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• Ohioans have until Monday to register to vote in May primary

  07-04-2018 23:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's elections chief is reminding residents that Monday is the last day to register to vote in the May primary.The secretary of state says voters will have the chance to weigh in on a statewide ballot issue involving redistricting and to vote in statewide and local races. A total of 477 local issues are on ballots in 83 of Ohio's 88 counties.Ohioans also will pick party nominees for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor and treasurer on May 8. Early vot
  
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• Updated Short North Development Proposal Grows to 14 Stories

  07-04-2018 23:53
  The latest proposal revision from Kaufman Development for their “IBEW” Victorian Village project on Price Avenue has grown in height once again. When the mixed-use project was first announced in July 2016, it was envisioned with a maximum height of 10-stories. It was later redesigned and shortened to nine stories, which was actually approved by […]
  
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• Bon-Ton fulfillment center to close in West Jefferson, 330 jobs to be eliminated

  07-04-2018 23:09
  
  WEST JEFFERSON – The Bon-Ton Fulfillment center in West Jefferson, as well as the Elder-Beerman department store in Dayton, will be closing in early June, according to a letter sent to the Office of Workforce Development.WBNS-10TV obtained the letter, filed in accordance with the WARN Act, which stated that the store in Dayton and the fulfillment center in West Jefferson was set to release its employees June 5.The company said in the letter the timetable for the closing is based on the bes
  
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• Newspaper claims information being withheld after photographer shot by sheriff's deputy

  07-04-2018 21:41
  
  COLUMBUS — An Ohio sheriff disputes a news organization's belief that it isn't receiving information after its photographer was accidentally shot by a deputy last year.A grand jury last month declined to indict Clark County sheriff's deputy Jacob Shaw for shooting Andy Grimm in September after mistaking Grimm's camera tripod for a rifle.Grimm, who survived the shooting, owns the New Carlisle News along with his father. The company has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the deputy
  
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• Forecast: Cool and sunny Sunday

  07-04-2018 21:13
  This Evening: Fair skies and cooler than average. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and chilly. Low 25. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: Sunny and still below average. High 45. A slight chance for light snow snowers overnight into early Monday. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Monday: A rain/snow mix early changing to all rain, otherwise cloudy. High 46. E wind 0-5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Sunny but cooler than average this afternoon. High pres
  
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• Trump sons' trip to Dubai costs taxpayers at least $73,000

  07-04-2018 20:54
  
  President Trump's sons' visit to Dubai this week has costed taxpayers a minimum of $73,000 in security costs, according to government purchase orders viewed by CBS News. The purchase orders describe the costs for United States Secret Service agents to stay at hotels close to the Trump property and car service for the trip listed as being from March 26 through April 8.The trip is for the family business and not related to any government work.Secret Service spokesperson Mason Brayman emailed CBS N
  
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• Roo-haha over Clintonville sign's removal far from over

  07-04-2018 20:41
  In the wake of city workers removing the whimsical kangaroo-crossing sign from the right of way in the 100 block of Clinton Heights Avenue on March 12, stories about the incident have appeared in national news media, and the neighborhood's fervor for the species native to Australia only has increased. Local artist and graphic designer Jeremy Felder, owner of EccoLyfe Designs on Indianola Avenue, has produced refrigerator magnets and stickers featuring the silhouette of a hopping kangaroo and the
  
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• 2 soldiers killed in helicopter crash at Fort Campbell

  07-04-2018 19:51
  
  Authorities say two soldiers were killed Friday in an Apache helicopter crash at Fort Campbell, which is located in Kentucky.The crash took place at about 9:50 p.m. Friday, killing two soldiers with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the military base said in a statement. It happened while the crew was conducting routine training."This is a day of sadness for U.S. Army Fort Campbell and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)," Brig. Gen. Todd Royar, acti
  
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• Vehicle crashes into German crowd, leaves 3 dead, 20 injured

  07-04-2018 18:04
  
  BERLIN — A vehicle crashed into a crowd Saturday outside a popular bar in the western German city of Muenster, killing three people and injuring 20 others, police said.Police spokesman Andreas Bode told reporters the driver of the vehicle killed himself after the crash. He said the driver's identity was not yet known and that it was too early to speculate about his motive.He also said six of the 20 injured people were in severe condition.Police tweeted that residents should "avoid the area
  
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• Germany seeks motive after van crashes into crowd, killing 2

