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• Crash closes I-270 eastbound near Alum Creek Drive on city's south side

  11-07-2019 23:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A crash has forced a closure of I-270 eastbound near Alum Creek Drive on Thursday.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said the two-vehicle crash happened just after 5 p.m.I-270 eastbound is closed at US-23.One person was taken to Grant Medical Center and their condition is unknown.One westbound lane is also closed near the area of the crash, the sheriff’s office said.
  
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• 1 taken to hospital following crash on I-270 eastbound near Alum Creek Drive

  11-07-2019 23:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A crash has forced a closure of I-270 eastbound near Alum Creek Drive on Thursday.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said the two-vehicle crash happened just after 5 p.m.The highway has since been reopened.One person was taken to Grant Medical Center and their condition is unknown.
  
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• Columbus boy reunites with firefighter hero on his birthday

  11-07-2019 23:57
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — When little Jahid Mitchell walked into the Central Ohio Fire Museum and Learning Center, he was wide-eyed and ready to explore.It was his 2nd birthday, and he was reuniting with the man who saved him from a burning home last fall."It’s awesome," said Columbus Fire Investigator Mike DeFrancisco. "It’s a celebration of his life, and he’s still here to celebrate that."On Aug. 23, 2018, Aleasha Mitchell saw smoke filling her home and rushed upstairs to get he
  
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• Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census

  11-07-2019 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abandoned his controversial bid to demand citizenship details from all respondents in next year's census Thursday, instead directing federal agencies to try to compile the information using existing databases."It is essential that we have a clear breakdown of the number of citizens and non-citizens that make up the United States population," Trump said at a Rose Garden announcement. He insisted he was "not backing down."His reversal comes after the
  
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• I-70 westbound closed in Licking County following crash; 2 taken to hospitals

  11-07-2019 23:51
  
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio — Interstate 70 westbound is closed in the area of State Route 310 due to a crash.It happened just after 5 p.m. Thursday. Ohio State Highway Patrol says at least two people have been injured. One person was sent to Mount Carmel East and another person was sent to Nationwide Children's Hospital. Their conditions are unknown.Authorities say one crash may involve at least eight vehicles.
  
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• 2 taken to hospitals following crash on I-70 in Licking County

  11-07-2019 23:51
  
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio — Two people were taken to hospitals following a crash on Interstate 70 westbound at State Route 310 in Licking County.It happened just after 5 p.m. Thursday. Ohio State Highway Patrol says one person was sent to Mount Carmel East and another person was sent to Nationwide Children's Hospital. Their conditions are unknown.Authorities say one crash may involve at least eight vehicles.I-70 westbound was closed for several hours Thursday but has since been reopened.
  
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• Dow Jones industrials cross 27,000 points for first time

  11-07-2019 23:12
  
  A turbulent day on Wall Street ended in the record books Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed above 27,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 index hit another all-time high.The milestones came on a day when the S&P 500 briefly moved above 3,000 for the second straight day before an early rally lost some of its momentum.The market lost some ground after an auction of long-term U.S. government bonds failed to drum up strong demand. That pulled bond prices lower, sending yi
  
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• Know HIV No Fear

  11-07-2019 22:39 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Babysitter accused of beating toddlers had previous abuse charge, open arrest warrant

  11-07-2019 22:33
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A trusted friend and babysitter is accused of violently beating three young children.Destinie Preston, 22, is facing misdemeanor counts of assault and endangering children in several cases.The photos are stomach-turning: babies, battered and bruised. The children in the photos are the grandchildren of Dawne Wright."I literally just cried, cried, cried for three days," Wright said. "Every time I looked at them all I could do was cry."Preston was a trusted family friend who
  
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• City Chat: Festival Latino

  11-07-2019 21:27 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Mega Weekend: Home Tours, Music Festivals, Ohio Wine Festival and More

  11-07-2019 21:17
  Have a great weekend and try to stay cool! The Coworking Tour has been announced, if you’d like to see some of the city’s cool office spaces, get a ticket! Check out our contest page for concerts and BIA Parade of Homes. If you ride a bike on 3rd street in Downtown, MORPC wants your thoughts. Below are […]
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• Gov. DeWine creates 'Expo 2050' task force for Ohio Expo Center, surrounding attractions

  11-07-2019 21:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a bid to create a long-term vision for the Ohio Expo Center and surrounding attractions, Governor Mike DeWine announced a new task force to develop that plan.The task force, dubbed "Expo 2050," will develop and recommend a long-term plan for the center, which includes the Ohio State Fair and nearby attractions like the Ohio History Connection and MAPFRE Stadium.“At the Ohio State Fair and other events that occur here, there are countless ways to have fun. We need
  
