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• Watch Circleville Pumpkin Show's live-cam as setup continues

  15-10-2017 23:31
  
  CIRCLEVILLE -- As the excitement builds for the pumpkin show, and really, all things fall, those that run the show are giving you a live-look at all the action.The show begins with a preview Tuesday night with a few events beginning at 5 p.m. but the full-day's worth of events begins Wednesday and runs through Sunday. Included in the fun at the pumpkin show will be parades (two per day at 3:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and one Sunday); The Miss Pumpkin Show, the Little Miss Pumpkin Show,
  
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• Watch Circleville Pumpkin Show's live-cam

  15-10-2017 23:31
  
  CIRCLEVILLE -- As the excitement builds for the pumpkin show, and really, all things fall, those that run the show are giving you a live-look at all the action.The show began with a preview Tuesday night but the full-day's worth of events started Wednesday and runs through Saturday.Included in the fun at the pumpkin show will be parades (two per day at 3:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday to Friday and one Saturday); The Miss Pumpkin Show, the Little Miss Pumpkin Show, the largest pumpkin contest and, of c
  
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• French president moves to revoke Weinstein's Legion of Honor

  15-10-2017 22:58
  
  LONDON — British police are investigating three new allegations of sexual assault against film producer Harvey Weinstein, all made by the same woman.In another blow to the Hollywood titan after he was ejected from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, France's president said Sunday he was working to rescind Weinstein's prestigious Legion of Honor award.In the new British allegations, London's Metropolitan Police force said Sunday that the woman reported being assaulted in London
  
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• Doppler 10: Drastically cooler air settles in for Monday

  15-10-2017 21:19
  This Evening: Showers push out, but it remains breezy and temperatures continue to drop. SW wind 15-20 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and crisp. Low 43. NW wind 5-15 mph.
  Tomorrow: A lot of sunshine, but much cooler. High 57. Frost possible Monday night. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Chilly start, but slightly warmer in the afternoon. Sunny, but still below average. High 64.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Temperatures continue to drop throughout
  
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• Group plans protest during talk by white nationalist at University of Cincinnati

  15-10-2017 21:18
  
  CINCINNATI — A group of activists, community leaders and students is planning to protest when white nationalist Richard Spencer speaks on the University of Cincinnati campus.School officials announced Friday that Spencer would be allowed to hold an event at some point after an attorney for Spencer's associates said they would sue the school and Ohio State University if they did not meet a deadline that day for renting event space.Ohio State said Friday it couldn't accommodate Spencer on hi
  
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• Construction Roundup: Downtown Columbus & East Franklinton

  15-10-2017 21:11
  It’s no secret that development is in full swing in Downtown Columbus. Dozens of projects are currently in various stages of completion, dotting the landscape of the center of the city. Individually, these projects represent the public and private investments of many local businesses and organizations. Collectively, they add up to represent an influx of […]
  
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• Woman runs her first Columbus Marathon in memory of her mother

  15-10-2017 20:59
  
  COLUMBUS - It's Saturday morning just before 7. About the time the sun makes its first appearance, so do they.About 30 people met at a bench on the campus of Ohio Dominican University.They met in honor of someone who couldn't be there."My mom loved numbers," Carey Thomas told the crowd. "She loved mileage."Thomas' mother, Linda Evans, also loved everyone. Thomas says she was looked up to by the children she taught and she was admired by her church community and her family.She was a celebrity in
  
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• Columbus Division of Fire Annual Awards Banquet 2017

  15-10-2017 20:21
  
  
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• AP Top 25: Ohio State moves up to No. 6 after win against Nebraska

  15-10-2017 20:07
  
  Penn State has climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press College football poll behind unanimous No. 1 Alabama after a wild weekend of upsets gave the Top 25 a major makeover.A season-high seven ranked teams, including four in the top 10, lost to unranked teams on Friday and Saturday. Defending national champion Clemson and defending Pac-12 champion Washington were the highest ranked teams to lose.Penn State, which was idle, took advantage. The Nittany Lions moved up a spot to No. 2, 15 points ahe
  
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• 276 killed in deadliest single attack in Somalia's history

  15-10-2017 19:58
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia — The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country's information minister said early Monday, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The toll could continue to rise.In a tweet, Abdirahman Osman called the attack "barbaric" and said countries including Turkey and Kenya had already offered to send medical aid. Hospitals were overwhelmed a day after a truck bomb target
  
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• 231 killed in deadliest single attack in Somalia's history

  15-10-2017 19:58
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia — The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital killed at least 231 people with more than 275 injured, a senator said Sunday, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The toll could continue to rise.Abshir Abdi Ahmed cited doctors at overwhelmed hospitals he visited in Mogadishu a day after a truck bomb targeted a crowded street near key government ministries, including foreign affairs. Many of the bodies in mortuaries had n
  
