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• Couple and 2-month-old son survive after crossing paths with Richland County tornado

  15-04-2019 23:45
  Ryan and Haley Hess are lucky to be alive. They crossed paths with the EF-2 tornado that hit Shelby on Sunday evening.The couple had been shopping for a car when the tornado warning was sounded. They live right around the corner and were rushing home to get to their safe place when Haley saw debris circling in the air nearby.She knew she was looking at a tornado and couldn't believe how quickly it caught up to them."In a minute we were driving down the road and we couldn't see anything.We had no
  
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• Fast Casual Mediterranean Restaurant Opening at Atlas Building Downtown

  15-04-2019 22:11
  The Atlas building Downtown is adding some Mediterranean flair. District North, the first restaurant concept from father-son team Mossaad Beshay and Bassem Mossad, will open this spring. District North will serve up breakfast, lunch and dinner in fast-casual style from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. While Mossad describes the menu as Greek and Mediterranean, […]
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• Dublin dad's reading app competing for national award

  15-04-2019 22:09
  As a lover of children's books, Erick Slangerup decided there has to be an easier way to bond with his 5-year old daughter Nina when it comes to story time.Knowing that his cell phone was always in his pocket he decided to use the technology to build a connection with his daughter over the love of reading."Sometimes there are days when you don't have the time you may have one spare minute and I wanted that the time to tell a story," he says.Slangerup, whose background is writing children's books
  
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• Ohio lawmaker goes through drug education program, will keep seat

  15-04-2019 21:37
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state lawmaker from Cincinnati who faced a felony charge over a pill found in his vehicle has completed a drug education program, and the charge was reduced and dismissed Monday to resolve that matter.An Adderall pill was found when a state trooper stopped Democratic Rep. Sedrick Denson on a Columbus-area highway late last month. The 31-year-old freshman lawmaker said he isn't prescribed that stimulant and doesn't use it.Denson did acknowledge having wine hours befo
  
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• Urban Living Tour 2019

  15-04-2019 21:30
  If looking at real estate is one of your favorite things to do, then you’ll love the chance to find the home that’s right for you on Sunday, May 5 during the Urban Living Tour. It’s no secret that Downtown Columbus and its surrounding neighborhoods have been getting new and updated buildings on a regular […]
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• Heart of the City [Ep.2] Trailblazers: Megan Kilgore

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• Trump to award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom

  15-04-2019 20:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will present Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Spoke to @TigerWoods to congratulate him on the great victory he had in yesterday’s @TheMasters, & to inform him that because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019
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• Structure of Notre Dame saved as fire burns Paris cathedral

  15-04-2019 19:37
  PARIS (AP) — A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below.The blaze collapsed the cathedral's spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers, but Paris fire chief Jean-Claude Gallet said the church's structure had been saved after firefighters managed to st
  
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• Fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral; artwork, holy objects recovered

  15-04-2019 19:37
  PARIS (AP) — A massive fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below.The blaze collapsed the cathedral's spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers, but Paris fire chief Jean-Claude Gallet said the church's structure had been saved after firefighters managed to stop th
  
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• Catastrophic fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

  15-04-2019 19:37
  
  PARIS (AP) — A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below. France's Interior Ministry said firefighters might not be able to save the structure.The blaze collapsed the cathedral's spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers. A spokesman said the entire w
  
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• Mueller's redacted Trump-Russia report now expected Thursday

  15-04-2019 18:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department expects to make a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation public Thursday morning, a spokeswoman said Monday.The redacted report would be sent to Congress and also made available to the public, spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said.As Washington counted down until the release, President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks in an eleventh-hour effort to undermine the report's findings.Trump unleashed a series of
  
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• Mueller report on Trump-Russia investigation will be released Thursday, DOJ says

  15-04-2019 18:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department expects to make a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Trump-Russia investigation public Thursday morning, a spokeswoman said Monday.The redacted report would be sent to Congress and also made available to the public, Kerri Kupec said.Special counsel Robert Mueller officially concluded his investigation late last month and submitted a nearly 400-page confidential report to Attorney General William Barr. The attorney gen
  
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• First Look: Del Mar SoCal Kitchen

  15-04-2019 18:03
  This week, one of two brand new Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ concepts will celebrate a grand opening. Del Mar SoCal Kitchen, located on the ground floor of the 711 N. High St. building, opens to the public this Tuesday, April 16. Taking inspiration from Southern California, Del Mar leans hard into seafood. Oysters, tuna poké, salmon […]
  
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• Wrestling coach charged in connection to hazing incident in southwest Ohio

  15-04-2019 17:39
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police are looking for more victims after a wrestling coach from Pickerington was charged with failing to stop an incident of hazing.According to police in Franklin, south of Dayton, in June 2018 the Columbus-based Ohio All-Stars Wrestling Team rented the Franklin City School Facilities for practices.Investigators say one of the juvenile wrestlers from Cincinnati called his parents to pick him up early. He told his parents about a hazing incident, which was reported to police.Details
  
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• Actress Lori Loughlin, her husband plead not guilty in college scam

  15-04-2019 17:15
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are pleading not guilty to charges they took part in the sweeping college admissions bribery scam, according to court documents filed Monday.The couple is accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters admitted to the University of Southern California as crew recruits, even though neither is a rower.They were among 50 people charged last month in the scandal that has embroiled elite school
  
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• Make Earth Day Columbus The Greenest Yet!

