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• Columbus Seeing Steady Growth in Solar Installations

  06-02-2019 23:42
  Columbus may not be what anyone thinks of as a solar energy hotbed, especially in the midst of another gray and cold central Ohio winter, but local experts say that interest in solar panels is growing across both the residential and commercial sectors. “Absolutely, the demand is growing,” said Johnathan Gioffre, owner of Modern Energy, […]
  
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• Columbus Board of Education president announces he will step down at end of 2019

  06-02-2019 23:05
  
  Columbus Board of Education President Gary L. Baker II announced he plans make 2019 his final year of service, Columbus City Schools announced Wednesday.Baker was re-elected as president of the school board in 2016. He said he plans to finish out his current term through the end of the calendar year.Baker released a statement in Wednesday’s announcement:“From my very first day in 2008, I have always believed passionately that serving on a board of education is one of our community&rs
  
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• Search for Amber Evans Renews Focus on Mental Health for Community Organizers

  06-02-2019 22:32
  In a small office in a long hallway — what its frequenters call the Movement Hallway — in a big building in Olde Towne East, there’s a community holding space, a unique community of organizers and fighters for liberation. One of theirs is missing.  Amber Evans, a tiny human with a powerful voice, a friend […]
  
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• Authorities: Man indicted on robbery, rape charges after assault near southeast Columbus

  06-02-2019 22:26
  
  The Franklin County grand jury has indicted a man on several charges after authorities say he raped a woman who was walking home near the southeast side of Columbus.Prosecutors say shortly after noon on September 25, 2018, 53-year-old Stevie Lewis Black “appeared out of nowhere” near Lockbourne Road and led the 34-year-old victim to a grassy field where he raped her. He then allegedly left with some of the victim’s property.Authorities say they identified the suspect through th
  
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• Solar Panels in Columbus? How to Know if They Would Work on Your Home

  06-02-2019 22:11
  The first question that solar installers and other advocates of solar energy in Columbus often get asked is a simple one: isn’t it too cloudy here for that to work? The answer is an emphatic no, they say. Although it may take longer to reap the financial rewards of installing solar panels on your roof […]
  
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• City of Columbus continues efforts to shut down bad business, drug houses

  06-02-2019 22:02
  
  The sound of an electric saw filled the air in the 2500 block of Azelda Street in the Linden community where police and the city attorney's office boarded up the first drug house of 2019.Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said the home had a history of drug trafficking, two shootings and at least one overdose."No family, regardless of where you live in the city of Columbus, should ever have to deal with this. Ever," Klein said.The city attorney's office divides Columbus into five zones. An assist
  
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• Watkins Memorial student charged with sexually assaulting classmate

  06-02-2019 21:49
  
  A student at Watkins Memorial High School was arrested Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a classmate.According to the Licking County Sheriff’s Office, the school resource deputy was made aware of the assault that happened during school hours between two students.The deputy contacted detectives with the sheriff’s office and the incident was investigated.The 17-year-old female student said she was touched inappropriately by a 16-year-old male student in a class they both attend
  
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• 'Dirty Dancing' returning to theaters ahead of Valentine's Day

  06-02-2019 21:21
  
  In anticipation of Valentine's Day, "Dirty Dancing" will be returning to theaters for two days.Fathom Events is bringing back the 80's film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey on Feb. 10 and Feb. 13.Across the two dates, seven theaters within central Ohio will be showing the film. To see participating theaters and purchase tickets, click ​here.At the end of February, several theaters will also be showing the classic, "Gone With The Wind."
  
