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• Parents calling for change after Columbus student with special needs misplaced

  28-09-2018 23:37
  For the second time in a week, we're hearing from the parent of a special needs student lost when she was supposed to be in school.Wednesday, 10TV reported on a 6-year-old girl with autism, who slipped away from her school without teachers knowing.Now a second Columbus City Schools parent is telling a similar story, and calling for change.Joana is the mother of a 6 year old kindergartner at Shady Lane Elementary School."She's on the autism spectrum and she's also been labeled disabled," she said
  
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• President Trump asks FBI for updated Kavanaugh probe

  28-09-2018 23:14
  
  President Donald Trump is directing the FBI to launch a supplemental investigation into his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at the request of the Senate Judiciary Committee.Trump says in a statement that the updated investigation, which comes in response to sexual misconduct allegations, "must be limited in scope" and "completed in less than one week."The decision marks a reversal for the administration, which had argued that Kavanaugh had already been vetted.Kavanaugh has adamantly denied
  
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• Inside Ohio's first licensed Level 1 medical marijuana processing plant

  28-09-2018 23:11
  An hour outside of Columbus, nestled between corn and dairy farms, lies Grow Ohio.It's a 60,000 square foot greenhouse designed to supply a growing need for medical marijuana.The plant is the first to be licensed as a Level 1 processing plant.Inside, there are quadrants of rooms designed to grow the plans from seedlings to adult flowers. Only female plants will grow here because that's where the medical marijuana is produced.These tiny marijuana seedlings hold the promise of helping Ohioans find
  
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• Kent State to increase security during open-carry gun walk

  28-09-2018 22:39
  
  KENT, Ohio — Kent State University says it will increase security during a planned open-carry gun walk being organized by a recent graduate who drew national attention in May when she posted photos of herself carrying a military-type rifle on campus.The Record-Courier reports the northeast Ohio school said Thursday some campus roads will be closed during the event Saturday afternoon. It also said that based on social media activity, the walk being organized by graduate Kaitlin Bennett is e
  
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• Dramatic uptick in sex assault hotline calls during Kavanaugh hearing

  28-09-2018 22:25
  
  The National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline saw a 201 percent increase in calls Thursday, the same day Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexual assault, each delivered emotional testimony on Capitol Hill.Telling her story in person for the first time, Ford, a California psychology professor, told the nation and the Senate Judiciary Committee her long-held secret of the alleged assault in a locked room at a gathering of friends in Mary
  
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• U.S. military's newest type of aircraft crashes in S.C.

  28-09-2018 22:01
  
  BEAUFORT, S.C. -- A military plane crashed in coastal South Carolina on Friday, authorities said. The Marine Corps said the pilot of the single-seat aircraft ejected safely.The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said the crash was reported about 11:45 a.m. near the Grays Hill community. The plane was an F-35B. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports that this marks the first crash of the U.S. military's newest and most expensive aircraft. On Thursday, the Marines announced th
  
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• Donations pour in for veteran holding yard sales to fund his own funeral

  28-09-2018 21:04
  
  BROWNSTOWN, Pa. — Two friends who set up a GoFundMe page for a Pennsylvania man who'd been holding yard sales to pay for his own funeral expenses say they've received so many donations they are planning to help other veterans in similar situations.David Dunkleberger and his friend Ed Sheets pulled into a yard sale in Brownstown last month. The man running it, 66-year-old Willie Davis, said he was selling his belongings to pay for his funeral.Davis, who served in the Navy in the 1970s, has
  
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• First Look: LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus

  28-09-2018 20:58
  LEGOLAND Discovery Center held its grand opening on Friday, Sept. 28 at Easton Town Center. The opening ceremony featured speaker remarks, a children’s parade, and a LEGO brick wall “ribbon cutting” by LEGOLAND’s Creative Crew kids. General manager of LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus Jacob Kristensen, as well as Easton Chief Executive Jennifer Peterson and TourismOhio Chief Matt MacLaren gave remarks. At 36,000 square […]
  
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• Facebook says 50 million user accounts affected by security breach

  28-09-2018 19:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts.The hack is the latest setback for Facebook during a year of tumult for the global social media service.In a blog post , the company says hackers exploited its "View As" feature, which lets people see what their profiles look like to someone else. Facebook says it has taken steps to fix the security problem and alerted law enforcement.To deal with the issue, Facebook reset some
  
