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• Buckeyes Spring Game tickets sold out for Saturday

  11-04-2018 23:48
  
  COLUMBUS – Tickets are no longer being sold for the Ohio State vs. Michigan men’s lacrosse game and Ohio State’s LiFESports Spring Game, presented by Nationwide, both taking place Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Only individuals who have already purchased tickets will be admitted into the stadium, as will children under the age of 6. Ohio State students will still be admitted for free with a valid BuckID at Gates 32 through 36.Parking is free in the lots around the stadium and on cam
  
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• Dom & Dave: Buckeye QBs shine, TTUN cancels game, Cincy close to soccer stadium

  11-04-2018 23:47
  
  You've seen them yell at each other in a poorly lit room on a shaky cell phone feed, but now, it's time to step it up.Dom Tiberi and Dave Holmes are teaming up to discuss the top sports stories of the day among other topics.Watch Dom & Dave every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 6:45 p.m. on 10TV.com or the 10TV Facebook page.Wednesday, April 11 TopicsWhich Buckeye quarterback will sine in Saturday's Spring Game?TTUN cancels Spring Game. Does this say anything about their program?Cincinnati c
  
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• Union: Ohio guard stabbed by inmate remains in hospital

  11-04-2018 23:41
  
  COLUMBUS — A prison guard stabbed multiple times by inmates in a February assault remains in the hospital several weeks after he was attacked, according to the union representing Ohio correctional officers.Matthew Matthias is in stable condition while being treated for 32 stab wounds and numerous internal injuries and is on dialysis to help his kidneys recover, the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association said Tuesday.The union also criticized new security policies at the Southern Ohio Cor
  
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• Registered sex offender accused of impersonating a police officer in Vinton County

  11-04-2018 23:41
  
  VINTON COUNTY, Ohio – A man is in custody and accused of pulling someone over while pretending to be a police officer in Vinton County according to the sheriff’s office.The Vinton County Sheriff’s Office said it took a call on April 8 about a man using red and blue lights to pull someone over at Lake Alma State Park.The caller said the man had a badge, radio and handcuffs and was able to get the driver out of the vehicle.The man let the driver go.The sheriff’s office said
  
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• Columbus police target men buying sex; Sting nets wide range of suspects

  11-04-2018 23:32
  A middle school principal, a police sergeant, a Hilliard dentist, a restaurant owner and a top official with the Ohio National Guard - all of them caught in a prostitution sting.Columbus Police say they and 22 other men answered an online ad for sex, and showed up at an Easton hotel, cash in hand.Police say targeting "johns" is part of their effort to reduce the demand keeping the sex trade alive.Heather Mohrman spent five years working in Franklin County's CATCH Court, a specialty docket focuse
  
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• Man regrets 911 call that led to Sacramento police shooting of Stephon Clark

  11-04-2018 23:01
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A neighbor said he regrets making the 911 call that preceded the fatal shooting by Sacramento police of an unarmed black man in his grandparents' backyard.Dave Reiling told the Sacramento Bee he heard breaking glass on the night of March 18, went outside and found the windows of his two trucks smashed and a man in a hooded sweatshirt nearby. He briefly chased the man down the block and then called authorities.Reiling regretted that his report led to the killing of 22-y
  
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• Trump administration weighing drug testing for food stamps

  11-04-2018 22:54
  
  The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing, handing a win to conservatives who've long sought ways to curb the safety net program.The proposal under review would be narrowly targeted, applying mostly to people who are able-bodied, without dependents and applying for some specialized jobs, according to an administration official briefed on the plan. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to dis
  
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• Easton Developer Shows Interest in Prime Worthington Site

  11-04-2018 22:34
  There may be some movement on plans to develop the former United Methodist Children’s Home (UMCH) site in Worthington. “There is ongoing dialogue taking place to determine the future of the property,” stated an update posted to the City of Worthington’s website earlier this week. The statement further explained that Yaromir Steiner has expressed interest […]
  
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• 37 years later Jane Doe found in Ohio is identified as Arkansas woman

  11-04-2018 22:15
  
  On April 24, 1981, the body of a female homicide victim was discovered on Greenlee Road, in Miami County, Ohio; she was fully clothed and was estimated to have been dead for only hours.She was wearing jeans and a fringed buckskin jacket with a Native American design.Monday, DNA confirmation was made and Wednesday the Miami County Sheriff's office announced Marcia L. King of Arkansas was identified as the Miami County Jane Doe who became known as the Buckskin Girl. She was 21 years of age at the
  
