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• State issues first medical marijuana processor license to facility near Zanesville

  11-03-2019 23:25
  In just a matter of weeks, Grow Ohio located outside of Zanesville, will produce the first-round of cannabis products like tinctures, oils and edibles.The 60,000 square foot indoor grow and processing facility was awarded the state of Ohio’s first medical marijuana processor license.The facility, which currently employees between 70 and 80 people, is looking to begin manufacturing the cannabis driven products at the beginning of April.“It'll open up the choices patients have availabl
  
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• Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer joining Fox's studio team

  11-03-2019 23:11
  
  Urban Meyer is headed back to television.Fox announced Monday that it has hired the former Ohio State coach as one of the analysts for its retooled college football pregame show.Meyer, who won national championships at Florida and Ohio State, retired last season after eight years in charge of the Buckeyes. He worked for ESPN as an analyst in 2010 after leaving Florida and before going to Ohio State.During the Rose Bowl, Meyer said he enjoyed being a television analyst and did not rule out a retu
  
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• DeWine signs bill fixing error that could ban some guns

  11-03-2019 23:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a bill fixing what gun rights advocates said was a mistake that could have inadvertently banned several types of legal guns.At issue was 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 said a misplaced paragraph in the bill unintentionally lumped a variety of long guns into a prohibited c
  
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• Columbus Vice Detective Arrested, Indicted on Federal Charges

  11-03-2019 22:59
  After a federal investigation, a Columbus Vice Detective has been arrested and charged with crimes related to kidnapping victims under the guise of an arrest and trading their freedom for sex.  Vice Detective Andrew K. Mitchell faces seven counts, with three counts of depriving individuals of their civil rights while acting as a law enforcement […]
  
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• Local non-profit left "homeless" after work space is sold

  11-03-2019 22:50
  A Westerville non-profit is in desperate need of a workspace after the building they once worked out of was sold to a new owner."We had a week’s notice to get out," said Joanne Lester, founder of Stitching Sisters, an organization that makes quilts for cancer patients receiving treatment at the James. "I assembled our men and our ladies and got out of there in record time. But now we’re stuck."Stitching Sisters made quilts in the basement of a building on Brooksedge Boulevard in West
  
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• Authorities warn students on Spring Break to guard their drinks

  11-03-2019 22:19
  Ohio State University and Ohio University are both on spring break this week, and from Florida to Texas, the party is in full swing.Police recently warned students about possible cases of criminal drugging at off-campus parties and bars.Across the country, near the University of Oregon, two women filed a lawsuit against a popular bar after they say they were drugged and sexually assaulted in January.Captain Gary Allen with the Ohio Investigative Unit said staying alert is the first step to stayi
  
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• DeWine declares state of emergency in 20 counties impacted by flooding

  11-03-2019 21:51
  
  Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has declared a state of emergency in 20 counties due to damages from flooding last month.The counties are Adams, Athens, Brown, Gallia, Guernsey, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington.“Many of these counties were still recovering from last year’s severe flooding when they were hit hard yet again,” Governor DeWine said. “This is a key step in getting these
  
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• Ohio State football assistants will make over $7.4 million

  11-03-2019 21:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — New Ohio State coach Ryan Day's 10 assistant coaches will be paid a total of more than $7.4 million this year, according to contracts released by the university Monday.Co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison will be the highest paid with a $1.1 million base salary, more than double what he made as defensive line coach at Michigan last season. Al Washington, the linebackers coach Day also hired away from Michigan, got a bump from $375,000 to $500,000.Quarterbacks coach/
  
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• Report: Infant Mortality Rate Drops Overall, Racial Disparity Persists

  11-03-2019 19:11
  More Franklin County babies lived to see their first birthday in 2018, but the disparity between black and white babies has persisted, according to a report released by CelebrateOne and Columbus Public Health. Last year, the county’s infant mortality rate dropped to roughly 8 deaths per 1,000 births, an overall 23 percent decrease from 2011. […]
  
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• Ohio State's Kaleb Wesson to play in Big Ten tournament

