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• Columbus church offers sanctuary to mother of three

  05-09-2017 22:55
  Edith Espinal's last hope to call Columbus home was to pack up her things and move into a church. So instead of going to a final check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday, where she would have likely been detained and deported to Mexico, Espinal took refuge at Columbus Mennonite Church.
  
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• Columbus reports first human case of West Nile virus in 2017

  05-09-2017 22:40
  
  The first human case of West Nile virus in Columbus has been reported in a 77-year-old resident.According to Columbus Public Health, the woman is currently hospitalized.The Ohio Department of Health said the case in Columbus is the 10th in the state this year. There were 17 cases reported in 2016.The primary way to get the virus is through the bite of an infected mosquito.Most people who become infected with West Nile virus do not have any symptoms.Some of those who get infected develop a fever
  
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• Report: Victims' fund denies thousands due to strict rules

  05-09-2017 22:09
  
  Thousands of crime victims applying for aid are being rejected due to the strict rules designating who funding should be directed toward in Ohio's victim compensation program, an investigation found.A Dayton Daily News investigation found the Ohio Victims Compensation Fund program, administered by the Ohio Attorney General's Office, has been paying out less each year going even as the number of claims spiked in recent years.In one case, a teenager, 17, — who officials said was abducted and
  
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• Obama calls decision to phase-out DACA 'cruel'

  05-09-2017 21:34
  
  Former President Barack Obama calls President Donald Trump's decision to phase out the so-called DACA program "cruel" and "self-defeating."The program has provided nearly 800,000 young immigrants a reprieve from deportation. The Trump administration announced Tuesday it's rescinding the program and leaving it to Congress to come up with an alternative.Obama did not mention Trump by name in his statement but says a "shadow has been cast" over some of the nation's best and brightest young people.
  
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• Ohio State closes two parking lots, 2,100 spaces during construction

  05-09-2017 21:27
  Traffic lines were a bit longer on Medical Center Drive, Tuesday.The Ohio State University has shut down Cannon Drive between Medical Center Drive and 12th Avenue for a construction project that will move Cannon Drive closer to State Route 315.By moving Cannon Drive, Ohio State believes it will do a handful of things:Create 12 acres of developable landServe as future flood protectionCreate an eventual north-south connection between King and Lane AvenuesEnhance green space in the Olentangy River
  
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• Roll Call; Shannon G. Hardin & Mitchell J. Brown

  05-09-2017 21:19
  
  
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• Ezekiel Elliott's six-game suspension reportedly upheld

  05-09-2017 21:07
  
  by Sean Wagner-McGough (CBS SPORTS)The first step in sorting through the messy situation that is Ezekiel Elliott's appeal of his six-game suspension is finally here. On Tuesday, the designated arbitrator in Elliott's appeal, Harold Henderson, upheld Elliott's suspension, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen. Ezekiel Elliott 6 game suspension has been upheld by Harold Henderson, per source— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) September 6, 2017So, as of now, Elliott will be forced to miss the first
  
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• Ezekiel Elliott has suspension upheld, but will play Week 1

  05-09-2017 21:07
  
  An arbitrator denied Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott's appeal of a six-game suspension in a domestic violence case Tuesday, but the 2016 NFL rushing champion will play in the opener because of the timing of the decision.Elliott attorney Jeffrey Kessler told the judge near the end of a nearly 2 1/2-hour hearing in federal court that Elliott's suspension was sustained by arbitrator Harold Henderson.At the start of the hearing, NFL attorney Daniel Nash told the judge it was "his understanding"
  
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• Ezekiel Elliott appeal: NFL arbitrator's ruling to come on Tuesday afternoon

  05-09-2017 21:07
  
  by Will Brinson (CBS SPORTS)The NFL's hand-picked arbitrator is set to make his ruling on Ezekiel Elliott's suspension appeal by the end of the day on Tuesday, according to court documents obtained by CBSSports.com. Elliott's status is completely up in the air at this point, with everyone waiting to hear from both Harold Henderson and the Eastern District Court in Texas, where Elliott filed a lawsuit against the NFL. There is some optimism that Elliott could play in Week 1, but he is facing an u
  
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• Reynoldsburg babysitter sentenced to 15 years in overdose death of 8-month-old

  05-09-2017 20:59
  
  A Reynoldsburg babysitter was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the death of an 8-month-old baby in her care.Lori Conley entered a guilty plea earlier this year in the 2016 death of Haddix Mulkey. Haddix MulkeyMedia Folder: Media Root
  Authorities said Haddix and his sister were two of eight children Conley was watching from her home.Neighbors said on May 13, 2016, they saw Conley run into her yard hysterical. Haddix was in her arms, his face blue. He died that day at the hospital.Conley t
  
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• Columbus Police Report 1 Dead In Fatal Crash On I-71

  05-09-2017 20:29
  Columbus police say a driver has been killed after losing control of his SUV on Interstate 71 and running off the roadway.
  
