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• DeWine: Sober living charity abused, exploited vulnerable residents

  11-07-2018 23:33
  The Ohio Attorney General says a charity aimed at helping people in need abused, exploited and took advantage of them.The Reynoldsburg-based charity has more than 100 people living in sober houses across Franklin County.
  "I've been here 3 and a half years. I came here from a rehab center," Williams said. "It's allowed me to have a roof over my head. Not only a roof over my head, but I have my family."
  Not blood family, but brothers in recovery, like Christopher White.
  "This has become a family h
  
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• Gas prices could increase to help fund road, bridge repairs

  11-07-2018 23:30
  GROVEPORT, Ohio -- There are 357 bridges in Franklin County. Forty-eight of them are 100 years old. The question is, 'how to pay for the repairs?'In February, President Donald Trump endorsed the idea of a 25 cent-per-gallon tax increase that would be phased in over five years.The issue arose this week when both candidates for governor were asked about how to fix Ohio's crumbling infrastructure.Republican Mike DeWine suggested convening a blue-ribbon panel to decide the best approach.Democrat Ric
  
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• Croatia reaches World Cup for 1st time, beats England 2-1

  11-07-2018 22:47
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Croatia is going to its first World Cup final.Mario Mandzukic scored in the 109th minute to give the Croats a 2-1 victory over England on Wednesday.Croatia will face France on Sunday in the World Cup final.About 10 minutes before Mandzukic scored, defender Sime Vrsaljko headed a shot on target off the goal line to keep the score tied.Kieran Trippier had given England the lead by scoring from a free kick in the fifth minute. But Ivan Perisic equalized in the 68th after getting
  
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• Man charged with attacking minion on Florida boardwalk

  11-07-2018 22:33
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A man has been charged with attacking a person dressed as a minion cartoon character along a popular Florida boardwalk.Police say Jamie Roehm was costumed as a yellow, cylindrical minion and working outside Jungle George's on Daytona Beach's boardwalk Sunday evening when a man started messing with him. According to the police report, Roehm says the man slammed him onto the pavement and kicked him when he tried to get back up.Police said witnesses cheered 25-year-old R
  
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• NFL player Pacman Jones attacked by employee at airport

  11-07-2018 21:29
  
  ATLANTA — Police say former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was attacked during a run-in with a facility-service employee at the airport in Atlanta.Atlanta Police spokesman Jarius Daugherty says Jones confronted ABM Industries employee Frank Ragin after Ragin made a "gesture" toward the football player Tuesday night at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Police say words were exchanged before Ragin struck Jones with a closed fist, causing a cut to Jones' fac
  
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• Watch never-before-seen archival footage of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' newly released song

  11-07-2018 21:15
  
  On Wednesday, "CBS This Morning" debuted never-before-seen archival footage of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing the band's new song, "Keep A Little Soul."It is the first music to be released since the rock legend's death last October. Petty kept an extensive archive and when his family began pulling tapes from storage earlier this year, they found a trove of unreleased recordings, among them vintage gems like "Keep A Little Soul."Petty recorded the song in 1982 during the sessions for
  
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• Papa John's founder reportedly used racial slur in conference call

  11-07-2018 20:44
  
  Papa John's Pizza's vocal chairman, John Schnatter, is under fire again. The pizza chain and man who founded it are on the defensive after a media report alleged Schnatter used a racial slur and graphically described violence against minorities during a conference call with a media agency in May. The media company working with Papa John's opted to end its business relationship with the pizza company after the call, according to Forbes. The publication reported the alleged objectionable behavior
  
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• Papa John's founder apologizes after reportedly using slur

  11-07-2018 20:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Papa John's founder John Schnatter is apologizing after reportedly using a racial slur during a conference call in May.The apology Wednesday comes after Forbes cited an anonymous source saying the pizza chain's marketing firm broke ties with the company afterward.Forbes said Schnatter used the N-word during a media training exercise. When asked how he would distance himself from racist groups, Schnatter reportedly complained that Colonel Sanders never faced a backlash for u
  
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• Lamborghini destroyed in Missouri gas station mishap

