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• Hilliard police officer returns to work day after vehicle is struck by suspected drunk driver

  19-08-2018 23:33
  
  HILLIARD -- A Hilliard police officer returned to work Sunday morning, just a day after his vehicle was struck by a suspected drunk driver on 270 northbound, police say.Officer Trevor Gill was taking a crash report and making an arrest on a separate suspected OVI encounter when the police vehicle he was taking the report in was struck by another vehicle driving on 270 northbound near exit 13A.Officer Gill radioed that his vehicle was struck at 4:31 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to Hilliard
  
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• Trump says his White House counsel not a "RAT" like Nixon's

  19-08-2018 23:08
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that his White House counsel isn't a "RAT" like the Watergate-era White House attorney who turned on Richard Nixon, and he blasted the ongoing Russia investigation as "McCarthyism."Trump, in a series of angry tweets, denounced a New York Times story that his White House counsel, Don McGahn, has been cooperating extensively with the special counsel team investigating Russian election meddling and potential collusion with Trump's Rep
  
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• Affidavit of Colorado father accused of murder expected to be made public Monday

  19-08-2018 21:36
  
  An affidavit explaining why investigators believe a Colorado husband and father murdered his pregnant wife and family is expected to be made public Monday, when he will be formally charged, CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports. Police arrested Chris Watts, 33, late Wednesday on suspicion of killing his wife and children. Autopsies were completed Friday on Shanann Watts, 34, and her daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste. The cause of their deaths has not been made public. Chri
  
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• More than 100 students earn diplomas in Columbus City Schools summer graduation

  19-08-2018 20:11
  More than 100 students wore their school-colored cap and gowns for the Columbus City Schools summer graduation."It feels good 'cause I didn't think I was going to be able to get my cap and gown," said Jahrel Lindsey, who received his diploma Saturday.Lindsey was among the 105 CCS students who met state graduation requirements over the summer."He almost gave up a few times, but he went on ahead and did what he had to do," said Jahrel's dad, Ferrel Lindsey.Ferrel Lindsey thanks the faculty and sta
  
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• 1 injured, 1 in custody after shooting in southeast Columbus

  19-08-2018 17:42
  
  COLUMBUS - One person is injured, and another person is in custody after a shooting in southeast Columbus, according to police.It happened just before 9:45 a.m. Sunday in the 2200 block of Courtright Road.The victim was taken to Mount Carmel East and is expected to be OK.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Teen shot at by homeowner after going to wrong address for party

  19-08-2018 17:15
  
  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – A teenager on his way to a party went to the wrong address and was shot at by a homeowner who thought the teen was an intruder, CBS Boston reports.No injuries were reported in the incident, which happened at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.Police said the teenager was invited to an event over a social media site, but had the wrong address.The homeowner woke up, startled after hearing someone entering their home, and called police.Police officers were on a street nearby for a m
  
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• Police investigating after body found in Italian Village

  19-08-2018 15:04
  
  COLUMBUS – The Columbus Division of Police is investigating after a body was found in Italian Village early Sunday morning.CPD dispatchers told 10TV they received a call just before 6:30 a.m. about the body being found at the intersection of N 4th Street and E Lincoln Street.Homicide detectives are working the case.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Police search for suspects that broke into Speedway in Upper Arlington

  19-08-2018 14:56
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police needs help to identify the suspects that broke into a Speedway gas station in Upper Arlington.On August 13, 2018, just before 1:15 a.m., two male suspects entered the Speedway gas station in the 3600 block of Riverside Drive by opening the front door with a pry bar.While inside the gas station, the suspects stole $1,800 worth of cigarettes, according to police.Investigators said the suspects then left in a dark-colored sedan.Crime Stoppers is off
  
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• Hurricane Lane intensifies to a Category 4 storm

  19-08-2018 14:30
  
  Hurricane Lane grew to a Category 4 storm on Saturday as it moved closer to the Central Pacific basin, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Lane was located 1,135 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii.The maximum sustained winds are 140 mph and hurricane-force winds can be felt 25 miles from the center of the storm, the National Hurricane Center said. Lane is moving west-northwest at about 15 mph, and it is expected to lose power as it continues west-northwest over the
  
