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• Amber Evans posthumously awarded with a Create Columbus Visionary Award

  21-05-2019 23:53
  A community activist whose life was cut short has been honored by the City of Columbus.Council members posthumously awarded Amber Evans a Create Columbus Visionary Award, an accolade that recognizes young professionals who are making a difference.Evans disappeared the evening of Monday, January 28. Her body was recovered from the Scioto River in March.Columbus City Council President Shannon G. Hardin posted a message to Amber’s parents.“Thank you to Mr. Peters and Ms. Fischer for sha
  
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• "Today is the day we say no!": Pro-choice rally takes over Ohio Statehouse steps

  21-05-2019 23:30
  
  A pro-choice abortion rally took over the sidewalk in front of Gov. Mike DeWine's office and the steps of the Ohio Statehouse."For too long women have been regarded as the weaker sex," said Jes Stein, one of the event coordinators. "We've never been weaker, just compliant. And it stops now."Hundreds of people attended the demonstration. It was part of a National Day of Action hosted by Planned Parenthood and other pro-choice organizations."I'm here to support my wife and my daughters, and being
  
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• Mickleson, Rose and Thomas announced for 2019 Memorial Tournament

  21-05-2019 23:30
  
  The reigning FedExCup champion, a World Golf Hall of Fame member and a former World No. 1 are part of the next set of golfers participating in this year’s Memorial Tournament.Officials announced Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson and Justin Thomas will be competing next week at Muirfield Village Golf Club.Some of the other names announced so far include defending champion Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott and Tony Finua.Ohio State Men’s Golf standout Wil
  
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• Pickaway County student’s design wins Ohio’s ‘I Voted’ sticker contest

  21-05-2019 22:58
  
  A Pickaway County student’s design has been declared the winner of Ohio’s ‘I voted’ sticker contest.Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the winning design was made by Teays Valley High School senior Emily Legg.The contest received more than 2,000 entries from sixth to 12th-grade students across the state.Secretary LaRose selected the three finalists and more than 15,000 votes were made for Emily’s design.
  
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• ShotSpotter technology helps Columbus police cut response times in 3 neighborhoods

  21-05-2019 22:36
  Shootings are almost a daily occurrence in Columbus.The city installed the ShotSpotter technology in three neighborhoods earlier this year to help police track gunfire."Since we've installed ShotSpotter we've had almost 690 alerts, " Deputy Chief Richard Bash of Columbus Division Of Police said.On Monday, ShotSpotter went into action on South Wayne Avenue and Sullivant Avenue on a report of a shot fired."We were able to get there quickly to provide medical attention," Bash said.Police believe th
  
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• 2019 Armed Forces Day Luncheon

  21-05-2019 22:22 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Section of I-70 closed in Madison County due to crash involving 2 tractor-trailers

  21-05-2019 21:19
  
  A section of Interstate 70 in Madison County is closed in both directions after a crash involving two tractor-trailers.According to ODOT, both directions of I-70 were shut down between SR 142 and US 42.According to Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday. Only minor injuries were reported.Crews were able to reopen eastbound lanes around 3:40 p.m.The westbound lanes remained closed. Drivers must exit at SR 142 according to ODOT.
  
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• I-70 in Madison County back open after crash involving 2 tractor-trailers

  21-05-2019 21:19
  
  A section of Interstate 70 in Madison County is back open after a crash involving two tractor-trailers.According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, both directions of I-70 were shut down between SR-142 and US-42.The crash happened around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.Only minor injuries were reported.Crews were able to reopen eastbound lanes around 3:40 p.m.The westbound lanes opened around 7:30 p.m.
  
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• Police: Gas leak closes Weber Road for several hours in north Columbus

  21-05-2019 20:24
  
  Columbus police said Weber Road in north Columbus will be closed for several hours Tuesday due to a gas leak.A construction crew hit the gas line earlier in the day.Columbia Gas crews are working to repair the leak which will impact roads in the area for several hours.Police says rush hour traffic will be impacted and Weber Road will be closed between McGuffy and Clevland Avenues for several hours.GAS LEAK 5/21/19 2pm:
  Due to a major gas leak Weber Road between McGuffey Avenue & Cleveland Av
  
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• SWACO Releases Plan to Cut Food Waste in Half by 2030

  21-05-2019 19:04
  In September of 2018, the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, otherwise known as SWACO, developed the Central Ohio Food Waste Initiative to unite organizations in a common goal of reducing food waste in central Ohio. The initiative, which includes more than 60 organizations, businesses, schools and nonprofits, came together to form solutions to prevent […]
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• CAPA Celebrates 50th Anniversary

