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• Dad of Parkland victim backs proposed Ohio gun law changes

  10-04-2018 22:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The father of a girl killed in the Parkland, Florida, school massacre has joined Ohio Gov. John Kasich in supporting bipartisan changes to Ohio's gun laws.Fred Guttenberg appeared briefly with Kasich on Tuesday as lawmakers heard initial testimony on the Republican governor's proposal. Guttenberg's daughter Jaime was among 17 people killed in the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.The Ohio proposal pushed by Kasich includes a so-called "re
  
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• Express Scripts to close Columbus location, lay off more than 400 employees

  10-04-2018 22:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Express Scripts is going to close its Columbus site on Phillipi Road which will result in 456 employees losing their jobs, according to a letter filed with the state.The closure and layoffs are expected to happen on or shortly after June 10, according to the letter.The company processes mail-order prescriptions.The news comes after the company announced a $67 billion merger with Cigna, the nation's fifth-largest health insurance company.Express Scripts also has a location in Dub
  
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• Marysville joins cities considering outdoor drinking areas

  10-04-2018 22:36
  Historic Uptown Marysville could soon be a place where shopping and drinking go hand in hand -- literally.The city is considering joining other Central Ohio downtown areas by implementing what's called a "DORA" or Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area.The law allows for those 21 and over to have an alcoholic drink and walk outside."The whole focus is to bring people uptown to our historic district," says Marysville Mayor JR Rausch.The area would be two-blocks and run through a portion of 5th Stree
  
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• Trump, May, Obamas not on guest list for royal wedding

  10-04-2018 22:19
  
  It will be friends and family, rather than politicians and world leaders, at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding next month.Kensington Palace says "it has been decided that an official list of political leaders — both U.K. and international — is not required" for the wedding.That means U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May are not among 600 people invited to the May 19 ceremony at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel.The decision was reached after ro
  
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• Columbus Police Dedicate a New Marine Park Watercraft to Fallen Officer

  10-04-2018 21:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Power restored to Grove City a week after tornado

  10-04-2018 21:21
  
  Five tornados touched down in the state of Ohio including an EF-1 tornado in Grove City on April 3 knocking out power to 8,500 customers.Some people living in the area didn't have power restored until late Monday night. AEP has had 100 to 150 crews working around the clock but it didn't come without a couple unexpected bumps in the road.“There's gas lines, there's water lines and we thought we were in the clear and just caught the edge of one on a hole and that happens in our industry. The
  
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• Forecast: Cool night, warmer Wednesday

  10-04-2018 20:58
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy and cool. Light west wind.
  Tonight: Variable clouds and cool. Low 30s W 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Mix of clouds and sun. More seasonable. Near 60. SW 5-15 mph G 30
  Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm. Near 70 SW 15-25 mph
  Friday: Mostly sunny and even warmer. 74Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Tonight clouds will decrease late and it’ll be cold once again.Wednesday looks like a fairly nice day.We’ll see more sun
  
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• Forecast: Becoming partly cloudy. Cool night, warmer Wednesday.

  10-04-2018 20:58
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy and cool. Light west wind.
  Tonight: Variable clouds and cool. Low 30s W 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Mix of clouds and sun. More seasonable. Near 60. SW 5-15 mph G 30
  Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm. Near 70 SW 15-25 mph
  Friday: Mostly sunny and even warmer. 74
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Tonight clouds will decrease late and it’ll be cold once again.Wednesday looks like a fairly nice day.We’ll see more su
  
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• Trump nominates Ohio workers' comp administrator to federal court

  10-04-2018 20:12
  President Donald Trump nominated Sarah Daggett Morrison on Tuesday to serve as a U.S. District Court judge in Columbus. She is a graduate of Ohio State University and earned a law degree at Capital University.
  
