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• Reagan Tokes memorial removed from Scioto Grove Metro Park

  07-05-2018 23:49
  
  COLUMBUS - A memorial for murdered Ohio State student Reagan Tokes has been removed from the Scioto Grove Metro Park.Metro Parks spokeswoman Peg Hanley told 10 Investigates the decision was made recently to remove the memorial that included flowers, photos and stuffed animals. She said the parks department wanted to be sensitive about the memorial, which has stood for nearly a year and a half.Hanley said the parks department has been in talks with the Tokes family on creating a more permanent me
  
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• Firefighters on scene of large house fire in Ross County

  07-05-2018 23:06
  
  ROSS COUNTY, Ohio – Firefighters are on the scene of a large house fire in Ross County Monday afternoon.Firefighters were called to a house on Snyder Road in the northeast part of Ross County after 4 p.m.Images from Chopper 10 show there is a lot of smoke and flames.Information on injuries is unclear.The Ross County Emergency Management Agency has not been requested to go to the scene.
  
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• Fire causes major damage to home in Ross County

  07-05-2018 23:06
  
  ROSS COUNTY, Ohio – Firefighters are on the scene of a large house fire in Ross County Monday afternoon.Firefighters were called to a house on Snyder Road in the northeast part of Ross County around 4 p.m.Images from Chopper 10 show there was a lot of smoke and flames.The fire caused major damage to the home.Two people in the home when the fire started were able to get out safely Ross County Sheriff's Office Capt. Mike Preston told the Chillicothe Gazette.Preston said the fire started in t
  
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• 11 school levies on the ballot in central Ohio

  07-05-2018 22:54
  Eleven Central Ohio school districts are trying to get levies passed, the largest is Gahanna-Jefferson. They're asking for a combined operating and bond levy, a total of 5.5 mils.Superintendent Steve Barrett said the operating levy will cover transportation, technology, textbooks and teachers, the necessities to keep a school running. Gahanna last asked for operating funds in 2011.The bond levy will build a new Lincoln Elementary School and do classroom upgrades in 10 of the district's schools.L
  
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• Ohio auditor preserves ECOT computer data in case criminal charges are filed

  07-05-2018 22:46
  Investigators from the Ohio auditor's office were copying data from computers at ECOT's Columbus offices Monday to preserve information that could be used if criminal charges are brought against the now-shuttered charter school. ECOT, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, planned to auction computer equipment on Wednesday.
  
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• Five Columbus police officers cleared in three shooting incidents Updated at

  07-05-2018 22:46
  The Columbus Division of Police has ruled that five officers involved in three separate shooting incidents dating back to 2015 all acted within policy, according to released statements. On April 6, 2017, Officer Nathan Komisarek, now 45, shot and killed 39-year-old Christopher Wade outside the entrance of Mount Carmel St. Ann's hospital in Westerville.
  
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• Columbus to consider buying quarry to dispose of water-treatment sludge Updated at

  07-05-2018 22:46
  The Columbus City Council is expected to vote Monday on spending $3.6 million to buy a 374-acre quarry on Lockbourne Road near the intersection with Rohr Road where the city will dump "residuals" created as a byproduct of water treatment at its Parsons Avenue Water Plant. The city is running out of space at its McKinley Quarry, where it continuously pipes residuals from its Hap Cremean and Dublin Road plants and hauls waste from the Parsons Avenue plant once lagoons are full, said Matt
  
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• Former Ohio jail officer accused of sexually assaulting females

  07-05-2018 22:41
  
  A former jail officer accused of sexually assaulting or trying to sexually assault 11 female inmates and probationers he supervised has been indicted in Ohio on charges including kidnapping, sexual battery and attempted compelling prostitution.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says 55-year-old Larry Tucker, of Pomeroy, worked at the Middleport Jail and as a probation officer in Meigs County in far southeastern Ohio. DeWine says the alleged crimes occurred between 2011 and 2017.DeWine says Tucker
  
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• Condado Dublin to Open Later This Year