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• Rough total for Trump's July Fourth extravaganza: $5.4 million

  11-07-2019 21:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's July Fourth extravaganza — featuring tanks, a military flyover, and a Trump speech at the Lincoln Memorial — cost an estimated $5.4 million, according to rough figures Thursday. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt provided the latest share of costs, $2.45 million for his agency, in a letter to lawmakers, saying his agency pulled money from operating funds for national parks, recreation fees, and another source to help fund Trump's Salut
  
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• Human Trafficking Task Forces arrest 49 during All-Star festivities in Cleveland

  11-07-2019 20:50
  
  State officials have announced that two Human Trafficking Task Force operations arrested 49 people during the past week’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities in Cleveland.Operation Homerun, a prostitution demand initiative, arrested 21 for soliciting for prostitution.The arrested individuals include:David Albert, 45, WestlakeGeovani Morales, 45 Kenilworth, N.J.Dawit Bekel, 29, Richmond HeightsRon Mitchell, 52, AvonLeonard Majasi, 52, WeslakeRoger Hoover, 57, ChillicotheMichael
  
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• The Big Table is Back August 28!

  11-07-2019 20:22
  Pull up a chair, central Ohio! The Big Table is back on August 28! The Big Table® is a day of community building through conversations designed to connect and inspire central Ohio! Through open, thoughtful conversations, we will spark new relationships and new ways for working together by deepening our understanding of each other and […]
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• Meijer offering 15% discount to teachers for classroom essentials

  11-07-2019 20:13
  
  Meijer is offering an extra hand to teachers gearing up for the upcoming school year.From now through Sep. 28, Meijer is offering a 15% discount to teachers for classroom essentials at all stores, the company announced Thursday.Teachers can obtain the discount by presenting a current school ID to the customer service desk at their local Meijer store and receive a coupon, which can be used for in-store purchases.Items available for the discount include spiral notebooks, planners, journals, memo b
  
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• Trouble in the Tropics: Tracking Tropical Storm Barry

  11-07-2019 19:49
  Thursday 1:30 p.m. update--
  Earlier on Thursday, the low pressure over the northern Gulf of Mexico has become more organized and has strengthened into what is now called Tropical Storm Barry.Barry Track 7/11/19Barry is encountering some wind shear and dry air, which will both act to suppress storm development; but we'll continue to see this system strengthen into a category 1 hurricane before making landfall over the Louisiana Gulf Coast early Saturday morning. As far as impacts for Ohio, it's t
  
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• Mount Carmel fires 23 employees, 2 executives leaving amid fatal overdose scandal

  11-07-2019 18:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Mount Carmel Health System has announced they will be firing 23 more employees and two executives will be leaving as part of an investigation into the fatal overdose deaths of involving former Dr. William Husel.The newly fired employees include five physician, nursing and pharmacy management team members.President and CEO Ed Lamb also announced he would be resigning as of July 25 and Executive VP & Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Richard Streck would be retiring at the end of Se
  
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• Wild Goose Creative Expands to Franklinton

  11-07-2019 18:01
  Wild Goose Creative (WGC) has announced the signing of a new space in Franklinton at 188 S. McDowell St. The community arts organization has resided at 2491 Summit St. in SoHud (South of Hudson) since 2008, but says it can and wants to do more. Among WGC’s plans are providing more space for new and […]
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• Tropical Storm Barry forms in Gulf, could become hurricane

  11-07-2019 17:27
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Barry formed off the coast of Louisiana on Thursday and threatened to blow ashore as a hurricane with drenching rains that could test the flood-control improvements made in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina 14 years ago.Forecasters said the first hurricane of the Atlantic season could hit the state's swampy southern tip on Friday, with the biggest danger posed not by the wind but by downpours that could go on for hours.On Wednesday, with the gathering st
  
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• Restaurant Review: Buckeye Chili & Smokehouse

  11-07-2019 16:10
  Buckeye Chili & Smokehouse opened without much fanfare Downtown. It’s a little off the beaten bath, when it comes to eating. You won’t find it on the thoroughfare on Gay Street or Fourth. Instead, it set up shop on Young Street, in a large space that is shockingly appropriate for a classic barbecue restaurant. It […]
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• ICE raids targeting thousands of undocumented migrants will reportedly begin this weekend

  11-07-2019 15:44
  
  A nationwide operation targeting thousands of undocumented migrant families will reportedly begin on Sunday. The New York Times says raids are expected to take place in at least 10 major cities, and will be conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.ICE is reportedly targeting about 2,000 migrants who are here illegally and were ordered deported. The agency has said that while its focus is on arresting people with criminal histories, any immigrant found in violation of U.S. laws would be s
  
