• White nationalist to drop Ohio State lawsuit

    White nationalist to drop Ohio State lawsuit
    A new attorney for white nationalist Richard Spencer's campus tour efforts says he plans to drop a lawsuit against Ohio State University.James Kolenich tells The Associated Press that litigation will continue against the University of Cincinnati. An OSU spokesman didn't have an immediate comment Tuesday.Kolenich recently became lead counsel in the two cases as Michigan attorney Kyle Bristow abruptly withdrew after waging lawsuits against U.S. schools for months. Bristow says he had been unfairly
  • Police respond to threat found in bathroom at Grandview Heights High School

    Police respond to threat found in bathroom at Grandview Heights High School
    GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS – The Grandview Heights Police responded to Grandview Heights High School Tuesday after a threat was found on a bathroom stall.The threat was found at about 2 p.m. and was reported to administrators as it referred to a shooting March 20, according to Grandview Heights Superintendent Andy Culp.The threat immediately was reported to the Grandview Heights Police Department. Law enforcement was on the scene assisted with the investigation, Culp said in a statement.According t
  • Ohio program successfully reducing preschool expulsion rate

    The problem of preschool expulsion is front and center. Believe it or not, it's a big problem.In Ohio, the preschool expulsion rate is higher than the K-12 rate.There's a push to change that rate statewide and address mental health issues in very young children.The governor’s office, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Nationwide Children’s collaborated on a program to intervene with children prior to kindergarten.Consultants work with early childhood centers t
  • Forecast: Another Rain/Snow Mix, then Cooler.

    This Evening: Clouds roll back in. Staying mild.
    Tonight: Chance for showers, may mix with light snow. Little accumulation. Low 30s SW 3-6 mph
    Tomorrow: Chance for a light snow shower early, then lingering clouds and cooler. 39 W 5-15 mph
    Thursday: Mostly cloudy and chilly. 34
    Friday: Brightening skies. Near 40
    Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information:Things cloud back up tonight with a chance for showers late evening into
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  • The Kitchen Set to Open Neighboring Event Space The Studio This Summer

    On the verge of celebrating their five-year anniversary, German Village’s The Kitchen has announced plans for expansion. First taking over its current home at 231 E. Livingston Ave. back in July of 2013, The Kitchen will add another event space this summer named The Studio, opening at 237 E. Livingston Ave. on June 1. The […]
  • Comedian Jay Leno Brings His Standup To The Palace Theatre

    As an acclaimed late-night TV show host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children's book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, lovable TV and movie voiceover artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist, it's no wonder why Jay Leno has always been widely characterized as "the hardest working man in show business." An indefatigable performer, this People's Choice Award recipient loves to test his humor on live audiences across the nation, and brings his "everyman" s
  • VIDEO: City bus smashes several parked cars in Dayton

    DAYTON, Ohio -- One person was hospitalized after a transit bus crashed into several parked cars in southwest Ohio.A passenger on the RTA bus was taken to Miami Valley Hospital early Monday morning, according to Dayton police. A second passenger was not injured.The bus driver, Lisa G. Harmon, was issued a citation, according to a traffic report. The accident occurred on Troy Street in north Dayton.Video taken from the camera aboard the bus shows the coach as it slams into the rear of one parked
  • Columbus Zoo performs CAT scan on big cat

    Columbus Zoo performs CAT scan on big cat
    POWELL, Ohio -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium successfully used a refurbished CAT scanner on a big cat.The unit is a refurbished GE LightSpeed 16-slice CAT scanner purchased with donated funds.Zoo staff conducted the scan last week on Tomo, a 14-year-old African Lion, to identify the extent of an infection in his gums. Officials said this would not be possible without the use of CAT imaging.The Columbus Zoo is one of six zoos in the United States with computerized axial tomography (CAT, also kno
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  • Day 2 of Golsby Trial: Jurors visit locations connected to Reagan Tokes case