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• Ohio pastor accused of child sex trafficking faces federal trial

  06-02-2019 20:53
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The trial for the last of three pastors accused of coercing and sharing teenage girls to have sex, often for money, was delayed again after the wife of one of the men decided to change her plea, according to court records.Laura Lloyd-Jenkins, who was charged with obstructing the investigation and making a false statement, was due in federal court Wednesday to change her earlier not-guilty plea.Her husband, Cordell Jenkins, along with Anthony Haynes and Kenneth Butler, w
  
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• Court upholds conviction for woman who encouraged boyfriend's suicide through texts

  06-02-2019 20:35
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A young woman who as a teenager encouraged her boyfriend through dozens of text messages to kill himself is responsible for his suicide, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Wednesday in upholding her involuntary manslaughter conviction.The Supreme Judicial Court said in a unanimous decision in the novel case that Michelle Carter's actions caused Conrad Roy III to die in a truck filled with toxic gas in a deserted parking lot nearly five years ago."After she convinced him to ge
  
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• President Trump calls for late-term abortion ban

  06-02-2019 20:25
  
  President Donald Trump is denouncing embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in calling for tougher anti-abortion legislation.In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Trump asked Congress to pass legislation to prevent "late-term abortion of children."He attacked Northam — not by name, but by title — claiming he would "execute a baby after birth." Northam in an interview last week defended, in rare occasions, the practice of third-trimester abortions.Trump received the enthusiasti
  
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• President Trump to tap David Malpass, critic of World Bank, to lead it

  06-02-2019 19:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The World Bank may be poised for a shake-up with President Donald Trump planning to nominate David Malpass, who has been a critic of the bank, to lead the institution focused on global poverty.Malpass' selection was confirmed by a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to comment publicly on personnel decisions. Trump is expected to make the announcement later this week.Now the undersecretary for international
  
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• Urban Meyer, 2018 Buckeyes to be honored at Thursday’s basketball game

  06-02-2019 19:33
  
  Former head coach Urban Meyer and members of the 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team will be honored Thursday night during the men’s basketball game against Penn State.The 2018 team finished 13-1 winning a Big Ten Championship and defeating Washington in the Rose Bowl.Meyer retired at the end of his seventh season with Ohio State, finishes with an 83-9 record and the best winning percentage in Buckeye history.During his time, Meyer won three Big Ten titles, four bowl games and the first
  
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• Attorneys: November 2018 death of Mount Carmel patient may have triggered hospital investigation

  06-02-2019 18:59
  
  COLUMBUS — The latest wrongful death lawsuit filed involving Mount Carmel alleges that a patient who died on Nov. 20, 2018 triggered the hospital’s internal investigation.The law firm of Leeseberg & Valentine released this statement Wednesday afternoon:“Melissa died at Mount Carmel West on November 20, 2018, at 10:53 PM, after receiving a 2,000 mcg dose of Fentanyl ordered by Dr. Husel, approved by pharmacist Gregory White, and administered by nurse Wesley Black. After this
  
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• Most viewers approved of Trump's second State of the Union address

  06-02-2019 18:11
  Seventy-six percent of Americans who tuned in to President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night approved of the speech he gave. Just 24 percent disapproved.As is often the case in State of the Union addresses, the people who watched tonight's speech leaned more towards the president's own party, at least compared to Americans overall. In the latest CBS national poll released last month, 25 percent of Americans identified themselves as Republicans. Among those who watched Tuesday nigh
  
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• National Signing Day 2019: Where central Ohio HS athletes are headed

  06-02-2019 17:52
  
  Wednesday marks the beginning of National Signing Day and for many student-athletes around central Ohio it is the day they decide where they'll be going to college.Below is a list of all of the kids from central Ohio with the sport they will be playing at the next level and where.BEECHCROFT:Reece Collins – Bowling – Rio Grande UniversityElijah Hairston – Football – Urbana University BIG WALNUT:Kaitlyn Morrison – Bowling – University of LouisvilleAllexia Englis
  
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• 2 students hospitalized after vaping substance at Licking Heights High School

  06-02-2019 16:40
  PATASKALA - Two Licking Heights High School students were hospitalized after vaping a substance Wednesday morning.The incident happened just before 8:15 a.m. at Licking Heights High School at 4000 Mink Street Southwest.Both students were taken to Mount Carmel East. Pataskala police said the students were a 15 and 16-year-old girls.Police said one student possessed the pen, two students used it and two others were present at the time.Charges are possible depending on what was in the pen, accordin
  
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• 2 students hospitalized after reported overdose at Licking Heights High School

