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• Eighth animal dies after jaguar escapes Audubon Zoo habitat

  15-07-2018 23:20
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Eight animals have now died after ajaguar escaped from its habitat at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.NOLA.com reports an alpaca and fox died Sunday, the day after the male jaguar killed four alpacas, one emu and one fox Saturday morning. The jaguar was captured and returned to its night house after being sedated by a vet team.No people were hurt and the zoo was reopened Sunday.The zoo acquired the alpacas in March from farms in Alabama and Mississippi. The alpaca that died ov
  
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• Trump names EU a global foe, raps media before Putin summit

  15-07-2018 23:04
  
  HELSINKI — President Donald Trump named the European Union as a top adversary of the United States and denounced the news media as the "enemy of the people" before arriving in Helsinki on Sunday on the eve of his high-stakes summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.Trump and his top aides were downplaying expectations for Monday's summit as Trump continued to rattle allies by lumping in the EU with Russia and China after barnstorming across Europe, causing chaos at the recent NATO summit and in
  
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• Bouncer shot, killed while escorting patrons to vehicle at west Columbus pub

  15-07-2018 22:06
  
  COLUMBUS -- A bouncer was shot and killed while escorting patrons to their vehicles after closing time early Saturday morning at a pub on the west side of Columbus, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.The victim, Robert Lamont Woods, was working at O'Tooles Irish Pub and Grill and escorting patrons to their vehicle when a second vehicle pulled up with two men inside and opened fire, according to a press release from the sheriff.Woods was struck and taken to Doctor's West Hospital w
  
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• Police identify man in critical condition after shooting in Hilltop

  15-07-2018 22:00
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person is in critical condition after a shooting in the Hilltop Sunday afternoon, according to Columbus Police.Police identified the victim as 25-year-old Timothy Ramsey.The call came into police at 3:27 p.m. in the first block of South Richardson Avenue and the victim was taken to an area hospital.Police still are looking for a suspect.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Person in critical condition after shooting in Hilltop

  15-07-2018 22:00
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person is in critical condition after a shooting in the Hilltop Sunday afternoon.The call came into police at 3:27 p.m. in the first block of South Richardson Avenue and the victim was taken to an area hospital.The victim is a white male, possibly in his 20s. Police are looking for a suspect.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Police: 6-month-old girl found unresponsive in car dies

  15-07-2018 21:49
  
  MEDINA, Ohio — Police say a 6-month-old girl found unresponsive in a car at a park in Ohio and has died.Medina police say the baby was found unresponsive shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday in a car at Ray Mellert Park in the city about 30 miles south of Cleveland. Medina police said that the girl was transported to a hospital, but efforts to revive her were unsuccessful.Police and the Medina County coroner are working together in the investigation.Authorities say they will release more details
  
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• New Mexico passenger bus crash kills 3, injures 24 others

  15-07-2018 21:35
  
  BERNALILLO, N.M. — A crash involving a commercial passenger bus and three other vehicles on a New Mexico highway early Sunday killed three people and injured 24 others, some critically, authorities said.One of the people killed was in a car that struck a pickup truck from behind around 2 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 25 just north of Bernalillo, about 18 miles north of Albuquerque, Sandoval County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Keith Elder said.The bus driver took evasive action to avoid hitti
  
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• New Mexico passenger bus crash kills 3, hurts nearly 2 dozen

  15-07-2018 21:35
  
  BERNALILLO, N.M. — A crash involving a passenger bus and three other vehicles on New Mexico highway early Sunday killed three people and injured 22 others, some critically, authorities said.Sandoval County Fire Chief James Maxon confirmed the deaths but didn't immediately know what caused the collision involving a passenger bus, a semitruck, a pickup truck and a car.Photos show a mangled car that's almost entirely flattened and the bus on its side on Interstate 25 just north of Bernalillo,
  
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• Suspect in shooting of 3 Kansas City cops dies in standoff

  15-07-2018 20:46
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police shot and killed a man Sunday suspected of shooting and wounding three Kansas City police officers, authorities said.The suspect died Sunday afternoon after barricading himself in a house in the southeast part of the city. He emerged from the home and was killed in an exchange of gunfire, police Chief Rick Smith told reporters.All three officers are expected to live.Police spokesman Sgt. Jacob Becchina said the first two officers were shot during an undercover oper
  
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• Police: Suspect in shooting of 3 Kansas City cops holed up

  15-07-2018 20:46
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A suspect in the non-fatal shooting of two Kansas City police officers shot a third officer who was searching for him Sunday and barricaded himself inside of a home, authorities said.Police said the first two officers are in stable condition and are expected to live. The condition of the third officer wasn't immediately available.Police spokesman Sgt. Jacob Becchina said the first two officers were shot while working in an undercover operation at a motel less than 2 mile
  
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• Police: Suspect dead after wounding 3 Kansas City officers

