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• Delaware Police looking for bicyclist exposing himself to women

  23-08-2017 23:51
  Delaware Police are looking for a man on a bicycle who's been exposing himself to women.The incidents happened on three different days, in three different places, to three different women. But all of them tell the same disturbing story."I would definitely describe that as an assault," said one of the victims, whom 10tv spoke with by phone.She asked not to be identified. She says it was around 11:40 p.m. on August 15. She had just stopped at an ATM and was in her car in the parking lot of Buns Re
  
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• Columbus police officer injured in motorcycle crash on I-70

  23-08-2017 23:24
  
  COLUMBUS -- A Columbus police officer was injured in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 70, east of Hilliard-Rome Road.Police said the officer was in stable condition.All eastbound lanes have been shut down due to the crash. Traffic is being forced to exit at Hilliard-Rome Rd.The duration of the closure is unknown at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Nature's Rancher, Columbus-based maker of 'best bacon,' has been sold

  23-08-2017 23:18
  Nature's Rancher, which was owned by entrepreneur Davis Stolz, was acquired by Pederson's Natural Farms. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  
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• Suspects steal narcotics, zip tie employees at west Columbus pharmacy

  23-08-2017 23:06
  
  Authorities are searching for two men who robbed a pharmacy and tied up employees and customers before stealing narcotics.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said the robbery happened at the Buckeye Pharmacy located on 27 Norton Road Tuesday morning at 9:26 a.m.The two men entered the pharmacy and showed a firearm. The sheriff’s office said two employees and a customer were bound with zip ties and forced into a back room.One employee was forced to open a safe full of narcotics which
  
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• Teen hit by car urges drivers to slow down as students go back to school

  23-08-2017 22:45
  The Columbus Division of Police Motorcycle Unit is targeting drivers speeding through school zones as students go back to school.Police say they have a zero tolerance policy for drivers who ignore the 20 miles per hour speed limit because speed can drastically affect how quickly a driver can stop their vehicle and avoid an accident."It could be the difference between a child getting struck, or not," saidColumbus Police Sergeant Joe Curmode.In the 2016-17 school year, the motorcycle unit visited
  
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• Confederate Statue Inside Columbus Cemetery Vandalized

  23-08-2017 21:07
  Camp Chase in West Columbus is a resting place for over 2,000 soldiers, though Tuesday it was a crime scene. Someone pushed over a statue of a Confederate soldier that sat above the grave sites.
  
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• Columbus schools return to class, union negotiates contract

  23-08-2017 21:07
  As about 50,000 Columbus City Schools students flooded into more than 100 buildings Wednesday to kick off the school year in the state's largest school district, teachers came to the buildings under instructions from their union to "work to the rule," meaning they should do nothing extra. The teachers' contract expired this week.
  
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• 50-year-old man pleads guilty to sex offenses involving seven children

  23-08-2017 21:07
  Columbus police began investigating Kenneth E. Kilgore last summer after he reported being assaulted by two women who claimed he had molested their children. On Wednesday, Kilgore pleaded guilty to three counts of rape, two counts of importuning and two counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles for incidents involving seven different children.
  
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• 2 killed standing next to truck on Interstate 71 in Ashland County

  23-08-2017 19:56
  
  Authorities say two men were killed standing outside of a disabled semi-trailer along Interstate 71 in Ashland County.The state Highway Patrol has identified the men killed Tuesday afternoon as 44-year-old Steven Garceau, of Champlain, New York, and 28-year-old Dennis McKenzie Jr., of Polk, Ohio. The patrol says the men appeared to have been working on the semi when they were killed.The patrol says the semi had been pulling an oversized load and was parked well off the interstate onto the berm.
  
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• Ohio officer seen striking man on video suspended 15 days

  23-08-2017 19:39
  
  A Northeast Ohio police officer seen in a cellphone video repeatedly punching a man after a traffic stop has been suspended without pay for 15 days.Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer announced the suspension of Officer Michael Amiott during a City Council meeting Monday.The move followed an internal investigation into the Aug. 12 incident outside Cleveland.Meyer says 15 days is the maximum suspension under departmental rules and that he has recommended the mayor impose an additional unpaid suspensi
  
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• Former Dublin teacher indicted for engaging in sexual acts with student

  23-08-2017 19:38
  
  A grand jury has indicted a former Dublin high school teacher for engaging in sexual acts with a female student.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted 52-year-old Gregory Richard Lee for two counts of sexual battery.Lee was a teacher at Dublin Scioto High School at the time of the alleged offenses. He was placed on administrative leave, followed by the school district demanding his resignation. Between November 2016 and May 2
  
