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• Meyer calls for investigation on who injured Barrett during pregame

  25-11-2017 23:55
  Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett says he was injured before the Michigan game Saturday when someone on the sideline made contact with his right leg while he was warming up.Barrett left the game in the third quarter, limping off the field. Dwayne Haskins relieved Barrett and helped lead the Buckeyes to a 31-20 victory against Michigan.Ohio State coach Urban Meyer was livid after the game and called an investigation."Too many people on the sideline," Meyer said. "I'm so angry right now."Barrett
  
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• Heartland's move of HQ from Gahanna to Whitehall part of latter's rebound

  25-11-2017 23:12
  It's fitting that a community bank is playing a role in a major community-revitalization project as Heartland Bank prepares to move into a new headquarters building on Hamilton Road in Whitehall. The company expects to move 107 workers into the office and is looking to hire more.
  
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• 2 injured in possible road rage shooting on Florida turnpike

  25-11-2017 22:38
  
  WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol says a possible road rage incident led to a shooting that wounded a man and a woman on Florida's Turnpike.Sgt. Kim Montes said in a news release that the shooting happened about 10:15 a.m. Saturday near Winter Garden. Troopers are looking for the suspect shooter, who is in a gray Toyota Camry.The victims were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center and an update on their conditions wasn't immediately available. Montes said both were shot.Mo
  
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• Inmate starts fire in drug smuggling attempt at Ross County jail

  25-11-2017 21:37
  
  CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- Officials say jail prisoner Maxwell McGuire caused a fire in an attempt to smuggle drugs into the facility Saturday afternoon.The Ross County Sheriff's Office says firefighters were called to the jail around 12:30 p.m. after a fire started outside the facility.Sheriff Lavender says corrections officers found the fire outside a second-floor window of McGuire's jail cell.Firefighters quickly contained the fire and no injuries were reported, according to authorities.Officials s
  
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• Doppler 10: Staying breezy and getting colder

  25-11-2017 21:26
  This Evening: Partly cloudy to mostly clear skies.Mild & breezy. Temps in the 40’s.
  Tonight: Mostly clear, much colder.Breezy.Low 30. Winds: NW 7-14 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and dry.Not as breezy, but chilly.High 44. Winds: W 4-10 mph.
  Monday: Plentiful sunshine.More seasonable.High 52. Winds: SW 5-11 mph.
  Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds.Warmer and pleasant.High 57.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Building high pressure behind a
  
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• Navy names sailors still missing after Pacific plane crash

  25-11-2017 21:12
  
  The U.S. Navy on Saturday identified three airmen still missing three days after a transport plane carrying them to an aircraft carrier went down in the Pacific Ocean.On Thursday the Navy ended the search for three men, now identified as Lt. Steven Combs of Florida, Airman Matthew Chialastri of Louisiana and Airman Apprentice Bryan Grosso, also of Florida. Their families have all been notified.Eight sailors were rescued about 40 minutes after the C-2A Greyhound crashed southeast of Okinawa and w
  
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• Ohio State loses JT Barrett in 3rd quarter at Michigan

  25-11-2017 20:55
  
  Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett has left the Michigan game with an injury.The quarterback appeared to hurt his right knee on a run midway through the third quarter. He limped off the field and toward the locker room. The eighth-ranked Buckeyes put redshirt freshman Dwayne Haskins in to play quarterback.Barrett was 3 of 8 for 30 yards with a touchdown and ran 15 times for 67 yards and another score. He went out with Michigan leading 20-14 in third quarter.
  
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• Doppler 10: Breezy & Mild Afternoon

  25-11-2017 19:08
  Today: Partly cloudy. Mild & breezy. High: 55. Winds: W 9-17 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. Chilly & breezy. Low 30. Winds: NW 8-14 mph.
  Tomorrow: Lots of sunshine. Chilly. High 44. Winds: W 6-11 mph.
  Monday: Mostly sunny.Warmer and more seasonable. High 52. Winds: SW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: An area of low pressure to our north is providing us with warmer than average temperatures and breezy winds. We
  
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• Ohio woman fatally shot while cooking Thanksgiving dinner

  25-11-2017 18:56
  Authorities say a woman has been fatally shot while cooking Thanksgiving dinner after someone fired shots into a Columbus, Ohio, home. Police have identified the woman as 34-year-old Adrian Scott.
  
