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• Police: Woman finds boyfriend on daughter, 12, stabs him

  16-09-2017 23:22
  
  CLEVELAND — Police in Cleveland say a woman stabbed her boyfriend several times after finding him naked on top of her 12-year-old daughter.Cleveland.com reports the 31-year-old man was stabbed five times in his chest and once in the back of his head at a home in Cleveland early Tuesday morning.A police report says the woman told investigators she was going to bed when she found the man on her daughter.The report says the woman grabbed her pocket knife and attacked him.Both the woman and he
  
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• NATO concerned about Russia's transparency on military games

  16-09-2017 22:45
  
  TIRANA, Albania — A senior NATO official says there's reason to be concerned about the large-scale Zapad 2017 military maneuvers being conducted now by Russia and Belarus, since they could be seen as "a serious preparation for big war."Gen. Petr Pavel, head of NATO's Military Committee, told the Associated Press in an interview Saturday that NATO is increasing efforts to re-establish the military-to-military communications with Russia to avoid any "unintended consequences of potential inci
  
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• Rising river threatens Florida residents in Irma's wake

  16-09-2017 22:12
  
  MIAMI — Officials went door-to-door Saturday warning residents who live near the Withlacoochee River north of the Tampa Bay area of the potential for record-high flooding in the coming days.The new evacuations come as people from Key West to Jacksonville pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma ravaged the state, leaving many still without power and school officials trying to determine when students can return to classes.Hernando County officials said deputies, firefighters and officials wi
  
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• World leaders face crises in North Korea and Myanmar at UN

  16-09-2017 21:48
  
  UNITED NATIONS — Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at the United Nations starting Monday to tackle these and other tough challenges — from the spread of terrorism to a warming planet.The spotlight will be on U.S. President Donald Trump and France's new leader, Emmanuel Macron, who will both be making their first appearance at the General Assembly. They will be joined by more than 100 heads o
  
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• Doppler 10: Another gorgeous night

  16-09-2017 21:26
  This Evening: A gorgeous evening in the Central Ohio!
  Tonight: Mostly clear with patchy fog late.Low 62.Winds: Light and variable.
  Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot. High 84.Winds: Light and variable.
  Monday: Sun and clouds with a few pop-up storms.High 84.Winds: SSE 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:High pressure continues to influence the forecast which will lead to more gorgeous weather across the state.Expect mostly clear and comforta
  
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• Trump skips town, but still focus of competing rallies in DC

  16-09-2017 21:23
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump skipped town for the weekend, but that didn't stop demonstrators from making him the focus of competing rallies in the nation's capital that highlighted the stark political divisions in the United States.Kicking off a Saturday of diverse demonstrations, about two dozen protesters gathered in Lafayette Square, a park just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, to demand that Trump take strong action against Russian leader Vladimir Putin in retal
  
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• Black Creek Bistro Closes

  16-09-2017 21:23
  After 10 years in business, Black Creek Bistro has served its last meal. The Olde Towne East restaurant closed its doors after dinner service last night, and will not re-open. Black Creek was opened at 51 Parsons Avenue by Kent Peters in 2007 and quickly became a popular destination for a neighborhood lacking in traditional […]
  
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• Ohio State Marching Band to perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

  16-09-2017 20:55
  
  The Ohio State University Marching Band announced Saturday it has been selected to perform in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.This is the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance by the band, according to Ohio State.The marching band was selected from more than 100 applicants as one of 10 bands to march in the 92nd edition of the annual holiday spectacle.“For decades, The Ohio State University Marching Band has entertained stadiums of football lovers and most recently millio
  
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• Branding to Sell More

  16-09-2017 20:15
  Being an influential resource for your customers is a necessity of selling products and services nowadays. Everyone wants more information and needs more hand-holding.
  