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• Honda recalls 1.4 million cars to replace air bag inflators

  28-09-2018 18:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Honda says it will recall 1.4 million U.S. cars to replace Takata front passenger air bag inflators. The company says the recall, which covers Honda and Acura vehicles, is part of an attempt to get ahead of a government mandated schedule of recalls on the Japanese-made air bags.Honda says owners of the vehicles should schedule the free repair at authorized dealerships as soon as possible.The Honda recalls are the fourth part of a five-phase plan announced by the National Hi
  
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• Smallfoot, Little Hart and Indies Worth a Look in Theaters

  28-09-2018 18:00
  One more week until the Oscar contenders and the seasonal blockbusters come a-knockin.’ Venom and A Star Is Born, followed in quick succession by the new Halloween, the new Suspiria, then full-fledged awards season. It’s quick approaching! How to waste time between then and now? Night School is probably not your best bet, although Smallfoot offers […]
  
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• Columbus VA hospital evacuated after “credible” bomb threat

  28-09-2018 17:22
  
  WHITEHALL, Ohio -Police and fire crews responded to a reported bomb threat at the Columbus VA Hospital Friday morning.Authorities say the facility, located at 420 North James Road, was evacuated around 10:30 a.m. and will remain closed for the day.Investigators deemed the threat credible and are attempting to identify the person who called in the threat.Several roads are closed in the area while officials investigate this incident.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Columbus VA center evacuated after “credible” bomb threat

  28-09-2018 17:22
  WHITEHALL, Ohio -Police and fire crews responded to a reported bomb threat at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center Friday morning.Investigators deemed the threat credible and are attempting to identify the person who called in the threat.Bomb-sniffing dogs with Whitehall Police searched the area but no explosives were found.Several roads are closed in the area while officials investigate this incident.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Columbus VA center evacuated after bomb threat

  28-09-2018 17:22
  WHITEHALL, Ohio -Police and fire crews responded to a reported bomb threat at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center Friday morning.Investigators deemed the threat was initially credible.Bomb-sniffing dogs with Whitehall Police searched the area but no explosives were found.The Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorism Task Force and local law enforcement identified the person suspected of calling in the threat.Investigators questioned the suspected caller and determined the threa
  
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• Possible last witness sought after body found believed to be missing boy with autism

  28-09-2018 17:10
  
  Investigators in North Carolina believe they found the body of a missing six-year-old boy in a shallow creek near the area where he was reported missing last Saturday.According to his father, Maddox Ritch ran away from him in a park and he couldn't catch him. More than 300 investigators spent nearly a week, poring over hundreds of leads and searching thousands of acres for Maddox. In the end, this was not the conclusion anyone hoped for, but police say there are still a lot of unanswered questio
  
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• Battelle Development Now Called Founders Park, Could Break Ground Before Year’s End

  28-09-2018 17:09
  The 20-acre development planned for Battelle parking lots in Harrison West has a new name, a revised site plan, and a chance to break ground before the end of the year. Now called Founders Park, the latest tweaks to the layout and programming of the development were presented to the Harrison West Society earlier this […]
  
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• LSU basketball player Wayde Sims shot to death

  28-09-2018 16:30
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU basketball player Wayde Sims has died after he was shot early Friday near the campus of another school in Baton Rouge.Sims, 20, was shot around 12:25 a.m., Baton Rouge police said in a news release.He was taken to a hospital and died from his wounds, Sgt. Don Coppola Jr. said.The shooting happened at a restaurant across from Southern's A.W. Mumford Stadium, The Advocate reported.No arrests have been reported. Police are asking anyone with information to call the
  
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• Everybody on plane survives crash landing in Pacific lagoon

  28-09-2018 16:21
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A passenger on a plane that crashed into a Pacific lagoon on Friday said the flight attendants were panicking and he saw water pouring through a hole in the side of the plane before he was able to escape.Local boats helped rescue all 47 passengers and crew after the plane hit the water while trying to land at the Chuuk Island airport in the Micronesia archipelago.Seven people were taken to a hospital, according to officials, including one described as being i
  
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• Senate panel sets 1:30 p.m. vote on Kavanaugh nomination

  28-09-2018 15:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote at 1:30 p.m. on whether to recommend Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the full Senate.The chairman, Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley, announced the vote as the committee began its meeting.Kavanaugh has just picked up a key vote of support from a committee Republican, Arizona's Jeff Flake.Republicans have slim 11-10 majority on the committee. With Flake's support, Kavanaugh's nomination is expected to clear t
  