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• Trump and Time magazine dispute Person of the Year plans

  25-11-2017 18:43
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he's not playing ball with Time magazine as it decides its Person of the Year. The magazine counters that President Trump has it all wrong.In a tweet Friday as he spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Florida, President Trump sounded dismissive of the honor he received last year and could well receive again.He tweeted: "Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named 'Man (Person) of the Year,' like last year, but I would have to agree
  
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• President Trump and Time magazine dispute Person of the Year plans

  25-11-2017 18:43
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he's not playing ball with Time magazine as it decides its Person of the Year. The magazine counters that President Trump has it all wrong.In a tweet Friday as he spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Florida, President Trump sounded dismissive of the honor he received last year and could well receive again.He tweeted: "Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named 'Man (Person) of the Year,' like last year, but I would have to agree
  
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• The Latest: Ohio State vs. Michigan

  25-11-2017 18:28
  
  The latest on The Game between the Buckeyes and Wolverines in Ann Arbor:Ohio State 7 - Michigan 14 | 2nd Quarter (9:50)Ohio State gets on the board after an 11-play drive as J.T. Barrett keeps the ball and rushes it in from 21 yards out.--Ohio State 0 - Michigan 14 | 2nd Quarter (14:57)After a big return, Donovan Peoples-Jones down inside the 5, O'Korn finds Sean McKeon for their second score of the game.--Ohio State 0 - Michigan 7 | 1st Quarter (6:02)After a pair of three and outs, Michigan get
  
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• Haskins helps Ohio State rally to beat Michigan 31-20

  25-11-2017 18:28
  Dwayne Haskins replaced injured star J.T. Barrett in the third quarter and led Ohio State from behind to beat Michigan 31-20 Saturday for the Buckeyes' sixth straight win in the storied rivalry.The Buckeyes (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten) head to the Big Ten championship game next week to face No. 5 Wisconsin, with hopes of making the College Football Playoff.The Wolverines (8-4, 5-4) have lost 13 of 14 to Ohio State, including the last three with coach Jim Harbaugh.Michigan was relegated to starting John O
  
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• Secret Santa pays thousands worth of families' layaway gifts

  25-11-2017 18:19
  CORONA, CA -- A good Samaritan paid off dozens of families' gifts in layaway in the Inland Empire, according to CBS affiliate KCAL.A woman paid $20,000 worth of layaways at a Wal-Mart with one stipulation - toys and clothes only.Stephanie Giles told CBS she received a call from Wal-Mart letting her know someone paid off her layaways. "I got her a bike, a real bike now that she's turning four. I was literally almost in tears," Giles said.The "secret Santa" helped about 70 families.Giles says she'
  
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• Finding Wilderness in the Hocking Hills

  25-11-2017 16:37
  Park your car. Don’t get in it again. All you need is right here. Hear it. Feel it. Taste it. Touch it. You’ve earned it. – Message left by “JO + SN” in the guest book of the Sumac Cabin, The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls, November 5, 2005.   You have to lean […]
  
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• Shooting, stabbing at Houston mall leaves 2 injured on Black Friday

  25-11-2017 16:28
  
  HOUSTON -- Two people were injured Friday afternoon in a shooting and stabbing incident at a Houston shopping mall, CBS affiliate KHOU-TV reports.The violence broke out around 12:30 p.m. local time in a Sears parking lot at Willowbrook Mall, where thousands of shoppers were searching for Black Friday deals, KHOU reports.One person was shot and another person was stabbed, according to police. Both the injured were airlifted to a hospital for treatment. Their identities have not been released and
  
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• Missing teen caught trying to enter Canada after body believed to be grandmother's found

  25-11-2017 14:54
  
  NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. -- Logan Mott, the 15-year-old from Florida who was reported missing earlier this week, was caught Friday night trying to enter Canada, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.Logan Mott has been detained by U.S. Customs and a Border as he tried to enter Canada from the Buffalo, NY area. A big thank you to everyone for sharing and helping us get #LoganMott detained quickly. pic.twitter.com/OHNXqGU9ap— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) November 25, 2017
  Mott was reported mis
  
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• Doppler 10: Few morning sprinkles, breezy today

