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• Mayor, community leader respond to police union "no confidence" vote

  11-08-2017 23:41
  Leaders at Columbus City Hall and in Columbus neighborhoods are reacting to Thursday's vote by the Fraternal Order of Police.The police union passed a unanimous "no confidence" vote against Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, his Public Safety Director Ned Pettus, and CityCouncil President Zach Klein.The significance of the vote remains to be seen: is this a major fracture between law enforcement and city leaders? Or is it merely a political statement?10TV spoke with a longtime Southside neighborhood
  
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• New Bexley boutique sells gifts with a mission

  11-08-2017 23:24
  A new shop in Bexley is offering more than clothing and soaps to the area.All proceeds from Just Cause Boutique go toward women recovering from abuse, addiction, poverty and human trafficking.The boutique opened July 28, but it has been Kelli Beightler’s vision for quite some time.“We stepped out and took the chance,” Beightler said.Beightler may be the founder of Just Cause but the shop would not have been possible without the donations of items and money from others.“We
  
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• Former Buckeye Ezekiel Elliott suspended six games

  11-08-2017 23:04
  Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been suspended for six games after a yearlong NFL investigation of his domestic violence case in Ohio. The 2016 NFL rushing leader was suspended despite prosecutors in Columbus, Ohio, deciding more than a year ago not to pursue the case involving Elliott's girlfriend at the time in the same city where Elliott starred for Ohio State.
  
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• Residential and retail development booming in downtown Columbus

  11-08-2017 22:56
  The landscape of downtown is changing from the ground up. It seems at times the entire city is under construction from residential to retail development.Why now? And what's driving the interest?Director of Development Steve Schoney says Columbus' growth can be attributed to people, namely the large number of students who are graduating from nearby colleges like Ohio State and Columbus State."We have a great talent generationpeople are attracted to that companies are attracted to that," he said.
  
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• Trump: North Korea 'will regret it fast' if acts against US ally

  11-08-2017 22:19
  
  President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "will regret it fast" if he continues his threats to U.S. territories and allies, in another warning that the U.S. is willing to act swiftly against the nuclear-armed nation.In remarks to reporters, Trump issued the threat directly at Kim, who is also known for his bellicose rhetoric, and all but drew a red line that would trigger swift U.S. action."If he utters one threat in the form of an overt threat — which by the way he has b
  
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• Solar specs needed for safe viewing of eclipse

  11-08-2017 20:57
  
  With the total solar eclipse right around the cosmic corner, eye doctors are going into nagging overdrive.They say mom was right: You can damage your eyes staring at the sun, even the slimmest sliver of it.So it's time to rustle up special eclipse eyewear to use Aug. 21, when the U.S. has its first full solar eclipse spanning coast to coast in 99 years.Solar eclipse: Map shows darkest cities in Ohio"We have an opportunity to experience a spectacular natural phenomenon, and we can enjoy it with s
  
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• What does North Korea really want? Its playbook offers clues

  11-08-2017 20:38
  Threatening to fire a volley of missiles toward a major U.S. military hub — and the home to 160,000 American civilians — may seem like a pretty bad move for a country that is seriously outgunned and has an awful lot to lose.But pushing the envelope, or just threatening to do so, is what North Korea does best.By announcing a plan to send four "Hwasong-12" intermediate range missiles over Japan and into waters near the Pacific island of Guam, Pyongyang has significantly upped the ante
  
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• 1 person killed in crash on North Street Rd. in Licking County

  11-08-2017 20:35
  
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio – One person is dead after a crash in Licking County.Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp said the crash happened around 1 p.m. in the 7100 block of North Street Road, which is northwest of Newark.The person who was killed has not been identified because investigators are still notifying next of kin.
  
