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• OHSAA investigating after hockey player, parents claim nothing done amid racial slur use

  22-02-2019 23:20
  Fights are part of hockey, but there's now an investigation into what sparked one at the end of the Olentangy Berlin High School game against Troy Saturday.A player claims he was called a racial slur and nothing was done about it.His parents, Jamie and Teresa Stevenson said this isn’t the first time a racial slur has been used against one of their sons in a hockey game. They want it recognized and they want change.“If there’s a way that the league can really put down some polic
  
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• How do children die from the flu? Ohio girl's death raises concerns

  22-02-2019 23:13
  
  In a tragic story that's making headlines across the country: A fourth-grade girl from Ohio died just one day after being diagnosed with strep throat and influenza.According to a Facebook post from Mason City Schools, Sable Gibson was diagnosed Tuesday morning, went into cardiac arrest Tuesday afternoon and died Wednesday evening.Also this week, reports came in of a New Jersey toddler who died from the flu earlier this month.While this year's flu season has been milder overall than last year's,
  
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• Black Fashion Expo to Shine A Light on Local Brands, Designers

  22-02-2019 22:42
  Nearly 30 local fashion brands and designers will come together for the Black Fashion Expo on Sunday, Feb. 24 at Culture, an event space at 6170 Busch Blvd. The event is organized by Bobby Couch, a local fashion entrepreneur and the founder of brand and creative consulting firm Fashion is Columbus. He is also the […]
  
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• Fearless Oscar Predictions

  22-02-2019 22:41
  When it comes to predicting the Academy Awards, it’s best not to be too sentimental. Which individual groups—like the Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild, Producers Guild— possesses a lot of voters who are also Academy voters? Start there and hope that things like Netflix bias and studio budgets play less of a role than you […]
  
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• Dragons, Divas, Cold and Chaos in Theaters

  22-02-2019 22:27
  It’s Oscar weekend, and the fun thing is that there is a brand new contender for next year’s Academy Awards on the big screen this weekend. In fact, for a quiet week at the multiplex, there’s a nice crop of flicks to see. How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World by George Wolf I […]
  
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• Proposed Ohio law would require teens to learn to interact with law enforcement at traffic stops

  22-02-2019 22:08
  When it comes to learning how to properly interact with law enforcement during a traffic stop, the Ohio Department of Public Safety provides driving instructors with a video and these few tips:Pull over at the nearest intersectionRoll down the driver's side windowKeep hands in plain viewPresent drivers license and registration and insuranceBe cooperative and politeDo not argue with the officerObey officer's direction
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• Columbus Post Office hiring up to 100 city carrier assistants

  22-02-2019 22:07
  
  The Columbus Post Office is hosting two job fairs as they are looking to hire up to 100 people to fill City Carrier Assistant positions.The starting salary is $17.29 per hour with some benefits. The post office says these positions may lead to full-time employment.The first job fair will be held February 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2200 Innis Road. The second will be March 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 850 Twins Rivers Drive.For those unable to attend, the Postal Service has an employment website
  
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• Authorities seek man who allegedly struck woman's daughter at laundry facility in Prairie Township

  22-02-2019 21:52
  
  PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a man who allegedly assaulted a woman's daughter over a dispute at a laundry facility on Feb. 15.Deputies responded to Super Wash and Tan at 4936 West Broad Street in Prairie Township at 4 p.m. on a report of an assault.Deputies say a male customer was upset that his laundry got mixed up with a female customer's laundry and threatened to kill her when the woman went to the parking lot
  
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• Man in custody after allegedly shooting stepdaughter, boyfriend in Reynoldsburg

  22-02-2019 20:06
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — A man is accused of shooting his stepdaughter and her boyfriend in Reynoldsburg Friday afternoon.It happened before 1 p.m. in the 7000 block of Wind River Drive, according to police.Authorities on the scene told 10TV both victims were taken to Mount Carmel East and expected to be OK.The suspect was taken into custody and has not been charged yet.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• OSU’s West Campus Plans Inspire New Look at Olentangy Corridor Ideas

