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• Teens arrested in fatal shooting of girl, 9, sitting inside car in Cleveland

  22-06-2018 23:34
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities in Cleveland say two 17-year-old boys and a 19-year-old man have been arrested in the death of a 9-year-old girl struck by an errant gunshot during an exchange of fire nearby.Cleveland police said Friday an arrest warrant has also been issued for a 16-year-old in Wednesday's fatal shooting of Saniyah Nicholson. She was sitting in the back seat of a car with an adult sister when two teens in a car exchanged gunfire with two teens on foot. The 20-year-old sister
  
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• Man charged in Knox County buggy crash that killed 13-year old

  22-06-2018 23:34
  
  KNOX COUNTY, Ohio – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash involving a buggy and a recreational vehicle in Knox County.OSHP said the crash happened around 3:40 p.m. Friday on Wooster Road near Yarman Road, which is northeast of Mount Vernon.A release from OSHP says Earnest Bennett failed to stop his RV and hit an Amish buggy from behind. The impact ejected 35-year-old Albert Miller and his two children from the buggy.Miller's 13-year-old son, Andy, died at the scene.
  
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• 1 killed, 1 injured in Knox County buggy crash

  22-06-2018 23:34
  
  KNOX COUNTY, Ohio – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a serious crash involving a buggy and a vehicle in Knox County.OSHP said the crash happened around 3:40 p.m. Friday on Wooster Road near Yarman Road, which is northeast of Mount Vernon.One person was killed and one person was injured according to OSHP.The road is closed in the area of the crash.
  
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• Statewide outbreak of hepatitis A declared for Ohio

  22-06-2018 23:23
  
  The Ohio Department of Health has declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in the state.The department said there has been 79 cases of hepatitis A in Ohio so far in 2018.This is nearly double the number of cases reported during all of 2017.Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver disease. It is typically spread when a person ingests food or drinks that may have been contaminated with the stool of an infected person. Hepatitis A can also spread from close personal contact with an infected person, su
  
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• Concerns about scrappers raised days before house explosion

  22-06-2018 22:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio- 10 Investigates has been digging into the history of the property where a home exploded Friday morning in east Columbus, looking for clues as to what happened.One week ago, buildings reduced to debris and rubble Friday were someone's home.Those residents had been relocated as of last week to make way for remodeling.Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority says no one was supposed to be in these units."When we vacate the units we secure the front and back doors and then we look at,
  
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• Police: Man kills lawyer, self, hours after divorce is final

  22-06-2018 22:41
  
  CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man killed his ex-wife's attorney in his law office just hours after the couple's divorce was final and then killed himself, authorities said.Cartersville Police Lt. M.E. Bettikofer tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that 33-year-old Walter Samuel Radford's divorce was finalized at 12:04 p.m. Wednesday and Radford fatally shot his ex-wife's attorney about two hours later. Police say 41-year-old lawyer Antonio Benjamin Mari's body was found in his Cart
  
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• "He has a gun": Mom's 911 call in standoff that left 4 kids dead

  22-06-2018 22:34
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. - The mother of four children killed by her boyfriend called 911 from a 7-Eleven after fleeing her Orlando apartment, according to the June 10 call released Thursday by Orlando police, reports CBS affiliate WKMG. Ciara Lopez called Orlando police dispatch around 11:43 p.m. and said that her boyfriend, Gary Lindsey Jr., hurt her and took her phone."He hurt me and he has my phone and he has a gun, and there's four children in the house," Lopez said, her voice shaking.The dispatcher a
  
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• Crude oil leaks into floodwaters after train derails in Iowa

  22-06-2018 22:12
  
  DOON, Iowa — A freight train derailed in northwest Iowa on Friday, leaking crude oil from at least one of 31 tankers into flooded fields flanking the tracks and raising concerns about the possible contamination of residential water supplies, officials said.BNSF railroad spokesman Andy Williams said no one was injured when the cars derailed around 4:30 a.m. Friday just south of Doon in Lyon County.Officials at the scene aren't sure whether floodwater from the swollen Little Rock River cause
  
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• Drug spoon sculpture placed outside drugmaker headquarters

  22-06-2018 21:59
  
  STAMFORD, Conn. — An 800-pound, nearly 11-foot-long steel sculpture of a bent and burned drug spoon was placed Friday in front of the Connecticut headquarters of drugmaker Purdue Pharma as part of an art protest against the opioid crisis.Artist Domenic Esposito and art gallery owner Fernando Alvarez dropped the sculpture at the company's Stamford headquarters. Police arrested Alvarez on a minor charge of obstructing free passage. A city worker removed the spoon with a payloader and it was
  