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• Family on road trip goes missing in same county where SUV plunged off cliff

  11-04-2018 21:53
  
  LEGGETT, Calif. -- A vehicle fell into a rain-swollen river and vanished last week in the same region of California's far north coast where a family that vanished during a road trip is last known to have been, authorities said. Mendocino County sheriff's Lt. Shannon Barney told The Press-Democrat of Santa Rosa that officials will launch a search of the south fork of the Eel River once water levels drop and the flow slows.Witnesses reported a newer-model maroon vehicle, possibly a Honda Pilot, we
  
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• Data shows fewer death penalty verdicts Ohio

  11-04-2018 21:48
  Juries in Franklin County have recently spared the lives of two convicted killers facing the death penalty.In 2017, a jury sentenced Lincoln Rutledge to life in prison with no chance for parole for the murder of Columbus police SWAT officer Steve Smith. Fellow SWAT officers gave testimony that Rutledge also shot at them.Last month, a jury also sent Brian Golsby to prison for the rest of his life for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of OSU Student Reagan Tokes.Many central Ohioans expressed frust
  
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• Data shows fewer death penalty verdicts in Ohio

  11-04-2018 21:48
  Juries in Franklin County have recently spared the lives of two convicted killers facing the death penalty.In 2017, a jury sentenced Lincoln Rutledge to life in prison with no chance for parole for the murder of Columbus police SWAT officer Steve Smith. Fellow SWAT officers gave testimony that Rutledge also shot at them.Last month, a jury also sent Brian Golsby to prison for the rest of his life for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of OSU Student Reagan Tokes.Many central Ohioans expressed frust
  
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• Ohio man pleads guilty in 1-year-old son's drug-overdose death

  11-04-2018 21:35
  
  An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to a reckless homicide charge in the drug-overdose death of his 1-year-old son.The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports 34-year-old Dorrico Brown, of Trenton, also pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of furnishing a minor with drugs.Authorities say Brown called 911 last May after finding his son on a bed not breathing. The county coroner's office says the child died from a combination of drugs including oxycodone, an opioid, and anti-anxiety medication.It
  
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• John Boehner to promote legalizing marijuana

  11-04-2018 21:29
  
  Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday he has had a change of heart on marijuana and will promote its nationwide legalization as a way to help veterans and the nation's deadly opioid crisis.The Ohio Republican, an avid cigarette smoker, has joined the advisory board of Acreage Holdings, a multistate cannabis company. The company also announced that former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld has joined its advisory board.Weld, a Republican as governor, ran in the 2016 presidential elec
  
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• 2018 Capital Budget Hearing: Marion Franklin Community Center 4/10/2018

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• Forecast: The Warm-up continues. Spring makes a comeback.

  11-04-2018 20:59
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and pleasant.
  Tonight: Increasing clouds. Slight chance for a sprinkle. 47 S 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and warm. 71 SW 15-25 G 30-40mph
  Friday: Mostly sunny and even warmer. 75 SW 10-20 G 30 mph
  Saturday: Warm with scattered showers and storms. Near 70Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Clouds will build back in tonight and it won’t be as cold.There’s a slight chance for a shower in the far north t
  
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• Zanesville police searching for murder suspect

  11-04-2018 20:41
  
  The Zanesville Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a murder suspect.Police said they received information on March 31 regarding an apparent homicide. The information indicated that 44-year-old Kylee Lindell was killed.On Tuesday, officers located Lindell’s body in the southern part of Muskingum County.Police said they are seeking several individuals they believe orchestrated this crime.A warrant was issued for 30-year-old Ryan Ray Adams for aggravated murder.Anyone with
  
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• Zanesville police offering reward for info leading to capture of murder suspect

  11-04-2018 20:41
  Investigators are now offering a $6,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a man wanted for murder.Police said they received information on March 31 regarding an apparent homicide. The information indicated that 44-year-old Kylee Lindell was killed.On Tuesday, officers located Lindell’s body in the southern part of Muskingum County.Police said they are seeking several individuals they believe orchestrated this crime.A warrant was issued for 30-year-old Ryan Ray Adams for aggr
  
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• Police: Zanesville murder suspect facing $2 million bond