  11-03-2019 19:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State center Kaleb Wesson will play in the Big Ten tournament after missing the last three games because of a suspension.Coach Chris Holtmann announced the status of his star player Monday during a Big Ten coaches' conference. No. 8 seed Ohio State opens against No. 9 seed Indiana on Thursday in Chicago.Wesson was suspended March 1 for an unspecified violation of athletic department policy.The 6-foot-9, 270-pound sophomore was Ohio State's leading scorer and rebo
  
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• Body of Ohio sailor killed at Pearl Harbor is identified

  11-03-2019 18:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The body of an Ohio sailor killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II has been identified.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement Monday that Navy Fireman 3rd Class Willard Lawson was accounted for on Aug. 27, 2018.Officials say the 25-year-old sailor from Butler County was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. A total of 429 crewmen on the battleship were
  
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• Review: MadLab Closes 2018-2019 Season With Science Fiction Satire Happy Pills

  11-03-2019 17:53
  MadLab opens their premiere of Alyssa Cokinis’ science fiction satire Happy Pills in a production directed by Dallas Ray this weekend. Happy Pills takes place in a post-apocalyptic Bethesda, MD, where Fern (Audrey Marie Craddick) finds even nuclear blasts and suburban DC’s conversion into a conflagration of walled cities doesn’t change her problems very much. […]
  
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• Trump: Making daylight saving time permanent is 'OK with me'

  11-03-2019 17:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump thinks it's a good idea if daylight saving time becomes permanent.A federal law specifies that daylight time applies from 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March until 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November in areas that do not specifically exempt themselves. More than two dozen states are considering measures to avoid the twice-yearly clock change.Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Vern Buchanan, both of Florida, introduced measures last week to make daylight
  
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• Opinion: Sprawl is Alive and Well in Central Ohio

  11-03-2019 17:29
  While the development beat here at Columbus Underground tends to focus primarily on new construction happening within the urban center of our city, it’s worth noting that suburban sprawl is still going strong. Reporter Brent Warren wrote up a well-read story several weeks ago about two large suburban developments on the outskirts of the city […]
  
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• Today is National Napping Day! Will you participate?

  11-03-2019 17:26
  
  Monday, March 11 is "National Napping Day" -- something we could all use to make up for that hour of lost sleep due to daylight saving time.The day was created in 1999 by a Boston University professor and his wife to highlight the health benefits of napping.Benefits of naps, according to the National Sleep FoundationA 20-minute nap can enhance motor skills and alertnessRegular, short naps can help lower tension and decrease your risk of heart diseaseA 20-minute snooze can also help boost your mo
  
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• Video: Women Have Options Seeks More Funding as Ohio Considers Abortion Ban

  11-03-2019 16:53
  Abortion rights are under attack here in Ohio, with the state legislature considering the third iteration of the “Heartbeat Bill” in as many years.  While former governor John Kasich vetoed the bill twice, the political landscape in Ohio changed with the election in 2018. Governor Mike DeWine, a staunch conservative when it comes to reproductive […]
  
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• Federal charges to be announced against former Columbus police vice officer

  11-03-2019 16:10
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police officer Andrew Mitchell is in federal custody ahead of an announcement of federal charges against him, a Columbus police official tells 10TV.This comes after federal, state and local law enforcement announced a news conference to announce charges alleging a law enforcement officer deprived victims of their constitutional rights by kidnapping the victims under the guise of an arrest and forcing them to engage in sex for their freedom.Mitchell is being charged on seven
  
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• Columbus vice officer charged with holding victims, forcing them to engage in sexual acts

  11-03-2019 16:10
  COLUMBUS - Columbus police vice detective Andrew Mitchell is facing federal charges after he allegedly held women against their will and forced them to engage in sexual acts for their freedom.A grand jury indicted Mitchell on March 7. He was arrested Monday morning by federal agents.Mitchell is being charged on seven counts: three counts deprivation of rights under color of law, two counts witness tampering, one count of obstruction of justice and one count false statement to a US agency.Mitchel
  
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• Task Force nears 800 indictments from rape kit probes

  11-03-2019 11:23
  
  CLEVELAND — A sexual assault kit task force in an Ohio county has opened cases connected to more than 7,00 rape kits and is nearing 800 indictments from those investigations.The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports Rick Bell, chief of special investigations with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, says the task force first focused on getting indictments in decades-old cases before the statute of limitations for prosecution expired.The task force then turned its attention to identifying a
  
