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• 1 taken to hospital following stabbing in Hilltop

  22-05-2019 23:29
  
  One person was taken to the hospital following a stabbing in the Hilltop, according to Columbus police.It happened just after 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at Clarendon Avenue and Sullivant Avenue.Police say one person was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.Police had no information on a suspect at this time.
  
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• Pickaway County man guilty of child porn charges, trying to pick up 13-year-old from school for sex

  22-05-2019 23:15
  A 26-year-old Pickaway County man is guilty of trying to pick up a 13-year-old girl at her school for sex.Wednesday Christopher Bartholomew pleaded no contest to child pornography and importuning charges.It was the combination of a student who did the right thing and an alert police officer that kept Bartholomew away from his victim.Police body camera video documented his arrest on Jan. 18:Circleville Officer: "You were pulling out of the middle school. Were you picking somebody up?"Bartholomew:
  
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• Council Public Safety Committee: HeartSafe Columbus Taskforce Hearing

  22-05-2019 23:15 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Anderson's Drug Store in Chillicothe shuts doors after 75 years of business

  22-05-2019 23:05
  Anderson's Drug Store in Chillicothe has shut its doors after 75 years in business. They have been in this location on East Main Street since 1986.10TV spoke with former employees who said they are feeling mixed emotions.Another local pharmacist and independent drug store owner in Powell said it's heartbreaking to see them close.Emlah Tubuo owns Powell Pharmacy, which opened at the end of last month. She said hearing this news, she wonders where independent pharmacies will stand in 5 to 10 years
  
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• House Democrats propose several 'common sense' measures to counter gun violence

  22-05-2019 22:33
  In the hope of trying to solve what they think is the answer to reducing gun violence in Ohio, House Democrats rolled out what they call "common sense" gun laws.Among the efforts include:Mandatory gun locks when guns are stored in the home where children are present:The proposal has yet to define what punishment, if any, would happen if a child injures or kill themselves in with a loaded gun in the home.State Representative Jessica Miranda, a Democrat from Forest Park, says that part of the bill
  
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• 2021 NFL Draft to be hosted in Cleveland

  22-05-2019 21:58
  
  The NFL announced Wednesday that the 2021 NFL Draft will be held in Cleveland.Ohio Mike DeWine released the following statement:"Ohio is the birthplace of professional football and the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I applaud the NFL's decision to hold the NFL Draft in Cleveland and give the Cleveland Browns and all of Ohio the opportunity to spotlight Ohio's professional football history and passionate fans."In hosting the MLB All-Star Game this July, the NFL Draft in 2021, and the NBA
  
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• Ohio State officer who stopped campus attack awarded Medal of Valor by President Trump

  22-05-2019 21:57
  
  An Ohio State police officer who stopped an attacker on the university’s campus in 2016 was honored Wednesday at a ceremony recognizing first responders for their service.President Donald Trump awarded a Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to Officer Alan Horujko during the ceremony.Horujko shot and killed Abdul Razak Ali Artan on Nov. 28, 2016, after the 18-year-old drove into a crowd outside a classroom building and attacked people with a knife.Horujko responded to the scene within minu
  
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• Italian restaurant opening new location in Easton this fall

  22-05-2019 21:02
  
  A restaurant serving Italian cuisine will be opening its doors this fall at Easton Town Center.Good Eats Group and Easton Town Center announced Wednesday that Sono Wood Fired will open its new location in central Ohio — its first one outside Chicago.The restaurant features house-made pasta, wood-fired pizzas, antipasti and a wine bar. (Photo courtesy: Food Eats Group)
  “With its popularity in Chicago, a town that really knows pizza and pasta, we knew that it would hit the ground runni
  
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• M at Miranova Closing for Renovations

  22-05-2019 20:58
  M at Miranova is closing this weekend, but it’s only temporary. The Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ marquee restaurant and bar is celebrating its 18th anniversary, and in celebration, it’ll undergo an extensive remodel. The restaurant will close after dinner service on Saturday, May 25, with a reopening date set for June 18. M at Miranova will […]
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• Chicago-Based Sono Wood Fired Coming to Easton Town Center