  11-04-2018 20:41
  ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Ryan Ray Adams, a murder suspect, has been captured according to Zanesville Police and is in jail on a $2 million bond.Investigators had offered a $6,000 reward for information leading to his capture. That happened Tuesday night at America's Best Value Inn in Heath at about 9 p.m., according to the US Marshal's Service. A spokesperson for the service said he was apprehended without incident with another person in the room with him. Adams was arraigned in Zanesville Municipal C
  
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• Police: Zanesville murder suspect captured

  11-04-2018 20:41
  ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Ryan Ray Adams, a murder suspect, has been captured according to Zanesville Police.Investigators had offered a $6,000 reward for information leading to his capture.Police said they received information on March 31 regarding an apparent homicide. The information indicated that 44-year-old Kylee Lindell was killed.On April 10, officers located Lindell’s body in the southern part of Muskingum County.Police said they are seeking several individuals they believe orchestrated
  
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• Local TOPS participants attend state recognition

  11-04-2018 20:41
  TOPS OH#2013 had eight members attend the Ohio State Recognition Day in Columbus at the Crown Plaza Columbus North Conference Center. The group traveled to the conference for Friday's all day session and Saturday's half day session.
  
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• Infant found safe in 'baby box' in northwest Indiana

  11-04-2018 19:56
  
  MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — For the second time in five months, an infant has been left in a baby box at a northwestern Indiana volunteer fire station.Lt. Chuck Kohler says he was on scene tending to the baby girl less than a minute after receiving a page Sunday night.The page alerted him that alarms had been triggered on the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department, near Michigan City. Kohler says everything worked as planned.The girl appeared healthy and was tak
  
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• More than 1,700 students perform with Columbus Symphony Orchestra

  11-04-2018 19:38
  COLUMBUS -- After students from 21 central Ohio schools spent months practicing their music, their hard work crescendoed on Wednesday when they performed in harmony with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.More than 1,700 third, fourth and fifth graders took part in the partnership with Carnegie Hall's Link Up program, a nationwide effort connecting students with a year-long music curriculum.The grand finale was Wednesday at Ohio Theatre."It culminates in this very fun interactive concert," said Jea
  
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• Suspect strikes vehicles, crashes in Delaware County chase

  11-04-2018 18:51
  
  A suspect is in custody after he led authorities on a chase Wednesday afternoon.Deputies say the incident happened Wednesday around 12:30 p.m. near I-71 and Polaris Parkway and continued to I-71 and Morrow County Line.During the pursuit, the suspect struck multiple vehicles. Officials said there were no serious injuries in those crashes.The suspect crashed the vehicle on I-71 just north of SR 36/37. He is being treated for minor injuries.Traffic is backed in the area of the crash as authorities
  
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• Sessions to address immigration at border sheriffs meeting

  11-04-2018 18:31
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — As thousands of National Guard troops deploy to the Mexico border, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to bring his firm stance on immigration enforcement to New Mexico, where a group of Southwest border sheriffs are meeting Wednesday.Sessions will speak in Las Cruces at the Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition Annual Spring Meeting with the Southwestern Border Sheriff's Coalition, made up of 31 sheriff's departments from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.All o
  
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• Sessions takes fight on border enforcement to New Mexico

  11-04-2018 18:31
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — As thousands of National Guard troops deploy to the Mexico border, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions brought his firm stance on immigration enforcement to New Mexico, where a group of Southwest border sheriffs were meeting Wednesday.Dozens of immigrant rights activists protested Sessions' visit, once again rejecting his 2017 characterization of the border region as "ground zero" in the Trump administration's fight against cartels and human traffickers."He was wrong the
  
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• Portion of Reagan Tokes Act clears Ohio Senate

  11-04-2018 18:17
  A bill named after murdered Ohio State student Reagan Tokes took a major step forward Wednesday as one of two Senate bills passed out of the Ohio Senate by a vote of 33 to 0.Senate Bill 201 would dramatically change how violent felons are sentenced to prison and how they are released.Another Senate bill, SB 202, which would address problems with GPS monitoring of offenders, overburdened parole officers and creating a re-entry program for "hard-to-place offenders" has seen little movement. The sa
  
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• Amended version of Reagan Tokes Act passes Senate committee

  11-04-2018 18:17
  An amended version of the Reagan Tokes Act passed out of a Senate committee Wednesday morning.The bill would dramatically change how violent felons are sent to prison - allowing judges to sentence convicts to a range of years in prison rather than a set sentence.The original bill called for allowing the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to have unilateral control in deciding if an inmate would be released from prison early.A House substitute version stripped that power away and le
  
