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• Outraged by sentence for chiropractor who sexually abused patients, lawmakers push for change

  13-02-2019 23:47
  Outraged over the punishment for a former Clintonville chiropractor who sexually abused patients, state lawmakers want to make changes.On Jan. 29, a judge sentenced Ryan Smith on 66 counts of sexual imposition. His 22 victims were all female patients.Prosecutors and the victims say his punishment didn't fit the crime.Christy Duncan has experienced a violation no one should: sexual abuse at the hands of her doctor."That's stunning, horrific. Takes a while to process going through that. Denial &md
  
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• Proposal Calls for New 10-Story Building in Short North

  13-02-2019 22:53
  A proposal to build a ten-story apartment building above the Axis Nightclub in the Short North will be heard by the Victorian Village Commission this evening. The proposed structure would occupy the entirety of the rear parking lot of 765-771 N. High St., the three-story mixed-use building that contains the Columbus Running Company, Karavan Treasures […]
  
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• Police: No evidence of foul play found in case of Amber Evans' disappearance

  13-02-2019 22:39
  The Columbus Police Special Victims Bureau said it is doing everything in its power to find out what happened to 28-year-old community activist Amber Evans.Evans disappeared the evening of Monday, Jan. 28 after police said she got into an argument with her boyfriend. Evans' mother, Tonya Fischer, told 10TV she received a text message from her daughter that evening that read, "I love you. I'm sorry."Fischer said she her daughter was in no way suicidal, but police have found no trace of the missin
  
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• Cosby vows no remorse, even if he sits in prison 10 years

  13-02-2019 22:36
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby says he "will never have remorse" for the sexual encounter that sent him to prison because he considers his conviction the work of "a low-life district attorney and a corrupt judge."Cosby's stance could leave him to serve the high end of a three- to 10-year prison term since sex offenders often must show remorse to win parole.Spokesman Andrew Wyatt says Cosby is prepared to stay in prison rather than apologize for a 2004 encounter he considers consensual.Cosb
  
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• Ohio food stamp recipients to receive March benefits over issuance 2 dates

  13-02-2019 22:35
  
  Recipients of the Ohio Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive their March benefits over two issuances, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced Wednesday.Half of the benefits for March will go to recipients on Feb. 22. The remainder will go out on the recipients' assigned March issuance date.Due to the partial government shutdown that concluded near the end of January, the Food and Nutrition Service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture told states to mak
  
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• Ohio food stamp recipients to receive March benefits over 2 issuance dates

  13-02-2019 22:35
  
  Recipients of the Ohio Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive their March benefits over two issuances, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced Wednesday.Half of the benefits for March will go to recipients on Feb. 22. The remainder will go out on the recipients' assigned March issuance date.Due to the partial government shutdown that concluded near the end of January, the Food and Nutrition Service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture told states to mak
  
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• Coroner: Ohio crash that killed 3 was a suicide-double homicide

  13-02-2019 22:31
  
  GEORGETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities say a man intentionally drove off a two-lane road at 80 mph and crashed into a tree, killing himself, his son and his grandfather last November.The Ohio State Highway Patrol on Tuesday said an analysis of the computer that controls the car's airbags showed 33-year-old Nicholas Moler never pressed the brake pedal before the crash roughly 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of Cincinnati in Brown County.Ten-year-old Cameron Moler and 83-year-old Robert
  
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• Schedule announced for Columbus Arena Football League team

  13-02-2019 22:02
  
  The Arena Football League announced the 2019 schedule along with rule changes for the upcoming season.It was announced last week that the league would be returning to Columbus with home games being played at Nationwide Arena.The Columbus Destroyers played in the AFL from 2004-08. A nickname is yet to be announced for the new team.The league features six teams and will play a 12-game regular season with four teams advancing to the playoffs.Columbus AFL ScheduleApril 27: Columbus @ AlbanyMay 4: Co
  
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• New approach aimed at reducing teen suicide now in central Ohio

  13-02-2019 20:57
  
  A new approach to helping reduce the incidence of suicide in teens is now in central Ohio.Grant Us Hope is a non-profit organization started by a Cincinnati mother who lost her son to suicide. The organization employs the method of using “Hope Squads” in schools to recognize suicidal teens and get them help. The squads are specially trained counselors and students.
  Hilliard Local Schools is one of three districts in the area now employing the method.Tonight at 6, 10TV’s Shelby
  
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• Mother who lost son brings suicide prevention program to central Ohio schools