  07-05-2018 22:32
  Condado will add a sixth location late this year, opening in the Bridge Park West development in historic Dublin. Occupying a new building at 102 North High Street, Condado Dublin is pegged for an opening by October. “You’ll notice with a lot of the establishments here we’ve looked to local or regional places,” says Ted […]
  
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• Condado Coming Soon to Bridge Park

  07-05-2018 22:32
  Condado will add a sixth location late this year, opening in the Bridge Park West development in historic Dublin. Occupying a new building at 102 North High Street, Condado Dublin is pegged for an opening by October. “You’ll notice with a lot of the establishments here we’ve looked to local or regional places,” says Ted […]
  
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• Food fraud detection at Ohio State makes sure food is pure

  07-05-2018 22:04
  
  Vanilla extract, maple syrup, grape wine: They are some of the most common items that are sold with adulterated ingredients.Amy Kircher is the Director of the Food Protection and Defense Institute."Food fraud is the intentional misrepresentation of food," she said.Dr. Kircher says ingredients aren't the only thing consumers need to watch for."There are a lot of labels on food, not all of those labels are regulated. Healthy isn't necessarily a regulated label," she said.Food fraud goes beyond sop
  
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• Mindfulness movement: How to find your zen

  07-05-2018 21:48
  
  Hey, multi-taskers – the parents, cooks, homework checkers, soccer practice caravan drivers, grocery getters and bill payers – is that your life? Rinse and repeat daily?Here’s the thing. All this crammed in one day isn’t good for any of us.The good news? You can take just a few minutes a day and restore your energy, improve your health and be a better parent, chef and homework checker.And it’s all centered around one word: Mindfulness. It’s the thing right now
  
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• New program by former NFL players gives students real accounts of drug addiction

  07-05-2018 21:42
  A non-profit organization started by former NFL and Ohio State University Football teammates teaches students about the dangers of addiction.KNOW Drugs was created by Roy Hall and Antonio Smith. They visited Hannah Ashton Middle School in Reynoldsburg Monday to speak with students."I was about 15,16 years old when I started to experiment and use drugs," said one of the six speakers who spoke to students.The two and a half hour presentation was a first for KNOW Drugs program sponsored by the Driv
  
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• Man arrested for allegedly exposing himself to teens in Upper Arlington

  07-05-2018 21:32
  
  A 58-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to two teenage girls in Upper Arlington.Robert William Cost of Troy was charged with one count of public indecency.The incident happened on Saturday around 9:30 p.m. at the Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt at Kingsdale Center.Police said the victims, ages 16 and 17, reported they were sitting at a table inside the store when Cost, who was seated at an adjacent table, exposed himself before leaving the store.The victims provided a ph
  
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• Melania Trump launches 'BE BEST' awareness campaign for kids

  07-05-2018 21:14
  
  Melania Trump on Monday gave her multipronged effort to promote the well-being of children a minimalist new motto: "BE BEST."The first lady formally launched her long-awaited initiative after more than a year of reading to children, learning about babies born addicted to drugs and hosting a White House conversation on cyberbullying."As a mother and as first lady, it concerns me that in today's fast-paced and ever-connected world, children can be less prepared to express or manage their emotions
  
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• Forecast: Lovely evening and a quiet night ahead.

  07-05-2018 21:09
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and mild.
  Tonight: Clear to partly cloudy and seasonable. 49 N 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and pleasant. 76 E 3-6 mph
  Wednesday: Sun mixing with a few clouds. Hot. 81 S 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. 75Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Dry weather continues through the first half of the work week with partly to mostly sunny skies and warming afternoon temperatures. We climb
  
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• Trump to announce decision on Iran nuclear deal Tuesday

  07-05-2018 21:06
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he will announce his decision on the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday.In a tweet Monday, Trump says, "I will be announcing my decision on the Iran Deal tomorrow from the White House at 2:00pm."Trump faces a May 12 deadline over whether to uphold the 2015 nuclear deal, which he long has criticized.Trump has signaled he will pull out of the agreement by May 12 unless it is revised, but he faces intense pressure from European allies not to do so.I will be announ
  