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• Cardington woman dies after one-vehicle crash in Knox County

  10-04-2018 19:51
  
  MOUNT VERNON - A woman died after her vehicle left the road an struck a tree in Knox County Tuesday morning.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the one-vehicle crash happened at about 6 a.m. Monday at the intersection of County Road 13 and Township Road 389 in Morris Township.Wanda M. Rucker, 57, of Cardington, was operating a 2010 Toyota Prius when she drove off the right side of the road and struck a tree. Rucker was transported to the Knox Community Hospital and died as a result of he
  
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• 2018 Capital Budget Public Hearing: Far East Community Center

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• City of Columbus closes University District carryout

  10-04-2018 18:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The City of Columbus shut down a troubled carryout in north Columbus.City Attorney Zach Klein said the United Foodland in the 2000 block of Summit Street was a haven for crime. Klein said the Columbus Division of Police began investigating the carryout in 2016 after the owner and his employees were charged more than a dozen times with crimes including underage alcohol sales and food stamp fraud.Klein said the owner of United Foodland, Khaled Hussein, got in a knife fight w
  
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• Zuckerberg discloses Facebook working with Russia probe

  10-04-2018 18:31
  WASHINGTON — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed Tuesday his company is "working with" special counsel Robert Mueller in the federal probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign — and working hard to change its own operations after the harvesting of users' private information by a Trump campaign-affiliated data-mining company.The founder of the social media giant publicly apologized for his company's errors in failing to better protect the personal information o
  
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• Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook's privacy failures

  10-04-2018 18:31
  WASHINGTON — Under fire for the worst privacy debacle in his company's history, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away often-aggressive questioning from lawmakers who accused him of failing to protect the personal information of millions of Americans from Russians intent on upsetting the U.S. election.During some five hours of Senate questioning Tuesday, Zuckerberg apologized several times for Facebook failures, disclosed that his company was "working with" special counsel Robert Mueller
  
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• Live Updates: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies to Senate committees

  10-04-2018 18:31
  WASHINGTON — The first of two congressional hearings with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has begun.Zuckerberg is testifying in the Senate on Tuesday and the House on Wednesday. He agreed to testify after revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a data-mining firm affiliated with Donald Trump's presidential campaign, gathered personal information from 87 million users to try to influence elections.Senators are expected to also ask him about Russian interference on his company's platform in the 2
  
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• "I am sorry": Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces congressional inquisition

  10-04-2018 18:31
  WASHINGTON — After privately assuring senators that his company will do better, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is undergoing a two-day congressional inquisition that will be very public — and possibly pivotal for the massive social networking company he created.Zuckerberg visited with senators in closed-door meetings Monday, previewing the public apology he planned to give Congress on Tuesday after revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a data-mining firm affiliated with Donald Trump's
  
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• Forecast: Sun and clouds this afternoon

  10-04-2018 18:25
  Today: Sun and clouds with a few flurries and/or sprinkles.High 47.Winds: W 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: Clouds will start decreasing late, chilly.Low 31.Winds: Light SW.
  Wednesday: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny with highs a little more seasonable.High 58.Winds: SW 5-15 mph.
  Thursday: Mostly to partly cloudy and breezy - warmer.High 70.Winds: SW 10-20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:We’ll see sun and clouds this afternoon with sprinkles and/
  
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• Shine a Light on Solar Power

  10-04-2018 18:05
  Stratford Ecological Center, a 236-acre organic farm, teaches children and adults the relationships between living things and their environment, fostering an appreciation of the land and all life that depends on it. Stratford is demonstrating their commitment to the environment with a shift to solar power. With the installation of 156 solar panels and a geothermal […]
  
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• Ohio House speaker Cliff Rosenberger to resign amid talk of FBI inquiry

  10-04-2018 18:02
  
  Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger announced Tuesday night that he is resigning from office amid talk of an FBI investigation into his activities.Rosenberger, 36, a term-limited Republican from Clarksville, said that while he believes all of his actions as speaker have been "ethical and lawful," he understands the inquiry could take some time to resolve."Meanwhile, there are many important issues facing our state that deserve careful consideration and review, and Ohioans deserve elected leader
  
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• Police: Man pleasured himself in front of 2 teen girls at Easton

  10-04-2018 17:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police is working to identify a man accused of pleasuring himself in front of two teenage girls at Easton Town Center.Police said the suspect walked into an H&M clothing store at Easton last week, entered a fitting room area, and exposed and pleasured himself.The man left the fitting room area and continued his actions, according to police. The incident was caught on store surveillance cameras and witnessed by two teenage girls.Anyone with informati
  