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• Suicide among veterans highest in western US, rural areas

  16-09-2017 20:06
  
  WASHINGTON — Suicide among military veterans is especially high in the western U.S. and rural areas, according to new government data that show wide state-by-state disparities and suggest social isolation, gun ownership and access to health care may be factors.The figures released Friday are the first-ever Department of Veterans Affairs data on suicide by state. It shows Montana, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico had the highest rates of veteran suicide as of 2014, the most current VA data avail
  
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• Ohio House again weighs override of Kasich Medicaid veto

  16-09-2017 19:41
  
  OLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House on Saturday was again weighing an override of Republican Gov. John Kasich's veto protecting Medicaid expansion after scrapping the idea in July.A memo circulating among House Republicans said GOP Speaker Cliff Rosenberger "would just like to see" where his caucus members stand now that efforts to repeal the federal health care law in Washington appear indefinitely stalled. The memo, obtained by The Associated Press, gave a reply deadline of 5 p.m. Sunday
  
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• Beloved character actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at 91

  16-09-2017 19:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than 60 years, Harry Dean Stanton played crooks and codgers, eccentrics and losers.He endowed them with pathos and compassion and animated them with his gaunt, unforgettable presence, making would-be fringe figures feel central to the films they appeared in.The late critic Roger Ebert once said no movie can be altogether bad if it includes Stanton in a supporting role, and the wide cult of fans that included directors and his fellow actors felt the same."I think
  
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• Ohio sailor killed in USS John McCain tanker crash remembered near his hometown

  16-09-2017 18:29
  
  WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio (AP) — One of the 10 U.S. Navy sailors killed after the USS John McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore will be remembered at funeral near his hometown in Ohio.Services for Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jacob Drake will be Saturday afternoon in West Jefferson.The 21-year-old was from Cable, a village about 50 miles west of Columbus was killed on duty and engaged to be married.Drake's body was brought back to Ohio earlier this week and escorted by an honor
  
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• Westerville mother says drug-addicted son died after Irma transfer

  16-09-2017 18:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman says her drug-addicted son has died of an apparent overdose after being abruptly released from a Florida treatment center ahead of Hurricane Irma.Kristy Herndon Whaley, of Westerville, says the body of 25-year-old Kyle Whaley was found behind a strip mall in Delray Beach, Florida, on Wednesday.The Columbus Dispatch reports Kyle Whaley studied economics and statistics at Ohio State University before becoming addicted to pain pills and dropping out in 2015
  
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• St. Louis protesters go to upscale malls, suburbs

  16-09-2017 18:04
  
  ST. LOUIS — Noisy demonstrators disrupted shopping at upscale suburban malls on Saturday and later marched through a popular district of bars and restaurants to protest a white St. Louis police officer's acquittal in the killing of a black man, but the second day of protests was peaceful following sporadic vandalism and violence a night earlier.A few hundred people shouted slogans such as "black lives matter" and "it is our duty to fight for our freedom" as they marched through West County
  
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• St. Louis cop's acquittal triggers second day of protests

  16-09-2017 18:04
  
  ST. LOUIS — Noisy demonstrators marched through two malls in an upscale area of suburban St. Louis Saturday to protest the acquittal of a white former St. Louis officer in the shooting of a black man, picking up after a night of mostly peaceful demonstrations that escalated into scattered acts of vandalism and violence.A few hundred people walked through West County Center in Des Peres, an upscale community west of St. Louis, loudly chanting slogans such as "black lives matter" and "it is
  
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• St. Louis braces for more protests over cop's acquittal

  16-09-2017 18:04
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of people protesting the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the fatal shooting of black man marched for hours in mostly peaceful demonstrations, until a broken window at the mayor's home and escalating tensions led riot police to lob tear gas to disperse the crowds.For weeks, activists had been threatening civil disobedience if Jason Stockley were not convicted of murder for killing Anthony Lamar Smith, prompting authorities to take precaution
  
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• Confederate monument rally in Richmond has police on alert

  16-09-2017 17:29
  
  Police in Richmond, Virginia, are on alert as several dozen members of a pro-Confederate group are expected to rally Saturday morning in defense of the city's Confederate monuments.Confederate States heritage rally participants are gathering at theRobert. E. Lee statue in Richmond, VA.Counter-protesters are expected at the rally, raising concerns of possible violence like what happened in Charlottesville last month.
  
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• Delaware Dam key to region's flood control

  16-09-2017 15:46
  In a control room 90 feet above rushing water, Greg Feustel overlooks the lush parkland surrounding Delaware Dam. As a resource manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he oversees the dam's operation, a job that has taken on new focus amid hurricanes and flooding in Texas, Florida and elsewhere.
  
