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• Construction of border wall prototypes begins in San Diego

  26-09-2017 23:59
  
  The federal government says contractors have begun building prototypes of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico.The contractors are erecting eight prototypes in San Diego - four made of concrete and four of other materials. Construction will last about 30 days.U.S. Customs and Border Protection may pick several designs, or none. They agency says in a press release that the designs will inform standards for future construction.The prototypes will be up to 30 feet high (9 meter
  
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• Officers have new tool to protect police dogs from deadly fentanyl

  26-09-2017 23:21
  Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies have a new tool to protect K9 officers who could come into contact with potentially deadly drugs like fentanyl.It's a powerful painkiller that is often mixed with street heroin but 50 times more potent."It's really changed the way we have to do business," said Sgt. Aaron Heflin who heads up the sheriff's K9 unit. "Even just getting a tiny bit of it on your skin, or inhaling some of it, can kill you."Heflin said human deputies have the option of taking precautio
  
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• OHSAA releases first weekly football computer ratings

  26-09-2017 22:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its weekly football computer ratings Tuesday afternoon. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday morning, Oct. 29, when 224 schools will officially qualify for the playoffs.The complete report showing all teams in every region is posted at: http://www.ohsaa.org/Portals/0/Sports/Football/2017/Week5-Rankings.pdfThe top 12 school
  
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• Teacher goes viral for dancing, educating others to value self worth

  26-09-2017 22:09
  June Baker can be described in many ways; dancer, teacher, a source of inspiration.The 53-year-old's dance moves are taking off online, in a video shared thousands of times.But when she's not dancing along East McKinley Way, she's teaching young minds to live life to the fullest."The whole idea of just really making a difference," she said. "As much as I can."She teaches fifth grade English at Boardman Center Intermediate School near Youngstown. Media Folder: Media Root
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• Dancing teacher goes viral for dancing, educating others to value self worth

  26-09-2017 22:09
  June Baker can be described in many ways; dancer, teacher, a source of inspiration.The 53-year-old's dance moves are taking off online, in a video shared thousands of times.But when she's not dancing along East McKinley Way, she's teaching young minds to live life to the fullest."The whole idea of just really making a difference," she said. "As much as I can."She teaches fifth grade English at Boardman Center Intermediate School near Youngstown. Media Folder: Media Root
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• Amateur athletics: What isn't acceptable on recruiting trail

  26-09-2017 21:56
  
  A federal investigation in New York finds thousands of dollars changed hands between players and assistant coaches to lure athletes to schools.This story came as a shock to those who run the Ohio High School Athletics Association.The OHSAA says it has strict rules on what athletes can receive. The OHSAA bylaws on page 62, spell out what athletes can and can't accept.The rules are there to prevent anyone from bribing an athlete or having any influence over the outcome of a game.So what can't amat
  
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• Convicted Ohio Craigslist killer of 3 questions evidence

  26-09-2017 21:18
  
  The evidence against an Ohio man accused of killing three down-and-out men lured by fake Craigslist job offers wasn't strong enough to convict him, according to attorneys fighting the defendant's death sentence.No physical evidence links death row inmate Richard Beasley to the killings, his attorneys argued in a court filing with the Ohio Supreme Court.It also doesn't make sense that someone would go to great lengths to target the poor individuals whom Beasley was charged with killing, the attor
  
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• Police: Puppy rescued by officers after being thrown out of vehicle on I-270

  26-09-2017 20:43
  
  Columbus police are crediting two of their officers for saving a puppy who was thrown from a vehicle on Interstate 270.According to police, Officer Dave Drenning was helping a stranded motorist on I-270 at Morse Road when another motorist told him a man in a blue Toyota tossed a leashed puppy out of his vehicle.Officer Drenning was able to rescue the puppy before it was struck by any passing vehicles. He and Officer Jennifer Alicea were able to find the suspect and the vehicle.With the assistanc
  
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• Here's your chance to ask questions of Columbus lawmakers

  26-09-2017 20:18
  Columbus-area residents will get a rare chance this week to hear from and question several Franklin County lawmakers at the same time. The six Democratic House members from Franklin County will hold a town hall meeting Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Local 67 Firefighters Union Hall, 379 W. Broad St. Reps.
  