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• Trump to hold news conference on census citizenship question

  11-07-2019 14:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he'll hold a news conference Thursday to talk about the 2020 census and his push to include a question on citizenship.A Supreme Court ruling has temporarily barred the question , but Trump has said he may issue an executive order or memorandum to try to force the issue.The government has already begun the process of printing the census survey without that question .The administration's focus on asking broadly about citizenship for the first tim
  
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• Power restored to thousands of AEP customers in Franklin County

  11-07-2019 13:36
  
  UPDATE: Power has been restored to thousands of AEP customers in Franklin County. ---COLUMBUS - American Electric Power is working to restore electricity in Franklin County.AEP's power outage map currently shows more than 9,500 customers are without power.According to the website, the estimated restoration time is 8 a.m.Northwest Columbus Outage: Crews are working to restore power in the next half hour. A bird made its way into equipment at a substation. Download the AEP Ohio app to stay informe
  
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• North Market expansion is part of big development in downtown Columbus

  11-07-2019 13:26
  
  The North Market Development Authority approved an expansion to create a mixed-use development.The project will add about 600,000 square feet to the area."The North Market must continue to be an evolving institution to stay relevant and prosperous," said Rick Wolfe, North Market Executive Director. "Our prosperity is a result of the great support from the City of Columbus, the community and, most importantly, our dedicated entrepreneurs and merchants. This project will provide financial stabilit
  
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• Man charged with shooting child now accused of killing baby

  11-07-2019 13:18
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man charged with shooting a 5-year-old in the head is now accused of killing a toddler.News outlets report 20-year-old Derick Walton Jr. was charged Tuesday with offenses including felony homicide in the 2017 shooting that killed Jaidah Morris and wounded her father. Court records say Jaidah and her father were hit by shots fired into a Henrico County bedroom.The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Henrico police linked Walton to the 2017 shooting after he was a
  
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• Coroners raise new concerns after July overdose death spike in Ohio

  11-07-2019 13:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio coroners are raising new warnings following a spike in drug overdose deaths.Ten overdose deaths were reported through Wednesday in Montgomery County, which is home to Dayton. That number compares with a total of 18 deaths in all of June.Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger says there's a strong likelihood that street drugs, including cocaine, may be laced with fentanyl or other fatal chemicals.The coroner serving the Columbus area reported nine overdose
  
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• Police investigate defaced Rapinoe posters as possible hate crime

  11-07-2019 12:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they are investigating after posters featuring U.S women's soccer team player Megan Rapinoe were defaced with derogatory slurs.Police said Wednesday the vandalism, which was discovered inside the Bryant Park subway station in midtown Manhattan on Monday, was being investigated as a possible hate crime. The posters have since been scrubbed clean.The 2019 World Cup MVP has been an outspoken advocate for gender equity and LGBTQ inclusion.The soccer tea
  
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• NYC police probe defaced Rapinoe posters

  11-07-2019 12:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they are investigating after posters featuring U.S women's soccer team player Megan Rapinoe were defaced with derogatory slurs.Police said Wednesday the vandalism, which was discovered inside the Bryant Park subway station in midtown Manhattan on Monday, was being investigated as a possible hate crime. The posters have since been scrubbed clean.The 2019 World Cup MVP has been an outspoken advocate for gender equity and LGBTQ inclusion.The soccer tea
  
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• Lottery: Ohio racinos' slots revenue tops $1B for first time

  11-07-2019 12:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State lottery officials say annual gambling revenue from slot machines at Ohio's seven racinos has topped $1 billion for the first time.The Ohio Lottery Commission recently reported that revenue from the video lottery terminals at racinos for fiscal year 2019, which ended in June, reached $1,058,638,754.The statewide revenue from racinos, or horse tracks outfitted with video slot machines, has grown steadily since the first racino launched in 2012.Revenue from video l
  
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• Jim Beam to be fined for bourbon fire that hurt rivers, fish

  11-07-2019 12:43
  
  VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say Jim Beam will be fined for the warehouse fire that contaminated nearby waters with bourbon and killed fish.Kentucky's Energy and Environment Cabinet spokesman John Mura tells WKYT-TV that there will be a penalty. He says the state Department of Fish & Wildlife may also fine the company. The cost of the fines was unclear as of Wednesday.A lightning strike set the Woodford County warehouse on fire last week and destroyed about 45,000 barrels of bour
  
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• Alex Morgan, US women's soccer team honored at The ESPYS