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• 9,000 barrels of aging bourbon crash to ground after warehouse collapses

  22-06-2018 21:46
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of bourbon barrels were piled in a massive heap Friday after a large section of a whiskey storage warehouse collapsed at a distillery in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country.About 9,000 barrels filled with aging bourbon were affected by the warehouse collapse at the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, said Nelson County Emergency Management spokesman Milt Spalding. No injuries were reported following the late-morning collapse, he said.Barton bourbon is ow
  
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• Comedy Preview & Interview: Lizz Winstead and The Vagical Mystery Tour

  22-06-2018 20:00
  After making its successful debut last summer, the Vagical Mystery Tour is now locked in for a second wave of dates over an eight-week span, which will include a stop at Columbus’ Ace of Cups on Sunday night. While Columbus is thriving as a destination for top-tier comedy shows, the Vagical Mystery Tour aims to […]
  
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• Cops: Girl believed abducted by gunman who shot grandfather

  22-06-2018 19:37
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Authorities in Kansas City are searching for a girl they believe was abducted by a gunman who shot her grandfather, reports CBS affiliate KCTV. An Amber Alert has been issued in Kansas and Missouri for 15-year-old Brajean Sledge. Police responded to the report of a shooting Thursday at a Kansas City home, where they found Sledge's 60-year-old grandfather shot and wounded. He was taken to an area hospital and is in serious but stable condition, the station reports.Police say t
  
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• RAM Restaurant & Brewery Closes Short North Location

  22-06-2018 19:30
  After less than two years in the Short North, RAM Restaurant & Brewery closed its doors permanently on June 18. A RAM employee confirmed the closure earlier today, though no reason was given. The restaurant’s Dublin location will remain open. RAM officially opened its doors on Halloween in 2016, the Seattle-based company’s first break into […]
  
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• Central Ohio parents learn about gaming disorders in children

  22-06-2018 19:16
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Parents in central Ohio are learning what the new mental health classification of gaming disorders could mean.The World Health Organization announced that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition. It is a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatizing young players.Local colleges point to thousands of studies where universities nationwide completed a part of the research leading up to the designation.“As with any addiction, i
  
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• Face the State with Scott Light | June 24, 2018

  22-06-2018 19:08
  This week on Face The State with Scott Light:Crisis at the border - Governor John Kasich made his stance on the immigration battle known. Our panelists look at the governor's remarks and a group of women finding common ground to reunite families.Ohio's Economy - More than half a million jobs have come to Ohio's private sector, but some people are still struggling to make rent. We look at the state of Ohio's economy and the progress made across the state.Guests this week:Rea Hederman- Executive D
  
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• Toys 'R' Us will close all its stores for good on June 29

  22-06-2018 19:04
  
  Attention Toys “R” Us kids: You only have seven days left to shop at the iconic toy store.According to social media post, Toys “R” Us will close all stores on June 29.The company announced it would shut down all of its US stores in March after filing for bankruptcy.Toys “R” Us stores are continuing with their liquidation sales on everything with items priced down between 50 and 70 percent.
  
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• Columbus bank robbery suspect gives ID, easily tracked by police

  22-06-2018 18:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police say a quick-thinking bank teller in Ohio convinced a suspected robber to hand over his own license.Authorities say the man walked into a Huntington Bank in Columbus on June 4 and gave the teller a note saying he was armed and demanding money.The teller gave the man a stack of cash, but then he demanded more money from the electronic cash recycle machine in the bank's lobby.Police say the teller told the man the machine needed a driver's license to dispense cash, so
  
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• It’s Fellows Friday!

  22-06-2018 18:49
  The Columbus Foundation’s fourteen Summer Fellows are finishing Week 2 at their host nonprofit organizations—becoming fully immersed in the mission and specific projects they were matched with. Follow along as they write about their experiences on the Fellows Blog!  2018 Summer Participants include: Besa Community, Inc.—Emily Stuhldreher of Cuyahoga Falls, and student of The Ohio State […]
  
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• 80-year-old man on bicycle struck and killed by truck in Fairfield County

  22-06-2018 18:18
  
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio -- An 80-year-old man is dead in a crash where a pickup truck struck him while riding a bicycle.According to The Ohio State Highway Patrol, Oliver Seikel, 80, was riding his bike Friday morning westbound on Carroll Eastern Road.Troopers said Seikel failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by a Ford F-150 at a State Route 158 intersection in Greenfield Township.The collision knocked Seikel off the bike where he was then taken by first responders to Grant Medical Center.
  
