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• NWS explains the small funnel clouds spotted around central Ohio Wednesday

  19-06-2019 23:48
  
  Small funnel clouds were reported around central Ohio Wednesday, which the National Weather Service says rarely cause damage.According to NWS, these small funnel clouds can develop suddenly from showers and thunderstorms and are usually thin and needle-like in appearance. These funnel clouds rarely reach the ground and are unlikely to cause significant damage if they did.The funnel clouds were reported from viewers in Franklin, Madison and Pickaway counties.As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Storm P
  
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• Tracking severe weather moving through central Ohio | June 19, 2019

  19-06-2019 23:22
  
  Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather WarningsUpdate from NWS: Radar indicated that thunderstorms had produced up to two inches of rain across the warned area. Additional thunderstorms will produce another inch of rain or more over the next hour. Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to occur.Some locations that will experience flooding include Columbus, Darbydale, Grove City, Dublin, Westerville, Upper Arlington, Ohio State University, Urbancrest, Gahanna, Hilliard, W
  
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• Fentanyl being mixed with all street drugs, Columbus health officials warn

  19-06-2019 23:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials from Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health are issuing an advisory due to an increase in drug overdoses locally.According to Columbus Public Health, fentanyl is being mixed in with street drugs, including meth and cocaine.“All recreational drug users and anyone affected by a substance use disorder should have naloxone on hand. It can save your life,” the department wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday.The department says naloxone and
  
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• Ross County residents wake up to water surrounding their homes following heavy rain

  19-06-2019 23:05
  ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Residents in Knockemstiff, Ross County, woke up Wednesday morning to water surrounding their homes.Kenzie Roberts tried to leave for work around 6 a.m. She said she walked outside where the water looked like a river flowing through her yard.She said her railroad ties that line her driveway were scattered all over her yard. The flooded water also made its way into her barn, ruining some of her belongings.Roberts said this has happened before, but this time, it was worse.
  
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• Officials identify man found dead in west Columbus parking lot

  19-06-2019 22:31
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials have identified a man Wednesday who was found dead on April 28 in west Columbus.Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says the man has been positively identified as 56-year-old Michael Kimble.According to officials, the man was found dead in a parking lot at 3800 West Broad Street.Yost’s office and the Franklin County Coroner’s office released a post-mortem photo in an attempt to help identify Kimble. The image is based on a photograph taken after his death
  
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• Transportation Roundup: Electric Buses, Driverless Shuttles and More

  19-06-2019 21:07
  Taking a cue from our semi-regular Development Roundup feature, here are some smaller news items, proposals and updates from the transportation world that we’ve been following lately. Smart Columbus has selected French company EasyMile to operate its self-driving shuttle in Linden. The vehicles are ADA-accessible and can hold up to 15 passengers. Like the downtown […]
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• Trump vows to cure cancer and eradicate AIDS as he kicks off reelection campaign

  19-06-2019 20:04
  
  As President Trump officially kicked off his 2020 campaign in Orlando Tuesday night, he made sweeping promises to tackle two of mankind's most dreaded diseases. In front of the crowd at a packed Amway Center, Trump said his administration would work to cure cancer and again vowed to eradicate AIDS if he's elected to a second term. The president spent much of his speech attacking familiar foes and restating his position on issues like immigration. But he also said his administration will "come up
  
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• Driver rescued after tractor-trailer gets stuck in high water in Marion County

  19-06-2019 19:35
  
  Crews had to rescue the driver of a tractor-trailer after authorities said the vehicle got stuck in high water Wednesday.The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said the tractor-trailer stalled out in the water on Gearhiser Road north of State Route 229.Authorities said the driver was not in danger, but firefighters did require boats so they could reach the tractor-trailer.Sheriff Tim Bailey is reminding people to turn around, don’t drown and not attempt to drive through high water.Gearhi
  
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• House votes to block Trump's military transgender ban