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• Fire Ball ride to be removed after tragedy at the Ohio State Fair

  16-09-2017 15:39
  
  Nearly two months after the deadly fair ride accident at The Ohio State Fair, officials have started the removal of the Fire Ball ride.Crews arrived early Saturday morning to inspect and start to dismantle the ride on the Ohio State Fairgrounds.The Fire Ball ride broke apart as it was swinging with a full load of passengers.It happened on the fair's opening day July 26, killing 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell and injuring seven others.The ride has remained in place since the accident and has been insp
  
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• Michigan gets 85 dogs and cats who are refugees from Irma

  16-09-2017 13:40
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has dozens of new residents because of Hurricane Irma — and they all have four legs.A plane carrying about 85 dogs and cats landed in the Lansing area Friday from Florida.The animals will be available for adoption in Grand Rapids, Midland, Van Buren County and Ottawa County.They were awaiting adoption in Gainesville, Florida, when the hurricane hit.Lydia Sattler, director of the Humane Society in Michigan, says most animals were quiet and took naps duri
  
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• California bill protecting immigrants closer to approval

  16-09-2017 13:10
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats approved a "sanctuary state" bill Saturday that would limit how local and state police can interact with federal immigration agents.The bill is intended to bolster immigrant protections in the state that are already among the toughest in the nation.It will now be considered by Gov. Jerry Brown, who announced his support after the top state Senate leader agreed to water down the bill and preserve authority for jail and prison officials to coope
  
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• Defiant N. Korea leader says he will complete nuke program

  16-09-2017 13:03
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is nearing its goal of "equilibrium" in military force with the United States, as the United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the North's "highly provocative" ballistic missile launch over Japan on Friday.The North's official Korean Central News Agency carried Kim's comments on Saturday — a day after U.S. and South Korean militaries detected the missile launch from the North Korean capital of Pyongy
  
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• Airstrike hits US-backed fighters in east Syria wounding 6

  16-09-2017 13:00
  
  BEIRUT (AP) - A U.S.-backed force in Syria says a Russian airstrike has wounded six of its fighters near the eastern city of Deir el-Zour.The command of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement that Saturday's attack occurred on the eastern side of the Euphrates River in the industrial area that was recently liberated from the Islamic State group.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the airstrike, but said it was not clear if it was carried out by R
  
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• UK police make 'significant' arrest in London subway blast

  16-09-2017 12:48
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police made a "significant" arrest in the urgent manhunt for suspects a day after the London subway blast that injured more than two dozen people, authorities said Saturday.Police said that an 18-year-old man was arrested by Kent police in the port of Dover on the English Channel. He is being questioned under the Terrorism Act. Dover is a major ferry port for travel between Britain and France."We have made a significant arrest in our investigation this morning," Deput
  
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• UK makes 'significant' bomb arrest but attack seen imminent

  16-09-2017 12:48
  
  LONDON — British police made an apparent breakthrough Saturday in the race-against-time subway bombing investigation with what they called a "very significant" arrest, but the country remained on a "critical" alert, meaning that another attack is judged imminent.Police arrested an 18-year-old man in the port of Dover — the main ferry link to France — and then launched a massive armed search in the southwestern London suburb of Sunbury in which they evacuated residents, establis
  
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• Police make second arrest in connection to London subway bombing

  16-09-2017 12:48
  
  UPDATE: London police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the London subway attack.London police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the London subway attack.Police said Sunday that a 21-year-old man was arrested late Saturday night in Hounslow in west London. He was arrested under the Terrorism Act.Two men are now in custody for possible role in the attack that injured 29 people.Britain's terror threat level remains at "critical" -the highest level - meaning
  
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• Grand Jury indicts 34 - city man charged for raping teen girl

  16-09-2017 11:21
  Layne Williams, 18, of 208 West High Avenue, was indicted on two counts of rape and illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material and single counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor , corrupting another with drugs , and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor . Williams was charged with rape, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material, pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, and corrupting another with drugs.
  