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• Forecast: Warmer and windy today

  11-04-2018 18:14
  This Afternoon: More sun, breezy but still below average.High 58.Winds: SW 5-15 G25 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy skies, warmer and a little breezy.High 47.Winds: S 8-12 mph.
  Tomorrow: Slight chance for a shower in the north early.Then warmer and very windy.High 70.Winds: SW 15-25 G40 mph.
  Friday: Partly cloudy, warm and windy.High 75.Winds: SSW 10-20 G30 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Clouds will continue to clear out this afternoon wit
  
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• TV Review: “Counterpart” Worth the Price of Admission

  11-04-2018 18:00
  I know, I know. Just what you need. Another subscription. But trust me, Counterpart is worth it. The Starz series was created and produced by Justin Marks, who is best known for his 2016 Jungle Book screenplay. You’ll also catch him in Counterpart cameos as Alexander Pope’s (Stephen Rea) dog walker. The incomparable J.K. Simmons […]
  
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• Concert Preview: Moon Taxi

  11-04-2018 18:00
  The contagiously positive hit “Two High,” one of last year’s most recognizable radio singles, was a hard-earned culmination of over a decade of indie rockers Moon Taxi’s long list of road shows, festival appearances, and four notably good studio albums. In its current configuration, the band has been performing and recording since 2006, although founding […]
  
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• Winter won't go away: Snow possible on Monday

  11-04-2018 17:57
  
  It seems to be the winter that just won’t quit but some warmer weather is finally returning to central Ohio…for now.Highs Thursday, Friday and Saturday are forecast to top out in the upper 60s and low to mid-70s in Columbus.The last time we had three-days-in-a-row here that were that warm was back on February 19, 20 and 21.But we hit our high very early in the day on 2/21 and temperatures tumbled through the rest of it so for all intents and purposes that stretch doesn’t count
  
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• Help Transcribe Ohio’s WWI History

  11-04-2018 17:22
  How neat would it be to read through WWI handwritten letters, diaries, and stories of fellow Ohioans? Ohio History has an even better offer—you can help transcribe them! Transcribed text is then added to Ohio Memory with 1,700+ items relating to Ohio’s role in WWI. Learn more. Connect with Ohio History in The Giving Store. […]
  
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• Teacher urges parents to stop 'coddling and enabling their children' in viral post

  11-04-2018 17:04
  
  A teacher said she is quitting her job because parents won't stop 'coddling and enabling' their kids.Julie Marburger, a middle school teacher in Texas, made the now-viral post on March 28.Marburger wrote the lengthy Facebook post after an incident with a parent left her, she said, “unable emotionally to continue for the day.”“Parents have become far too disrespectful, and their children are even worse. Administration always seems to err on the side of keeping the parent happy,
  
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• Ohio court to decide if ex-player can sue over concussions

  11-04-2018 16:02
  By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether the widow of a former University of Notre Dame football player can sue the school and the NCAA over allegations her husband was disabled by concussions from his college career in the 1970s.
  
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• Restaurant Review: Hoggy’s Restaurant

  11-04-2018 16:00
  Before City Barbecue hit town, Hoggy’s was pretty much the place for local barbecue aficionados. It had a stranglehold on the Columbus market, with several locations throughout the Central Ohio region in the 1990s. But things change. Eaters are fickle, tastes change, and new competition enters the scene; nothing lasts forever. Hoggy’s presence in the […]
  
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• Zuckerberg: regulation of social media firms is 'inevitable'

  11-04-2018 15:47
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a House oversight panel Wednesday that he believes it is "inevitable" there will be regulation of the social media industry and also disclosed to lawmakers that his own data was included in the personal information sold to malicious third parties."The internet is growing in importance around the world in people's lives and I think that it is inevitable that there will need to be some regulation," Zuckerberg said during testimony before the House Energy and Comme
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies to House committee

  11-04-2018 15:47
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is back on Capitol Hill.A house hearing examining the company's privacy policies and the role Facebook played as Russians intervened in the 2016 election has begun. Zuckerberg testified for around five hours in a Senate hearing on Tuesday.In that hearing, Zuckerberg apologized several times for Facebook failures and disclosed that his company was "working with" special counsel Robert Mueller in the federal probe of Russian election interference. He also said Facebook
  
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• Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election