  11-07-2018 20:40
  
  KIRKWOOD, Mo. — Authorities say a Lamborghini erupted in flames at a suburban St. Louis gas station after a minivan driver pulled away from a gas pump with the nozzle still attached.Kirkwood Police Det. Bob Bruhy says a valve is supposed to shut off when that happens, but instead fuel sprayed into the Huracan Performante's engine, causing the blue Italian supercar to ignite Saturday. He says it was "completely an accident" and no one was charged.Parker Gelber wrote in a Facebook post that
  
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• Firefighter killed in gas explosion, fire near Madison, Wisconsin

  11-07-2018 20:24
  
  SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — A firefighter was killed and at least a dozen other people were injured when a natural gas explosion leveled at least two buildings in a Wisconsin community, authorities said Wednesday.Firefighters had arrived to investigate a gas leak in the Madison suburb of Sun Prairie when the explosion happened Tuesday evening. The blast destroyed several buildings and ignited a fire that belched a plume of ink-black smoke that could be seen for miles.Mahlon Mitchell, presiden
  
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• Kolache Republic Celebrates 5 Years in the Brewery District

  11-07-2018 20:06
  It started with a craving, the kind of random craving that materializes after a few happy hour drinks. A craving for kolache. That’s how Rick Jardiolin, Doug Sauer, and Dusty Kotchou happened upon the idea to open Kolache Republic, the Brewery District café whose Thanksgiving kolaches have their own cult following. The local business is […]
  
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• Video shows dad swinging baby 'like a baseball bat' in fight with girlfriend

  11-07-2018 20:04
  
  Police have arrested a California man after a neighbor’s surveillance camera captured a violent argument with his girlfriend.In the video, he can be seen using his 18-month-old baby as a weapon, swinging him and hurling the child at her.Riverside police say the woman was trying to hide from her boyfriend inside the gated community last week.But when he found her, his temper flared.Det. Jerilynn Czobakowski said an officer investigating the video was so upset he went back to the neighborhoo
  
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• Asylum seekers bring evidence to show the dangers of home

  11-07-2018 20:02
  
  MATAMOROS, Mexico — An MS-13 gang member left eight voicemails on Brenda Mendez's cellphone demanding that she turn over her teenage boy. If she refused, he said, the gang would dismember both her sons."I'm going to send you a finger from each hand. You are going to see what the (expletive) happens to your son," one message said. "Show up or you're dead. We know about Little Gustavo and also about your baby boy. What the (expletive)? You want him turned into pieces too?"The family soon fle
  
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• Young siblings diagnosed with same brain cancer within weeks of each other

  11-07-2018 18:24
  Doctors in California are trying to solve a family's stunning medical mystery. Two young siblings, 4and 6-years old, were diagnosed with the same kind of brain tumor within two weeks of each other.Around Memorial Day, 6-year-old Kalea Avery started experiencing severe headaches and vomiting. After repeated trips to the emergency room, an MRI revealed a tumor.Less than a week after Kalea had surgery to remove her tumor, her brother, Noah, started complaining about headaches. Duncan Avery, the sib
  
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• Former aspiring model pleads guilty to hiring hit man in murder plot

  11-07-2018 18:20
  
  CIRCLEVILLE -- A former aspiring model pleaded guilty to hiring a hit man to kill a woman she thought was her enemy.Tara Lambert, 35, of Pickaway County, tried to have her husband's ex-wife killed in 2015.The person she tried to hire ended up being an undercover officer.A jury found Lambert guilty in 2016, but a judge overturned the conviction because of an error on the original charges.She'll now go to prison for more than three years.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on this developin
  
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• Ohio officials add $657M to state's rainy day fund

  11-07-2018 17:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio officials are adding another nearly $657 million to the state's rainy day fund, a move they say was made possible by lower spending and higher tax growth than expected.The transfer of surplus dollars brings the fund's balance to nearly $2.7 billion, far exceeding the 89 cents it held when Gov. John Kasich took office in 2011.The announcement Wednesday came just 15 months after Gov. Kasich joined GOP legislative leaders at a gloomy news conference where they announced
  
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• Electric Scooters Now Available to Rent in and Around Downtown