  19-06-2019 18:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House voted Tuesday night to block President Donald Trump's move to restrict transgender men and women from military service.The House passed, by a 243-183 vote, an amendment to block Trump's transgender ban from remaining in effect. The move still faces an uphill battle and a Trump veto threat against the underlying $1 trillion spending bill, which includes the military budget.The Trump administration's policy bars people who have undergone gend
  
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• Dublin deploys unique technology to improve pavement quality on roads

  19-06-2019 18:14
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio — Just about everywhere, improvements to roadways are important to the residents who drive on them regularly.Residents in the City of Dublin may notice a different kind of tool being used on their roads this month.The tool, provided by Resource International, is being used to test pavement condition and thickness ahead of street repairs.An orange tip on the front of the truck shoots radars into the asphalt to determine density, while the machine in the back tests the actual st
  
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• Former Franklin Township officer sentenced to 1 year in prison for kicking suspect

  19-06-2019 17:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former Franklin Township police officer has been sentenced to 1 year and a day in prison after a video recording showed him kicking a suspect in the head.Robert Wells pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law in December.The video, recorded on May 1, 2018, showed an officer holding a suspect’s hands behind him when Wells approached and kicked the suspect in the head.Authorities said Wells deprived the suspect of his constitu
  
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• Trump campaign raises $24.8 million in less than 24 hours

  19-06-2019 17:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump raised $24.8 million in the less-than 24 hours after kicking off his re-election campaign.The staggering sum was announced in a tweet on Wednesday morning by Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. It dwarfs what the top Democratic contenders in the 2020 White House primary raised over the course of the first three months of this year.It's a demonstration of the power of incumbency, underscoring Democratic worries they are not doing enough to pr
  
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• Treat to Try: Tulip Cafe

  19-06-2019 17:01
  The original attraction to the baked goods put out by Tulip Cafe was a particular Nutella cookie. Nutella-anything is a pretty good idea, but its cookies happened to be awfully pretty too. Fancy and tasty can be an uncommon combo. That said, Tulip has other wares that are distracting, not so much in terms of looks, […]
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• $4.5 million in settlements over deaths tied to Dr. Husel in murder case

  19-06-2019 14:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mount Carmel Health System has reached nearly $4.5 million in settlements so far over the deaths of patients who allegedly received excessive painkiller doses ordered by a doctor now charged with murder.At least 29 wrongful-death lawsuits have been filed against Mount Carmel and now-fired intensive care doctor William Husel, who pleaded not guilty to murder charges in 25 deaths that occurred between 2015 and 2018.His lawyer has said Husel was providing comfort care to
  
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• Ohio House panel considering changes to concealed carry gun law

  19-06-2019 13:16
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio House committee on Wednesday considered legislation opposed by law enforcement groups that would drop the requirement for people carrying concealed weapons to say they are armed during interactions with officers.The bill sponsored by Republicans Rep. Ron Hood, of Ashville, and Rep. Thomas Brinkman Jr., of Cincinnati, would also eliminate requirements for firearms training, background checks and a license before people over 21 can conceal carry.Wednesday morning, th
  
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• House panel scheduled to vote on expanding concealed carry in Ohio

  19-06-2019 13:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio House committee has scheduled a vote on legislation allowing individuals to carry concealed weapons without having to receive training, undergo a background check or obtain a license.The House Federalism Committee meets Wednesday on the bill sponsored by Rep. Ron Hood of Ashville and Rep. Thomas Brinkman Jr., of Cincinnati, both Republicans.The measure would eliminate requirements that people carrying a concealed weapon notify law enforcement officers when sto
  
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• House panel scheduled to vote on expanding concealed carry

  19-06-2019 13:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio House committee has scheduled a vote on legislation allowing individuals to carry concealed weapons without having to receive training, undergo a background check or obtain a license.The House Federalism Committee meets Wednesday on the bill sponsored by Rep. Ron Hood of Ashville and Rep. Thomas Brinkman Jr., of Cincinnati, both Republicans.The measure would eliminate requirements that people carrying a concealed weapon notify law enforcement officers when sto
  
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• Was dead militant war casualty or Navy SEAL's murder victim?

