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• Columbus bump stock ban reinstated after ruling from appeals court

  01-08-2019 23:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A citywide ban of bump stocks in Columbus is in effect as an appeals court ruled in favor of the city.In May 2018, Columbus City Council passed the bump stock ban as well as an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to have a gun while under disability. The city referred to them as "common sense" gun laws.Bump stocks can be mounted to semi-automatic rifles and can allow an increased rate-of-fire that is similar to fully-automatic weapons.The Ohioans for Concealed Carry and the Buckey
  
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• Mothers of 2 murder victims, killed 8 years apart, see killer get life with no parole

  01-08-2019 23:33
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Life in prison, with no possibility of parole.That's the sentence for Marzett Hawkins, a Columbus man with a long history of violence.Thursday, Hawkins faced the heartbroken mother of the man he killed. And he faced a judge who sentenced him to die in prison.Surveillance video captured the final moments of Kevin Walker's life, returning from the neighborhood market after picking up ingredients for family dinner.Prosecutors say a black car seen circling the market was Marze
  
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• Police identify man who died after being struck by vehicle in southeast Columbus

  01-08-2019 23:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man is dead after being hit by a vehicle in southeast Columbus, according to police.Police said the crash happened just after 4:45 p.m. Thursday near Gender Road and Bennell Drive.A man driving a Hummer H3 was driving northbound on Gender Road near Bennell Drive. As he approached the intersection, he swerved off and then back onto the road before striking the man who was walking just east of Gender Road, according to detectives.The man who was struck, identified by polic
  
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• Person dies after being struck by vehicle in southeast Columbus

  01-08-2019 23:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A person is dead after being hit by a vehicle in southeast Columbus, according to police.Police said the crash happened just after 4:45 p.m. Thursday near Gender Road and Bennell Drive.The person who was struck was taken to Mount Carmel East and pronounced dead just after 5:30 p.m.Police said the driver did not leave the scene.
  
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• Man dies after being struck by vehicle in southeast Columbus

  01-08-2019 23:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man is dead after being hit by a vehicle in southeast Columbus, according to police.Police said the crash happened just after 4:45 p.m. Thursday near Gender Road and Bennell Drive.A man driving a Hummer H3 was driving northbound on Gender Road near Bennell Drive. As he approached the intersection he swerved off and then back onto the road before striking the man walking onto the pavement, according to detectives. The male who was struck was taken to Mount Carmel East and
  
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• Mayor Ginther says he trusts chief to make right call on any Columbus officer discipline

  01-08-2019 23:07
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther says he trusts interim Police Chief Tom Quinlan to make the correct call when it comes to any discipline that five Columbus Division of Police officers could face over their arrest of adult film star Stormy Daniels.Quinlan called Daniels’ July 2018 arrest “improper” and announced Wednesday that a commander, lieutenant, sergeant and two officers from the now-dissolved vice unit have been departmentally charged and could face d
  
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• Routine traffic stop in Columbus leads to arrest of suspects connected to 6 bank robberies

  01-08-2019 23:01
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A routine traffic stop turned into an arrest an officer calls "one in a million."Columbus police officer Nicholas Lauer was driving by the Ohio State Fair Wednesday when he noticed a car driving erratically.“Majority of cars — when they see a police car, they hit their brakes. This car was going a little faster southbound, as it appeared it was trying to get away,” Lauer said.He said as soon as he walked up to the car, he could smell marijuana, and search
  
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• Phil Dawson to sign contract, retire as member of Cleveland Browns

  01-08-2019 21:57
  
  Kicker Phil Dawson has announced he will be retiring from the NFL.The Cleveland Browns announced Dawson will sign a contract with the team, so he can retire as a Brown.“To have the opportunity to come back home and retire with the organization and the city that I love is incredibly meaningful to me,” said Dawson. “It only seems right to have the opportunity to do this with the fans that have been so good to me and my family.”“We are thrilled that Phil Dawson wanted
  
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• Falling concrete from bridge shuts down I-71 northbound lanes near Polaris

  01-08-2019 21:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Authorities earlier had shut down two lanes on I-71 northbound just north of Gemini Place due to reports of falling concrete from a bridge.The Ohio Department of Transportation says concrete reportedly fell from the East Powell Road bridge just before 2:30 p.m. and hit vehicles. Inspectors were sent to check out the bridge.The lanes have since been reopened just after 4 p.m.
  