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• Sheriff's deputy, medics help save a life after runner collapses at Columbus Marathon

  15-10-2017 19:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A runner at the Columbus Marathon was hospitalized Sunday after collapsing near Broad Street and High Street.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said Deputy Tanya White saw the runner collapse near her and rushed to help.The sheriff's office said she noticed the runner was not breathing and felt the runner's heart had stopped.White performed CPR until medics arrived.The Columbus Division of Fire said an automated external defibrillator, or AED, was used and the runner's heart s
  
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• Twenty One Pilots drummer runs Columbus Half Marathon

  15-10-2017 18:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Josh Dun, the drummer for the popular music duo Twenty One Pilots, ran the Columbus Half Marathon on Sunday.A photo of Dun with a medal around his neck was tweeted out by the race's official twitter account.Rock n' roll! @joshuadun, drummer of @twentyonepilots took a 13.1 mile run around Cbus today🏅Congrats, Josh! pic.twitter.com/TJqDzyX7D2— Columbus Marathon (@CbusMarathon) October 15, 2017
  According to searchable results linked on the race's website, Dun finished
  
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• One person dead after Chillicothe mobile home fire

  15-10-2017 17:57
  
  CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - One person is dead after a Saturday morning fire in Chillicothe.Chillicothe Fire Department Captain Aaron Knotts told 10TV firefighters were called to a fire on Cheyenne Drive just after 12:30 a.m.The fire was at a single-wide mobile home.No one else was injured.The victim has not been identified.Knotts said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
  
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• London police receive new assault claims against Weinstein

  15-10-2017 17:43
  
  LONDON — British police are investigating three new allegations of sexual assault against film producer Harvey Weinstein, all made by the same woman.London's Metropolitan Police force said Sunday that the woman reported being assaulted in London in 2010, 2011 and 2015. The force said officers from its Child Abuse and Sexual Offenses Command are investigating.The woman's name has not been made public. The force also did not name Weinstein, in keeping with its policy of not identifying suspe
  
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• Northern Ohio sheriff's deputy resigns after being accused of using racial slur at Columbus bar

  15-10-2017 17:38
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio — An Ohio sheriff's deputy has resigned after being accused of using a racial slur at a Columbus bar.Erie County deputy Justin Smith submitted his resignation letter Thursday after being placed on paid administrative leave Oct. 5.Sheriff Paul Sigsworth said Smith was attending narcotics training in Columbus when he became intoxicated on Oct. 2 and used a racial slur while referring to a Sandusky-area attorney in front of co-workers at a bar.Sigsworth said Smith resigned rath
  
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• Columbus Police Sgt. shares thank you message after being hit by vehicle

  15-10-2017 16:37
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Division of Police Sgt. Benjamin Messerly has a thank you message to share after was struck by a vehicle in the eastbound lanes of I-670 near Leonard Avenue last week.According to police, it is unclear if the officer was inside or outside of his cruiser when he was struck by the vehicle.Police have identified Amber Marinello-Cabrera as the woman accused of striking the police cruiser. She is is charged with aggravated vehicular assault.Officials said Sgt. Messerly was a
  
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• US, states struggle to pay spiraling cost of fighting fires

  15-10-2017 16:24
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The long and brutal 2017 wildfire season is stressing the state and federal agencies that have to pay for the army of ground crews and machinery required to fight them.The federal government spent more than $2.7 billion on firefighting in its most recently finished budget year, a record that far surpassed the previous high point of $2.1 billion set just two years ago.In California, firefighting costs have already chewed through more than half of the state's $469 millio
  
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• A Plan for Poindexter 10/12/2017

  15-10-2017 16:02
  
  
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• NEXT: Hyperloop Commuting

  15-10-2017 16:00
  Everyone who reads Columbus Underground must be aware that Columbus—or, rather the Chicago-Columbus-Pittsburgh “Midwest Hyperloop Project”— was one of 10 winners of Hyperloop One’s Global Challenge. Hyperloop, you’ll recall, is Elon Musk’s vision for a network of “vacuum tube trains:” trains that are sealed in a tube such that air and wind resistance are eliminated, […]
  
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• Documentary Festival Comes to the Wex

  15-10-2017 16:00
  The Wexner Center for the Arts, whose documentary programming has become a cornerstone of the film/video department, turns their passion for nonfiction storytelling into a film center festival. Unorthodocs!, a four-day slate of documentaries, opens its doors for the first time Thursday, October 19. “It’s kind of been building for a little while,” explains Chris […]
  
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• Press Conference: Wyandot Lodge Opening

  15-10-2017 15:53
  
  
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• Atlas 5 rocket carrying spy satellite takes off