  22-02-2019 20:05
  The latest plans for a west campus “innovation district” have inspired planners at Ohio State University to take a new look at where recreation facilities are located and how they can better be aligned with the Olentangy River. Now that much of Fred Beekman Park – the collection of recreation fields at the corner of […]
  
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• First New Building, Larger Plan for OSU’s West Campus Unveiled

  22-02-2019 20:05
  Ohio State University took the first concrete steps this week toward the realization of its grand vision for a west campus “innovation district.” Materials presented to the Board of Trustees Master Planning and Facilities Committee on Thursday show preliminary designs for two new buildings that would sit near the southwest corner of Lane Avenue and […]
  
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• R. Kelly due in Chicago court to face sex abuse charges

  22-02-2019 19:53
  CHICAGO — R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, is due in court Saturday after being charged with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.In a brief appearance before reporters, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on Friday announced the 10 counts against the 52-year-old Grammy winner, whose real name is Robert Kell
  
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• R Kelly charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse

  22-02-2019 19:53
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly was charged Friday with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, after decades of lurid rumors and allegations that the R&B star was sexually abusing women and underage girls.Tandra Simonton, spokeswoman for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, confirmed to The Associated Press the charges had been filed against the 52-year-old Grammy winner but declined to say the specific number. Media reports said there were 10 counts, at least some involving and underage
  
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• Chicago prosecutors charge R. Kelly with abusing 4 victims

  22-02-2019 19:53
  CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Friday with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.In a brief appearance before reporters, Cook County State's Attorney's Kim Foxx announced the 10 counts against the 52-year-old Grammy winner. She said the abuse dated back as far as 1998 and spanned mo
  
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• Chicago police: R&B singer R. Kelly has been arrested

  22-02-2019 19:53
  CHICAGO — R&B star R. Kelly was taken into custody after arriving Friday night at a Chicago police precinct, hours after authorities announced multiple charges of aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.The 52-year-old singer, whose real name is Robert Kelly, was driven to the station in a dark colored van with heavily tinted rear windows. The vehicle pulled up outside the precinct about 8:15 p.m. and a security detail for
  
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• Chicago judge sets $1 million bond for R. Kelly

  22-02-2019 19:53
  CHICAGO — A judge on Saturday gave R. Kelly a chance to go free while the R&B star awaits trial on charges that he sexually abused four people, including three minors.Watch: R. Kelly was set to appear in court Saturday after being indicted on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse.Cook County Judge John Fitzgerald Lyke Jr. set bond at $1 million, meaning that the 52-year-old Grammy winner must post $100,000 to be released or remain behind bars until he is tried on the allegations that da
  
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• Blue Jackets acquire center Matt Duchene from Senators

  22-02-2019 19:17
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired All-Star center Matt Duchene from the Ottawa Senators.The Blue Jackets received Duchene and defenseman Julius Bergman in exchange for conditional first round picks in the 2019 and 2020 NHL Drafts, right wing Vitaly Abramov and right wing Jonathan Davidsson.The 2019 NHL first-round pick is top-three lottery pick protected, while the 2020 first round selection will be transferred if Duchene re-signs with the club.Duchene, the third overall pick in the 2009 d
  
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• "Space Jam 2" starring LeBron James has an official release date

  22-02-2019 19:02
  
  It's been more than 20 years since Michael Jordan teamed up with Bugs Bunny to play a high-stakes basketball game against aliens in "Space Jam."And in two years, LeBron James will find himself in a similar situation next to Bugs. "Space Jam 2" will premiere on July 16, 2021, James' production company, SpringHill Entertainment, announced on Twitter. James will take the lead role in the franchise made famous by Michael Jordan.July 16, 2021 🎥🏀🥕 #SaveTheDate pic.twitter.com/q
  
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• Concert Preview & Interview: Tyler Ramsey

  22-02-2019 18:30
  One of the indisputable joys of being a music writer is discovering new artists and their recorded works, and I have many publicists and managers to thank for the growing list of phenomenal albums, EPs, and singles that now play in heavy rotation through my headphones. Hearing the stories behind their songs is an even […]
  
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• Patriots Owner Robert Kraft charged with soliciting prostitution

