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• Humane agents respond to hundreds of animal welfare calls during cold snap

  30-01-2019 23:54
  Humane agents with Columbus Humane say as the sub-zero temperatures continue, dispatchers are receiving hundreds of calls from community members about animals left in the cold.Columbus Humane Agent Kerry Minion said calls from people concerned about animals left outside without shelter continue as the temperatures fall."We received over 200 reports of animals being left outside in the last 24 hours," Minion said. "It's absolutely brutal outside and we are experiencing more brutal cold."Two offic
  
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• First responders, Columbus motorcycle unit hit roads to help citizens in freezing temps

  30-01-2019 23:05
  In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant in southwest Columbus, Rob Frost said he couldn't quite believe what he was seeing."I thought either they were crazy, or they're more man than I'll ever be," he said.Despite subzero temperatures, several members of the Columbus Police Motorcycle Unit bundled up in Arctic boots, double face masks and heated clothing to hit the highways. The officers served as a funeral escort Wednesday morning and kept a sharp eye out for stranded drivers on the 30-min
  
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• Police ask public for information on man accused of sexually assaulting 5 teens since 2001

  30-01-2019 22:48
  An accused serial sexual predator is in the Delaware County Jail.Investigators say 42-year-old Gary Michael Hill sexually assaulted five different girls over a sixteen-year period. They the number of victims could grow.Gary Michael Hill of Plain City faced a Delaware County Judge Wednesday.He stands indicted on 14 counts, including public indecency, kidnapping and multiple charges of rape and gross sexual imposition."There are five different victims. All of the different victims are known to the
  
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• Gov. DeWine's order updates workplace domestic violence policy

  30-01-2019 22:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed an executive order expanding Ohio's policy on workplace domestic violence to offer more protection to state employees who are victims of such violence.The Republican governor signed the order Wednesday. It adds new protections and expands the definition of domestic violence to include dating violence.DeWine's said in a release that it "makes sense" that dating violence survivors receive the same support and services as other domestic violen
  
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• Police: No footage yet showing 'Empire' actor being attacked

  30-01-2019 22:26
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Detectives have reviewed surveillance footage of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett walking to a downtown Chicago apartment after an early morning visit to a Subway restaurant, but none of it showed an attack on the actor, a police official said Wednesday.Investigators "for the most part" can confirm the route Smollett took early Tuesday when he says he was attacked by two masked men along a street in the Streeterville neighborhood, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. Howev
  
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• Columbus police search for suspect following ATM robbery in front of victim's child

  30-01-2019 22:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect they say robbed a woman at knifepoint in front of her child.It happened Jan. 23 at the Huntington Bank on West Mound Street, according to police. They say the victim was making a deposit at a drive-up ATM shortly after 9 p.m. when a suspect approached her, held a knife to her and demanded cash.Police say the victim made a transaction for $20, which the suspect took and left.The suspect is describe
  
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• Ohio State cancels Thursday morning classes due to cold temperatures

  30-01-2019 22:00
  
  Classes scheduled to start before 11 a.m. Thursday have been canceled at Ohio State University's Columbus campus due to the cold temperatures projected for the morning, the university announced.Ohio State announced campus will open Thursday at 7 a.m. and said all staff should return to work on that day in alignment to their normal schedule.Classes that begin at or after 11 a.m. Thursday will proceed as normal.Parking garages will continue normal operation beginning at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and nor
  
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• MedFlight turned down patient transfer before deadly Survival Flight crash

  30-01-2019 21:47
  
  MedFlight has confirmed they turned down the transport of a patient from southeast Ohio on Tuesday before a Survival Flight crew was killed in a crash.In a statement, MedFlight said they were requested to transport the patient from Holzer-Meigs in Pomeroy at 6 a.m. The pilot along with their aviation operator determined the weather conditions were below their program’s standards.Shortly after 7 a.m., Ohio State Highway Patrol were notified by Survival Flight that communications were lost w
  
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• Columbus police rescue dog left outside in subzero temperatures

  30-01-2019 21:32
  
  Officers with the Columbus Division of Police rescued a dog on the city’s south side who was tied up outside in subzero temperatures.Police said the owner was hospitalized and family would occasionally stop by to feed the dog.“That’s unacceptable in extreme weather like this.”Officers loaded the dog into a cruiser and brought him to a police substation where they fed him before taking him to the Columbus Humane.
  
