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• CCAD Begins Celebration of its 140th Year

  09-01-2019 23:49
  From Jan. 3-25, the Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) is running “140 Years of Creative Excellence,” a survey show highlighting the school’s student exhibitions over the years. On view are student exhibition posters, flyers, catalogs, and other archival materials from over the years. A reception takes place Tuesday, Jan. 15, and will double […]
  
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• 'The Wizard of Oz' returns to theaters starting today for film's 80th anniversary

  09-01-2019 23:11
  
  In celebrations of the film's 80th anniversary, "The Wizard of Oz" is coming back to theaters starting Sunday.Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events have teamed up to bring the movie back to theaters for three days: Sunday, Jan. 27, Tuesday, Jan. 29 and Wednesday, Jan. 30.This screening marks the first film in the TCM Big Screen Classics series for 2019. Others movies in the series include “My Fair Lady,” “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Ben-Hur” and others.Seven th
  
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• 'The Wizard of Oz' returning to theaters for film's 80th anniversary

  09-01-2019 23:11
  
  In celebrations of the film's 80th anniversary, "The Wizard of Oz" is coming back to theaters at the end of January.Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events have teamed up to bring the movie back to theaters for three days: Sunday, Jan. 27, Tuesday, Jan. 29 and Wednesday, Jan. 30.This screening marks the first film in the TCM Big Screen Classics series for 2019. Others movies in the series include “My Fair Lady,” “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Ben-Hur” and others.Se
  
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• Past due: How to prepare for the wintry conditions finally in central Ohio

  09-01-2019 23:09
  Our winter in central Ohio has been rather mild — down about 6 inches of snow from what we typically see. However, that doesn't mean the rest of the season will be mild.This weekend, we are expecting measurable snow through parts of central Ohio and it’s important to be prepared, especially when you’re on the road.10TV spoke with the Department of Public Services for the City of Columbus Wednesday to learn about how the Snow Warriors are planning on tackling the potential snow
  
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• Dems say Trump walked out of shutdown meeting

  09-01-2019 22:28
  
  ASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump stalked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — "I said bye-bye," he tweeted soon after — as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers now face lost paychecks on Friday.The president is to visit the border in person on Thursday, but he has expressed
  
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• Crew SC plans to start stadium construction this summer

  09-01-2019 21:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Incoming Columbus Crew SC owner Dee Haslam says the team plans to start construction of a $230 million downtown stadium this summer.Crew SC were in danger of being moved to Austin, Texas, before an agreement announced last month that has Precourt Sports Ventures selling the team to Dee and Jimmy Haslam — the owners of the NFL's Cleveland Browns — and Peter Edwards, the Crew's former team physician.Dee Haslam said Wednesday plans are moving quickly to close
  
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• Trump says he's cutting off FEMA funding for California wildfires

  09-01-2019 21:41
  
  President Trump sent a tweet Wednesday morning announcing that he has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency not to send funding to California to assist in the aftermath of deadly wildfires."Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen," Trump wrote. "Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money!"Trump
  
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• Police urge caution following thefts from vehicles in Victorian Village, Italian Village

  09-01-2019 21:28
  Vehicles line the streets in the Italian Village and Victorian Village neighborhoods near the popular Short North, which can make a target for would-be thieves.Brad, whose last name will be kept confidential, just moved to the neighborhood 10 days ago and received a less than warm welcome."I just came out to work and the windows were all smashed in and I didn't comprehend it all at once," he said.Brad said thieves smashed not one, but two windows, and made off with his laptop."You just get compl
  
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• Police urge caution following thefts from vehicles in German Village, Italian Village

  09-01-2019 21:28
  Vehicles line the streets in the Italian Village and Victorian Village neighborhoods near the popular Short North, which can make a target for would-be thieves.Brad, whose last name will be kept confidential, just moved to the neighborhood 10 days ago and received a less than warm welcome."I just came out to work and the windows were all smashed in and I didn't comprehend it all at once," he said.Brad said thieves smashed not one, but two windows, and made off with his laptop."You just get compl
  
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• Columbus named one of the ‘52 Places to Go in 2019’ by The New York Times

  09-01-2019 20:57
  
  The capital city of Ohio has been named one of “52 Places to Go in 2019” by The New York Times.Columbus landed at No. 47 on the list, which gives a travel destination for every week of the year.“With a revitalized riverfront and booming downtown, Columbus is already one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities.”The Times mentions the new self-driving shuttles along the Scioto Mile and the newly opened National Veterans Memorial and Museum.They also add some restaurant
  