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• Judiciary Committee votes to send Kavanaugh nomination to full Senate

  28-09-2018 15:26
  
  The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor.The 11-10 vote Friday came just one day after Republicans heard testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teens. Kavanaugh denied the accusation.At the last minute, Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, said he could not promise to vote for Kavanaugh on the Senate floor and called for a delay of up to a week for a f
  
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• GOP agrees to FBI probe of Kavanaugh, delaying Senate vote

  28-09-2018 15:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After a dramatic flurry of last-minute negotiations, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh cleared a key procedural hurdle Friday, but his confirmation prospects were still deeply uncertain as Republicans agreed to ask for a new FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations.Under pressure from moderate members, Republican leaders said they would allow the new probe for up to one week, slowing their rush to confirm Kavanaugh shortly after the new high court term opens
  
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• Yoga Happiness Reopening October 1st

  28-09-2018 15:00
  “I am nervous but so dang excited, too,” said Burgundie Miceli, owner of Yoga Happiness formerly about reopening October 1st on North High Street in Clintonville. “I think this was meant to be.” After opening as a one-woman studio in a tiny storefront on Arcadia in the University district in 2016, Yoga Happiness quickly acquired […]
  
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• Powerful quakes rock Sulawesi in Indonesia, destroying homes

  28-09-2018 14:40
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Powerful earthquakes jolted the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, destroying houses and killing at least one person. An official said widespread damage was expected and urged people to stay outdoors because of the danger of strong aftershocks.The U.S. Geological Survey said the strongest quake had a magnitude of 7.5 and was centered at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers) about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of the central Sulawesi town of Donggala. It br
  
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• Athens police issue alert for missing teen

  28-09-2018 14:29
  
  ATHENS - The Athens City Police Department is looking for a missing teenager who they think may be in the company of an older man.17-year-old Savanna J Harness Carsey of New Marshfield was last seen around 4:30 Thursday afternoon at the Wendy's on Richland Avenue in Athens.Carsey was last seen wearing black pants, a bright pink hoodie with “Outer Banks” on the front, and dark shoes with pink laces.According to Athens Police, Savanna may be with a Timothy Workman, age 36, of Albany. P
  
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• Ohio man shows police where he buried prostitute 20 years ago

  28-09-2018 14:05
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio man who called the police to confess to the slaying of a prostitute 20 years ago and then led investigators to the shallow grave where he said he buried her body has been charged with aggravated murder.Cleveland.com reports 64-year-old Michael Thompson confessed to the killing in August. Cleveland police, FBI agents and investigators from the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County Medical Examiner's Office found human remains Monday near railroad tracks w
  
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• Hurricane Rosa grows into Category 4 storm as Kirk drenches Caribbean

  28-09-2018 13:57
  
  ROSEAU, Dominica -- Hurricane Rosa grew overnight into a powerful Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific Coast, the seventh storm to reach that strength this year, though it's not expected to threaten land before early next week. As of Thursday evening, the National Hurricane Center said Rosa had maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and was located about 600 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.Forecasters said it was likely to strengthen further at sea, but then wea
  
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• For Route 91 survivors, 'Country Strong' means community

  28-09-2018 13:31
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — They have the date 10-1-2017 tattooed on their bodies and have memorial walls of pictures in their homes. One woman made a bracelet out of her Route 91 Harvest festival wristband, while many others can be spotted at concerts wearing shirts that say "survivor." They fly flags from their RVs and have stickers on their cars.About 22,000 people gathered in Las Vegas a year ago with a shared interest in country music. But as the festival's final headlining act Jason Alde
  
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• Kavanaugh-Ford hearing: A dramatic lesson on gender roles

  28-09-2018 13:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — He let his anger flare repeatedly, interrupted his questioners and cried several times during his opening statement. She strived to remain calm and polite, despite her nervousness, and mostly held back her tears.Throughout their riveting, nationally televised testimony on Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh served as Exhibits A and B for a tutorial on gender roles and stereotypes. Amid the deluge of reaction on social media, one prominent observation: Ford,
  
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• Accuser denounces pope's silence over abuse cover-up claims