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• Zipcar Expanding Network in Columbus

  30-01-2019 20:54
  Zipcar is expanding its car-share fleet in Columbus and increasing the number of locations where the rental cars can be picked up and dropped off. The announcement came earlier this week in a press conference at the Smart Columbus Experience Center. Participating in the event were officials from the City of Columbus, the Columbus Partnership […]
  
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• Columbus City Schools, other districts cancel classes Thursday due to subzero temps

  30-01-2019 19:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - All classes and activities at Columbus City Schools will be canceled Thursday due to the extreme cold.CCS made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday afternoon.WEATHER ALERT: All classes and activities are CANCELLED for Thursday (1/31) due to continued forecasts of subzero conditions. Includes afterschool activities, athletics, and building use. CCS will still host @MayorGinther State of the City at East High School Thursday evening.— ColumbusCitySchools (@ColsCitySchools)
  
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• Trump suggests "intelligence people" should "go back to school"

  30-01-2019 19:07
  
  President Trump's disagreements with his own top intelligence officials came to a head Wednesday when the president — bristling at their conclusions on North Korea, Iran and the border that don't match with his own — suggested the "intelligence people" should "go back to school."The president's series of tweets bashing American intelligence officials came one day after top intelligence officials testified on Capitol Hill that the North Korean regime is still seeking to maintain its n
  
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• It’s so cold in the parts of the Midwest, they can’t deliver beer

  30-01-2019 18:55
  
  Ice cold beer is great. Frozen beer is not.CNN reports beer deliveries are on hold in some parts of the Midwest as a historic deep freeze hits the region.Temperatures are so low that beer will freeze on the trucks before it can be delivered.Kegged beer in trucks froze Tuesday before temperatures even reached their coldest.“Most of the folks up north are not delivering,” says Mike Madigan, president of Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association. “Most distributors are not delivering
  
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• Tyson recalls chicken nuggets over rubber contamination

  30-01-2019 18:13
  
  Tyson Foods is recalling more than 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with small pieces of rubber.The U.S. Agriculture Department says there were consumer complaints about extraneous material in 5-pound packages of Tyson White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets. There are no confirmed reports of adverse reactions."A small number of consumers contacted the company to say they had found small pieces of soft, blue plastic in the nuggets, prompting the company to issue the rec
  
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• Opera Columbus, ProMusica to Co-Produce Opera based on Ohio Flood of 1913

  30-01-2019 17:53
  Opera Columbus and ProMusica are partnering to produce and commission a chamber opera titled The Flood, based on the Ohio Flood of 1913 and its effect on four generations. This is Opera Columbus’ first commission of a new opera in nearly 20 years, and takes place on Feb. 8-10 at the Southern Theatre. The opera […]
  
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• Columbus trash collectors go about business as usual despite frigid weather

  30-01-2019 17:40
  
  While most people were inside warm at home or at work, Columbus city crews were braving the frigid winter weather before the sun had even risen. With multiple layers on and a warm truck to jump into, Cameron Fown and Dan Loftus made their rounds, picking up bulk waste. "Right now, I got three pairs of pants on, four shirts and a coat," Fown said. "Everyone is wearing layers."It's a job that's made even more difficult on frigid days because some of the items they tried to pick up were frozen stuc
  
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• 'He loved helping people': First responder killed in helicopter crash remembered by fire chief

  30-01-2019 17:33
  The fire chief of the Jefferson Township Fire Department said Bradley Haynes loved being a paramedic and loved helping people.“That was his passion, it's what he lived for,” Paul Van Horn said.Haynes was one of three people who was killed in a medical helicopter crash Tuesday.The helicopter had departed Mount Carmel Grove City hospital and was flying to Holzer Meigs hospital in Pomeroy. Troopers located the wreckage of the helicopter in Vinton County.Pilot Jennifer Topper and flight
  
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• A Guide to Local Warming Centers Open During the Polar Vortex

  30-01-2019 17:33
  It’s supposed to be -2 degrees, but with the unrelenting wind, the real feel in Columbus on Wednesday, Jan. 30 is -34 degrees. In response, resource centers, churches and temples have opened their doors to those in need of shelter from the cold. Many are providing a warm meal as well. Those in need, or […]
  
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• Bill introduced to withhold pay from president, VP and Congress during shutdown

  30-01-2019 16:46
  
  WASHINGTON (WTHR) - Three lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would keep their fellow congressmen and other high-ranking government officials from getting paid during a government shutdown.Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was joined by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Rep. Max Rose (D-New York) in introducing the Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019. The bill would withhold pay from members of Congress, as well as the president and vice president in the case of a shutdown."Federal workers don't
  
