• Columbus to pay $30,000 to man stomped by police officer

    Columbus will pay $30,000 in a settlement with a man who was captured on video being stomped once by a Columbus Division of Police officer as he was being arrested last year. Police were responding to a reported shooting in the 4100 block of Maize Road when, they said, Anderson had escaped one officer before being caught by another that had restrained him on the ground.
  • Central Ohio due for nearly 1,200 jobs in 7 projects, including insurer Root's plan to add 463

    The 3-year-old company with a mission to sell insurance exclusively to good drivers received approval on Monday for state tax incentives for a project that is projected add 463 jobs in Columbus over the three years. The company currently has about 100 workers now.
  • NRA links school violence to Ritalin but experts deny connection

    NRA links school violence to Ritalin but experts deny connection
    The National Rifle Association's incoming president has linked school shootings and other violence to the use of medications such as Ritalin, but a medical expert who's studied the drugs says there's "no evidence whatsoever" of a connection.Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North told "Fox News Sunday" that perpetrators of school violence "have been drugged in many cases" and "many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten." He also blamed a "culture where violence is common
  • Robbery suspect dies after witnesses give chase in northeast Columbus

    The Columbus Division of Police said just before 10 a.m. Sunday morning, three men witnessed a robbery at a gas station in the 1400 block of North Cassady Avenue in northeast Columbus."The robbery suspect overwhelmed her, and surprised her, and used force and stole money from her and then immediately fled," said CPD Homicide Sergeant Dave Sicilian.Callers to 911 revealed the alleged robber took off running with the victim's purse.Police said three Good Samaritans chased the man to a nearby hotel
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  • Top 10 Things to do in Italian Village

    Columbus’ historic Italian Village does not disappoint in terms of history, scenery, and unique finds. One of Columbus’ first suburbs, Italian Village has been home to Irish, Italian, and Black immigrant settlers throughout the 19th century, before experiencing major revitalization in the 1970s. Today, Italian Village is an eclectic mix of old and new. Italianate […]
  • Race to replace Ohio speaker who resigned hits another snag

    Race to replace Ohio speaker who resigned hits another snag
    Efforts to replace the Ohio House speaker who resigned last month amid questions by the FBI surrounding his activities have hit another snag.A vote on Republican Cliff Rosenberger's interim replacement is scheduled Tuesday, but House Democrats are challenging that as improper because the session was added by the chamber's acting leader, President Pro Tem Kirk Schuring.Democrats say only the speaker can add a session day under majority Republicans' own rules.The rules dispute could add another de
  • Maryland Gov.: Baltimore County police officer fatally shot

    Maryland Gov.: Baltimore County police officer fatally shot
    TOWSON, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has confirmed the death of a Baltimore County police officer who was shot while investigating a suspicious vehicle.Baltimore County authorities said police are searching for at least one armed suspect.Police spokeswoman Julia Hardgrove said the officer had been investigating a suspicious vehicle on Linwen Way in the community of Perry Hall.Hogan says "we're deeply saddened" that the "brave officer" was shot in the line of duty.
  • Judge: Teen must repay $37M for starting Oregon wildfire

    Judge: Teen must repay $37M for starting Oregon wildfire
    HOOD RIVER, Ore. — A teenager who started a major wildfire in the scenic Columbia River Gorge in Oregon has been ordered to pay restitution for at least the next decade, though it's unlikely the boy will ever cover his nearly $37 million bill.The Oregonian reports that Hood River County Circuit Judge John A. Olson issued the opinion on Monday, awarding the restitution totaling $36,618,330.24 to cover the costs of firefighting, repair and restoration to the gorge and damage to homes. Victim
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  • Divided Supreme Court sides with businesses over workers

    Divided Supreme Court sides with businesses over workers
    A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that businesses can prohibit their workers from banding together in disputes over pay and conditions in the workplace, a decision that affects an estimated 25 million non-unionized employees.With the court's five conservative members in the majority, the justices held that individual employees can be forced to use arbitration, not the courts, to air complaints about wages and overtime. Four dissenting liberal justices said the decision will hit low-wage, vuln
  • Columbus couple helps find missing woman with dementia

    Columbus couple helps find missing woman with dementia
    A Columbus couple helped find a woman with Dementia who was missing Saturday.Seventy-two-year-old Lynette Rainer left her South Ohio Avenue home Saturday night around 11 pm while her husband was asleep.For hours she walked, hoping to find her way back home. By 5a.m. Sunday she thought she done just that."I thought it was somebody trying to break in," said John Smith. He said he awoke to find Rainer trying to open the door of his apartment."She definitely thought that house was hers," he said."Sh
  • BrewDog opens watering hole in Franklinton Updated at

