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• State high school football poll released

  30-10-2017 23:30
  
  COLUMBUS - This is how a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2017, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):DIVISION ICleveland St. Ignatius (18) |9-1 | 216Toledo Whitmer (5)|10-0 | 170Lakewood St. Edward | 9-1|159Cincinnati St. Xavier| 9-1| 155Hilliard Bradley | 10-0|149Mentor |9-1|106Centerville |9-1 | 102Pickerington Central | 9-1|58Stow-Munroe Falls|9-1|
  
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• Ministers look for ways to cut violence as Columbus homicide count soars

  30-10-2017 23:09
  Family Missionary Baptist Church at 996 Oakwood Ave. in the South Side is hosting a "Trunk and Treat" night from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., where parents and kids can pick up candy at the church. About 60 to 70 members of local motorcycle clubs and a Corvette club will be in the South Side, Linden and other neighborhoods, looking out for trouble.
  
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• Blame for deadly Perry County crash extending beyond driver

  30-10-2017 22:24
  A 19-year-old woman who provided the alcohol that ultimately fueled a deadly car crash will serve 16-days behind bars for her role in the fatality. The crash happened on November 12, 2016 on Township Road 121 in Perry County. Family members said 16-year-old Tyler Sharpe was riding in the back seat when he was ejected from the vehicle and killed instantly."Tyler didn't do anything wrong that night.He wasn't drinking.He wasn't driving," said Tyler's mother, Lisa Sharpe.Investigators said the deadl
  
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• ColumbusRotary: Making the Business Case for LGBTQ Inclusion

  30-10-2017 21:51
  
  
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• The Candle Lab Opens Second Cincinnati Store Next Weekend

  30-10-2017 21:43
  The Candle Lab is expanding its Midwestern presence this year, planning to have four Columbus stores, two Cincinnati stores and one store in Pittsburgh by the end of 2017. Their presence in Cincinnati started with their Over the Rhine store, but for their second location in the area, they’ll be at the Anderson Towne Center, […]
  
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• Roundup: Too’s Says Farewell, The Market IV Gets Festive, New BBQ Pops Up and more

  30-10-2017 21:24
  Columbus always has many new restaurants, expansions, menu updates and other changes, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything. That’s why our Restaurant Roundup series was designed to keep you informed with the latest and greatest updates. Here’s what’s new in the local dining scene: Too’s Spirits Under High A little more than two […]
  
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• Keep rallying, Columbus!

  30-10-2017 21:21
  Let’s show our support, Save The Crew, and sell out MAPFRE Stadium Tuesday night as Columbus Crew SC continues on the path to glory for the MLS Cup! #SaveTheCrew (Photo by joshmartinphoto.) The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to […]
  
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• Netflix says it will end 'House of Cards' after upcoming sixth season

  30-10-2017 21:13
  
  Netflix says its political drama "House of Cards" will end after its upcoming sixth season.The announcement Monday came on the heels of a sexual abuse allegation against series star Kevin Spacey.The decision to conclude "House of Cards" was made several months ago, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the decision.Actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Spacey tried to seduce him in 1986, when Rapp was a you
  
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• Woman dies after crash with dump truck in Licking County

  30-10-2017 20:51
  
  JERSEY TOWNSHIP -- A woman died as a result of a crash on Worthington Road Monday afternoon.Troopers from the Granville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Worthington Road in Jersey Township, east of New Albany.The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m.The woman was driving eastbound on Worthington Road when her car went left of center striking a westbound 2016 Caterpillar dump truck. The victim was transported to Grant Medical Center where she s
  
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• Mount Vernon woman dies after crash with dump truck in Licking County

  30-10-2017 20:51
  
  JERSEY TOWNSHIP -- A 39-year-old Mount Vernon woman died as a result of a crash on Worthington Road Monday afternoon.Troopers from the Granville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Worthington Road in Jersey Township, east of New Albany.The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Monday.Kerry Mintier, 39, of Mount Vernon was driving eastbound in a 2004 Honda Accord on Worthington Road when it went left of center striking a westbound 2016 Caterpilla
  
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• Texas district attorney investigating MLS, potential Crew SC move to Austin

  30-10-2017 19:55
  There's a new wrinkle in the controversy over the possible relocation of the Columbus Crew SC to Austin, Texas.Leaders in San Antonio say Major League Soccer allowing Crew SC to move to Austin would represent a conflict of interest, and now the district attorney's office in San Antonio is looking into the matter.In a letter sent Friday from Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff to Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, Wolff asks for clarification on San Antonio's bid for a Major League Soccer f
  