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• Chase closes all bank branches in Ohio, other states as deep freeze envelops Midwest

  30-01-2019 16:17
  
  Chase closed its bank branches Wednesday in Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and most of Indiana.In a tweet sent Wednesday morning, the bank said the closures were ordered to help keep employees safe during the subzero temperatures and winch chills.The #PolarVortex is hitting the Midwest, so we’re closing our branches in IL, WI, MI, OH and most of IN today to help keep our employees safe. Until branches reopen, the Chase Mobile app, https://t.co/j0yg9kleOX and Chase ATMs are here for yo
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Hartville Potato Chips

  30-01-2019 16:00
  In the last few years, we’ve seen (and eaten) loads of Ohio-proud chips. There’s Rue Farms, Gold’N Krisp, Hen of the Woods, Ballreich and OH! Those are just potato versions. Throw in the tortilla chips scene, and Harvest Pride along with Shagbark come to mind. State snacks run the range from full-on junk food to munchies with […]
  
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• 2 in critical condition following house fire in New Lexington

  30-01-2019 13:29
  
  NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio (10TV) -- Two people are in critical condition following a house fire in southeastern Ohio.It happened Wednesday morning around 2:30 a.m. at a home on East Broadway Street in New Lexington.The New Lexington assistant fire chief tells 10TV that one adult who lives in the home had to help pull the other two from the home.Firefighters say the two injured victims received burns to the body, and were later transported to the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center in critical condition.T
  
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• 2 critically injured in New Lexington house fire

  30-01-2019 13:29
  NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio - Two people are in critical condition following a house fire in southeastern Ohio.It happened Wednesday morning around 2:30 a.m. at a home on East Broadway Street in New Lexington.Mike Parageon said he could smell smoke in his upstairs bedroom. A couple was trapped downstairs in the flames.“I kicked in their door and suddenly flames were everywhere,” he said.Parageon couldn’t get to the couple who was screaming for help so he went outside and broke through
  
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• Police searching for person responsible for north Columbus homicide

  30-01-2019 13:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police are looking for a person responsible for a fatal shooting in north Columbus.Columbus Police say it happened at 10:10 p.m. on January 29, 2019.Officials responded to a call about a possible drug overdose at the 2000 block of Ontario Street.However, police say they found a man who suffered from a gunshot wound. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at 10:19 p.m.Authorities have not released the name of the victim or provided any suspect information.Anyone with informatio
  
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• Deputies: S. Carolina teen faked abduction for $130 from mom

  30-01-2019 12:55
  
  SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A sheriff's office in South Carolina say a Sumter teen faked his own kidnapping and led his mother to believe he'd be killed if she didn't pay $130.The Sumter County Sheriff's Office tells news outlets that 19-year-old Emmanuel Franklin was arrested Sunday and charged with blackmail. Deputies say Franklin led his mother to believe he had been abducted this month and would be killed unless $130 was placed in a neighborhood mailbox. An incident report says the mailbox bel
  
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• Stan Lee to get superhero send-off at Hollywood memorial

  30-01-2019 12:49
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Among comics lovers, Stan Lee was as much a superhero as the characters he helped create.Those fans, along with Lee's friends and colleagues, will get to pay their final respects at a Los Angeles memorial Wednesday night for the Marvel Comics mastermind who helped bring the world Spider-Man, Black Panther and The Incredible Hulk.A public remembrance and celebration of Lee will be held around Lee's hand and footprints outside the TCL Chinese Theatre, followed by a private
  
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• 11 charged with smuggling drug-soaked papers into prisons

  30-01-2019 12:44
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The government says 11 people have been charged in a plot to smuggle synthetic drugs into federal prisons by soaking papers in drugs.The U.S. Attorney's Office in Cleveland says drug-infused papers were sneaked into prisons disguised as mail including fake legal documents and Harry Potter coloring books.The charges announced Tuesday allege prisoners receiving the mail sold the papers to other inmates for $500 a page. The pages could be cut into strips and smoked.Prosecutor
  
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• Sen. Sherrod Brown begins tour ahead of 2020 decision

  30-01-2019 12:42
  
  BRUNSWICK, Ohio (AP) — Sen. Sherrod Brown is ready to kick off his multi-state tour of states that cast pivotal early votes in the 2020 presidential primary.The Ohio Democrat begins his "Dignity of Work" tour Wednesday in the Ohio city of Brunswick, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Cleveland. The circuit is a key step before he decides whether to launch a campaign for the White House.Brown won a third term in November on the strength of a "dignity of work" message that emphasize
  