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• Police: Ohio teacher arrested after masturbating in front of students

  09-01-2019 20:07
  
  FAIRFIELD, Ohio - A substitute teacher in southwest Ohio was arrested for masturbating in front of students in a classroom.The Fairfield Police Department said 41-year-old Tracey Abraham was arrested Tuesday after a school resource officer at Creekside Middle School received complaints of a substitute teacher masturbating in a classroom while students were present.The officer immediately responded and removed Abraham. He has been charged with one count of indecency.The Fairfield School District
  
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• Trump Jr. compares border wall to zoo fences, sparking backlash

  09-01-2019 19:49
  
  Donald Trump Jr. used Instagram Tuesday night to endorse his father's border wall policy, saying the evidence that a wall works is because they protect people from zoo animals."You know why you can enjoy a day at the zoo? Because walls work," Trump Jr., 41, wrote in his Instagram story.President Trump has proposed erecting concrete walls and steel slats to keep undocumented immigrants out of the U.S.Trump Jr.'s post came shortly after the president's Tuesday night Oval Office address, in which h
  
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• Toyota recalls 1.3 million vehicles in the US to fix air bags

  09-01-2019 19:36
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling 1.3 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially deadly Takata front passenger air bag inflators.The move announced Wednesday is part of the largest series of automotive recalls in U.S. history. Takata inflators can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 23 people have been killed worldwide and hundreds have been injured.The recall includes multiple Toyota, Scion and Lexus vehicles from the 2010 through
  
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• Man arrested after shot fired in parking lot of Newark Walmart

  09-01-2019 19:26
  
  A 37-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly shot at a person in a Walmart parking lot in Newark Tuesday.According to a statement of facts, police were called to the parking lot of the Walmart on North 21st Street at about 5 p.m.Witnesses said they observed Kyle Daughtery, 37, exiting Walmart. The victim ran up to Daugherty, stopping about 8 feet from him and a verbal argument ensued.Witnesses say they observed Daugherty pull a gun out of his waistband, point it at the victim and fire a sh
  
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• New Shelter for DV Survivors Offers More Beds, Space for Pets

  09-01-2019 19:20
  Central Ohio domestic violence survivors will soon have access to a bigger facility with more resources for recovery. Lutheran Social Services (LSS) CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence, the county’s sole DV shelter and 24-hour crisis hotline, will open the doors of its brand new facility in mid-January. At 47,000 square feet, the new shelter […]
  
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• Love Yoga Flow is Now Elevate Yoga

  09-01-2019 18:50
  Love Yoga Flow in Gahanna has been purchased and rebranded to Elevate Yoga. “The new name encapsulates what our mission is all about: offering yoga that elevates, uplifts, and enriches your life on every level,” said new owner Emily Willen. Willen owns the yoga studio with her spouse Sada Nam Singh. They are celebrating the […]
  
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• Browns to hire offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens as head coach

  09-01-2019 18:21
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns didn't have to go far to find their new coach.Freddie Kitchens was already in the building.The 44-year-old Kitchens, who had a dazzling eight-week run as the team's interim offensive coordinator, is finalizing a contract to become Cleveland's ninth coach since the franchise's 1999 rebirth, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team is not commenting on the imminent hire.
  
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• Comedy Q&A with Claudia Oshry Soffer, “Girl With No Job”

  09-01-2019 17:53
  I am the complete opposite of a social media influencer. I gleefully post clichéd pictures of plane wing sunsets and our dogs on a whim, ineffectively hashtagged and heavily Insta-filtered with vivid shades of ‘Juno’ (sometimes Hefe, if I’m feeling fancy). My ‘like’ hearts pop up in single digits, and I’m relentlessly followed by overseas […]
  
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• Comedy Q&A with Claudia Oshry, “Girl With No Job”

  09-01-2019 17:53
  I am the complete opposite of a social media influencer. I gleefully post clichéd pictures of plane wing sunsets and our dogs on a whim, ineffectively hashtagged and heavily Insta-filtered with vivid shades of ‘Juno’ (sometimes Hefe, if I’m feeling fancy). My ‘like’ hearts pop up in single digits, and I’m relentlessly followed by overseas […]
  
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• 2 hospitalized after suspected fentanyl found in package at Lancaster community center