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• Ohioans begin voting on governor's race, redistricting & local issues in May primary

  10-04-2018 17:51
  COLUMBUS -- Ohio voters began early voting Tuesday in the state's May primary.More than 7 million registered voters can pick party nominees for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor and treasurer.They will also weigh in on a statewide ballot issue involving redistricting in addition to nearly 500 local issues.Ohioans interested in early voting have until May 7 to cast their ballot. The primary election itself is May 8.In Franklin County, you can vote absentee in person at the F
  
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• Ohio drug distributor to donate 80,000 doses of overdose antidote

  10-04-2018 17:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio-based drug distributor facing lawsuits linked to the opioid crisis is donating more than 80,000 doses of an overdose antidote for use by emergency responders in several states.The Columbus Dispatch reports Cardinal Health has started distributing the naloxone it pledged last year as part of its "Opioid Action Program." It comes as low funds and increased demand have left naloxone in short supply among first responders across the country.The doses will go to first r
  
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• Day after Bolton takes over, homeland security aide is out

  10-04-2018 16:53
  
  WASHINGTON — ​Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert is leaving the Trump administration, the White House announced on Tuesday.Bossert did not resign, CBS News' Margaret Brennan reports, but was rather pushed out. Although widely considered effective in his duties, Bosset's portfolio overlapped with that of former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster's, causing the two to compete. The arrival of John Bolton as the new national security adviser on Monday triggered the decision to re
  
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• Downward trend in death penalty convictions, executions

  10-04-2018 16:47
  A recent study from the Death Penalty Information Center shows the number of death row inmates executed in America has steadily dropped since 1999.That could be because jurors are returning with life sentences instead of capital punishment.“The highest rates we see is when it's a child as the victim,” says Tim Young, Ohio Public Defender.“When it's a police officer as a victim, or when there are multiple homicides, when somebody kills more than 2 people,” he adds when ask
  
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• Free-range parenting law eyed around US after Utah gets buzz

  10-04-2018 16:15
  
  SALT LAKE CITY— After Utah passed the country's first law legalizing so-called free-range parenting, groups in states from New York to Texas are pushing for similar steps to bolster the idea that supporters say is an antidote for anxiety-plagued parents and overscheduled kids.Free-range parenting is the concept that giving kids the freedom to do things alone — like explore a playground or ride a bike to school — makes them healthier, happier and more resilient.It surfaced nearl
  
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• Ashland University Coburn Gallery Hosts Senior Art Exhibition

  10-04-2018 15:51
  Each spring, the Ashland University Coburn Gallery hosts the Senior Art Exhibition that features the capstone experience for graduating art majors. Bringing together artwork made by graduating seniors in the Department of Art, the 2018 Senior Art Exhibition will open on Thursday, April 12, with an opening reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Coburn Art Gallery located in the Center for the Arts on the Ashland University campus.
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Council’s Rejection of Proposed Charter Amendment

  10-04-2018 15:00
  Columbusites won’t be voting on district representation this May. Issue 4, the initiative to transform the city’s electoral process into a ward-based system, was rejected for placement on the ballot by Columbus City Council, a decision recently upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court. Citizens’ ballot committee Everyday People for Positive Change (EDP), who backs the […]
  
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• New way of defining Alzheimer's aims to find disease sooner

  10-04-2018 12:22
  
  Government and other scientists are proposing a new way to define Alzheimer's disease — basing it on biological signs, such as brain changes, rather than memory loss and other symptoms of dementia that are used today.The move is aimed at improving research, by using more objective criteria like brain scans to pick patients for studies and enroll them sooner in the course of their illness, when treatments may have more chance to help.But it's too soon to use these scans and other tests in r
  
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• Not a rumor: Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac part ways