  11-04-2018 15:00
  
  After months of speculation about his political future, House Speaker Paul Ryan's office announced he will not be seeking re-election in 2018. He will, however, serve out the rest of his term. Ryan joins a growing list of Republican House members who are stepping away from Congress. More than 30 Republicans in the House and Senate have announced that they plan to leave Congress by the beginning of 2019.The speaker's office released the following statement on Ryan early Wednesday morning:"This mo
  
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• Trump says missiles 'will be coming' to Syria

  11-04-2018 13:31
  
  WASHINGTON—After Russia warned the United States against military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump says missiles "will be coming."Trump says on Twitter Wednesday: "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!'" He adds: "You shouldn't be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!"Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, becaus
  
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• Trump says 'missiles coming' against Syria, 'new and smart'

  11-04-2018 13:31
  
  WASHINGTON— Defying Russian warnings against U.S. military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that missiles "will be coming" in response to Syria's suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people."Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria," Trump tweeted. "Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!' You shouldn't be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!"Russia vows to shoot down
  
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• As Russia warns against US strike, Trump threatens missiles

  11-04-2018 13:31
  
  WASHINGTON— Defying Russian warnings against U.S. military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that missiles "will be coming" in response to Syria's suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people."Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria," Trump tweeted. "Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!' You shouldn't be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!"Russia vows to shoot down
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash involving dump truck closes lanes on I-270 in east Columbus

  11-04-2018 13:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Several lanes on I-270 south near I-670 is closed after a crash involving a dump truck and other vehicles.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating at least two crashes on I-270 south near Gahanna early Wednesday morning.Dispatchers say the crashes happened around 6:30 a.m. and a dump truck was one of the vehicles involved in the crash. The ramp from I-270 south to I-670 westclosed while they investigate the accident, according to deputies.The ramp have r
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash involving dump truck closed lanes on I-270 in east Columbus

  11-04-2018 13:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Several lanes on I-270 south near I-670were closed over an hour after a crash involving a dump truck and other vehicles.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating at least two crashes on I-270 south near Gahanna early Wednesday morning.Dispatchers say the crashes happened around 6:30 a.m. and a dump truck was one of the vehicles involved in the crash. The ramp from I-270 south to I-670 west closed a little over an hour while crews investigate the accident,
  
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• Airlines warned of possible Syria strike

  11-04-2018 12:17
  
  European airspace authorities are warning aircraft to be careful over the next days when flying close to Syria because of possible military action against President Bashar Assad's forces.The Eurocontrol airspace organization said that the European Aviation Safety Agency had sent a "Rapid Alert Notification" that flight operations needed to consider the possibility of air or missile strikes into Syria.U.S. officials have consulted with global allies on a possible joint military response to Syria'
  
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• Lawyer: Florida school shooting suspect needs public defense

  11-04-2018 11:32
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz should continue to be represented at taxpayer expense because he likely does not have the assets to pay a private lawyer for what will rapidly balloon into a multi-million dollar case, his public defenders told a judge Wednesday.The Broward County Public Defender's office urged Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to continue classifying Cruz as indigent despite evidence he could have access to $30,000 or more. They said that'
  
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• Finances of Florida school shooting suspect issue at hearing

  11-04-2018 11:32
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The financial assets available to Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz that might allow him to hire a private lawyer will be examined at a court hearing.Cruz has been represented at taxpayer expense by the Broward County Public Defender since the Feb. 14 shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The hearing Wednesday will look into whether the 19-year-old could instead pay for his own defense.Officials said in March he had at le
  
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• House speaker resigns amid talk of FBI inquiry

  11-04-2018 11:31
  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.
  
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• More than 100 dead in Algerian military plane crashes near a base

  11-04-2018 10:51
  
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian state radio says that more than 100 people were killed in a military plane crash southwest of the capital.The Algerie Presse service agency said the Iliouchine-type plane was headed for Bechar in south-western Algeria.Emergency services have been dispatched to the site of the crash. No death toll was immediately available.Boufarik is located in northern Algeria, near the Mediterranean sea, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the capital, Algiers.
  
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• Algerian military plane crash kills 257 near a base

  11-04-2018 10:51
  
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian emergency services say 257 dead in military plane crash near capital.The Algerie Presse service agency said the Iliouchine-type plane was headed for Bechar in south-western Algeria.Emergency services have been dispatched to the site of the crash. No death toll was immediately available.Boufarik is located in northern Algeria, near the Mediterranean sea, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the capital, Algiers.
  
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