  22-02-2019 18:10
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution after he was twice videotaped paying for a sex act at an illicit massage parlor, police in Florida said Friday.Jupiter police told reporters the 77-year-old Kraft hasn't been arrested. A warrant will be issued and his attorneys will be notified. Kraft has denied wrongdoing.Police said details about the charges against Kraft will not be released until next week
  
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• Mount Carmel: 5 patients affected by excessive doses may have survived with proper care

  22-02-2019 17:43
  COLUMBUS – Mount Carmel Health System announced Friday that it has identified an additional patient who has received an excessive dose of pain medication – now bringing the total number of patients affected to 35. The hospital also said it has identified five cases where the patients’ conditions may have improved with treatment.The hospital did not identify who those patients were but said: “We also have been investigating whether any of the affected patients received exc
  
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• Mount Carmel: 5 patients affected by excessive doses could have improved with treatment

  22-02-2019 17:43
  
  COLUMBUS – Mount Carmel Health System announced Friday that it has identified an additional patient who has received an excessive dose of pain medication – now bringing the total number of patients affected to 35. The hospital also said it has identified five cases where the patients’ conditions may have improved with treatment.The hospital did not identify who those patients were but said: “We also have been investigating whether any of the affected patients received exc
  
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• Google Doodle celebrates "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on his 57th birthday

  22-02-2019 17:31
  
  Crikey! The February 22 Google Doodle is dedicated to the original crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin. Irwin, who died in 2006, would've turned 57 years old on Friday. February 22 is also National Wildlife Day this year, coincidentally.Google's interactive doodle shows several drawings of Irwin in his element – with crocodiles, on a boat with his dog, preforming a wildlife show, and with his children and wife. Irwin died at age 44 in September 2006, while filming an underwater scene for a telev
  
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• Man accused of killing 2 Westerville officers appears in court for motion hearing

  22-02-2019 17:08
  
  COLUMBUS - The man accused of killing two Westerville officers last year appeared in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court Friday morning.During the motion hearing, they went through 39 motions for Quentin Smith.In February 2018, Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering were shot and killed when responding to a 911 hang up call.Pretrial hearingfor Quentin Smith – the man accused of killing Westerville Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering:The prosecutors are looking to get the death
  
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• Arena Football League announces return of Columbus Destroyers

  22-02-2019 16:49
  
  The new Arena Football League in Columbus has a name known to the city: The Destroyers.The league along with team officials made the announcement Friday at Nationwide Arena.It was announced two weeks ago that Columbus would be the sixth city to earn an AFL team for the league's reorganization in 2019.The season is scheduled to begin at the end of April with each of the league's six teams playing 12 regular season games.The Destroyers will play on the road for the first three weeks of the season
  
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• Man arrested in connection with multiple Lancaster business break-ins

  22-02-2019 16:47
  
  LANCASTER - Lancaster police have made an arrest in connection with multiple break-ins at businesses in the area.Between November of 2018 and January of 2019, several Lancaster area businesses suffered substantial loss as a result of these of break-ins during closed business hours.The break-ins occurred by either forced entry or the removal of normally stout business front windows. It was believed many of these businesses were victimized by the same person.Police were able to collect DNA evidenc
  
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• 'Empire' producers cut Jussie Smollett from season's last episodes

  22-02-2019 16:37
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett's character on "Empire" will be removed from the final two episodes of this season in the wake of his arrest on charges that he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself last month in downtown Chicago, producers of the Fox TV show announced Friday.The announcement came a day after Smollett turned himself in to police, appeared in court on a felony charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report, and left jail after posting bond
  
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• House Dems introduce measure to block national emergency declaration

  22-02-2019 16:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Friday introduced a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico border.The move sets up a fight that could result in Trump's first veto. It starts the clock on a constitutional clash between Trump and Democrats and sets up a vote by the full House as soon as next week.The Democratic-controlled House is sure to pass the measure, and the GOP-run Senate may adop
  
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• Authorities ID man found dead in burning pickup truck in Canal Winchester

  22-02-2019 16:18
  CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio -- Authorities have identified a man found dead in a burning vehicle in Canal Winchester Wednesday night.The Madison Township Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire in the field behind the Home Depot on Gender Road just after 11 p.m.After the flames were extinguished, responders discovered a badly burned body in the driver's seat of the 1996 Chevrolet truck. Authorities say the truck appeared to be stuck in the water and mud off the roadway behind the Home Depot.The F
  
