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• Elevator manufacturer cited after worker killed in accident at Mount Carmel Grove City

  19-10-2018 23:29
  
  A company has been cited and fined in connection to a deadly construction accident at the Mount Carmel Grove City building in April.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation is facing $142,270 in penalties.OSHA said a mechanic died when the elevator platform fell into the elevator pit where the mechanic was working.The agency also cited the company for failing to train employees about specific hazards.ThyssenK
  
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• Grove City man dies in Franklin County motorcycle crash

  19-10-2018 23:22
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio – A man is dead after a motorcycle crash around 12:35 p.m. in Franklin County on Friday.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said 41-year-old Nathan Smith of Grove City was riding a motorcycle southbound on Grove City Road north of Thornhill Lane.Smith drove off the left side of the road and hit two trees according to the sheriff’s office.Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.The sheriff’s office continues to investigate the crash.
  
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• Somewhere in Particular Brewing Opens Tonight in Northwest Columbus

  19-10-2018 22:23
  Gypsy brewer Pat Sullivan has found a (semi) permanent home in northwest Columbus. He’s established Somewhere in Particular Brewing, a spinoff from his nomadic brewing company Nowhere in Particular (NIP), at 5053 Dierker Rd. The brewery is part of a 2,500-square-foot addition to the original Henderson House, a more than 100-year-old-building. It also hosts a […]
  
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• Columbus Zoo announces ‘Boo at the Zoo’ celebration details

  19-10-2018 22:11
  
  The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium has announced details for its annual Boo at the Zoo celebration.The event transforms the zoo into a Halloween wonderland during the weekends of October 19-21 and 26-28.Boo at the Zoo begins at 5 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The festivities continue until 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturday and 8 p.m. on Sundays.Check out a list of attractions for this year below. For more information, click here.Marvel Superhero Meet and Greets with Spider-Man,
  
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• Teen who planned mass shooting at Hilliard-Davidson High School released from prison

  19-10-2018 21:29
  
  The teen who was sentenced to prison for planning a mass shooting at Hilliard-Davidson High School was released Friday.According to court records, John Staley III was ordered to live in a halfway house for 3 to 6 months and serve five years of probation.In January, Staley was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. He was sentenced to four years in prison in February.Stanley planned the mass shooting in the fall of 2016.Authorities said his plans were advanced, including diagrams of the buildi
  
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• New Plan Calls for Aviation Hall of Fame at Historic Terminal

  19-10-2018 21:06
  The latest plan for the original Port Columbus Air Terminal calls for the historic building to serve as the home of a new entity, the Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame. The building, located at 4920 E. Fifth Ave, boasts a long and interesting history. It was used as the main terminal for the […]
  
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• Grand Opening of MLK Branch Library

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• Cincinnati 2-year-old with cancer who received early Christmas celebration passes away

  19-10-2018 20:29
  
  The Ohio 2-year-old who got an early Christmas this year because doctors said he wouldn’t live until December had died.Brody Allen’s father, Todd, posted the news on Facebook Friday."Good morning. It is with the deepest sadness I want tell you that Brody has lost his fight. This morning at 6 am Brody passed quietly, and peacefully in the arms of his mother Shilo. He did not suffer. He was surrounded by his family and I have no doubt many angel's. While our sadness is immeasurable and
  
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• Ohio student's class essay about being raped sends man to prison

  19-10-2018 20:17
  
  FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — A high school student's writing assignment about overcoming obstacles in her life led to a man pleading guilty to raping her and two sisters years ago, authorities said.Detectives in Sandusky County began investigating after school officials from Vanguard Tech Center alerted children services and the sheriff's office about the essay."She had disclosed that she had been sexually abused as a child," said sheriff Det. Sgt. Kenneth Arp.A county judge sentenced 43-year-old
  
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• Keith Urban serenades gravely ill fan in hospital before Ohio concert

