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• Groveport-Madison kindergarten teacher placed on leave; accused of being “excessively harsh" with student

  25-03-2019 22:45
  
  GROVEPORT, Ohio – A kindergarten teacher in the Groveport Madison school district is on paid administrative leave after the district received a complaint about the teacher.The teacher, whom 10TV is not naming as no charges have been filed, is alleged to have been “excessively harsh when correcting a student” according to a statement from the district.The teacher works at Asbury Elementary School and is on paid leave pending the results of the investigation.The district listed t
  
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• Groveport-Madison kindergarten teacher place on leave; accused of being “excessively harsh" with student

  25-03-2019 22:45
  
  GROVEPORT, Ohio – A kindergarten teacher in the Groveport Madison school district is on paid administrative leave after the district received a complaint about the teacher.The teacher, whom 10TV is not naming as no charges have been filed, is alleged to have been “excessively harsh when correcting a student” according to a statement from the district.The teacher works at Asbury Elementary School and is on paid leave pending the results of the investigation.The district listed t
  
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• Dems demand full Mueller report; Trump says OK with him

  25-03-2019 22:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's full report "wouldn't bother me at all" as congressional Democrats clamored for the Justice Department to release the entire document and not just the summary from Attorney General William Barr.Trump's remarks came as Democrats prepared to huddle behind closed doors Monday evening to plot strategy for their own investigations of obstruction of justice and Russian election interference, amon
  
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• Photos: Weezer & Pixies at the Schottenstein Center

  25-03-2019 21:57
  If your roots spent any time steeped in 90s alt-rock, it was hard not to bask in the guitar-buzzed glow of the Weezer & Pixies double bill last Tuesday night at the Schottenstein Center.  A respectable number of ticketholders showed up at seven o’clock to check out the opening act – the Ipswich, England-reared rock quintet, Basement. Opening […]
  
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• Columbus Rotary Club: Economic Outlook for the US and Columbus, Ohio

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• Expert: Suicides of Parkland, Sandy Hook survivors are opportunity for critical conversation

  25-03-2019 21:49
  
  Survivors of the two of the deadliest school shootings in American history are dealing with three new tragedies.Two students who survived the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shootings have killed themselves within a week of each other.And Monday, the father of a girl murdered in the Sandy Hook school killings was found dead of an apparent suicide.As painful as the news is, one local expert says these tragedies are an important opportunity for conversation.Ohio Health's Director of Psychiatric Emergency
  
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• Lawmakers unveil proposal to overhaul Ohio's school funding

  25-03-2019 21:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — State lawmakers proposing an overhaul of how Ohio funds schools say their plan would more fairly split local and state shares of that funding and factor in the cost of educating a child and a community's ability to help pay for it.Republican Rep. Bob Cupp, of Lima, and Democratic Rep. John Patterson, of Jefferson, acknowledged Monday that their plan will cost more, but wouldn't specify how much. They say it would provide more funding for students in poverty, preschool acce
  
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• Police: Suspect in northeast Columbus SWAT standoff shot and killed himself

  25-03-2019 20:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police say a man wanted in connection with a shooting Monday afternoon shot and killed himself.Authorities were called to the area of Shasta Avenue and Ponderosa Drive around 2 p.m.An adult female was shot and taken to Mount Carmel St. Ann’s in stable condition.Columbus SWAT were called to the scene because the male suspect was barricaded inside an apartment before he was found dead.Police said a 15-year-old girl who was in the home escaped uninjured.
  
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• Man charged with crashing SUV into Franklin County mobile home, killing woman

  25-03-2019 20:13
  
  COLUMBUS – A man has been arrested after an SUV crashed into a mobile home and killing a woman in January.Shortly after 1 a.m. on January 17, a Chevrolet Trailblazer crashed into the home on Greenlawn Avenue.Officials say the driver appears to have lost control, went off the right side of the roadway and then crossed back over and went off the left side of the roadway.The vehicle then went through a fence, then into and through the mobile home. The driver of the vehicle left the scene on f
  
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• I-70 back open after semi-truck crash in downtown Columbus

  25-03-2019 19:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio- Columbus police have opened I-70 east Monday following a crash involving a semi-truck.Police dispatchers told 10TV all traffic was being diverted from I-70 east on to State Route 315 north after a truck jackknifed on the highway around 2 p.m.The highway and ramps are back open.No additional information was immediately available.
  
