• Potential for severe weather in central Ohio on Sunday

    Potential for severe weather in central Ohio on Sunday
    There is potential for severe weather in central Ohio on Sunday.The NOAA National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has parts of the area under an Enhanced Risk for stronger storms.Right now the biggest threat for central Ohio is damaging winds but some hail and possibly an isolated tornado (likely a spin-up along a line of storms) cannot be ruled out.The SPC gives Southern and SE Ohio a 30% chance for significant weather within 25 miles of a given point.The timing of the event looks trick
  • Sunday tee times for the Masters changed due to possibility of severe weather

    Sunday tee times for the Masters changed due to possibility of severe weather
    AUGUSTA, Ga. - The tee times for the final round of the Masters on Sunday have been adjusted due to the possibility of severe weather.The Masters said players will be in groups of three and start at 7:30 a.m. on the first and tenth holes.The leaders will start at 9:20 a.m., which is about six hours earlier than a normal final round at the Masters.CBS will broadcast the final round live and coverage will start at 9 a.m.CBS said CBS Sunday Morning and Face the Nation will be preempted. Assuming th
  • Man who struck, killed Ohio officer sentenced to 11 years

    Man who struck, killed Ohio officer sentenced to 11 years
    PAINESVILLE, Ohio — A man who struck and killed an Ohio police officer directing traffic and then fled the scene has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.A judge on Friday handed down the maximum sentenced to 25-year-old Brian Anthony, of Kirtland.Authorities say Anthony struck 41-year-old Mentor police officer Mathew Mazany around 1 a.m. June 24 as Mazany assisted with a traffic stop on a Lake County freeway.Anthony surrendered to police later that day. A Lake County assistant prosecutor
  • Babysitter convicted in Ohio toddler's 2018 death

    Babysitter convicted in Ohio toddler's 2018 death
    HAMILTON, Ohio — An Ohio babysitter charged with murder in a 3-year-old girl's death has been convicted of the child's death.The Hamilton-Middletown News-Journal reports that a jury convicted Lindsay Partin late Friday of murder, involuntary manslaughter and child endangering.The 36-year-old Partin had pleaded not guilty and her attorney argued that detectives bullied a confession out of her and then stopped investigating other leads.Sentencing was set for May 9. Partin faces life in priso
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  • Inmate escapes in northeast Ohio on way from New York to Indiana

    Inmate escapes in northeast Ohio on way from New York to Indiana
    WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio - Law enforcement officers in northeast Ohio are searching for an inmate who escaped while being transported from New York to Indiana, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.Said Ali El-Khatib, in custody for larceny, was being driven from the New York Police Department to the Allen County Sheriff's Office in Indiana, according to OSHP.He has also been wanted by the Ashland Police Department since 2014 for the same offense.He was being driven by the transportation company
  • Inmate arrested in Ohio after he escaped during transport

    Inmate arrested in Ohio after he escaped during transport
    WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio - Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers in northeast Ohio arrested an inmate who escaped while being transported from New York to Indiana.The Ashland Post of the Ohio State Patrol found Ali El-Khatib walking near Interstate 71 and US-250 when they arrested him. No one was injured in that arrest.*UPDATE* Troopers from the Ashland Post have just taken Said Ali EL-KHATIB into custody without further incident. He was found walking near Interstate 71 and US250. No injuries to officers
  • Gray defeats Scarlet 35-17 in Ohio State's annual Spring Game

    The Gray team defeated the Scarlet team 35-17 in Ohio State's annual Spring Game on Saturday.Fans got a chance to see Ryan Day's first squad after he was named the team's head coach following Urban Meyer's retirement.Similar to last season, the Buckeyes will be looking to replace their starting quarterback with Dwayne Haskins departing for the NFL.Justin Fields and Matthew Baldwin saw a majority of the snaps.Fields went 9-of-15 for 131 yards and one touchdown for the Gray team. A highlight for F
  • Punter Drue Chrisman gets engaged during Ohio State Spring Game

    Punter Drue Chrisman gets engaged during Ohio State Spring Game
    COLUMBUS -- Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman had a big moment during Saturday's Spring Game, but it had nothing to do with his play.During halftime, Chrisman had his girlfriend participate in a fake kicking competition and he would be the holder.Instead of holding a football, Chrisman had a ring and asked her to marry him.She said yes.Shortly after, Chrisman was rushed by his teammates in celebration.He booms punts.He flips water bottles.He proposes at the spring game.Congrats to @OhioStateFB pun
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  • Group asks gov't to probe Nissan automatic emergency braking

