trump demanded that North Korea "get their act together" or face extraordinary trouble. He said his previous warning of "fire and fury" if Pyongyang threatened the U.S. again might have been too soft."Maybe that statement wasn't tough enough," Trump said on Thursday.Trump, speaking to reporters from the New Jersey golf resort where he's vacationing, said North Korea had been "getting away with a tragedy that can't be
  
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• Trump declares opioid crisis a 'national emergency'

  10-08-2017 21:22
  
  President Donald Trump is officially declaring the opioid crisis a "national emergency."Trump made the announcement before holding a security briefing Thursday at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey.He tells reporters the drug crisis afflicting the nation is a "serious problem the likes of which we have never had" and says he's drawing up documents "to so attest."Heroin at Home: An Ohio EpidemicA drug commission convened by Trump recently called for a national emergency declaration to help
  
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• Mega Weekend – Tacos, Tiki, Birthday Celebrations and more!

  10-08-2017 20:15
  It’s Taco Time! Join us tonight at Mapfre Stadium for the best gathering of tacos, taco fun, and free hot sauce in Columbus! The party starts at 7pm (or 6pm if you want more time!). What else is on your weekend plans? Don’t forget you can still enter to win tickets to Breakaway Music Festival, […]
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Marion County hit-skip

  10-08-2017 20:10
  
  MARION, Ohio – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly hit and run crash that killed a motorcyclist in Marion County Thursday morning.Twenty-year-old Jacob Cannon died after he was struck around 4:45 a.m. along State Route 203 at the intersection of State Route 95.Troopers said their investigation revealed Cannon may have been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. The vehicle involved could have damage to the front end.Troopers are not aware of anyone else who witnessed
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: Madame Speaker, Jo Ann Davidson

  10-08-2017 20:05
  
  
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• Teenager dies during football practice at Long Island high school

  10-08-2017 19:40
  
  FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. -- Pre-season football practice took a tragic turn Thursday when a Long Island high school student died after suffering an injury during a routine drill.CBS New York reports the student sustained the injury around 8:40 a.m. while several players were running onto the field at Sachem East High School, carrying a large log as part of a conditioning drill.Two of the players fell, causing the log, which looks like a telephone pole, to strike one of them. The eleventh-grader suffer
  
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• Columbus Superintendent Dan Good announces retirement

  10-08-2017 19:35
  "He will be with us through the end of a year," said Columbus Board of Education President Gary Baker. "And that gives us plenty of time to do what we need to do."
  
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• Taylor Swift testifies former DJ groped her under her skirt

  10-08-2017 19:22
  
  DENVER — Taylor Swift testified Thursday that a former radio DJ reached under her skirt and intentionally grabbed her backside during a meet-and-a-greet photo session before a 2013 concert in Denver."He stayed attached to my bare ass-cheek as I lurched away from him," the pop star testified during about an hour on the stand in federal court during a trial over the claim.Swift said she tried to get as far away from David Mueller as she could. She said she told Mueller and his girlfriend, Sh
  
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• Creepy Dolls, Australian Camping & Other Bad Ideas at the Movies

  10-08-2017 19:00
  It’s Halloween in August – is that a thing? Well it is today, because Annabelle: Creation joins a couple of other horror flicks as the likeliest thing you’ll see this weekend. It’s mid-August, friends, which means that everything the studios did not expect to be a summer blockbuster and any awards-bait they deem an unlikely […]
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: Janet Chen on ProMusica’s Concerts Under the Stars

  10-08-2017 18:45
  A musician herself, Executive Director Janet Chen leads ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in its efforts to bring world-class music to the Columbus community. In a series that she started six years ago, ProMusica brings three free concerts on Aug. 10, 12 and 13 to the grounds of Franklin Park Conservatory. Brittany: Tell me about your process […]
  
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• Columbus City Schools Superintendent Dan Good Announces Retirement

  10-08-2017 18:21
  Superintendent Dan Good announced his retirement this morning. Appointed as an interim superintendent in 2013 — after former superintendent Gene Harris stepped down amid a data-rigging scandal — Good spent the following five years leading Columbus City Schools. During his time there, he prioritized the implementation of new digital and physical data review systems, increased […]
  
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• "Chunky Chunky Hippo": Fiona-inspired ice cream now available in Columbus

  10-08-2017 18:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- "Chunky Chunky Hippo" is now available in Columbus!On Monday, Graeter's Ice Cream announced the expansion of its flavor inspired by Cincinnati's beloved baby hippo, Fiona.The limited-time flavor was introduced in July. It was only available at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, and Graeter's scoop shops in Cincinnati, northern Kentucky and Dayton.It's a toffee ice cream with salted roasted peanuts and milk chocolate caramel truffles. Part of the sales benefit the Cincinna
  
