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• Ohio Workers' Comp agency to stop paying for painkiller

  01-06-2019 22:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation says it will no longer pay for a time-release painkiller for newly injured workers and won't cover the drug's cost for those currently receiving benefits starting next year.The agency said Friday it is phasing out coverage for Oxycontin and its generic equivalent, both of which are considered highly addictive and prone to abuse.Workers' Compensation Administrator and CEO Stephanie McCloud said the agency encourages injured work
  
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• 2 dead, 2 injured after car crashes into tree in Scioto County

  01-06-2019 22:41
  
  SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — Two people are dead and two others were taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a tree Saturday morning.The crash happened shortly after 11 a.m. on State Route 104 about four miles north of State Route 348.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the driver of the vehicle drove off the right side of the roadway and hit a tree.Several other people were in the car at the time, including a 1-year-old.Casey Fritz, 27, was in the front passenger seat and was pron
  
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• 1 taken to hospital; I-71 southbound partially closed near East Weber Road after crash

  01-06-2019 22:14
  
  Interactive Traffic MapCOLUMBUS, Ohio — One person was taken to the hospital after a crash on I-71 south between East Cooke Road and East Weber Road Saturday.Columbus police say the individual was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.I-71 southbound is partially shut down in the area between East Cooke Road and East Weber Road while authorities investigate. The right lane has been reopened.
  
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• 1 taken to hospital after crash on I-71 south in north Columbus

  01-06-2019 22:14
  
  Interactive Traffic MapCOLUMBUS, Ohio — One person was taken to the hospital after a crash on I-71 south between East Cooke Road and East Weber Road Saturday. The highway is now open.Columbus police say the individual was taken to Grant Medical Center and is now stable.I-71 southbound was closed while authorities investigated the crash. It has since been reopened.
  
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• 'Jeopardy!' champ James Holzhauer donates $10,000 to charity that helps students stay in school

  01-06-2019 21:30
  
  "Jeopardy!" champion James Holzhauer has won $2.065 million and counting and he's already given some of it away. Now, he and his wife Melissa have donated $10,000 to the nation's leading dropout prevention organization. "We are incredibly moved by the generosity of James & Melissa Holzhauer for their $10,000 donation today," the nonprofit Communities in Schools of Nevada wrote on Facebook this week. They are truly #AllInForKids and we are so grateful for their support!" Communities in School
  
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• Johnsonville recalls more than 95,000 pounds of smoked sausage for possible plastic contamination

  01-06-2019 21:16
  
  Johnsonville, LLC. is recalling more than 95,000 pounds of its ready-to-eat jalapeño cheddar smoked sausage products due to the possible contamination of extraneous materials.The company announced Friday that the recall is for approximately 95,393 pounds of the product because it may be contaminated with hard green plastic. The items were produced and packaged on March 12 and March 13 and were shipped nationally and internationally.The specific product subject to the recall is the 14 oz.
  
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• Piketon residents' suit claims contamination from uranium plant site

  01-06-2019 20:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that Ohio residents near a former uranium enrichment plant were exposed to radioactive contaminants that spread to other properties but weren't informed about it.Several residents are suing over contamination from the site of the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon and construction of a waste-disposal facility there. They're seeking damages and medical monitoring through the suit against companies involved in work at the site
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | June 1, 2019

  01-06-2019 13:19
  
  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
  
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• Mega Millions winning numbers: 7, 8, 26, 65, 67 and Mega Ball 4

  01-06-2019 13:15
  
  The winning numbers for Friday night's Mega Millions jackpot are 7, 8, 26, 65, 67 and the Mega Ball is 4. The drawing is up to $444 million, the eighth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions' history.If there is no winner, the next drawing will be Tuesday night.Each ticket costs $2 and winners must match all the numbers, including the Mega Ball, to take home the full sum.The Mega Millions winner has the option to take a one-time lump sum or be paid in annual installments of 10 to 25 years. Currently,
  
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• Columbus Police are searching for missing 9-year-old

  01-06-2019 12:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Columbus Police are searching for a missing 9-year-old.Police say 9-year-old Luis Sandoval was last seen Friday at 6 p.m. leaving his home on Quail Hollow Drive in west Columbus.Police list him at approximately 4 feet tall, weighing 58 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.Sandoval was last seen wearing a black shirt, black shorts, and black Nike shoes.Anyone who has seen him is asked to contact Columbus Police at (614) 645-4624.
  