  10-04-2018 12:13
  
  Lindsey Buckingham will have to go his own way. The singer-guitarist is out of Fleetwood Mac.The band said in a statement Monday that Buckingham will not be on their new tour. The announcement came in two terse sentences at the bottom of a long news release announcing the new concerts."Lindsey Buckingham will not be performing with the band on this tour," the statement said. "The band wishes Lindsey all the best."He'll be jointly replaced by Neil Finn of Crowded House and Mike Campbell of Tom Pe
  
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• Video shows damage as tornado hits college campus

  10-04-2018 12:08
  
  Weeks after an EF-3 tornado devastated Jacksonville State University in Alabama, the school released security footage from that night.It shows the inside of Houston Cole Library as powerful winds knocked over a bookshelf and blew debris through the halls on March 19.The school says 23 buildings were severely damaged and 50 more were impacted. Damage is estimated at $42.5 million.School was out for spring break and no one was severely injured when the tornado hit Jacksonville State, which is loca
  
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• Spring clean your makeup

  10-04-2018 11:58
  HOLLYWOOD - Beauty and skin care experts say spring is a good time to go through your cosmetics.Not tossing out old makeup could have negative health effects.“Old products can carry too much bacteria. Some of the chemicals can break down and you can develop an allergic reaction. And sometimes that reaction can go systemic. So it's a really serious matter,” says Dermatologist Ava Shamban.Dr. Shamban says that even though your makeup has an expiration date from the time you open it, yo
  
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• 2-vehicle crash in south Columbus closes road for several hours

  10-04-2018 11:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio- A 2-vehicle crash in south Columbus has caused a road closure, according to Columbus police.It happened around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday on Dering Avenue, west of Parsons Avenue.Emergency responders transported one person to Grant Medical Center.Columbus police say that the condition of that person is unclear.Officials say that Dering Avenue will be closed for an hour and a half, and will reopen around 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.
  
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• Columbus Police investigating a stabbing in the Short North

  10-04-2018 11:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A victim is recovering in the hospital after being stabbed along North High Street early Tuesday morning.The Columbus Division of Police said a person covered in blood showed up at a bar located in Short North just before 2 a.m.The victim was injured in a stabbing that took place in the 900 block of N. High Street, according to police.Authorities say the victim was transported to Grant Medical Center and is expected to recover from his or her injuries.Officers closed one block o
  
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• Columbus Police identify man stabbed in the Short North

  10-04-2018 11:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man is recovering in the hospital after being stabbed along North High Street early Tuesday morning.The Columbus Division of Police said a person covered in blood showed up at a bar located in Short North just before 2 a.m.The victim 31-year-old Kyle Westerberg was walking with a friend in the 700 block of North High Street when a man asked them for money. After receiving the money the man became angry pulled a knife and cut Westerberg, according to police.Authorities say the
  
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• Stauf's Coffee Roasters to open fifth location downtown

  10-04-2018 11:33
  Tom Griesemer smiles widely as he sits at a table by a few dozen wood barrels filled with coffee beans from as far as Nicaragua, Ethiopia and India. A warm, rich aroma saturates the air.
  
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• China files trade complaint against US over steel tariffs

  10-04-2018 11:04
  
  China is filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization against U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum products.The Geneva-based trade body said Tuesday that China has requested 60 days of consultations with the United States to resolve the dispute.If the two sides can't agree on a solution, the next step could be for Beijing to request a ruling from a panel of trade experts.China claims the duties of 25 percent on imports of steel and 10 percent on imports of aluminum products breach internation
  
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• Russia invites chemical weapons experts to visit Syria site

  10-04-2018 11:00
  
  A senior Russian lawmaker says Moscow is willing to help arrange a visit this week for experts from the international chemical weapons watchdog to the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria.Syrian opposition activists say 40 people died in Saturday night's chemical attack in the town of Douma, the last remaining rebel bastion near Damascus. The opposition blamed President Bashar Assad's forces for the attack, accusations the government strongly denies.Yevgeny Serberennikov, from the defe
  
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• Forecast: Bright but chilly to start the day

  10-04-2018 10:37
  Today: Bright and chilly to start.Some clouds build in the afternoon, cool.High 48.Winds: W 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: Clouds will start decreasing late, chilly.Low 31.Winds: Light SW.
  Wednesday: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny with highs a little more seasonable.High 58.Winds: SW 5-15 mph.
  Thursday: Mostly to partly cloudy and breezy - warmer.High 70.Winds: SW 10-20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:It’s starting out chilly in Central Ohio an
  
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• Urban GEMS: using gardening to reduce gun violence in Columbus

  10-04-2018 07:11
  While researching gun violence in the south side of Columbus, Deanna Wilkinson became overwhelmed and depressed, but she found healing in an unexpected activity: indoor gardening. "The sound and the light, and growing something and being responsible for it - it just made me feel better.
  