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• St. James Tavern Closes Temporarily Due to Fire

  11-08-2017 19:54
  Part of North Fourth Street was blocked off around noon yesterday as the Columbus Fire Department extinguished a fire at St. James Tavern. Few details were released about the incident, but according to a post on the Italian Village’s Facebook page, the fire was contained to the storage room and resulted in no injuries. There […]
  
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• Stauf’s Celebrates Grand Opening at the Idea Foundry Tonight

  11-08-2017 19:00
  Local coffee shop Stauf’s will have a grand opening celebration tonight at their newest location inside the Idea Foundry in Franklinton. The move puts Stauf’s in a place with guaranteed clientele and could allow for the greater community to become more familiar with the co-working space. Stauf’s Owner Mark Swanson had been eyeing the neighborhood […]
  
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• Condado Named Best Tacos in Columbus of 2017

  11-08-2017 18:29
  Last night, hundreds of taco fans descended upon Mapfre stadium to judge Columbus’ Best Tacos. Only one could come out on top! We hope you had a great time celebrating at our third annual Best Bites: Tacos! A big shout out to all the local businesses who came out and served up their greatest tacos.  We want […]
  
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• Ezekiel Elliott suspended 6 games by NFL for violating personal conduct policy

  11-08-2017 18:26
  
  The National Football League announced Friday that current Dallas Cowboy and former Ohio State Buckeye Ezekiel Elliott has been suspended for the first six games of the 2017-18 season for violating the league's Personal Conduct Policy.The league had been investigating claims of domestic violence against Elliott made by a woman who described herself as his girlfriend.According to an NFL report, Elliott does have the right to appeal the suspension. Elliott denies the domestic violence allegations.
  
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• Columbus police union votes no confidence in Ginther, Klein, Pettus

  11-08-2017 18:24
  Columbus' police union says it has no confidence in Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, City Council President Zach Klein and Public Safety Director Ned Pettus. "We want to send the message that we've lost faith," Pappas said.
  
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• Police union votes “no confidence” in Mayor Ginther, other top city officials

  11-08-2017 18:22
  
  Columbus, Ohio -- Union members in Franklin County with the Fraternal Order of Police have given a unanimous vote of no confidence to top city officials, according to FOP President Jason Pappas.Pappas said the union, with more than 4,200 members, have no confidence in Mayor Andrew Ginther, Public Safety Director Ned Pettus and City Council President Zach Klein.The no confidence vote comes months after the firing of officer Zach Rosen.Rosen was seen on video kicking a suspect while he was on the
  
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• Round Three: Cast Your Vote for the Best Food Truck of 2017!

  11-08-2017 17:24
  The seventh annual Columbus Food Truck Festival returns on August 18 and 19 and this year the festival has a new home spread across Bicentennial Park and along the Scioto Mile. All of your favorite food trucks will be lined up for the two day event that also features live music, family-friendly activities, beer tents […]
  
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• NEXT: A Precarious Economy?

  11-08-2017 17:00
  I was having lunch with a colleague the other day, when he told me about a plumbing problem that required an emergency visit by a plumber. The plumber immediately diagnosed the problem before it got worse, told my colleague the solution, and said it would cost $300. What was interesting, he said, was the way […]
  
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• House conservatives want fresh health care repeal vote

  11-08-2017 16:54
  
  Hard-line conservatives are trying to force a fresh House vote this fall on erasing much of President Barack Obama's health care law without an immediate replacement.The effort by the House Freedom Caucus seems to have little chance of passing Congress.But it could give conservatives a chance to call attention to Republican lawmakers who've pledged over the years to tear down Obama's law but haven't voted to do so with Donald Trump in the White House.The Republican-led Senate turned down a simil
  
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• Kansas may discipline doctor over 13-year-old's abortion

  11-08-2017 16:26
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. — A doctor facing possible disciplinary action over allegations that he broke Kansas law in handling a 13-year-old girl's abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic told medical regulators Thursday he was unaware of the patient's age and that the clinic's staff was to blame.Dr. Allen Palmer, a part-time Planned Parenthood contractor who only performed abortions for patients in their first trimester, is accused in a petition seeking revocation, suspension or other action against h
  
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• Shooting victim is homicide #80 for the year

  11-08-2017 16:06
  Columbus officers were sent to the intersection of E. Columbus St. and Oakwood Avenue at approximately 9:05 p.m. on a report that a man had been shot and found DeShawn Marable behind a home in the 900 block of S. Champion Avenue, Homicide Unit Sgt. Stanley Latta said.
  