  06-02-2019 16:40
  
  PATASKALA - The Pataskala Police Department and West Licking Joint Fire District responded to Licking Heights High School after two students reportedly overdosed Wednesday morning.It happened just before 8:15 a.m. at Licking Heights High School at 4000 Mink Street Southwest.The Communications Specialist for Licking Heights High School, Mallory Sribanditmongkol said the school is treating this as a medical emergency. Police are continuing their investigation as both students were minors.Both stud
  
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• Kristoff St. John's last soap episode airs Wednesday

  06-02-2019 16:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last "Young and the Restless" episode featuring Kristoff St. John will air Wednesday on CBS.The actor, who played the struggling alcoholic and ladies' man Neil Winters for 27 years, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 52. The cause of death is under investigation by the medical examiner.St. John had played Neil Winters on the soap opera since 1991, earning nine daytime Emmy nominations. He won a Daytime Emmy in 1992 for outstanding younger actor in a drama
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Pita Krunch

  06-02-2019 16:00
  We’re still not quite done with the whole Ohio chips discussion. The selection of offerings in the Ohio snack scene is robust — robust enough to host, in addition to lots of potato and corn chips, pita chips too. That means we’ve got some international flair to investigate. Of course, international and local are two […]
  
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• Man accused of kidnapping Wisconsin girl to appear in court

  06-02-2019 13:37
  
  BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl and killing her parents is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.Jake Patterson, 21, is accused of killing James and Denise Closs on Oct. 15 and kidnapping their daughter , Jayme Closs, from their Barron home. Jayme escaped on Jan. 10, after 88 days.Patterson is expected to be in the courtroom Wednesday, according to Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald. The purpose of a preliminary hearing is to de
  
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• United to pursue high-fare travelers with more premium seats

  06-02-2019 13:11
  
  United Airlines will woo high-fare passengers by retrofitting more than 100 planes to add more premium seats on key routes.The airline also plans to start using a new 50-seat jet with mostly premium seats on some key business-travel routes.United announced the moves Wednesday. They are part of an industry trend to give more space and better service to high-paying passengers who account for a disproportionate share of airline revenue.Andrew Nocella, the airline's chief commercial officer, said ex
  
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• Yearbook staff disagree on whether racist photo was mix-up

  06-02-2019 13:09
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The racist yearbook photo that could sink Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's career may have been mistakenly placed on his profile page — but even if it were put there intentionally, it's unlikely that many students would have noticed, according to alumni who put together the publication or submitted pictures to it 35 years ago.Dr. Giac Chan Nguyen-Tan, a physician practicing in Connecticut, remembers that a page he laid out for the 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School
  
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• The Guild House Chef creates special 1700's menu, inspired by the hit show "Hamilton"

  06-02-2019 12:34
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- The hit Broadway show "Hamilton" is in Columbus and it's all the buzz.Some people have been lucky enough to get a ticket and see the show.You can now also get a taste of Alexander Hamilton's era with a special menu.Working as a chef in the restaurant industry is a daily challenge.But Matt Walton at The Guild House added extra work to his plate, by creating recipes that date back to the 1700's. "The relationship between history and food is often overlooked," Walton says.T
  
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• Milwaukee museum features thousands of bobbleheads

  06-02-2019 12:34
  
  MILWAUKEE — A new museum in Milwaukee may well hold the largest collection of bobbleheads anyone has ever seen, displaying more than 6,500 figures of athletes, mascots, celebrities, animals, cartoon characters, politicians and more.The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum recently opened and was the brainchild of friends Phil Sklar and Brad Novak, who started collecting the figures 16 years ago."We've put everything into this," Sklar said.They decided on a museum and bobblehead-crea
  
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• Use of alternative energy on the rise in central Ohio

  06-02-2019 12:26
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- A central Ohio company is showing how solar panels can cut down on power costs for homeowners.Ecohouse Solar, located in northwest Columbus, says solar power is a relatively simple concept to execute, and the best part is you own it."When you're buying electricity from a utility (company), you're like a renter," Ecohouse Solar president Kevin Eigel said. "You just pay, pay, pay, pay right? Forever. With this, you have the source of electricity right here on your site. Ev
  
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• R. Kelly plans tour of Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand

