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• I-270 north closes on west side after crash involving motorcycle injures person

  31-03-2018 23:59
  
  HILLIARD -- One person has been taken to a local hospital after a crash involving a motorcycle Saturday afternoon, according to Hilliard Police.I-270 northbound was shut down for several hours. The road was closed northbound from I-70 to Cemetery Road. It reopened just after 7 p.m.Police said the crash involved a motorcycle and a car.The crash occurred about 5:15 p.m. and the road was closed at that time until it reopened a little after 7 p.m.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• I-270 north closed on west side after crash involving motorcycle injures person

  31-03-2018 23:59
  
  HILLIARD -- One person has been taken to a local hospital after a crash involving a motorcycle Saturday afternoon, according to Hilliard Police.According to dispatchers, I-270 northbound will be shut down for several hours. The road will be closed northbound from I-70 to Cemetery Road.Police said the crash involved a motorcycle and a car.The crash occurred about 5:15 p.m. and the road has been closed since.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Ted Nugent: Parkland teens attacking the NRA have 'no soul'

  31-03-2018 21:50
  
  Rocker Ted Nugent says the Florida students calling for gun control have "no soul" and are "mushy brained children."He made the comments Friday while defending the National Rifle Association as a guest on the Joe Pags Show, a nationally syndicated conservative radio program.Nugent, an NRA board member, said survivors of the Parkland school shooting are wrong to blame the NRA for mass shootings.He went on to say that "the evidence is irrefutable, they have no soul," and that the gun-control measu
  
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• Forecast: Cool Easter Sunday

  31-03-2018 21:29
  This Evening: Clouds build and winds pick up. Showers develop late. SW wind 15-20 mph; gusts upward of 35 mph.
  Tonight: Showers likely and gusty winds. Low 38. W wind 10-20 mph; gusting up to 30 mph.
  Sunday: Skies gradually clear, but cooler than average. High 47. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Monday: Partly sunny and remaining seasonably cool. High 48. N wind becoming SE around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Strong and gusty winds will develop
  
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• Jury awards $229K to haunted house owners in sale to school

  31-03-2018 20:40
  A jury has decided the owners of a popular haunted house in suburban Columbus should receive $229,000 from a school district that wants the property for a bus turnaround. The Columbus Dispatch reports a Delaware County jury spent around two hours this week deciding how much Buckeye Valley Local School District should pay Angie and Brent Stooksbury for their Haunted Hoorah in Ashley.
  
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• North Carolina officer shoots, kills man during traffic stop

  31-03-2018 19:20
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A white North Carolina police officer shot and killed a black passenger who displayed a gun after a late-night traffic stop led to a physical struggle, authorities said Saturday.The shooting happened after Officer D.E. McGuire stopped a car containing two men and a woman about 10:30 p.m. Friday during a routine patrol northeast of downtown, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release.Edward Van McCrae, 60, was in the rear seat and began making suspicio
  
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• Winning ticket for Mega Millions jackpot sold in New Jersey

  31-03-2018 15:22
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — A winning ticket for a giant lottery jackpot estimated at $521 million has been sold in New Jersey.Mega Millions says one winning ticket was sold in Friday night's drawing. The winning numbers were 11, 28, 31, 46, 59 and Mega Ball 1. No additional details on where the ticket was sold were available Saturday.It's the nation's 10th-largest lottery jackpot. No one has matched all six numbers drawn since January.The $521 million figure refers to the annuity option, in which
  
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• Man killed in car crash on East Main Street near downtown Columbus

  31-03-2018 14:53
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police said a 44-year-old man died at the scene of a crash that closed East Main Street near downtown Saturday.It happened around 8:20 a.m. in the 400 block of East Main Street, according to police.Derrick L. Lawrence was driving a 2006 Mercedes westbound on East Main Street at Washington Avenue when he lost control of the vehicle and struck several utility poles. He was the only person in the vehicle and died at the scene.Police said the Accident Investigation Unit reported
  
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• 1 killed in car crash on East Main Street near Downtown Columbus

  31-03-2018 14:53
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are on the scene of a fatal crash that closed East Main Street near Downtown.It happened around 8:20 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of East Main Street.Authorities told 10TV E Main Street and Grant Avenue are currently closed.One person was pronounced on the scene, according to police.Accident Investigation Unit is headed to the scene, according to police.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Skywatch: Find planets and a famous constellation