  13-02-2019 20:57
  A new approach to helping reduce the incidence of suicide in teens is now in central Ohio.Grant Us Hope is a non-profit organization started by a Cincinnati mother who lost her son to suicide. The organization employs the method of using “Hope Squads” in schools to recognize suicidal teens and get them help. The squads are specially trained counselors and students.
  “We’ve seen young people literally be able to save a classmate’s life because they sat down and had a
  
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• Proposal for Schumacher Place Mixes Modern, Historic

  13-02-2019 20:50
  A plan to build a three-story apartment building next to a 100-year-old commercial building on the South Side has been slowly making its way through the approval process. The new, modern building would replace a 1950s-era concrete block addition and sit just to the east of the existing, one-story brick building at 364 E. Whittier […]
  
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• NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years

  13-02-2019 20:29
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Opportunity, the Mars rover that was built to operate for just three months but kept going and going, rolling across the rocky red soil, was pronounced dead Wednesday, 15 years after it landed on the planet.The six-wheeled vehicle that helped gather critical evidence that ancient Mars might have been hospitable to life was remarkably spry up until eight months ago, when it was finally doomed by a ferocious dust storm.Flight controllers tried numerous time
  
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• Franklin County judge disciplined for misconduct

  13-02-2019 20:17
  
  A Franklin County Municipal Judge has been disciplined by the state supreme court.The Ohio Supreme Court gave Judge Amy Salerno a one-year stayed suspension from the practice of law for judicial misconduct. An investigation found that Salerno changed her verdict from guilty to not guilty in a 2017 traffic case. It also found the judge lowered the bond in a drug-trafficking case in 2016 without involving the prosecutor’s office.Salerno gave a statement regarding the decision:"In reference t
  
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• WATCH: Authorities provide update on OSU-Mansfield student and her abductor killed in police chase

  13-02-2019 19:45
  
  Kentucky State Police are scheduled to provide an update on the investigation into the deaths of Skylar Williams and Ty'rell Pounds.The press conference is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. You can watch in the player below.
  Williams was reportedly abducted from the Ohio State University-Mansfield campus on Monday by Pounds. Authorities said Pounds displayed a handgun, forced Williams into his vehicle and fled with her.Later that day, Kentucky police said a witness called 911, saying the person saw a
  
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• Police: OSU-Mansfield student killed in police chase was shot by alleged abductor

  13-02-2019 19:45
  
  An Ohio State University-Mansfield student who was killed in Kentucky after being taken from campus was shot by the man accused of abducting her.During a press conference Wednesday, the Kentucky State Police said the bullet that hit 20-year-old Skylar Williams was fired by 24-year-old Ty'rell Pounds.Pounds was accused of abducting Williams Monday morning by displaying a handgun and forcing her into a vehicle.Later in the day, Kentucky police said a witness called 911, saying the person saw a dis
  
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• Development Roundup: New Proposals for Linden, Grandview, Near East & More

  13-02-2019 19:26
  Affordable housing developer Woda Cooper Companies recently brought a plan for a four-story, 80-unit apartment building to the Near East Side Area Commission. A company spokesperson said that the proposal, for a grassy lot at 1001 Acheson St., features apartment units “designed to be affordable for workforce households of individuals and small families who need housing near […]
  
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• Trump expected to sign border deal to avert shutdown

  13-02-2019 19:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With little Washington appetite for another shutdown, President Donald Trump is expected to grudgingly accept an agreement that would keep the government open but provide just a fraction of the money he's been demanding for his Mexican border wall.White House officials cautioned on Wednesday that they have yet to receive full legislative language. And Trump has a history of suddenly balking at deals after signaling he would sign them. But barring any major changes, he is
  
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• Restaurant Roundup: News from Condado Tacos, High Bank Distillery & more

  13-02-2019 19:08
  Hai Poké Guests who drop by Hai Poké on Valentine’s Day can get a free juice cleanse when they buy one. The offer ends on Feb. 15. For more information visit haipoke.com. Condado Tacos Condado Tacos is on Tinder, with an activated profile making matches from Feb. 13-14. Tinder users who match with Condado — […]
  
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• Ted Cruz wants drug kingpin "El Chapo" to fund Trump's border wall

  13-02-2019 17:22
  
  While Washington continues to debate funding over President Trump's long-promised border wall along the southern border, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he has a solution for financing: Have convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman foot the bill. Cruz tweeted the proposal after Guzman was found guilty on all 10 counts in his criminal conspiracy and drug trafficking trial, saying that the $14 billion dollars in drug profits U.S. prosecutors are seeking from the infamous drug lord "should go tow
  
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• Attorneys allege Mount Carmel patient received “paralytic” drugs prior to fatal dose