    Tuesday marks the second day in the trial of Brian Golsby, the man accused of killing Ohio State Student Reagan Tokes. Testimony is set to begin in the afternoon. Before the first witness was called, jurors were taken to the Short North where Reagan Tokes was last seen alive. Twelve jurors got an up-close view of places where prosecutors say Tokes spent the final, terrifying hours of her life.Jurors boarded a large bus with tinted windows in the morning and began the journey at Bodega on High St
  • Day 2 of Golsby Trial: Jurors taken to crime scenes, shown graphic images of murder

    Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien called it a ‘’night of terror” for Reagan Tokes.Prosecutors say the Ohio State Student was raped, kidnapped and murdered in February of last year by Brian Golsby, a convicted sex offender now on trial for Tokes’ death.Golsby has pleaded not guilty but could face the death penalty if convicted.On the second day of his capital murder trial, jurors were given a tour of seven locations that prosecutors say help chronicle what happe
  • Student arrested for allegedly bringing pellet gun near Mansfield school

    Student arrested for allegedly bringing pellet gun near Mansfield school
    MANSFIELD, Ohio -- A middle school student is in police custody for allegedly carrying a pellet gun near Mansfield school grounds Tuesday.A classmate told staff that a student had a firearm outside the middle and high schools, according to Mansfield Police.Police ultimately determined the 14-year-old student was carrying a pellet gun.The schools operated a “soft lockdown” while officers arrested the student.The district is back to normal operations.Police are working with the prosecu
  • Ohio State Football: Spring practice kicks off Tuesday

    Ohio State Football: Spring practice kicks off Tuesday
    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State football’s 2018 spring drills started Tuesday with an early morning workout at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.OSU head coach Urban Meyer addressed the media after Tuesday's workout and took questions on the upcoming Buckeye football season.---PRACTICE DATESMarch 6, 8, 19, 21, 23, 26 and 28April 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 and 14 SPRING GAMEThe 2018 LiFE Sports Spring Game, presented by Nationwide, will be played Saturday, April 14 at Ohio Stadium. Start time is ap
  • Lawsuit Filed to Keep The Crew in Columbus

    Yesterday, the State of Ohio and City of Columbus jointly filed a lawsuit against Precourt Sports Ventures (the owner of the Columbus Crew SC) and Major League Soccer (MLS) as a preventative measure to keep the team from relocating to Austin. “Today I have filed a lawsuit in Franklin County to try to #SaveTheCrew and keep the […]
  • Columbus Crew owner, MLS review Ohio suit over possible move

    Columbus Crew owner, MLS review Ohio suit over possible move
    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Major League Soccer and the owner of the Columbus Crew say they're reviewing a lawsuit that Ohio's attorney general and the city of Columbus filed to stop the proposed team move to Austin, Texas.The league and Precourt Sports Ventures said they anticipated having more comment Tuesday about the litigation, which was announced Monday.The lawsuit cites a law that prohibits sports teams that have received public money from moving unless certain conditions are met. It was enact
  • PurePressed Juicery Listed For Sale at Highpoint on the Commons

    Aspiring entrepreneurs looking to get into the cold-pressed juice market have an easy entry point, as PurePressed Juicery at 194 S. High St. has been publicly listed for sale by the owner. According to the official listing, the full business is included in the $99,000 asking price, including all recipes, equipment and even a custom-made delivery […]
  • Prosecutor says after boy, 8, shot sister, mom went back to work

    Prosecutor says after boy, 8, shot sister, mom went back to work
    ASHLAND, Ohio— A prosecutor alleges that an 8-year-old Ohio boy loaded a rifle, repeatedly shot his 4-year-old sister at home and then informed their mother, who left work to check the girl's injuries, cleaned up a bloody bed cover and then returned to work, leaving the children alone again.The woman, 27-year-old Alyssa Edwards, is jailed on child endangerment charges related to the Saturday shooting in Hayesville, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) southwest of Cleveland.Her assigned attorne
  • Columbus City Council approves ballot issue changing size, representation

    Faced with a lawsuit by a citizens group, Columbus City Council Monday voted to place a charter amendment on the May 8 ballot that increases the size of Council and alters the system of representation, taking a baby step closer to a ward system. The amendment would increase the size of the City Council from seven members to nine and institutes "at-large, by-place elections," in which members would represent different areas of the city but would be voted on by all residents.
  • Council Votes to Place Charter Amendment on May Primary Ballot

    During their meeting on Monday night, Columbus City Council voted to place a charter amendment on the May 8 primary ballot. Recommended by the Charter Review Committee council assembled in late 2016, the proposal would expand the size of council from seven to nine members, each from a designated district and elected at-large. The move […]
  • Better Together to Help Our Kids!