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• Judge questions possible ‘conflict of interest’ over Crew SC’s potential move to Austin

  30-10-2017 19:55
  
  A judge in San Antonio has released a letter he sent to the commissioner of Major League Soccer regarding the potential move of Columbus Crew SC to Austin.The subject of the letter, written by Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, is asking for clarification on the status of San Antonio’s bid for an expansion franchise.The letter discusses how Crew SC owner Anthony Precourt announced his intention to explore a relocation of the team to Austin, which the commissioner “enthusiastically supp
  
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• Alarming trend shows amount of drugs flowing in and out of central Ohio on the rise

  30-10-2017 19:33
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – From hundreds of pounds of marijuana to hundreds of pills of oxycodone, the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the number of drugs flowing in and out of central Ohio is on the rise."We’re right in the middle of major metropolitan areas,” explains OSHP Lt. Rob Sellers. “Drug traffickers use these highways to get these products to each coast." Media Folder: Media Root
  Highway troopers made 12,802 drugs arrests in Ohio between January and September 2017, a
  
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• Barrett earns Big Ten Player of the Week award after comeback win over Penn State

  30-10-2017 18:51
  
  Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett picked up his ninth Big Ten player of the week award after leading to the Buckeyes to a comeback win over Penn State.Ohio State overcame two 18-point deficits and came from 15 points down in the final 5:42 to claim the victory.Barrett completed 33 of 39 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns. He completed his final 16 passes to set the school record for consecutive completions including 13-of-13 passes in the 4th quarter.“I’ve never had a kid pla
  
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• New look, menu and name for Noodles & Co. in central Ohio

  30-10-2017 18:29
  Central Ohio is the first market to receive the refresh, and it will be used as a test to see how well the changes work before the company rolls it out across the country, company spokesman Jonathan Tress said. Part of a small local chain owned by Tony Selimi , Biscuit & Branch opened in January at 685 N. High St. in the Short North.
  
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• Ohio National Guard to conduct flights near Ohio State University on Halloween

  30-10-2017 18:24
  
  If you see low-flying military aircraft around The Ohio State University Tuesday, there is no emergency.The Ohio National Guard announced a training exercise planned for 7-9 a.m.Two UH-60 Black Hawks and a CH-47 Chinook will be working around the university, as part of an exercise with ROTC cadets.The Ohio National Guard says those near the university may see and hear helicopters flying very close to campus areas.
  
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• Federal court bars President Trump from reversing transgender troops policy

  30-10-2017 18:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court in Washington is barring President Donald Trump from changing the government's policy on military service by transgender people.Trump announced in an August memo that he intended to reverse course on a 2016 policy that allowed troops to serve openly as transgender individuals. He said he would order a return to the policy prior to June 2016, under which service members could be discharged for being transgender.U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote Mon
  
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• Trick-or-Treat safety tips for your family

  30-10-2017 18:12
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Division of Police has tips for you and your children on how to stay safe trick-or-treating on Halloween.This year, Columbus police officers will be passing out 10,000 glow sticks around town to help children navigate at night.HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPSAdults should accompany young children and older kids should travel in groups.Children should wear lightly colored clothing short enough to prevent tripping.Adding reflective tape to costumes and outer garments will increase vi
  
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• Trump says any Manafort misdeeds occurred 'years ago'

  30-10-2017 17:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved quickly Monday to distance himself and the White House from the indictment of his former campaign chairman and another aide, saying Paul Manafort's alleged misdeeds occurred "years ago" and insisting there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.Responding to news that two former senior campaign aides were charged by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating interactions between Trump's presidential campaign and Russi
  
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• More of a trick: deer gets head stuck while searching for treats; neighbors come to rescue

  30-10-2017 17:45
  
  CINCINNATI — A deer that got its head trapped in an orange plastic pumpkin bucket is free after residents in suburban Cincinnati spent the weekend tracking it.WCPO-TV reports the Anderson Township Family Pet Center got calls over four days from residents concerned about the deer with the bucket stuck over its nose.Daryl Meyerrenke at the pet center warned that it would be dangerous for neighbors to try to rescue the deer, but he says they were determined to help the animal and spent hours
  
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• Astros, Dodgers set Series HR record amid juiced ball buzz

  30-10-2017 17:38
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Home runs kept flying over the wall at Minute Maid Park, on line drives up toward the train tracks, on fly balls that just dropped over the fence.Seven more were hit in Game 5, raising the total to a World Series record 22 — with two possible more games to play. Twenty-five runs were scored in a game started by the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw and the Astros' Dallas Keuchel, Cy Young Award winners regarded as among baseball's best.After a season when sluggers outpaced even
  
