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• Field conditions force Pickerington Central to move game against Pickerington North

  09-10-2018 22:50
  The annual rivalry football game between Pickerington North and Pickerington Central High Schools is almost always played for a soldout crowd, and Police say you can always count on a fight for victory on the field."The on the field rivalry...it's heated. The games are hard-hitting," said Commander Tod Cheney with the Pickerington Police Department.The games may be hard-hitting, but right now the football field at Central is soft. The field sits in a floodplain and recent heavy rains have made i
  
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• Man's body wrapped in plastic found in Ohio plant nursery field

  09-10-2018 22:05
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a man's body wrapped in plastic and other items has been found by an employee of a plant nursery in Ohio.The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says the employee of a nursery in Clay Township found the body several thousand feet off a road in a field on nursery property. The body was discovered Monday in the township roughly 20 miles northwest of Dayton.The Montgomery County Coroner's Office has identified the body as 47-year-old Steven Johnson. The coro
  
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• First-ever Heart Work Award!

  09-10-2018 21:45
  The Columbus Foundation presented the very first Heart Work Award to Kyra Crockett Hodge! Kyra has worked at Huckleberry House, Inc. for 20 years, advocating for youth in our community. She is an individual that embodies selfless love, often walking the streets making sure that youth have what they need. She makes sure that they are in […]
  
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• Ohio districts put issue of school safety on voters' ballots

  09-10-2018 21:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — One school district wants funding to expand mental health services. The district next door wants to hire more school resource officers. Another neighboring district wants both.Instead of independently proposing local tax levies, they're heading to the ballot together this November.As schools around the country grapple with how to pay for safety measures, some Ohio districts are jointly asking voters for more funding using a new state law that essentially lets a group
  
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• Ohio to release over 14,000 pheasants in hunting areas

  09-10-2018 21:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — More than 14,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released at 24 public hunting areas in Ohio this fall to increase opportunities for hunters across the state.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says its Division of Wildlife will release pheasants prior to the small-game weekends for youth hunters. Hunters who are 17 years old and younger can hunt statewide for rabbit, pheasant and all other legal game in season during two the weekends of Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 27-28.O
  
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• Limo crash victims include sisters, a teacher and newlyweds

  09-10-2018 20:59
  
  SCHOHARIE, N.Y. -- A weightlifter with a heart of gold, a teacher who wanted better lives for her students, and newlyweds who held the world in their hands are among the 20 people who died in Saturday's limousine crash in upstate New York.Seventeen of those who died had gathered for Amy Steenburg's 30th birthday and were headed to a brewery in Cooperstown, CBS News' Tony Dokoupil reports. In the vehicle with Steenburg were her husband of four months, her three sisters and two of their husbands,
  
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• Central Ohio Voters Guide: What's on your ballot? | Nov. 2018

  09-10-2018 20:54
  
  Welcome to the 10TV and The Dispatch's online voters guide to the Nov. 6 general election.This interactive guide covers all contested races and ballot issues in Central Ohio. It uses your address to find ballot items that pertain to you.LAUNCH THE VOTERS GUIDE---Browse information on all races:Statewide OfficeGovernorAttorney GeneralAuditor of StateSecretary of StateTreasurer of State U.S. SenateU.S. SenateU.S. HouseU.S. House of Representatives, District 3U.S. House of Representatives, District
  
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• Cordray says more debates needed in Ohio governor's race

  09-10-2018 20:43
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Democratic candidate for Ohio governor says there should be more debates with nearly a month left before election day.Richard Cordray and Republican rival Mike DeWine met Monday night in Cleveland for their third debate, the final one agreed to by both campaigns. Cordray said Tuesday in Cincinnati that he wants more, and cited Toledo and Cincinnati as possible sites.DeWine's campaign didn't respond immediately to a message for comment.The matchup between President Bar
  
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• Scuffle at Marion county skate rink leads to woman pleading guilty; placed on house arrest

  09-10-2018 20:39
  
  Petra Smith, the woman who grabbed the head of a teen and pushed it back during an altercation at a local skate rink, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Marion Municipal Court to assault charges.The scuffle happened at Zoomers at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Video obtained by 10TV shows the woman in a verbal disagreement with the teen.The boys says he and several friends were spraying themselves with cologne to freshen up after hours of skating.He says a woman asked to check his bag to which he repl
  
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• 123 missing kids recovered in Michigan, U.S. Marshals Service says

  09-10-2018 20:35
  
  The U.S. Marshals Service says 123 missing children were recovered during a one-day sweep in Wayne County, Michigan.The sweep, known as Operation MISafeKid, happened on September 26 throughout the county with an emphasis on locating victims of sex trafficking.According to a news release, Out of 301 case files of missing children, 123 were located and interviewed during the operation.All of the children were interviewed about potentially being sexually victimized or used in a sex trafficking ring
  
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• NEXT: Will Autonomous Technology Spur a Revival of Unionism?