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• Trump vows to 'fix the mess' as US targets North Korea banks

  26-09-2017 19:43
  
  President Donald Trump vowed to "fix the mess" over North Korea's nuclear program but warned any U.S. military attack would be "devastating." The tough talk came as Trump's administration sought to turn up the economic pressure with new sanctions punishing North Korean banks and their workers.As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. was still hoping for a diplomatic resolution, Trump echoed the sentiment, declaring that a military strike was "not a preferred option." Still, Trump said t
  
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• Trump says US-Spain allies against terrorism

  26-09-2017 19:43
  
  The Latest on President Donald Trump's meetings with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (all times local):President Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will be holding a joint press conference around 1:45 p.m. 1:15 p.m.President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Spain are allies in the fight against terrorism.Trump says at the beginning of a working meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy that the two countries are comparing notes and intelligence.He says they are "very, very
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff cruiser crashes into a home in west Columbus

  26-09-2017 18:40
  
  COLUMBUS -- A Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a crash while responding to a call in west Columbus Tuesday, indicating there was an officer in trouble.The deputy crashed into a home near the corner of South Brinker Avenue and Briggs Road just before noon, according to Columbus Police.Dispatchers at the sheriff’s office said the call for the officer in trouble was false.According to Sheriff's Office PIO Marc Gofstein, the deputy was attempting to go around a vehicle on
  
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• Police: Drunken woman drives to pick up arrested drunken man

  26-09-2017 18:39
  
  CANTON — Police say an Ohio woman drunkenly drove to a sheriff's office after receiving a call to pick up her boyfriend, who had already been arrested for drunken driving.WEWS-TV reports a sergeant at the Stark County Sheriff's Office talked to the woman by phone last week and told her that her boyfriend wanted her to pick him up. The sheriff's office says the sergeant noticed she sounded drunk and advised her not to drive if she had been drinking.Police say she drove to the office anyway
  
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• Abortion clinic seeks to sue Ohio over budget restrictions

  26-09-2017 18:26
  
  COLUMBUS — A Cleveland abortion clinic asked Ohio's high court on Tuesday to grant it legal standing to sue over abortion-related restrictions tucked into the state's 2013 budget bill.Preterm of Cleveland argued that the provisions impose added administrative and caseload burdens that clearly qualify the clinic to proceed with its constitutional challenge to the manner in which the bill was put together.The clinic's attorney, B. Jessie Hill, told justices significant new hurdles are not re
  
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• Parents: Otto Warmbier was "howling" when he returned from North Korea

  26-09-2017 18:03
  
  The parents of a young Ohioan who was detained in North Korea for more than a year and died soon after being released said Tuesday he was "jerking violently," howling, and "staring blankly" when he returned home on a medical flight.Fred and Cindy Warmbier appeared on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" morning TV show amid an escalating war of words between the Trump administration and North Korea. A North Korean official has claimed President Donald Trump has, in effect, declared war, which the White
  
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• Jail inmate accuses Fairfield County deputy of rape in lawsuit

  26-09-2017 17:51
  A federal lawsuit filed in Columbus alleges that a central Ohio jail inmate was raped and sexually abused by a deputy in 2015 amid a jail culture that fostered the harassment. The lawsuit, filed on Friday in U.S. District Court, names two Fairfield County deputies, one of whom is accused of the rape.
  
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• Chicago officers photographed taking a knee, face reprimand

  26-09-2017 16:55
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers are facing reprimands after they were photographed kneeling alongside an activist in what she called a show of support for NFL players protesting police brutality and racism.The photo posted on Instagram Sunday shows two uniformed officers kneeling beside the woman, each with a fist raised.The caption reads: "That Moment when you walk into the police station and ask the Men of Color are they Against Police Brutality and Racism & they say Yes..
  