  25-11-2017 14:07
  Today: Partly to mostly cloudy.Few am sprinkles. Breezy. High: 52. Winds: W 9-17 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly to partly cloudy.Chilly & breezy. Low 30. Winds: NW 8-14 mph.
  Tomorrow: Clearing skies becoming mostly sunny. Chilly.High 44.Winds: W 6-11 mph.
  Monday: Mostly sunny.Warmer and more seasonable. High 52. Winds: SW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:Waking up to a refreshing morning across central Ohio, with temperatures significantl
  
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• Officials: 3 teens planned to kill new high school classmate

  25-11-2017 13:36
  
  BENTON CITY, Wash. — Authorities say they're investigating an attempted murder plot involving several students at a southern Washington high school.The Tri-City Herald reports that three 16-year-old students — two boys and a girl — had plotted to kill an 18-year-old classmate on Nov. 15.The classmate, who was not hurt, was lured to the back of a market, where they had planned to kill him with a knife.The Kiona-Benton City School District emergency expelled one boy and the girl
  
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• Man badly bitten by shark off California beach

  25-11-2017 12:58
  
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.— Authorities say a spear fisherman was badly injured in a shark attack in California.State fire Capt. Josh Silveira says the man and his father were several hundred yards offshore Friday at Pebble Beach when the son was bitten in the right thigh.Silveira says the man's leg was intact but the bite was serious. The victim was taken to a trauma center for surgery but there was no immediate word on his condition.The beach was tagged with warning signs.Silveira says there h
  
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• "Despacito" made this neighborhood famous, but Hurricane Maria ravaged it

  25-11-2017 12:51
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico --Two months after Hurricane Maria, half of Puerto Rico is still without power and more than 1,300 people are in shelters.You may recognize the low-income neighborhood, La Perla -- Spanish for "the pearl" -- from a viral music video.La Perla may seem like any other Puerto Rican neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Maria -- except for one thing: The video for Luis Fonsi's smash hit song "Despacito" was shot here.In only 11 months, it has been viewed over 4 billion times, making
  
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• Animal activists disrupt Utah governor's turkey pardon

  25-11-2017 12:25
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two animal-rights activists disrupted the Utah governor's Thanksgiving pardoning of a turkey Tuesday, rushing the podium and shouting as the CEO of a turkey plant spoke to a crowd of mostly children.The two men rushed past Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the 40-pound turkey named "Grateful" sitting placidly on a table nearby, demanding to speak to the CEO and shouting "Show us all the barns!"Video from KUTV showed Herbert's security detail restrained the men and state troopers
  
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• Celebrities reignite fight to free woman in prison for life

  25-11-2017 12:13
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Celebrities have reignited the fight to free a Tennessee woman serving a life sentence for fatally shooting a man, saying she was a sex-trafficking victim wronged by the legal system.Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Kim Kardashian West and Lebron James have joined others on social media in supporting Cyntoia Brown, 29, who won't be eligible for parole until she turns 67. Brown was 16 at the time of the 2004 shooting."Did we somehow change the definition of #JUSTICE along the way??"
  
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• Kroger to raffle rare Utopias beer

  25-11-2017 12:07
  To be fair, it is a big bottle of beer at 24 ounces, and very strong beer at 28 percent alcohol by volume. The brew is Sam Adams Utopias, a blend of various barrels of Utopias, some aged for 24 years.
  
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• Doppler 10: Refreshing start to the day

  25-11-2017 10:34
  Today: Mostly cloudy.Few am sprinkles. Breezy. High: 52. Winds: W 9-17 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly to partly cloudy.Chilly & breezy. Low 30. Winds: NW 8-14 mph.
  Tomorrow: Clearing skies becoming mostly sunny. Chilly.High 44.Winds: W 6-11 mph.
  Monday: Mostly sunny.Warmer and more seasonable. High 52. Winds: SW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:Waking up to a refreshing morning across central Ohio, with temperatures significantly warmer t
  
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• Officer helps others by sharing how PTSD changed him

  25-11-2017 07:49
  The 911 calls from a house on the Northeast Side were tying up Columbus police officers and paramedics almost every night. The caller would either hang up or keep the line open, saying nothing to the operator.
  