  19-10-2018 19:50
  
  Country music superstar Keith Urban played an intimate concert for a Ohio fan who couldn't make it to his performance Thursday night. He visited Marissa English, who is in hospice care, after a social media push from her nurses to get him to meet her during his stint in the Buckeye state, CBS affiliate WTOL reports. In front of a sold-out concert Thursday, Urban said he got to meet who he now believes is his "biggest" fan, "a beautiful girl named Marissa." Urban has fans all over the world, but
  
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• 'Dig down deep': Ohio State football releases Purdue trailer

  19-10-2018 18:45
  
  The Ohio State Buckeyes have released the trailer for their Big Ten matchup against Purdue."We have not put together a complete game.We work too hard to come out here and be average."The Buckeyes and Boilermakers kickoff at 7:30 p.m.
  
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• Former Ohio State running back Bri'onte Dunn found not guilty in rape trial

  19-10-2018 18:31
  
  Former Ohio State football player Bri'onte Dunn has been found not guilty on both counts of rape.The 26-year-old woman said she and Dunn dated briefly in the summer of 2017.The woman testified that on August 20, 2017, Dunn forced himself on her in her apartment.He denies that, saying she performed oral sex on him. He says he attempted intercourse but was unable to perform.Dunn was charged with multiple counts of rape and arrested.His accuser admitted contacting him multiple times after his arres
  
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• Former Ohio State running back Bri'onte Dunn cleared of rape charges

  19-10-2018 18:31
  
  Not guilty on all counts. That was the verdict Friday for former Ohio State running back Bri'onte Dunn.Dunn was charged with two counts of rape. He is now a free man.Bri'onte Dunn's freedom and his future hung in the balance Friday as jurors filed into a Franklin County Courtroom.They deliberated for just under three hours before returning this verdict:"We the jury in this case, being duly empaneled and sworn, find the defendant not guilty as to count 2 of the indictment for rape.">Dunn hugge
  
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• Numbers announced for $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot

  19-10-2018 18:21
  
  The Mega Millions winning numbers for the $1 billion jackpot are15, 23, 53, 65 and 70 with a Mega Ball of 7. It's the second-biggest jackpot in history.The $1 billion jackpot has a one-time cash option of $565 million. Or if the winner chooses the annuity option, the jackpot would be paid out over 29 years. The cash option is usually favored by the winners.The jackpot keeps swelling because nobody has won since July 24, when 11 workers in a California office shared $543 million, the largest priz
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion for Friday night's drawing

  19-10-2018 18:21
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger.Friday night's Mega Millions grand prize has hit a staggering $1 billion, continuing a trend of giant jackpots. It's the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history and joins five other top 10 drawings in the last three years.Lottery officials changed the odds in recent years to lessen the chance of winning a jackpot, which in turn increased the opportun
  
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• Ohio National Guard training center renamed for former president

  19-10-2018 17:49
  
  RAVENNA, Ohio — A military training center in northeastern Ohio has been renamed for the United States' 20th president.The Ohio National Guard says its Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Portage and Trumbull counties was renamed Thursday as Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center.The Guard says Garfield was a major-general in Ohio's militia, later known as the Ohio National Guard. The Ohio native became president in 1881 and was assassinated that yearThe center us
  
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• Two sobriety checkpoints scheduled tonight in Franklin County

  19-10-2018 17:41
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY -The Franklin County DUI Task Force will hold two sobriety checkpoints this evening to combat impaired driving.The first checkpoint location will be on Riverside Drive north of Bethel Road and the second location will be on Sawmill Road north of I-270.Members of the Franklin County DUI Task Force will conduct the sobriety checks between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.The task force says it wants to "impress upon those who will be consuming alcohol to plan for a designated d
  
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• Cleveland announces gun buyback aimed at getting guns off streets

  19-10-2018 17:31
  
  CLEVELAND — Cleveland officials have announced a gun buyback program that will offer citizens a gas or food gift card in exchange for operable handguns or semi-automatic weapons.Democratic Mayor Frank Jackson and Police Chief Calvin Williams said in a release that the gun buyback will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the police department's Third District headquarters. Gift cards valued at $100 will be given for handguns and $200 cards for semi-automatic weapons.Jackson said the program is an i
  