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• Doppler 10: Evening showers, but a dry Halloween

  30-10-2017 17:35
  This Evening: Cloudy and cool with showers early.
  Tonight: Cloudy skies and cold. 32 W 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Brightening skies, but still chilly. Dry for Trick or Treat. 46 W 5-15 mph
  Wednesday: Cloudy with a slight chance of AM flurries, then showers. 49
  Thursday: More showers. Seasonable. 63.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A weak area of low pressure will bring a few showers this evening before moving off to the east. Temperatures will be c
  
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• Doppler 10: Chilly and breezy with afternoon showers.

  30-10-2017 17:35
  Today: Cloudy with rain arriving in the mid-afternoon.Chilly & breezy.High 48.Winds: SW 5-15 mph.
  Tonight: Chance for a few showers early then clouds break late.Low 33.Winds: W 8-12 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, a little breezy.High 49.Winds: W 5-15 mph.
  Wednesday: Clouds increase with rain or a rain/snow mix late in the day.High 51.Winds: SSE 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Clouds build through the morni
  
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• Lincoln Theatre Conversation Series: Harlem Renaissance

  30-10-2017 16:23
  
  
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• Calling all “Country Music Freaks”: Blake Shelton announces tour stop in Columbus

  30-10-2017 15:53
  
  COLUMBUS – Blake Shelton announced Monday he's making a stop in Columbus for his 2018 headlining "Country Music Freaks" tour.The country music star is hitting the road alongside Brett Eldredge, Carly Pearce and special guest Trace Adkins this Spring including a tour stop at Nationwide Arena on March 15.The upcoming tour will showcase fan favorites and music from Shelton’s latest project, Texoma Shore, set to release Friday, November 3. You can pre-order the album here.The “Coun
  
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• Woman killed after boy jumps from overpass in apparent suicide attempt

  30-10-2017 15:36
  
  FAIRFAX, Va. (CBS/AP) -- Police say a 12-year-old boy jumped from an overpass above Interstate 66 in northern Virginia and fell onto a car, killing the driver.The incident took place Saturday afternoon in Fairfax County. Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said in a statement Sunday afternoon that the boy landed on a Ford Escape and the impact incapacitated the vehicle's driver. Virginia State Police are investigating the incident as a suicide attempt, CBS affiliate WUSA-TV reports.
  
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• "Recovery Ohio": DeWine releases plan to combat opioid epidemic

  30-10-2017 14:20
  COLUMBUS – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine unveiled a set of 12 new initiatives to combat the opioid crisis on Monday.“Ohio is in crisis,” said Attorney General DeWine. “At least 14 Ohioans are dying every single day in our state from drug overdoses.More people will die in Ohio this week than died in the devastating shooting recently in Las Vegas."Watch the news conference in the video player below: DeWine unveiled a multi-pronged plan called "Recovery Ohio."It includes
  
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• Ohio AG Mike DeWine announces new initiatives to combat opioid epidemic

  30-10-2017 14:20
  
  COLUMBUS – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine held a news conference Monday to discuss the opioid epidemic.DeWine unveiled a series of new initiatives to help combat the crisis.Watch the news conference in the video player below:In May, DeWine sued the five largest manufacturers of prescription opioids for their alleged roles in misleading doctors about how addictive prescription opioids are. According to the AG's Office, the lawsuit seeks remedies from the manufacturers to help remediate t
  
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• Bake Me Happy Opens Coffee Shop This Saturday

  30-10-2017 14:00
  Merion Village’s gluten-free wholesale bakery Bake Me Happy is going retail. This weekend they’ll open their coffee shop, which occupies the space once home to T.Y. Fine Furnishings, at 106 E. Moler St. Since it opened in 2014, Bake Me Happy has largely focused on special orders, opening to the public for just a few […]
  
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• Paul Manafort, Rick Gates plead not guilty in Russia probe

  30-10-2017 13:09
  WASHINGTON — A former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russians, special counsel Robert Mueller said Monday, while Trump's former campaign manager and that official's business partner pleaded not guilty to felony charges of conspiracy against the United States and other counts.READ THE INDICTMENT The guilty plea by former adviser George Papadopoulos marked the first criminal case that cites interactions between Trump
  
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• Paul Manafort, Rick Gates indicted on 12 counts, including conspiracy against the U.S.