  15-10-2017 15:37
  
  Running 10 days late after four frustrating delays, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying a classified National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite finally blasted off from Florida early Sunday, lighting up the pre-dawn sky with a brilliant streak of fire as it thundered through a partly cloudy sky.Because the NROL-52 payload was classified, no details were released, and ULAended video and commentary five minutes after liftoff -- well before the rocket finished climbing out of the atm
  
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• Woman runs Columbus Marathon in honor of her mother

  15-10-2017 15:11
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One Westerville woman was not planning on running the Nationwide Children’s Columbus Marathon Sunday.But now she says she knew she had to.Carey Thomas thought eventually she would run the race.After all, she had seen her mother participate a number of times.The goal was to run the race with her mother.Then on the morning of July 31 that all changed.Linda Evans was killed while training for the Columbus Marathon.She was running alongside the road when a driver hit and kille
  
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• Man killed in Morrow County crash

  15-10-2017 14:49
  
  MORROW COUNTY, Ohio - A man is dead after a crash in Morrow County on Saturday.The Ohio State Highway Patrol said 51-year-old Gerald Burdine of Lexington, Ohio was driving a pickup truck southbound on SR-314 in Perry Township when he went left of center and hit a semi-truck.OSHP said this happened around 8 p.m. near mile post 21.Burdine was pronounced dead at the scene and was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash according to troopers.OSHP said alcohol is a suspected factor in the cra
  
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• Athletes compete in 2017 Columbus Marathon

  15-10-2017 14:09
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon started early Sunday morning.About 18,000 athletes took to the streets at 7:30 a.m. to cover the 26.2 mile course.And they're off! It's time to crush 13.1 or 26.2! #CbusMarathon pic.twitter.com/rmU3dyjwg2— Columbus Marathon (@CbusMarathon) October 15, 2017 And it's underway! @10TV pic.twitter.com/gOM6GKLcll— Bryant Somerville (@Bryant10TV) October 15, 2017The event is the largest marathon in the state of Ohio.Click
  
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• Highway patrol: Lancaster woman dies in one-vehicle crash

  15-10-2017 13:37
  
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating after a woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash north of Lancaster.It happened Saturday at 8:44 p.m. on State Route 158 near Rainbow Drive. When troopers arrived, authorities said they found a heavily damaged 1998 Ford Mustang off the road and up against a utility pole.OSHP said there were three people in the car at the time of the crash. The driver, 20-year-old Damien Butcher, of Cleveland, was taken to the hospital and is
  
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• Officials in Charlottesville launch lawsuit to prevent hateful demonstrations

  15-10-2017 12:43
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The city of Charlottesville, Virginia, launched a lawsuit this week aimed at preventing the hateful demonstrations that resulted in deadly violence this summer.They marched in formation down the streets of Charlottesville carrying matching shields and wearing combat gear. Many openly displayed weapons, Virginia is an open-carry state.On Thursday, city officials voted to file a lawsuit alleging the white supremacistswho descended on the city in August were acting as an ill
  
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• Ohio ethane cracker main topic for Wheeling, WVU Economic Conference

  15-10-2017 11:46
  Banking, housing, construction, legal services and other business sectors throughout the region could see substantial impact from the potential $6 billion Belmont County ethane cracker, and academic and industry leaders will convene in Wheeling next week to discuss the implications. said David H. McKinley, president and managing director of McKinley Carter Wealth Services, an organization which serves as one of the sponsors of the 2017 Wheeling Area Economic Outlook Conference.
  
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• Police investigating after man found dead in trunk of car

  15-10-2017 09:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead in the trunk of a car.According to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, the body of Jesse Houser was discovered inside a Dodge Neon back in July. The car was parked near the 300 block of South Wayne Avenue in west Columbus.Authorities say Houser was a victim of homicide, and they believe he was killed sometime in the early morning hours of July 7.Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for any information leading to the arrest/indict
  
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• Hardin County EMT dies in ambulance-involved crash

  15-10-2017 08:22
  
  HARDIN COUNTY, Ohio -- The Hardin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly accident that involved an ambulance and another vehicle.It happened around 9:24 p.m. Saturday evening at the intersection of State Routes 292 and 273, according to authorities.The Sheriff's Office said an ambulance was on its way back from a call, traveling southbound on SR 292. A vehicle traveling westbound on SR 273 appeared to have run a stop sign at the intersection and hit the ambulance, authorities said.One
  
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• Wassenberg announces photography award winners

  15-10-2017 07:53
  Award winners of the 40th Annual Wassenberg Photography Exhibit. The show will be on view through Oct. 27, at the Wassenberg Art Center.
  