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• Columbus police searching for a suspect accused of skimming ATMs

  25-11-2017 05:24
  
  The Columbus Division of Police says they have video of a man who is installing skimmers on ATMs around town.The video shows the man installing and removing a skimmer device from an ATM on Georgesville Road in west Columbus on November 11.Detectives say the man got away with $45,000 that was withdrawn from more than 250 customers accounts.The suspect is described as a male 5’10”, with black hair, brown eyes, facial hair and age 25-35.If your recognize the man, you are asked to call C
  
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• Cleveland shooting leaves 12-year-old boy dead, 5 teens injured

  25-11-2017 04:44
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland police say a 12-year-old boy was killed and 5 teens were injured in a shooting on Friday night.A gunfight broke out near a liquor store on the city's east side Friday evening around 7:30 p.m., CBS affiliate WOIO reports. The teens were outside when they saw three to four men pull out handguns and begin firing.The city's police chief, Calvin Williams, said in a news conference that the victims' ages ranged from 12 to 16 years old.The 12-year-old has been identified as
  
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• 6 juveniles shot, 1 killed after gunfight in east Cleveland

  25-11-2017 04:44
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Six juveniles, ranging in ages from 12 to 16, were shot Friday night according to CBS affiliate WOIO.One of the victims died.WOIO reports the gunfight happened on the city's east side in the street near 116th Street and Buckeye Road.The conditions of the others who were shot was not released.Police said officers are looking for an unknown number of suspects.If anyone has any information, they are asked to call the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464 or Crime Stoppers
  
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• Delay in Muslims' citizenship leads to lawsuits

  25-11-2017 03:35
  Omar Mousa Jaafar became a U.S. citizen this month in a process that his attorney said was needlessly delayed more than two years by a policy that targets immigrants from Muslim-majority countries. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is delaying FBI background checks of applicants, especially from Muslim-majority countries, said Romin Iqbal, legal director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Ohio.
  
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• 12 dead in hotel fire in Georgia's Black Sea resort

  25-11-2017 03:25
  
  TBILISI, Georgia — The Georgian Interior Ministry says 12 people have died in a fire in a hotel in the Black Sea resort city of Batumi.Russia's TASS news agency is quoting the ministry as saying the fire engulfed the Leograd hotel late Friday evening.The ministry says more than 100 people, including guests and employees, were evacuated from the burning building.It says the victims are being identified. The cause of the fire is not immediately clear.
  
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• Universities revoke journalism awards given to Charlie Rose

  25-11-2017 02:57
  
  PHOENIX — Charlie Rose, who was fired this week by CBS News and whose program was canceled by PBS in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women, had accolades from two universities rescinded Friday.Panels at both Arizona State University and the University of Kansas met this week and coincidentally came to the same decision on the same day.Arizona's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication gave Rose an award for journalism excellence in 2015. But the a
  
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• Analysts predict most holiday purchases will be made online

  25-11-2017 02:44
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -For the first time ever analysts are predicting more holiday shoppers will make their purchases online rather than in stores.However at Easton Town Center in northeast Columbus, some shoppers said they plan on never giving up the tradition of shopping in person.The festive mood at the shopping center is why Sharon Allen and her daughter-in-law, Monique, treat every Black Friday morning like their own private holiday party.“We have a tradition of having breakfast out, starti
  
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• Eastbound lanes of U.S. 40 near Etna reopen after 5-vehicle crash

  25-11-2017 00:52
  
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio - The eastbound lanes of U.S. 40 near Columbia Road SW near Etna have reopened after a five-vehicle crash Friday night.A Licking County 911 dispatcher told 10TV the crash happened around 6 p.m.Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.OSHP said a driver was heading west on U.S. 40 and was going to turn left.It is then that the driver hit another driver also trying to turn and pushed both vehicles into the eastbound lanes.Three more vehicles hit them, according to
  
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• President Trump wants to end welfare as Bill Clinton knows it

  25-11-2017 00:45
  
  WASHINGTON — Overhauling welfare was one of the defining goals of Bill Clinton's presidency, starting with a campaign promise to "end welfare as we know it," continuing with a bitter policy fight and producing change that remains hotly debated 20 years later.Now, President Donald Trump wants to put his stamp on the welfare system, apparently in favor of a more restrictive policy. He says "people are taking advantage of the system."Trump, who has been signaling interest in the issue for som
  
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