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• Reagan Tokes Act to be introduced Wednesday at Ohio Statehouse

  26-09-2017 16:50
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – The family of a murdered Ohio State student is expected to join state lawmakers for a news conference Wednesday morning that will formally introduce the Reagan Tokes Act.The bill – named after OSU student Reagan Tokes – will attempt to overhaul several parts of Ohio’s criminal justice system – including doing away with determinant prison sentences, reducing caseload burdens for parole officers and changing how GPS technology is used to track convic
  
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• Reagan Tokes Act introduced at Ohio Statehouse

  26-09-2017 16:50
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – The family of a murdered Ohio State student joined state lawmakers Wednesday morning to formally introduce the Reagan Tokes Act.The bill – named after Reagan Tokes – will attempt to overhaul several parts of Ohio’s criminal justice system – including doing away with determinate prison sentences, reducing caseload burdens for parole officers and changing how GPS technology is used to track convicts once they’re released from prison.The bill is
  
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• NCAA coaches among 10 charged with fraud and corruption

  26-09-2017 16:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Four college basketball coaches were among those facing federal charges Tuesday in a wide probe of fraud and corruption in the NCAA, authorities said.The coaches were identified in court papers as Chuck Person of Auburn University, Emanuel Richardson of the University of Arizona, Tony Bland of the University of Southern California and Lamont Evans of Oklahoma State. They are in federal custody and expected to make court appearances later Tuesday.They were among 10 people ch
  
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• Ohio police dog collapses, dies during pursuit of child abductors

  26-09-2017 16:19
  
  FOREST PARK, Ohio (AP) — Officials in suburban Cincinnati say a police dog died while pursuing suspects in the abduction of a 1-year-old child, who was found safe.Green Township police say the 7-year-old male Belgian Malinois and shepherd mix named Dino collapsed Monday night while pursuing suspects who fled in a vehicle.Police say they believe the K-9's death was due to a "medical event." A necropsy was planned.The dog was searching for suspects in an abduction in the northern suburb of F
  
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• Suspicious package prompts road closures, evacuation at east Columbus school

  26-09-2017 16:16
  
  Columbus Police and Fire crews responded to a report of a suspicious package inside A Plus Arts Academy in east Columbus.The school has been evacuated and the Columbus Fire Bomb Squad is on the scene, according to the Columbus Fire Chief. About 100 students and 20 staff members were evacuated to a safe zone where they have food and water.According to the Assistant Principal, an eighth-grade boy brought a package to the school and put it in his locker. Another student overheard the boy talking ab
  
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• Cowboys owner Jerry Jones kneels with players before national anthem in Arizona

  26-09-2017 15:38
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, so the speculation was that he would not allow his players to kneel during the national anthem.The Cowboys and their owner did kneel, though not during the anthem.Following a weekend of kneeling and protesting across the NFL, the Cowboys and their owner displayed their own version of unity Monday night, kneeling on the field before rising as a group prior to the playing of the nationa
  
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• Mexico tallying the economic cost of big earthquake

  26-09-2017 15:32
  
  Mexican government officials are tallying up the economic losses of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that caused widespread damage in the capital, as the number of buildings considered in danger rose to 500.The death toll in the quake rose to 331, with 192 of those deaths occurring in Mexico City. Authorities pledged a return to normality, but many streets in the capital were still blocked by construction equipment and recovery teams looking to extract the last remaining bodies from the rubble.The c
  
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• Ohio 1-year-old in stroller hit & killed by truck; mom badly hurt

  26-09-2017 15:27
  
  Cleveland police say a truck veered off a road and plowed into a woman and the stroller she was pushing, killing her 1-year-old son and leaving the mother hospitalized in critical condition.The medical examiner's office says the boy, Troyonn Berger, died at the scene Monday.It wasn't immediately clear why the driver of the truck went off the roadway.The driver wasn't arrested.Investigators say the facts of the case will be presented to the prosecutor's office to determine whether a case should b
  
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• Cool At School: Learning to live off the land

  26-09-2017 15:27
  Students at The Ohio State University are learning how technology has changed the way we farm.They're also preparing to teach future generations -- and not just farmers.10TV's Pete Scalia visited OSU's Department of Agricultural Communication, Education and Leadership to see how it's done.Watch the video to learn more.
  