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• Prosecutor: Ohio pastor urged ministers to have sex with teen

  25-03-2019 19:09
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Ohio say text messages show that a pastor who's accused of grooming a 14-year-old girl for sex also encouraged two other ministers to have sex with her.The child sex trafficking trial for Anthony Haynes began Monday in Toledo. He could face up to life in prison if he's convicted.The two other Toledo-area pastors charged in the investigation have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.Prosecutors say Haynes had promised the girl's mother he'd t
  
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• Michael Avenatti charged with extortion and wire, bank fraud

  25-03-2019 18:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. prosecutors have charged Trump critic and attorney Michael Avenatti with extortion and bank and wire fraud.A spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles said Avenatti was arrested Monday in New York.Spokesman Ciaran McEvoy says the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump faces federal charges in New York and California.In New York, he was accused of threatening to use his ability to get publicity t
  
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• Avenatti charged with trying to extort millions from Nike

  25-03-2019 18:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the pugnacious attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was arrested Monday on charges that included trying to shake down Nike for as much as $25 million by threatening the company with bad publicity.Avenatti, who was also accused of embezzling a client's money to pay his own expenses, was charged with extortion and bank and wire fraud in separate cases in New York and California. He was a
  
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• Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open

  25-03-2019 18:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. That brought a hearty claim of vindication from Trump but set the stage for new rounds of political and legal fighting.The battle began Monday as White House aides and allies blanketed television news broadcasts to trumpet the findings and claim t
  
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• Father of child killed in Sandy Hook shooting found dead of apparent suicide

  25-03-2019 18:16
  
  Police say the father of one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut has been found dead of an apparent suicide.Newtown police say the body of 49-year-old Jeremy Richman was found Monday morning inside Newtown's Edmond Town Hall, where he had an office. An autopsy is expected Monday.Richman was the father of Avielle Richman, one of the first-graders killed along with six educators in the shooting on Dec. 14, 2012. He and his wife created The Avielle
  
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• Columbus State Delaware campus closed after reported threat to student

  25-03-2019 17:12
  DELAWARE, Ohio -Officials closed the Columbus State Community College Delaware Campus Monday morning due to a police investigation.A spokesperson for CSCC says they closed out of an abundance of caution. A student was reportedly threatened by her boyfriend and officials said they didn't want to take any chances.The school sent out this text alert to students:CSCC Alert: The Delaware campus has closed for the remainder of Monday, March 25. All classes and activities at Delaware are canceled, and
  
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• Columbus State Partners with Mid-Ohio Foodbank on Student-Centric Market

  25-03-2019 17:00
  If you’re hungry, it’s difficult to concentrate in the classroom. That concept is prevalent in grade schools and high schools across the country, but hunger-based needs don’t stop at the college level. Leaders at Columbus State Community College are well aware of this issue, and are looking to take the next step in addressing food […]
  
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• 40 car break-ins in one night south of Ohio State campus, police say

  25-03-2019 16:30
  
  COLUMBUS -- Dozens of people who live near the Ohio State University awoke to shattered car windows Saturday morning.Columbus police reports show the suspect, or suspects, went through approximately 40 vehicles, caused hundreds of dollars in damage and -- in a number of cases -- stole nothing.Investigators believe it happened late Friday or early Saturday on North High Street near East 8th Avenue just north of Kroger.An evidence tech managed to get fingerprints off a box inside one of the vehicl
  
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• Latest version of transportation budget would provide $55 million for public transit

  25-03-2019 16:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The latest version of Ohio's transportation budget would provide $55 million annually for public transportation in the state.The state Senate approved the amount this week as the GOP-controlled chamber passed the budget, which includes a 6-cent per gallon increase in the state gas tax.The Senate public transportation proposal provides less than the $100 million proposed by the House, but more than the $40 million in Gov. Mike DeWine's original proposal.Republican stat
  
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• Suspect in Rhoden family murders seeks solitary confinement

  25-03-2019 15:45
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — One of four family members charged with killing eight people from another family in Ohio wants solitary confinement in the jail where he's being held.Twenty-seven-year-old George Wagner IV, his parents and brother have pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder charges in the 2016 shootings of seven adults and a teenage boy from the Rhoden family in Pike County.Wagner's attorneys told a Pike County judge last week he wants solitary confinement to read the Bible and "do th
  