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• Powerball and Mega Millions: What are the odds of winning?

  11-08-2017 15:57
  
  The dual Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots promise a massive return: For just $2 per ticket, you could win more than $300 million in either drawing.Just don't quit your day job quite yet. The odds of winning both jackpots are one in 75 quadrillion according to data scientists at Allstate. You have a better chance of winning just one of the jackpots: a mere one in 290 million for Powerball and one in 258 million for Mega Millions.To understand how unlikely those odds are, it's worth comparing
  
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• Channing Tatum dances with cashier at gas station

  11-08-2017 15:40
  
  STATESVILLE, N.C. — Channing Tatum has hosted an impromptu dance party in a convenience store at a North Carolina gas station.The "Magic Mike" star stopped by the Sunoco in the town of Statesville on Tuesday night for some coffee and a candy bar. He bantered with the cashier and later danced with her to the tune of Nas' "If I Ruled The World." Tatum joked with some puzzled customers that he was the store manager. He took time to snap a photo with a fan.The episode was streamed to Tatum's f
  
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• Growers say Ohio's tight timeline could delay 1st pot crop

  11-08-2017 15:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials in Ohio say they don't expect to issue the state's first medical marijuana cultivator licenses until around November, at least a month later than growers expected.The Ohio Department of Commerce announced the timetable Thursday.It drew immediate concern from the National Cannabis Industry Association of Ohio. The association had anticipated growers having about a year before the September 2018 deadline to ramp up their operations and produce their first crop.Asso
  
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• Equitas Health, Piercology Partner Up to Reduce Risk in Heroin Epidemic

  11-08-2017 15:13
  As the fight against the growing heroin epidemic ramps up, local business leaders and organizations are beginning to take the matter into their own hands. Equitas Health, whose Safe Point program provides treatment resources and clean needles for injection, is now partnering with local piercing provider Piercology. Through their partnership, Safe Point is receiving thousands […]
  
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• Asteroid will fly close to Earth in October

  11-08-2017 14:22
  NASA says a small asteroid no more than 100 feet wide will pass within a few thousand miles of the earth and moon. Asteroid 2012 TC4 will pass inside the moon's orbit.It’s currently flying at about 30,000 mph.Scientists say it fly by on October 12 and poses no risk to Earth or any of its satellites. The asteroid last flew past in Earth in 2012.
  
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• Climate report calls 2016 hottest year on record

  11-08-2017 14:13
  CNN - The records highlighted in the "State of the Climate in 2016" report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sound ominous.• Global land surface temperatures last year were highest in 137 years of record keeping.
  • Sea surface temperatures were also at their highest.
  • Sea levels were at record highs in the 24 years that satellite record keeping has been used.
  • Greenhouse gas marks rose faster than any year and carbon dioxide readings were above a 400
  
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• Trump warns military "locked and loaded" against North Korea threat

  11-08-2017 13:17
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump tweeted that military solutions are "locked and loaded" as officials said Friday they plan to move ahead with large-scale U.S.-South Korea exercises later this month that North Korea, now finalizing plans to launch a salvo of missiles toward Guam, claims are a rehearsal for war.The exercises are an annual event, but come as Pyongyang says it is readying a plan to fire off four Hwasong-12 missiles toward the tiny island, which is U.S. territory an
  
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• Trump doubles down on 'fire and fury' vow as wargames near

