Columbus news

• Rallies at State House bring people, religions together to honor New Zealand victims

  17-03-2019 23:47
  
  Underneath the capitol of Ohio, Sunday, a statement was being made with a capital "S."In fact, there were two.One was a rally for political freedom in Algeria in North Africa. The other was remembering the 50 people who died at shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, last week."What happened on Friday in New Zealand has shaken my entire community," said Zerqa Abid.Abid is a co-organizer of the event. She's with My Project USA. She helped to bring together people from all walks of life
  
  Read more

• Authorities identify man killed in small airplane crash in Union County

  17-03-2019 23:30
  UNION COUNTY, Ohio — Authorities say one person died when a small plane crashed into a farm field in Union County.Chief Deputy Tom Morgan of the Union County Sheriff's Office said that the plane skidded across a road and hit a utility pole and lines after crashing Sunday. That caused a power outage in the village of Plain City, northwest of Columbus.It was snowing and overcast at the time of the crash. The plane was preliminarily identified as a Cessa 421 twin engine. Chief Deputy Morgan s
  
  Read more

• Airplane crash closes several roads in Union County

  17-03-2019 23:30
  
  UNION COUNTY, Ohio — The Union County Sheriff’s Office says an airplane has crashed near Harriott Road and U.S. 42.First responders were called at 5:42 p.m. Sunday afternoon.According to dispatchers, several power poles were damaged in the crash.It is unclear how many people were onboard the plane. No information has been released on any injuries at this time.Several roads are closed in the area, including U.S. 42 from Delaware County to U.S. 33. Residents are asked to avoid this are
  
  Read more

• 1 killed in small airplane crash in Union County; several roads closed

  17-03-2019 23:30
  
  UNION COUNTY, Ohio — The Union County Sheriff’s Office confirms one person has died following a small airplane crash near Harriott Road and U.S. 42 Sunday.Watch: The Union County Sheriff's Office gives an update on Sunday's fatal crash.First responders were called at 5:42 p.m. Sunday afternoon.According to authorities, the Cessna 421 airplane had its initial impact west of U.S. 42, skipped across the roadway and landed again east of the road, hitting several power poles.Authorities s
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 1 killed in small airplane crash in Union County

  17-03-2019 23:30
  UNION COUNTY, Ohio — Authorities say one person died when a small plane crashed into a farm field in Union County.Chief Deputy Tom Morgan of the Union County Sheriff's Office said that the plane skidded across a road and hit a utility pole and lines after crashing Sunday. That caused a power outage in the village of Plain City, northwest of Columbus.Morgan said one person died, and he did not know how many people were aboard.He said it was snowing and overcast at the time of the crash. The
  
  Read more

• Ohio State earns No. 11 seed; will face Iowa State in NCAA Tournament

  17-03-2019 23:25
  
  The Ohio State Buckeye’s men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.Ohio State drew the No. 11 seed in the Midwest Region. They’ll face No. 6 Iowa State on Friday, March 22 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Feels like March 📅#Team120 | #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/delvZWg5gz— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) March 17, 2019
  The Buckeyes finished the regular season 19-14 and 8-12 in Big Ten Conference play.They advanced to the quarterfi
  
  Read more

• March Madness 2019: NCAA tournament brackets revealed

  17-03-2019 22:27
  
  Download: 2019 BracketThe Latest on Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament (all times local):6:40 p.m.Gonzaga is the fourth No. 1 seed.The Zags headline the West Region after losing to Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game. That was their first loss since falling to Tennessee and North Carolina in December.The Zags have Big Ten runner-up Michigan as their No. 2 seed.___6:30 p.m.The Atlantic Coast Conference has a bit of history: For the first time the conferenc
  
  Read more

• How to watch NCAA March Madness Selection Sunday 2019

  17-03-2019 22:04
  
  March Madness is here. The matchups for the NCAA men's basketball tournament and the road to the Final Four will revealed during the one-hour selection show. CBS is once again hosting the show, which begins Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.How to watch Selection SundayDate: March 17, 2019
  Time: 6 p.m. ET
  TV channel: Your local CBS station
  Live stream: NCAA.com/march-madness-liveThe show will start by revealing the tournament's bracket by region. Host Greg Gumbel and analysts Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis will
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Fire breaks out at a Houston-area petrochemicals terminal