    Taking over a former mechanic's garage, the two-story facility of concrete and steel is about 8,200 square feet -- an even split between the two floors -- with a strong urban vibe that matches the neighborhood. The Franklinton storefront at 463 W. Town St. will be the site of the Scottish brewery's first stateside sour beer aged in wine barrels.
  • Former South-Western City Schools teacher indicted on child pornography charges

    Former South-Western City Schools teacher indicted on child pornography charges
    A teacher in the South-Western City School District has been indicted for allegedly downloading child pornography on several computers in his home.The Franklin County Grand Jury indicted 61-year-old Michael Jerome Walsh on nine counts of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor.“Between November 2014 and April 2017, it is alleged that while in his home, Walsh downloaded multiple videos and images depicting young children engaging in sexual activity with adults,” Franklin
  • Sheriff releases name of 18-year-old who disappeared into Paint Creek

    Sheriff releases name of 18-year-old who disappeared into Paint Creek
    ROSS COUNTY - The Ross County Sheriff's Office has released the name and photos of the 18-year-old man believed to have entered Paint Creek Sunday morning and has been missing since.Randon Cochran is described as being 6-feet tall and 130 to 140 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. His hair had recently been bleached blond.The Ross County Sheriff, as well as several other agencies, are searching Paint Creek and the surrounding area. They believe Cochran entered the water at about 3 a.m. Sunday
  • LeBronzed? James honored by drive to build statue of him

    LeBronzed? James honored by drive to build statue of him
    INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James may go from idolized to immortalized in his hometown.A GoFundMe account has been established with a goal to raise $1 million to sculpt and erect a life-size statue of James in Akron, where he began his basketball career before becoming a superstar with the Cleveland Cavaliers.Aaron Carey, who like James played at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School began the campaign to raise money to honor the three-time NBA champion."We want to do this with the fans,"
  • Tracking severe weather in central Ohio; flash flood watch in effect

    Flash Flood Watch for Union, Delaware, Champaign, Clark, Madison, Franklin, Licking, Greene, Fayette, Pickaway, Fairfield and Ross County until 6 a.m. Tuesday.Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Ashland, Fairfield, Knox, Licking and Richland County until 11 p.m.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar----Even though the severe weather threat has been scaled back considerably in Central Ohio but a few strong storms can’t be ruled out over the next few hours.Having said
  • Severe weather possible Monday night for central Ohio

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clark, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union County until 10:15 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Ashland, Fairfield, Knox, Licking and Richland County until 11 p.m.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar----After an active weather pattern last week not much has changed as we enter this one. Showers and storms are again expected to form this afternoon in the area and today's severe weather threat is a little greater than it w
  • Severe weather possible Monday afternoon into the evening for central Ohio

    Severe weather possible Monday afternoon into the evening for central Ohio
    After an active weather pattern last week not much has changed as we enter this one. Showers and storms are again expected to form this afternoon in the area and today's severe weather threat is a little greater than it was over the weekend.The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has western Ohio under a Slight Risk for stronger storms this afternoon.Right now the window for the strongest weather appears to be open from about 4-10 p.m. With a little sun breaking out in the early afternoo
  • Ohio State searching for family of graduate who lost 1910 diploma

    Ohio State searching for family of graduate who lost 1910 diploma
    COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University is asking for help in finding the family of a graduate who lost the diploma he earned in 1910.According to Ohio State, the piece of history belongs to Dr. William Frank Wilson’s family.Ohio State posted on social media after coming across the lost diploma.You can contact Ohio State Alumni at [email protected] or 800-678-6355.#BuckeyeNation, we need your help. We came across a lost @OhioState diploma from 1910!We would love to return this piece o
  • Netflix says it has signed Barack and Michelle Obama

    Netflix says it has signed Barack and Michelle Obama
    NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix says that it has reached a deal with Barack and Michelle Obama to produce material for the streaming service.Netflix said Monday, in a tweet, that the former president and first lady will produce films and series for the service, potentially including scripted and unscripted series, documentaries and features.President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix, potentially including scripted seri
  • Woman in smiling mugshot faces manslaughter in DUI crash

    Woman in smiling mugshot faces manslaughter in DUI crash
    OCALA, Fla. — A Florida woman who flashed a big grin in a mugshot following a car crash and DUI arrest now faces a new charge and prison time after a crash victim died.News outlets report 44-year-old Angenette Marie Welk didn't smile when a new mugshot was taken Saturday at the Marion County Jail in Ocala.Authorities say 60-year-old Sandra Clarkston died May 14, four days after the three-vehicle crash. The Florida Highway Patrol initially charged Welk with DUI with serious bodily injury. T
  • Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announces his re-election bid

    Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announces his re-election bid
    BURLINGTON, Vt. — Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday he will run for re-election on an agenda that would prioritize working families.The campaign said Sanders would kick off his re-election bid with a series of rallies across Vermont next month.I have some important news to share, and I wanted you to hear it from me: Today, I am announcing my intention to run for re-election to the United States Senate in 2018.— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 21, 2018
    In his statem
  • Kirkersville nursing home where man killed 3 people reopens

    Kirkersville nursing home where man killed 3 people reopens
    KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio — A Kirkersville nursing home where a man killed two employees and the village police chief has reopened a year after the attack.Tom Rosser is the owner of Pine Kirk Care Center in Kirkersville, about 25 miles east of Columbus. He tells the Newark Advocate that residents began moving back in earlier this month.Renovations to the facility included new flooring, paint and security measures.Rosser says it took longer than expected because of the emotional toll it took on wo
  • Forecast: Stormy Monday

    Today:Mostly cloudy with a chance for afternoon showers and storms. High 80. E 5-10 mph.
    Tonight:A chance for showers and storms lingers. Low 65. SE wind 5-10 mph.
    Tomorrow:Mostly cloudy with another chance of a shower or storm. High 81. SW wind 5-10 mph.
    Wednesday:Calmer weather returns. Mostly sunny with a high near 80. N wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will likely occur th
  • Inmate: No bodies 'I know of' at dig site for missing girls

    Inmate: No bodies 'I know of' at dig site for missing girls
    MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A man convicted in the killing of a teenager, whose reported boasting in prison inspired police to dig in suburban Detroit for the remains of up to seven more girls who have been missing for decades, says he's not aware of any bodies at the site.Arthur Ream spoke with the Detroit Free Press last week by phone from prison. In remarks published Monday, he said there are "no bodies there that I know of."Police began digging in Macomb Township this month after talking
  • Palace shares family portrait and other royal wedding photos

    Palace shares family portrait and other royal wedding photos
    LONDON — Kensington Palace has released three official wedding photographs taken of Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle shortly after their wedding.Alexi Lubomirski's images include a family portrait of the couple with Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William and their spouses, as well as Markle's mother and the children who served as bridesmaids and page boys.A second image shows the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as they now are known, just with the children. This an officia
  • US Postal Service issuing scratch-and-sniff stamps

    US Postal Service issuing scratch-and-sniff stamps
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Letter writers will soon be able to express their sentiments in words and smells.The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday that it will soon issue its first scratch-and-sniff stamps. The stamps feature illustrations of ice pops. The agency says the stamps will "add the sweet scent of summer" to letters.The 20 stamps depict watercolor illustrations by California artist Margaret Berg. Each of the 10 stamp designs includes two different treats. The words "FOREVER" and "USA" a
  • Scratch-and-sniff stamps coming soon

    Scratch-and-sniff stamps coming soon
    Letter writers will soon be able to express their sentiments in words and smells.The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday that it will soon issue its first scratch-and-sniff stamps. The stamps feature illustrations of ice pops. The agency says the stamps will "add the sweet scent of summer" to letters.The 20 stamps depict watercolor illustrations by California artist Margaret Berg. Each of the 10 stamp designs includes two different treats. The words "FOREVER" and "USA" appear along the bottom o
  • When pharmacy-benefit manager cuts put lives in jeopardy

    Jo Anna Krohn is used to emergency calls. As director of Port 45 Recovery in Portsmouth, Krohn works with addicts in an area that is seen by some as ground zero for the nation's opioid epidemic.
  • Convicted ex-coal executive to seek US Senate seat as 3rd-party candidate

    Convicted ex-coal executive to seek US Senate seat as 3rd-party candidate
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite losing the Republican primary in a distant third-place, convicted ex-coal baron Don Blankenship announced Monday that he will continue his bid for U.S. Senate as a third-party candidate, though it's unclear if the move violates West Virginia's "sore loser" law.Blankenship will run as a member of the Constitution Party, which nominated him by a unanimous vote, his campaign said in a news release.West Virginia secretary of state spokesman Steve Adams said Blankens
  • Bob Seger concert rescheduled to January 2019