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• Central Ohio to host futuristic transit mode

  16-09-2017 06:52
  Central Ohio residents are one step closer to a half-hour commute to Chicago after a proposal from Columbus was chosen as one of 10 winners of a global competition to create a high-speed transportation system for passengers and cargo within a 'megaregion' in the nation's heartland. Midwest Connect, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission's proposal to connect Chicago, Columbus and Pittsburgh via high-speed transportation was selected Thursday from more than 2,600 registrations selected from ov
  
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• Northridge administrators, students reach compromise regarding gameday flag to support law enforcment

  16-09-2017 05:30
  
  A situation administrators are calling a “misunderstanding” has reached a resolution at Northridge High School in Johnstown.Before the Sept 8. varsity match, players added the Thin Blue Line flag to the lineup of flags carried onto the field. Administrators say the players asked permission to carry out the American flag and a school flag but not the blue, black, and white flag.“There was an original plan and it changed without our knowledge,” Northridge Local Schools Supe
  
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• Northridge administrators, students reach agreement on "thin blue line" flag misunderstanding

  16-09-2017 05:30
  
  A situation administrators are calling a “misunderstanding” has reached a resolution at Northridge High School in Johnstown.Before the Sept 8. varsity match, players added the Thin Blue Line flag to the lineup of flags carried onto the field. Administrators say the players asked permission to carry out the American flag and a school flag but not the blue, black, and white flag.“There was an original plan and it changed without our knowledge,” Northridge Local Schools Supe
  
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• Hundreds "white out" Worthington football game to support Chris Bradley

  16-09-2017 04:09
  Rivals on the football field went head to head Friday night for bragging rights in Worthington.Thomas Worthington vs. Worthington Kilbourne sold out the stands, but no matter which team fans rooted for, everyone cheered on Chris Bradley as he battles against leukemia.Under the bright lights and excitement between rivals, anticipation was building among football fans.But at Thomas Worthington High School, something else was happening on the football field.PHOTOS: #BradleyStrong in full force at t
  
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• Columbus Police arrest suspect in off-campus burglary and sex crime

  16-09-2017 03:41
  
  A combination of patrol and bike officers with Columbus police were able to catch a suspect wanted for burglary and sex crime.Officers responded to a residence on E. 14th Avenue just before 11 p.m. Thursday on the report of a burglary in process.The caller told dispatch that an unknown male entered their home and attempted to sexually assault two people.Officers arrived and spotted the suspect through a window masturbating.Police entered the home and arrested the suspect, identified as 22-year-o
  
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• What to watch for Saturday at 'The Shoe' | Ohio State vs. Army

  16-09-2017 03:27
  
  Ohio State players likely will be a little cranky when Army visits for the first time on Saturday afternoon. The No. 8 Buckeyes were smoked by Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma at Ohio Stadium last week and will be looking for an outlet for their frustration.Not to say Army (2-0) isn't capable of giving the Buckeyes (1-1, 1-0 Big Ten) some headaches. It has been one of the most improved teams in the nation under coach Jeff Monken."Everyone is saying we're going to get our butts whipped," said Monken,
  
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• What to watch for Saturday afternoon | Ohio State vs. Army

  16-09-2017 03:27
  
  Ohio State players likely will be a little cranky when Army visits for the first time on Saturday afternoon. The No. 8 Buckeyes were smoked by Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma at Ohio Stadium last week and will be looking for an outlet for their frustration.Not to say Army (2-0) isn't capable of giving the Buckeyes (1-1, 1-0 Big Ten) some headaches. It has been one of the most improved teams in the nation under coach Jeff Monken."Everyone is saying we're going to get our butts whipped," said Monken,
  
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• PHOTOS: #BradleyStrong in full force at the Battle of Worthington

  16-09-2017 02:55
  
  At the Battle of Worthington, the annual football game between Worthington Kilbourne and Thomas Worthington High School, the city rallied behind 10TV's Chris Bradley.It's been a little more than six months since Chris was diagnosed with leukemia.An army of Chris' supporters, #BradleyStrong, held a whiteout at the game and wore shirts with his hashtag.You can view some of the photos in the gallery below."Every day I’m getting a little stronger": Catching up with Chris Bradley
  