  17-03-2019 19:57
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Some residents in the Houston area are being urged to find a safe location indoors after a fire broke out at a petrochemicals terminal.The fire started Sunday at Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) southeast of Houston. Deer Park officials issued a shelter-in-place directive after the fire was reported.Harris County officials say the fire started about 10 a.m. at the terminal that stores petrochemical liquids and gases, including f
  
  Read more

• Mother charged in connection to Rhoden family murders wants charges dismissed

  17-03-2019 19:41
  
  PIKETON, Ohio (AP) — Attorneys for a woman facing charges in connection to an Ohio family massacre are seeking dismissal of obstruction and perjury charges against her.Seventy-six-year-old Fredericka Wagner's son, daughter-in-law and two grandsons pleaded not guilty to the 2016 slayings of eight Rhoden family members in Pike County.Wagner pleaded not guilty to charges against her. The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports her attorneys filed a motion Friday to dismiss those charges, saying she
  
  Read more

• In 25th Year, Kaleidoscope Youth Center Focuses on Homelessness

  17-03-2019 14:00
  Kaleidoscope Youth Center (KYC) is marking its 25th anniversary with a range of new programs combatting youth homelessness.  Though the initiatives are relatively new to KYC, they’re not entirely new ideas, says Executive Director Erin Upchurch. They’re borrowing framework from programs out of Minneapolis (Avenues for Homeless Youth) and Cincinnati (Lighthouse Youth Services) to introduce […]
  
  Read more

• Police searching for answers in murder case from 2012

  17-03-2019 13:44
  COLUMBUS-- Police are searching for answers in a murder case from 2012.According to Columbus police, on March 20, at approximately 11:17 p.m., officers were dispatched to Children’s Hospital on a reported shooting victim.Officers arrived and from witnesses discovered the shooting occurred in front of a residence in the 800 block of Forest Street, according to CPD.The victim, 19-year old Carlos Hardiman, Jr., was taken to Grant Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 1:43 a.m.Cri
  
  Read more

• Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand officially enters 2020 White House race

  17-03-2019 12:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand formally joined the 2020 White House race on Sunday and previewed the hard line she will take against President Donald Trump by announcing a rally outside one of his signature Manhattan properties.She had spent more than a month traveling around the country to gauge support for a run.Her announcement that she was joining the dozen-plus candidates who want to challenge Trump came in a nearly three-minute video produced by her campaign and r
  
  Read more

• Virginia county approves Amazon incentives despite protests

  17-03-2019 11:46
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Protesters repeatedly shouted "shame" as a northern Virginia county board unanimously approved a $23 million incentives package for Amazon to build a new headquarters there.News outlets report the Arlington County Board's 5-0 vote came after hours of heated public testimony Saturday. Supporters said Amazon's plan to build a massive facility in Crystal City will lead to tens of thousands of good jobs. Opponents, however, said the tech giant doesn't deserve public subsi
  
  Read more

• Dog that completed Iditarod sled race dies of pneumonia

  17-03-2019 11:34
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Iditarod race officials say a dog on a racer's team has died of pneumonia, and the musher has been withdrawn from the event.In a statement, the Iditarod organization announced that Oshi, a 5-year-old female on the race team of Richie Beattie died Saturday evening at an animal hospital in Anchorage from aspiration pneumonia.Beattie and his team finished the race on Thursday. The organization says that while carrying out post-race checkups, Iditarod Trail Committee v
  
  Read more

• Rescues, evacuations as floodwaters breach levees in Midwest

  17-03-2019 11:22
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities were using boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at least one person.The scramble to move people out of harm's way was expected to subside going into the new week, as rivers and creeks in flooded eastern Nebraska and western Iowa were expected to crest Saturday and Sunday. That
  
  Read more

• Biden's verbal slip about campaign draws Democrats' cheers

  17-03-2019 10:53
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Did Joe Biden accidentally reveal his plans to run for the White House? Or was it just another slip of the tongue by the former vice president with a reputation for veering off script?In a keynote speech at a dinner for the Delaware Democratic Party, Biden boasted Saturday that he has "the most progressive record of anybody running." The only problem is that Biden hasn't announced whether he will launch a third run for the White House, despite repeatedly teasing the poss
  
  Read more

• 1 dead after pedestrian struck by car in south Columbus

  17-03-2019 06:28
  
  COLUMBUS-- One man is dead after being stuck by a car in south Columbus, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.It happened Saturday at approximately 9:04 p.m. on Brown Road north of Engadine Avenue.A man was driving northbound when Matthew Loel, 34, appeared to be intoxicated and walking southbound in the middle of the northbound lanes, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.Loel was struck head on by the car and was pronounced dead by Franklin Township medics at 9:11 p.m.
  