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• COTA announces major bus reroutes for Pelotonia

  01-08-2019 21:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Central Ohio Transit Authority will be rerouting some bus service for Pelotonia on August 2-3.As a result of the race, several streets will be closed and impact COTA routes.On Friday, Aug. 2, COTA lines 71, 72, 73 and the Zoo bus will have rerouted stops.On Saturday, Aug. 3, lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 102, CBUS, CMAX, ZOO and AirConnect will be impacted.More information on the Pelotonia reroutes are available on COTA’s website and you can contact COTA
  
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• The Trove of Ancient Monuments in Columbus’ Backyard

  01-08-2019 21:17
  When you think of ancient sacred monuments, what places come to mind? Machu Picchu? Angkor Wat? Stonehenge? Giza?  How about Ohio? That’s right. Ohio. Not only has the Buckeye state produced ideas like the lightbulb, bubble gum and flight, along with a preponderance of presidents and astronauts, but it’s also home to spectacular structures from […]
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• Polaris Macy’s hosting sensory-friendly, back-to-school shopping event

  01-08-2019 20:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amid Ohio’s tax-free weekend, the Macy’s at Polaris Fashion Place will be hosting a sensory-friendly event for back-to-school shoppers.The event welcomes families with children on the autism spectrum to shop for the upcoming school year in an environment with low lighting, no music and trained staff from Nationwide Children’s Hospital.The event is during Ohio’s back-to-school tax-free weekend and begins Saturday, Aug. 3, from 7 – 10 a.m. and c
  
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• Trump threatens 10% tariffs on China starting Sept. 1

  01-08-2019 20:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday the U.S. will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China beginning Sept. 1, escalating the two countries' festering trade dispute.Trump tweeted amid slow-moving talks with China that negotiations will continue. But he blamed China for not following through on stopping the sale of fentanyl to the United States or purchasing large quantities of farm goods such as soybeans.Stocks immediately tumbled
  
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• Madison County man pleads not guilty to killing family in 2008 fire; bond set at $4 million

  01-08-2019 20:17
  
  A Madison County man charged with starting a fire that killed his wife and two children in 2008 pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday.The charges against Peter Romans include aggravated murder, murder, arson and aggravated arson.Three members of the Romans family, 51-year-old Billi and her two children, 16-year-old Ami and 12-year-old Caleb, died on April 6, 2008 when flames tore through their home.All of them were found near the home's back door.In August 2009, investigators determined the fi
  
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• Mega Weekend – Wizards, Pelotonia, Dublin Irish Fest, Lobster Rolls, and More

  01-08-2019 20:00
  It’s another big weekend for festivals happening in Columbus! If you are looking for things to do, we have a great list to keep you busy this weekend. The Coworking Tour tickets also get you a day pass to Versa, check it out! Check out our contest page for concerts. Take the CU Demographics Survey. Below are some […]
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• Former Columbus doctor convicted of raping 36 women denied parole

  01-08-2019 19:44
  
  Parole has been denied for a former doctor convicted of raping 36 women over seven years in the late 1970s and early 1980s.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced the Ohio Parole Board denied Edward F. Jackson Jr.’s request for parole.Jackson, once known as the “Grandview Rapist”, was found guilty on dozens of charges and sentenced to at least 282 years in 1983.After his arrest in 1982, investigators found index cards inside Jackson's car that listed the names of
  
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• Man sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting young girl in Delaware County

  01-08-2019 19:00
  
  A 34-year-old man from northern Ohio has been sentenced to 28 years to life for repeatedly sexually assaulting a child in Delaware County from 2008 to 2010.Eric Joseph Bellamy will also be classified as a Tier III sex offender.“While we can’t undo the trauma to this child, we can make sure this man never offends again,” said Delaware County Prosecutor Melissa Schiffel. “We thank the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for its thorough investigation and efforts to bring
  
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• Ohio State ranked fifth in preseason coaches poll

  01-08-2019 18:36
  
  The Ohio State Buckeyes are ranked fifth in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll.Defending national champion Clemson took the No. 1. It's the first time in program history that the Tigers have been ranked No. 1 in the preseason Coaches Poll.National runner-up Alabama came in at No. 2 followed by Georgia and Oklahoma.The Buckeyes will open the 2019 season against Florida Atlantic on August 31.Here's the poll in its entirety (first-place votes in parenthesis): 1. Clemson (59)
  2. Alabama (6)
  3. Georgia
  
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• The Kilbourne Project: The Four Families that are Revitalizing an Entire Town

  01-08-2019 17:39
  Have you and your friends ever talked about buying a big piece of land and building houses near each other? For college friends Garrett Gandee, Nate Hatfield, and Aaron Heydinger that idea became their reality. But they didn’t stop with just buying land for their homes; they teamed up with another local business owner, Josh […]
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• Trump orders prosecutors in war crimes trial be stripped of medals

