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• Memorial bench dedicated to Dublin postal workers killed

  30-11-2018 23:49
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio - The United States Postal Service unveiled a memorial bench in honor of the two employees murdered last year. Co-workers, families and friends gathered for a ceremony early Friday morning right outside the Emerald Parkway Post Office in Dublin where the two employees worked.Lance Herrera-Dempsey and Ginger E. Ballard are both remembered with their picture and this message: "Remembered for their outstanding service and dedication to the United States Postal Service and the customers
  
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• Drug exposure real concern for EMS, others

  30-11-2018 23:32
  Three prison employees returned to work at Marion Correctional Institution after being exposed to unknown drugs when two inmates overdosed Thursday.Back in August, 29 people were exposed to what appeared to be opiates at Ross Correctional.And, just last week, two nurses had to be treated at Fairfield Medical Center for exposure.It's a very real concern for EMS, hospital and prison staff these days.Specific protocol and plans are put in place.Fairfield Medical said it started developing exposure
  
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• Another court nixes Trump push to cut 'sanctuary city' funds

  30-11-2018 23:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration can't withhold over $29 million from six states and New York City in a clash over their immigration policies as "sanctuary" jurisdictions, a federal judge said Friday in the latest of several similar rulings around the country.Friday's decision involves Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington state, and the state and city of New York. It follows similar opinions by federal courts in California, Illinois and Penn
  
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• Hens killed, barn destroyed in fire at Licking County egg farm

  30-11-2018 23:31
  
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio - A flock of hens was killed and a barn was destroyed in a fire at a Licking County egg farm on Friday.The fire was at Trillium Farms on Croton Road.No people were hurt and investigators said there is no evidence of anything suspicious.The Licking County 911 Center said there is an odor of smoke that can be smelled as far away as Newark and Heath because of the fire.19 fire departments responded to the scene.Trillium Farms issued the following statement:“Trillium Farms
  
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• To fight fraud, Ohio State stops using print-at-home tickets

  30-11-2018 22:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University is ending the use of print-at-home tickets to athletic and other events as fakes have become an increasing problem in recent years.The associate athletic director for ticketing, Brett Scarborough, tells The Columbus Dispatch the change was made when tickets went on sale for winter sports this year. Scarborough says printed tickets won't be allowed at football games next year.Scarborough says fraudsters sometimes create fake print-at-home tickets
  
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• Ex-Dallas officer who fatally shot man inside his apartment indicted on murder charge

  30-11-2018 22:08
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A grand jury on Friday indicted a former Dallas police officer for murder in the killing of her unarmed neighbor after she says she mistakenly went to his apartment rather than her own and shot him.Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson announced the indictment, flanked by members of the family of victim Botham Jean, a native of the Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia who attended college in Arkansas and had been working in Dallas for accounting and consulting firm Pw
  
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• Former OSU diving club coach indicted for sexual battery involving minor student-athlete

  30-11-2018 20:41
  
  A former coach for The Ohio State University Dive Club has been indicted for sexual battery of a minor student-athlete.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against 32-year-old William Anthony Bohonyi Jr. for three counts of sexual battery and one count of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor.The indictment alleges that in July of 2014, Bohonyi engaged in a sexual relationship with the minor who was a memb
  
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• Former OSU dive club coach turns himself in after indictment for sexual battery, pandering

  30-11-2018 20:41
  
  COLUMBUS - Former Ohio State diving coach William Bohonyi turned himself into the Franklin County Jail Friday evening after being indicted on counts of sexual battery and pandering sexually explicit material.Bohonyi is accused of grooming and sexually coercing a former underage club diver, Estee Pryor, into a sexual relationship.He was fired from Ohio State in 2014 for a violation of the university’s sexual harassment policy and banned by USA Diving in 2015 - that’s the governing bod
  
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• New Plan for Maennerchor Site Would Preserve Buildings

  30-11-2018 20:33
  The Brewery District Commission will hear a new plan for 966 S. High St. at its December 6 meeting. The new proposal calls for renovating the two-and-a-half story brick building that served as the original home of the Columbus Maennerchor, along with the one-story section that was later added in front of the building. A […]
  
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• Local Comedy Spotlight: DeMuth & Teeters at The Nest Theatre