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• Questions of gun planting, outburst key in officer's verdict

  16-09-2017 02:46
  
  WICHITA, Kan. — A judge's decision to acquit an officer of murder in the death of a black suspect came down to two major questions: Did the officer plant a gun, and did his outburst about killing the man seconds before the shooting signal premeditation?St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson determined Friday that prosecutors failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Jason Stockley's use of deadly force was not justifiable self-defense. Anthony Lamar Smith was killed in the 2011 encoun
  
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• Protests follow ex-St. Louis officer's acquittal in killing

  16-09-2017 02:46
  
  A former police officer was acquitted Friday in the 2011 death of a man who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase, and hundreds of demonstrators streamed into the streets of downtown St. Louis to protest the verdict that had stirred fears of civil unrest for weeks.Ahead of the acquittal, activists had threatened civil disobedience if Jason Stockley were not convicted, including possible efforts to shut down highways. Barricades went up last month around police headquarters, the courthous
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Columbus family alleges MCSD teacher used racial slurs towards students

  16-09-2017 02:18
  Nathan Frazier and his wife Equisha say their 9-year-old daughter Harmonie was acting unusually quiet during a car ride home from school in early September when the Fraziers asked her what was wrong. "She said another student said to her, she's glad that she's not black.
  
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• Judge: Sessions can't deny grant money for sanctuary cities

  16-09-2017 01:16
  
  CHICAGO — Attorney General Jeff Sessions can't follow through — at least for now — with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities for refusing to impose new tough immigration policies, a judge ruled Friday in a legal defeat for the Trump administration.In what is at least a temporary victory for cities that have defied Sessions, U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber ruled that the Justice Department could not impose the
  
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• Character actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at age 91

  16-09-2017 01:14
  
  LOS ANGELES — Harry Dean Stanton, the shambling, craggy-face character actor with the deadpan voice who became a cult favorite through his memorable turns in "Paris, Texas," ''Repo Man" and many other films and TV shows, died Friday at age 91.Stanton died of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his agent, John S. Kelly, told The Associated Press. Kelly gave no further details on the cause.Never mistaken for a leading man, Stanton was an unforgettable presence to mo
  
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• Cleveland Indians going for 23rd straight victory

  16-09-2017 01:10
  
  CLEVELAND - The record-breaking Cleveland Indians try for their 23rd straight win when they host Kansas City Friday evening.The Indians already have set the American League mark for the longest winning streak ever and now owns the second-best success string in major league history.Next up is the record of 26 games in a row staying unbeaten by the 1916 New York Giants.On Friday, Trevor Bauer starts for the Indians while Jason Vargas pitches for the Royals.
  
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• 22 and out: Indians winning streak ends with loss to Royals

  16-09-2017 01:10
  
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians can return to clinching their division and playoff preparations.Their historic winning streak is, well, history.Cleveland had its AL record run stopped at 22 straight games on Friday night as the Indians were beaten 4-3 by the Kansas City Royals, who became the first team to conquer the defending league champions since Aug. 23.Jason Vargas (16-10) pitched into the sixth and Brandon Moss homered off Trevor Bauer (16-9) as the Royals ended baseball's longest
  
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• Human trafficking survivors celebrate graduation from CATCH Court program

  16-09-2017 00:10
  
  Growing up, Mandie Matthews had little sympathy for the women she'd seen walking the streets of Columbus."I saw girls out there, and I knew what they were doing, but I was really hateful toward them. I thought they were disgusting people."Neither did Tina Legg."I used to be the one driving down the streets yelling, 'Get a job,' saying all the bad things. I really looked down on them."Today they understand those women in a way they didn't before."They are somebody's children. Somebody's mom," sai
  
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• Martin Luther King library expanding to meet community needs

  16-09-2017 00:00
  Public libraries around Columbus are getting face lifts to meet current demands.Soon, one of the city’s oldest branches will get its turn.Crews will break ground on the new Martin Luther King branch October 8th.The new library is highly anticipated by people in the area who tell 10TV it’s a lifeline for the community.“With more technology, it’s needed because so many students don’t have the technology at home so they can always go to the library in order to use thei
  
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