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• Crying girl in iconic image was never separated from mother, ICE says

  22-06-2018 18:07
  The picture of a Honduran girl crying as she and her mother are detained in Texas has grabbed worldwide attention and come to symbolize the intense debate about separating children from their parents. Time magazine put the young girl on this week's cover, but the Border Patrol agent involved in the dramatic scene says the photo might be a little misleading. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed to CBS News the mother and daughter are being housed together at a facility in Texas and her i
  
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• Jurassic World Bites, Indies are Better

  22-06-2018 18:00
  Dinosaurs are back, and I’ve heard great things about their Dairy Queen ice cream treat. The film itself is pretty meh, but there is still reason to rejoice. We are just one week away from Sicario 2, and there is a slew of really great indies opening this weekend you should check out. Jurassic World: […]
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: What Distinguishes Great Leaders?

  22-06-2018 17:33 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Supreme Court decides police generally need a warrant to track cell phones

  22-06-2018 17:25
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that police generally need a search warrant if they want to track criminal suspects' movements by collecting information about where they've used their cellphones, bolstering privacy interests in the digital age.The justices' 5-4 decision marks a big change in how police may obtain cellphone tower records, an important tool in criminal investigations.Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the court's four liberals, said cellphone location informat
  
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• Top 10 Things to Do in Victorian Village

  22-06-2018 17:00
  Victorian Village, known for its historic Victorian homes, Goodale Park, and proximity to the Short North, was one of Columbus’ first neighborhoods. The Village has experienced various periods of urban decay and revitalization over the past 100 years, but in the 1970s new life was brought into the neighborhood thanks to the Victorian Village Commission. […]
  
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• Delaware County Prosecutor indicts former OSU Buckeye Kirk Barton

  22-06-2018 16:49
  
  DELAWARE COUNTY - Former Ohio State Buckeye Kirk Barton, 33 has been indicted by the Delaware County Prosecutor following an incident with a Delaware County Sheriff deputy on June 1 at the Bogey Inn.Barton is now charged with one count of assault, a fourth-degree felony, and one count of obstructing official business - a fifth-degree felony.Carl O'Brien with the Delaware County Prosecutor said, "The owner of the Bogey requested an intoxicated male patron be escorted out of the establishment. The
  
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• First Look: Harvest Pizzeria Opens in Bexley

  22-06-2018 16:30
  Harvest Pizzeria has opened its newest location at 2376 E. Main St. in Bexley. The locally-owned pizzeria is expanding rapidly this year with this and another location coming to Grandview, which is expected to open in a few more weeks in the Old Bag of Nails spot, 1099 W. First Ave. Serving up a menu […]
  
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• 2 critical following house explosion in east Columbus

  22-06-2018 14:32
  
  Columbus - The Columbus Division of Police and Columbus Division of Fire are on the scene of a house explosion in east Columbus.It happened around 8:15 a.m. in the 400 block of North 20th Street.Fire crews on scene told 10TV two people were taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in critical condition suffering from burns and fractures. Columbia Gas has been notified and firefighters are working to shut the gas off.Investigators are on the scene working to determine the cause of the
  
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• Ohio judge accidentally shoots himself at shooting range

  22-06-2018 14:10
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio judge accidentally shot himself at a shooting range.Toledo Police say Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Michael Goulding was injured Thursday afternoon while going through a firearms qualification course at the Scott Park shooting range.Goulding was trying to holster the gun when it fired, striking him in the leg.A range officer applied first aid while the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department responded to the scene.Goulding has been hospitalized with non-l
  
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• Trump tweet: GOP should stop wasting time on immigration

  22-06-2018 13:58
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to "stop wasting their time" on immigration legislation until after the November elections. GOP leaders said they'd press on anyway, but his comments further damaged their attempt to win over wavering lawmakers for a measure already facing likely defeat.A little more than four months before the congressional elections, Trump also took a new shot at Democratic lawmakers, accusing them of spreading "phony s
  
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• Blue Angels return to Ohio this weekend for Dayton Air Show

  22-06-2018 13:47
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Navy's famed Blue Angels are set to soar over Ohio this weekend for this year's Dayton Air Show.The Dayton Daily News reports the fighter jet team is headlining the event, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Dayton International Airport.It marks the return of military demonstration teams after performances were scrapped the past two years. Last year, the Thunderbirds canceled their show after a jet slid off a runway at Dayton International Airport and crashed,
  