    Children arrive in the Residential Program at St. Vincent Family Center on Columbus’ near east side at all hours of the day, on any given day of the week, often with nothing more than what few items they own and no place to call home. “The installation of commercial-grade washers and dryers will make a significant […]
  • Kasich urges people to live meaningful lives during final State of the State

    Kasich urges people to live meaningful lives during final State of the State
    The Latest on Ohio Gov. John Kasich's State of the State address (all times local):8 p.m.Gov. John Kasich has announced that Ohio is getting the largest state park in its history.The term-limited Republican said during his final State of the State address on Tuesday in his hometown of Westerville that he will name the park after Jesse Owens, "that great Ohioan who stood up to Hitler and came home with a gold medal."The Ohio Department of Natural Resources struck a deal with American Electric Pow
  • GOP's Kasich to deliver 'odd' and final State of the State

    GOP's Kasich to deliver 'odd' and final State of the State
    WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Republican John Kasich has spent much of his time since dropping a 2016 bid for president mulling big ideas — on party, politics, civility, faith and the future of the nation.On Tuesday, Kasich delivers a final State of the State speech as Ohio's governor that he says will be "very odd." By that, he appears to mean absent of the usual litany of new policy initiatives and leaning toward the philosophical."I've been kind of thinking about it. It's different," Kasich
  • Republicans want Trump to back off his tariff proposal

    Republicans want Trump to back off his tariff proposal
    In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump are pleading with him to back away from his threatened international tariffs, which they fear could spark a dangerous trade war. Trump retorted: "We're not backing down."The president on Monday said U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico would not be spared from his plans for special import taxes on steel and aluminum, but he held out the possibility of later exempting the longstanding f
  • Joe Blundo: Dog tags, flag salutes tell story of war vet

    Harold "Hal" Morse had a routine: Every morning, he would raise the American flag in his front yard and salute it before going back inside. The 92-year-old World War II veteran was under hospice care for advanced lung cancer.
  • Mom, son killed when snow falls from California condo roof

    Mom, son killed when snow falls from California condo roof
    KIRKWOOD, Calif. — A massive block of snow fell from a roof and buried a mother and her 7-year-old son just feet from the front door of their Northern California mountain condo, authorities said.Olga Perkovic and her son Aaron Goodstein had been skiing in the Sierra Nevada near the Nevada state line, the Alpine County Sheriff's Department said. They were returning home Sunday when a chunk about the size of a trailer fell from the roof, burying them under about 3 feet of snow."It was a frea
  • Trump's name removed from Panama hotel after legal fight

    Trump's name removed from Panama hotel after legal fight
    PANAMA CITY (AP) — Workers pried President Donald Trump's name from signs outside his family company's luxury hotel in Panama on Monday, as Trump's executives were ousted from their management offices in a business dispute under orders from Panamanian officials. Trump's security guards also left.The end to a 12-day standoff over control of the property came early in the day when a Panamanian judicial official and police officers backed the hotel's majority owner, Orestes Fintiklis, as he t
  • Lego struggles to boost sales after 13 years of growth

    Lego struggles to boost sales after 13 years of growth
    Toy maker Lego says its earnings and sales fell in 2017 as it tried to turn around its business after 13 years of growth.The Danish company had warned in October that sales were falling for the first time since 2004 from record highs and that it would seek new ways to grow. In its annual report Tuesday, it said that effort was still ongoing.Sales in 2017 fell 8 percent to 35 billion kroner ($5.8 billion), with net income dropping 17 percent to 7.8 billion kroner.CEO Niels B. Christiansen said: "
  • North and South Korea agree to hold summit