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• Ohio Republicans defending state congressional map in court

  11-03-2019 11:21
  
  CINCINNATI — Attorneys for Ohio Republican officials will call witnesses this week to defend the state's congressional map.A federal trial enters its second week Monday in a lawsuit by voter rights groups that say the current seats resulted from "an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander." Their witnesses have included Democratic activists and voters who have expressed frustration and confusion with districts that have stayed at 12 Republicans, four Democrats, since they were drawn ahead of
  
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• Fire chief dies, suffers emergency at firefighter's funeral

  11-03-2019 11:09
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The tragedy of a Maine firefighter who was fatally injured while shielding a colleague from flames was compounded Sunday by the death of a fire chief who suffered a medical emergency at the memorial service.Oxford Fire Chief Gary Sacco suffered the emergency as several thousand people, including hundreds of firefighters from across New England, gathered to honor Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes' sacrifice. Barnes was fatally injured in a four-alarm fire earlier this mo
  
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• Son of California councilwoman killed near USC campus

  11-03-2019 11:05
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A student who is the son of an Oakland, California, city councilwoman was shot and killed in what might have been a robbery attempt near the University of Southern California campus, officials said.Victor McElhaney, who was studying at USC's Thornton School of Music, was killed shortly after midnight Sunday about a mile from the campus, USC Annenberg Media reported.McElhaney, 21, is the son of Oakland Councilwoman Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Zachary Wald, the councilwoman'
  
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• Search continues in 2007 disappearance of Pennsylvania woman

  11-03-2019 11:04
  
  CHESTER, W.Va. (AP) — The FBI is trying to solve the 12-year-old disappearance of a Pennsylvania woman who vanished after leaving West Virginia casino.The FBI in Pittsburgh says in a statement Karen S. Adams of Independence Township, Pennsylvania, went to the nearby Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort in Hancock County, West Virginia, on March 11, 2007.The statement says Adams was observed on surveillance video at approximately 3 a.m. the morning of March 12 leaving the gambling comple
  
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• OSHP: 2 people injured, 1 horse dies in Hocking County crash

  11-03-2019 11:02
  
  LAURELVILLE, Ohio (10TV) -- Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a three-vehicle crash involving two horse-drawn buggies.It happened around 9:45 p.m. on State Route 180 near Defenbaugh Road in Hocking County.Troopers say a 17-year-old was driving his car when he ran into the first buggy, which had three people inside. The buggy that was hit then hit a second buggy, knocking both carriages off the right side of the roadway,Troopers say one woman was flown to Grant Medical Center w
  
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• Columbus State Community College to offer degree in cloud computing

  11-03-2019 11:00
  
  COLUMBUS (AP) — A new two-year program at Columbus State Community College aims to teach students about cloud computing.The college says the new associate of applied science degree in software development will be developed in partnership with Northern Virginia Community College and the education arm of Amazon Web Services. The Columbus Dispatch reports Columbus State has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant for nearly $600,000 to create the curriculum.Amazon says cloud computin
  
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• Georgia homeowner charged with murder in electrician's death

  11-03-2019 10:58
  
  MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia homeowner accused of shooting two electricians working at his home has since been charged with murder.News outlets report 68-year-old homeowner Larry Joel Epstein was charged with murder late last week after one of the electricians, 21-year-old Jake Horne, was taken off life support and died.Police responded Wednesday afternoon to a reported shooting at the home and found Horne shot in the head and his boss, 37-year-old Gordon Montcalm, suffering multiple gun
  
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• US Olympic cyclist Catlin found dead in her home at age 23

  11-03-2019 10:53
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic track cyclist Kelly Catlin, who helped the U.S. women's pursuit team win the silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, died Friday at her home in California. She was 23.USA Cycling chief executive Rob DeMartini said in a statement Sunday that "the entire cycling community is mourning this immense loss. We are offering continuous support to Kelly's teammates, coaches and staff. We also encourage all those who knew Kelly to support each other throu
  
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• Wall redux: Trump's budget sets up another border battle