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• 1 critical after shooting in southwest Columbus

  01-06-2019 05:33
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Columbus Police is looking for a suspect after a shooting in southwest Columbus.Around 10:15 p.m. Friday night, officers responded to the 1500 block of Marsdale Road for a shooting. One victim was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Mount Carmel Grove City confirms at least 7 cases of Legionnaires' Disease in recent patients

  01-06-2019 04:36
  
  GROVE CITY, Ohio — At least seven cases of Legionnaires' Disease have been confirmed in individuals who recently received treatment at Mount Carmel Grove City, hospital officials said Friday night.The hospital says it is partnering with Franklin County Public Health and the Ohio Department of Health in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control to identify the source of the bacteria. They will continue testing over the next few weeks.In another statement Friday night, the Ohio Depart
  
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• Ohio man pleads guilty to slaying woman, placing remains in freezer

  01-06-2019 03:43
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to murder, corpse abuse and other charges in the killing and dismemberment of his former girlfriend, whose remains were found in a freezer.Thirty-three-year-old Arturo Novoa entered his pleas Thursday on dozens of felony counts in the Youngstown-area case.Messages seeking comment were left with Novoa's attorneys.Novoa was charged in the slaying of 28-year-old Shannon Graves, whose limbs were found in July 2017 in a freezer at a propert
  
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• Man dies after falling from top of parking garage in Athens

  01-06-2019 03:15
  
  ATHENS, Ohio — A man is dead after falling from the top of a parking garage in Athens.Shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday, the Athens Police Department was called to the scene on College Street near the parking garage for a report of an unconscious male.When officers arrived, they were unable to assist due to the nature of the victim's injuries.Athens Police say initial indications are that the 36-year-old resident of Athens fell from the top of the parking garage.The Athens County Coroner pro
  
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• Trump to make 2020 bid official at Florida rally

  01-06-2019 03:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will be announcing his reelection campaign next month in Orlando, Florida.Trump tweeted Friday that he will hold a June 18 rally and will be joined by first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Pence's wife, Karen.The kickoff event is symbolic, coming a week before the first Democratic presidential debates. Trump formalized his reelection effort hours after he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, held his first rally in Florida four w
  
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• Hocking County Dog Shelter employee says she lost job after complaining about conditions

  01-06-2019 02:57
  LOGAN, Ohio — For three years, Anna Wright says she took complaints of conditions at the Hocking County Dog Shelter to county commissioners, including no air conditioning and heating."Every year they said that they didn't know and they said that that was absolutely ridiculous and the dogs needed heating and cooling and something would be done about it immediately," she said.Still, Wright says nothing was ever done. Until now.In a statement sent to 10TV from the Board of Commissioners, it s
  
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• Authorities find remains in search for missing Houston girl Maleah Davis in Arkansas

  01-06-2019 00:47
  
  HOUSTON (AP) —The remains of a child were found Friday near a freeway in Arkansas where a community activist says a man told him he had dumped the body of a missing 4-year-old Houston girl, police said Friday.Houston police went to Arkansas on Friday after community activist Quanell X told authorities the man arrested in connection with the disappearance of Maleah Davis confessed he disposed of her body there just before he reported her missing in early May.Houston Police Commander Michael
  
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• Authorities find remains in search for missing Houston girl Maleah Davis

  01-06-2019 00:47
  
  Houston police say the remains of a child have been found in Arkansas in the vicinity of where a man says he dumped the body of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl.Houston Police Commander Michael Skillern gave an update on the search for Maleah Davis, who disappeared in Houston.The search for Maleah shifted to Arkansas after a community activist said the man arrested in connection with her disappearance confessed he disposed of her body there.Quanell X, a local civil rights activist, says he spoke
  
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• New 'Arts District' coming to Ohio State's campus

  01-06-2019 00:44
  The landscape and look at the state’s largest university is changing.Members of The Ohio State University’s Board of Trustees voted Friday to approve plans to move forward with what is being called the Arts District.“What the arts bring to a place like Ohio State is irreplaceable,” said Executive Vice President and Provost, Dr. Bruce McPheron.McPheron says the new district will sit near the Oval and include remodeled performance spaces, classrooms and a new school of musi
  
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• 1 arrested after Whitehall, Columbus police find weapons and drugs in home

  01-06-2019 00:11
  
  One man was arrested after police found weapons, drugs and other items at a home in Canal Winchester Thursday.According to Whitehall police, the division’s Narcotics Unity along with the Columbus Division of Police INTAC Unit executed a search warrant at the home located in the 6600 block of Christopher Park Lane. The search warrant stemmed from an investigation into trafficking drugs in and around Whitehall.According to the release, detectives seized 9 pistols, 5 rifles, 1,790 grams of ma
  
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