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• DOT urges drivers, take care of faulty Takata air bags now

  07-05-2018 20:47
  
  NEW YORK— The U.S. Department of Transportation is again urging owners of vehicles with defective Takata airbags to seek repairs immediately.The agency singled out Ford Rangers and Mazda B-Series trucks from 2006, which are under a "do not drive" warning. The agency said Monday that it is "deeply concerned" that they are not being returned for repairs quickly enough.Chemicals used to inflate the airbags can deteriorate in some conditions, causing them to explode with too much force and blo
  
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• US 62 closed south of 71 due to crash, fuel spill

  07-05-2018 20:21
  
  PLEASANT TWP. -- A crashed semi and fuel spill has closed U.S. 62 south of I-71 to Old Harrisburg Pike.A tweet from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office states that a crash involving a semi and subsequent fuel spill has closed the road in that area.According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, the fuel is leaking from the tractor, not the trailer.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops
  
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• Mansfield police investigating 'suspicious' death of 18-month-old

  07-05-2018 19:58
  
  Police in Mansfield said they're investigating the 'suspicious' death of an 18-month old boy who suffered a head injury.Zamien Scott's mother, Kristi, said the toddler was in the care of a babysitter last week when he was taken to Ohio Health Mansfield. He was later life-flighted to Nationwide Children's Hospital.Police say it was health providers who contacted law enforcement Monday night and initiated the investigation into the boy's death.Investigators said they're waiting on information from
  
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• Records: OSHP uses drug dogs more often with black drivers

  07-05-2018 19:32
  
  COLUMBUS (AP) -- The State Highway Patrol uses drug-sniffing dogs on Ohio stops involving black drivers at a disproportionately higher rate than stops involving whites, accounting for 28 percent of the nearly 17,000 stops where dogs were used from 2013 to 2017, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.This disparity is the case even though blacks make up about 13 percent of the population both nationally and in Ohio, and about 14 percent of drivers stopped by the patrol overall in O
  
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• Mansfield police make arrest in Bowman Street homicide

  07-05-2018 19:09
  
  MANSFIELD -- The Mansfield police department made an arrest Monday in connection to a homicide on Bowman Street on May 3.This arrest is in reference to several 911 calls received at 2:13 p.m. May 3 when officers were summoned to 737 Bowman Street for a shooting.When police arrived, they found Nolan Lovett laying in the yard with a gunshot wound. He was immediately transported to Ohio Health Mansfield hospital where he later died from his injuries.Through evidence processing, various tips and inv
  
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• U.S. Farmers Worry as China Stops Buying Soybeans

  07-05-2018 18:10
  May 04--As the U.S. and China circle each other like boxers in their fight over trade policies, the largest buyer of American soybeans has closed its purse. China has stopped buying U.S. soybeans far ahead of Beijing's proposed 25 percent tariff on exports from the U.S. taking effect.
  
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• Harmony Project takes music to state women's prison

  07-05-2018 18:08
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The sun shined in more ways than we'll ever know.Hundreds of members of the Harmony Project performed for the entire Ohio Reformatory for Women state prison Sunday."It's so that the harmony project get to see our women but our women get to experience the harmony project," Roni Burkes-Trowsdell, the prison warden, said. "We have a heart for service here.Last year our women did over 500,000 hours of community service."Even if the song is Johnny Cash's classic -- Folsom Prison Blu
  
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• Construction Roundup: Grandview Yard May 2018

  07-05-2018 18:01
  Over the course of the past decade, the 125-acre site known as Grandview Yard has rapidly transformed from vacant grocery store warehouses into a neighborhood-within-a-neighborhood in the city of Grandview Heights. During a recent tour of the newest residential buildings to launch at Grandview Yard, we took the opportunity to snap a few extra photos […]
  
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• Blue Danube to Close in June