    North and South Korea agree to hold summit
    South Korea says it has agreed with North Korea to hold summit talks in late April.South Korea's presidential office also said Tuesday that the countries have agreed to set up a telephone hotline between their leaders.South Korea's presidential national security director, Chung Eui-yong, said North Korea has also made it clear that it wouldn't need to keep its nuclear weapons if military threats against the country are resolved and it receives a credible security guarantee.The comments were made
  • Probe finds deadly Niger mission lacked proper approval

    Probe finds deadly Niger mission lacked proper approval
    WASHINGTON— A military investigation into the Niger attack that killed four American service members concludes the team didn't get required senior command approval for their risky mission to capture a high-level Islamic State militant, several U.S. officials familiar with the report said. It doesn't point to that failure as a cause of the deadly ambush.Initial information suggested the Army Special Forces team set out on its October mission to meet local Nigerien leaders, only to be redire
  • "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli ordered to forfeit nearly $7.4 Million

    "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli ordered to forfeit nearly $7.4 Million
    NEW YORK-- Martin Shkreli has been ordered by a federal judge to hand over nearly $7.4 million, a victory for prosecutors who claimed the onetime hedge fund manger swindled his investors. The order would allow the government to go after Shkreli's personal property if he doesn't have the cash — including $5 million in a trading account, a one-of-a-kind edition of an album by the Wu-Tang Clan and shares in Vyera Pharmaceuticals, formerly known as Turing Pharmaceuticals, according to prosecut
  • 2 teens shot inside a car in east Columbus

    2 teens shot inside a car in east Columbus
    COLUMBUS- The Columbus Division of Police are investigating a shooting that left two teens injured in east Columbus.Investigators say the shooting happened Monday night around 8 p.m. on the 2800 block of Falcon Bridge Drive.Officers arrived at the scene finding two males suffering from gunshot wounds.The 16 and 17-year-old victims,told police they were sitting in a vehicle when they were shot at multiple times, according to police.Detectives say both teens were transported to an area hospital in
  • Shaquem Griffin, a linebacker with one hand, wows scouts at NFL combine

    Shaquem Griffin, a linebacker with one hand, wows scouts at NFL combine
    Can a one-handed linebacker make it in the NFL? Shaquem Griffin made his case that he can with an electrifying performance before scouts and coaches at the NFL Scouting Combine.The event can get repetitive, literally. Hundreds of prospects lifting, jumping, and running, day after day. But Griffin elevated everything -- bench pressing 225 pounds 20 times with a prosthetic hand, and running the fastest 40-yard dash of any linebacker in more than a decade.Social media exploded following his perform
  • Global stocks rise despite trade tensions after US gains

    Global stocks rise despite trade tensions after US gains
    Global stock markets surged Tuesday despite U.S.-Chinese trade tensions after Wall Street posted its strongest gains in a week.KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, Frankfurt's DAX rose 0.9 percent to 12,204.12 points and London's FTSE 100 gained 0.9 percent to 7,179.37. France's CAC 40 added 0.5 percent to 5,193.16. On Monday, the DAX advanced 1.5 percent, the FTSE 100 rose 0.7 percent and the CAC 40 added 0.6 percent. On Wall Street, futures for the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & P
  • What's fresh at McDonald's? The beef in some burgers

    What's fresh at McDonald's? The beef in some burgers
    McDonald's is offering fresh beef rather than frozen patties in some burgers at thousands of restaurants, a switch it first announced about a year ago as it works to appeal to customers who want fresher foods.The fast-food giant, which has relied on frozen beef patties since the 1970s, said it's launching Quarter Pounders made with fresh beef in about 3,500 restaurants starting Tuesday. It'll be available in eight cities, including Atlanta, Miami and Salt Lake City, then roll out to most U.S. Mc
  • Forecast: Another mild day before we cool off