  11-08-2017 13:17
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — Not backing down, President Donald Trump warned Kim Jong Un's government on Thursday to "get their act together" or face extraordinary trouble, and suggested he had been too mild when he vowed to unleash "fire and fury" on North Korea if it continued to threaten the U.S."Maybe that statement wasn't tough enough," Trump said, in the latest U.S. salvo in an escalating exchange of threats between the nuclear-armed nations.A day after North Korea laid out plans to strike n
  
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• Fan rushes Britney Spears onstage in Las Vegas

  11-08-2017 12:52
  Britney Spears had a big scare on Wednesday night when an audience member rushed the stage at her Las Vegas show. The incident was caught on videos that circulated on social media.In a video, Spears does not notice at first that a man is getting slammed to the floor by security guards behind her on stage. When she realizes, the singer is visibly shaken as she turns and says into her microphone, "What's going on? ... Oh no!" to a guard. Then, Spears walks off stage with security.ET reports that p
  
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• School choice program raises questions about accountability

  11-08-2017 12:48
  
  LAS VEGAS — More than a third of U.S. states have created school voucher programs that bypass thorny constitutional and political issues by turning them over to nonprofits that rely primarily on businesses to fund them. But the programs are raising questions about transparency and accountability at a time when supporters are urging that they be expanded into a federal program.Unlike traditional school vouchers, which are directly funded by the states or in the case of Washington, D.C., the
  
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• Trump-McConnell feud does little to jumpstart stalled agenda

  11-08-2017 12:06
  
  President Donald Trump has spent much of the week feuding with his top Senate partner, suggesting that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might have to rethink his future if he doesn't deliver on the president's agenda of health care, taxes and infrastructure.Trump on Thursday called McConnell's failure to pass an "Obamacare" repeal last month "a disgrace." Asked if McConnell should consider stepping aside or retiring, an outcome some conservatives are openly clamoring for, the president's response
  
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• Top things to do this weekend, August 11-13

  11-08-2017 11:36
  Community fiesta Ohio's largest celebration of Latin American culture will return to Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St., this weekend. Festival Latino, presented by CAPA, is an opportunity to immerse in Latin American arts and enjoy authentic cuisine.
  
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• Doppler 10: Showers and storms Friday afternoon.

  11-08-2017 09:52
  Today: Patchy fog then a little sun with increasing clouds and afternoon storms.High 82.Winds: SW 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: A few showers and storms early, clearing with patchy fog late.Low 63.NW 3-6 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sun to start with passing afternoon clouds, cooler.High 80.Winds: NW 8-12 mph.
  Sunday: Lots of sunshine to start with a few afternoon clouds.Looking good!High 81.Winds: NE 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: After some patchy fog ea
  
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• Doppler 10: Showers & storms Friday evening

  11-08-2017 09:52
  This Evening: Scattered showers and storms. Muggy
  Tonight: Any rain ending. Lingering clouds. 63 SW 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Brightening skies and pleasant. Near 80 NW 5-10 mph
  Sunday: Sun & clouds. 81
  Monday: Partly cloudy skies. 82Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A cold front will move across the state tonight generating scattered showers and storms as it passes. High pressure returns for the weekend and we should have dry and pleasant cond
  
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• Doppler 10: Showers & storms Friday afternoon

  11-08-2017 09:52
  Today: Patchy fog then a little sun with increasing clouds and afternoon storms.High 82.Winds: SW 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: A few showers and storms early, clearing with patchy fog late.Low 63.NW 3-6 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sun to start with passing afternoon clouds, cooler.High 80.Winds: NW 8-12 mph.
  Sunday: Lots of sunshine to start with a few afternoon clouds.Looking good!High 81.Winds: NE 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: After some patchy fog ea
  
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• Man fatally shot on South Side is city's 80th homicide

  11-08-2017 07:10
  Columbus police and fire were initially called at 9:05 p.m. on the report of a shooting on Oakwood Avenue near the intersection of Columbus Street. There, they found a man down.
  