  21-05-2019 19:02 via youtube.com
  
  
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• National Weather Service confirms 3 tornadoes in Ohio

  21-05-2019 18:55
  
  WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) — The National Weather Service has now confirmed that three tornadoes touched down in Ohio, downing trees and causing some damage to buildings.There were no reports of any injuries from the EF-1 tornadoes Sunday night in southwestern Ohio.The weather service in Wilmington says a tornado with maximum wind speeds estimated at 90 mph touched down in the Eaton area and another tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 mph came down in the West Alexandria area. Both communiti
  
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• Piper Perabo Talks Feminism, Intersectionality and Local Elections

  21-05-2019 18:48
  Piper Perabo was always a feminist, she says, but it was only within the last few years that her feminism became active and intersectional.  As a white woman with a suburban childhood, a college education, and a massive platform as an actress (Coyote Ugly, Lost and Delirious, Cheaper by the Dozen), Perabo admits to possessing […]
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• Feeding Students and Helping Neighbors This Summer

  21-05-2019 18:00
  Did you know only 1 in 6 children who qualify for free or reduced lunches during the school year have access to meals during the summer? In 2018, Go Lunch Columbus, Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Summer Food Program, more than served 500,000 meals at over 230 Columbus locations to students and others who have limited […]
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• Columbus Metro Parks issues warning after video shows deer charging visitor

  21-05-2019 17:58
  PLAIN CITY, Ohio -A video shared by Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks shows a deer charging at a man and a dog at Glacier Ridge.Park officials shared the video as a warning to visitors, saying that deer can be aggressive during fawn rearing season if they feel a threat to their young.Jacob Smith from Dayton was visiting his friends who go to Ohio State University. Smith said they went to Glacier Ridge Metro Parks, bringing his dog to the disc golf course.Smith, his friends and his dog, De
  
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• Boyz II Men to perform free concert at Columbus Commons in August

  21-05-2019 16:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Boyz II Men will perform at the Columbus Commons later this summer as part of the Common Ground Concert Series.The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) and Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) made the announcement Tuesday.Boyz II Men will perform at the Commons on Thursday, Aug. 8.Tickets are free but required to attend the concert. Early access tickets will be available to Columbus Commons newsletter subscribers on Tuesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. A limi
  
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• Photos: Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival

  21-05-2019 16:02
  It may have a new name, but the first ever Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival grabbed the baton from Rock on the Range and took off running. Music fans from all over the world flocked to MAPFRE Stadium for guitars, screaming men, crowd surfing, overpriced drinks and the disruption of some typically unpredictable Ohio […]
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• Baby cut from murdered mother's womb opens his eyes for the first time

  21-05-2019 15:59
  
  STICKNEY, Ill. (CNN/AP) — An infant cut from his mother's womb in a gruesome crime reportedly opened his eyes briefly on Sunday.Nineteen-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez was 9-months pregnant when she was killed and her unborn baby boy was cut from her womb.The boy is in grave condition and on life support in the neonatal intensive care unit.In a photo, taken Sunday by a student pastor, the baby is being held by his father Yovany Lopez. The infant is attached to various tubes and appears to be
  
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• The List: 10 New Restaurant & Bar Patios to Check Out in Columbus

  21-05-2019 15:13
  In the months between late spring and early fall, when unseasonably warm mornings and nights become more frequent, Columbus residents tend to come out of every corner. Whether getting drinks and dining with friends in the Brewery District, or people watching in the Short North, this special time of year is not to be missed. […]
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• Lockdowns lifted, 1 in custody after reported threat to Grove City schools

  21-05-2019 14:21
  
  GROVE CITY, Ohio -- Grove City police and the South-Western City School District placed 15 schools on lockdown Tuesday due to a reported threat.Police did not give a description of the threat, saying only that it was "vague."Out of an abundance of caution, parents were notified and the schools put a "stay in place" order, meaning no students were allowed outside of the buildings.Authorities later deemed the threat "not credible" and the lockdowns were lifted just before 9 a.m.Grove City police s
  
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• Former student charged with inducing panic for alleged threat to Grove City schools