  09-01-2019 17:47
  
  Lancaster Police and fire officials responded to a suspicious package that was tested for fentanyl Wednesday morning at the Community Transition Center.The center, located at 1515 E. Hubert Street, is currently blocked off.According to fire Captain K.J. Watts, two employees were taken from the center after handing a suspicious package and feeling light-headed and dizzy.Both were transported out of precaution to a local hospital.Watts said a test for the presence of fentanyl was inconclusive, but
  
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• Trump pleads on TV for wall money; Dems say he 'stokes fear'

  09-01-2019 16:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged congressional Democrats to fund his long-promised border wall Tuesday night in a somber televised address that was heavy with dark immigration rhetoric but offered little in the way of concessions or new ideas to break the standoff that has left large swaths of the government shuttered for 18 days.Speaking to the nation from the Oval Office for the first time, Trump argued the wall was needed to resolve a security and humanitarian "crisis," bl
  
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• Restaurant Roundup: News on Poké Bros., Pokéworks and more

  09-01-2019 16:34
  Poké Bros. The University District now hosts a fourth location of Poké Bros. in Columbus, as of Tuesday, Jan. 8. It’s the result of a rebrand by the owners, who opened up Mexican fusion restaurant Barbacoa at 2036 N. High St. in August 2018. Due to its proximity to Moe’s Southwest Grill (next door) and […]
  
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• Renovation Planned for Historic Downtown Building

  09-01-2019 16:29
  Renovation work has started on the 110-year-old Central Union Telephone Building at 33 N. Third St. Mike Vannest, Marketing Coordinator for the E.V. Bishoff Company, said that the first phase of the project will primarily focus on the third floor of the building, where a dropped ceiling will be removed and the original hardwood floors […]
  
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• Denver unveils new system for clearing pot convictions

  09-01-2019 16:21
  
  DENVER — Officials say a simplified program will make it easier for thousands of people to seek the elimination of the low-level marijuana convictions they received in Denver before recreational use became legal in Colorado.Denver's new program was announced Wednesday and requires people to fill out an online form or get help to do so. Officials will then seek court approval.Based on court records from 2001 to 2013, Denver officials estimate that 10,000 convictions could be eligible.Colora
  
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• 'Last chance' notices going to thousands of inactive voters in Ohio

  09-01-2019 16:18
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio's elections chief said Wednesday that more than 275,000 inactive Ohio voters are about to get their final opportunity to keep from dropping off the rolls.Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted said that's the total number of so-called "last chance mailings" going out from county boards of elections as part of Ohio's contested process for keeping its list of eligible voters up-to-date.Ohio's procedure for maintaining its voter rolls is considered one of the most stringent
  
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• Treat to Try: The Cruffin

  09-01-2019 16:00
  Cronuts/Doughsants have had their day(s) in the sun. The original hybrids between croissants and doughnuts had people queued up in lines for hours back in the day. Been there, done that. It was delicious. It’s time, though, to move on to Cruffins. That’s a cross between a croissant and a muffin, courtesy the local brain […]
  
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• Local Music Spotlight: The Orphan The Poet

  09-01-2019 15:27
  On a cloudy fall afternoon before their most recent show in Columbus, local alt-rock trio The Orphan The Poet and I huddled around a little table at Upper Cup Coffee Co. on Parsons Avenue, exchanging chatter above the loud din of clinking spoons and espresso machine whooshes. My first question focused on the video for […]
  
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• USDA: Food stamps will be funded through February

  09-01-2019 14:54
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, will be funded through February should the government shutdown continue.Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is asking states to issue the February benefits on or before Jan. 20 so that they can be paid to the nearly 40 million Americans in the program. SNAP is already fully funded for January.The administration announced its plans as the White House worked to l
  
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• School wants suit from transgender pronoun dispute dismissed

  09-01-2019 12:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials from a small, public university in Ohio argue a federal court should dismiss a lawsuit by a professor who was rebuked for not addressing a transgender student using the student's preferred gender terms.In a court filing this week, lawyers for Shawnee State University officials contend the language in question is part of Nicholas Meriwether's job responsibilities and isn't speech protected by the First Amendment.Meriwether's lawsuit alleges officials at the southe
  
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• Georgia man tells police R. Kelly's manager threatened him

  09-01-2019 12:31
  
  STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — A Georgia man involved with a recent documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly told police the singer's manager threatened him.Timothy Savage told an officer on Jan. 3 that Don Russell had texted him saying it would be best for him and his family if the documentary didn't air, according to a Henry County police report.Savage said he and his wife were involved with Lifetime's "Surviving R. Kelly" series. The series, which aired earlier this month, looks at
  
