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• Is your home prepared for a potential winter storm?

  07-01-2018 23:00
  
  Crews are treating roads and checking school buildings ahead of a possible winter storm expected to hit tomorrow, but there are also ways to protect homes ahead of time.10TV talked with an expert at a local Home Depot about some of the options homeowners have for last minute preps.Here is a list of items to consider:. Shovel and salt. De-icer for the car. New furnace filters. Space heaters for drafty rooms. Window shrink film. Draft busters for underneath doors. A cover for the A.C.. Heat tape o
  
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• North Toledo bank robbery suspect arrested by Columbus SWAT team

  07-01-2018 21:39
  Update: Wanted bank robbery suspect, Sergio Plasencio, has been taken into custody in Columbus, OH by @ColumbusPolice SWAT. Thank you for all the tips! Great #teamwork between #toledopolice , @FBI , and @ColumbusPolice pic.twitter.com/rcFkHLHxz0 Sergio Plasencio, 38, of the 5800 block of Livingston Drive, was arrested by a Columbus Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics team.
  
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• 81-year-old Columbus woman's shooting death called 'suspicious'

  07-01-2018 21:39
  The shooting death of an 81-year-old Columbus woman is under investigation by the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Carpenter Hill Road in Berne Township Saturday at 4:19 p.m. on a report of a shooting, according to Sheriff Dave Phalen.  Upon arrival, deputies found Loretta F. Yoli, 81, of Columbus suffering from a gunshot wound.
  
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• Forecast: A wintry mess is headed our way

  07-01-2018 21:26
  This Evening: Cold and cloudy.
  Tonight: Snow, sleet and freezing rain move in making a mess on the roads.Low 24.Winds: S 5-15 mph.
  Monday: Freezing rain early then a rain/snow mix then light rain.High 37.Winds: SW 10-15 mph.
  Tuesday: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny.Seasonably chilly.High 39.Winds: SE 3-6 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: A winter system is moving in and will make a mess of the roads tonight and to
  
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• Proposed Ohio law would prevent forced nurse overtime

  07-01-2018 21:18
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — A shortage of nurses in Ohio has prompted a state lawmaker to propose a law that would ban hospitals from requiring nurses to work overtime.State Rep. Robert Sprague, a Findlay Republican, said he's concerned that exhausted nurses working long hours can lead to preventable medical errors"It's a recipe for problems," Sprague told The Dayton Daily News.The Ohio Nurses Association supports the legislation Sprague introduced last month. Nurses sometimes work 12-hour shifts on su
  
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• Person in critical condition after shooting in South Linden

  07-01-2018 19:30
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person is in critical condition after a shooting in the South Linden neighborhood Sunday morning.According to police, the call came in about 10:33 a.m. and the person was taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in critical condition.No other information was available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Preview: A Wild Sunday for the Monsters

  07-01-2018 19:20
  The Cleveland Monsters and Iowa Wild meet for the fifth time this season. Iowa has come out on top in three of their first four meetings.
  
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• Judge aims to referee fight over Charles Manson's remains

  07-01-2018 19:11
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The fight over the body and possessions of apocalyptic cult leader Charles Manson has fragmented into at least three camps competing over an estate that could cash in on songs he wrote that were used by The Beach Boys and Guns N' Roses.Manson, 83, died in November nearly a half-century after he orchestrated the 1969 killings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and eight other people.A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Monday will try to sort out at least two conflicting
  
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• 81-year-old woman shot to death in Fairfield County

  07-01-2018 18:26
  
  The Fairfield County Sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting death of an 81-year-old woman Saturday afternoon.The shooting happened in the 4400 block of Carpenter Hill Road in Berne Township at about 4:19 p.m.Loretta F. Yoli, of Columbus, was rushed to Fairfield Medical Center, but succumbed to her injuries at 5:31 p.m.The death is being investigated as suspicious.
  
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• Bannon tries to make amends as aides defend Trump's fitness

  07-01-2018 18:09
  
  WASHINGTON -- Steve Bannon is trying to make amends.President Donald Trump's former chief strategist released a statement Sunday reaffirming his support for the commander in chief and praising Trump's eldest son as "both a patriot and a good man."Bannon infuriated Trump with comments to author Michael Wolff describing a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in New York between Donald Trump Jr., Trump campaign aides and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic."Bannon said his description was
  
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• Bannon reaffirms support for Trump, praises son