    Bob Seger concert rescheduled to January 2019
    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band have rescheduled their concert at Nationwide Arena after an issue with the singer's neck forced him to cancel the show this past September.The show was previously scheduled for Saturday, September 30, 2017, but is rescheduled for Saturday, January 19, 2019, according to a release.All tickets purchased for the original concert date will be honored and are available at the Nationwide Arena box office and Live Nation.Inducted to both the Rock
  • Texas mom marched after Parkland, then her town was next

    Texas mom marched after Parkland, then her town was next
    SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — She stood at her bedroom door for five minutes Saturday morning trying to work up the courage to turn the knob and re-enter a world she worried would never feel safe or whole again. Then she crept down the hallway, toward the front porch where she stood the morning before to watch police cars screaming down the highway toward the high school, and imagined she'd never forget the screech of their sirens.Christina Delgado had been dreading the next school shooting for m
  • Mario Batali's company to cut all ties over "chilling" allegations

    Mario Batali's company to cut all ties over "chilling" allegations
    Embattled TV chef and restauranteur Mario Batali has lost his television show and is leaving the company he helped to found. He has apologized for his "past behavior," admitting to "deeply inappropriate" actions with women. Some of his accusers and witnesses opened up to "60 Minutes" correspondent Anderson Cooper about what they say he did.In a statement released Sunday evening, after "60 Minutes" aired the interviews with alleged victims, the company Batali co-founded with fellow chef Joe Basti
  • Toxic cloud caused by Hawaii volcano lava emerges over ocean

    Toxic cloud caused by Hawaii volcano lava emerges over ocean
    PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard from an eruption that began more than two weeks ago: A toxic steam cloud.Authorities on Sunday warned the public to stay away from the cloud that formed by a chemical reaction when lava touched seawater.Further upslope, lava continued gushing out of large cracks in the ground in residential neig
  • Lava from Kilauea volcano enters ocean, creates toxic cloud

    Lava from Kilauea volcano enters ocean, creates toxic cloud
    PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard from an eruption that began more than two weeks ago.Authorities on Sunday warned the public to stay away from the toxic steam cloud, which is formed by a chemical reaction when lava touches seawater.Further upslope, lava continued to gush out of large cracks in the ground that formed in resident
  • In North Korea nuke site closing, spectacle trumps substance

    In North Korea nuke site closing, spectacle trumps substance
    Foreign journalists will be allowed to journey deep into the mountains of North Korea this week to observe the closing of the country's Punggye-ri nuclear test site in a much-touted display of goodwill before leader Kim Jong Un's planned summit with President Donald Trump next month.Expect good imagery. But not much else.The public display of the closure of the facility on Mount Mantap will likely be heavy on spectacle and light on substance. And the media will be spending much of their time in
  • OSU launches first satellite into space

    COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University is going out of this world.OSU launched its first satellite into space on Monday morning.The Antares rocket launched the satellite and supplies at 4:44 a.m. from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. The supply ship is headed to the International Space Station.The OSU satellite is called the CubeRRT. It's named after the popular "Q-Bert" arcade game of the 80's. It's the size of a shoebox.The technology on board the CubeRRT is designed t
  • Ohio State University launches first satellite into space

    COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University is going out of this world.OSU launched its first satellite into space on Monday morning.The Antares rocket launched the satellite and supplies at 4:44 a.m. from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. The supply ship is headed to the International Space Station.The OSU satellite is called the CubeRRT. It's named after the popular "Q-Bert" arcade game of the 80's. It's the size of a shoebox.The technology on board the CubeRRT is designed t
  • 'Book of Mormon' to bring its universal message of hope to Columbus for third run

    Laughter propels "The Book of Mormon," but actors in the musical comedy agree that hope and belief power its enduring success. The national tour of the Broadway mega-hit will return to Columbus this week, opening Tuesday at the Ohio Theatre.
  • NASA shipper Orbital ATK launches space station supplies

    NASA shipper Orbital ATK launches space station supplies
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of NASA's prime shippers, Orbital ATK, launched a fresh load of supplies to the International Space Station from Virginia on Monday.The Antares rocket blasted off from Wallops Island before dawn, treating early risers along the East Coast to a cosmic light show, at least where skies were clear. The area of visibility stretched from New England to the Carolinas, and as far inland as Pittsburgh and Charlotte, North Carolina.The 7,400-pound shipment — a t
  • Forecast: Cloudy start and stormy afternoon

    Today: Mostly cloudy with a chance for afternoon and showers. High 80. E 5-10 mph.
    Tonight: A chance for showers and storms lingers. Low 65. SE wind 5-10 mph.
    Tomorrow:Mostly cloudy with another chance of a shower or storm. High 81. SW wind 5-10 mph.
    Wednesday:Calmer weather returns. Mostly sunny with a high near 80. N wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Cloudy start to this Monday morning. The low pressure that is situated ov
  • Woman found dead inside west Columbus house