  28-09-2018 12:08
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The former Vatican ambassador who accused three popes and their advisers of covering up for a disgraced American ex-cardinal has challenged the Vatican to say what it knows about the scandal and accused Pope Francis of mounting a campaign of "subtle slander" against him.Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano penned a new missive a month after his initial 11-page document sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. It was uploaded to a document-sharing site late Thursday.Vigano
  
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• American Bar Association urges FBI probe into Kavanaugh allegations

  28-09-2018 11:52
  
  The American Bar Association has urged the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate to slow down the confirmation process for President Trump's Supreme Court pick, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, until the FBI has time to do a full background check on the claims made by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and other women.During hours of emotional testimony before the committee on Thursday, Kavanaugh vehemently denied ever having sexually assaulted Ford or anyone else, and cited as evidence his multiple backg
  
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• Rally at Ohio University draws attention to sexual assaults on campus

  28-09-2018 03:59
  A crowd that numbered in the hundreds marched with signs down Court Street in downtown Athens to draw attention to the issue of sexual violence on campus.The rally is part of the It's On Us movement where student activism about the subject of sexual assault is growing on campuses nationwide.At Ohio University large white sheets are hung from sorority and fraternity houses letting people know that survivors are not alone.People like Brianna Sivy who told the crowd she was raped on campus in 2016.
  
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• FBI leading investigation into CPD’s vice unit; officer relieved of duties

  28-09-2018 01:19
  COLUMBUS – The FBI’s Public Corruption Task Force is now leading an investigation into the Columbus Police department’s vice unit.The Columbus Police department says it made the request that the FBI get involved “as evidence has developed in investigations with the Columbus Police vice unit.”A police department spokeswoman tells 10 Investigates that the FBI's inquiry is "bigger than one person.”During a news conference earlier this month, Police Chief Kim Jaco
  
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• Teen killed, 3 critically injured in Franklin Township crash

  28-09-2018 01:11
  
  FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio - A teenager is dead and three other teens are in critical condition after a crash in Franklin Township on Thursday.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a vehicle hit a tree in the 2200 block of Brown Road, between Frank Road and Rock Creek Drive.Four people injured in the crash were taken to Grant Medical Center.One, who has since been identified as 16-year-old Cory McGruder of Grove City, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The three other teenaged victims are sti
  
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• 1 killed, 3 critically injured in Franklin Township crash

  28-09-2018 01:11
  
  FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio - One person is dead and three people are in critical condition after a crash in Franklin Township on Thursday.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a vehicle hit a tree in the 2200 block of Brown Road, between Frank Road and Rock Creek Drive.As of 7 p.m., the road is closed south of the crash area and the sheriff's office expects the road to be closed for a couple of hours.Four people injured in the crash were taken to Grant Medical Center.One was later pronounced de
  
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• President Trump backs Kavanaugh, calling testimony 'powerful, honest, and riveting'

  28-09-2018 01:00
  President Donald Trump is backing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, calling the judge's testimony during a Senate hearing "powerful, honest, and riveting." Trump is declaring, "The Senate must vote!"Trump defended his nominee on Twitter on Thursday shortly after the extraordinary hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee concluded.The president says the Democrats' "search and destroy strategy is disgraceful and this process has been a total sham and effort to delay, obstruct, and resist
  
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• Candice Bergen says both conservatives and liberals have a voice on "Murphy Brown"

  28-09-2018 00:25
  
  "Murphy Brown" is back, and star Candice Bergen said that it's all thanks to the 2016 presidential election.During an interview with CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers, Bergen said that there would be no "Murphy Brown" revival if Hillary Clinton were in office. She hinted that President Donald Trump serves as a sort of muse for the show.10TV Programming Note: The premiere of Murphy Brown will air Thursday, Sept. 27 from 9:30 p.m. to 10:05 p.m. The second season of S.W.A.T. will air from 10:05 p.m. to 11:0
  
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• Cincinnati family suing after finding deceased mother ‘a mess’ in casket

  28-09-2018 00:01
  
  A family in Ohio is taking legal action after they say a funeral home returned their deceased mother’s body to them in shocking condition.They say after she was embalmed, they found part of her ear missing, appearing to have been chewed off by a small animal.Donna Pence was given two weeks to live in July because her lung cancer had spread quickly.So she came to live with her son Tommy Clark-Harp, his husband Michael Clark-Harp and their daughter."She came home on a Monday and passed away
  
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