  07-01-2018 18:09
  
  Steve Bannon is trying to make amends.President Donald Trump's former chief strategist has issued a statement to the news site "Axios" reaffirming his support for the president and praising Trump's eldest son.Bannon says Donald Trump Jr. "is both a patriot and a good man" and has been "relentless in his advocacy for his father."Bannon infuriated Trump with comments he made to author Michael Wolff describing a meeting between Trump Jr., senior campaign aides and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" a
  
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• Snow, freezing rain overnight will make for a messy Monday morning commute

  07-01-2018 17:00
  Overnight, a storm system will bring a mixed bag of precipitation to central Ohio which will set us up for a messy commute Monday morning.Many areas will start seeing snow at first, with sleet mixing in during the early overnight.Freezing rain will then become possible starting mainly between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. Bursts of freezing rain will then be possible for the remainder of the morning hours. Media Folder: Media Root
  Along with the freezing rain, snow, sleet and rain will continue to mix
  
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• Ohio school districts anxious for refunds from ECOT's $60 million repayment Updated at

  07-01-2018 14:46
  The Columbus school district and several others will get much of the $60 million that Ohio's largest online school, ECOT, was ordered to repay after overcharging the state in the 2015-16 school year, say state Department of Education officials. "Right now, we are holding it.
  
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• Trump wishes for better libel laws after book slams him

  07-01-2018 14:14
  
  WASHINGTON — Plainly agitated by a new book portraying him as dysfunctional, President Donald Trump is bemoaning his country's "very weak" libel laws and making the case that he's "like, really smart" and, indeed, a "very stable genius."Trump's defends of his mental fitness in a series of tweets was a singular episode in a presidency rife with moments unlike any that have come before in that office.He was pushing back against "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," which paints him
  
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• 2 people injured in explosion outside Stockholm subway

  07-01-2018 13:35
  
  HELSINKI — Swedish police say two people have been injured outside a Stockholm subway station after an unidentified explosive device detonated, apparently after someone picked it up from the ground to take a look at it.Stockholm police told Swedish news agency TT the injured were a 60-year old man and a 45-year-old woman, with the man in serious condition. The explosion took place Sunday just outside the Varby Gard subway station in Huddinge, a residential district that is part of greater
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in explosion outside Stockholm subway

  07-01-2018 13:35
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — A man in Stockholm picked up an unknown object from the ground that detonated in his hand Sunday, accidently killing himself and injuring his female companion near a subway station, Swedish police said.The blast took place about 11 a.m. just outside the Varby Gard subway station in Huddinge — a residential district in greater Stockholm, said regional police spokesman Sven-Erik Olsson."The man was seriously injured after he picked up something from the ground and this
  
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• Governor names Case Western lecturer as second Ohio poet laureate

  07-01-2018 13:19
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich has named the state's second poet laureate to a two-year position.Dave Lucas of Cleveland Heights succeeds the first person to hold that job, Dr. Amit Majmudar, a doctor in suburban Columbus.Lawmakers created the laureate position in 2014. Lucas was recommended for the position by the Ohio Poet Laureate Selection Committee after a statewide nominating process.Kasich says the poet laureate has an opportunity to engage Ohioans of all ages in unique and challe
  
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• Iranian tanker collides with freighter off China; 32 missing

  07-01-2018 13:04
  
  BEIJING — An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China's eastern coast, leaving its entire crew of 32 missing and causing the tanker to spill oil into the sea, authorities said Sunday.The missing — 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis — are all from the tanker Sanchi, which was floating while still burning early Sunday, said Chinese maritime authorities, who dispatched police vessels and three cleaning ships to the scene.The South Korean coast guar
  
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• Theater review | The Phantom of the Opera: Luminous production seems funnier and more grounded

  07-01-2018 12:34
  Three decades after it opened on Broadway, "The Phantom of the Opera" remains an iconic, era-defining musical and the class act of national touring shows. The beguiling production, which opened Friday for a two-week run at the Ohio Theatre, finds renewed plausibility in its Gothic romance, mystery and melodrama by eschewing any hint of the supernatural.
  
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• Forecast: Cold start, more bearable this afternoon

  07-01-2018 11:05
  Today: Becoming cloudy, not as cold.Chance snow late.High 28. Winds: S 6-10 mph.
  Tonight: Chance snow, wintry mix and freezing rain overnight. Mild.Low 26. Winds: S 7-11 mph.
  Monday: Snow showers, wintry mix and ice possible.Cloudy, breezy and cool.High 36. Winds: S 10-16 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Once last cold morning before we start to see some improvement in the temperatures this afternoon as highs reach into the upper 20&rsq
  
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• Ohio graduation requirements might be softened for classes of 2019 and 2020 Posted at

  07-01-2018 08:08
  The Ohio Board of Education is expected to urge lawmakers next week to back off tougher new requirements to graduate high school for at least another two years. Stephanie Dodd, a board member from Hebron, said test scores should not be the only way to determine whether a student earns a diploma and she'd like them to have other options.
  