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• Columbus man killed, passenger injured in motorcycle crash

  05-09-2017 20:29
  Travis J. Johnson, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene just after 9:30 p.m., according to the Newark Police Department. A passenger on the motorcycle, Jennifer Lynn Hillberry, 40, of Elida, was transported to Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center, according to police.
  
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• Ohio State falls to No. 8 in latest AP poll, Oklahoma up to No. 2

  05-09-2017 20:27
  
  Oklahoma moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind Alabama after the Sooners scored the most impressive victory of week two.Three of the top six teams from last week defeated other ranked teams on Saturday, creating an early shake-up near the top of the AP Top 25. The Sooners jumped three spots after winning 31-16 at Ohio State. The last time the Sooners were this close to being No. 1 was 2011.The Buckeyes slipped from No. 2 to eighth.Clemson held its spot at No. 3 a
  
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• Buckeyes remain No. 2 in AP poll; Sooners move up to No. 5

  05-09-2017 20:27
  
  Florida State slipped all the way to the No. 10 in The Associated Press college football poll after losing to Alabama and losing quarterback Deondre Francois to a season-ending injury.The Crimson Tide is No. 1 again, securing 60 of 61 first-place votes in the first Top 25 of the regular season. Ohio State remained No. 2 in the media poll and received the other first-place vote. Defending champion Clemson moved up to No. 3 on Tuesday. Penn State is No. 4 and Oklahoma moved up to No. 5, meaning fo
  
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• AP Top 25: Ohio State at No. 10, Clemson up to No. 2

  05-09-2017 20:27
  
  Clemson moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, jumping Oklahoma and closing in on Alabama after beating a team ranked in the Top 15 for the second straight week.The Tigers received 15 first-place votes, the most the defending national champions have received this season, and 1,446 points Sunday after beating Louisville 47-21 on the road. Alabama remains No. 1 with 45 first-place votes and 1,504 points.Oklahoma slipped one spot to No. 3. The Sooners received the remainin
  
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• Central Ohio ACLU leader killed in crash

  05-09-2017 20:16
  A weekend crash takes the life of a prominent civic leader.Thirty-five-year-old Adrienne Gavula was killed an accident at Arcadia and High Saturday afternoon when another driver lost control of his vehicle.Gavula was the Development Director at the ACLU in Columbus. She had been with the organization on and off for 13 years, also serving as Regional Director when the office first opened.Her longtime colleague, Mike Brickner, says she was integral in growing the organization.“She was a comm
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash closes I-270 westbound in northwest Columbus

  05-09-2017 19:35
  
  A crash involving multiple vehicles caused the westbound lanes of Interstate 270 to close Tuesday afternoon.I-270 westbound was closed at SR 315 after the crash. The Ohio Department of Transportation expects the closure to last several hours.The ramp from Sawmill Road to I-270 WB is also closed.No injuries have been reported at this time.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• I-270 westbound in northwest Columbus reopens after multi-vehicle crash

  05-09-2017 19:35
  
  A crash involving multiple vehicles caused the westbound lanes of Interstate 270 to close Tuesday afternoon.I-270 westbound was closed at SR 315 after the crash. The road reopened around 2:15 p.m.The ramp from Sawmill Road to I-270 WB was also shut down but has reopened.Dublin Police said one person was transported to a local hospital.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• South Korea displays military strength amid North Korean crisis

  05-09-2017 18:50
  SEOUL, South Korea — With Seoul expecting another North Korean missile test, South Korean warships conducted live-fire exercises at sea on Tuesday in a second straight day of military swagger from a nation still rattled by the North's biggest-ever nuclear test.The test on Sunday, which North Korea said was a hydrogen bomb, was a huge advance in the North's push for nuclear-tipped missiles capable of hitting the United States. It has also resulted in South Korea boosting its own military ca
  