    Today: Drying out early with breaks in the clouds this afternoon.More rain later in the day.High 52.Winds: Shifting SW 5-15 mph.
    Tonight: Rain turns over to light snow with little accumulation.Low 33.Winds: WSW 4-8 mph.
    Tomorrow: A little snow early with a mix at times, cooler and breezy.High 40.Winds: W 5-15 mph.
    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, breezy and cooler.High 35.Winds: W 10-20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information:
  • Columbus police searching for Dementia patient who never returned home

    Columbus police searching for Dementia patient who never returned home
    COLUMBUS -Columbus Police issued an alert for a missing woman.The public is asked to be on the lookout for Belinda Blake. Blake, 59, walked away from her home on Hudson Bay Way in Columbus on Monday afternoon and has not returned. Blake has Dementia.She is described as a black female, 5'07" tall, weighing 220 pounds. She has gray hair and brown eyes.If you see Blake, call 911. You can also call 1-866-693-9171.
  • COSI, Market Tower make group's list of 'worst' capital budget projects

    A conservative public policy group on Monday detailed what it thinks are Ohio's top ten worst capital budget requests - including COSI and the new Market Tower - saying Ohio's budget is riddled with "pork projects." The Buckeye Institute, which advocates for restrained government spending, slammed state leaders for the list of local community projects, which includes several Columbus-based projects. "Policymakers should do more to heed our call to focus the capital budget on strengthen
  • 20-year-old sues Dick's, Walmart over new gun policies

    20-year-old sues Dick's, Walmart over new gun policies
    PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon man filed suits Monday claiming Dick's Sporting Goods and Walmart discriminated against the 20-year-old when they refused to sell him a rifle.Dick's and Walmart restricted gun sales to adults 21 and older in the wake of the Florida high school massacre. The 19-year-old accused in the school slaying bought the AR-15 used in the attack legally.Oregon law allows residents to buy shotguns or rifles starting at age 18.Tyler Watson's lawsuits filed against the retailer
  • Student dies unexpectedly at Dublin Coffman symphonic band practice

    Student dies unexpectedly at Dublin Coffman symphonic band practice
    DUBLIN, Ohio - A sophomore band member died at practice at Dublin Coffman High School Monday night, according to an e-mail sent to families by principal Mike Ulring.Ulring said the student passed away unexpectedly at school while practicing with the Coffman symphonic band.Counseling will be made available to students and staff."Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and all those affected by this loss," said Ulring.The student has not been identified.Police told 10TV foul play is not suspe
  • Officials identify Dublin Coffman student who died at band rehearsal

    DUBLIN, Ohio -- A student died after falling ill at a Dublin Coffman High School band rehearsal Monday night, according to Principal Mike Ulring.Officials said sophomore Andrew Morales was having trouble breathing during a symphonic band rehearsal. According to the band’s director Jeremy Bradstreet, he was rushed to Dublin Methodist Hospital where he “did not regain consciousness.”Bradstreet said he made the call to 911 and told the dispatcher Morales may have had a pre-existin
  • Woman restrained after trying to open airplane cabin door during flight

    Woman restrained after trying to open airplane cabin door during flight
    WASHINGTON (CBS News) -- Passengers onboard United Express Flight 5449 restrained a Boise, Idaho, woman who was ranting about being God. Video posted online purportedly shows a passenger working to tie up the woman's feet as another man holds her down in the aisle."I am God, I am God, I am God," she was heard screaming in the video.Moments earlier she'd tried to open the aircraft cabin door while the plane was in flight which was traveling from San Francisco to Boise earlier Monday.The plane lan
  • Attorney reports dead body but declines to say more, citing client privilege

    A defense attorney called 911 dispatchers last week to report a slain woman's body was in a house on the Northeast Side. "I want to ask for a wellness check or for an officer to be sent out to an address," said Jeffrey Saffold, whose legal practice is based in Cleveland.
  • Ex-Ohio Attorney General now regrets bowing to National Rifle Association