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• Winning Powerball ticket for $570 million jackpot sold in New Hampshire

  07-01-2018 07:25
  
  DES MOINES, IA. - A Powerball ticket matching all six numbers has been sold in New Hampshire.The winner will claim a $570 million grand prize.The winning numbers were drawn on Saturday night and they are 12-29-30-33-61 and Powerball 26.The Powerball winner can choose to receive the jackpot in 30 annual payments. Or, they can choose a one-time, lump-sum payment in cash.The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million.
  
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• New Hampshire ticket sole winner in $559M Powerball jackpot

  07-01-2018 07:25
  
  MERRIMACK, N.H. — It's been a billion-dollar lottery weekend after a lone Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire matched all six numbers and will claim a $559.7 million jackpot, one day after another single ticket sold in Florida nabbed a $450 million Mega Millions grand prize.Since Reeds Ferry Market opened at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, dozens of excited regulars have stopped by the small, independent convenience store in New Hampshire that sold the winning Powerball ticket to congratulate the own
  
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• One person killed after north Columbus crash

  07-01-2018 05:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is dead after a crash in north Columbus Saturday night.Police said the crash happened just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of Tupsfield Road and Maple Canyon Avenue.The person was taken to Riverside Hospital and pronounced dead.Police said one vehicle was involved in the crash.
  
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• 20-year-old man killed after north Columbus crash

  07-01-2018 05:21
  
  COLUMBUS – A 20-year-old man is dead after a crash in north Columbus Saturday night.According to a press release from Columbus Police, a 19-year-old man was driving a 2004 Ford Expedition and left the right side of the road, crashing into a tree. Police are still investigating why the vehicle left the roadway.The deceased victim was in the back seat of the vehicle.Police said the crash happened just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of Tupsfield Road and Maple Canyon Avenue.The person w
  
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• Sheriff's office looking for missing 15-year-old girl in Ross County

  07-01-2018 04:55
  
  ROSS COUNTY, Ohio – The Ross County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a 15-year-old girl.The sheriff’s office said Kiandra Woollet has a medical condition that requires her to take medication four times per day.She is described as 5’6” tall with red hair and blue eyes.She was last seen wearing pink and purple leggings, and black or maroon Jordan shoes.The sheriff's office has not released when or where she was last seen.If anyone has
  
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• Man's death is sixth slaying in first six days of 2018

  07-01-2018 03:46
  Columbus police say a man in his 20s who was found dead in a car on the Northeast Side was the city's sixth homicide in the first six days of 2018. Police responded at 7:21 a.m. Saturday to the 1200 block of East 22nd Avenue after a caller said there was a running vehicle in his driveway with someone in it.
  
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• Police searching for missing Hilliard woman

  07-01-2018 02:43
  
  HILLIARD, Ohio – Hilliard police are asking for the public’s help as they search for a missing woman.Police said 35-year-old Shawna Steffy, of Hilliard, was last seen around 1:30 Friday morning near Cleveland Avenue and East 5th Avenue in Columbus.Police told 10TV she could be endangered due to possible medical issues.She is described as 5’6” tall and weighs about 190 pounds.Police said she has brown hair and blue eyes.Steffy was last seen wearing dark pants, a black swea
  
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• 100 million people affected by East Coast's deep freeze

  07-01-2018 01:32
  
  NEW YORK — About 100 million people faced a new challenge after the whopping East Coast snowstorm: a gusty deep freeze, topped Saturday by a wind chill close to minus 100 on New Hampshire's Mount Washington that vied for world's coldest place.Jaw-clenching temperatures to start the weekend throughout the Northeast hit Burlington, Vermont, at minus 1 and a wind chill of minus 30. Both Philadelphia and New York were shivering at 8 degrees.And in Hartford, Connecticut, a brutal cold of 10 deg
  
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• Pres. Trump says he'd be open to talking with North Korean leader

  07-01-2018 01:11
  
  THURMONT, Md. — President Donald Trump, shelving comparisons about the size of a "nuclear button," said Saturday he is open to talking with the North Korean leader he's called "Little Rocket Man" and hopes some progress results from upcoming talks between the Koreas.Trump, who last year lambasted his chief diplomat for talking about negotiations with the nuclear-armed North, told reporters at Camp David that some dialogue or direct conversation with Kim Jong Un was not beyond the realm of
  
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