    Group asks gov't to probe Nissan automatic emergency braking
    DETROIT — A U.S. auto safety group wants the government to investigate automatic emergency braking on some Nissan Rogue SUVs, alleging that the safety feature makes the vehicles brake even when there's no emergency.The nonprofit Center for Auto Safety filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeking the probe. The group says about 675,000 Rogues from the 2017 and 2018 model years should be recalled.Nissan says it has notified all customers of a software upda
  • Endangered whale experiencing mini-baby boom off New England

    Endangered whale experiencing mini-baby boom off New England
    An endangered species of whale is experiencing a mini-baby boom in New England waters, researchers on Cape Cod have said.The North Atlantic right whale is one of the rarest species of whale on the planet, numbering only about 411. But the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Massachusetts, said Friday its aerial survey team spotted two mom and calf pairs in Cape Cod Bay a day earlier. That brings the number seen in New England waters alone this year to three.That's big news because the wh
  • Cut melon sold in Ohio linked to US salmonella outbreak recalled

    Cut melon sold in Ohio linked to US salmonella outbreak recalled
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis-based company has issued a recall for melon products sold in 16 states after being linked to a salmonella outbreak.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the recall includes cut watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe produced by Caito Foods LLC. The fruit has been sold under various brands or labels at Kroger, Walmart, Trader Joe's, Target and Whole Foods.The affected states are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
  • Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | April 13, 2019

    Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | April 13, 2019
    Welcome back, everyone! For you first-time readers, happy to have you here!This blog is dedicated to those dog lovers across central Ohio. Unless you have a large backyard, many of you probably walk your dog, or dogs, on a daily basis, and maybe even multiple times a day.The purpose and goal of this blog is to help those dog walkers and their furry friends make the most out of their walks outside while being safe at the same time.So, let's start things off with a look at what I call the "Comfort
  • Why a 12-year-old boy is on a mission to solve his town's pothole problem

    Why a 12-year-old boy is on a mission to solve his town's pothole problem
    Muskegon Heights, Michigan — For middle-school parents like Trinell Scott, algebra homework is often the easy part. The tougher part of parenting is figuring out what your kid is off doing when the homework's done. Monte says he didn't tell his mom what he was doing. "He saw a need and he felt like he could meet that need, so that's why he did what he did," Trinell said.It all started one day when Trinell was driving around her hometown in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. The road was a moonsca
  • President Trump tweets video with partial Ilhan Omar quote and 9/11 footage

    President Trump tweets video with partial Ilhan Omar quote and 9/11 footage
    Several 2020 Democratic hopefuls and other prominent Democrats criticized President Trump after he tweeted a video showing part of Rep. Ilhan Omar's recent comments about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and television of the terrorist attacks. Several prominent conservatives and the New York Post have been using a partial quote from comments Omar made last month to accuse her of downplaying the terrorist attack.President Trump tweeted on Friday that "WE WILL NEVER FORGET!" along with the video, w
  • L.A. to name intersection after Nipsey Hussle

    L.A. to name intersection after Nipsey Hussle
    The Los Angeles City Council adjourned its regular meeting Friday in memory of Nipsey Hussle after approving a motion to rename the South L.A. intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard in honor of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle. The motion to rename the intersection was prompted by a Change.org petition that got nearly 500,000 signatures, CBS Los Angeles reports. City Councilman Marqueece Harris Dawson, a friend of Hussle's, introduced the motion to rename the Crenshaw-Slauson intersecti
  • Hacker group posts hundreds of law officer records

    Hacker group posts hundreds of law officer records
    BOSTON (AP) — A hacker group has posted online the personal information of hundreds of federal agents and police officers apparently stolen from websites affiliated with alumni of the FBI's National Academy.The Associated Press counted at least 1,400 unique records of employees of the FBI, Secret Service, Capital Police, and other federal agencies as well as police and sheriffs' deputies in North Carolina and Florida.The information appears to come from the websites of three local chapters
  • Booker to launch campaign tour from city where he was mayor