    Ex-Ohio Attorney General now regrets bowing to National Rifle Association
    COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Democrat who helped overturn local assault weapons bans as a state lawmaker and before being ousted as Ohio's attorney general said in a column published Sunday that he "was in the pocket of the National Rifle Association" to protect his political career and now regrets it.Marc Dann used his blunt admission on Cleveland.com to urge elected officials to live by their principles as the country debates gun control following the Florida school shooting Feb. 14 that killed 17
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  • School resource officer now in place at Hocking County elementary schools

    HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio - District officials in Hocking County have added extra security to its elementary schools.School leaders tell 10TV the Florida school shooting prompted them to be proactive and act quickly.A school resource officer, Hocking County Sheriff's Office Deputy Ross Cowgill, started on Monday to patrol three elementary schools in the Logan-Hocking School District."I like working with kids and just making them smile and being there, you know," Cowgill said."They (kids) don't always
  • Teens who use e-cigarettes exposed to toxic chemicals, study finds

    More and more teenagers have been trying e-cigarettes in recent years. Now, a new study shows adolescents who use them are exposed to significant levels of chemicals that could potentially cause cancer.According to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics, teens who used e-cigarettes had as much as three times more of these toxic chemicals in their systems compared to teens who didn't vape. High levels were also found in teens who used both traditional and e-cigarettes. Several of the chem
  • Heath police investigating death of 3-month-old girl as suspicious

    Heath police investigating death of 3-month-old girl as suspicious
    HEATH, Ohio – Heath police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old girl as suspicious, Heath police chief Dave Haren told 10TV.Haren said officers were called to the 100 block of Andover Road around 1:30 p.m. Monday after they received a report of someone not breathing.Bri'Anna Mosholder was pronounced dead at the scene.The Licking County Coroner’s Office is conducting an autopsy.Haren said there were calls before Monday for police to the apartments where the child was found but
  • Heath Police: Father charged with murder in death of 3-month-old daughter

    Heath Police: Father charged with murder in death of 3-month-old daughter
    HEATH, Ohio – The father of a 3-month-old girl found dead in Heath has been charged with murder, detective sergeant Craig Black with the Heath Police Department told 10TV.Police chief Dave Haren said officers were called to the 100 block of Andover Road around 1:30 p.m. Monday after they received a report of someone not breathing.Bri'Anna Mosholder was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.The Licking County Coroner’s Office is conducting an autopsy.Police said the girl was left
  • Bond set at $1M for father charged with murder in death of 3-month-old daughter

    Bond set at $1M for father charged with murder in death of 3-month-old daughter
    HEATH, Ohio – The father of a 3-month-old girl found dead in Heath has been charged with murder, detective sergeant Craig Black with the Heath Police Department told 10TV.On Tuesday, in his initial court appearance, he appeared without an attorney and asked four court-appointed counsel. His bond was set at $1 million. His next appearance in court will be March 15. Police chief Dave Haren said officers were called to the 100 block of Andover Road around 1:30 p.m. Monday after they received
  • Day 1 of Golsby Trial: New details emerge from night Reagan Tokes was killed

    COLUMBUS, OH -- New revelations about the night Ohio State student Reagan Tokes died emerged on the first day of trial for the man accused of killing her.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said what happened to Reagan Tokes on February 8, 2017 was “a night of terror.”He added that murder suspect Brian Golsby initially lied to investigators about his involvement – telling police he robbed Reagan Tokes but did not rape or kill her.That, O’Brien said Golsby blamed
  • 2 former Buckeyes named honorary coaches for Ohio State Spring Game

    2 former Buckeyes named honorary coaches for Ohio State Spring Game
    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ryan Shazier and Malcolm Jenkins, two former Buckeyes, will be the honorary coaches for the Ohio State University spring game on April 14.Shazier was the captain at Ohio State in 2013 and now is a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.The two-time Pro Bowl linebacker injured his spine in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 4.Shazier is still recovering from the injury but has said he plans to play again.While at Ohio State, Jenkins earned the Jim Thorpe Award in 2008

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