  22-05-2019 20:56
  Sono Wood Fired is bringing its first location outside of Chicago to Easton Town Center. Located in the North District at 4055 The Strand West, Sono Wood Fired will neighbor Athleta and the newly opened Shake Shack. An opening is expected in fall of 2019. Sono Wood Fired is owned by Chicago restaurant group Good […]
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• Better Business Bureau warning of potential scams that target military personnel

  22-05-2019 20:08
  
  The Better Business Bureau is warning military personnel and their families of potential scams this upcoming Memorial Day that target those affiliated with the military.Those scams may include:Military loans: Too-good-to-be-true loans offered to members of the military or veterans such as "no credit checks" or "all ranks approved" with an upfront fee.Charity scams: There are fake charities that use similar names of well-known veterans’ charities to try to fool donors. Remember, scammers ca
  
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• Local Studio Unveils Public Art Piece at OhioHealth

  22-05-2019 20:00
  A public art piece contracted by OhioHealth for its new administrative office has been unveiled. The sculpture, titled “Beacon,” was installed in mid-May on the campus of the new administrative office, off of North Broadway just east of Olentangy River Road. Canneto Studios, who most recently designed a suspended, public art sculpture for The Castle […]
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• NY lawmakers vote to allow release of Trump's state tax returns to Democrats in Congress

  22-05-2019 19:52
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Donald Trump's state tax returns to be released to congressional committees that have, so far, been barred from getting the president's federal filings.The Democrat-led Senate and Assembly both approved the measures Wednesday, sending them to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat. A spokesman has said the governor supports the principle behind the legislation but will review the bill caref
  
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• Man wanted for allegedly raping 12-year-old girl in northeast Columbus

  22-05-2019 19:41
  
  COLUMBUS – Authorities are searching for a man who is accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in northeast Columbus last year.According to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, 34-year-old Sean K. Hancock sexually abused the child in January 2018.Crime Stoppers said Hancock has been seen in the central Ohio area since the crime happened.Hancock is described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches, 250 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.If you know of his location, contact Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
  
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• Ohio University student sentenced to 4 years in prison for rape, stalking women

  22-05-2019 19:20
  
  An Ohio University student has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of rape, public indecency, menacing and stalking.Twenty-year-old Mohammed Nasser Rashid Hamed Al-Mashrafi was arrested in December 2018. He appeared before a judge for his sentencing Tuesday.Al-Mashrafi, originally from the country of Oman, was also given five years of probation upon his release and will be forced to register as a Tier III sex offender.Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said Al-Mas
  
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• Photos: Columbus Joins Abortion Ban Protests Nationwide

  22-05-2019 18:50
  On May 21, protesters nationwide joined together for the #StopTheBans rally, to stop state abortion bans passing across the country. In Columbus, protesters gathered outside of Gov. Mike DeWine’s office at 77 S. High St., before moving the demonstration to the front steps of the Ohio Statehouse. In April, Gov. DeWine signed Senate Bill 23, […]
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• Son pleads guilty to killing New Albany doctor involved in pill mill

  22-05-2019 18:27
  
  A 21-year-old has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his father, a medical doctor who lost his license for running a pill mill.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Jonah Bryce Lake was sentenced Wednesday in the murder of his father, Dr. Kevin B. Lake.In June 2017, police and medics were called to Dr. Lake’s home in the New Albany-area on the report of shots fired. An investigation found that a home invasion had been staged by Jonah.Bet
  
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• M at Miranova to close for renovations; will reopen with new menu

  22-05-2019 18:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cameron Mitchell Restaurants (CMR) says M at Miranova will close for more than three weeks to undergo an extensive remodel.The restaurant, located on the first level of the Miranova office tower in downtown Columbus, will close after dinner service on Saturday, May 25 and will reopen on June 18.CMR says changes to M at Miranova's menu and atmosphere are being done to mark the restaurant's 18th anniversary in July and "renew the restaurant’s commitment to cutting-edge fine
  
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• Trump demands end to Russia probes, walks out of Dem meeting after 3 minutes

  22-05-2019 18:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly stalked out of a meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday with a flat declaration he would no longer work with Democrats unless they drop all investigations in the aftermath of the special counsel's Trump-Russia report.Democrats said the walkout seemed scripted. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it all "very, very, very strange" and said she was praying for Trump and the nation.After turning and leaving the three-minute non-meeting with
  