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• Repairing Confederate monument could cost up to $25,000

  23-08-2017 19:36
  A local monument specialist says the nameless Confederate statue that was ripped down from the top of its granite perch inside Columbus' Confederate Cemetery can be restored.Carmine Menduni, President of Columbus Art Memorial Inc, says the zinc statue can be rebuilt to look like new.The company, which has been in business restoring and making monuments for 95 years, says there is an Ohio company that has a mold that would allow the statue to be restored.The question is who has the money to pay f
  
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• Columbus Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

  23-08-2017 18:46
  A Columbus man found guilty of multiple charges including Attempted Murder earlier this month appeared in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court. The Prosecutor's Office say 20-year-old Kaleonte Jones was sentenced by Judge Kelly Cottrill to 18 years in prison.
  
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• Winning Powerball ticket sold in Massachusetts

  23-08-2017 18:35
  
  UPDATE: Powerball officials say single winning ticket sold in Massachusetts.UPDATE:The winning numbers are 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26, and the Powerball number is 4.The estimated jackpot is more than $758 million.Some details about the game and the giant prize:___WHAT IS POWERBALL AND HOW DOES THE GAME WORK?Powerball is played in 44 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, all of which collectively oversee the game. Drawings are held twice a week, with the next one Wednesd
  
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• Players hold breath as $700M Powerball jackpot drawing nears

  23-08-2017 18:35
  Lottery players across the U.S. are scooping up $2 Powerball tickets in hopes of beating the odds and winning a massive $700 million jackpot as Wednesday night's drawing nears.Some details about the game and the giant prize:___WHAT IS POWERBALL AND HOW DOES THE GAME WORK?Powerball is played in 44 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, all of which collectively oversee the game. Drawings are held twice a week, with the next one Wednesday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time
  
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• Massachusetts hospital worker claims record Powerball prize

  23-08-2017 18:35
  
  BRAINTREE, Mass. — A 53-year-old Massachusetts hospital worker stepped forward Thursday to claim the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in U.S. history — a $758.7 million Powerball prize — after breaking the news to her employer the way the rest of us only dream of: "I called and told them I will not be coming back.""The first thing I want to do is just sit back and relax," Mavis L. Wanczyk told reporters at a news conference.Wanczyk chose to take a lump-sum payment of $480 mill
  
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• Check your tickets! These are the winning Powerball numbers

  23-08-2017 18:35
  
  UPDATE:The winning numbers are 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26, and the Powerball number is 4.The estimated jackpot is more than $758 million.Some details about the game and the giant prize:___WHAT IS POWERBALL AND HOW DOES THE GAME WORK?Powerball is played in 44 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, all of which collectively oversee the game. Drawings are held twice a week, with the next one Wednesday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time in Tallahassee, Florida. Five white balls will
  
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• In book, Clinton says Trump's debate stalking made her skin crawl

  23-08-2017 17:31
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump's pacing, hovering demeanor onstage during an October 2016 presidential debate made her so uncomfortable "my skin crawled." She says in her upcoming book that Trump shadowed her so closely she had to resist shouting out, "Back up you creep, get away from me."The Democratic presidential nominee recounts her struggle to keep composed during that pivotal Oct. 9 faceoff in St. Louis less than a month before the election. Two days earlier, their bi
  
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• 2 struck, killed standing next to truck on I-71 in Ashland County

  23-08-2017 17:10
  
  ASHLAND, Ohio — Authorities say two men standing outside of a disabled semi-trailer along an Ohio interstate have been struck and killed by a motorist who told investigators he'd fallen asleep at the wheel.The state Highway Patrol has identified the men killed Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 71 north in Ashland County as 44-year-old Steven Garceau, of Champlain, New York, and 28-year-old Dennis McKenzie Jr., of Polk, Ohio. The patrol says the men appeared to have been working on the semi w
  
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• Upset over drug use on property, owner torches Ross County trailer home

  23-08-2017 16:53
  
  CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- Authorities say an Ohio property owner admitted setting his vacant trailer home on fire because he's tired of renting it to people addicted to drugs.The Chillicothe Gazette reports Ross County sheriff's deputies arrived at property owned by 41-year-old Robert Violette last week and found him trying to extinguish a fire in one of his trailers with a garden hose.An incident report says Violette told deputies he wanted to torch all the trailers on his property because of tenant
  
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• Ohio man tired of renting to addicts torches trailer home