  15-07-2018 20:46
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A gunman being investigated in the killing of a university student from India shot and wounded three Kansas City police officers Sunday before dying in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said.The three officers' wounds were not life-threatening, police said.The suspect, whose name has not been released, had been identified as a person of interest in the slaying of Sharath Koppu and officers had him under surveillance, according to police. Koppu, 25, was a ma
  
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• Police officer, bystander die from gunshot wounds

  15-07-2018 20:27
  
  WEYMOUTH, Mass. — A Massachusetts police officer and bystander have died from wounds sustained when a suspect allegedly took the officer's gun and fired following a vehicle crash and a foot chase.Authorities say Weymouth officer Michael Chesna was shot multiple times before 8 a.m. Sunday, and died from the injures at South Shore Hospital.Officials say an unidentified elderly woman also died after being hit by stray bullets in a nearby home.Weymouth Police Chief Richard Grimes identified th
  
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• Investigator: Girl was beheaded after seeing grandmother die

  15-07-2018 20:11
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Authorities say a 13-year-old Alabama girl with special needs was beheaded after she saw her grandmother killed in a cemetery.Al.com reports that the details emerged Thursday in a Madison County court during a preliminary hearing for 26-year-old Yoni Aguilar.He and 34-year-old Israel Palomino are charged with two counts each of capital murder in the June slayings of 49-year-old Oralia Mendoza and her granddaughter, Mariah Lopez.Authorities testified that Mendoza was asso
  
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• Local organization celebrates 100K meals, gives business skills to low-income kids

  15-07-2018 19:12
  HILLIARD, Ohio -- When you visit Hilliard Horizon Elementary School, you may be surprised by what you see in the school's cafeteria.While most schools are shut down for the summer, Hilliard Horizon is one of the host locations for the Serving Our Neighbors Summer Lunch Camp.The children's entrepreneurial camp serves free breakfast and lunch while also teaching kids basic business skills."I learned that there were 2,158 children in the school district of Hilliard... who are getting a free or redu
  
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• France wins 2nd World Cup title, beats Croatia 4-2

  15-07-2018 18:57
  
  MOSCOW — France won its second World Cup title by beating Croatia 4-2 on Sunday in a match briefly interrupted by an on-field protest during the second half that Russian punk band Pussy Riot later took credit for.Teenage forward Kylian Mbappe scored his fourth goal of the tournament for France and the team's fourth in the 65th minute, about 12 minutes after play resumed at the Luzhniki Stadium.Mbappe, who is 19, is only the second teenager to score in a World Cup final. Pele was 17 when he
  
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• Man killed by Chicago police ran away, reached for waist

  15-07-2018 15:28
  
  CHICAGO — A man killed by Chicago police had a gun in a holster at his hip and was shot multiple times as he ran away, spun around and reached toward his waist, according to footage released Sunday from an officer's body-worn camera.Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said it's the quickest he has ever ordered such video released and that he hoped to dispel rumors that Harith Augustus, 37, was unarmed. He also hoped that making the 30-second clip public before a planned protest would preve
  
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• Chicago police: Man killed by police appeared to be armed

  15-07-2018 15:28
  
  CHICAGO — Footage from body-worn cameras and surveillance cameras shows that a black man who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer was armed with what appeared to be a handgun, authorities said Sunday.Police described the video and said they would release footage of Saturday's shooting from officer-worn body cameras later Sunday. Police have previously made some video public in an effort to diffuse mounting public tension, and the new release will come hours after a skirmish betw
  
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• Police looking for suspect responsible for the death of two men in west Columbus

  15-07-2018 14:53
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police is searching for information to solve a 2017 double homicide case in west Columbus.On January 23, 2017, around 9:30 p.m. police officers were called to the rear of the 3700 block of Eakin Road on the report of an unidentified man attempting to light a rag on fire. The rag was inserted inside the gas tank of a blue Dodge Charger with Florida license plates.Upon arrival, officers located the vehicle and found two males, later identified as Caleb Ki
  
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• Man killed in two-vehicle crash in Harrison Township

  15-07-2018 14:38
  
  GRANVILLE -- Troopers from the Granville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Harrison Township.The crash happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday on State Route 158, south of Interstate 70.Travis Hall, 26, of Columbus was driving a 2013 Nissan Sentra northbound on SR 158. Raymond Smith II, 54, of Goreville, Illinois was driving a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia and exited a Flying J truck stop. Investigators said at this time it appears that Smith exited the Flying J tr
  
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• Woman killed in two-vehicle crash in north Columbus

  15-07-2018 14:00
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash that left a woman dead in north Columbus.The crash happened just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Morse Road at Cleveland Avenue.Police said a woman was driving a 1998 Dodge Caravan eastbound on Morse Road approaching Cleveland Avenue when she struck another vehicle. A 2001 Saturn SI was going westbound on Morse Road and attempted to turn left onto southbound Cleveland Avenue when the vehicles collided.The front of
  
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• Police: Missing 12-year-old girl seen in social media video with unknown male