  30-10-2017 13:09
  
  WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former business associate, Rick Gates, were indicted Monday on charges of conspiracy against the United States, money laundering and several other financial charges.The charges were the first stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into possible ties between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. The indictment filed in federal court in Washington accused both men of funneling tens of millions o
  
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• Paul Manafort indicted; ex-Trump aide pleads in Russia probe

  30-10-2017 13:09
  WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election revealed its first targets Monday, with a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump admitting he lied to the FBI about his contacts with Russians. Separately, Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former Manafort business associate were indicted on felony charges of conspiracy against the United States and other counts.READ THE INDICTMENT The guilty plea by th
  
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• Workshop to help blended families grow together Updated at

  30-10-2017 11:26
  The memory made Erika Whitmore-Fields beam with pride recently as she recalled the story. Her daughter's response, after all, underscored how far the family had come since 2014, when she and Wes Whitmore married.
  
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• Doppler 10: A chilly, breezy Monday

  30-10-2017 09:04
  Today: Frosty with a little sun to start.Clouds build with a few showers or a mix late.High 50.Winds: SW 5-15 mph.
  Tonight: Chance for a few showers early then clouds break late.Low 33.Winds: W 8-12 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, a little breezy.High 49.Winds: W 5-15 mph.
  Wednesday: Clouds increase with rain or a rain/snow mix late in the day.High 51.Winds: SSE 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Clouds build thro
  
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• Former City Hall lobbyist John Raphael leaves federal custody Monday

  30-10-2017 07:03
  John Raphael is set to become a free man, but the professional future for the once-powerful Columbus lobbyist is murky. Raphael has spent the past 15 months serving a federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to extorting campaign contributions from Columbus' former red-light-camera vendor.
  
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• Concert Review: The Front Bottoms at Express Live!

  30-10-2017 03:26
  New Jersey’s worst kept secret, The Front Bottoms continued their stumbling and somewhat unexpected trajectory towards the modern rock mainstream with a stop in Columbus on a chilly Saturday night at an almost sold-out and incredibly loud, Express Live! Opening up the show were the contrasting talents of the radio-friendly indie rock tunes of Bad […]
  
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• Three people shot in Franklinton; suspect barricaded in house

  30-10-2017 02:37
  Three people drove themselves to Mount Carmel West Hospital after they were shot in Franklinton on Sunday afternoon. A suspect possibly connected to the shootings barricaded themselves inside a house, Columbus police said.
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Police seek tips in South Side bar shooting

  30-10-2017 02:37
  Columbus police need the public's help finding three men who chased another man through a South Side lounge, firing indiscriminately and wounding two bystanders. The incident began at 10:39 p.m. Oct. 2 when the men drove onto the parking lot of Grand Champion Lounge, 1999 S. Champion Ave., looking for a man who was inside the lounge.
  
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• Hamilton wins 4th F1 championship at Mexican Grand Prix

  30-10-2017 01:38
  
  MEXICO CITY — Lewis Hamilton grabbed the British Union Jack for a "victory" lap, and then draped it over his shoulders. There was no way he was going to let it go.Hamilton won his fourth career Formula One championship Sunday with a ninth-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix, a rare finish away from the podium but one good enough to win a title that makes him the most decorated British driver in history."It's been a long journey," said Hamilton, who won his first championship in 2008. "T
  
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• Democratic Ohio justice Bill O'Neill launches governor run

  30-10-2017 00:59
  
  COLUMBUS — The lone Democrat holding statewide office in Ohio joined the governor's race Sunday on a liberal platform of tax incentives for solar power, expanded mental health care and legalized marijuana.Supreme Court Justice William O'Neill pitched his candidacy as a response to what he sees as an over-managed Democratic political organization that has lost touch with its roots."The Democratic Party has always been the party of ideas, but we have somehow lately become the party of carefu
  
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• Columbus fighting with much bigger cities for development prizes Updated at

  30-10-2017 00:23
  Foxconn, Amazon and a partnership of Toyota and Mazda have set off bidding wars with public announcements that they are looking for sites for gigantic investments. Each example is notable because of its sheer size - with billions of dollars and thousands of jobs - and the fact that this often-secretive process is being conducted at least partly in the open.
  
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• GM settles California suit over alleged defects concealment

  30-10-2017 00:20
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. — General Motors has agreed to a $13.9 million settlement with Orange County, California, after prosecutors accused the auto giant of concealing serious safety defects to avoid costly recalls and part replacements.The lawsuit, filed in 2014, accused GM of deceptive business practices and unfair competition. It alleged the automaker marketed its brand as safe and reliable while failing to disclose defects including power steering, air bag and brake problems. As a result of
  
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