  23-08-2017 16:53
  
  CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — A man has told authorities he set a vacant trailer home on fire in southern Ohio because he's tired of renting to drug addicts.The Chillicothe Gazette reports Ross County sheriff's deputies arrived at property owned by 41-year-old Robert Violette last week and found him attempting to extinguish a fire in one of his trailers with a garden hose.An incident report says Violette told deputies he wanted to torch all the trailers on his property because of drug-addicted
  
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• North Side Fix: Three ramps open this week

  23-08-2017 16:47
  
  The Ohio Department of Transportation will be opening three ramps this week on I-270 in North Columbus.
  Construction for the project kicked off in 2015 and is scheduled to be finished this November.
  Here's how traffic will be impacted this week in preparation.
  I-270 east to US 23 - Opens by 5 AM Thursday
  SR 315 south to I-270 east - Opens by 5 AM Friday
  I-270 east to SR 315 north - Reopens by 5 AM Friday
  WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23
  7 PM:
  I-270 east reduced to three lanes between Sawmill and US 23
  The r
  
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• Whole Foods shareholders say yes to Amazon deal

  23-08-2017 16:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Whole Foods shareholders voted to bless a union with Amazon that the organic grocery chain's CEO called "love at first sight."The approval from Whole Foods shareholders on Wednesday is one of the steps required to close the deal. It also needs the go-ahead from government regulators. Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. has said it expects the deal to close before the end of the year.Before agreeing to the $13.7 billion offer, Whole Foods had been under intense shareholder pressur
  
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• Upper Arlington H.S. to hold classes on Thursday

  23-08-2017 16:31
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio -- Upper Arlington High School canceled classes on Wednesday after an unknown odor was noticed in the building.A message posted to the district's Facebook page just before 10:30 a.m. notified parents that students were being dismissed early."Canceling classes will give safety officials the time they need to investigate the source of the unknown odor in our school," the statement read.Upper Arlington schools began their 2017-18 Academic year last Wednesday.The district said
  
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• Upper Arlington H.S. cancels classes due to unknown odor in building

  23-08-2017 16:31
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio -- Upper Arlington High School canceled classes on Wednesday after an unknown odor was noticed in the building.A message posted to the district's Facebook page just before 10:30 a.m. notified parents that students were being dismissed early."Canceling classes will give safety officials the time they need to investigate the source of the unknown odor in our school," the statement read.Upper Arlington schools began their 2017-18 Academic year last Wednesday.
  
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• Former CIA agent wants to buy Twitter to kick Trump off

  23-08-2017 16:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson is looking to crowdfund enough money to buy Twitter so President Donald Trump can't use it.Wilson launched the fundraiser last week, tweeting: "If @Twitter executives won't shut down Trump's violence and hate, then it's up to us. #BuyTwitter #BanTrump." The GoFundMe page for the fundraiser with a billion-dollar goal says Trump's tweets "damage the country and put people in harm's way."She says she hopes the fundraiser will
  
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• Restaurant Review: Tiger + Lily

  23-08-2017 16:00
  Tiger + Lily is the sort of place that makes you believe in the Downtown vision. It’s sleek, modern, and bustling with an attractive crowd. Hosts greet guests warmly in the streamlined space that holds small dining tables on one side and tall counter tables on the other. Suitable for both lone eaters and small […]
  
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• Browns rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer named starter

  23-08-2017 15:27
  
  BEREA, Ohio — DeShone Kizer has strong-armed his way into a starting job.The rookie quarterback will start Cleveland's exhibition at Tampa Bay on Saturday, and unless he flops or gets hurt, Kizer will start the Browns' Sept. 10 season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.Coach Hue Jackson elected to go with Kizer, a second-round pick from Notre Dame, over veterans Brock Osweiler and Cody Kessler. Kizer has been the most consistent of the three during training camp and led the Browns to t
  
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• Browns announce DeShone Kizer to start third preseason game

  23-08-2017 15:27
  
  BEREA, Ohio — Rookie DeShone Kizer is Cleveland's new starting quarterback.Coach Hue Jackson has elected to go with Kizer, a second-round pick from Notre Dame, over veterans Brock Osweiler and Cody Kessler. Kizer has been the most consistent of the three during training camp and led the Browns to three touchdowns during his two exhibition appearances.Jackson said Kizer will start Saturday's exhibition in Tamp Bay and "is certainly positioning himself well to earn the starting job heading i
  
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• Man crushed to death by heavy equipment at Ohio factory

  23-08-2017 15:14
  
  FRANKLIN, Ohio — A 28-year-old man has been crushed to death after a piece of heavy equipment fell on him at a southwest Ohio factory.Authorities say Douglas Mescher, of Lebanon, was killed Tuesday at Walther Engineering and Manufacturing, a vehicle parts maker in Franklin where Mescher worked as a subcontractor.Franklin is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of downtown Cincinnati.A company spokesman declined to comment when contacted by the Dayton Daily News.The Occupational Safety
  