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• Local Supply of Tech Workers Running Dry

  05-09-2017 18:12
  It’s a good time to be a tech worker in Columbus. Those in the field now have their pick of the gig, they enjoy complete job security, and, if unsatisfied, they’ll likely receive about 30 new job offers within the week. It’s a competitive industry, with tech companies finding a shortage of talent and an […]
  
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• Here are the Top 5 best-rated coffee shops in Columbus

  05-09-2017 17:55
  For some people, there's nothing better than the smell of a freshly brewed cup of coffee in the morning - or anytime, really. Luckily, Columbus is stocked with a collection of great coffee shops to whet any caffeine hound's appetite.
  
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• Columbus #35 on a oeBest Places to Raise a Familya list

  05-09-2017 17:55
  Columbus has tried for years to brand itself as the bets place in the country in which to live, work and raise a family, but a study by a personal finance website indicates the city has a lot of work to do on that third category. In its 2017 list of "Best U.S. Cities to Raise a Family," WalletHub.com ranks Columbus No.
  
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• Fugitive Files - September 2017

  05-09-2017 17:04
  
  
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• 'Zawadi' tops baby giraffe naming contest at Cleveland zoo

  05-09-2017 17:00
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A northeast Ohio zoo says its baby giraffe has a name.Cleveland Metroparks Zoo says the African Masai giraffe born Aug. 6 will be called Zawadi, meaning "gift" in his native country.The newborn has gained more than 50 pounds since birth and grown about a foot.The zoo's giraffe-naming contest raised more than $2,300 in support of the Future for Wildlife Fund. The fund helps protect endangered giraffe populations by addressing poaching and snaring and supporting wildlife tra
  
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• Trump rescinding DACA program protecting young immigrants

  05-09-2017 16:59
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday began dismantling the government program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children. Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared the Obama administration's program "an unconstitutional exercise of authority" that must be revoked.New applications will be halted for President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which has provided nearly 800,000 young immigra
  
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• How Starbucks covers pricey in vitro fertilization for even its part-time employees

  05-09-2017 16:51
  
  For some couples, finding a job that offers benefits to cover infertility could be the difference between having kids and not. One in eight couples in the United States has trouble getting pregnant and the cost of fertility treatments is not cheap.You might expect a tech company or big bank to offer coverage for treatments like in vitro fertilization, but Starbucks also offers the perk – even for part-time baristas.Now, some women are taking jobs there, in hopes that becoming a barista wil
  
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• 4 suspects indicted following deadly home invasion in west Columbus

  05-09-2017 16:30
  
  Four people have been indicted after a deadly hostage situation and home invasion, according to Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien.It happened on July 19 at the Wedgewood Village Apartments near Briggs Road in west Columbus. Police said two people were killed, and three were injured.O'Brien said the Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted Julius Ledale Anderson, Aden Abdikadir Hassan, Joshua B. Radabaugh and Desmond L. Webster in connection to the felonious assault of Ashley Tucker, attempte
  
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• Man indicted, accused of selling drug that led to overdose death

  05-09-2017 15:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man accused of selling fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose has been indicted, according to Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien.O'Brien said the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against 29-year-old Julian Bice for one count of Involuntary Manslaughter, one count of Corrupting Another With Drugs, one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, one count of Possession of Heroin and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs.It's alleged that on June 4, B
  
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• The Initiative That Won’t Die: Wards are Back

  05-09-2017 15:53
  The fight for district representation on city council is far from over. Represent Columbus, who put the issue on last year’s ballot that would have increased the number of council members and established ward representation, is revived with a new initiative and a new name. Now dubbed Everyday People for Positive Change, the group is […]
  
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• No. 1 Bama grieving after fatal shooting of assistant's son

  05-09-2017 15:53
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama's football team had as much to mourn as to celebrate after a huge opening victory.On the field, linebackers Terrell Lewis and Christian Miller sustained season-ending injuries in the top-ranked Crimson Tide's 24-7 win over No. 3 Florida State . About 24 hours after the game, a son of wide receivers coach Mike Locksley was shot and killed in Maryland.That left players and coaches with much more on their mind than football on Monday."I just feel real bad, just like
  
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• Three weekend homicides

  05-09-2017 15:22
  Three people, including a one-year-old girl, were killed in separate incidents during a violent Labor Day weekend in Columbus, which also saw three men shot when a fight at a Southeast Side club erupted in gunfire. A 17-year-old girl was being held in connection with the stabbing death of her one-year-old daughter early Sunday, Columbus police said.
  