  15-04-2019 15:00
  Did you know Earth Day Columbus is the largest volunteer-led Earth Day volunteer effort and celebration in the U.S.? Organized annually by Green Columbus, this week of action inspires thousands of people to pitch in to make our city a little greener! From planting trees to cleaning up litter in our beautiful parks, everyone can […]
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Brian K. Long II

  15-04-2019 13:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man wanted on multiple theft and burglary charges.Monday's Most Wanted for April 15th is 29-year-old Brian K. Long II. He is wanted on two counts of breaking and entering, and one count each of theft, obstruction of official business, possession of criminal tools and receiving stolen property.The sheriff's office says Long is described as 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs approximately 220 pounds.Deputies say he was las
  
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• Eye of the Tiger: How CBS covered Woods' win at The Masters

  15-04-2019 13:14
  
  Jim Nantz was told by the late Ken Venturi after Jack Nicklaus' 1986 Masters win that he would never see a day like that around Augusta National again.Nantz's 34th Masters ended up being just as dramatic with Tiger Woods' first victory in a major in nearly 11 years and his first green jacket since 2005."I think as far as pure elation and emotion, the scene around the 18th was the greatest thing I've ever been an eyewitness to," Nantz said after Sunday's broadcast.Nicklaus' win was Nantz's first
  
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• State recoups unpaid child support from gambling winnings

  15-04-2019 13:11
  
  COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio says it's continuing efforts to recoup unpaid child support from gambling jackpot winners, with $10 million brought in over the past five years.The Department of Job and Family Services says more than 6,300 jackpots have been intercepted involving winners at Ohio's casinos and racinos and the Ohio Lottery.Kimberly Hall is director of the family services agency. She says if noncustodial parents are behind on child support, gambling winnings should be used first to cover
  
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• Man's body found in Ohio River between Ohio, West Virginia

  15-04-2019 13:01
  
  WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say the body of a man has been found in the Ohio River.Wheeling police say in a news release a boater discovered the body on Sunday in the river near Bridgeport, Ohio.The statement says the body is being sent to the West Virginia medical examiner for an autopsy.
  
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• Trump using Tax Day visit to Minnesota to tout 2017 tax cuts

  15-04-2019 12:58
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — President Donald Trump will use Tax Day on Monday to visit Minnesota, an erstwhile Democratic stronghold he hopes to flip in 2020 after nearly winning it in 2016. Questions remain, however, about just how much he's politically benefiting from his signature legislative accomplishment.Minnesota, which gave the country Democratic Vice Presidents Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale, hasn't given its 10 electoral votes to a Republican since Richard Nixon in 1972. Trump cam
  
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• Lawmakers want non-budget approach to school 'takeovers' fix

  15-04-2019 12:56
  
  COLUMBUS (AP) — State lawmakers pushing an overhaul of Ohio's school-funding system say proposals to change how the state takes control of poor-performing districts shouldn't be part of the budget debate.Rep. John Patterson, a Democrat from Jefferson in northeastern Ohio, says lawmakers working on the issue need more time than the budget debate allows.Rep. Robert Cupp, a Republican from Lima, says he prefers not to see big policy changes enacted through the state budget process, but rather
  
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• Unions urge Democrats to focus on kitchen table economics

  15-04-2019 12:53
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ardently liberal, pro-labor and anti-corporate cash, the field of Democrats running for president may look like a union activist's dream. But some key labor leaders are starting to worry about the topics dominating the 2020 conversation.The candidates are spending too much time talking about esoteric issues like the Senate filibuster and the composition of the Supreme Court and not enough time speaking the language of workers, several union officials said. Those ideas may
  
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• President Trump confidant Roger Stone seeks full Mueller report

  15-04-2019 12:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's longtime confidant, Roger Stone, asked a federal judge Friday to compel the Justice Department to turn over a full copy of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation as part of discovery in his criminal case.Stone has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied to Congress, engaged in witness tampering and obstructed a congressional investigation into possible coordination between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential camp
  
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• Omar says more death threats coming since Trump pushed video