  07-05-2018 18:01
  After 78 years as a landmark restaurant in the Old North neighborhood of Columbus, the Blue Danube, or more affectionately referred to as the “Dube,” will close its doors on June 17. It might not be the end of the road, however. The restaurant has changed hands in the past and may do so again. […]
  
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• Students evacuated after threat found at Amanda-Clearcreek

  07-05-2018 17:58
  
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Fairfield County Sheriff is on scene at Amanda-Clearcreek investigating a threat.According to the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, a threat was found in a restroom. All students from the 3-12 school building were moved to the gym at the primary school while the other building is being searched.The E-G reports that the sheriff, Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Columbus Division of Fire are on scene.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as th
  
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• Schools are replacing analog clocks because students can’t read them

  07-05-2018 17:41
  
  LONDON -- Schools in the United Kingdom are removing old-school clocks because students cannot read them, the Telegraph reports.According to a head teachers’ union, educators are now installing digital devices after students taking exams complained they were struggling to read the correct time on an analog clock.“The current generation aren’t as good at reading the traditional clock face as older generations,” Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary at the Association of
  
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• Florida deputy shot while responding to dispute about cat

  07-05-2018 17:20
  
  LAKE PLACID, Fla. — A Florida sheriff's deputy was shot in the head while responding to a dispute over a cat, authorities said.In a Facebook post late Sunday, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office said Deputy William Gentry was critically wounded while responding to a dispute between neighbors over a cat that had been shot.Sheriff Paul Blackman told reporters that after speaking with the cat's owner, Gentry approached the man suspected of shooting the cat, 69-year-old Joseph Edward Ables,
  
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• 5 officers involved in shootings cleared of wrongdoing by Columbus police

  07-05-2018 17:13
  
  COLUMBUS -- Five police officers involved in shootings were found to be within the department's use of firearms policy, according to the Columbus Division of Police.Officer Kimberly Wilkinson, involved in a shooting in February of 2017; Officers Brian Newsome, Samuel Peck and Sergeant Trent Taylor, involved in a shooting in April of 2015; and Officer Nathan Komisarek, involved in a shooting in April of 2017, all were cleared of wrongdoing.---Officer Kimberly WilkinsonWilkinson’s incident t
  
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• Teacher Appreciation Day: Deals & freebies for educators

  07-05-2018 17:12
  
  COLUMBUS -- Tuesday is National Teacher Appreciation Day, and some businesses are offering deals and "freebies" for our country's educators.Many of these deals are happening all week and all year long. Check the links for specifics.Some deals may not be available at all locations, so confirm the details with your neighborhood businesses. And be prepared to verify that you are an educator.Adobe: Teachers can take 60% off a Creative Cloud purchase.Alamo Car Rental: Get a $25 car rental discount if
  
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• Phil Collins announces tour stop in Columbus this fall

  07-05-2018 16:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Legendary singer Phil Collins announced Monday he will be making a tour stop in Columbus this fall.Phil Collins is bringing his Not Dead Yet, Live! Tour to Nationwide Arena October 19.The concert performance will feature his longtime guitarist Daryl Stuermer, keyboardist Brad Cole, bassist Leland Sklar, percussionist Luis Conte and his 16-year-old son Nicolas on drums.Organizers say the concert is a fitting sequel to his recently released and much-awaited memoir “Not Dead
  
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• Dog fatally mauls baby in Los Angeles home

  07-05-2018 16:41
  
  LOS ANGELES — An infant has been killed after at least one dog mauled her in a Los Angeles home when her grandmother stepped away to get a bottle.Los Angeles police say the mauling happened Saturday afternoon in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood. The nearly 4-month-old baby girl died at a hospital.Animal control officers took custody of a Rottweiler, a Labrador and a terrier at the home because they don't know whether just one or more of them attacked.Los Angeles police Capt. Lillian Carranza
  
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• The Only Gubernatorial Candidate Talking About Criminal Justice Reform