  11-07-2019 12:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. women's national soccer team celebrated its Women's World Cup victory on both coasts Wednesday, honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City before jetting to the West Coast and collecting trophies at The ESPYS in the evening.Alex Morgan won female athlete of the year and shared the best team award with her soccer mates."Sorry, but this is probably the second-best trophy we won this week," Morgan said jokingly, hoisting her individual trophy.As she got up
  
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• Taylor Swift shakes off drama with fun concert performance

  11-07-2019 12:08
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — In her first public appearance since discovering her masters were in the hands of someone she's not a fan of, Taylor Swift didn't directly address the issue, but she did play music from that rich catalog, including songs from her groundbreaking sophomore album to her first full-blown pop project to her latest title.There was one moment, though, where Swift may have called out Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta on Wednesday night when she headlined Amazon Music's Prime Day Co
  
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• North Market Tower Gets Major Design Update

  11-07-2019 12:00
  For the first time in over two years, the proposal to build a mixed-use development on the site of the North Market parking lot has gotten a major update. Representatives involved with the project unveiled the latest design overhaul for the building yesterday, which is slated to include a mix of residential, office, retail, parking, […]
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• Firefighter evaluated for heat exhaustion while battling east Columbus fire

  11-07-2019 11:30
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus fire crews responded to a house fire on Montaine Avenue just before 4 a.m. Thursday morning in east Columbus.Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire in the rear of the residence. During the process of working to put the fire out, a firefighter suffered heat related issues, according to Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin.Martin says the firefighter was transported to Grant Medical Center for evaluation and is expected to be OK. No other injuries were reported.The
  
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• Westside ramp I-70 eastbound to I-270 north to be closed for several hours after semi overturns

  11-07-2019 11:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police say that a major ramp on the west side will be closed for hours.A semi traveling the ramp from I-70 eastbound to I-270 northbound overturned around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday.The semi was carrying several tons of paper, according to Columbus Police, and the cleanup is ongoing.Police say this will affect morning rush hour traffic.
  
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• Columbus man finds his long-lost brother through an at-home DNA test kit

  11-07-2019 04:30
  Drew Norman's parents split when he was young. It wasn't until he turned 17 that his mom said she had a confession.“My mother said, you know what, I've got something I need to tell you. You actually have a brother that I put up for adoption,” Norman said.Norman thought quite a bit about what that brother would be like, but never took the steps to find him.After his father died, Norman decided to take an at-home DNA test to reconnect with his family.“For the most part I was like
  
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• Columbus babysitter charged, accused of beating children

  11-07-2019 01:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus babysitter is facing charges of assault and endangering children.According to Franklin County Municipal Court records, children who were in the care of 22-year-old Destinie Preston were hurt.According to court records, Preston left a two-year-old child unsupervised in her yard for at least two hours in May 2018.Police said she admitted she did not check on the child because she was entertaining other guests inside the home, according to court records.Court recor
  
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• Expert from Nationwide Children's Hospital answers questions on opioid abuse

  11-07-2019 01:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Ohio Opioid Education Alliance teamed up with 10TV Wednesday evening to answer your questions about prescription drug misuse and abuse in kids and teens.Watch 10TV anchor Jerry Revish and NCH Dr. Erin McKnight discuss these issues below:To learn more about the Ohio Opioid Education Alliance, click here.
  
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• Westerville Fire chief warns of bathroom exhaust fan fires

  11-07-2019 01:21
  WESTERVILLE, Ohio — There's something inside your bathrooms that you're probably not checking."This is a larger problem than most people realize," said Westerville Fire Chief Brian Miller. "The fans are something I think a lot of people take for granted and it's not until there's a problem that you know that it gets addressed."Miller has seen it. Seven years ago, it caused a fire at his in-law's house. His department responds to a handful of these calls every year. Just Wednesday morning i
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: The Future of the Rickenbacker Area

  11-07-2019 00:24 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Records reveal tales of violence, sexual assaults and escapes at Columbus psychiatric facility for teens

  11-07-2019 00:21
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – A months-long investigation by 10 Investigates has found children have been subjected to acts of violence and sexual abuse inside a facility meant to help them.The incidents have occurred inside Sequel Pomegranate - a privately-run psychiatric and behavioral treatment facility for children ages 12 to 17.10 Investigates’ review of police, fire and children’s services records from both state and county agencies revealed there have documented, substantiated cases
  
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• Crews respond to storage center fire in London, Ohio

  11-07-2019 00:13
  
  LONDON, Ohio — Firefighters are battling a fire at a storage center in London, Ohio, on Wednesday.The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said they started receiving calls about the fire on East Center Street at around 4:40 p.m.There have not been any reports of injuries.The sheriff’s office said East Center Street is closed between Maple Street and South Walnut Street.
  
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