  31-03-2018 14:49
  
  If you’re out early on Monday look in the southeast and you can catch a planetary treat.Saturn and Mars will be in conjunction so they will appear very close to the night sky when viewed from Earth. Look in the southeast before dawn on Monday. Saturn will be the brighter of the two with a yellowish glow and Mars will be just below it shining its trademark reddish hue. Media Folder: Media Root
  It'll be easy to find the largest planet in the solar system Tuesday night or early Wednesday
  
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• Older Ohioans will get free medication reviews from pharmacies

  31-03-2018 14:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio--Help is on the way for older Ohioans that need assistance with their medication.The Ohio Department of Aging is partnering with the Ohio Pharmacists Association this week to provide private reviews of their medications at pharmacies around the state.Officials hope these reviews will help older Ohioans avoid medicine and drug combinations that could increase their chance of falling because of dizziness, drowsiness, and confusion.Authorities say these falls are a major cause of eme
  
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• Arizona weighs unusual plan for longer egg expiration dates

  31-03-2018 12:51
  
  PHOENIX — This year's Easter eggs may already be hard-boiled, dyed and laid in a basket, but Arizona buyers might wind up with a batch that's a little less fresh next year.State lawmakers are considering an unusual proposal to put a 45-day expiration date on Grade A eggs, a longer window of use than the current 24-day sell-by date that is one of the strictest in the U.S, according to the measure's sponsor. That means Arizona consumers could be cracking and cooking eggs that left the farm m
  
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• LeBron passes Jordan with 867th straight double-digit game

  31-03-2018 12:40
  
  CLEVELAND— Still chasing championships, LeBron James caught — and passed — Michael Jordan on one list.James broke Jordan's NBA record by scoring at least 10 points in his 867th straight regular-season game, a streak the Cavaliers superstar could make nearly untouchable by the end of his brilliant career.James entered Friday's game against New Orleans sharing the mark with Jordan, one of his boyhood heroes. But with one of his patented two-handed dunks midway through the first q
  
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• The Latest: Mississippi St-Louisville, UConn-ND Final Four

  31-03-2018 11:36
  The team that pulled off the big upset in last year's women's Final Four has tipped off another one.
  
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• Forecast: Windy with rain late on Saturday

  31-03-2018 11:36
  Today: Sunny to start.A breezy afternoon with rain late.High 57.Winds: S 10-20 G35 mph.
  Tonight: Rain ends early overnight, chilly.Low 33.Winds: Variable 5-15 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly to mostly cloudy and cooler.High 45.Winds: NW 4-8 mph.
  Monday: Some light snow or a mix to start, accumulations of up to an inch or so in Southern Ohio, then clearing.High 50.Winds: ESE 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Get ready for a bright start to the da
  
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• 32-year-old man killed in single-vehicle crash in west Columbus 

  31-03-2018 11:27
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police have identified the man who died after a crash in west Columbus Saturday.It happened around 4 a.m. at the intersection of Sullivant Avenue and South Ogden Avenue.Police said 32-year-old Taylor Lee Daniel Dacey, of Columbus, was killed in the crash after he was transported to Mount Carmel West Hospital. Police say he was ejected from the vehicle, a Honda Civic, and struck a utility pole.Parts of Sullivant, Burgess, and South Ogden Avenue were closed at the time of the
  
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• 1 killed in single-vehicle crash in west Columbus 

  31-03-2018 11:27
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are on the scene of a fatal crash in west Columbus.It happened around 4 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Sullivant Avenue and South Ogden Avenue.Sullivant, Burgess, and South Ogden Avenue are closed in both directions, according to police.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• The 6 Best Musical Moments From 'Ready Player One'

  31-03-2018 07:10
  Futuristic action comedy Ready Player One hit box offices yesterday . Based on Ernest Cline's novel of the same name, the film tells the tale of Wade Watts, who lives in a borderline dystopian, virtual reality-ruled version of Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Notre Dame beats UConn on last-second shot

