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• Bystanders debate how to save woman trapped under car

  11-06-2018 23:21
  At least a dozen people called 911 to report a car crash at the intersection of Broad and High Streets Saturday afternoon.A police report shows the collision sent one vehicle careening into a cafe, pinning a pedestrian beneath the car. A crowd of bystanders rushed to help the victims, including Christopher Radden, who recorded the ordeal on his cell phone.Good Samaritans engaged in a heated debate over whether to lift the car and free the victim or wait for emergency first responders."I'm worrie
  
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• Health professional meet in Columbus seeking solutions to opioid epidemic

  11-06-2018 23:17
  More than 1,100 mental health and addiction specialists gathered at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus to share what's working in the fight against the state's opioid epidemic.Among the programs highlighted included one from Newburgh Heights near Cleveland.It's called the Safe Passages Initiative. Anyone who enters the police station and voluntarily asks for help with their addiction to opiates will be placed into appropriate treatment. Placement will not be immediate.Another program involves former
  
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• First responders share fears of being hit by a car in PSA

  11-06-2018 23:00
  June is Slow Down, Move Over month for transportation and public safety agencies across the nation.The Ohio Department of Transportation and Ohio Department of Public Safety produced a video PSA reminding drivers of the importance to consider roadside workers when they are driving by."When you listen to this video, it's really powerful 'cause these are real people," said Lt. Shad Caplinger, post commander for the Lancaster post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Public Safety."It is personal,"
  
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• Columbus Rotary Club: Consumer Law 6/11/2018

  11-06-2018 22:59 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Better Together: One Child, One Bed

  11-06-2018 21:37
  Sara, her older sister, and their mother recently fled an abusive environment. After a short stay in a shelter, they moved into an apartment where the three share a single bed. Sara, the youngest, is the first to crawl into bed at night. Just as she falls asleep, her older sister awakens her when she […]
  
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• Dad shares heartbreaking photo of son comforting dying 4-year-old sister

  11-06-2018 21:29
  
  A dad from Arkansas shared a photo of his son, Jackson, doing something "a little boy should not have to." Jackson was comforting his 4-year-old sister, Addy, on her deathbed.Adalynn "Addy" Joy Sooter was diagnosed with a type of tumor in her brain stem known as Diffuse-Intrinsic-Pontene-Glioma (DIPG) in November 2016. About a year and a half after her diagnosis, the little girl's life was coming to an end.Addy's father, Matt Sooter, frequently posted updates on his daughter's health in a Facebo
  
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• Forecast: Lingering showers, muggy & warm

  11-06-2018 21:16
  This Evening: Lingering clouds and showers.
  Tonight: Showers end early. Then mostly cloudy, muggy & warm. 65
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy and warm with a chance for showers or a storm. 83
  Wednesday: Partly cloudy, just a slight chance. 85
  Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Skies remain mostly cloudy tonight with showers ending early as it stays muggy & warm. Lows in the mid-60s. Highs will be back into the lo
  
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• Police investigating after man found dead in Hilltop home

  11-06-2018 20:44
  
  COLUMBUS -- A man was found dead in his home in the north Hilltop area Monday afternoon after police were called to the home for a well-being check.According to Columbus Police, officers were called to the home in the 200 block of North Wayne Avenue at 1:14 p.m. Monday and found the man dead.Homicide detectives are investigating.Police are looking for a vehicle that is missing from the residence which they are treating as a stolen vehicle from the home.The vehicle is described as a 2001 GMC Jimm
  
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• Aging Homeowners Face Mounting Fines Due to Code Complainants

  11-06-2018 20:37
  Code Enforcement is the division of Columbus government that supports the quality of life in the city by enforcing laws in areas such as housing, zoning, and sanitation. Columbus has rules that govern these matters, and Code Enforcement helps residents walk the line. The city’s website offers details on common problems the enforcement team encounters. […]
  
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• Newark foster parent in jail due to possible abuse, child’s death

  11-06-2018 20:23
  
  NEWARK – A Newark man is in jail on a $500,000 bond after a boy in his care died. Investigators believe the boy was abused.Kenneth Schulz was arrested June 4 after his 5-year-old foster child was injured during an incident two days prior. The boy later died June 6 according to the Newark Advocate.Court documents indicate the child suffered multiple injuries including severe head trauma and to his eyes, back, arms and ears. All of the injuries are consistent with physical abuse, according t
  
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• Photos: Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls

  11-06-2018 19:16
  A host of first half missed chances and the defiant woodwork of the visitors’ goal denied Columbus Crew SC from running away with Saturday evening’s game. A second half goal from New York Red Bulls meant Crew SC would settle for a point, as the match ended 1-1. Wave after wave of direct attacking football […]
  
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• Your internet use could change as 'net neutrality' ends

  11-06-2018 18:18
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Your ability to watch and use your favorite apps and services could start to change — though not right away — following the official demise Monday of Obama-era internet protections.Any changes are likely to happen slowly, as companies assess how much consumers will tolerate.The repeal of "net neutrality" took effect six months after the Federal Communications Commission voted to undo the rules, which had barred broadband and cellphone companies from favoring the
  