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• Boy, 7, reunited with migrant mom after she sues feds

  22-06-2018 13:28
  
  A 7-year-old boy and his migrant mother who were separated have been reunited after she sued in federal court and the Justice Department agreed to release him. They were reunited at about 2:30 a.m. Friday at Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland, hours after a Justice Department lawyer told a U.S. District Court judge the child would be released.The mother, Beata Mariana de Jesus Mejia-Mejia, had filed for political asylum after crossing the border with her son, Darwin, followin
  
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• Several OVI checkpoints planned tonight in Logan County

  22-06-2018 12:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol will hold two OVI checkpoints tonight in Logan County to combat impaired driving.The checkpoints will be on State Route 366, Main Street in Village of Russells Point and South Main Street in Bellefontaine in Logang County.The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies, will conduct the OVI checkpoints between 7 p.m. and midnight.The checkpoints will be held in conjunction with increase patrols and aggressive comba
  
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• After giving birth, New Zealand leader craves mac-n-cheese

  22-06-2018 12:21
  
  New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was regaining her strength with macaroni and cheese on Friday and planned to spend at least one more night in an Auckland public hospital with her newborn girl.Ardern on Thursday became just the second elected world leader to give birth while holding office. Many hope the 37-year-old will become a role model for combining motherhood with political leadership.Tributes have come in from around the world, including from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and fr
  
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• Charles Krauthammer, conservative columnist and pundit, dies

  22-06-2018 12:19
  
  Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and pundit who helped shape and occasionally dissented from the conservative movement as he evolved from "Great Society" Democrat to Iraq War cheerleader to denouncer of Donald Trump, has died.He was 68.His Thursday death was announced by two organizations that were longtime employers, Fox News Channel and The Washington Post.Krauthammer had said publicly a year ago he was being treated for a cancerous tumor in his abdomen and earlier thi
  
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• Rat slips inside ATM, eats a load of money

  22-06-2018 12:03
  
  GAUHATI, India -- Police say at least one rat slipped through a hole in the back of an ATM in northeastern India and started eating. By the time it finished, more than $19,000 in bills were shredded.The police superintendent in the town of Tinsukia, Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta, says that when technicians arrived June 11 to fix a broken State Bank of India cash machine they found a dead rat inside it and Indian currency notes worth nearly 1.3 million rupees, or a little over $19,000, chewed to shreds. T
  
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• 1 shot while driving, crashes car into pole in west Columbus shooting

  22-06-2018 11:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a shooting that happened early Friday morning.Officers were called around 3:30 a.m. to the area of Sullivant Avenue and South Wheatland Avenue in west Columbus.A man was found in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound and was transported to an area hospital, where he is expected to be OK, according to Columbus Police.Detectives say the victim 40-year-old Jason Lee was driving when he was shot, then crashed the vehicle into
  
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• Bates-Diop selected by Minnesota Timberwolves in second round of NBA Draft

  22-06-2018 05:30
  
  Former Ohio State forward Keita Bates-Diop was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of 2018 NBA Draft with the 48th overall pick.Bates-Diop averaged 19.8 points and 8.7 rebounds for the Buckeyes this past season.In his final year, Bates-Diop helped lead Ohio State to 25 wins and back to the NCAA Tournament.Ohio State's NCAA tourament run ended with a loss to Gonzaga in the second round.
  
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• ABC orders 'Roseanne' spinoff for fall minus Roseanne Barr

  22-06-2018 02:35
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC, which canceled its "Roseanne" revival over its star's racist tweet, says it will air a Conner family sitcom minus Roseanne Barr this fall.ABC ordered 10 episodes of the spinoff after Barr agreed to forgo any creative or financial participation in it.In a statement issued by the show's producer, Barr said she agreed to the settlement in order to save the jobs of 200 cast and crew members.ABC said Thursday that the new series has the working title "The Conners" and wi
  
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• Three-Story Mixed-Use Development Unveiled in King-Lincoln District

  22-06-2018 02:32
  Community members on the Near East Side got their first look this evening at plans for a new $20 million mixed-use development on East Long Street in the King-Lincoln District. The proposal was presented for conceptual review to the Near East Area Commission (NEAC). The project, proposed in partnership by Borror and Kingsley+Co, includes four three-story […]
  
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• Lunch & Learn: Neighborhood Access to Services

  22-06-2018 01:24 via youtube.com
  
  
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