  11-07-2018 17:55
  As of this morning, Columbus residents can now use their smartphones to book and pay for a ride on a small electric scooter. Dozens of the scooters, from California-based company Bird, were deployed today around Downtown, the Short North, and Bexley. Much like the LimeBikes that recently arrived in the city, the scooters are scattered throughout […]
  
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• Macy's data breach exposes customers' credit card info

  11-07-2018 17:54
  
  Macy's says cyberthieves hacked the accounts of thousands of the retailer's online customers, compromising people's full names as well as their credit card numbers and expiration dates.The attack, which occurred over roughly six weeks between the end of April and the beginning of June before being shut down, affected consumers registered on Macys.com or Bloomingdales.com. Logins and passwords were taken from sites unrelated to the retailers and then used to access data on both sites."We are awar
  
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• Man confided in neighbor before killing wife, three children

  11-07-2018 17:49
  
  PRICES CORNER, Del. -- A couple and three young children were found fatally shot at their Delaware home in what police described Tuesday as a murder-suicide. Delaware State Police identified the couple in a news release as Matthew Edwards, 42, and his wife, Julie Edwards, 41. Police did not release their children's names but said they included a 4-year-old girl and two boys, 6 and 3, respectively.Troopers called to the Prices Corner home Monday night found Julie Edwards and the three children de
  
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• Police: Man robs victim in McDonald’s bathroom with semiautomatic handgun

  11-07-2018 17:48
  
  COLUMBUS – Police say a person was robbed at gunpoint in the bathroom of a McDonald’s in the 6000 block of Sinclair Road at about 6 a.m. Wednesday morning.According to Columbus Police, the suspect is a 5-foot-7- to 5-foot-8-inch black male about 30 to 32 years of age with a muscular build. He was wearing a gray Under Armour T-shirt and a dark-colored hat.Police say the man followed the victim into the bathroom, pointed a semiautomatic handgun at the victim and demanded the victim&rsq
  
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• Target Sets Opening Date for High Street Store

  11-07-2018 17:42
  Ohio State students, professors, and campus residents will soon have access to a specially formatted Target store, providing customers a convenient way to shop for food, health and beauty products, apparel, home and dorm decor, and more. The new store at 1892 N. High St. is set to open on Wednesday, July 18. The location […]
  
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• Tyler Perry says he’s a giver, but he isn’t giving his money away to everyone on Facebook

  11-07-2018 17:15
  
  LOS ANGELES – Tyler Perry is a little tired of everyone thinking he is giving away his fortune.The 48-year-old Hollywood actor, director and producer is one of the most recognizable figures in the game right now, and because of that, is likely one of the richest.“My team shuts down 10-20-30 of these a day,” Perry said of the rumors he will be giving his money away to those who share posts on Facebook.“I’m a giver in life … but that’s just not true.&rdqu
  
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• Good Charlotte to headline benefit concert for 5 slain at Maryland newspaper

  11-07-2018 16:13
  
  NEW YORK — The city of Annapolis will hold a benefit concert featuring Maryland-based rockers Good Charlotte to honor the five Capital Gazette employees killed in an attack in their newsroom.Mayor Gavin Buckley said Wednesday the event dubbed "Annapolis Rising: A Benefit for The Capital Gazette and Free Press" will take place July 28 and will include performances, as well as guest speakers from the journalism community.Information on tickets will be available at a later date. Proceeds will
  
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• New lane, ramp closures coming on west outerbelt at end of week

  11-07-2018 16:09
  
  The I-270 project between Hilliard and Dublin will reach a major milestone this Friday night but new lane and ramp closures will impact drivers in the area.Weather permitting, northbound 270 traffic will be switched onto new pavement so crews can complete construction on the outside lanes. To make this happen, several ramps and lanes will be closed.The project will add a lane in each direction of I-270 between Hilliard and Dublin is set to be complete this fall.What you need to know:FRIDAY JULY
  
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• 270 Milestone: New lane, ramp closures coming on west outerbelt at end of week