  11-03-2019 09:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's new budget is returning to an old fight over spending on a border wall with Mexico.The president's proposal, set for release Monday, also seeks to increase spending for the military but cut back sharply on money for domestic programs in the name of fiscal responsibility.Trump's acting budget chief, Russ Vought, says the administration has "prioritized reining in reckless Washington spending."Democrats aren't buying it. The chairman of the House Budget C
  
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• False alarm prompts massive police presence at NY hospital

  11-03-2019 04:53
  
  BRONXVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Police rushed to a suburban New York hospital after two patients reported seeing a man with a shotgun, but after hours of searching officials concluded it was a false alarm.The incident at New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville Sunday night sparked a massive police response from nearby towns, including SWAT teams.Hours later, police say camera footage from outside the patients' room confirmed there was no individual armed with any kind of long gun or
  
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• Sister of central Ohio man killed in head-on crash says she forgives driver

  11-03-2019 04:13
  NEWARK, Ohio (10TV) -- The sister of a central Ohio man killed by an impaired driver says the only way to heal from her pain is to forgive the driver.Kelly Clarkson, sister of 47-year-old John Rodela, says news that her older brother and his 59-year-old girlfriend Cindy Perry were killed hit her hard.“I’m not angry at all," Clarkson said. "I’m more hurt that I didn’t get to see my brother one last time and that I didn’t get to hold him.”Investigators say Wedne
  
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• Sheriff's office looking for missing 17-year-old in Ross County

  11-03-2019 03:54
  
  ROSS COUNTY, Ohio - The Ross County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 17-year-old boy.The sheriff's office said Alec Nuebecker ran away from a home on Davis Hill Road.He was last seen wearing blue jogging pants, a black and white American flag hooded sweatshirt, and blue tennis shoes.If anyone has any information, they are asked to call the Ross County Sheriff's Office at 740-773-1185.
  
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• Man killed in Linden area shooting; investigation prompts school lockdown

  11-03-2019 03:39
  COLUMBUS, Ohio –Columbus Police are conducting an investigation into a man killed in a shooting in the Linden area Sunday night.The investigation forced several roads to close and placed Columbus Alternative High School on lockdown briefly Monday morning during a nearby SWAT situation.Police said officers responded to the area of Aberdeen Avenue and Ontario Street after 10:05 p.m. for multiple reports of shots fired.The man was found shot and he was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in
  
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• Man killed in Linden area shooting

  11-03-2019 03:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man was killed in a shooting in the Linden area Sunday night, according to Columbus police.Police said officers responded to the area of Aberdeen Avenue and Ontario Street after 10:05 p.m. for multiple reports of shots fired.The man was found shot and he was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition.Police dispatchers said the man was pronounced dead around 10:45 p.m.Police are looking for a suspect.
  
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• Homicide investigation prompts school lockdown after man killed in Linden area shooting

  11-03-2019 03:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio –Columbus Police are conducting an investigation into a man killed in a shooting in the Linden area Sunday night.The investigation forced several roads to close and placed Columbus Alternative High School on lockdown briefly Monday morning during a nearby SWAT situation.Police said officers responded to the area of Aberdeen Avenue and Ontario Street after 10:05 p.m. for multiple reports of shots fired.The man was found shot and he was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in
  
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• Police: Passengers shot in car while on I-670 in east Columbus

  11-03-2019 02:30
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two people were shot while riding in a car on I-670 Sunday afternoon, according to Columbus police.Police said the car was traveling on I-670 east near Leonard Avenue at approximately 2:30 p.m. when a silver vehicle pulled up next to it and someone shot multiple times from the back seat.Two passengers in the car were shot — one in the right leg and wrist and the other in the left leg.Both were treated at Mount Carmel East and are in stable condition.The driver of the
  
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• 'Free Pancake Day' returns to IHOP Tuesday

  11-03-2019 01:43
  
  IHOP is offering a free short stack of its Original Buttermilk Pancakes Tuesday, March 12 for "Free Pancake Day."The special runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is part of a charitable cause — the company is also asking diners to then donate to help children battling critical illnesses as part of "Flip it Forward for Kids."
  Until April 14, IHOP is also selling OREO Oh My Goodness pancakes, which is the winning creation of 6-year-old Brody from the IHOP Kid Chef Team. $1 from every sale of those
  
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