    Woman found dead inside west Columbus house
    COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Police are trying to determine how a woman died inside a home on N. Central Avenue in west Columbus.Police responded to a house in the 100-block of North Central Avenue.Officers on the scene tell 10TV that initially, they could not go inside the home; they were waiting on a search warrant. Shortly after 3 a.m., detectives began entering the property and found a woman unresponsive on the floor.Authorities say medics pronounced 41-year-old Dannielle Rowe dead at the scene.
  • Police conducting death investigation in Franklinton

    Police conducting death investigation in Franklinton
    COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Police is conducting a death investigation. The scene is located in the 100-block of North Central Avenue. The initial police run came out as a call in the 1700-block of Sullivant Avenue. Police did not say what led them to the home on N. Central. Dispatchers could only confirm that someone was pronounced dead at the scene. They did not have information on how that person died.Police on the scene tell 10TV that initially, they could not go inside the home; they were wait
  • When Ohio's mental health professionals act unethically

    Mental health professionals are licensed and governed by state boards. Laws and Rules are listed in the Ohio Revised Code and/or Administrative Code.
  • School victims honored at Billboard Awards; Janet, BTS shine

    School victims honored at Billboard Awards; Janet, BTS shine
    The 2018 Billboard Music Awards paid tribute to the students and teachers affected by recent deadly shootings in Texas and Florida, while the night also featured show-stopping performances by iconic singer Janet Jackson and K-pop group BTS.A tearful and emotional Kelly Clarkson, who hosted the awards, opened the show in honor of the 10 people who died Friday at Santa Fe High School, barely able to speak as she urged the audience and the world to do more to prevent deadly shootings from happening
  • Columbus City Council to vote on changes to 72 hour parking rule

    A new way of enforcing parking laws could be coming to Columbus.Members of the Columbus City Council are scheduled to vote Monday on specifications to the pre-existing 72-hour parking rule.The parking rule explains cars must be moved from any city street after 72 hours. The rule does not currently specify how far the car must be moved. Council members will vote to approve a provision that cars must be moved 75 feet after 72 hours.“I understand if someone parks a car and like the tires are
  • Columbus City Council approves changes to 72-hour parking rule

    Columbus City Council approves changes to 72-hour parking rule
    A new way of enforcing parking laws is coming to Columbus.Members of the Columbus City Council voted Monday on specifications to the pre-existing 72-hour parking rule.Cars must be moved from any city street after 72 hours. Council members voted to approve a provision that says cars must be moved 75 feet after 72 hours.“I understand if someone parks a car and like the tires are flat and it doesn't run,” Short North resident Kevin Woolridge said. “[But] for those of us who live h
  • A fourth-grade teacher, a donor and 'an angel on earth'

    In this Monday, May 14, 2018 photo photo, Tanya Thomas, center, helps her students with classwork at Slate Ridge Elementary School, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Thomas is donating a kidney to save the life of Eva Evans, a student at her school.
  • 1 dead, 1 in critical condition after motorcycle crash in Prairie Township

    1 dead, 1 in critical condition after motorcycle crash in Prairie Township
    PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP -- One person has died and one is in critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Prairie Township Sunday night, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.Both people were on the motorcycle, and the person in critical condition was taken to Grant Medical Center.The crash happened about 8:30 p.m. in the area of Bausch Road and Bradshaw Boulevard.Avoid the area of Bausch Rd. at Bradshaw Blvd. (Prairie Twp) for a serious crash involving a motorcyclist that we are working.
  • First Look: The Franklin Park Conservatory Children’s Garden

    The new two-acre Children’s Garden at The Franklin Park Conservatory (brought to you by support from the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation) has officially opened, offering Conservatory visitors another outdoor space to explore, learn about the botanical world, and have some fun in the process. Features of the facility include interactive spaces focused on gardening, art, music, […]
  • Colorado teen overcomes disability to walk across stage at graduation

    Colorado teen overcomes disability to walk across stage at graduation
    Like most graduates, teenager Carson Covey had a lot of things on his mind, but stage fright was not one of them. The Chatfield High School senior joined his classmates at Red Rocks Amphitheater to walk and accept their diplomas Thursday -- no small feat for Covey, who lives with cerebral palsy, and was determined to step up to the podium."I decided, two years ago, that my goal was to walk across the stage at graduation," Covey told CBS Denver. "I think I can do anything, when I set my mind to i

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