  11-07-2018 16:09
  
  The I-270 project between Hilliard and Dublin will reach a major milestone this Friday night but new lane and ramp closures will impact drivers in the area.Weather permitting, northbound 270 traffic will be switched onto new pavement so crews can complete construction on the outside lanes. To make this happen, several ramps and lanes will be closed.The project will add a lane in each direction of I-270 between Hilliard and Dublin is set to be complete this fall.What you need to know:FRIDAY JULY
  
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• World's ugliest dog dies weeks after winning title

  11-07-2018 16:06
  
  ANOKA, Minn. (AP) — A 9-year-old English bulldog has died just weeks after winning the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest.Owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minnesota, told NBC's "Today " that Zsa Zsa died in her sleep Tuesday. Brainard says the dog was staying with her father and he found she had passed away when he got up in the morning.Zsa Zsa — with her floppy tongue, crooked teeth and pink manicure — won the annual contest on June 23 at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma,
  
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• Restaurant Review: Caribe Sur

  11-07-2018 16:00
  When Cakes & More started stretching its wings with empanadas and the Chivito sandwich, it was just a matter of time before the bakery launched a full-blown eatery. The time has come, sort of. It’s debuted its food truck, Caribe Sur, which is an abbreviated eatery at best. You know how it works: full menu, […]
  
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• With V-for-Victory sign, rescued Thai boys celebrate freedom

  11-07-2018 15:55
  MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — As ecstatic relatives watched and waved from behind a glass barrier, the 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from deep within a flooded cave in Thailand made the V-for-Victory sign Wednesday from their beds in a hospital isolation ward where they are recovering from the 18-day ordeal.An American involved in the operation described the perilous zero-visibility dives that brought the boys out safely as a "once in a lifetime rescue."Derek Anderson, a 32-year-old re
  
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• Rescued Thai boys make victory signs from hospital beds

  11-07-2018 15:55
  
  MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — The 12 boys rescued from deep within a flooded cave in northern Thailand made two-finger victory signs from their hospital beds on Wednesday in a moving video from the isolation ward where they're recuperating from their 18-day ordeal.The youngest, 11, appeared asleep under a crisp white sheet while others, including their 25-year-old soccer coach, sat in bed, their faces obscured by green surgical masks.Nurses chatted with them and the boys responded with the cust
  
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• VIDEO: ECT Pedicabs Celebrates 10 Years

  11-07-2018 15:00
  Jason Biundo of ECT Pedicab recently celebrated 10 years of the business that started as a venture with business partner and fellow Mikey’s Late Night Slice founder Mikey Sorboro. Sorboro got the idea after returning to Columbus from an extended vacation and raving about the pedicabs he saw in San Diego. They eventually decided to […]
  
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• State officials: Ohio nurse practitioner charged with drug trafficking

  11-07-2018 13:36
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — State officials say a nurse practitioner accused of illegally issuing prescriptions for controlled substances has been indicted on drug trafficking charges.An Ohio Board of Pharmacy statement Tuesday says a Clark County grand jury has indicted nurse practitioner Douglas Shrewsbury on multiple counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs.The board says it began an investigation with Springfield police and the Ohio Board of Nursing in July
  
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• Idaho teacher pleads not guilty to allegedly feeding puppy to turtle in front of class

  11-07-2018 13:28
  
  PRESTON, Idaho -- An Idaho teacher accused of feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several students has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty. Preston Junior High School science teacher Robert Crosland made the plea Tuesday in Franklin County Magistrate Court.He faces up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine if convicted at his trial scheduled to start Oct. 26. The school is in rural Preston, where the 2004 teen cult classic film "Napoleon Dynamite" was
  
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• Natural gas explosions rock Madison, Wisconsin suburb, level buildings; firefighter dies

  11-07-2018 13:14
  
  A series of explosions rocked a Wisconsin community after a contractor struck a natural gas main in a downtown area filled with bars and other businesses, authorities said. CBS Madison, Wisconsin affiliate WISC-TV reports some buildings were leveled, and one of two firefighters injured at the scene later died. A police officer was also injured.First responders rushed to the scene of a reported gas leak, and an evacuation was underway when the first blast happened Tuesday, said Sun Prairie police
  
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• Facebook hit with U.K. fine over user privacy