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• Ohio to consider more conditions treated with medical pot

  09-01-2019 12:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state medical board is reviewing petitions asking that opioid addiction, autism, depression and other conditions be treated with medical marijuana use in Ohio.Cannabis products are becoming available in Ohio dispensaries over the next few months following delays in rolling out the program last year.Patients need a physician's recommendation to buy medical marijuana from such dispensaries to treat allowable conditions, which currently include AIDS, Alzheimer's and
  
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• Asst. principal accused of harassing trans boy may keep job

  09-01-2019 12:26
  
  CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The board of education in Harrison County, West Virginia, has voted to allow the conditional return of an assistant principal accused of harassing a transgender high school student.The Exponent Telegram reports the board voted Tuesday to allow Liberty High School Assistant Principal Lee Livengood to return to his role next month if he meets a set of undisclosed requirements.Fifteen-year-old student Michael Critchfield said Livengood harassed him in a bathroom in No
  
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• Male workers face DNA testing after comatose woman had baby

  09-01-2019 12:25
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police have served a search warrant to get DNA from all male employees at a long-term care facility in Phoenix where a patient in a vegetative state for years gave birth, triggering reviews by state agencies and highlighting safety concerns for severely disabled or incapacitated patients.Hacienda HealthCare owns the facility and said Tuesday that it welcomed the testing."We will continue to cooperate with Phoenix police and all other investigative agencies to uncover the fac
  
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• Family of woman in vegetative state outraged after baby born

  09-01-2019 12:25
  
  PHOENIX — Police served a search warrant Tuesday to get DNA from all male employees at a long-term care facility in Phoenix where a patient who had been in a vegetative state for years gave birth, triggering reviews by state agencies and putting a spotlight on safety concerns for patients who are severely disabled or incapacitated.Hacienda HealthCare said it welcomed the DNA testing of employees."We will continue to cooperate with Phoenix Police and all other investigative agencies to unco
  
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• Police: 2 assault transgender woman in N. Carolina bathroom

  09-01-2019 12:23
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say two women sexually assaulted a transgender woman at a Raleigh bar.News outlets report 38-year-old Amber Harrell and 31-year-old Jessica Fowler are charged with second-degree kidnapping and sexual battery. Both were released on a $50,000 and a $30,000 bond respectively.The woman told Raleigh police that she was inside the bar's bathroom in December when Harrell and Fowler started verbally abusing her, exposed themselves and started touching
  
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• Second man charged with murder in 7-year-old girl's fatal shooting

  09-01-2019 12:21
  
  HOUSTON — Texas authorities filed a capital murder charge Tuesday against a black man they believe fired the bullet that killed a 7-year-old black girl in a drive-by shooting her family initially believed was racially motivated.Prosecutors believe 24-year-old Larry D. Woodruffe killed Jazmine Barnes on Dec. 30 as she and her family drove to a grocery store in Houston.The driver of the SUV Woodruffe rode in, 20-year-old Eric Black Jr. has also been charged with capital murder. Both suspects
  
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• US appeals court set to hear New Orleans abortion case

  09-01-2019 12:20
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court planned to hear arguments Wednesday on a lawsuit claiming the state of Louisiana is needlessly and illegally delaying a license enabling Planned Parenthood to perform abortions at a new facility in New Orleans.Louisiana officials are seeking dismissal of the lawsuit, which was filed in February by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast and Planned Parenthood Center for Choice. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles in Baton Rouge refused to dismiss the case
  
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• Purdue fan who inspired amid cancer fight laid to rest

  09-01-2019 11:21
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of dignitaries, sports figures and other people on Tuesday attended the funeral for Purdue University superfan and cancer activist Tyler Trent.In a sanctuary of an Indianapolis church featuring many items of sports memorabilia collected by Trent, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb read a message from Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen. Holcomb said the state and the nation were inspired by Trent's courage and bravery fighting the bone cancer that took his lif
  
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• FACT CHECK: President Trump and the disputed border crisis

  09-01-2019 09:03
  
  WASHINGTON — In his prime-time speech to the nation, President Donald Trump declared a border crisis that's in sharp dispute, wrongly accused Democrats of refusing to pay for border security and ignored the reality of how drugs come into the country as he pitched his wall as a solution to varied ills.A look at his Oval Office remarks Tuesday night:DRUGSTRUMP: "Our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs, including meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. Every week, 3
  
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• 1 injured in northwest Columbus shooting, police investigating as possible robbery

  09-01-2019 04:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person was injured in what police said was a possible robbery and shooting in northwest Columbus Tuesday night.Police said officers responded to the area of Hayden Run Boulevard and Avery Road around 9:55 p.m. for a report of a shooting.One person was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in what police described as stable condition.Police are looking for a suspect.The scene is near Hilliard and Dublin but is in the jurisdiction for Columbus police.
  