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• Ohio will offer new driver's licenses beginning in July

  11-06-2018 17:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio will start offering driver's licenses on July 2 that comply with new federal security regulations.That's because beginning in October 2020, the current Ohio driver's license won't be enough to go through security on commercial flights in the U.S.The state's Bureau of Motor Vehicles says Ohio residents should get their new IDs soon so that they can avoid long lines as the deadline approaches.This is all part of the federal Real ID Act that requires state driver's
  
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• With PLAY Program, CRPD Confronts Financial Challenges for Columbus Youth

  11-06-2018 17:08
  Last month, about 170 golfers divided into 34 teams descended on The Ohio State University Golf Club for the chance to play some rounds with local sports celebrities and raise money for the Private Leisure Assistance for Youth (PLAY) Program. For 25 years, PLAY, a program of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, has offered […]
  
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• Know Your Neighborhood: Things to Do in University District

  11-06-2018 17:05
  As Columbus’ most densely populated area, the University District is constantly changing, growing and evolving. The recent closures of Ugly Tuna Saloona and Mad Mex, and openings of a new Target, new Chick-fil-A and more luxury apartments arriving to the area are just a few of the developments that immediately come to mind. These ongoing changes […]
  
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• Short North White Castle Reopens Today

  11-06-2018 16:54
  After being closed for nearly two years, the brand new White Castle reopens today in the Short North, with a unique drive-thru experience and exclusive menu items. Sitting at 965 N. High St., it’s part of the greater Castle Development by Borror Properties, an eight-story building complete with a combined 23,000 square feet of retail […]
  
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• Supreme Court allows Ohio voter purge

  11-06-2018 16:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing Ohio to clean up its voting rolls by targeting people who haven't cast ballots in a while.The justices rejected, by a 5-4 vote Monday, arguments that the practice violates a federal law intended to increase the ranks of registered voters. A handful of other states also use voters' inactivity to trigger a process that could lead to their removal from the voting rolls.Justice Samuel Alito said for the court that Ohio is complying with the 1993
  
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• Supreme Court allows Ohio, other state voter purges

  11-06-2018 16:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — States can target people who haven't cast ballots in a while in efforts to purge their voting rolls, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that has drawn wide attention amid stark partisan divisions and the approach of the 2018 elections.By a 5-4 vote that split the conservative and liberal justices, the court rejected arguments in a case from Ohio that the practice violates a federal law intended to increase the ranks of registered voters. A handful of other states al
  
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• Woman arrested for transporting children in pet kennels, police say

  11-06-2018 16:04
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman accused of driving her two young grandchildren around in pet kennels is scheduled to appear in court.Leimome Cheeks will be arraigned Monday on child endangerment charges.News outlets cite a Memphis police affidavit saying Cheeks, 62, told officers there wasn't room inside her vehicle Saturday, so she told the 7- and 8-year-old children to get inside the kennels.The Commercial Appeal obtained video appearing to show Cheeks letting a girl out of one o
  
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• IHOP reveals the mystery of IHOb: Burgers

  11-06-2018 15:34
  
  IHOP said on Monday that it's temporarily changing its branding to "IHOb" and the B stands for burgers.It's only a marketing campaign, CNN Money reports. IHOP isn't changing its name. The chain of breakfast diners took social media by storm last week with the cryptic announcement that it was flipping the lowercase "p" in its logo and making it a "b."IHOP, of course, stands for International House of Pancakes. But IHOP — sorry, IHOb — wants to be known as a place to get lunch and dinn
  
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• Mental health experts say keep the conversation going

  11-06-2018 14:10
  Mental health experts say the conversation surrounding suicide prevention should not end when the media attention fades away. Monday on 10 This Morning, we talked to two people about the importance of constant conversations with your family and friends.Dr. Rochelle Dunn is a Licensed Clinical Counselor (LPCC-S) for The State of Ohio and a Licensed Professional School Counselor. She spent the past 19 years helping develop mental health programs to be implemented by schools.Dr. Dunn is a senior le
  
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• Tony Awards 2018 Winners list

  11-06-2018 13:36
  
  Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban hosted the 72nd annual Tony Awards from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, for the first time. The two joked that the key to hosting the Tonys was never winning any awards. And Bareilles upheld her losing streak at the Tonys after being nominated for a song she wrote for "SpongeBob SquarePants."The musical "The Band's Visit" was the big winner of the night, with 10 awards, including best musical, best actor in a leading role in a musical and best actress in a leading
  
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• De Niro's Trump-aimed F-bombs at Tonys get him bleeped twice

  11-06-2018 13:28
  
  NEW YORK -- With a bleep on live television and double fists raised in the air, Robert De Niro got the theater crowd on its feet at the Tony Awards with a rousing political introduction of his old friend Bruce Springsteen that was focused squarely elsewhere -- on President Trump. De Niro, a staunch Trump opponent, dropped a couple of F-bombs heard clearly by the Radio City Music crowd Sunday night. The CBS television audience heard dead silence instead before he raised his arms -- twice -- and e
  