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• Some schools, colleges in Ohio closing until Friday

  30-01-2019 12:31
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Schools and universities across Ohio are canceling classes, some for the next two days because of the bitter cold.The University of Toledo and Case Western Reserve University are among those telling students to stay home until Friday.Ohio State, Akron, Youngstown State, Kent State, Bowling Green State, and Ohio universities have canceled classes for Wednesday. Along with several other schools across the state.The forecast for much of northern Ohio calls for temperatures
  
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• Barricade situation leaves one person injured in west Columbus shooting

  30-01-2019 11:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Columbus Police are investigating a barricade situation that left one person injured from a shooting.It happened early Wednesday morning at a home on Grace Street in west Columbus.Police say they responded to a report of shots fired and found one victim suffering a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.Police say one person is barricaded inside a home and police are trying to get them to come out safely.We'll continue to update
  
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• Police searching for a missing 10-year-old girl from southeast Columbus

  30-01-2019 11:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police is searching for a missing 10-year-old girl from southeast Columbus.Authorities said Miangel Payne was last seen leaving her home Tuesday afternoon on Clarkston Lane heading to a friends house in the area of Raspberry Glenn Apartments at Ariel Drive and Randy Court.Payne is 4'0 tall with black hair and brown eyes, according to police.If you have seen her please call Columbus Police at 614-645-4624 or 614-645-4545.
  
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• USPS suspends delivery for Columbus area Wednesday because of cold temperatures

  30-01-2019 05:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -The United States Postal Service is suspending delivery on Wednesday in parts of the country because of cold temperatures.The Columbus area is on the list.In a post on its website, USPS listed zip codes that start with 430-432 will have delivery suspended Wednesday."Weather forecasters are warning of dangerously cold conditions in parts of the nation. Some places could see wind chill readings as low as 60 below zero. Due to this arctic outbreak and concerns for the safety of USPS
  
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• Maryhaven visits homeless camps, encourages people to seek shelter from cold

  30-01-2019 02:57
  Thomas Adams spent Tuesday afternoon in homeless camps in Franklin County."The camp that we're going to now is one of the largest camps in the city," Adams said walking into a camp in south Columbus.With careful steps, he maneuvered his way through trash, scattered belongings and makeshift sleeping areas. He was searching for anyone and everyone while hoping to find no one.Adams is the outreach coordinator for Maryhaven. Tuesday, he and a team were taking supplies to camps and reminding people o
  
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• Food-stamp recipients face long wait for their next payment

  30-01-2019 02:07
  
  Millions of low-income households who got their February food stamps early because of the partial government shutdown now face a new concern: Stretching out those benefits until their next payment.The challenge of making those Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits last days or even weeks longer than usual has food bank and pantry staffers gearing up for a surge in demand by people running low on funds. In Hamilton County, Ohio, for instance, Freestore Foodbank, which supports
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in west Columbus shooting

  30-01-2019 00:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – One person is dead and another is injured after a shooting in west Columbus on Tuesday, according to Columbus police.Police said officers and medics responded to the 3600 block of Sullivant Avenue around 4:30 p.m.One person was taken to Doctors Hospital and pronounced dead.Another person was taken to Grant Medical Center in stable condition.No other information was immediately available.
  
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• Clintonville chiropractor convicted of sexually abusing 22 patients

  30-01-2019 00:16
  A former Clintonville Chiropractor is guilty of sexually assaulting 22 of his patients.That was the finding of a Franklin County Judge Tuesday after Doctor Ryan Smith pleaded "no contest" to 66 counts of sexual imposition.Prosecutors say 43 of Ryan Smith's patients came forward to accuse him of sexually assaulting them at his Clintonville office.Many of those accusations fell outside of the statute of limitations, so Tuesday he faced charges related to 22 women, ranging in age from 14 to 74."You
  
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• Ohio State cancels all classes for Wednesday due to subzero temps

  30-01-2019 00:11
  
  The Ohio State University has announced classes and activities scheduled for Wednesday, January 30 have been canceled.OSU Emergency Management tweeted that the university will close Tuesday at 11 p.m. and reopen Thursday at 7 a.m.Essential staff should report to work.LIST: Get the latest school & business closingsLatest Forecast: Frigid cold air settles into the area Tuesday and lasting through Thursday, with the coldest temperatures and wind chills expected to occur on Wednesday. These wind
  
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