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• Columbus school principal charged with soliciting sex

  10-04-2018 07:11
  A Columbus City Schools principal who last year applied to be the district's next superintendent is charged with soliciting sex after he answered a Backpage.com ad for what turned out to be a city police undercover vice detective. Leon Leavell, 43, was arrested on the soliciting charge March 24 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton hotel.
  
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• 17-year-old driver from Columbus dies after Delaware County crash

  10-04-2018 07:11
  A 17-year-old Columbus driver was killed Monday when he lost control of his car and crashed into an oncoming vehicle along Route 23 in southern Delaware County. Thaddeus Laurol was driving north in a 2007 Toyota Camry at about 11:45 a.m. when he veered left of center and collided with a southbound 2014 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Neil G. Berberick, 58, of Delaware.
  
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• #WordEyeHeard: Webbie's Columbus Show Ends with Gunshots [VIDEO]

  10-04-2018 05:01
  Webbie recently hit Columbus, Ohio for a show at a nightclub, but the show was cut short after shots rang out during the "Gimme Dat" rapper's performance. In the video, Webbie can be seen with many people on stage while he performs one of the many songs from his catalog.
  
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• Upper Arlington considers tougher gun restrictions

  10-04-2018 04:46
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio - Upper Arlington city leaders are considering options for tougher gun regulation within their jurisdiction."I know that council as a whole wants to see the city safer," said Jeanine Hummer, city attorney for Upper Arlington. "But, they don't want us to overstep."While Ohio law prohibits cities from passing laws that conflict with state law, Hummer says there are ways to implement small, but effective changes."Although the local officials are limited in what they can do, th
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 4/9/2018

  10-04-2018 03:44 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Trump blasts Mueller probe as 'attack on our country'

  10-04-2018 02:49
  
  The special counsel's Russia investigation is not only a political witch hunt but "an attack on our country," President Donald Trump complained Monday, exhibiting mounting concern about the yearlong probe after federal authorities raided the offices of his personal attorney. "We'll see," he said, when asked if he might fire counsel Robert Mueller.Trump let loose after federal agents pierced the protective bubble around him, seizing records from the offices of longtime Trump attorney Michael Cohe
  
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• Task force at Ohio State to look at parking garage safety

  10-04-2018 02:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - In an e-mail to employees and students Monday night, Ohio State University president Michael Drake announced a task force will look at parking garage safety.This comes after two falls in four days from the same campus parking garage.A 19-year-old student died Thursday after falling from the Ohio Union South Garage. Sunday, a 35-year-old woman fell from the same garage.Drake said the task force will evaluate best practices and he wants them to provide recommendations to him withi
  
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• Columbus City Schools principal charged with soliciting

  10-04-2018 02:17
  
  A Columbus City Schools principal has been charged with a misdemeanor count of soliciting.According to Franklin County Municipal Court records, Leon Leavell was taken into custody by detectives on March 24 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton.Columbus City Schools spokesperson Scott Varner confirmed Leavell is the principal at Arts I.M.P.A.C.T. Middle School.Records show Leavell responded to a Backpage ad placed by a detective acting undercover.Varner added that Leavell is currently “reassigne
  
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• Columbus Rotary Club: The United Way of Central Ohio, April 9, 2018

  10-04-2018 01:56 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Council to vote on payment for second year of Rumpke contract

  10-04-2018 00:49
  The Columbus City Council will vote Monday on the second year of an anticipated five-year agreement for curbside yard waste and recycling collection. The city is paying significantly more for recycling and yard waste collections today than it did when it launched curbside pickups in 2012.
  
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