  01-08-2019 17:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Navy officials said Wednesday they are pulling achievement medals from prosecutors who argued the case against a decorated Navy SEAL who was acquitted in the death of a wounded Islamic State captive after President Donald Trump intervened.Trump tweeted earlier Wednesday that he had directed the secretary of the Navy and the chief of naval operations to "immediately withdraw and rescind" the Navy Achievement Medal from prosecutors who argued the case against Special Operat
  
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• Restaurant Review: Phenix Bistro

  01-08-2019 16:00
  Gay Street is a reliably bustling thoroughfare Downtown. During lunch hour, the parking spots are usually filled from High Street to Cleveland Avenue; the sidewalks are dense with pedestrians, going-to or coming-from one of its many eateries.  So the short-lived nature of Criollo, a build-a-bowl project from the owners of Si Señor, was a bit of […]
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• Local man cycles past Type 2 Diabetes at the Metro Parks

  01-08-2019 15:18
  
  COLUMBUS — A diagnosis doesn’t always mean a life sentence.One local man proved that when he turned his Type 2 Diabetes into motivation to turn his life around.“You have to make a life change,” said Matthew Neal, who told 10TV a change was necessary after his health took a backseat to other priorities a few years ago.“One of the reasons this all happened was my daughter was born prematurely in June and so we didn’t have much time of anything,” Neal said.
  
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• Traffic and road closures for Pelotonia 2019

  01-08-2019 14:48
  
  COLUMBUS – The Arena District will be a busy spot this weekend as crowds of people head to McFerson Commons to cheer on the thousands of people riding in Pelotonia.Saturday morning, anyone riding 25, 45, 100, 180 or 200 miles will leave from McFerson Commons.Expect delays on major roadways, like south High Street, Groveport Road and Ebright Road as riders make their way towards Pickerington.Pickerington is where Pelotonia picks up cyclists specifically riding 75 or 155 miles.Other riders w
  
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• Thinking Outside the Big Box: Why Buying Local is Better

  01-08-2019 14:00
  Giant businesses and big box retailers across the U.S. are closing their doors because consumers are shouting “local, local, local.” While you may end up spending a few extra dollars at the neighborhood boutique down the street, what you don’t know is that those few extra dollars will actually stay local, circulate faster within the […]
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• Police search for suspect who shot man outside east Columbus gas station

  01-08-2019 13:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police officers are searching for a man who shot another man at a gas station.The shooting happened just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, at the Marathon gas station on South Hamilton Road.The victim pulled in to get gas, but officers said an unknown man shot him before he could get out of his car.Bullets missed a passenger, but hit the victim in his right arm and his upper body. The victim drove to a nearby fire station on East Livingston Avenue, where he lost control of the car
  
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• Bloody shirt of missing Connecticut mother reportedly found

  01-08-2019 13:19
  
  A new report says a shirt belonging to a missing Connecticut woman has been found stained with her blood along with a bra and cleaning supplies with blood. The Hartford Courant reports police have found a shirt they believe Jennifer Dulos was wearing the day she disappeared more than two months ago.The report says the shirt was stained with her blood and there was a bra and cleaning supplies with blood. The items were found in a trash can in Hartford a few days after Dulos disappeared on May 24.
  
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• Military: Base makes changes after 'active shooter' reaction

  01-08-2019 13:16
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A year after a chaotic "active shooter" false alarm at an Air Force base in Ohio, a base official says a review of the scare and the response to it has led to improvements.The Dayton Daily News reports installation commander Col. Tom Sherman says a review board's recommendations have been implemented at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to hopefully prevent anything similar to what happened last Aug. 2.The false alarm resulted from miscommunications surrounding simultaneo
  
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• Police: Man stole bulldozer, drove it into porch of house

  01-08-2019 13:15
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio man accused of stealing a bulldozer and driving it into the porch of a house after an argument with the home's resident has been arrested on charges including theft and criminal damaging.Akron police say Randy Schiffbauer, of Akron, is accused of taking the bulldozer from a nearby construction site and driving to the house and into the enclosed porch. Authorities say a parked vehicle and a chain-link fence also were hit by the bulldozer.Police said the
  
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• After 'Send her back!' chant, Ohio rally a test for Trump

  01-08-2019 13:10
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — President Donald Trump's latest rally will be a test for both candidate and crowd.The Cincinnati gathering Thursday night will be Trump's first since his audience chanted "Send her back!" about a Somali-born congresswoman during a July rally in North Carolina, raising the prospect of a 2020 presidential campaign increasingly fought along racial lines.The chant about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota by a roaring Greenville crowd rattled Republicans and left Trump wa
  
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• Gun safety groups to host presidential forum

  01-08-2019 13:09
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two prominent gun safety organizations said Thursday that they will host a forum for Democratic presidential candidates in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, the day after the city marks the second anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.The Giffords group and March For Our Lives told The Associated Press that the forum focused on gun violence will be the first of its kind for presidential hopefuls and will be open to all candidates who meet the Democratic Nati
  