  09-10-2018 20:30
  Columbus is a test site for autonomous vehicles, and we’ll soon learn about how they will move about the city, how they will interact with pedestrians and bicycles and scooters, and how they will alter mobility patterns. But Columbus might also become the first site for the clash of interests between autonomous intelligence and human […]
  
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• Taylor Swift's Instagram post appears to spur voter registration

  09-10-2018 20:18
  
  Singer Taylor Swift's Instagram announcement that she's supporting Tennessee's Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen has apparently caused a spike in voter registrations, both nationwide and in Tennessee, where Bredesen faces a close race against Republican Marsha Blackburn for Sen. Bob Corker's seat.According to the group Vote.org, Swift's post to her 112 million Instagram followers seems to have "helped bring out young voters." "A majority of new registrations since Sunday have been from p
  
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• Work Progressing on Italian Village Projects

  09-10-2018 19:56
  Residents have started moving into the first of two new projects from the Lykens Companies on Detroit Avenue. The four townhomes on the south side of the narrow Italian Village street were originally proposed as a for-sale product, but are now for rent. “Those are pretty unique, and we’ve seen a lot of excitement for […]
  
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• Children over 12 face fines, jail time for trick-or-treating in Virginia town

  09-10-2018 19:55
  
  The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, is attempting to keep the "trick" part of trick-or-treating to a minimum by threatening jail time for Halloween troublemakers over 12 years old. However, the city says it won't be "actively seeking out violations."The city's ordinance code states if anyone over 12 years of age participates in "trick or treat" or any similar activity, "he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 or by co
  
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• Concert Preview: Josie Dunne

  09-10-2018 19:35
  Josie Dunne’s debut EP, To Be The Little Fish, reflects the copious level of joy the rising 21-year-old singer-songwriter is finding at each new stop along her career path. “It’s been unbelievable,” she rhapsodizes during our phone conversation on Monday afternoon. “I feel like this is a really cool particular phase, too, in any musician’s time […]
  
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• Westerville coach and teaching aide accused of acquiring, sharing child porn

  09-10-2018 18:54
  
  A Westerville coach and instructional aide was immediately terminated when he was arrested at a middle school Tuesday morning.Donte Martin, 29, was taken into custody by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and charged with pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, according to court records.A Westerville spokesperson said Martin was arrested at Walnut Springs Middle School as part of a countywide investigation into alleged cybercrimes, conducted by the Internet Crimes Against Chil
  
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• Early voting in Ohio for Nov. 6 general election begins Wednesday

  09-10-2018 17:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters may begin casting their ballots Wednesday in early voting in the Nov. 6 general election.State election officials say all Ohio voters who are registered may begin voting the first day after the close of voter registration. Registration closes Tuesday.Tuesday also is the deadline to update an existing registration ahead of the election.The early voting beginning Wednesday can be done via a mail-in absentee ballot or in person at a voter's county elections b
  
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• 1 injured in North Linden shooting 

  09-10-2018 17:33
  
  COLUMBUS -- A person is in serious condition after a shooting in the North Linden neighborhood, according to police. The shooting occurred near the Family Dollar in the 1100 block of East Weber Road.The victim was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in serious condition. No other details were immediately available. Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• Healthcare Enrollment PSA - 2019

  09-10-2018 17:16 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Report: UN Ambassador Nikki Haley resigning

  09-10-2018 16:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is tendering her resignation, two sources tell the AP, marking the latest shake-up in the turbulent Trump administration just weeks before the midterm election.Trump tweeted that he has a "big announcement with my friend Ambassador Nikki Haley in the Oval Office at 10:30 a.m."Congressional and Trump administration officials told the AP that Haley plans to resign. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak on t
  
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• Nikki Haley leaving U.N. ambassador post at end of the year

  09-10-2018 16:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration at the end of the year, she and President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. She gave no reason for her departure after two years, though there is speculation she will return to government or politics at some point."No, I'm not running in 2020" for president, she joked. She said she would be supporting Trump.Haley said she and Trump together had "solved a lot of problems. They spoke in the Oval Office, shortly after w
  