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• Opinion: Yes We Can Fosters Neighborhood Unity through House Party Campaign

  10-08-2017 18:00
  For two hours last night, close to 100 Columbus residents had something in common — they took steps toward giving their neighborhood a bigger say in the future of Columbus. Groups of residents in neighborhoods citywide – Clintonville, Easton, Linden, the Hilltop, Old North and the South Side – gathered at their neighbors’ houses as […]
  
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• Veteran Barrett, loaded Buckeyes expect return to playoff

  10-08-2017 17:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett is an oddity in modern college football, an elite player who stuck around for five years, a guy who helped win a national championship but still has something to prove.The 22-year-old Texan is again in the driver's seat in an Urban Meyer offense that's been a revolving door for coordinators who haven't found the right formula to get Barrett back to the kind of consistent play that propelled the Buckeyes to the 2014 national championship.
  
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• Orange Barrel Alert: Several West Side ramps to close

  10-08-2017 17:31
  The Ohio Department of Transportation will close several ramps on the west side as they widen I-270 north from Cemetery Road to US-33 on Saturday, August 12.Saturday, August 12
  I-270 north down to two lanes between Cemetery Road to US 33 starting at 6 p.m. All lanes of I-270 north will open Sunday, August 13 at 11 a.m.The following ramps will close Saturday, August 13 from 8 p.m. to Sunday 8 a.m.I-270 north ramp to US 33 east
  Detour: I-270 north to US 33 west to Avery to US 33 eastI-270 north ra
  
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• Concert Preview: Better Than Ezra

  10-08-2017 17:30
  It would be really easy for me to start this article with some sort of journalistic capitalization on the title of Better Than Ezra’s 1995 breakthrough single, “Good.” So I’m not going to. Rather, I’ll tell you that the Baton Rouge-born, New Orleans-raised alt-rock quartet is on the cusp of its thirtieth anniversary as a […]
  
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• This city paid over $10,000 to a humanely euthanizea hundreds of geese

  10-08-2017 17:11
  It's a problem that has plagued the city of Columbus, Ohio - and specifically, its Scioto River Downtown area - for a number of years, according to The Columbus Dispatch. In 2013, the city hired a company named Goosebuster LLC for $27,000 to patrol the area with dogs to scare away the geese , which were aggressive and known to attack visitors.
  
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• Dr. Dan Good to retire from Columbus City Schools in late 2017

  10-08-2017 17:03
  Columbus City Schools Superintendent Dr. Dan Good will retire at the end of December and step down as leader of Ohio’s largest school district.“Knowing that so much has been accomplished and our District is back on a sustainable positive trajectory with the right people and processes firmly in place, I have felt a sense of peacefulness about starting another journey I put on hold fifty months ago,” Dr. Good shared in a press conference Thursday. “I purposely chose to wait
  
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• Downtown Development Boom Continues to Accelerate

  10-08-2017 17:00
  The Schottenstein Real Estate Group announced plans on Tuesday to construct “Grand Central,” a new 23-acre mixed-use development on an empty tract of land in the northwest corner of Downtown Columbus. If developed as currently proposed, their plans call for a mix of apartments, condos, hotels, retail, grocery and parking garages spaces. This large-scale plan […]
  
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• Agency: Ohio man killed while unloading cement powder

  10-08-2017 16:40
  
  MAUMEE, Ohio — A federal agency says a man has been killed while unloading bags of cement powder in northwest Ohio.A spokeswoman for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says 29-year-old Thomas Robinson, of Perrysburg, was killed Wednesday afternoon at The Andersons' railcar repair facility in Maumee.OSHA investigators were at the scene late Wednesday afternoon. Officials haven't released details about how the accident occurred.A statement from Andersons said the company is co
  
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• Chris Cornell statue planned for Seattle by singer's widow

  10-08-2017 16:33
  
  SEATTLE — Chris Cornell's widow says she has commissioned a statue of the late Soundgarden frontman to be placed in his home town of Seattle.Vicky Cornell tells The Seattle Times she has hired artist and sculptor Wayne Toth to create the memorial that will take about seven months to complete. Toth also created a statue of Johnny Ramone that sits atop his grave in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, where Cornell is buried.Vicky Cornell says a family friend and attorney is working wi
  
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• Parents could be billed for police response to school threats

  10-08-2017 16:00
  When it comes to school threats, police in central Ohio say there is no more joking about violence in a school setting.That’s the message from Deputy Chief Eric Grile of Hilliard Police. He sat down with CrimeTracker 10 to talk about the important conversation parents need to have with their children before the start of school.“It doesn’t matter if it’s two in the afternoon or 10 at night, a police officer is going to come to your door,” Grile said. “Anyone wh
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Arabica Cafe Mocha