    Booker to launch campaign tour from city where he was mayor
    Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker will launch a national campaign tour Saturday with a major rally in the New Jersey city where he served as mayor, as he looks to break out of a crowded 2020 field of more than a dozen viable candidates.The senator from New Jersey has made visiting early voting states a priority during his 10 weeks in the presidential race, but so far he remains in the middle of the pack with poll numbers in the single digits. Still, his campaign is projecting confidenc
  • Woman wanted for murder in North Carolina may be in central Ohio

    Woman wanted for murder in North Carolina may be in central Ohio
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman wanted for murder in North Carolina may be in the central Ohio area, according to the Onslow County Sheriff's Office.The sheriff's office said Saundra Wagner, of Maysville, North Carolina, is wanted for the murder of James Pannoni.Pannoni was found dead on his property on April 8.The sheriff's office said Wagner is believed to be in Ohio, possibly near Hebron or Columbus.Wagner, 47, has brown hair and hazel eyes.She is 5-feet 2-inches tall and weighs between 130 and 160
  • North Carolina murder suspect thought to be in Ohio, caught in Alabama after crash

    North Carolina murder suspect thought to be in Ohio, caught in Alabama after crash
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman wanted for murder in North Carolina and thought to possibly be in the central Ohio area was caught in Alabama, according to the Onslow County Sheriff's Office.The sheriff's office said Saundra Wagner, of Maysville, North Carolina, is wanted for the murder of James Pannoni.Pannoni was found dead on his property on April 8.The sheriff's office initially said Friday that Wagner, 47, was believed to be in Ohio, possibly near Hebron or Columbus.On Saturday, the sheriff's offi
  • Columbus police looking for missing 11-year-old girl

    Columbus police looking for missing 11-year-old girl
    COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 11-year-old girl.Police said Fatuma Muktar ran away twice on Friday and is known to be trying to get to New York where other family members live.The first time she ran away Friday, she was found in the 700 block of Cannonby Place and police said she may be headed back to that area again.Police provided the picture above and it is the most recent picture of her. It was taken on Friday when she was found before s
  • Blue Jackets stun Lightning 5-1 to take 2-0 series lead

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matt Duchene had a goal and three assists, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves, and the Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 first-round series lead.Columbus also got goals from Cam Atkinson, Zach Werenski, Riley Nash and Artemi Panarin. The Blue Jackets started the postseason last season by winning the first two games of the first-round series with eventual Stanley Cup Washington, which won the next four games.Mikhail Sergac
  • 1 taken to hospital, 1 in custody following stabbing in south Columbus

    1 taken to hospital, 1 in custody following stabbing in south Columbus
    One person is injured following a stabbing in south Columbus Friday night.It happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of S. High Street. Columbus police say the victim was taken to Grant Medical Center in serious condition. One person is in custody.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this developing story.
  • Python named after Jack Hanna dies at Columbus Zoo

    Python named after Jack Hanna dies at Columbus Zoo
    COLUMBUS Ohio – A reticulated python died at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium died on Friday.The zoo said Hanna died at the age of 20, which is nine more years than the life expectancy of reticulated pythons.Staff said she was recently treated for gastritis, but her condition did not improve, so the decision was made to humanely euthanize her.Hanna had been at the zoo since 2010 and was named after director emeritus Jack Hanna.The name "Hanna" was entered into a naming contest by a zoo guest
  • Lancaster domestic violence shelter looking for help with repairs

    A domestic violence shelter in Lancaster that has helped thousands is now looking for support.At the unmarked Lancaster home that serves as the Lighthouse Domestic Violence Shelter, there are a total of six individual units.Susan Stoughton, the new Executive Director for Lighthouse, says each unit is equipped with beds for a family and an attached bathroom. But each room provides its own challenges.“This house — because of financial concerns — many of the repairs have been igno
  • Trump administration's transgender military ban takes effect today

    Trump administration's transgender military ban takes effect today
    The Pentagon's controversial policy for transgender service members goes into effect Friday. The new regulation keeps transgender troops from serving in the nation's military openly and also "blocks all use of DoD or DHS resources to fund sex reassignment surgical procedures." The Defense Department says people can serve if they remain their biological sex. They estimate that nearly 15,000 troops identify as transgender and could potentially be impacted by the policy. Under the new policy, any p

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