  30-11-2018 20:00
  Improv comedy in Columbus may indeed be approaching a halcyon. For those that love the genre, and for those who have yet to discover it, the opportunities to see strong, ambitious performances in our city are plentiful. Even sweeter is when two talented improv veterans come together and pour their experience into a new partnership. […]
  
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• Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins wins 2018 Silver Football as Big Ten’s best player

  30-11-2018 19:30
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – It is official. Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State’s ultra-talented quarterback who is rewriting school and Big Ten Conference records, is the best player in the Big Ten Conference this season. The title is given to Haskins after winning the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award, which goes to the Big Ten’s best player as voted by the conference’s head coaches. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players.The award comes two days after Haskins was named
  
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• 2018 Restoration Academy Graduation Ceremony

  30-11-2018 19:30 via youtube.com
  
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Barbara Fant

  30-11-2018 19:29
  
  
  Slam brought poetry out of academia in the early 1990s. Since then it has grown and become an outlet for performers around the globe. Local poet and performance artist Barbara Fant sat down to talk about the finer workings of the medium and her evolution in it. We also focused on the importance of mentors, […]
  
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• Tsunami warning issued after earthquake rocks southern Alaska

  30-11-2018 19:16
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 6.6 magnitude earthquake rocked buildings Friday morning in Anchorage and caused lamp posts and trees to sway, prompting people to run out of offices and seek shelter under office desks.The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was centered about 7 miles (12 kilometers) north of Alaska's largest city.An Associated Press reporter working in downtown Anchorage saw cracks in a 2-story building after the quake. It was unclear whether there were injuries.People w
  
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• Powerful earthquakes buckle Alaska roads, trigger tsunami warning

  30-11-2018 19:16
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 rocked buildings and shattered roads Friday morning in Anchorage, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a warning to residents in Kodiak to flee to higher ground for fear of a tsunami.The tsunami warning was lifted without incident a short time later. There were no immediate reports of any deaths or serious injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey said the first and more powerful quake was centered
  
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• Back-to-back earthquakes shatter roads and windows in Alaska

  30-11-2018 19:16
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings Friday morning in Anchorage, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a warning to residents in Kodiak to flee to higher ground for fear of a tsunami.The warning was lifted without incident a short time later. There were no immediate reports of any deaths or serious injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey said the first and more powerful quake was centered about
  
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• District: Substitute teacher told first graders Santa Claus isn't real

  30-11-2018 19:11
  
  MONTVILLE, N.J. — A New Jersey school district is apologizing for a substitute teacher who told first-grade students that Santa Claus isn't real.Cedar Hill School Principal Michael Raj sent a letter to parents following the incident Thursday at the school in Montville. Raj noted that as a parent himself, he understands the "sensitive nature" of the topic.Montville Schools Superintendent Rene Rovtar said in a statement that she was "troubled and disheartened by this incident." Rovtar explai
  
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• US Marshal killed outside Tucson house, suspect detained

  30-11-2018 19:05
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A deputy U.S. marshal serving a fugitive arrest warrant has been shot and killed outside a Tucson house.The U.S. Marshals Service in Washington said Friday that Chase White, 41, sustained gunshot wounds while serving the warrant Thursday night. White died later at a hospital.The suspect was arrested after an hour-long standoff at the home.Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus said the Marshals Service was serving a warrant for Ryan Schlesinger, 26, at about 5:30 p.m. Thursd
  
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• Long-time Restauranteurs in Lancaster Open Non-Profit Food Truck

  30-11-2018 19:00
  Billy and Lorena Smith have been in the Lancaster restaurant community for over 20 years. Earlier this year, they launched the non-profit food truck FreeChee, offering grilled cheese and tomato soup to those in need. The Smiths owned and operated the local restaurant Billy Crickets from 1996 through 2011. In 2015, they opened Cherry Street […]
  
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• Cleveland radio station stops playing 'Baby It's Cold Outside' - cites #MeToo movement

  30-11-2018 17:52
  
  A radio station in Cleveland says it has stopped playing the Christmas song "Baby It's Cold Outside."In a blog post on the Star 102's website, midday host Glenn Anderson says listeners told the station the song is "no longer appropriate.""It seems very manipulative and wrong," Anderson said about the lyrics. "The world we live in is extra sensitive now, and people get easily offended, but in a world where #MeToo has finally given women the voice they deserve, the song has no place."The blog post
  