  06-02-2019 12:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly is planning an international tour, but an Australian lawmaker wants the country to bar him from performing there.The embattled musician announced on social media Tuesday that he'll be going to Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka."See y'all soon" the post said, accompanied by a picture of Kelly and the declaration "The King of R&B." No dates or venues were revealed.Kelly's career has been stifled since a #MuteRKelly campaign gained momentum last year to protest
  
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• Childhood home of Donald Trump listed for nearly $3 million

  06-02-2019 12:13
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — People seeking to live like President Donald Trump now have the opportunity to own his childhood home in New York.The Queens, New York, house that Trump's father built has been listed for $2.9 million after a brief period as a rental property on Airbnb. The home is decked out with Trump memorabilia, including copies of "The Art of the Deal," a life-sized cardboard cutout of the president and a framed copy of Trump on the cover of People magazine.At $2.9 million, the house s
  
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• Oregon man pleads guilty to leaving baby in Montana woods

  06-02-2019 12:09
  
  MISSOULA, Mont. — An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to charges alleging he abandoned a 5-month-old baby under a pile of debris in the woods of western Montana.The Missoulian reports 32-year-old Francis Carlton Crowley, of Portland, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Missoula District Court to criminal endangerment and child criminal endangerment.He pleaded no contest to an assault on a child charge.Prosecutors say Crowley was under the influence of meth and bath salts when he caused a disturbance in
  
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• Craigslist founder donates $15 million for journalism ethics

  06-02-2019 12:09
  
  PASADENA, Calif. — The founder of Craigslist says he will donate $15 million to Columbia University and the Poynter Institute for separate efforts promoting ethics in journalism.The announcement on Wednesday establishes Craig Newmark in the forefront of philanthropists focused on journalism, a cause he's supported with some $85 million in the past few years. Some in the industry see irony in that, since the online classified advertising site that made him rich took away a lucrative revenue
  
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• Police: Cleveland man found dead, frozen in abandoned home

  06-02-2019 11:58
  
  CLEVELAND — Cleveland police say a 65-year-old man was found dead and frozen inside an abandoned home over the weekend.Officials say Juan Proctor was found dead about 1:30 p.m. Friday inside the home — following two days where temperatures fell below zero. Cleveland.com reports investigators have not determined when Proctor died, and say the home was boarded up and had no heat.A friend who was dropping off food for Proctor found him dead, and told police he had previously tried to ge
  
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• Memorial service honors 3 killed in Survival Flight crash

  06-02-2019 11:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three members of Survival Flight 14 were memorialized by those who knew them best at a local church Wednesday.The pilot and two flight nurses were killed Jan. 29 when the Survival flight helicopter crashed in state forestland in southern Ohio.Pilot Jennifer L. Topper, 34, of Sunbury and flight nurses Bradley J. Haynes, 48, of London and Rachel L. Cunningham, 33, of Galloway were killed as a result.On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, more than 100 members of EMS community from
  
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• Memorial planned for 3 killed in emergency helicopter flight crash

  06-02-2019 11:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A memorial is planned for three people killed when a helicopter on its way to transport a patient to a medical facility crashed in Ohio.The pilot and two flight nurses were killed Jan. 29 when the Survival flight helicopter crashed in state forestland in southern Ohio.Public memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday morning at Grove City Church of the Nazarene in suburban Columbus.The crash killed pilot Jennifer Topper and nurses Bradley Haynes and Rachel Cunningham
  
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• FACT CHECK: State of the Union & Democrat's response

  06-02-2019 09:04
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump laced his State of the Union speech with puffed-up numbers and partial truths Tuesday as he hailed an "economic miracle," warned of human traffickers flooding across the border and appeared to place Afghanistan in the Middle East instead of where it is, Asia.Trump used information selectively in claiming a drop in drug prices not seen in half a century and promised the nation it would see bountiful benefits from a trade deal that hasn't been approved, mi
  
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• Women in white: Dem solidarity stands out at State of Union

  06-02-2019 05:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The women of the House wore white. The men wore dark suits. And the contrast laid bare the growing gender gap between Democrats and Republicans.Wearing the color of the suffragists, the Democratic women of the House put on a stunning display of solidarity during the State of the Union address Tuesday.They paid tribute to the women who came before them and gave a nod to their own achievement, as more women than ever are now representatives in the House.There were white pan
  