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• A theme of tolerance, inclusion at this year's Tony Awards

  11-06-2018 12:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A small-scale, intimate musical about hard-won cultural understanding was an altogether apt Tony winner on a night where tolerance and inclusion were constant themes."The Band's Visit," about an Egyptian police band that gets stranded in a remote Israeli desert town, forcing both sides to get to know each other, triumphed over much flashier shows to win best musical Sunday night — and a total of 10 awards. The closest runner-up, with six, was the blockbuster London im
  
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• Responder systems to be upgraded after trapped Ohio teen's death

  11-06-2018 12:38
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities in Cincinnati said Monday they are upgrading technology and changing operating procedures while independent reviews are being launched into the failed response to a 16-year-old student who died trapped in a minivan parked near his school.Acting City Manager Patrick Duhaney said the city will upgrade computer-assisted dispatch, police in-car mapping, and training for 911 call-takers, among other steps such as requiring call-takers to communicate more informatio
  
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• Cincinnati officials again focus on teen's minivan death

  11-06-2018 12:38
  
  City officials are continuing their efforts to review and correct the failed response to a 16-year-old student who died trapped in a minivan parked near his school.The city council's Law & Public Safety committee Monday will focus on timetables for changes and answers to questions raised by Kyle Plush's parents. Ron Plush found his son dead nearly after six hours after the first of two 911 calls by Kyle on April 10.Since the last committee meeting, a civilian was chosen to replace a police c
  
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• Ohio authorities remind fairgoers of hygiene, safety needs

  11-06-2018 12:32
  
  As Ohio's fair season begins, authorities are urging people to use good hygiene to protect themselves from viruses and other illnesses while visiting livestock exhibits.The agriculture and health departments issued the reminder with millions of people expected to attend any of the 94 county and independent fairs, starting this week in Paulding County in northwest Ohio.Among suggestions: always wash hands after touching any animal; don't eat, drink or put anything in your mouth while in animal ar
  
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• North Korea's alleged human rights abuses. Will Trump bring them up?

  11-06-2018 12:16
  
  As President Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore this week, some critics hope he will bring up human rights — and fear the president might not require reforms as a part of any denuclearization agreement.So far, the White House hasn't said in press briefings how highly the administration will prioritize such changes, or if it will at all. After meeting with top North Korean official Kim Yong Chol at the White House, Mr. Trump said the issue of human rights did not
  
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• US says North Korea talks moving quickly, Trump to leave early

  11-06-2018 10:56
  
  SINGAPORE (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to depart early from his unprecedented summit with Kim Jong Un, the White House said Monday, declaring that nuclear talks with North Korea have moved "more quickly than expected."Trump had been scheduled to fly back to Washington on Wednesday morning after spending Tuesday with the North Korean leader in Singapore. But on the eve of the summit, he altered his schedule, opting to return at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday after a full day of meetings wit
  
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• Trump to leave summit early - after meeting with Kim

  11-06-2018 10:56
  SINGAPORE (AP) — In the latest twist in the drama-filled nuclear talks with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump announced on the eve of their historic meeting that he will be leaving Singapore early because the nuclear negotiations have moved "more quickly than expected."That was before the two had even met, and it was not clear whether it was good news or not.No details were given on any possible progress in preliminary talks between aides at the talks. And the abrupt change
  
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• Trump and Kim Jong Un to kick off U.S.-North Korea summit with 1-on-1 meeting

  11-06-2018 10:56
  
  President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un will start their historic summit with a one-on-one session with only their translators. U.S. officials have said the leaders will meet for privately before holding an expanded bilateral meeting with their respective advisers.Officials remain uncertain what will come out of Tuesday's unprecedented summit, the first of its kind between a sitting U.S. president and the leader of North Korea.WATCH LIVE:U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds presser ah
  
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• Excitement high, expectations lower on Trump-Kim summit eve

  11-06-2018 10:56
  SINGAPORE (AP) — The eyes of the world upon them, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un headed on Monday into their historic summit balancing the elusive promise of peace against the specter of a growing nuclear threat. Yet even before they met, Trump announced plans to leave early, raising questions about whether his aspirations for an ambitious outcome had been scaled back.The first-ever meeting between a U.S. president and a North Korean leader was to kick off at 9
  
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• Forecast: A wet start to the week

  11-06-2018 10:16
  Today:Cloudy with a chance for showers and storms. High 79. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight:Mostly cloudy with shower and storm chances lingering. Low 65. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Partly sunny with a chance for more showers and storms. High 84. S wind around 10 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly sunny with a slim chance of a morning shower or storm. High 85. NW wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Starting off this morning with some scattered l
  
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• Marjory Stoneman Douglas drama club performs at Tony Awards

  11-06-2018 03:31
  
  Students from the drama department at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, stunned the crowd at Sunday night's Tony Awards with their tear-jerking performance of "Seasons of Love."They took the stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York City to sing the classic song from the musical "Rent."As soon as the dozen or so students finished their last line, the hundreds in attendance rose for a standing ovation.The high school students did their rendition moments after teacher Mel
  
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