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• "National crisis": EpiPen shortage keeping some kids out of school

  09-10-2018 16:16
  Eden Morris should be in kindergarten with his friends but the 5-year-old has been home since the school year started. Eden has severe allergies so Spanaway Elementary, about 35 miles south of Seattle, won't let him go to school without an EpiPen.The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of the lifesaving device and parents are scrambling to find them because some schools won't let kids with allergies in the classroom if they don't have one. This affects as many as two students in every classroom in t
  
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• Kanye West to visit Trump, discuss prison reform, violence

  09-10-2018 14:46
  
  WASHINGTON — Rapper Kanye West has been invited to the White House.White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Tuesday that West is scheduled to have lunch with President Donald Trump and meet with Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Sanders says they'll talk about manufacturing, prison reform, preventing gang violence and reducing violence in Chicago, where West grew up.The White House hasn't said when West will visit.Trump recently tweeted praise for West, who closed a "Saturday Night
  
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• Death row inmate asks for electric chair execution over lethal injection

  09-10-2018 14:30
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate set to be executed this week is asking the state to die by electric chair over lethal injection, calling the move the "lesser of two evils."Attorney Kelley Henry confirmed Monday that Edmund Zagorski made the request roughly two hours before the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled the state's three-drug lethal injection protocol is constitutional. The decision paved the way for the execution of Zagorski on Thursday."Faced with the choice of two unconsti
  
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• Sheriff: Fecal matter dumped from truck causing road closure in Union County

  09-10-2018 13:44
  
  Fecal matter likely dumped from a truck is causing road closures in Union County but the problem extends into Delaware County, according to dispatchers.Dispatchers said they were alerted to the problem from a caller and U.S. 42 northbound is closed at U.S. 33 and into Delaware County.In Delaware County, U.S 42 is not closed at this time, however, the spill leads from State Route 257 to London Road.Dispatchers say they have not found the truck they believe has dumped the fecal matter on the road.
  
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• Treasure hunters challenge FBI over dig for legendary gold

  09-10-2018 12:51
  
  DENTS RUN, Pa. (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of stone-faced FBI agents on a frigid winter's day, Dennis and Kem Parada stared down at the empty hole and knew something wasn't right.The father-son duo spent years combing this bit of Pennsylvania wilderness with high-end metal detectors, drills and other tools to prospect for a fabled cache of Civil War gold. They felt certain they'd discovered the hiding place of the long-lost booty, leading the FBI to the mountainous, heavily wooded area las
  
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• Treasure hunters challenge FBI over dig for Civil War gold

  09-10-2018 12:51
  
  DENTS RUN, Pa. (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of stone-faced FBI agents on a frigid winter's day, Dennis and Kem Parada stared down at the empty hole and knew something wasn't right.The father-son duo spent years combing this bit of Pennsylvania wilderness with high-end metal detectors, drills and other tools to prospect for a fabled cache of Civil War gold. They felt certain they'd discovered the hiding place of the long-lost booty, leading the FBI to the mountainous, heavily wooded area las
  
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• Levity before the storm: Florida sheriff says Jim Cantore is "trespassing"

  09-10-2018 12:21
  
  Jim Cantore is a well-known meteorologist for the Weather Channel.He goes where catastrophic weather hits in the United States.So, naturally, many people worry when he comes to their neighborhood.As Hurricane Michael bears down on the panhandle of Florida, and other spots in the Gulf of Mexico, the Santa Rosea Sheriff's Office decided to give their citizens a little laugh before they had to batten down their hatches.The post says Cantore is trespassing and would prefer he only shows up in the wi
  
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• Organization helps local girls look at future careers in technology

  09-10-2018 12:11
  COLUMBUS - A group working to encourage more women to take on careers involving technology is now focused on urging young girls to do the same. Women In Tech launched a youth program to expose girls as young as 10-years-old to explore work involving STEM skills.A few dozen young girls from around Central Ohio joined the pilot class on the campus of The Ohio State University. The girls heard from guest speakers and talked about a variety of topics including education, personal confidence, and how
  
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• Apparent white tiger attack kills keeper at Japan zoo

  09-10-2018 12:00
  
  TOKYO — Japanese police are investigating the death of a zookeeper killed in an apparent attack by a white tiger.Local police say 40-year-old Akira Furusho was found bleeding from his neck and collapsed Monday evening inside a tiger cage at Hirakawa Zoological Park in Kagoshima in southern Japan.Zoo officials say they believe Furusho was attacked while trying to move a male tiger from its exhibition cage to its night-time cage. The tiger is one of four rare white tigers at the zoo.Furusho
  