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• Police searching for Columbus burglary suspects

  11-08-2017 05:37
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are searching for a man and an accomplice detectives believe are connected to as many as 30 burglaries throughout the city.According to authorities, several bars and lounges were burglarized and thieves focused on stealing ATMs, coin machines, and cash registers.Southbend Tavern in Marion Village was one of the earliest locations hit by thieves. An owner tells 10TV, despite security cameras and the ATM bolted to the floor, the crooks still got away with it.&ldquo
  
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• WWII veta s remains return home after 73 years

  11-08-2017 04:50
  After 73 years, Sgt. Harold Burton Davis will be escorted to his final resting place where he will be buried with full military honors.
  
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• Women learn self defense in honor of Reagan Tokes

  11-08-2017 04:18
  Columbus, Ohio - Women in central Ohio are learning how to fight back by kicking, punching, and training to protect themselves.
  The service industry dedicated a self-defense class to Ohio State University senior Reagan Tokes Thursday night that gave women confidence and awareness.
  Last February, Tokes left her bartending job in the Short North to head home, when she was abducted, raped and murdered.
  The service industry sponsored the class to offer workers like Tokes more practice to defend them
  
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• Police investigating fatal shooting in south Columbus

  11-08-2017 03:35
  
  One person has died after a reported shooting in south Columbus Thursday night.The call came in a little after 9 p.m. and one person was transported to Grant Hospital in life-threatening condition from the area ofEast Columbus Street near Oakwood Avenue.They were pronounced dead around 9:30 p.m.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Delaware man indicted on cyberstalking charge against deputy

  11-08-2017 03:10
  
  A federal grand jury charged William E. Young, 54, of Columbus, Thursday with one count of cyberstalking.The indictment alleges that Young used the mail and internet to attempt to cause substantial emotional distress and evoke fear of serious bodily injury or death to a member of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and their family.According to an affidavit filed in support of a criminal complaint in this case, Young was arrested in October 1999 for menacing by stalking a female in Delawa
  
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• Delaware police looking for man who offered a 12-year-old girl a ride in his truck

  11-08-2017 01:56
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio – The Delaware Police Department is asking for the public’s help in obtaining more information about an incident where a man approached a girl.Police said a 12-year-old girl was walking on the sidewalk on Pennsylvania Avenue near Dempsey Middle School around 4:50 p.m. Thursday.The girl told officers a man in a black Chevrolet Tahoe pulled up slowly next to the girl and offered her a ride in his truck.Police said the girl refused and ran away.The man is described as whi
  
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• Teacher, aide on leave after dragging student through school

  11-08-2017 00:20
  A teacher and teacher's aide are on paid administrative leave and under investigation after video shows them dragging a student with autism in the school.Playing with his toys Thursday, 7-year-old Corbin Kemle was the model of a well-behaved boy. Even his mother admits he's not always so angelic."If it's something out of routine or if he's hungry or tired, he's real short."Bonnie McKean says sometimes, his outbursts turn physical."He will hit, he will kick. scream, throw things. And then it's re
  
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• Teacher, aide on leave after dragging autistic student through school

  11-08-2017 00:20
  A teacher and teacher's aide are on paid administrative leave and under investigation after video shows them dragging an autistic student in the school.Playing with his toys Thursday, 7-year-old Corbin Kemle was the model of a well-behaved boy. Even his mother admits he's not always so angelic."If it's something out of routine or if he's hungry or tired, he's real short."Bonnie McKean says sometimes, his outbursts turn physical."He will hit, he will kick. scream, throw things. And then it's real
  
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• Columbus man indicted for cyberstalking sheriff

  11-08-2017 00:08
  A Columbus man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly cyberstalking Delaware County Sheriff Russell Martin.Officials from the Southern District of Ohio District Court reported Thursday that William E. Young, 54, of Columbus, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with cyberstalking, a federal crime punishable by up to ... (more)
  
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