  13-02-2019 16:55
  
  COLUMBUS — Attorneys representing the last Mount Carmel patient cared for by Dr. William Husel now allege that she was given “paralytic drugs” (Nimbex and Vecuronium) that would have rendered her “unconscious and incapable of neurological response” prior to being given a lethal dose of fentanyl.Attorneys from the law firm of Leeseberg and Valentine allege the drugs were given to Melissa Penix “without any medical indication or justification.” They also a
  
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• Restaurant Review: Swensons

  13-02-2019 16:00
  Swensons is an Akron-based drive-in restaurant that dates back to 1934. Since its founding, its outlets have multiplied, but never in Columbus. After decades, Swensons has finally arrived in town. It’s understandable that things were a little extra-crazed at first at its new location on Sawmill Road. Crowded restaurants can be scary enough, but a drive-in […]
  
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• Local Artist Spotlight: Ariel Peguero

  13-02-2019 15:46
  Ariel Peguero, a local by way of Boston, moved to Columbus in the mid-2000s. A CCAD alum, he says he was always interested in the arts. But when he got into computers, that became his medium of choice. In his last years at CCAD, Peguero worked on a thesis where augmented reality technology was introduced, […]
  
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• National debt tops $22 trillion for first time in U.S. history

  13-02-2019 15:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt has passed a new milestone, topping $22 trillion for the first time.The Treasury Department's daily statement showed Tuesday that total outstanding public debt stands at $22.01 trillion. It stood at $19.95 trillion when President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017.The debt figure has been accelerating since the passage of Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut in December 2017 and action by Congress last year to increase spending on domestic and military p
  
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• “Late-Term Abortion” is Not a Medical Term, and Other Abortion Facts

  13-02-2019 15:00
  As part of reproductive healthcare, abortion is on a spectrum of health services available to women and people. As determined by the Supreme Court in 1973, abortion, as with other decisions for reproductive and general healthcare, is protected under the constitutional right to privacy.  Conversations around abortion, particularly from anti-abortion camps, have attempted to isolate […]
  
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• Texas children found in dog cage placed in foster care

  13-02-2019 13:43
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Four malnourished siblings, all aged 5 or younger, have been placed in foster care after authorities found them hungry and thirsty in a North Texas barn, two locked in a dog cage and the others smeared with excrement, authorities said Wednesday.Law enforcement found the children Tuesday morning while responding to a domestic disturbance call at a property near Rhome, about 20 miles north of Fort Worth.The three boys and girl were released from a hospital Tuesday evening and p
  
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• 2 kids found in dog cages, 2 more covered in waste in Texas barn

  13-02-2019 13:43
  
  Decatur, Texas -- Deputies discovered two malnourished children crammed into a locked dog cage and two more smeared with feces and urine in a barn in North Texas Tuesday. A sheriff described it as the worst case of child abuse he'd ever seen.The barn was "crudely fashioned" into living quarters, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said, adding that all the children were hungry and thirsty around 7:20 a.m. when deputies responding to a domestic disturbance found them on the property near Rhome, about 2
  
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• Abortion heartbeat bill proposed in both Ohio House, Senate

  13-02-2019 13:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican lawmakers in both chambers of the Ohio Legislature are now pushing measures to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected.A version of the so-called heartbeat bill was introduced by Sen. Kristina Roegner on Tuesday, a day after fellow Republicans in the House submitted theirs.Similar measures approved by lawmakers were twice vetoed by former GOP Gov. John Kasich. But new Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has indicated he'd sign it.It would be among the most
  
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• University of Akron announces cybersecurity partnership

  13-02-2019 13:05
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The University of Akron says it is partnering with Barberton schools to allow students to take classes in cybersecurity.An international cybersecurity nonprofit says there is a worldwide shortage in cybersecurity professionals. Cleveland.com reports Barberton students will now be able to earn up to 15 hours of college credits in UA's cybersecurity program before high school graduation or earn certifications to allow them to find a job immediately after high school.UA's c
  
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• Ohio baby born with half a heart celebrates his 2nd Valentine's Day

  13-02-2019 12:58
  NEW KNOXVILLE, Ohio (10TV) - A 17-month-old baby and his family are not only observing Valentine's Day and Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, they are celebrating life. Allen Schoenlein was born with half of his heart. The Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome leaves his body without the heart's left pumping chambers. Through a series of circumstances and surgeries he now survives and thrives.When Allen's mother Kelly Schoenlein was 38 weeks pregnant she attended the funeral of her 2-month-old ni
  
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• ICE arrests mother of 3 during routine check-in, slates her for deportation