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• Women's Commission: From Signature to Action

  22-05-2019 17:56 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Suspect charged after firing shots at Columbus police officers serving search warrant

  22-05-2019 16:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two suspects have been apprehended after the Columbus Division of Police said shots were fired at officers on the city's north side Wednesday morning.According to police, Columbus In-Tac officers were serving a narcotics search warrant for Hilliard police at a home on E. 23rd Avenue just before 10 a..m. when one of the suspects fired shots.Officers immediately returned fire and arrested the suspects. A weapon was recovered at the scene.Police say the suspect who fired at t
  
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• Shots fired at Columbus police officers serving search warrant

  22-05-2019 16:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police said shots were fired at officers on the city's north side Wednesday morning.According to police, officers were serving a narcotics search warrant for Hilliard police at a home on E. 23rd Avenue just before 10 a..m. when the shots were fired.Police said an officer did return fire and no one was injured.WATCH: Police provide update from the scene---
  
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• Americans feel good about economy and give Trump credit, poll shows

  22-05-2019 16:48
  
  CBS News Poll: By Fred Backus, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto and Kabir KhannaMost Americans remain confident about the U.S. economy and in their own financial situation, and more now give President Trump's policies credit for a strong economy than did so last year.Seven in 10 Americans say the economy is in good shape, including a quarter who say it is very good. Nearly all Republicans and most Democrats and independents share this view.Americans increasingly give the president credit for
  
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• Short Order: Block’s Bagels

  22-05-2019 16:00
  Block’s Bagels has long been the local Columbus headquarters for bagels — real bagels. The business made its debut as a modest bagel stop here in town back in 1967. This was well before before bagels were a mainstream midwestern snack. Over the years, bagels have grown in popularity, and perhaps waned a bit too, as […]
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• Photos: Urban Living Tour 2019

  22-05-2019 15:44
  The Spring 2019 Urban Living Tour showcased new townhouses, condos and apartments around the city of Columbus on Sunday, May 5th. Over 800 potential home buyers and new residents explored the Short North to the South Side and all the neighborhoods in between. It was a beautiful day to enjoy rooftop views, decks, pools, and […]
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• Officer injured in accidental shooting at Whitehall Police station

  22-05-2019 13:37
  
  WHITEHALL, Ohio -Whitehall Fire and EMS was called to a report of a shooting at the Whitehall Police department, located at 365 S. Yearling Road, on Wednesday morning.The call was dispatched at 7:08 a.m.The department confirms that one person was injured in an accidental shooting at the department's range.The injured officer has been identified as Officer Tanner Williams. Sgt. John Grebb says that Officer Williams was at the range alone when his back-up weapon discharged, hitting his left hand.
  
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• Energy Secretary orders data released near ex-uranium plant

  22-05-2019 12:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has ordered his agency to release more than four years' worth of data from air monitors near an Ohio school where trace amounts of radioactive material were discovered.Perry says the data from 2015 through the first quarter of this year comes from six air monitoring stations on Energy Department property and ten in the surrounding southern Ohio community.Perry told Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in a letter Monday the data was provided to Pike
  
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• Theme park to star 'Hunger Games,' 'Twilight'

  22-05-2019 12:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of Lionsgate's most popular film franchises from "Hunger Games" to "Twilight" will be brought to life when the studio opens what it calls the world's first vertical theme park in China this summer.Lionsgate Entertainment World will offer several adventures including a virtual reality motorcycle ride based on "Twilight," a maximum-security prison breakout like in "Escape Plan" and a replica of The Capitol lobby from "Hunger Games," complete with shops where guests ca
  
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• Stores offering help for shoppers with a food plan

  22-05-2019 12:38
  There are some basic rules to remember when you’re working to eat more nutritiously.Registered nutritionists say the new theme is to make sure you have a plant.Kroger registered dietitian nutritionist Katy Keogh said whether it’s a fruit or vegetable, “It doesn't matter if it's fresh, frozen, dried, canned, or packed in a hundred percent juice.”Grocery store chains, including Kroger and Giant Eagle, offer dietitian services through their pharmacies or in-store clinics.It
  
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• Alabama House approves 'born alive' abortion bill