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• Columbus Public Health: Opiate Crisis Interview

  30-11-2018 17:31 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Bad Horror, Brilliant Indies In Theaters

  30-11-2018 17:30
  Remember all those movies that came out last weekend? Pickings are slimmer this week, but the indies in town are so great that you should make the effort.   The Possession of Hannah Grace by Hope Madden Do you ever watch a movie and wonder how it got that elusive green light? I just did. […]
  
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• “The body goes through incantations of itself” | Jaamil Olawale Kosoko Brings Seancers to the Wexner Center

  30-11-2018 17:03
  The Wexner Center closes out the 2018 performing arts schedule on a high note with Séancers, a righteous, provocative piece from Detroit-born poet and performance artist Jaamil Olawale Kosoko. Kosoko’s work exemplifies the blend of artistic disciplines with globally-minded thought, connections to local scenes, and an intensely personal point of view that’s the best of […]
  
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• Driver charged with OVI after hitting parked Circleville Police cruiser

  30-11-2018 16:38
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio --Circleville Police and Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating an officer-involved crash.It happened around 6 p.m. Thursday at South Pickaway Street near Walnut Street.According to police, Officer Robert Morningstar's car was parked at the time of the crash. He and his K9 partner, Harry, were not injured.The driver of the other vehicle, Cody James Knight was arrested by OSHP and charged with OVI, failure to control, starting and blocking vehicles, seat belt, possession of
  
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• Payless sold discount shoes at luxury prices — and it worked

  30-11-2018 16:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Payless taught fashion influencers a lesson about shoes by opening a fake store that sold Main Street shoes at Madison Avenue prices.Payless ShoeSource held a launch party in Los Angeles for the bogus label Palessi and invited the fashionistas to sample the merchandise. Payless posted a video of what happened on Facebook.The VIP shoppers paid as much as $645 for shoes that sell from $19.99 to $39.99 at Payless. The store rang up $3,000 before Payless came clean with the
  
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• Forget the chocolate: Advent calendars go for booze, cheese

  30-11-2018 15:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Advent calendars are hitting the bottle.The cardboard calendars, typically filled with chocolates, are now being stuffed with cans of beer and bottles of wine. Others have chunks of cheese behind each door.They're meant to appeal to nostalgic adults who want to count the days till Christmas with something other than sweets. They're sold for a limited time, get major social media buzz and tend to sell out quickly.Many are available in the United States for the first time thi
  
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• Ohio State hopes to make playoff case vs Northwestern

  30-11-2018 15:26
  
  No. 21 Northwestern (8-4, 8-1, No. 21 CFP) vs. No. 6 Ohio State (11-1, 8-1, No. 6 CFP) at Indianapolis, Saturday, 8 p.m. EST (Fox).Line: Ohio State by 14.Series record: Ohio State leads 61-14-1.WHAT’S AT STAKE?Sure, Saturday’s winner will be crowned the conference champion and establish the league’s postseason pecking order, but Big Ten officials will spend the pregame festivities watching scoreboards to see if the Buckeyes get enough help to claim one of the four precious play
  
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• Face the State with Scott Light | December 2, 2018

  30-11-2018 14:51
  This week on Face The State:Economic hit to Ohio - General Motors is shutting down its plant in Lordstown, Ohio. President Trump placed part of the blame on Sen. Sherrod Brown last week.We discuss the impact of lost jobs and the overall perception of Ohio's economy.A new face at the Statehouse - A 27-year-old democrat wins with no support from her party.We'll hear what Senator-elect Tina Maharath says pushed her to run and win.
  Guests this week:Bill Lafayette – Economist and founder of Reg
  
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• House Democrats' 1st bill targets big donors, voting access

  30-11-2018 14:12
  
  House Democrats are unveiling their first bill for the new Congress, a good-government package to limit big money in politics, make it easier for citizens to vote and require presidents to disclose their tax returns.The legislation, called H.R. 1, sets the tone for Democrats as they take the majority in January.The bill would create national voter registration and expand access to early, online voting. It would increase federal support for state voter systems, including paper ballots to prevent
  
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• Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg requested investigation into George Soros