  07-05-2018 15:32
  In the race to be Ohio’s next governor, progressive candidate Dennis Kucinich and his running mate Tara Samples are running a familiar campaign. Their pro-laborer platform, one centered on a $15 minimum wage and healthcare for all, calls back passionate, Brooklyn-tinted speeches heard during Bernie Sanders’ campaign for president. They face party favorites, too, in […]
  
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• Are you owed $1,200? Maybe, if you got a Dish Network telemarketing call

  07-05-2018 15:32
  Thousands of people who got a telemarketing call for Dish Network in 2010 or 2011 may be able to collect $1,200 per call. If you think that sounds too good to be true, you're not alone.Lawyers say they are having trouble convincing people to sign up to get the money they're owed from the $61 million class-action lawsuit over sales pitches to people on the national Do Not Call Registry.There's been a 120 percent increase in complaints about violations of the list since 2014. Nearly 230 million nu
  
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• Trump defends CIA nominee, says she is 'tough on terror'

  07-05-2018 14:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday defended Gina Haspel, his nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, dismissing debate over her involvement in a harsh interrogation program and arguing Democrats want her out because she "is too tough on terror."Trump said on Twitter that Haspel has "come under fire because she was too tough on Terrorists." He added that "in these very dangerous times, we have the most qualified person, a woman, who Democrats want OUT because she is
  
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• Nestle to sell Starbucks products in $7B deal

  07-05-2018 13:39
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Nestle has entered into an agreement to bring Starbucks products to millions of homes worldwide.The Swiss-based company announced Monday that Starbucks will receive an up-front cash payment of $7.15 billion for a business which generated annual sales of $2 billion. Approximately 500 Starbucks employees will join Nestle, and operations will continue to be located in Seattle.The agreement excludes ready-to-drink products, and all sales of any products within Starbucks coffee s
  
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• Report: Millions of tweets spread anti-Semitic messages

  07-05-2018 13:27
  
  Millions of anti-Semitic messages on Twitter have spread negative stereotypes and conspiracy theories about Jews across the social media platform, according to a report Monday by the Anti-Defamation League.ADL national director and CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said the data showed many used Twitter as a "megaphone to harass and intimidate Jews."An earlier report from the Jewish civil rights group said anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year had reached the highest tally it has counted in more th
  
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• Crime Stoppers | Clues sought in young dad's killing

  07-05-2018 13:22
  Almost four years to the date, 22-year-old Keith Marsh stepped outside an apartment to smoke a cigarette and was shot to death. It was 10:44 p.m. on May 8, 2014, when the shooting happened in the 200 block of Mayfair Boulevard at a girlfriend's residence.
  
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• Prosecutors: Springfield murderer may have killed others

  07-05-2018 12:47
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors say a Springfield man who has pleaded guilty to a second murder charge may have killed others.The Springfield News-Sun reports that Clark County Assistant Prosecutor Dan Driscoll says 37-year-old Prentiss Hare is a suspect in the Florida slaying of Michael Frazier and unsolved murders in Clark County.Hare pleaded guilty to aggravated murder Wednesday in Clark County Common Pleas Court in the death of Tiffany Chambers, of Jacksonville. He had previously
  
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• Deadly fair ride accident could result in increasing oversight

  07-05-2018 12:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State lawmakers will consider whether to increase oversight of carnival rides, including hiring more inspectors, following a deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair that flung riders onto the midway.The proposed changes also call on the state to look for inspectors who have an engineering background or who have been certified by a national association that trains ride safety officials.The legislation introduced last week by a Republican and Democrat in the state House
  
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• Chelsea Manning: Insurgent bid for US Senate is genuine

  07-05-2018 12:22
  
  Chelsea Manning is no longer living as a transgender woman in a male military prison, serving the lengthiest sentence ever for revealing U.S. government secrets. She's free to grow out her hair, travel the world, and spend time with whomever she likes.But a year since former President Barack Obama commuted Manning's 35-year sentence, America's most famous convicted leaker isn't taking an extended vacation. Far from it: The Oklahoma native has decided to make an unlikely bid for the U.S. Senate i
  