  21-05-2019 14:21
  GROVE CITY, Ohio -- Grove City police and the South-Western City School District placed 15 schools on lockdown Tuesday due to a reported threat.Police did not give a description of the threat, saying only that it was "vague."Out of an abundance of caution, parents were notified and the schools issued a "stay in place" order, meaning no students were allowed outside of the buildings.Authorities later deemed the threat "not credible" and the lockdowns were lifted just before 9 a.m.Grove City polic
  
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• Alaska small plane crash kills 2 a week after a deadly mid-air collision involving the same carrier

  21-05-2019 12:42
  
  Two people died Monday afternoon when the plane they were in crashed into Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska, a week after another deadly crash nearby involving the same operator.The Ketchikan Gateway Borough confirmed on its Facebook page that "a pilot and a single passenger" died in the crash of the de Havilland Beaver floatplane operated by Taquan Air, reports CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA-TV.The names of the deceased were being withheld pending notification of their next of kin."Good Samaritans have t
  
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• Man convicted of running over, killing man gets 30 years

  21-05-2019 12:38
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man found guilty of attacking and running over and killing a man at an interstate rest stop in Ohio has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Summit County's prosecutor says 35-year-old Paul Randall, 35, of Dolgeville, New York, was sentenced Monday in Akron after pleading guilty to charges including aggravated vehicular homicide and grand theft of a motor vehicle.A release from Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh says witnesses told investigators Randall knocked 43-year-old
  
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• WWII plane rescued from boneyard to join D-Day anniversary

  21-05-2019 12:35
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Filled with paratroopers, a U.S. warplane lumbered down an English runway in 1944 to spearhead the World War II D-Day invasion with a message for Adolf Hitler painted in bright yellow across its nose: "That's All, Brother."Seventy-five years later, in a confluence of history and luck, that plane is again bound for the French coast for what could be the last great commemoration of the Allied battle to include D-Day veterans, many of whom are now in their 90s.Rescued
  
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• Mississippi 6-week abortion ban heads to federal court

  21-05-2019 12:32
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge who struck down Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban last year is hearing arguments about a new law that puts the ban even earlier.The law would prohibit most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, at about six weeks, when many women may not know they're pregnant.Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed it in March, and the state's only abortion clinic, Jackson Women's Health Organization, sued the state.U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves is hearing
  
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• Attorneys: Ohio State needs to reveal who knew about abuse

  21-05-2019 12:29
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Administrators at Ohio State University should release the names of all coaches, trainers and personnel who knew of but failed to act on complaints about a now-dead team doctor who sexually abused male students for nearly two decades, said attorneys for some of the victims.They also are calling on the university to give them a specific plan by June that shows how Ohio State will deal with future sexual abuse allegations and how it will make sure this never happens again
  
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• Airline group predicts another record for summer travel

  21-05-2019 12:28
  
  The airline industry's U.S. trade group is predicting another record for summer travel.Airlines for America forecast Tuesday that 257.4 million people will fly on U.S. carriers between June 1 and Aug. 31.That's a 3.4% increase over last summer, and it works out to about 2.8 million travelers a day.The trade group says airlines are adding 111,000 seats per day, more than the predicted 93,000 increase in daily passengers.According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the average inflat
  
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• Dual hearings on Capitol Hill focus on Trump's Iran policy

  21-05-2019 12:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As questions mount over President Donald Trump's tough talk on Iran, top national security officials are heading to Capitol Hill to brief Congress. But skeptical Democrats have asked for a second opinion.The competing closed-door sessions Tuesday, unusual and potentially polarizing, come after weeks of escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf that have raised alarms over a possible military confrontation with Iran. Lawmakers are warning the Trump administration it cannot t
  
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• Police make OVI arrest after car crashes into two homes in Near East Side

  21-05-2019 09:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -No one was injured when a vehicle hit two houses on Tuesday morning.The crash happened just before 3:00 a.m. in the 300-block of St. Clair Avenue.A car crashed into two homes, coming to a rest inside of one of them. There were two men inside the home with the most damage. They were not hurt. The second home was vacant.The driver was not hurt and was able to get out of the vehicle on her own. Police took the woman into custody. Dispatchers tell 10TV officers reported making an OVI
  
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• Police identify man found shot and killed inside Italian Village apartment

  21-05-2019 07:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Columbus Police are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex near the Short North.It happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Kerr Street, near Italian Village Park.Police say a man came home and found his roommate shot.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.Police identified the victim as 26-year-old Stephen A. Smith, Jr.At this point they do not have any information on possible suspects.Stay with 10TV and 10tv.com for updates as this story dev
  
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• Person found shot and killed inside Short North apartment

  21-05-2019 07:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Columbus Police are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex in the Short North.It happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Kerr Street, near Italian Village Park.Police say a man came home and found his roommate shot.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.Police say at this point they do not have any information on possible suspects.Stay with 10TV and 10tv.com for updates as this story develops.
  