  30-11-2018 14:10
  
  Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's second-highest ranking executive and one of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's closest confidantes, asked her communications team to look into the finances of billionaire investor George Soros after he criticized Facebook at a global conference in January, according to an internal email cited by the New York Times and BuzzFeed News. Just two weeks ago, Sandberg denied knowing about a separate, later effort to push stories about Soros by a political firm hired by the social media g
  
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• Holiday Shopping Guide – Another Set of Over Twenty Local Gift Ideas

  30-11-2018 14:00
  Another showcase of the best local gift ideas in Columbus in this week’s Holiday Shopping Guide! We’ve got local gift ideas coming every Friday through December 21st to help you find the best in shopping local to make your holidays special. We are thrilled to keep sharing what the local gift scene in Columbus has […]
  
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• Massive data breach at Marriott's Starwood hotels

  30-11-2018 13:19
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The information of as many as 500 million people staying at Starwood hotels has been compromised and Marriott says it's uncovered unauthorized access that's been taking place within its Starwood network since 2014.The company said Friday that credit card numbers and expirations dates of some guests may have been taken.Marriott said that there was a breach of its database in September, which had guest information related to reservations at Starwood properties on or befo
  
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• To encourage more use, Instagram to allow sharing with fewer

  30-11-2018 13:18
  
  Keep your friends close ... and your close friends closer?Instagram is adding a feature to make it easier to share photos and videos with fewer folks.Called Close Friends, the new feature lets users share Stories — photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours — with people they put on a special list. The idea is people may feel more comfortable sharing some things with just close friends, rather than all followers.Regular posts would still appear to everyone, though users have the
  
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• Trump barrels into G-20 summit after nixing Putin meeting

  30-11-2018 13:11
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Trump opened two days of diplomacy at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina on Friday after his abrupt decision to cancel a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin overshadowed the proceedings before they even started.Trump was greeted warmly at the Casa Rosada by Argentine President Mauricio Macri, a longtime business acquaintance. Posing for photos in the gilded Salón Blanco, Trump spoke about their longtime personal relationship and sa
  
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• 51 pilot whales die in another mass stranding in New Zealand

  30-11-2018 12:57
  
  Fifty-one pilot whales died Friday in a mass stranding in New Zealand, less than a week after 145 pilot whales and nine pygmy killer whales perished in two other unrelated strandings.In the latest stranding, up to 90 pilot whales beached themselves late Thursday at Hanson Bay on the remote Chatham Islands, said the Department of Conservation.When staff arrived, they found up to 40 of the whales had refloated themselves but another 50 had died on the beach. The department said one beached whale r
  
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• Immigrant deported after seeking refuge in N Carolina church

  30-11-2018 12:44
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A Mexican immigrant who sought refuge in a North Carolina church for nearly a year was deported Thursday, federal authorities said.Samuel Oliver-Bruno, 47, was removed from the U.S. and taken to Mexico at 8:45 p.m., said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Bryan Cox.Oliver-Bruno was arrested Nov. 23 at an immigration office near Raleigh after he left the church to have his fingerprints taken as part of an application to stay in the U.S. to financially sup
  
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• Is Christmas Tree Syndrome real? Local allergist says, 'yes'

  30-11-2018 12:34
  WESTERVILLE - Local allergy experts confirm the cold-like symptoms some experience before the holiday season could be caused by a Christmas tree in the home. However, Ohio ENT and Allergy Physician Dr. Roger Friedman says the likely source is not the tree itself, but the dust or mold growing on the tree branches.
  "The live trees tend to cause more problems," said Dr. Friedman. "We used to think that it was due to the pollen, but pine trees don't pollinate in the winter. That's in the spring. The
  
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• Washington's new power standoff - Trump, Pelosi

  30-11-2018 12:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — They haven't spoken in days, not since President Donald Trump called to congratulate Nancy Pelosi on Democrats' election night win.But they don't really need to. Trump and Pelosi go way back, from the time she first showed up at Trump Tower fundraising for the Democrats long before he would become president or she the House speaker. Two big-name heirs to big-city honchos — Trump and Pelosi each had fathers who were political power players in their home towns —
  
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• Businessman sentenced to prison in theft of plastic crates

  30-11-2018 12:24
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan hauling company president who pleaded guilty to wire fraud after plastic crates valued at more than $2.9 million were sold to a recycling firm for about $460,000 has been sentenced to 33 months in prison.The Justice Department says in a statement that Arshawn Hall learned his punishment Thursday in Detroit federal court.Hall's RAMA Enterprise Inc. was hired to transport auto parts in the crates and return the empty crates. The government says the crates were diver
  