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• 14 injured outside Backstreet Boys concert at Oklahoma casino

  19-08-2018 14:09
  
  Fourteen people were injured Saturday at an Oklahoma casino when a storm knocked over trusses at the entrance at a Backstreet Boys concert, casino officials said. Officials from WinStar World Casino in Thackersville, Oklahoma, said they were evacuating the outdoor concert venue due to storms, and had asked patrons to seek shelter.According to the casino, about 150 people waiting in line for the Backstreet Boys concert were still outside when 70-80 mph winds and heavy rain hit, knocking down the
  
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• Ohio State issues neighborhood safety alert after female student robbed off campus

  19-08-2018 12:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus Police are investigating a robbery that involved an Ohio State student off campus.The robbery happened just before 4 .a.m. Sunday in the area ofE. 14th Avenue and High Street.According to police, a female student was approached by an unknown male who struck her in the face and ran off with her purse. The suspect ran northbound on Pearl Street.No weapon was reportedly shown in the robbery, according to investigators.The suspect is described as a black male, between the
  
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• Nashville police warn residents to be on guard after two killings, string of shootings

  19-08-2018 05:15
  
  Nashville police are warning local residents to be on guard as the search for two suspected killers intensifies.Other shootings in the same area of East Nashville over the past week have shaken the community. Officials are trying to determine if the crimes are connected. "These are two just senseless, cold-blooded homicides," said Don Aaron, public affairs manager of the Metropolitan Police Department of Nashville & Davidson County.The latest in a string of random and possibly-connected shoo
  
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• Prescott solid, Dalton sluggish as Bengals top Cowboys 21-13

  19-08-2018 04:46
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys had another efficient preseason showing.Andy Dalton bogged down a bit with his Cincinnati Bengals.Prescott led a pair of scoring drives in three possessions, capped with a scrambling 6-yard scoring pass to Terrance Williams before the Bengals rallied after halftime for a 21-13 exhibition victory Saturday night.The Bengals had just one first down in four Dalton-led possessions a week after he threw for two touchdowns with an offens
  
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• Columbus Police, family of 5-year-old girl ask for answers in her shooting

  19-08-2018 04:17
  A 5-year-old girl is recovering from a bullet wound, and her family and police are asking for answers.One week ago, four people were shot at a North Columbus park: two of them little girls, 10, and 5 years old.Police say they are frustrated by the lack of information.5-year-old Da'Nautica Wilson is all girl and all giggles.A beautiful bundle of energy, whose only worry should be meeting her teacher when she starts kindergarten next week.Instead, she's recovering from a wound no child should expe
  
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• Indians retire Hall of Famer Jim Thome's No. 25

  19-08-2018 01:49
  
  CLEVELAND — His red socks pulled high to his knees, Jim Thome pointed his bat outward in his well-known stance before taking a swing and one last trip around the bases in a ballpark where his number is now on permanent display.On Saturday, the Cleveland Indians retired Thome's No. 25 honoring the Hall of Fame slugger during an emotional pregame ceremony before hosting the Baltimore Orioles — another of the six teams he played for from 1991 to 2012.The festivities were capped with Tho
  
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• Photos show baby's rescue from hot car after Ohio parents overdose in parking lot

  19-08-2018 01:27
  CANTON, OH - A man captured photos that apparently show two parents who overdosed on heroin in a Canton parking lot outside of an overheated car where a child was rescued.Eric Asher shared the photos on Facebook which have now gained well over 140,000 reactions."Well lord put us at the right place at the right time herion overdose baby trapped n car me n my baby busted baby out waiting for help what’s this world coming to," Asher wrote on his post.Stark County sheriff's deputies were dispa
  
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• Rapper Young Thug arrested at Dave & Buster’s during birthday, album party

  19-08-2018 00:46
  
  HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Rapper Young Thug was arrested at Dave & Busters during his own party to celebrate his birthday and new album, CBS Los Angeles reported on Friday.The rapper and two others were taken out of the restaurant/video game arcade and taken to the LAPD's Hollywood station. Young Thug was later taken downtown for a minor, pre-existing medical condition.Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon. He posted $35,000
  
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