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• Dragon Lights Columbus Coming in November

  19-10-2018 16:19
  For anyone looking for a holiday lights experience this season that is unlike any other lights display in the city, you are in luck! Dragon Lights will be returning to the Natural Resources Park of the Ohio Expo Center beginning Friday, November 23, 2018. This marks the third year for the festival in Columbus, previously […]
  
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• Yoga Six Celebrates Yoga Squad Rebrand with Free Yoga

  19-10-2018 16:00
  “We are moving in wonderful, and local, directions here in Columbus now,” says Allison Bush, manager of Upper Arlington’s Yoga Squad located across the street from the Lane Avenue Mall. Yoga Squad is a beautifully appointed studio with two rooms set up for hot yoga classes. They have a variety of yoga there, and some […]
  
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• Ohio tests new clearance idea in Giant Eagle to sell off unwanted liquor

  19-10-2018 14:44
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's Division of Liquor Control is testing a new clearance store idea meant to offload unwanted liquor at a premium price.The state opened its first Last Call store in Columbus Thursday for a test run through this weekend and next. The Columbus Dispatch reports the clearance sale is meant to get rid of liquor that has been discontinued, isn't moving quickly in regular stores or liquor that is simply overstocked by the state.Liquor Control Superintendent Jim Canepa says t
  
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• Volunteers join search for girl whose parents were killed

  19-10-2018 13:47
  
  BARRON, Wis. — One-hundred volunteers have joined the search for a Wisconsin girl who went missing earlier this week and whose parents were shot and killed in their home.Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald requested the help of volunteers on Thursday in the hopes of finding clues as to the whereabouts of 13-year-old Jayme Closs, who isn't a suspect in her parents' deaths. He said Wednesday that investigators believe she's alive but in danger and he urged the public to continue calling i
  
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• Teen crash rates on the rise in Ohio, lawmakers call for change

  19-10-2018 09:44
  
  COLUMBUS - Teen crash rates are on the rise in Ohio, leading lawmakers to call for change.A proposed bill would create a year-long permit, ensuring teens practice their driving skills across all seasons with an adult present before hitting the road on their own. It would also bump up the nighttime driving protections from midnight to 10 p.m.The jointly-sponsored legislation, House Bill 293, is being championed by state representatives, Gary Scherer (R-Circleville) and Michael Sheehy (D-Oregon).&
  
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• Veteran finds peace with yoga, shares with other veterans, first responders

  19-10-2018 04:32
  GROVEPORT, Ohio - It does not matter what road we travel. The destination, likely, will lead us here."Here" in this case is Harrison Farm in Groveport. Rob Rubio originally had his doubts."I was like, you know, what the heck," he said. "Why not?"So, he drove a half-hour away from his Bexley home to Harrison Farm.The farm is tucked away off Berger Road. It looks like it jumped off the canvas of an acrylic painting. It is secluded. It is peaceful.It is why Greg Feldman chose it."The first time I c
  
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• Man wins big at Pumpkin Show, names pumpkin after deceased brother

  19-10-2018 03:53
  The biggest stories are the best stories.The ones that stem from something unbelievable."Some guy gave me a giant pumpkin seed," Tom Wolf said. "I put it in the ground and this is what came out."That's not what's unbelievable about Wolf's story. What is is the story behind it."It makes you believe in faith," he said.Growing up, Wolf's six siblings Debbie, Lisa, Greg, Andrea, John and Tony loved Halloween. For Tony, though, it was his absolute favorite."Every year, [Tony] used to carve a pumpkin
  
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• Report: Woman found in Upper Arlington park was placed in container, set on fire

  19-10-2018 00:10
  UPPER ARLINGTON – Officials have provided additional information regarding the investigation into the death of a woman whose body was found burning in Upper Arlington.Bobbie Renee Simpson was found at Burbank Park Sunday morning after a passerby reported a fire. Once the fire was extinguished, crews found her body.According to the preliminary autopsy report, Simpson’s body had been placed in a container and then set on fire.The report also said there were obvious signs of trauma to t
  
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