  Read more

• Manziel signs with new Alliance league, will join Memphis

  17-03-2019 04:28
  
  Johnny Football is heading to Memphis to resume his football career.Johnny Manziel signed with the Alliance of American Football on Saturday night and will join the Memphis Express. The quarterback's rights belonged to San Antonio of the spring league, but that team declined to sign him and Manziel then was free to join any of the other seven clubs. He was awarded through the AAF's waiver system to the Express, who have a league-worst 1-5 record."We are pleased to welcome Johnny Manziel to Allia
  
  Read more

• Marchand does it again in OT as Bruins beat Blue Jackets 2-1

  17-03-2019 04:06
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored 3:30 into the overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.The win snapped Boston's three-game losing streak that came after it earned at least a point in 19 straight games. Patrice Bergeron had a power-play goal for the Bruins and set up the game-winner.Bergeron spun around and fed Marchand in the right circle, where Marchand one-timed a shot as he went to one knee for his 15th OT goal, most in tea
  
  Read more

• DUI Task Force hits the streets for St. Patrick's Day celebrations

  17-03-2019 03:16
  Law enforcement agencies around Franklin County are increasing patrols, Saturday night, to help keep people safe during St. Patrick's Day weekend."Several of your holidays throughout the year seem to increase the amount of impaired drivers you get out on the street and St. Patrick's Day certainly is one of those," Sgt. Samuel Byrd said.Sgt. Byrd is with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. He says on a normal Saturday night they have 15 units on the roads. Saturday, they have about 20. The extr
  
  Read more

• Huddle up! Browns QB Mayfield takes turn as Brewers 1B coach

  17-03-2019 02:02
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Baker Mayfield wasn't going to pass up this opportunity.Fully aware the Milwaukee Brewers wanted to protect him, Mayfield knew he wouldn't get into a spring training game during his two-day stay with the NL Central champions. But they let the Cleveland Browns quarterback get real close — a surprise stint as the first base coach for three innings Saturday.As the split-squad Brewers came to bat in the bottom of the fourth, that's when third base coach Eddie Sedar suddenl
  
  Read more

• Dozens lose their locks in Columbus to support cancer research

  17-03-2019 01:52
  
  While there’s plenty going on this weekend, dozens of people sporting green Saturday took it all off for cancer.Fado Irish Pub in Columbus hosted a St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving event.St. Baldrick’s has been raising money for childhood cancer research for nearly 20 years."I just wanted to do something to support them, emotionally as well as financially,” said Donna Poland.“It's her fault. This is all her fault. (Donna) recruited me and so many others to com
  
  Read more

• Amber Alert issued for missing 5-year-old Indiana girl

  17-03-2019 00:42
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WTHR) — The Fort Wayne Police Department has issued a statewide Amber Alert for a missing 5-year-old girl.Leanna Nicole Herron was last seen at 3 p.m. Saturday and is believed to be in extreme danger.Leanna is described as 4 feet tall, 69 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray sweat suit with white stripes and black and white Nikes.Police believe the suspect is 26-year-old Zyair Jalinc Herron.He is 5 feet 9 inches tall, 165 pounds and has
  
  Read more

• Workers at Ohio UPS hub say they were targets of racism

  17-03-2019 00:09
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — UPS workers at a distribution hub in Ohio sued the company Wednesday, alleging discriminatory hiring decisions and a series of racist acts, including a noose and Confederate flags in the workplace.White employees in 2016 directed racist language at black workers, displayed a stuffed monkey wearing a UPS uniform, and put up the noose and flags, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by 19 workers against UPS and five managers.The lawsuit alleges management at the UPS dis
  
  Read more

• SWAT situation over at Linden area home; several in custody

  17-03-2019 00:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The scene is clear after Columbus Police SWAT responded to a barricade situation in a Linden area home Saturday.Columbus Police closed several roads around the 1100 block of 21st Avenue while the scene was still active.An officer at the scene says several people were taken into custody for questioning.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
  Read more

Follow @Colombus_News on Twitter!