  15-07-2018 13:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio --Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 12-year-old girl who is missing from north Columbus.According to investigators, a neighbor said Jayonna M. Briggs was last seen on Saturday being picked up by someone in a gray Camaro with two different colored headlights.Authorities said Briggs was in contact with an unidentified male and was seen in an Instagram video with the male at a motel room.Briggs is described as black female, 5-feet-4 inches tall, weighing abou
  
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• Police: Missing 12-year-old girl found safe and in good health

  15-07-2018 13:19
  
  UPDATE10:00 am Jayonna M. Briggs has been found safe and in good health, according to police. ---OriginalPolice are asking for the public’s help in finding a 12-year-old girl who is missing from north Columbus.According to investigators, a neighbor said Jayonna M. Briggs was last seen on Saturday being picked up by someone in a gray Camaro with two different colored headlights.Authorities said Briggs was in contact with an unidentified male and was seen in an Instagram video with the male
  
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• Columbus police officer involved in downtown crash

  15-07-2018 10:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus police are investigating an officer-involved crash.Police say the crash happened around 4 a.m. Sunday at Spring and Front Street. The officer’s vehicle was hit by another vehicle as he was traveling with a prisoner, according to police.Authorities say both the officer and prisoner were uninjured in the crash, but investigators say the police cruiser did catch fire after the incident.The condition of the driver in the other vehicle is unknown.
  
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• Columbus Police cruiser involved in downtown crash

  15-07-2018 10:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus police are investigating a cruiser-involved crash.Police say the crash happened around 4 a.m. Sunday at Spring and Front Street. The officer’s vehicle was hit by another vehicle as he was traveling with a prisoner, according to police.Authorities say both the officer and prisoner were uninjured in the crash, but investigators say the police cruiser did catch fire after the incident.The condition of the driver in the other vehicle is unknown.Stay with 10TV and 10T
  
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• The focus is on safety as fair season begins

  15-07-2018 05:18
  The Franklin County Fairgrounds came alive when gates opened Saturday morning for the eight-day run.Fair spokeswoman Stephanie Rauschenbach says the Franklin County Fair board has decided to partner with Bates Brothers Amusement Company, a company they consider reputable in the industry.Rauschenbach told 10TV the company is working with the Ohio Department of Agriculture to ensure each amusement ride — both big and small — are in working order.“I think I speak on behalf of the
  
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• Crawford County corrections officer charged with OVI, menacing

  15-07-2018 03:45
  
  GALION – A Crawford County corrections officer was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated, aggravated menacing and having weapons under disability, according to court documents.Jason Tupps, a more-than-20-year employee with Crawford County, was arrested July 9 in Galion according to documents from the Galion Police Department.According to the dispatch activity blotter from Galion police, Tupps reported a woman rammed his vehicle and tried to run away. He reported holding her at g
  
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• Stormy Daniels to make return to Columbus gentlemen’s club

  15-07-2018 03:22
  
  COLUMBUS -- Stormy Daniels, who made national news for being arrested in Columbus last week, will return to Ohio for performances in August. Daniels was arrested after allegedly touching undercover detectives from the Columbus Division of Police at Sirens Gentlemen’s Club.Daniels will be doing two shows Aug. 1 and 2, according to General Manager of Vanity Kenneth Kopras. When her show at Sirens was canceled following her arrest, Vanity opened its doors.“Stormy was great, Columbus was
  
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• Firefighter killed in wildfire near Yosemite National Park

  15-07-2018 02:24
  
  LOS ANGELES — A second-generation California firefighter who was using a bulldozer to prevent a wildfire from spreading was killed Saturday near Yosemite National Park, state fire officials said.Heavy Fire Equipment Operator Braden Varney, 36, died in the morning hours, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.The blaze broke out Friday night in Mariposa County, near the west end of Yosemite National Park and Sierra National Forest. Fire officials said it had burned a
  
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• Jaguar escapes, kills 6 animals at New Orleans zoo

  15-07-2018 01:42
  
  A jaguar escaped from its habitat and killed six animals at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans on Saturday, causing the zoo to shut down for the day. Zoo officials said this is the first time in at least 50 years that one of its animals has killed others."This is by far the biggest incident we've had, the biggest magnitude, the biggest tragedy we've had," Ron Forman, head of the Audubon Nature Institute, said in a news conference.The 3-year-old male jaguar, Valerio, got out of his enclosure around 7
  
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• OSU issues safety notice after reported armed robbery near campus

  15-07-2018 00:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University Department of Public Safety has issued a neighborhood safety notice after an armed robbery that occurred off campus Saturday morning.The incident happened at about 5:25 a.m. at the corner of E. 14th Ave. and North Pearl St., according to the Columbus Division of Police.OSU Public Safety has issued a Neighborhood Safety Notice on behalf of @ColumbusPolice. Details are available here: https://t.co/2OW3VkSJY4— OSU Emergency Mngmnt (@OSU_EMFP) July 1
  
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