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• Sales for Michelle Obama memoir top 2 million copies

  30-11-2018 12:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama's "Becoming" is selling at a pace rarely seen for a political memoir, or any nonfiction book.Combined hardcover, e-book and audio sales in the U.S. and Canada topped 2 million copies in the first 15 days, Crown Publishing announced Friday. By comparison, former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's memoir "Living History" needed a month to sell 1 million copies. Former President George W. Bush's "Decision Points" took several weeks to reach 2 million. Former Pr
  
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• Police searching for stabbing suspect in Pickaway County

  30-11-2018 11:42
  
  PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio (10TV) -- Police are searching for a suspect involved in a stabbing in Pickaway County.It happened around 4 a.m. on Friday on London Lancaster Road, near Braun Road.Madison Township Police say one person was transported to a local hospital, but their condition is unknown at this time.Police have set up a mile perimeter and are searching farmland in the area, but so far have not found anyone.Refresh 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• As G-20 summit opens, contentious issues loom on sidelines

  30-11-2018 11:16
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Heads of state from the world's leading economies were invited to the Group of 20 summit to discuss issues like development, infrastructure and investment. As the gathering officially kicks off Friday, those themes seem like afterthoughts, overshadowed by contentious matters from the U.S.-China trade dispute to the conflict over Ukraine.Also expected to loom large amid dozens of bilateral meetings in Argentina's capital: the tensions between longtime allies t
  
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• Weekend closures to lead to new roadwork milestones around Columbus

  30-11-2018 09:49
  
  COLUMBUS - Drivers around Columbus will face closures in the areas of the West Outerbelt, as well as the East Side Split this weekend, but the temporary roadblocks pave the way for final steps in major projects, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).What drivers need to know:Downtown Closure Sunday NightAs the construction season nears completion, crews will shift downtown traffic on I-70 west into its final configuration overnight Sunday.By Monday morning, drivers will once
  
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• 2-month-old child reported abducted found safe in east Columbus

  30-11-2018 04:40
  
  Columbus Police is questioning a person of interest in connection to a reported child abduction that happened Thursday evening in east Columbus.Police were called at 8:06 p.m. to a home in the 1400 block of Elaine Road.According to police, the caller told officers a 2-month-old child was taken without permission by the child’s father.No description of the man or child was released by police.Authorities say the child was found safe after searching for nearly 2 hours. The man was also found
  
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• Researchers testing potential breakthrough for male birth control gel

  30-11-2018 02:13
  NEW YORK — This week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the start of a trial for a male contraceptive in gel form. It's a big step in the search for a birth control men can use, and if it works, it would fill an important public health need.According to the NIH, the gel called NES/T, contains a form of progestin, a hormone that can prevent ovulation during pregnancy. It blocks natural testosterone, reducing sperm production. The gel also contains replacement testosterone to
  
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• Council Rules & Reference Committee: Proposed Arts & Culture Ticket Fee

  30-11-2018 01:56 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 'Win In Indy': Ohio State football releases Big Ten Championship trailer

  30-11-2018 01:46
  
  The Ohio State Buckeyes have released the trailer for the Big Ten Championship Game against Northwestern."What have you done today to win a championship?"The Buckeyes and Wildcats kickoff at 8 p.m. Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
  
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• 10 Investigates: GM has received more than $60 million in tax credits from Ohio over the past decade

  30-11-2018 01:07
  
  COLUMBUS – The state of Ohio has awarded General Motors more than $60 million over the past decade in job creation and retention tax credits.That figure includes millions of dollars meant to create and help keep jobs at GM’s Lordstown plant.The automaker announced this week it plans to stop small-car production there in the first quarter of 2019 and could close the plant entirely.Tax credit incentives is a very common tool used in economic development (note the recent mad dash of cit
  
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• Officials: 3 staff members treated for fentanyl exposure at Marion Correctional Institution

  30-11-2018 00:22
  
  Three staff members at the Marion Correctional Institution were treated for fentanyl exposure on Thursday.According to the Marion Fire Department's Facebook page, Narcan was administrated by their medics.All three were transported in stable condition to Marion General Hospital.This is a developing story.
  
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