  31-03-2018 06:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Arike Ogunbowale's jumper from the corner with 1 second left lifted Notre Dame to a 91-89 overtime victory over UConn on Friday night in the national semifinals.She finished with 27 points and Jackie Young had a career-high 32 to lead the Irish back to the championship game for the first time since 2015.It's the second consecutive year an undefeated UConn team lost in the Final Four on a last-second shot in overtime. Last time it was Mississippi State and Morgan William, e
  
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• Ohio woman texting while driving pleads guilty to killing 2 teens

  31-03-2018 03:12
  
  An Ohio woman who authorities say was texting when she crossed a marked lane in her car and fatally struck two teenage girls and seriously injured a teenage boy has pleaded guilty to multiple charges.The Summit County Prosecutor's Office in Akron said 25-year-old Natasha Boggs, of New Franklin, entered guilty pleas Friday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and one count each of vehicular assault and attempted tampering with evidence.The accident in May 2017 in Coventry Township south of
  
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• 1 Baton Rouge officer fired, 1 suspended in deadly shooting

  31-03-2018 02:48
  
  A Louisiana police chief said Friday he has fired the officer who fatally shot a man during a struggle outside a convenience store nearly two years ago, a killing that set off widespread protests.Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul announced officer Blane Salamoni's firing less than a week after Louisiana's attorney general ruled out criminal charges in Alton Sterling's July 2016 shooting death.Paul also suspended officer Howie Lake II, the other officer involved in the deadly confrontation, fo
  
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• Judge grants class-action status to developmental disabilities lawsuit against Ohio

  31-03-2018 02:40
  A two-year-old court battle between the state of Ohio and legal advocates for Ohioans with developmental disabilities can proceed as a class-action lawsuit, a federal judge in Columbus ruled Friday. Chief Judge Edmund A Sargus, Jr. of the Southern District of Ohio granted the request in part, but also imposed a somewhat tighter definition of the class than the one sought initially by plaintiffs.
  
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• More advertisers drop Laura Ingraham after Parkland comments

  31-03-2018 02:33
  
  More advertisers dropped Fox News personality Laura Ingraham on Friday, two days after she mocked a Florida school shooting survivor online.At least 11 companies had said by Friday afternoon that they would pull their ads from "The Ingraham Angle."On Wednesday, Ingraham tweeted, "David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it."In response, Hogg, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who filmed students hiding from the gunman in their classrooms, was quic
  
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• Fans pack Nationwide Arena for NCAA Women’s Final Four

  31-03-2018 02:33
  
  Basketball becomes a big boost for downtown Columbus as women's Final Four fans takeover downtown.Thousands of college basketball fans from across the country came to Columbus to watch the best of the best fight for a national title.Loud and proud, women's college basketball fans didn't hold back their support for their team."My family on my father's side was originally from Mound Bayou Mississippi," Deborah Jenkins said.Decked out in Final Four team colors, thousands of people packed the Party
  
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• Ohio woman gets lengthy sentence for trafficking daughters

  31-03-2018 02:07
  
  An Ohio woman who allowed a man to have sex with her daughters to pay for her drug habit has been sentenced to 64 years in prison.The Lima News reports the 39-year-old woman showed remorse during a hearing Thursday in western Ohio's Allen County. She pleaded guilty in February to charges that included complicity to attempted rape, compelling prostitution, child pornography and trafficking.Authorities say her daughters were 12 and 15 when they were sexually assaulted over a yearlong period starti
  
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• Ohio 17-year-old offered $2.3M in scholarships to Ph.D. programs

  31-03-2018 01:54
  
  Three years ago, Corinne Weeks was a sophomore at Ohio's Milford High School. She played on the water polo team. She chatted with friends in the hallway. By all accounts, she was a normal teenager. But there was one problem: Her classes simply weren't challenging enough for her -- especially in math.So, Corinne's parents made the difficult decision to send their 14-year-old daughter several states away and enroll her in the Program for the Exceptionally Gifted at Mary Baldwin University. Essenti
  
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• ACLU files federal lawsuit over OH Dept. of Health birth certificate policy

  31-03-2018 00:17
  The ACLU and ACLU Ohio in conjunction with Lambda Legal have filed a federal lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Health over what they call a discriminatory birth certificate policy that only applies to transgender individuals. According to the plaintiffs in the case, they have been denied the ability to change the gender marker on their birth certificate from what they were biologically born as to how they identify themselves today.
  
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