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• Liberty Township Trustee talks future of EMS, medical director

  09-01-2019 03:49
  
  POWELL, Ohio — Liberty Township has had a trying month.Meetings on Dec. 3, Dec. 17 and Jan. 7 consisted of a packed house. The majority of people in attendance seemed to be in opposition to a new possible direction of doing away with local EMS.At the center of the debate is Township Trustee Melanie Leneghan who believes she's being unfairly labeled as someone who doesn't want what's best for the community.In her first sit down interview, Leneghan discussed why she's looking at bringing in
  
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• Top Democrats respond to Trump's plea for a border wall

  09-01-2019 03:31
  9:40 p.m.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump should reopen government while talks continue over the U.S.-Mexico border wall because there's "no excuse for hurting millions of Americans."Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered the Democratic response to Trump's Oval Office address Tuesday.Schumer says Democrats and Republicans agree on the need to secure borders. But the New York Democrat says the "symbol of America should be the Statue of Liberty, not a 30
  
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• Democrats: Trump relies on fear and malice in wall debate

  09-01-2019 03:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional Democrats said President Donald Trump "has chosen fear" in his drive to build a southern border wall and called on him to reopen the government shuttered because of the standoff over his demand for money for the barrier.Speaking moments after Trump made his case for the wall in an Oval Office address Tuesday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a national television audience that the president's rhetoric has been "full of misinformation and even malice
  
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• Trump pleads on TV for wall funding to fix border 'crisis'

  09-01-2019 02:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made a somber televised plea for border wall funding Tuesday night, seeking an edge in his shutdown battle with congressional Democrats as he declared there is "a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul."Addressing the nation from the Oval Office for the first time, Trump argued for funding on security and humanitarian grounds as he sought to put pressure on newly empowered Democrats amid an extended partial government sh
  
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• Every member of Congress along border opposes wall funding

  09-01-2019 02:22
  
  Nine congressional representatives serve the districts that line the 2,000-mile southern border. They are men, women, freshman politicians and Washington veterans. The Democrats among them span liberal ideologies, while one of them is a Republican.But they all have one thing in common: each is against President Donald Trump's border wall.Last week, the House of Representatives passed a multi-bill package that provided funding for federal agencies and reinstated Department of Homeland Security ap
  
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• Police: 1 dead, 1 in critical condition after south Columbus shooting

  09-01-2019 01:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus Police say one person is dead following a shooting in south Columbus Tuesday night. Another person is in critical condition.Police said the shooting happened just before 7 p.m. in the area of East Kossuth Street and Lockbourne Road.The victims were then taken to Grant Medical Center.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this developing story.
  
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• One suspect in custody after shots fired at Newark Walmart

  09-01-2019 00:17
  
  NEWARK, Ohio — One person is in custody after police responded to a shots fired incident at the Newark Walmart.Police responded to a domestic situation at the Newark Walmart on N. 21st Street at 5:07 p.m.Newark police say acquaintances met in the store's parking lot to exchange a dog. An altercation then led to shots being fired. The suspect was arrested an hour later.No one was injured. The suspect's identity has yet to be released as charges are still pending.Walmart released a statement
  
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• Gov.-elect DeWine taps running mate to head InnovateOhio office

  09-01-2019 00:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov.-elect Mike DeWine says a new office overseeing technology-related improvements will be headed by the state's incoming lieutenant governor.DeWine said Tuesday that current Secretary of State Jon Husted will head the InnovateOhio office and lead workforce development efforts as part of his new role as lieutenant governor.The Republican running mates said during the 2018 campaign that they planned to transform state government into a more effective and efficien
  
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• Local air traffic controllers feeling effects of government shutdown

  09-01-2019 00:08
  COLUMBUS — Mike Weekley says they’ve tried to ignore the noise. But it hasn’t been easy.As one of 33 fully-trained air traffic controllers serving in Columbus, Weekley and the other men and women working to ensure safe airspace have been working 10-hour days, six days a week.And for the past two weeks, they haven’t been paid.Weekley, who is also the local president for NACA, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said he and his colleagues have tried to keep wh
  
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