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• Eagles' Joe Walsh tells his addiction story at gala evening

  09-10-2018 11:44
  
  NEW YORK — Joe and Marjorie Walsh were honored Monday night by the nonprofit Facing Addiction with NCADD for their support of the recovery movement and their efforts to raise awareness about drug and alcohol abuse. And they got a little help from their friends, namely the Eagle's brother-in-law, Ringo Starr, Vince Gill and Michael McDonald, during a fundraising gala supporting the work of the recently combined advocacy groups offering a range of services and programs focused on prevention,
  
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• Police find shooting victim at northeast Columbus pizza place

  09-10-2018 11:02
  
  COLUMBUS - The Columbus Division of Police is working to determine who shot a man in northeast Columbus.Officers responded at 9:53 p.m. Monday to the Little Caesar's located in Columbus Square for a report of a shooting.They found the 21-year old victim with a gunshot wound to the arm. He told officers while he was walking in the area of 5520 Oak Knoll Drive an unknown male began shooting at him multiple times.The victim was transported to an area hospital in stable condition.Anyone with informa
  
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• Weapons charge issued, man arrested in connection with east Columbus homicide

  09-10-2018 09:22
  COLUMBUS -Columbus Police have identified the woman killed, and arrested a man in connection with an east Columbus shooting.Officers were called to a home on Labelle Drive around 11:20 p.m. Monday.Jwan N. Porter, 40, was found inside the home, suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to Mount Carmel East where she succumbed to her injuries.Police said during the investigation they found a person inside the home may have mishandled the firearm, causing it to unintentionally fire, striking Po
  
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• Police investigating homicide in east Columbus

  09-10-2018 09:22
  
  COLUMBUS -Columbus Police is investigating a deadly shooting in east Columbus.Officers were called to a home on Labelle Drive around 11:20 Monday night. The shooting happened inside the home.Investigators confirm one person is dead and that the victim is a man. Police tell 10TV they are actively interviewing people at the police station.There is no word at this point on whether anyone has been charged in the case.10TV is on the scene and working to gather more information.
  
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• Police identify woman killed in east Columbus shooting

  09-10-2018 09:22
  COLUMBUS -Columbus Police have identified the woman killed in an east Columbus shooting.Officers were called to a home on Labelle Drive around 11:20 p.m. Monday. Jwan N. Porter, 40, was found inside the home, suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to Mount Carmel East where she succumbed to her injuries.Police said during the investigation they found a person inside the home may have mishandled the firearm, causing it to unintentionally fire, striking Porter in the chest.The shooting rema
  
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• Trump says he likes Swift's music less post-endorsement

  09-10-2018 01:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he likes superstar Taylor Swift's music "about 25 percent less now" that she's endorsed two Democratic candidates in Tennessee.Trump was asked about Swift's decision to wade into politics as he returned to Washington after a trip to Florida.Swift announced Sunday she's voting for Democrat Phil Bredesen for Senate, breaking her long-standing refusal to discuss anything politics.Trump says GOP Congressman Marsha Blackburn, Bredesen's rival, is "d
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting, October 8th, 2018

  09-10-2018 01:33 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Indiana bride takes photos in wedding dress in honor of fiance killed by drunk driver

  09-10-2018 01:03
  
  LOOGOOTEE, Ind. (WTHR) – An Indiana bride was supposed to celebrate the happiest day of her life as she planned to marry her fiance Kendall Murphy on September 29, but instead she took photos in her wedding dress alone.On November 10, 2017, the couple's plan to spend their lives together suddenly came to an end when Kendall, a Montgomery volunteer firefighter, was tragically killed by an alleged drunk driver.Kendall's death touched many people in the community.The Montgomery Fire Departmen
  
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• Father warns other parents after finding mold in child's juice box pouches

  09-10-2018 00:39
  
  A father in Indiana is warning other parents after he discovered a ‘mold-like’ substance in a Capri Sun pouch.Cameron Hardwick posted on Facebook that his oldest asked for some juice as a treat after dinner. That is when he said he noticed something odd about it.He said the amount in the pouch seemed “low in content” but he didn’t notice a hole.He then shook up the package and found an unknown substance floating inside.On their website, Capri Sun acknowledges report
  
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