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• Equifax dumps CEO in wake of damaging data breach

  26-09-2017 15:22
  
  NEW YORK — Credit reporting agency Equifax is ousting CEO Richard Smith in an effort to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans.The shake-up announced Tuesday comes after Equifax disclosed that hackers exploited a software flaw that the company didn't fix to heist Social Security numbers, birthdates and other personal data that provide the keys to identify theft.Smith had been Equifax's CEO since 2005. Paulino d
  
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• Equifax CEO retires in the wake of damaging data breach

  26-09-2017 15:22
  
  NEW YORK — Equifax CEO Richard Smith retired effective immediately on Tuesday, as the credit reporting agency tries to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans.His departure follows those of two other high-ranking executives after Equifax disclosure that hackers exploited a software flaw that the company didn't fix to access people's Social Security numbers, birthdates and other personal data that provide the key
  
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• Justice Insider: Fleeing teen runs into 'brick wall' cop

  26-09-2017 13:16
  The teen was fleeing from the back of a Franklinton home after police were called by the homeowner who witnessed the break-in via his camera alarm at 12:16 p.m. on Thursday. His accomplice fled and was able to run away.
  
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• Swing states like Ohio would lose funding under health bill

  26-09-2017 13:00
  Many of the states President Donald Trump won last year would lose significant federal financing under the last-ditch Republican health care bill headed for a possible showdown in the Senate this week.Among states expected to lose are Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, and Ohio, where cuts could swell the number of uninsured people. That has political implications for Republicans girding for congressional midterm elections next year, as well as for the next presidential race in 2020. That year is when
  
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• Swing states like Ohio would lose funding in health bill

  26-09-2017 13:00
  
  Many of the states President Donald Trump won last year would lose significant federal financing under the last-ditch Republican health care bill headed for a possible showdown in the Senate this week.Among states expected to lose are Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, and Ohio, where cuts could swell the number of uninsured people. That has political implications for Republicans girding for congressional midterm elections next year, as well as for the next presidential race in 2020. That year is when
  
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• Wildfire threatens homes, prompts evacuations in southern California

  26-09-2017 12:53
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA) – A wildfire that ignited Monday on the border of Orange and Riverside counties in Southern California has surged to 2,000 acres, forced the shutdown of two lanes of a major freeway and spurred the evacuation of about 1,000 people.Corona fire officials called for evacuations of about 1,000 residents of some 300 homes.Authorities say the blaze is also burning into Chino Hills and Anaheim.As of 7 p.m., there were no reports of any homes damaged and as of 9 p.m., the Canyon fi
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle together at official event

  26-09-2017 12:31
  
  Hand in hand, Prince Harry and girlfriend Meghan Markle made their first official public appearance as a couple. Markle might have even left a wedding hint.The prince and Markle held hands Monday as they walked toward Toronto's city hall and attended a wheelchair tennis event at Harry's Invictus Games for wounded veterans.Markle wore a white button-down shirt with blue jeans ripped at the knee. The white shirt is called "The Husband Shirt" and is by designer Misha Nonoo.The 36-year-old American
  
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• In Ivanka Trump's China, business ties shrouded in secrecy

  26-09-2017 12:23
  
  It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump's merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes is more secret than ever, an Associated Press investigation has found.In the months since she took her White House role, public information about the companies importing Ivanka Trump goods to the U.S. has become harder to find. Information that once routinely appeared in private trade tracking data has vanished, leaving the identiti
  
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• Fears of Bali volcano eruption spark exodus of 75,000

  26-09-2017 12:07
  
  BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Warnings that a volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali will erupt have sparked an exodus of more than 75,000 people that is likely to continue to swell, the country's disaster agency said Tuesday.Authorities have ordered the evacuation of villagers living within a high danger zone that in places extends 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from Mount Agung's crater. But people further away are also leaving, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Pur
  
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• Doppler 10: Still hot, but the end is in sight

  26-09-2017 10:13
  This Evening: A warm and dry evening.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and warm. 65 Calm
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, but falling short of 90. Upper 80s NW 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Much cooler. Low 70s
  Friday: Sun and clouds, slight chance. 71Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure will begin to drift to the east, allowing a cold front to move over the region. There is not a lot of moisture associated with the front, but a few isolated showers or storms a
  
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• Doppler 10: Near record heat again

  26-09-2017 10:13
  Today: Patchy fog early. Then plenty of sunshine and flirting with record heat. High 91. Calm wind.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and above average. Low 66. Calm wind.
  Tomorrow: A few more clouds and a slight chance of an afternoon shower with a passing cold front. High 85. NW wind 5-7 mph.
  Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler. High 71. N wind 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Starting off the morning with some patchy fog possible, otherwise m
  
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• Salem-area woman gets prison for selling counterfeit drugs

  26-09-2017 08:53
  A Salem-area woman was sentenced to nine months in prison for selling counterfeit substances while feeding her own addiction. Ashley Goudy-Mehno, 29, Goshen Road, Salem, appeared before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge C. Ashley Pike on Monday.
  