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• Ohio lawmakers pushing to fix error that could ban some guns

  22-02-2019 15:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State lawmakers are moving quickly to fix a mistake in an Ohio bill that gun rights advocates say could inadvertently ban several types of legal guns.At issue is legislation approved by lawmakers last year that allows off-duty police officers to carry firearms and limits local governments' ability to pass gun laws, among other changes.Gun advocates say a misplaced paragraph in the bill unintentionally lumped a variety of long guns into a prohibited category. They say
  
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• Mueller report looming, new attorney general in hot seat

  22-02-2019 12:45
  
  WASHINGTON — William Barr has been attorney general for just one week but is on the cusp of staring down what will almost certainly be the most consequential decision of his long career: how much of the special counsel's findings to make public.The position catapults him from Justice Department outsider free to theorize and speculate on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to the man at the center of the legal and political firestorm that will accompany its looming conclusion.Wit
  
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• Man arrested in Ohio for having 3 wives in 3 states awaits extradition

  22-02-2019 12:35
  
  BIDDEFORD, Maine — Maine prosecutors say New Hampshire will have first dibs on a man who is accused of being married to three women in different states.Forty-three-year-old Michael Middleton is being held in Ohio while awaiting extradition to New Hampshire, where he's charged with bigamy. Officials say he married a New Hampshire woman while also being married to women in Alabama and Georgia.But Maine prosecutors tell the Journal Tribune he's also wanted in Maine for charges of domestic vio
  
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• Man accused of having 3 wives in 3 states arrested in Franklin County

  22-02-2019 12:35
  
  BIDDEFORD, Maine — Maine prosecutors say New Hampshire will have first dibs on a man who is accused of being married to three women in different states.Forty-three-year-old Michael Middleton is being held in Ohio while awaiting extradition to New Hampshire, where he's charged with bigamy.Officials say he married a New Hampshire woman while also being married to women in Alabama and Georgia.But Maine prosecutors tell the Journal Tribune he's also wanted in Maine for charges of domestic viol
  
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• Dublin officer received minor injures during arrest of suspect

  22-02-2019 05:06
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio - A Dublin police officer received minor injuries during the arrest of a suspect Thursday night, according to a spokesperson for the department.Dublin police said officers responded to the 6000 block of Riverside Drive shortly before 10 p.m. for a report of a suspicious person.When officers arrived, the suspect resisted being arrested and an officer tased the suspect before making an arrest.Police said the officer was hurt at the scene but his injuries are minor.The name of the susp
  
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• School district: Ohio 4th-grader has died one day after flu, strep diagnosis

  22-02-2019 04:17
  
  An Ohio fourth-grader has died after she was diagnosed with influenza and strep throat the day before, according to her school district.Mason City Schools says Sable Gibson was diagnosed Tuesday with influenza and strep throat, leading to cardiac arrest later in the day. She died Wednesday evening.Mason is a city in Warren County located in southwestern Ohio.The district announced it would have additional counselors at Western Row Elementary to work with students who may need help processing."It
  
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• Newly-installed ShotSpotter program put to use in Hilltop neighborhood

  22-02-2019 03:42
  New technology that was put in place just three weeks ago already seems to be working. The city of Columbus installed the ShotSpotter technology into the Hilltop neighborhood earlier this month.This week, three people walked through a vacant lot to the alleyway when one pulled out a gun and fired off a couple of shots.Columbus Police say none of the neighbors made a phone call, but police were alerted thanks to the new ShotSpotter program“You hear gunshots all the time. You just never know
  
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• Rules & Reference Committee: Council Second Appointment Finalists

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• Central Ohio nonprofit behind container project facing backlash

  22-02-2019 00:33
  First time home buyer Sherri Sims said her dream of a new home turned into a nightmare after construction on her new container home came to a screeching halt.Sims says she was on the top of the world at the January 2018 groundbreaking ceremony of a 25-unit shipping container apartment unit and her single family home.“Me personally I just wanted something different,” Sims said. “This came along and so it just sort of made sense.”The home was slated to be a trendsetter for
  
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