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• 'Take a knee' comes to Germany through Hertha solidarity

  15-10-2017 05:49
  
  BERLIN -- Hertha Berlin nodded to social struggles in the United States by kneeling before its Bundesliga home game on Saturday."We wanted to make a stand against racism," Hertha captain Per Skjelbred said after their 2-0 loss to Schalke.Hertha's starting lineup linked arms and took a knee on the pitch, while Pal Dardai's coaching staff, general manager Michael Preetz, club officials and substitutes took a knee off it before kickoff."Hertha BSC stands for tolerance and responsibility! For a tole
  
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• Buckeyes' tear continues with 56-14 win over Huskers

  15-10-2017 05:20
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — J.T. Barrett passed for five touchdowns and ran for two others, and ninth-ranked Ohio State scored on its first eight possessions on its way to a 56-14 victory over Nebraska on Saturday night.The Buckeyes (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) continued their dominant surge since their loss to Oklahoma last month, tying their school record with a fourth straight game of scoring 50-plus points, and now get a week off before their East Division showdown with third-ranked Penn State.They rol
  
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• Virginia State University put on lockdown after on-campus shooting

  15-10-2017 04:10
  
  ETTRICK, VIRGINIA -- The Virginia State University campus in Ettrick, Virginia, was on lockdown after on-campus shooting, according to the Virginia State University Police Department.The account tweeted twice, the first time about 9 p.m. that the campus was on lockdown and to avoid the area.Shooting on Campus - VSU is on lockdown. Avoid the area. Updates to follow.— VSU Police (@VSUPolice) October 15, 2017
  The second tweet, about 9:30 p.m. said the scene was still active and the campus rem
  
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• Virginia State University on lockdown after on-campus shooting

  15-10-2017 04:10
  
  ETTRICK, VIRGINIA -- The Virginia State University campus in Ettrick, Virginia, is on lockdown after on-campus shooting, according to the Virginia State University Police Department.The account tweeted twice, the first time about 9 p.m. that the campus was on lockdown and to avoid the area.Shooting on Campus - VSU is on lockdown. Avoid the area. Updates to follow.— VSU Police (@VSUPolice) October 15, 2017
  The second tweet, about 9:30 p.m. said the scene was still active and the campus rema
  
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• Modern & Contemporary to be offered at Gray's October 25

  15-10-2017 03:57
  This month Gray's Auctioneers in Cleveland Ohio are featuring modern and contemporary fine art, prints, sculpture and fine art books from notable collectors across the globe. Paintings, prints and fine art books from the noted Ohio gallerist and collector Charles Foley feature prominently in the auction.
  
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• OSU issues safety alert after man reportedly follows woman into library

  15-10-2017 02:57
  COLUMBUS -A little after noon Saturday, an unknown male entered the Thompson Library and appeared to be following a female student, according to a campus alert sent by the Ohio State University Department of Public Safety.The female student became uncomfortable by his presence and left the area. The man then left the building. Police believe the unknown male is the same individual reported to have previously committed public indecency in the library.Officials with Student Safety Services says if
  
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• Wildfires, now up to 100 miles wide, threaten more wineries

  15-10-2017 02:42
  
  SONOMA, Calif. — The California wildfires raced toward wineries and the historic town of Sonoma on Saturday, chasing hundreds more people from their homes and threatening to roll back firefighters' modest gains against fires that stretched across a 100-mile swath of Northern California.Propelled by stiff winds, the fires damaged or destroyed several buildings in the middle of the night before crews halted their advance at the edge of Sonoma, where firefighters spent days digging firebreaks
  
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• Family dog emerges alive and happy from wildfire aftermath

  15-10-2017 02:29
  
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Jack Weaver and his brother-in-law Patrick Widen walked around police barricades, through a creek and up treacherous hilly roads to save Weaver's mother from the grim task of recovering the body of the family's beloved dog Izzy.Katherine Weaver was convinced Izzy died in a ferocious wildfire that destroyed their Northern California neighborhood and sent them fleeing for safety, Katherine still in her nightgown.When the men reached the end of the narrow road on Tuesday,
  
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• Las Vegas shooting victim Tina Frost takes first steps after emerging from coma

  15-10-2017 01:52
  
  CROFTON, MD. -- A 27-year-old Maryland native who was shot in the head during the Las Vegas shooting has emerged from a coma and taken her first steps since the attack.Tina Frost was shot in the head by Stephen Paddock on Oct. 1, who killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more. The bullet passed through Frost's right eye and shattered the front of her skull and forehead. She underwent surgery for three hours at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center on the night of the shooting, the Las Vegas Review
  
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• 6 taken to area hospitals after serious crash in Marion

  15-10-2017 00:08
  
  MARION -- A three-vehicle crash at Ohio 98 and County Road 26 in Marion County Saturday sent six people to area hospitals.According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, troopers responded to the scene at about 1 p.m. Saturday. A 1997 red Ford Taurus, driven by Stanley Hunt, 28 ,of Bucyrus, was headed eastbound on County Road 26 and crossed Ohio 98 without stopping at a stop sign, and crashed into a black 2011 Buick Enclave, driven by John L. Pennington, Jr., 48 of Bucyrus, who
  
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