  13-02-2019 12:55
  
  St. Louis -- A 48-year-old married mother of three was taken into custody by ICE agents Tuesday after she reported to the downtown office for what she thought was a routine check-in. Ilsa Guzman entered the United States illegally in 1999, crossing the border into California, reports CBS St. Louis affiliate KMOV-TV.She voluntarily reported to federal agents at the time and requested asylum, which wasn't granted. However, she's attempted to follow the law, wearing an ankle monitor and reporting f
  
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• No escape? El Chapo likely off to 'prison of all prisons'

  13-02-2019 12:14
  
  NEW YORK — In the world of corrections, there are inmates who pose security risks, and then there's "El Chapo."Drug lord Joaquin Guzman has an unparalleled record of jailbreaks, having escaped two high-security Mexican prisons before his ultimate capture and extradition to the United States.So with Guzman convicted Tuesday of drug trafficking and staring at an expected life sentence, where will the U.S. imprison a larger-than-life kingpin with a Houdini-like tendency to slip away?Experts s
  
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• Petal to metal: Rose inspections didn't stop during shutdown

  13-02-2019 12:13
  
  MIAMI — Throughout the five-week government shutdown, one essential government service continued at Miami International Airport: checking for exotic bugs in bunches of roses destined for Valentine's Day bouquets.U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture inspectors kept up their round-the-clock inspections without pay just as the pre-holiday rush of flower imports started to peak.About 90 percent of cut flowers imported into the U.S. every year come through the Miami airport. Border Pr
  
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• Thousands of AEP customers waking up without power Wednesday morning

  13-02-2019 12:09
  
  More than 2,000 AEP customers are in the dark Wednesday morning, most of them east of Columbus.According to AEP's outage map, customers from Newark south to Athens are without power. AEP's website says a tree knocked out the power.AEP has not said if strong wind gusts knocked over that tree. A wind advisory was issued in the area from Tuesday afternoon until 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.AEP estimates the power should be restored by 10 a.m.
  
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• 3 siblings bond through March For Our Lives after shooting

  13-02-2019 12:09
  
  PARKLAND, Fla. — Last February, Matt Deitsch was living his dream studying at a California university. His brother, Ryan, was about to graduate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and head to college, the natural next step for the middle child from a family in the affluent suburb of Parkland.Since the shooting, the brothers have put college on hold and moved into the national spotlight as they helped organize March For Our Lives, sparking a national conversation about gun control. Th
  
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• Stevie Wonder, John Legend headline Motown tribute concert

  13-02-2019 12:04
  
  LOS ANGELES — Stevie Wonder jammed with his harmonica, John Legend crooned while playing the piano and Ciara pranced onstage dressed like Rick James on Tuesday night at Motown Records' 60th anniversary concert.Wonder closed out the all-star lineup performing more than a half-dozen songs at the "Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration" at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The tribute hosted by Smokey Robinson and Cedric the Entertainer will air April 21 on CBS.Motown founder Berry Gordy said he
  
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• NYPD officer killed by apparent friendly fire during armed robbery

  13-02-2019 04:57
  
  NEW YORK - Two NYPD officers were shot, one fatally, Tuesday night while responding to a call at a cellphone store in the Queens borough of New York City, CBS New York reports. The officer was killed in what appears to be "an absolute tragic case of friendly fire," NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said in a press conference late Tuesday.The police union, Police Benevolent Association, tweeted that a detective was killed in the line of duty and a sergeant was also wounded. The incident unfolded as
  
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• Woman critically injured after shooting on near east side of Columbus

  13-02-2019 04:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman is in critical condition after a shooting on the near east side of Columbus Tuesday night, according to police.Columbus police responded to a shots fired call just after 10 p.m. near the intersection of East Rich Street and Loeffler Avenue.Police found the woman next to a car on Loeffler Avenue and medics took her to Grant Medical Center.Suspect information was not provided.
  
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• 1 in critical condition after being hit by multiple vehicles in southeast Franklin County

  13-02-2019 03:20
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio – One person is critically injured after being hit by multiple vehicles in southeastern Franklin County, according to the sheriff’s office.The Franklin County Sheriff’s office said the person was hit just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Chatterton Road and Fleet Road.The person was taken to Mount Carmel East.The drivers did not leave the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
  
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• Heavy rain forces road closures in Pike County

  13-02-2019 02:29
  In southern Ohio, Pike County was under a flood warning Tuesday evening as fast melting snow compounded by heavy rainfall forced the Scioto River over its banks.The Pike County Sheriff Office said rising waters forced deputies to shut down stretches of State Route 220 and State Route 124. Deputies urged drivers to respect barricades and refrain from driving through high water."The undercurrent often is very swift, it's easy to take your legs out from under you...dislodge your vehicle from the ro
  
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