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• 1 person killed in west Columbus crash

  05-09-2017 14:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a fatal crash which occurred early Tuesday morning.Authorities say the crash happened at the intersection of Holt Road and Holt Run Road in west Columbus.Two vehicles collided at the intersection resulting in one person being transported to the hospital in critical condition, according to police.Officials say that person later died at the hospital from their injuries.The Columbus Police Accident Investigation Unit is responding t
  
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• Ohio elections board investigating how building left open

  05-09-2017 13:57
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An ex-Ohio congressman says he found his county's elections board offices unlocked and unoccupied when he tried to cast an early ballot.Dennis Kucinich says he made the discovery Saturday when he walked inside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to cast a vote ahead of Cleveland's Sept. 12 primary.Cleveland.com reports the board says no votes or uncast ballots were tampered with but an investigation is underway into why the building wasn't secure.The board says any nece
  
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• Cool at School: Honoring Whitehall-Yearling veteran alumni

  05-09-2017 13:37
  The Whitehall-Yearling alumni association is honoring alumni who are also veterans with free admission to all home sporting events.Watch the video to learn more.Submit your What's Cool at School ideas at 10tv.com/coolatschool.
  
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• It's me, Mario! Nintendo's main man has a new job

  05-09-2017 12:59
  
  Mario has a new job, according to an update on Nintendo's website.His official profile in Japan no longer says he is a plumber. Nintendo now says Mario does everything cool "whether it's tennis or baseball, soccer or car racing."Mario made his first appearance in "Donkey Kong" as a carpenter named "Jump Man" back in 1981. Then, in 1982, the original "Mario Bros" game was released. That's when Mario first grabbed his plunger.Video game experts say Mario’s next big game will be Super Mario O
  
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• Digging the long ball: Arizona's Martinez hits 4 home runs

  05-09-2017 12:56
  
  J.D. Martinez hit four home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night, tying the major league record in a startling power show at Dodger Stadium.And get this: He struck out his first time up, then connected four times in a row, including shots in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings."It's a blessing," he said.Martinez became the 18th player in big league history to accomplish the feat and first for Arizona. He's the 16th overall to do it since 1900 — Scooter Gennett of the Cincinn
  
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• 11-year-old girl saves money for college by flipping houses

  05-09-2017 12:53
  An 11-year-old girl from western Wisconsin is saving for college by flipping houses.Madison Bue of West Salem has spent her summer renovating a four-bedroom, two-bath house in La Crosse's south side, the La Crosse Tribune reported. Bue's grandfather, business mogul Cliff LeCleir, purchased the property for her."She is the most determined child I have ever seen," LeCleir said. "When she sets her mind on something she gets it done."Bue, who's one of six siblings, said she knows her parents can't a
  
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• Record-breaking Hurricane Irma bears down on Caribbean

  05-09-2017 12:47
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Armed with the most powerful winds ever recorded for a storm in the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Irma bore down Tuesday on the Leeward Islands of the northeast Caribbean on a forecast path that could take it toward Florida over the weekend.The storm, a dangerous Category 5, posed an immediate threat to the small islands of the northern Leewards, including Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the British and U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico."The Leeward Islands are going
  
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• Irma strengthens into Category 5 hurricane, nears Caribbean, U.S.

  05-09-2017 12:47
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm, the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade, and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean Tuesday on a path that could eventually take it to the United States.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Irma was a "potentially catastrophic" storm with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph as it bore down on the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda. It was centered about 225 miles east of Antigu
  
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• Hurricane Irma strengthens to a Category 5 storm

  05-09-2017 12:47
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Irma strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 storm Tuesday as it roared toward the northeast Caribbean on a path that could take it to the United States.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Irma had sustained winds of 175 mph and was centered about 270 miles east of Antigua. It was moving west at 14 mph.The center said there was a growing possibility that the storm's effects could be felt in Florida later this week and over the weekend, though it was s
  
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• Hurricane Irma packing more punch on way to NE Caribbean, perhaps Fla.