  07-04-2018 18:04
  
  BERLIN — A gray van crashed into tables of people drinking outside a popular bar Saturday in the German city of Muenster, killing two people and injuring 20 others before the driver of the vehicle killed himself, police said.A top German security official said there was no indication of an Islamic extremist motive but officials were investigating all possibilities in the deadly crash that took place at 3:27 p.m. on a warm spring day.Witnesses said people ran away screaming from the city sq
  
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• Michigan to close Flint's free bottled water sites

  07-04-2018 17:09
  
  LANSING, Mich. — Four remaining free bottled water stations will close in Flint, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Friday, more than two years after the state opened them in response to a man-made, lead-tainted drinking water crisis that threatened the health of its residents.The statement came with an update that the city's water has tested below the federal lead and copper limit of 15 parts per billion for about two years. Levels of 4 ppb were recorded during the first three months of
  
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• #ThisWeekBreweryTour: That's a wrap Updated at

  07-04-2018 16:31
  ThisWeek staffers took you on a tour throughout central Ohio to sample beers at 11 breweries during our #ThisWeekBreweryTour. Now that the tour is over, reporter Andrew King and brewery tour producer Abby Armbruster recapped each of our stops.
  
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• Students at Bexley High School are taking a unique approach to give back

  07-04-2018 15:17
  COLUMBUS -- Students at Bexley High School are taking a unique approach to give back."We wanted to bring awareness to how big of a problem homelessness is," said Evie Lewis, a junior at Bexley High.The school's Sleep Out Club is planning it's annual overnight demonstration at Jeffrey Park, where students will sleep outside and raise awareness for homelessness. This year's proceeds will go to the Huckleberry House in Columbus."I didn't realize specifically that the Huckleberry House helps teens w
  
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• Rose Center For Public Leadership Presentation

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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | April 7, 2018

  07-04-2018 13:42
  
  Welcome back, everyone! For you first-time readers, happy to have you here! This is my ninth "Furr-cast" blog and while I want to jump right into it, I want to revisit the purpose, goals and methods used in this blog for any of those first-time readers.This blog is solely dedicated to those dog lovers across central Ohio. Unless you have an outdoor yard, many of you probably walk your dog(s) on a daily basis and multiple times a day.The purpose and goal of this blog is to help those dog walkers
  
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• Reed builds 3-shot lead over McIlroy at Masters

  07-04-2018 13:39
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. — The only thunder was on the ground, not in the sky, a series of ear-splitting roars for Patrick Reed and his two eagles, Rory McIlroy and his final birdie, and everyone else who tried desperately to keep up with them in the Masters."The roars ... it's hard not to know what's going on," McIlroy said.By the end of a wet and wild Saturday at Augusta National, Reed helped bring this Masters into focus.Reed seized control with a pair of eagles on the back nine, two big pars and a
  
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• Patrick Reed halfway home to 1st major at Masters

  07-04-2018 13:39
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga.— Patrick Reed is halfway home to his first major championship.He got there by mostly staying out of trouble at daunting Augusta National and mastering the four par 5s.Reed shot a 6-under 66 in the second round Friday and moved to 9-under 135 for the tournament. He takes a two-shot lead over Marc Leishman into Saturday's third round, which could be affected by rain.Forecasts call for steady showers all day, the kind of weather that should soften up what had become a hard and fa
  
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• Put your paws up: Detroit-area police department adds cat

  07-04-2018 13:25
  
  TROY, Mich. — Book him, kitty.The Troy police department in suburban Detroit added a cat to the ranks Friday after auditioning five felines from the Michigan Humane Society.The cat will be used for therapeutic purposes and make public appearances. A Troy officer who has two cats at home is getting a new four-legged partner.Sgt. Meghan Lehman says the department also wants to promote pet adoptions from area shelters. She says Troy students will be asked to come up with possible names for th
  
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• Central Ohioans recount run-ins with famous people

  07-04-2018 12:17
  When The Dispatch recently asked readers to share their stories of "brushes with greatness," scores of people responded, detailing personal sightings or exchanges involving actors, athletes, politicians, singers and writers. My name happens to be Vince Gill, but I wasn't named after the country singer; it was just a coincidence that my family enjoyed his music.
  