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• Putin takes oath of office for 4th term as Russian president

  07-05-2018 11:46
  
  MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has taken the oath of office for his fourth term as Russian president, in a ceremony in an ornate Kremlin hall glimmering with gold leaf.Putin won the six-year term in March elections where he tallied 77 percent of the vote.Putin effectively has been the leader of Russia for all of the 21st century. He stepped down from the presidency in 2008 because of term limits, but was named prime minister and continued to steer the country until he returned as president in 201
  
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• Son-in-law: Ailing McCain is 'chatty' and 'walking around'

  07-05-2018 11:41
  WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain's son-in-law says the Arizona Republican is "talking, he's chatty and he's walking around" as he battles brain cancer.Ben Domenech said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation" that McCain is "very grateful for the chances and fortune that he's experienced in life. He's reflecting at the end on a lot of different things."Domenech publishes the online political and cultural magazine The Federalist. He's married to McCain's daughter Meghan.The 81-year-old senator was di
  
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• Suspect in Tennessee Waffle House shooting due in court

  07-05-2018 11:23
  
  A man accused of killing four people by opening fire outside a Waffle House and storming the restaurant is due in court.Travis Reinking is facing multiple charges, including four counts of criminal homicide. It is not clear if he will attend the hearing set for Monday or if there will be any testimony.Online records of the Davidson County Sheriff's Office show he is being held without bond in a secure area of the Metro Nashville Jail.Police say Reinking was nearly naked and wearing only a green
  
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• Ohio State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to focus on the roads

  07-05-2018 11:22
  
  MANSFIELD, Ohio - The Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to keep their eyes on the road and focus while driving.Last year, 13,997 crashes in Ohio had a reported distraction, resulting in 51 fatal crashes.From 2016 to 2017, the number of fatal crashes nearly doubled, according to OSHP.Sending or receiving a text message takes a driver's eyes off of the road for an average of 4.6 seconds. The OSHP says that is the equivalent of driving the length of a football field wh
  
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• Springsteen escorts Van Zandt in to New Jersey Hall of Fame

  07-05-2018 11:19
  
  Oh what a night: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were inducted Sunday into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, but it was Bruce Springsteen who stole what could have been Meryl Streep's show.The Boss made a surprise appearance at Asbury Park's Convention Hall to introduce his longtime friend and guitarist Steven Van Zandt into the hall. Springsteen himself was admitted a decade earlier.The two joined forces onstage and played "I Don't Want To Go Home," trading vocals and eventually welcoming the en
  
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• BBB urges parents to do their research with free circus tickets

  07-05-2018 11:15
  HILLIARD, Ohio -The Central Ohio Better Business Bureau is urging parents to do their research when it comes to some deals.The Garden Brothers Circus has two scheduled performances Monday evening in Hilliard. Coupons offering a free circus ticket for kids with the purchase of an adult ticket popped up in communities around Central Ohio. The BBB wants parents to do some research before heading out to catch the show. BBB President Kip Morse says the Garden Bros. Circus has an F-rating. The BBB has
  
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• Forecast: Partly sunny and cooler

  07-05-2018 10:07
  Today:Patchy fog possible this morning. Otherwise more clouds than sun today and slightly cooler than average. High 68.
  Tonight:Partly cloudy and cooler. Low 49. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Mostly sunny and more seasonable. High 75. Light NE wind.
  Wednesday:Mostly sunny and warmer. High 79. SE wind 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:A cold front pushed through the region overnight ushering in slightly cooler temperatures for today. Some
  
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• 90th District in spotlight for primary election

  07-05-2018 08:41
  When voters go to the polls for Tuesday's primary election, they'll be whittling down the number of candidates in both parties for, among other offices, governor and lieutenant governor, as well as south central Ohio's 90th Congressional District. While the governor's race has a statewide importance, locally the race to replace 90th District incumbent Dr. Terry Johnson has garnered the most attention.
  
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