  11-07-2018 13:03
  
  LONDON - The chairman of the U.K. Parliament's media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook (FB) 500,000 pounds ($663,000) for failing to safeguard users' data.Damian Collins said the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) concluded that Facebook "contravened the law by failing to safeguard people's information."Collins said Wednesday that the company "should now make the results of their internal investigations known to the ICO
  
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• Woman assaulted at home of NFL star, police say

  11-07-2018 12:56
  
  Police acknowledged Tuesday that a woman was assaulted during a home invasion at a suburban Atlanta house owned by NFL star LeSean McCoy, hours after graphic posts on social media accused the Buffalo Bills running back of bloodying his former girlfriend.One female was treated and released from the hospital, while another sustained a minor injury during a targeted invasion early Tuesday, Milton police said in a release responding to requests by The Associated Press.McCoy denied allegations posted
  
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• Woman assaulted at home of Buffalo Bills player LeSean McCoy, police say

  11-07-2018 12:56
  
  Police acknowledged Tuesday that a woman was assaulted during a home invasion at a suburban Atlanta house owned by NFL star LeSean McCoy, hours after graphic posts on social media accused the Buffalo Bills running back of bloodying his former girlfriend.One female was treated and released from the hospital, while another sustained a minor injury during a targeted invasion early Tuesday, Milton police said in a release responding to requests by The Associated Press.McCoy denied allegations posted
  
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• China vows retaliation for $200 billion US tariff threat

  11-07-2018 12:55
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China's government vowed Wednesday to take "firm and forceful measures" as the U.S. threatened to expand tariffs to thousands of Chinese imports like fish sticks, apples and French doors, the latest salvo in an escalating trade dispute that threatens to chill global economic growth.China gave no details, but it has plenty of options to retaliate that could extend beyond additional tariffs on U.S. imports. There are fears that Beijing could attempt to disrupt operations of Am
  
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• China blasts U.S. upping ante in possible trade war

  11-07-2018 12:55
  
  BEIJING -- China slammed the latest U.S. tariff threat as a "totally unacceptable" escalation of their trade battle and vowed Wednesday to protect its "core interests." The Commerce Ministry gave no details of possible retaliation but Beijing earlier threatened "comprehensive measures." That prompted fears it might go beyond matching Washington's duty increases by disrupting operations for U.S. companies in China.The spiraling conflict over U.S. complaints about Chinese technology policy has pro
  
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• Learning your love language can go a long way in boosting your relationships

  11-07-2018 12:51
  COLUMBUS -Showing love to your family members may go beyond saying, "I love you."Author Gary Champman wrote a book titled, "The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts." It explains the simple and practical ways to communicate love and how your partner may experience that differently than you.Chapman identifies the five love languages as:1. Acts of Service
  2. Physical Touch
  3. Quality Time
  4. Words of Affirmation
  5. Receiving GiftsWittenberg University Associate Professor Katie Warber ha
  
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• 17-year-old grandson accused of breaking into grandmother’s home, stabbed her while she slept

  11-07-2018 12:49
  
  Police say a 17-year-old western New York boy broke into his grandmother's house and stabbed her while she was sleeping.The Orleans County Sheriff's Office says Albion resident Brandon Foster went into his grandmother's house through a window just before midnight Sunday. Police say Foster then went into her bedroom and stabbed her while she slept.She fought him off and was able to get away. Officials say Foster stole $23 and his grandmother's phone before fleeing. He was found at about 6 a.m. Mo
  
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• Trump kicks off NATO summit with jab at Germany

  11-07-2018 12:48
  
  BRUSSELS -- President Donald Trump claimed a pipeline project has made Germany "totally controlled" by and "captive to Russia" during a combative breakfast Wednesday that kicked off what was already expected to be a fraught NATO summit. Mr. Trump, in a testy exchange with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, took issue with the U.S. protecting Germany when the European nation is making deals with Russia.The president appeared to be referring to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that would bring gas
  
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• 3 teens shot while walking in west Columbus