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• OSU sophomore quarterback Joe Burrow sidelined after hand injury

  23-08-2017 14:36
  
  Buckeye sophomore QB Joe Burrow has been sidelined indefinitely after suffering a hand injury at practice earlier this week.According to a release from Ohio State, Burrow underwent surgery Tuesday at OSU's Wexner Medical Center to repair a broken bone in his right hand.The Buckeyes are preparing to open their season at Indiana University next Thursday evening.Burrow entered fall camp fighting to become the backup for senior quarterback JT Barret.Burrow came to Ohio State as a 4 star prospect fro
  
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• Ohio State sophomore QB Joe Burrow sidelined with broken hand

  23-08-2017 14:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State backup quarterback Joe Burrow will be sidelined indefinitely after breaking his throwing hand in practice.An Ohio State spokesman says Burrow, a redshirt sophomore, had surgery after breaking a bone in his right hand during practice on Monday.Burrow backed up J.T. Barrett last season and was competing for the job with Dwayne Haskins in preseason camp. The winner was expected to have an advantage in the quarterback derby next year to replace Barrett.After redshir
  
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• Ohioan among missing sailors

  23-08-2017 14:17
  An Ohio man engaged to be married next year is among 10 U.S. sailors missing since the USS John McCain collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore. Jacob Drake is 21 and graduated from Triad High School in western Ohio's Champaign County.
  
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• Mary Beittel | 1952-2017: Longtime fighter for Columbus homeless loses second bout with cancer

  23-08-2017 14:17
  During the 34 years of the Open Shelter's tumultuous existence, Mary Beittel worked alongside her husband, Kent Beittel, to keep the agency helping the homeless afloat. "While Kent was the faith and voice of the shelter, Mary was the heart and soul," said Sheli Mathias, assistant director of Open Shelter.
  
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• Cat Cafe Purrs Yoga With Felines

  23-08-2017 14:00
  “Think of your breath like a cat’s purr … a sound for soothing … it vibrates calmness through your whole being …,” So began the latest yoga class at Columbus’ cat cafe: Eat, Purr, Love. Every month, Kitty Maer who loves humans, cats, and art leads a laid-back yoga class for humans amidst the cats […]
  
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• ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee taken off UVA game due to name

  23-08-2017 13:00
  ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee will not work Virginia's season opener because of recent violence in Charlottesville sparked by the decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.A spokeswoman for ESPN says Lee has been moved to Youngstown State's game at Pittsburgh on the ACC Network on Sept. 2. The network says the decision was made "as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name."Plans to remove a statue of Lee led to a protest
  
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• Shooting at Cincinnati-area gender reveal party related to drug rings, police say

  23-08-2017 12:54
  CINCINNATI -- Police say the shooting at a gender reveal party in suburban Cincinnati where one woman was killed and eight people were wounded was targeted and related to drug rings.Colerain Township police spokesman James Love says investigators have found multiple connections between those who attended the party and three drug rings. He also says detectives have met with resistance from victims and witnesses.Twenty-two-year-old Autum Garrett of Andrews, Indiana, was killed July 8 during what w
  
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• Police: Shooting at Cincinnati-area party related to drug rings

  23-08-2017 12:54
  Police say the shooting at a gender reveal party in suburban Cincinnati where one woman was killed and eight people were wounded was targeted and related to drug rings.Colerain Township police spokesman James Love says investigators have found multiple connections between those who attended the party and three drug rings. He also says detectives have met with resistance from victims and witnesses.Twenty-two-year-old Autum Garrett of Andrews, Indiana, was killed July 8 during what was supposed to
  
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• 45,000 pounds of sugar piled up in Times Square

  23-08-2017 12:01
  
  People in New York stopped to take pictures of 45,485 pounds of sugar stacked up in Times Square.The sugar display carried a message.Snack Company KIND saw the sugar display as a way to start a conversation about how much added sugar children eat and drink every 5 minutes.KIND estimates the average 9-year-old eats his or her weight in sugar each year.“Children are eating on average 80 grams of added sugar per day, which is three times the recommended limit set by the American Heart Associa
  
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• Charlottesville to shroud Confederate monuments