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• Prosecutor wants execution date for 1996 Ohio prison killing

  25-03-2019 13:37
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor is seeking an execution date for a death row inmate convicted of killing a 17-year-old prisoner in a race-related slaying.Madison County Prosecutor Stephen Pronai (proh-NEYE') says condemned prisoner John Stojetz (STOH'-yets) has exhausted all his legal options and is also not part of a bigger lawsuit challenging Ohio's lethal injection method.The 63-year-old Stojetz was convicted of stabbing to death 17-year-old Damico Watkins at Madison Correctional Ins
  
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• Student gun rights group announces Ohio State settlement

  25-03-2019 13:04
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A student gun rights group has announced a settlement with Ohio State University over the ability of concealed-carry permit holders to store guns in vehicles.The Students for Concealed Carry Foundation group says the settlement resolves a lawsuit first brought in 2014.Under the agreement the university updated its student code of conduct last month to allow storage of firearms in locked motor vehicles on campus by concealed handgun licensees.University spokesman Ben J
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Antonio Criswell

  25-03-2019 12:15
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is looking for 43-year-old Antonio Criswell.He is wanted on aggravated burglary and felonious assault charges.Criswell was last known to live in the Linwood area of Franklin County.If you know where he is, you are asked to contact the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at (614) 525-SWAT.
  
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• Larry Cohen, director of cult horror films, dies at 77

  25-03-2019 12:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Cohen, the maverick B-movie director of cult horror films "It's Alive" and "God Told Me To," has died. He was 77.Cohen's friend and spokesman, the actor Shade Rupe, said Cohen passed away Saturday in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones.Cohen's films were schlocky, low-budget films that developed cult followings, spawned sequels and gained esteem for their genre reflections of contemporary social issues.His 1974 "It's Alive," about a murderous mutant baby, dealt with
  
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• Israel mobilizes after Gaza rocket attack, escalation looms

  25-03-2019 11:56
  
  KFAR SABA, Israel — An early morning rocket fired from the Gaza Strip demolished a house in central Israel on Monday, wounding seven people and prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a trip to Washington. The military quickly mobilized troops and called up reserves, setting the stage for a potential major conflagration shortly before Israel's upcoming elections.The rocket destroyed a residential home in the farming community of Mishmeret, north of the city of Kfar Saba, w
  
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• Mueller report gives Russia 'I told you so' moment

  25-03-2019 11:30
  
  MOSCOW — Russia is reacting with an "I told you so" on Monday in state media after the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Moscow's involvement in the U.S. presidential election didn't find evidence of collusion.Wrapping up 22 months of the investigation, Mueller's report that was delivered over the weekend found no evidence that U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Russian officials to influence the 2016 election.Russian officials and state m
  
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• Texas sheriff's deputy shot during traffic stop dies

  25-03-2019 11:25
  
  EL PASO, Texas — A West Texas sheriff's deputy, who was critically wounded Friday in a shooting during a traffic stop, has died.The El Paso County Sheriff's office confirmed the death of Deputy Peter Herrera in a statement on Facebook. It gave no further details.Authorities had said on Friday that they expected Herrera to survive the shooting because he was wearing a protective vest.Herrera was shot around 1:50 a.m. Friday after stopping a vehicle in San Elizario, about 25 miles (40 kilome
  
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• Sausage recalled for metal contamination

  25-03-2019 11:23
  
  North Country Smokehouse is recalling a total of 2,686 pounds of sausage products because they might be contaminated with metal.The problem was discovered March 18 through a FSIS inspection. The sausage products were shipped to retail locations nationwide.According to a release on the USDA website, the contaminated sausage items were produced on Feb. 7 and 8, and display the below label information:1-lb. vacuum-packed packages containing "NORTH COUNTRY SMOKEHOUSE ORIGINAL OLD FASHIONED POLISH ST
  
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• More aging Americans are using pot to soothe what ails them

  25-03-2019 10:56
  
  LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — The group of white-haired folks — some pushing walkers, others using canes — arrive right on time at the gates of Laguna Woods Village, an upscale retirement community in the picturesque hills that frame this Southern California suburb a few miles from Disneyland.There they board a bus for a quick trip to a building that, save for the green Red Cross-style sign in the window, resembles a trendy coffee bar. The people, mostly in their 70s and 80s, pas
  