  22-05-2019 12:37
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Doctors would face prison sentences if they fail to treat babies "born alive" after an attempted abortion, under a bill approved Tuesday night by the Alabama House of Representatives.The measure patterned after legislation in Texas was approved after more than an hour of contentious debate. It comes a week after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation seeking to outlaw almost all abortions in the state.Representatives voted 66-18 for the bill that now moves to the
  
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• OSU Study looks beyond breed to assess dog bite risk to children

  22-05-2019 12:23
  
  The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center released a new study that looks at the dog breeds and physical traits that pose the highest risk of biting with severe injury.Researchers found pit bulls and mixed breed dogs have the highest risk of biting and cause the most damage per bite. The same goes for dogs with wide and short heads weighing between 66 and 100 pounds.Kids ages 5 to 9 years have the highest risk of being hospitalized from bit
  
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• Ohio State study reveals dog breed, traits most likely to bite children

  22-05-2019 12:23
  The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center released a new study that looks at the dog breeds and physical traits that pose the highest risk of biting with severe injury.Researchers found pit bulls and mixed breed dogs have the highest risk of biting and cause the most damage per bite. The same goes for dogs with wide and short heads weighing between 66 and 100 pounds.Kids ages 5 to 9 years have the highest risk of being hospitalized from bit
  
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• 6-week-old kitten rescued from California storm drain

  22-05-2019 11:43
  
  CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area have rescued a 6-week-old kitten from a storm drain.A woman walking in Cupertino heard meowing and looked down to see the tiny ball of fur at the bottom of the drain Tuesday morning.The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office says members of the San Jose Fire Department lifted the heavy metal grating on the drain and a deputy jumped down to rescue the orange and white calico.The tiny kitten was examined and fed and will be held
  
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• Delaware County Library's "Drag 101" event draws backlash from some in the community

  22-05-2019 04:17
  An event called "Drag 101" has drawn backlash for the Delaware County Library.Library board commissioners joked it was the biggest crowd they've seen at one of their meetings.That's where the joking ended.“I don't see this as a political event. I see this as an event tied into the theatre, tied into something the young people are interested in,” said library director, George Needham.The library has invited a friend of Nina West, Selena West, to teach a class on drag queens.“I c
  
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• Biden: Congress should protect abortion rights, if necessary

  22-05-2019 03:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden would support Congress enshrining abortion rights into federal law "should it become necessary," his presidential campaign said Tuesday, following several other Democratic candidates in promising to take that step if elected president.The hot-button issue has shot to the forefront of the Democratic primary following a spate of new Republican-backed state laws curbing access to abortion. With all the two dozen Democratic White House hopefuls supportive of abortio
  
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• Man who overcame drug addiction finds his smile again after getting life-changing dental implants

  22-05-2019 02:37
  The opioid epidemic has reached every corner of Ohio and people are dying.But, overdosing is not the only devastating result of drug abuse.Even those who fight back against their addiction and break free still have an uphill battle long after they’ve committed to recovery.Debbie Mooney knows that all too well.“I know a lot of parents deal with drug addiction and your biggest fear is overdose, but there's so much more after the fact,” she said.Debbie watched her son, Derek, batt
  
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• Fire department investigating field fire in Galloway area

  22-05-2019 01:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -The Columbus Division of Fire said it is investigating a fire in a field in the Galloway area.Firefighters responded to the field, near Ringfield Drive, just before 5:30 p.m.The fire has since been contained but as of just after 7 p.m., firefighters were still on scene putting out hot spots.A video recorded by a 10TV viewer shows a large section of the field has burned.No one was hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
  
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• The Columbus Rotary Club: The Columbus Dispatch

  22-05-2019 00:11 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 30 tornadoes, more flooding from storms in central US

  22-05-2019 00:03
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A strong band of storms brought more than 30 tornadoes across the central U.S., damaged homes in Oklahoma, demolished a racetrack grandstand in Missouri and drenched waterlogged states with more water and more flooding.The severe weather started in the Southern Plains Monday night and moved to the northeast. Missouri and parts of Illinois and Arkansas were in the crosshairs Tuesday. By Wednesday, the storm will move into Great Lakes region, where it will weaken. But anothe
  
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