  23-08-2017 11:59
  
  Charlottesville, Virginia city council decided to cover up its Confederate statues.Charlottesville was thrust into the national spotlight when white nationalist demonstrators protested the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue.The violence during that protest led to a woman being hit by a car and killed and sparked national debate over Confederate monuments.After a heated Charlottesville city council meeting the city made the decision to shroud the statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson to &
  
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• Afghan official: Taliban suicide car bombing kills 7 people

  23-08-2017 11:43
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban suicide car bomber targeted a military convoy in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Wednesday, killing at least seven people, a provincial official said.The attack comes just days after President Donald Trump announced his new strategy for Afghanistan, which involves maintaining a U.S. military presence in the country and upending a campaign vow to end America's longest war.According to Omar Zwak, the spokesman for the Helmand provincial governor
  
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• Navy dismisses 7th Fleet commander after Pacific ship crashes

  23-08-2017 11:26
  
  The Navy has announced that the commander of its 7th Fleet has been dismissed "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command."U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Scott Swift relieved Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin of his command on Wednesday.The Navy said that Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer, who had already been named to succeed Aucoin earlier, will assume command immediately.The move follows two fatal collisions involving Navy ships. Seven sailors died in June after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a shi
  
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• Trump revisits his Charlottesville comments in angry speech

  23-08-2017 11:25
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump opened his political rally in Phoenix with calls for unity and an assertion that "our movement is about love." Then he erupted in anger.He blamed the media for the widespread condemnation of his response to violence at a Charlottesville, Virginia, protest organized by white supremacists. And he shouted that he had "openly called for healing, unity and love" in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy and had simply been misrepresented in news coverage.He
  
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• Protests turn unruly after President Trump's Phoenix speech

  23-08-2017 10:21
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A day of noisy but largely peaceful protests of President Donald Trump's speech in Phoenix turned unruly as police fired pepper spray at crowds after someone apparently lobbed rocks and bottles at officers.A haze enveloped the night sky Tuesday as protesters and police clashed outside the convention center where Trump had just wrapped up his speech. People fled the scene coughing as an officer in a helicopter bellowed through a speaker urging protesters to leave the area.Off
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunny, cooler & less humid

  23-08-2017 10:15
  This Evening: Mainly clear and turning cooler.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and cool. 55 NW 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Sunny skies and pleasant. 74 NW 3-6 mph
  Friday: Sunny and nice again. 75
  Saturday: Mostly sunny and lovely. 76Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure builds in for the next few days bringing sunshine and below average temperatures for the remainder of the work week. The weekend looks nice and dry as well with a gradual afternoon wa
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunny and less humid

  23-08-2017 10:15
  Today: Mostly sunny and a lot less humid. High 79. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear, cool and crisp. Low 57. NW wind 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Cooler than average. Increasing clouds with a slight chance of a shower. High 75. NW wind 5-15 mph.
  Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant. Feeling more like fall. High 75.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure will bring drier and cooler conditions today through the weekend. Less humid today too wi
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunny & less humid

  23-08-2017 10:15
  Today: Mostly sunny and a lot less humid. High 79. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear, cool and crisp. Low 57. NW wind 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Cooler than average. Increasing clouds with a slight chance of a shower. High 75. NW wind 5-15 mph.
  Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant. Feeling more like fall. High 75.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure will bring drier and cooler conditions today through the weekend. Less humid today too wi
  
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• Two Arcadia men accused of crimes involving minors

  23-08-2017 09:57
  By EILEEN MCCLORY STAFF WRITER A Hancock County grand jury indicted 16 people Tuesday, including two Arcadia men who are accused of crimes involving minors.
  
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• Senate overrides six of Kasich's vetoes, leaves five more for further consideration

  23-08-2017 05:48
  WEEK 1 VISITOR HOME DATE TIME Arlington Anna Aug-25 7:30 PM Riverside Ansonia Aug-25 7:00 PM Ross Badin Aug-25 7:00 PM Tippecanoe Bellbrook FILE A- In this April 29, 2015, file photo, Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, center, joined by state Public Safety Director John Born, right, and former state Sen. Nina Turner, left, announces a plan to establish first-ever statewide police standards for the proper use of force, recruiting and hiring, during a Statehouse news conference in Columbus, Ohio. A
  
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• Columbus Police work to build community connections

  23-08-2017 05:21
  
  Between face painting, ice cream, and backpack giveaways more than a dozen Columbus Police officers are hoping to leave a lasting impact on the students and families at Weinland Park Elementary.
  The officer interaction on the eve of a new school year is part of a larger goal.
  “Officers are good people with solid hearts,” CPD Officer Anthony Johnson said.
  The officer says before joining the force he was leery of the police departments intentions, but it didn’t take long for his
  
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