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• Bingo and bongs: More seniors seek pot for age-related aches

  25-03-2019 10:56
  
  LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — The group of white-haired folks — some pushing walkers, others using canes — arrive right on time at the gates of Laguna Woods Village, an upscale retirement community in the picturesque hills that frame this Southern California suburb a few miles from Disneyland.There they board a bus for a quick trip to a building that, save for the green Red Cross-style sign in the window, resembles a trendy coffee bar. The people, mostly in their 70s and 80s, pas
  
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• Upset Special? NCAA favorites lead the way into Sweet 16

  25-03-2019 10:54
  
  Chalk one up for the seeded favorite in the NCAA Tournament.The biggest upset this March isn't a wild heave at the horn for a winner from a No. 15 seed or a First Four team somehow weaving into the second weekend — it's the lack of genuine stunners to shake up the bracket.The top seeds are still at the top of the tourney.The field has the top three seeds in each round in the Sweet 16 for only the second time (2009) since the bracket expanded in 1985. It's tied with 2009 for the most top fo
  
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• Long-awaited video service expected from Apple on Monday

  25-03-2019 10:51
  
  Apple is expected to announce Monday that it's launching a video service that could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself.It's a long-awaited attempt from the iPhone maker, several years after Netflix turned "binge watching" into a worldwide phenomenon.The new video service is expected to have original TV shows and movies that reportedly cost Apple more than $1 billion — far less than Netflix and HBO spend every year.Also expected is a subscription service consisting of news, en
  
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• Apple belatedly jumps into the streaming TV business

  25-03-2019 10:51
  
  CUPERTINO, California (AP) — Jumping belatedly into a business dominated by Netflix and Amazon, Apple announced its own TV and movie streaming service Monday, enlisting such superstars as Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston and Steven Spielberg to try to overcome its rivals' head start.Apple didn't disclose the price or the launch date except to say that Apple TV Plus will be available this fall. It will feature Apple's original shows and movies.The company also unveiled a news subscription se
  
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• US experts revisit breast implant safety after new concerns

  25-03-2019 10:48
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. medical authorities are revisiting the safety of breast implants used by millions of American women, the latest review in a multi-decade debate about their health effects.An expert panel assembled by the Food and Drug Administration meets for two days starting Monday to discuss the latest evidence about the risks of illness and complications with the devices, which are used for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.The FDA is grappling with a recently confirmed
  
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• Ohio State eliminated from NCAA tournament after loss to Houston

  25-03-2019 04:06
  
  TULSA, Okla. — Houston's fans chanted "Sweet 16" in the final minute of the Cougars' NCAA Tournament win over Ohio State.The celebration was long overdue — 35 years, to be exact — since the Cougars have made this trip.Corey Davis scored 21 points to help Houston defeat Ohio State 74-59 in a second-round Midwest Region game Sunday night. It marked the Cougars' 33rd win of the season — breaking the record set by the 1983-84 team for the most wins in a season. That squad was
  
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• Police investigating deadly shooting in northeast Columbus

  25-03-2019 03:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police are investigating a deadly shooting in northeast Columbus.Officers were called to the 3200 block of Balsam Lake Drive just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday.One person was pronounced dead, according to Columbus police.Suspect information was not released.
  
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• Man charged with murder in deadly northeast Columbus shooting

  25-03-2019 03:52
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police have charged a man with murder in a deadly shooting in northeast Columbus.Sunday, at approximately 10:26 p.m., officers were called to the 3200 block of Balsam Lake Drive.According to Columbus police, when officers arrived they found a victim, later identified as Tavon Jonquel Peterson, unresponsive inside a home and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Peterson was pronounced dead at the scene.Police say early Thursday morning they arrested 24-year-old Marton Delany Hall on
  
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• Police investigating death of woman found in north Columbus home as homicide

  25-03-2019 03:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are investigating a woman's death as a homicide after her body was found in a home in north Columbus.Police said officers were called to the home on Duncan Street near Pearl Street just after 5:15 p.m. Sunday.Someone called police saying the woman who lived in the home was deceased.Officers found the woman inside and she was pronounced dead.The woman's name has not been released.This is the 24th homicide of 2019.
  
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