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• Forecast: Feeling like mid February

  07-04-2018 10:37
  Today: Flurries taper off.Decreasing clouds and chilly.High 40. Winds: N 7-11 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and cold.Low 24.Winds: N 3-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, but still chilly out.High 44.Winds: NW 6-8 mph.
  Monday: Chance snow then rain.Cloudy & still way below average.High 46.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: High pressure and colder than average conditions will be with us this weekend.Last night’s frontal passage brought some
  
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• Canada police say truck collided with hockey bus, fatalities

  07-04-2018 09:31
  
  NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan — A crash between a transport truck and a bus carrying a junior hockey team in Western Canada left multiple people dead and others seriously injured, Canadian police said late Friday.The bus was carrying the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League to the town of Nipawin for a playoff game. It collided with a transport truck."There have been multiple fatalities — our whole community is in shock," said Kevin Garinger, president of the Humboldt Br
  
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• Canada mourns: 15 die when truck, hockey team bus collide

  07-04-2018 09:31
  
  NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan — A semi-trailer slammed into a bus carrying a youth hockey team in western Canada, killing 15 people and injuring 14 in a catastrophic collision that a doctor compared to an airstrike and left the vehicles obliterated in the snow. The crash sent shockwaves through the team's small hometown and a country united by the national sport.Canadians were moved to tears on Saturday as they learned of the identities of the deceased on the bus that was driving the Humboldt Bron
  
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• 15 die when truck collides with hockey team's bus in Canada

  07-04-2018 09:31
  
  NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan— A semi-trailer slammed into a bus carrying a youth hockey team in western Canada, killing 15 people and injuring 14 in a catastrophic collision that a doctor compared to an airstrike and left the vehicles obliterated in the snow. The crash sent shockwaves of grief through the team's small hometown and a country united by the national sport.As details of Friday's accident on a highway in Saskatchewan emerged, Canadians were moved to tears on Saturday as they learned o
  
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• 14 die when truck collides with hockey team's bus in Canada

  07-04-2018 09:31
  
  NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan— Fourteen people were killed and 14 others injured when a truck collided with a bus carrying a junior hockey team to a playoff game in western Canada, authorities said Saturday.The bus driving the Humboldt Broncos had 28 passengers, including the driver, when it crashed at about 5 p.m. Friday on Highway 35 in Saskatchewan, Canadian police said."We can now confirm fourteen people have died as a result of this collision," The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a pres
  
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• Man charged in 2017 Southeast Side homicide

  07-04-2018 08:15
  Columbus police have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting on the city's Southeast Side last year. Warriayre A. Roundtree, 39,  was charged with murder after a Franklin County grand jury indicted him Friday in the death of 33-year-old Savaughn L. Connor.
  
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• Man trying to rescue his dog drowns in river; pet survives

  07-04-2018 04:13
  A 67-year-old man has drowned in a central Ohio river while trying to rescue his dog, which was able to get out of the water on its own. Police say Joseph Crites was walking his dog in the Columbus suburb of Worthington late Thursday morning when the dog jumped into the Olentangy River.
  
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• Dublin police ask for help identifying shoplifting suspect

  07-04-2018 03:55
  
  The Dublin Police Department is asking for the public's assistance to identify a man suspected of stealing $1,150 worth of shoes from the Gabe's store on March 24.Surveillance video shows the man enter the store at 9:18 p.m., load 19 pairs of shoes into a cart and push the cart past the registers without paying.Authorities said the suspect got into a navy Honda van after leaving the store at 9:44 p.m.The suspect is described as a white male, thin build, brown hair and blue eyes.He was wearing a
  
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• Florida school shooting hero blames sheriff, superintendent

  07-04-2018 02:27
  
  A student credited with saving his classmates' lives by using his body to block a door during the Florida school shooting that killed 17 says the county sheriff and superintendent failed students and faculty.An attorney for 15-year-old Anthony Borges read a statement from him during a news conference Friday evening. The teen specifically criticized Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel and Superintendent Robert Runcie for the deaths and injuries during the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Doug
  
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• Ohio mother who was shot in head dies after delivering baby

  07-04-2018 02:07
  
  Officials say a pregnant woman who was shot in the head has died after delivering her baby.The Springfield News-Sun reports the woman shot in Springfield, Ohio, was at least 30 weeks pregnant.City spokeswoman Valerie Lough had no word on the baby's condition but says the mother, Lindsey March, died Friday afternoon.After the shooting, Marsh was flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where the baby was delivered Thursday night by cesarean section.Police say the 25-year-old man arrested in the
  
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• Grand jury declines to indict officer who killed suspect

  07-04-2018 00:03
  A Columbus police officer won't face criminal charges after a Franklin County grand jury declined to indict him for shooting a wanted man on the South Side. Nicholas Mason, 32, who has worked for the Columbus Division of Police for 11 years, attempted to remove 32-year-old Jason T. Christian from a Honda Civic at a Mobil gas station, 1509 Lockbourne Road, on April 26, 2017.
  
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