  10-08-2017 16:00
  If you subscribe to something called The Law of Excluded Middle, then the world of drinkers can be divided into two groups: coffee purists, and those who are not coffee purists. Coffee purists typically appreciate differences in particular coffee bean roasting styles and growing regions. Generally speaking, purists have less appreciation for coffee shop beverages […]
  
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• North Korea lays out plan to land missiles near U.S. island

  10-08-2017 15:56
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has announced a detailed plan to launch a salvo of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers. If carried out, it would be the North's most provocative missile launch to date.The announcement Thursday warned that the North is finalizing a plan to fire four of its Hwasong-12 missiles over Japan and into waters around the tiny island, which hosts 7,000 U.S. military personnel on two main bases a
  
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• Checking on fast food restaurants' pledge to provide healthy options

  10-08-2017 15:35
  
  In 2013, on the brink of a childhood obesity epidemic, fast food restaurants pledged to improve children's food options.
  Among the changes to fast food menus were healthier drinks and sides with kids' meals.
  McDonald's promised to only feature water, milk and juice as drink options on its Happy Meal menus.KFC introduced the Li'l Bucket Kids Meal, which came with green beans, applesauce and flavored water. Subway said it would only offer items that met strong nutritional guidelines on its kids'
  
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• Health officials tie norovirus outbreak to Ohio doughnut shop

  10-08-2017 15:10
  
  County health officials say more than 200 cases of norovirus have been linked to a doughnut shop in northwest Ohio.A spokesman for the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department says an outbreak that has sickened at least 214 people has been tied to Mama C's Donuts in Maumee. The illnesses have been tracked to people who ate at the shop between Friday and Monday.Health officials in neighboring Wood County also are investigating whether a dozen cases reported there are linked to stores that sell Mama
  
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• Health officials tie norovirus outbreak to doughnut shop

  10-08-2017 15:10
  
  County health officials say more than 200 cases of norovirus have been linked to a doughnut shop in northwest Ohio.A spokesman for the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department says an outbreak that has sickened at least 214 people has been tied to Mama C's Donuts in Maumee. The illnesses have been tracked to people who ate at the shop between Friday and Monday.Health officials in neighboring Wood County also are investigating whether a dozen cases reported there are linked to stores that sell Mama
  
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• Advice to ease the nerves for students heading into high school

  10-08-2017 15:02
  While students prepare for their first day of school, high school teachers are taking steps to make sure they are comfortable in the classroom.Ninth grade Physical Science Teacher Noelle Quigley told 10TV that the transition from middle school to high school is one of the most important steps.The South High School teacher said she can tell when students did not adjust their sleep schedules a few weeks before school."(There's) a lot of attempting to fall asleep in class," she said. "So if you can
  
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• Theodore Decker: Brothers used carryout to run drugs, police say

  10-08-2017 14:56
  The sign above the door reads Mose's One Stop Shop. According to Columbus officials, the place lived up to the name when it came to illegal goods and services.
  
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• Prosecutor: Police justified in shooting of Arkansas teen

  10-08-2017 14:45
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A teenager pointed a BB gun that looked like a handgun at police before he was fatally shot by officers outside an emergency youth center in eastern Arkansas, a prosecutor said in announcing no charges would be filed against the officers.Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington on Wednesday released body camera footage that shows 16-year-old Aries Clark was holding and raising what appeared to be a pistol on July 25 outside East Arkansas Youth Services in Marion.The officer
  
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• Hurricane Franklin makes landfall on Mexico's coast

  10-08-2017 14:35
  
  MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Franklin roared ashore on a thinly populated part of Mexico's central Gulf coast early Thursday and began weakening as it pounded a mountainous region prone to flash floods and mudslides with rains and heavy winds.Franklin became the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Wednesday and hit north of Veracruz city as a Category 1 storm early Thursday. As a tropical storm, Franklin made a relatively mild run across the Yucatan Peninsula earlier in the week.Authoriti
  
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• Strokes recently declined among men, but not women, study says

  10-08-2017 12:57
  CBS NEWS - In 2013, Diana Hardeman was 30 years old. She was a vegetarian, a non-smoker, a surfer and the picture of health -- until she had a stroke."The paralysis ended up seeping down from my arm to my leg, leaving the whole right side of my body basically immobile," Hardeman said. "I thought maybe I'm becoming paralyzed or potentially seeing death.""It was terrifying," she said. Hardeman is an example of a puzzling and concerning trend. A study released Wednesday found that from 1999 to 2005
  
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• Study finds smoking pot increases risk of death from high blood pressure

  10-08-2017 12:52
  As more and more states legalize medicinal or recreational marijuana, a new study looked at one of the potentially deadly effects from smoking pot.The study published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology found people who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from high blood pressure than those who have never used the drug.Scientists said the risk grows for every year of use.The study found the average amount of time users smoked pot was 11.5 years.
  