  15-04-2019 12:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar says she's faced increased death threats since President Donald Trump spread around a video that purports to show her being dismissive of the 2001 terrorist attacks. "This is endangering lives," she said, accusing Trump of fomenting right-wing extremism. "It has to stop."Her statement late Sunday followed an announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she has taken steps to ensure the safety of the Minnesota Democrat and the speaker's call for Trump to
  
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• Sanders pitches a tougher line than Trump on GM closures

  15-04-2019 11:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of betraying the working people who put him in office and challenged him to deny federal contracts to General Motors until the company reopens shuttered plants."The biggest lie was that he was going to stand up for working families and take on the establishment," the Democratic presidential contender told a Pittsburgh rally in his first visit of 2019 to the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania. "That was
  
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• Joe Biden resumes role as one of nation's top eulogists

  15-04-2019 11:28
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — On the cusp of an expected White House run, Joe Biden is returning to a familiar role this week as one of the nation's top eulogists.The former vice president will speak Tuesday at the funeral of Fritz Hollings, the longtime South Carolina Democratic senator who was Biden's Capitol Hill deskmate and friend. The tribute will add to the already memorable eulogies Biden has provided for everyone from Strom Thurmond to John McCain and Ted Kennedy, reflecting his status as
  
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• AEP working to restore power after storms sweep through Ohio

  15-04-2019 05:09
  
  Crews with AEP Ohio are working to restore power across the state after storms moved across the state on Sunday.A tornado in Shelby in Richland County left 13 poles broken and misaligned at least 7 more.AEP provided the following restoration times Sunday night:Southeast Ohio
  —Athens: 11:59 pm Monday
  —Marietta/McConnelsville/Pomeroy: 3:30 pm MondayNortheast Ohio
  —Carrollton/South Canton/Steubenville: 3 pm Monday
  —New Philadelphia: 6 pm MondaySouth Central Ohio
  —Chill
  
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• Columbus Zoo holding spring activities ahead of Easter Sunday

  15-04-2019 04:04
  
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is holding a two-day event for residents and families to partake in ahead of Easter Sunday.From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, guests can start by taking photos with the Easter Bunny at the Conservation Lake.At Conservation Courtyard, the zoo will host meet and greets with characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Peter Cottontail.The animals will get to partake in the festivities, too. In an egg hunt for the animals, the zoo’s residents will be able t
  
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• Blue Jackets move to the brink of sweeping Lightning

  15-04-2019 03:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky has the Columbus Blue Jackets on the brink of sweeping a playoff series that hardly anyone thought they could win.The Russian goalie shut the door when the Tampa Bay Lightning made a desperate late surge on Sunday night, preserving a 3-1 win and giving Columbus a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal against the NHL's best team.The Blue Jackets will try to finish the sweep — and win a playoff series for the first time in
  
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• Authorities: High winds led to partial building collapse in south Columbus

  15-04-2019 01:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Authorities say high winds were the culprit for a partial building collapse in south Columbus Sunday evening.Approximately 100 people were in the Kroger Pharmacy refill center on Rickenbacker Parkway West when it partially collapsed.Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Martin says two people had minor injuries.Authorities say the building is structurally sound and will be watched overnight.
  
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• Tornado damages homes, businesses in Richland County

  15-04-2019 00:04
  
  RICHLAND COUNTY, Ohio — The National Weather Service in Cleveland confirmed a tornado touched down in the area of Shelby, a city in Richland County, on Sunday.Homes and businesses were damaged and destroyed.Photos taken by a viewer and sent to 10TV show significant damage to the Rocket Chevrolet dealership on Mansfield Avenue.Rick Evans, the interim director of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency, said there are six houses damaged south of SR-96 on Loss Creek Road between Bucyr
  
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• Storm damages homes, businesses in Richland County

  15-04-2019 00:04
  
  RICHLAND COUNTY, Ohio — A storm involving a reported tornado moving through Ohio on Sunday caused major damage to the area of Shelby, a city in Richland County.Photos taken by a viewer and sent to 10TV show significant damage to the Rocket Chevrolet dealership on Mansfield Avenue.Rick Evans, the interim director of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency, said there are six houses damaged south of SR-96 on Loss Creek Road between Bucyrus and Shelby.A photo from Mansfield News Journ
  
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• EF2 tornado confirmed in Richland County; half-mile wide with 125 mph wind speeds

  15-04-2019 00:04
  SHELBY, Ohio -- The National Weather Service says an EF2 tornado damaged homes and businesses Sunday in Richland County.The Richland County Emergency Management Agency said it damaged about a half-dozen homes and at least six people were injured in the area.Summary provided by NWS: Start Location: 3 miles southwest of Shelby in Richland County Ohio
  End Location: 5 miles north of Olivesburg in Richland County OH
  Estimated Time: starting 4:42 p.m. reaching end point around 5 p.m.
  Estimated Maximum
  
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