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• Trump calls for end of resistance politics in State of Union

  06-02-2019 04:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a divided Congress for the first time, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to reject "the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution." He warned emboldened Democrats that "ridiculous partisan investigations" into his administration and businesses could hamper a surging American economy.Trump's appeals for bipartisanship in his State of the Union address clashed with the rancorous atmosphere he has helped cultivate in the nation's capital &md
  
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• Columbus police looking for missing 13-year-old boy with autism

  06-02-2019 03:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 13-year-old boy who was last seen in west Columbus.Police said Hayden Hudson has autism and he walked away from Galloway Ridge Intermediate School in the 100 block of Galloway Road around 3 p.m. Tuesday.Police said he was then seen around 5:20 p.m. walking westbound in the area of Westbank Drive and Doherty Road.He was then seen at the Kroger store at the intersection of West Broad Street and Galloway Road aro
  
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• Mom has crossing arms installed where her son died

  06-02-2019 01:51
  Almost two years ago, 16-year-old Layton Rogers was on his way home from school.He made a couple stops and texted his mom he would be home in 5 minutes.“You just assume he's going to be the next one pulling in the door. The next one pulling in the driveway was the sheriff,” his mother Laurel Rogers Minter said.Layton had crashed into a train.“Obviously he was distracted because he didn't look, he didn't see it or hear it,” Rogers Minter said.He is the second child to die
  
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• Mom has crossing arms installed where her 16-year-old son died

  06-02-2019 01:51
  HARDIN COUNTY -- A mother is turning heartache into action after her 16-year-old son was killed in an accident.Almost two years ago, Layton Rogers was on his way home from Kenton High School. He made a couple stops and texted his mom he would be home in five minutes.“You just assume he's going to be the next one pulling in the door. The next one pulling in the driveway was the sheriff,” his mother Laurel Rogers Minter said.Layton had crashed into a train on county Road 60 west of U.S
  
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• OSU students concerned for safety following new Short North parking rules

  06-02-2019 01:40
  Off King Avenue there's a crowded one-way street."We don't have enough parking for everyone that lives in this area," Anna Frabel said.Frabel lives on Highland Street. The Ohio State University student says parking is few-and-far-between."It's always full, yes," she said.The lot behind her apartment doesn't have enough spaces for all the tenants. So, if Highland Street is full, she's been looking at a two block hike to get home."But, with the new changes to the parking rules, it's going to be ev
  
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• Ohio State students concerned for safety following new Short North parking rules

  06-02-2019 01:40
  Off King Avenue there's a crowded one-way street."We don't have enough parking for everyone that lives in this area," Anna Frabel said.Frabel lives on Highland Street. The Ohio State University student says parking is few-and-far-between."It's always full, yes," she said.The lot behind her apartment doesn't have enough spaces for all the tenants. So, if Highland Street is full, she's been looking at a two block hike to get home."But, with the new changes to the parking rules, it's going to be ev
  
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• Husel’s attorney wants stay on civil case until criminal case is over

  06-02-2019 00:47
  COLUMBUS - An attorney representing Dr. William Husel is asking a judge to stay all discovery and all proceedings in a wrongful death lawsuit until a pending criminal investigation is completed, 10 Investigates has learned.That request was filed Tuesday by Greg Foliano, Dr. William Husel’s civil attorney.Attorney David Shroyer, who represents some of the families of the 34 patients who died, had filed a request to depose and question Dr. Husel on the record as part of his discovery for his
  
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• Judge: Most of Bellefontaine mom's confession can be used at trial

  06-02-2019 00:12
  
  BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (AP) — A judge has ruled most of a confession from an Ohio woman accused of suffocating her three sons can be used at her trial.A Logan County judge ruled Monday some investigators interrogating Brittany Pilkington overstepped bounds. He ruled parts of the interrogation where she described smothering her sons will be allowed, while a small part won't.The Bellefontaine woman has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder charges in the deaths of a toddler and two infants in
  
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