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• Person found shot and killed inside Italian Village apartment

  21-05-2019 07:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Columbus Police are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex near the Short North.It happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Kerr Street, near Italian Village Park.Police say a man came home and found his roommate shot.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.Police say at this point they do not have any information on possible suspects.Stay with 10TV and 10tv.com for updates as this story develops.
  
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• Man found shot and killed inside Short North apartment

  21-05-2019 07:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Columbus Police are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex in the Short North.It happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Kerr Street, near Italian Village Park.Police say a man came home and found his roommate shot.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.Police say at this point they do not have any information on possible suspects.Stay with 10TV and 10tv.com for updates as this story develops.
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 5/20/2019

  21-05-2019 04:10 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Dog flu forces Perry County shelter to close

  21-05-2019 03:51
  The Perry County Dog Shelter will be closed for at least two weeks after a few dogs have become sick with the dog flu.“We only have three dogs that are sick but I don't want to spread it to anyone else. We don't want anyone to come in and take it home to their dogs. We don't want to bring in healthy dogs and make them sick,” said Perry County Dog Warden Kerrie Taylor.The dogs are in quarantine, but they don't want to take the risk of infecting anyone else. Taylor says they've been hi
  
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• Tornadoes on the Plains not as bad as feared; threat remains

  21-05-2019 03:47
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An intense storm system moved across the Southern Plains on Monday, spawning tornadoes that caused scattered damage and a deluge of rain but not the "particularly dangerous" twisters that forecasters had feared.No injuries were reported.Late Monday, the National Weather Service reduced the severe threat of violent storms to a small area of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. But it kept an area stretching from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Wichita Falls, Texas, under tornado w
  
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• Dangerous storm sweeps Southern Plains, spawning tornadoes

  21-05-2019 03:47
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An intense storm system that weather forecasters labeled "particularly dangerous" swept through the Southern Plains Monday, spawning a few tornadoes that caused some damage and a deluge of rain but no reports of injuries.The National Weather Service had warned that Monday evening could bring perilous weather to a large swath of western Texas, most of Oklahoma and southern Kansas. The storm was expected to move later Monday into western Arkansas.As predicted, some torna
  
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• Women's clothing chain Dressbarn to close all its 650 stores

  21-05-2019 03:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dressbarn, the women's clothing chain that's been around for nearly 60 years, is closing all 650 of its stores.The company's chief financial officer, Steven Taylor, said Dressbarn has not been operating at an "acceptable level of profitability in today's retail environment."Its owner, Ascena Retail Group Inc., says it wants to focus on its more profitable brands. Ascena also owns Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and other clothing stores.The company did not say when Dressbarn will s
  
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• 4 injured after incident in the Hilltop

  21-05-2019 02:36
  Police are investigating an incident in the Hilltop area of Columbus that left four people injured Monday night.According to Columbus police, officers responded to the area of South Wayne Avenue and Sullivant Avenue around 7:20 p.m.Battalion Chief Steve Martin with the Columbus Division of Fire said two people had serious injuries and he described the injuries to the other two people as minor.Police added that two of the victims had gunshot wounds and a third was pistol-whipped. The injuries for
  
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• Federal judge sides with Congress in legal flight to obtain Trump's financial records

  21-05-2019 02:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled against President Donald Trump on Monday in a financial records dispute with Congress and said lawmakers should get the documents they have subpoenaed. Trump called it a "crazy" decision that his lawyers would appeal.The ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes amid a widespread effort by the White House and Trump's attorneys to refuse to cooperate with congressional requests for information and records. Earlier Monday, Trump directed former Wh
  
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• "Bring back your books": Worthington librarian reminds students to return books with song parody

  21-05-2019 01:07
  
  Liberty Elementary school students in Worthington have one more thing to check in before checking out for summer: the school library books.Mary Evelyn Smith sends a reminder to students by singing "Bring Back Your Books," a parody to Walk the Moon's hit song, "Shut Up and Dance."Smith says the musical message is somewhat effective on getting students to check their backpacks and return the books they borrowed."I usually see a little rush of books coming back the day after the video is released,"
  
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