  19-06-2019 12:59
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The photo shows a decorated Navy SEAL holding up the head of a dead Islamic State fighter by the hair while clenching a knife in his other hand.It will be up to a seven-man jury of mostly combat veterans to decide if it was a snapshot in poor taste of an enemy who succumbed to battle wounds or a trophy shot of a war prisoner killed under his care.The court martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher began Tuesday with the defense claiming he had done nothing more
  
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• Return of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds highlights this weekend's Dayton Air Show

  19-06-2019 12:58
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The return of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds highlights this weekend's Dayton Air Show in Ohio.The Army's Golden Knights demonstration team will also take part in the annual show Saturday and Sunday at Dayton International Airport.Vectren Dayton Air Show organizers said the 2018 show drew an estimated 62,000 people, after falling to 44,000 in 2017 following cancellation of the Thunderbirds' appearance. Two Thunderbird team members were hospitalized in 2017 when an F-16
  
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• Trump EPA close to gutting Obama rule on coal power plants

  19-06-2019 12:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is close to completing one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation's electrical grid off coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution.The final Trump administration replacement rule, expected as soon as this week, instead would give individual states wide discretion to decide whether to require limited efficiency upgrades at individual coal-fired power pl
  
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• Two taken to hospital after shooting along I-70 in southeast Columbus

  19-06-2019 10:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two people are recovering after being shot while driving along an interstate.Columbus Police were dispatched to the area of I-70 eastbound and US Route 33 around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday on a report of gunshots being fired. The victims told police that someone shot at them in a vehicle near I-70 and Miller/Kelton. According to police, multiple gunshots were fired. Medical crews transported both victims to an area hospital in stable condition. Investigators say the victims told them
  
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• State of emergency issued for Coshocton County town after rescues due to high water

  19-06-2019 09:29
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ohio –The mayor of West Lafayette in Coshocton County posted a statement on Facebook issuing a state of emergency for the town due to flash flooding.The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office told 10TV that deputies helped residents evacuate apartments along Plainfield Road in West Lafayette due to high water.The evacuations started around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and continued into Wednesday morning.Emergency crews are taking people who were rescued to the First Baptist Church on Eas
  
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• Coshocton County Sheriff's Office conducting rescues due to high water

  19-06-2019 09:29
  
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ohio - The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office tells 10TV deputies are helping to evacuate apartments along Plainfield Road in West Lafayette due to high water.The evacuations started around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and continued into Wednesday morning.Emergency crews are taking people who were rescued to the First Baptist Church on East Main Street.The mayor posted a statement on Facebook saying the village was in a state of emergency due to flash flooding.State Route 93 and State Route
  
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• Coschocton County Sheriff's Office conducting rescues due to high water

  19-06-2019 09:29
  
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ohio - The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office tells 10TV deputies are helping to evacuate apartments along Plainfield Road in West Lafayette due to high water.The evacuations started around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and continued into Wednesday morning.Emergency crews are taking people who were rescued to the First Baptist Church on East Main Street.There are no reports of injuries.The mayor posted a statement on Facebook saying the village was in a state of emergency due to flash floodi
  
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• Columbus City Schools board votes to begin backup plan in case teachers strike

  19-06-2019 04:06
  
  Columbus City Schools says it will move forward with a contingency plan in the event teachers decide to strike.Tuesday, the board of directors voted to approve a measure that will spend upwards of $50,000 on a consulting firm to create a plan if and when CCS teachers say enough is enough.The contract approved is with Huffmaster Crisis Response. The consulting firm will now begin talks and decide how the district can best operate if teachers decide to strike.Teachers with the Columbus Education A
  
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• Mount Carmel says CMS has accepted its plan of correction for issues at Mount Carmel West, East and Grove City

  19-06-2019 00:35
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – Mount Carmel Health System says that the federal agency responsible for patient safety and hospital oversight has accepted its plans of correction to fix issues inside buildings at Mount Carmel West, East and Grove City.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began investigating Mount Carmel in mid-January after 10 Investigates broke the news about the patient overdose scandal. After the hospital made corrections to its pharmaceutical services, CMS removed the hosp
  
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