  11-07-2018 11:58
  
  COLUMBUS- The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a shooting that left three teens injured in west Columbus.Investigators say the shooting happened Tuesday night at 10:18 p.m. on the 600 block of Wrexham Avenue..As officers arrived, they came in contact with three male teens near the scene suffering from gunshot wounds.The victims, two 15-year-olds and one 16-year-old, told police they were walking in the area of Nashoba Avene and Safford Avenue when the suspect walked up and started fi
  
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• Ohio judges receive threatening letters with white powder

  11-07-2018 11:27
  
  Authorities in Ohio say judges across the state have received threatening letters containing white powder.Cleveland.com reports authorities have identified a suspect in the case who has a history of sending threatening letters to judges. Investigators say the suspect currently is imprisoned in southern Ohio.One of the letters was addressed to Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Nancy Margaret Russo. The letter included death threats and claims that it contained fentanyl. FBI special agent V
  
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• Ohio elementary school roof collapses in fire

  11-07-2018 11:25
  
  A roof at an Ohio elementary school has collapsed in a fire, leading officials to look into alternative options for its more than 300 students ahead of the fall semester.Fire officials say the blaze broke out at Fernway Elementary School in Shaker Heights around 11 a.m. Tuesday.Fire Chief Patrick Sweeny says workers were doing maintenance on the roof at the time, but it's unclear if their work is connected to the fire.Employees who were inside the building safely evacuated and no injuries were r
  
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• Baby killed, dozens hurt when tornado hits North Dakota city

  11-07-2018 11:20
  
  A newborn baby was killed and more than two dozen people were injured when a tornado whipped through a North Dakota oil patch city overnight, overturning recreational vehicles and demolishing more than 100 structures, officials said Tuesday.The storm moved through Watford City, in the northwestern part of the state, shortly after midnight, hitting an RV park the hardest, according to sheriff's officials. About 20 of the reported 28 injured were staying at the Prairie View RV Park where high wind
  
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• Government falls short of deadline to reunite kids, parents

  11-07-2018 11:17
  
  Some immigrant toddlers are back in the arms of their parents, but others remained in holding facilities away from relatives as federal officials fell short of meeting a court-ordered deadline to reunite dozens of youngsters forcibly separated from their families at the border.In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ever Reyes Mejia walked out of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center Tuesday, carrying his beaming son and the boy's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles backpack. The boy was secured in a booste
  
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• Auditor issues report urging Ohio schools to create crowdfunding policies

  11-07-2018 10:12
  
  COLUMBUS - It's no secret that many teachers dig into their own pockets to get supplies for their classrooms. As teachers are getting more creative to find ways to cut down on those costs, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost is warning them to be careful.A national survey of teachers and principals done by the National Center for Education Statistics found that 94% of teachers spend their own money on classroom supplies without getting reimbursed. On average, those teachers spent about $479 out of pocket. A
  
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• Twenty One Pilots release music video, two new songs

  11-07-2018 05:57
  
  After a year-long hiatus, Columbus-based band Twenty One Pilots are back.The band released two tracks, Jumpsuit and Nico And The Niners, from their next full-length album, Trench. The album will be released October 5.You can listen to both tracks below.The band also announced their next tour, The Bandito Tour, which begins on October 16. There is no Columbus date but the band will be in Cleveland on October 23.To view the full tour list, click here.
  
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• Twenty One Pilots announce tour, release new songs

  11-07-2018 05:57
  
  After a year-long hiatus, Columbus-based band Twenty One Pilots are back.The band released two tracks, Jumpsuit and Nico And The Niners, from their next full-length album, Trench. The album will be released October 5.You can listen to both tracks below.The band also announced their next tour, The Bandito Tour, which begins on October 16. There is no Columbus date but the band will be in Cleveland on October 23.To make sure the tickets are available to fans and not scalpers or bots, Ticketmaster
  
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• NFL player says TSA spilled mother's ashes inside suitcase

  11-07-2018 03:14
  
  New York Giants defensive tackle A.J. Francis says the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spilled his late mother's ashes in his suitcase during an inspection of checked luggage before a flight. However, the agency contends his version of events, saying the container with the ashes was "loosely packaged" after reviewing video.On Monday morning, Francis tweeted about his frustration with the TSA, along with a photo showing the ashes scattered on items of clothing inside his luggage. He
  
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