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• Women veterans in Ohio gathering in Columbus for conference

  10-08-2017 12:43
  Jennifer Baun has learned that she shouldn't ask a woman if she is a veteran. She asks, instead, if she served in the armed forces.
  
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• Walmart apologizes for sign marketing guns as back-to-school items

  10-08-2017 12:25
  
  Walmart has condemned a display inside one of its stores that appeared to market firearms as back-to-school items. The company said Wednesday it was working to identify which of its stores put up the exhibit.A photo of a sign reading "Own the school year like a hero" was placed directly above a glass case filled with guns. Photos of it spread like wildfire on social media.People cried foul on Twitter and demanded an explanation from Walmart. One person asked: "What are you suggesting?"Walmart re
  
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• Study: Trump actions trigger health premium hikes for 2018

  10-08-2017 11:10
  
  The Trump administration's own actions are triggering double-digit premium increases on individual health insurance policies purchased by many consumers, a nonpartisan study has found.The analysis released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that mixed signals from President Donald Trump have created uncertainty "far outside the norm," leading insurers to seek higher premium increases for 2018 than would otherwise have been the case.The report comes with Republicans in Congress unable
  
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• Doppler 10: Warm & muggy with a few Friday showers

  10-08-2017 10:12
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and mild.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and seasonable. 65 Light South
  Tomorrow: Increasing clouds. Chance for scattered PM showers or storms. Low 80s SW 5-10 mph
  Saturday: Brightening skies and pleasant. 81 NE 5-10 mph
  Sunday: Partly cloudy skies. 81Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A warm southerly flow of moist air may allow a few showers to develop this evening, mainly in southern and eastern Ohio. A weak cold front
  
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• Doppler 10: Humidity and rain chances increase Thursday

  10-08-2017 10:12
  Today: Clouds build with a chance for an afternoon shower or storm. Highs around 80. S wind around 5 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and seasonable. Low 65. S wind around 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny with a chance for afternoon showers and storms. High 84.S wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds, but a tad cooler. High 81.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A seasonable start to the day. Not quite as cold as yesterday morning. Moisture
  
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• Doppler 10: Humidity & rain chances increase Thursday

  10-08-2017 10:12
  Today: Clouds build with a chance for an afternoon shower or storm. Highs around 80. S wind around 5 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and seasonable. Low 65. S wind around 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny with a chance for afternoon showers and storms. High 84.S wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds, but a tad cooler. High 81.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A seasonable start to the day. Not quite as cold as yesterday morning. Moisture
  
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• What next for North Korea, Guam and Trump? Experts weigh in

  10-08-2017 05:51
  
  Threatening language between the U.S. and North Korea is flaring this week. After President Donald Trump vowed to respond with "fire and fury" if Pyongyang continued to threaten the U.S., the North's military said it is finalizing a plan to fire four midrange missiles to hit waters near the strategic U.S. territory of Guam.Below, North Korea experts reached Wednesday in the U.S. discuss the gravity of the moment and where both countries, and the world, could go from here:___CLOSER TO THE BRINK,
  
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• Man injured in southeast Columbus shooting

  10-08-2017 05:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a shooting on the city's southeast side Wednesday night.Police said a man was taken from the scene to Grant Medical Center in life-threatening condition.At the hospital, the victim's condition was changed to serious according to police.The shooting happened in the street just after 10:40 p.m. on Tinley Park.
  
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• Police obtain blood test warrant for wrong-way driver in fatal crash

  10-08-2017 04:02
  Columbus Police have released the name of a New Lexington woman killed when her car was struck by a wrong-way driver Tuesday on the Southeast Side. Betty Griggs, 63, was pronounced dead at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center following the crash at 12:49 p.m. on a ramp from eastbound Refugee Road to westbound U.S. Route 33, Sgt.
  
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• Player jailed for rape will sit out a year at Youngstown St

  10-08-2017 03:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man convicted of rape as a teen in a case that drew international attention will be part of the Youngstown State football team this year but won't be allowed to play in any games, the school said Wednesday in responding to criticism surrounding his participation.Ma'Lik Richmond served about 10 months in a juvenile lockup after being convicted with another Steubenville High School football player of raping a 16-year-old girl during an alcohol-fueled party in 2012. The cas
  
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• Former Steubenville player convicted of rape will not play for Youngstown State this season

  10-08-2017 03:52
  
  One of the Steubenville football player convicted of rape in 2013 will not play this fall for Youngstown State, according to the university.The university said Ma’lik Richmond will be part of the team but will not be on the field after a recent petition called for his removal from the program.“The University is fully aware of the gravity of the situation and of petitions that are circulating on social media in protest and support of one of our students, Ma’lik Richmond. We valu
  
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• Columbus Taco Festival – Thursday August 10th at Mapfre Stadium!

  10-08-2017 02:20
  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 there 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 […]
  
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