  05-09-2017 12:47
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Officials across the northeastern Caribbean canceled airline flights, shuttered schools and urged people to hunker down indoors as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the region as a powerful Category 4 storm expected to strengthen more before nearing land late Tuesday and early Wednesday.Irma had sustained top winds of 150 mph early Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.States of emergency were declared in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and all of Florida wh
  
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• Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Caribbean islands

  05-09-2017 12:47
  KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean islands early Wednesday morning. Her size and strength put the entire state of Florida on notice on Tuesday, and residents and visitors prepared to leave in anticipation of catastrophic winds and floods that could reach the state by this weekend.Throughout South Florida, officials readied evacuation orders and people raided store shelves, buying up water and other hurricane supplies. Long lines formed at gas stations and
  
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• Florida on edge, evacuations coming as Hurricane Irma nears

  05-09-2017 12:47
  KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Irma's size and strength put the entire state of Florida on notice on Tuesday, and residents and visitors prepared to leave in anticipation of catastrophic winds and floods that could reach the state by this weekend.Throughout South Florida, officials readied evacuation orders and people raided store shelves, buying up water and other hurricane supplies. Long lines formed at gas stations and people pulled shutters out of storage and put up plywood to protec
  
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• Ohio county refuses jail grant, fearing overcrowding

  05-09-2017 12:16
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — County officials in central Ohio say they won't accept an $840,000 grant from the state prison department because they fear the requirements could cause jail overcrowding.The Springfield News-Sun reports Clark County officials say the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction grant would require the county to house people sentenced to low-level, fifth-degree felonies in local jails instead of sending them to state prisons.It costs the state about $26,000 a y
  
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• News photographer shot by sheriff's deputy in Clark County

  05-09-2017 11:45
  
  NEW CARLISLE, Ohio (AP) — A small Ohio news organization says one of its employees has been shot by a sheriff's deputy who they say apparently mistook his camera for a weapon.The New Carlisle News reports photographer Andy Grimm had left the office Monday night to take pictures of lightning when he saw a Clark County sheriff's deputy performing a traffic stop in New Carlisle, north of Dayton.Grimm tells the news organization that he decided to take pictures of the traffic stop. He says he
  
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• Ohio man killed by officer after domestic violence report

  05-09-2017 11:36
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio officer has shot and killed a man while responding to a 911 call about domestic violence.Toledo police tell The Blade newspaper that the officer was investigating a report of a man assaulting a woman Monday night when the shooting occurred.A police spokesman declined to give specifics, saying the details are still being investigated. He says the case is being handled by a team trained in police shooting investigations.Police did not release the name o
  
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• Justice Insider: Columbus lawyer accuses judge of forgery, tampering with records

  05-09-2017 10:36
  A Columbus defense attorney is accusing a Franklin County judge of failing to allow his client to be present for a hearing on a civil protection order, then falsifying the record about his absence. Domestic Relations Judge Kim A. Browne "engaged in criminal conduct designed to hide her judicial misconduct," attorney Sam Shamansky wrote in an appeal filed Aug. 23 with the Franklin County Court of Appeals.
  
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• Doppler 10: Storms push out leaving cloudy skies

  05-09-2017 10:05
  Today: Mostly cloudy and drying out. High 76. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy with a low of 52. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon shower. High 69.W wind around 5 mph.
  Thursday: Partly cloudy and cooler with a chance of an afternoon shower. High 66.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A strong cold front continues to push through Ohio early this morning bringing showers and thunderstorms. A few
  
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• Doppler 10: Partially Clearing and turning cooler.

  05-09-2017 10:05
  This Evening: Becoming partly cloudy and cooler.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy. Chance for patchy AM fog. Low 50s NW 5-10
  Tomorrow: Patchy for possible, then sun and clouds. Even cooler. 66 W 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Variable clouds. Chance for a PM shower. 67 W 5-10 mph
  Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant. 71Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A cold front moves south and east of the region as a trough of low pressure settles in over the Great Lakes. This w
  
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• A breakdown of Columbus' many neighborhoods

  05-09-2017 08:15
  Like every big city, Columbus is made up of a variety of neighborhoods -- each with its own character and charm -- and you haven't truly explored the city until you've paid a visit to these spots. Here's a breakdown of Columbus' most famous districts, and some of the best ways to spend your time during your adventure.
  
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