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• Iraq's Kurds vote on independence, raising regional fears

  26-09-2017 06:15
  
  Iraqi Kurds voted Monday in a landmark referendum on supporting independence, a move billed by the Kurdish leadership as an exercise in self-determination but viewed as a hostile act by Iraq's central government. Neighboring Turkey even threatened a military response.To Baghdad, the vote threatens a redrawing Iraq's borders, taking a sizeable part of the country's oil wealth with it. For Turkey and Iran, leaders feared the move would embolden their own Kurdish populations.The vote — likely
  
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• Vigil held for Licking Heights student killed in Blacklick

  26-09-2017 05:31
  Friends, family, and community members gathered at Licking Heights High School to remember a 15-year-old student killed in a shooting in his Blacklick neighborhood.More than 100 gathered with candles and listened as teachers described Mohamed Abdulkadir as an energetic student with an infectious personality.“He was always happy but in a genuine way,” one teacher recalled.Principal Ken Kraemer says the vigil was organized to give students a chance to process a situation that is still
  
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• Columbus schools will close early Tuesday to avoid heat

  26-09-2017 04:47
  Columbus schools Superintendent Dan Good has a standby joke he drops when addressing groups of students: "By the way, I'm the guy who gets to decide whether to close school on snow days." On Monday, Good decided to close schools based on heat, not cold and nobody at the district could point to another time when that had happened.  Columbus City Schools sent students home early Monday citing a potential heatwave.
  
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• Dublin School Board introduces policy changes after teacher's arrest

  26-09-2017 04:18
  
  The Dublin School Board could make changes to district policies in wake of a teacher's arrest this summer.In June, longtime teacher Gregory Lee was arrested on charges of producing child pornography with a student.Prosecutors say Lee admitted to producing and receiving sexual photos and videos of a 15-year-old student.They say he also admitted to having sex with the girl in his classroom at Dublin Scioto High School.At Monday night's school board meeting, changes to the anti-harassment policy we
  
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• Coaches keep athletes hydrated during practice during fall heat wave

  26-09-2017 04:03
  Athletes took extra precautions during practices Monday afternoon in the sweltering heat.More than 75 high school athletes in the Gahanna-Jefferson School District took to the field for football practice.Gahanna-Lincoln football players spent the afternoon running drills on the practice field, even in the fall heat."Leading up to this week, we are preaching hydration, hydration, hydration," Head Athletic Trainer Mike Townsend said.The team breaks for water every 15 minutes so athletes can refuel
  
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• Columbus Rotary Club: Columbus State Community College 9/25/2017

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• Tests find no lead danger in Columbus water

  26-09-2017 00:16
  Tests done this summer show that the tap water pouring from faucets around Columbus contains very low levels of lead, far below the threshold that would require the city take action. "Our numbers basically are all really good.
  
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• Prosecutor who refused Muslim ban endorses Dettelbach for AG

  26-09-2017 00:16
  Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates was in Columbus to vouch for Dettelbach, the former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Yates said she knows Dettelbach because they both had served for years in  the U.S. Justice Department and were both appointed U.S. attorneys by former President Barack Obama.
  
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• 'Everybody kept yelling at him to stop' says mother of 2-year-old hit and killed by car

  26-09-2017 00:16
  Patty Venuto had just walked out of her mother's house and onto the porch in time to see her 2-year-old daughter being loaded into an ambulance on Sunday. Mya Canfield was playing with the stones on the driveway next to the house in the 2300 block of Howey Road in South Linden at about 6:30 p.m. when a car struck her.
  
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• Harbaugh, Meyer say Big Ten needs locker room reform

  26-09-2017 00:08
  
  Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer may not see eye-to-eye on much, but they agree on one thing — something needs to be done about locker rooms for visiting football teams in the Big Ten."It's unsportsmanlike," Harbaugh said in his news conference Monday.The coach of one of the Big Ten's richest programs was complaining about the facilities at Purdue's Ross-Ade Stadium, where the Wolverines topped the Boilermakers 28-10 on Saturday. He wants the Big Ten to investig
  
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