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• Kentucky: 1 dead, 5 hospitalized in gas line rupture, fire

  01-08-2019 13:00
  
  JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (AP) — A regional gas pipeline ruptured early Thursday in Kentucky, causing a massive explosion that killed 1 person, hospitalized five others, destroyed railroad tracks and forced the evacuation of a nearby mobile home park, authorities said.The explosion was so huge that it showed up on radar, according to a tweet from WKYT-TV meteorologist Chris Bailey.County Emergency Management Director Don Gilliam said the flames reached about 300 feet in the air and could be seen
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents Hip-Hop Artist Shad, Dropping Bars and Building Community

  01-08-2019 13:00
  The second-annual Columbus Women & Girls’ Fest on August 3, 2019 celebrates women and girls of the Mount Vernon neighborhood and beyond with women and girl-identified leaders in arts, entrepreneurship, education and activities for the whole family, geared toward wellness and empowerment. The Fest features national act Syleena Johnson, as well as local performers such as […]
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• 1 killed after motorcycle crash on Brown Road

  01-08-2019 12:47
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a motorcycle crash that killed one person Thursday morning.Deputies were called to the 2200 block of Brown Road before 5 a.m.Robert Cornette, 45, of Delaware was riding his motorcycle southbound on Brown Road just south of Frank Road when he lost control and crashed.First responders transported him to Grant Medical Center in critical condition where he later died. The Franklin County Accident Investigation Unit was on the sc
  
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• 1 critical after motorcycle crash on Brown Road

  01-08-2019 12:47
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a motorcycle crash that critically injured one person Thursday morning.Deputies were called to the 2200 block of Brown Road before 5 a.m.Authorities say the motorcycle was traveling southbound on Brown Road when the rider lost control and crashed.First responders transported the victim to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.The Franklin County Accident Investigation Unit is on the scene and has closed the road down wh
  
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• Police: Woman dies after being shot in the face in northeast Columbus

  01-08-2019 11:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The search for a shooter is underway after two people were shot on Republic Avenue in the Linden area, according to Columbus police.Police say around 2:18 a.m., a woman was shot in the face and another person was grazed by a bullet.Police later confirmed the woman died from her injuries. The other victim was treated by first responders on the scene.Police have not released the names of either victim or any information about the suspect.The shooting remains under investigation.
  
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• Police identify woman killed after being shot in the face in northeast Columbus

  01-08-2019 11:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The search for a shooter is underway after two people were shot on Republic Avenue in the Linden area on Thursday morning.Columbus Police say around 2:18 a.m., 38-year old Amanda Gardner was shot in the face and another man was grazed by a bullet.Police later confirmed Gardner died from her injuries. The man was treated by first responders on the scene.Police have not released any information about the suspect.This the 64th homicide in Columbus in 2019. The shooting remains unde
  
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• Democrats' divisions test Biden's front-runner strength

  01-08-2019 05:26
  
  DETROIT — The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as presidential candidates waged an acrimonious battle over health care, immigration and race that tested the strength of early front-runner Joe Biden's candidacy.The former vice president was repeatedly forced to defend his decades-old political record against pointed attacks from his younger, diverse rivals, who charged that Biden's eight-year relationship with President Barack Obama was not reason
  
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• Communities plan National Night Out events

  01-08-2019 04:10
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - National Night Out is about relationships and the common goal of making the community safer and better.“The purpose really of doing this is so neighbors meet neighbors. We all share the same restaurants, the same places.Our kids go to the same schools,” said Merion Village Block Watch Captain, Dee Debenport.For the first time Merion Village, German Village, and Schumacher Place came together as one to celebrate National Night Out in Columbus.“We are frequently
  
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• Federal Trade Commission warns cash option may be small for Equifax settlement

  01-08-2019 02:23
  
  The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday told consumers affected by the Equifax data breach that they are unlikely to get the full $125 cash payment that many sought.Equifax last week reached a $700 million settlement over the massive 2017 data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million people. The bulk of that money is intended for consumers who were impacted by the breach.The company provided several forms of relief under the agreement, including the option of credit monitori
  
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• Unraveling the mystery: Women share their experiences with menopause

  01-08-2019 01:30
  By simple definition, menopause is the time in a woman’s life when she stops having a period.It usually occurs somewhere between the ages of 40 and 50. But, it’s also a time in a woman’s life that no one really wants to talk about.Dr. Cynthia Evans, a professor of gynecology and obstetrics at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, says women aren’t always comfortable talking to their doctors or anyone else about menopause.“I think a lot of women are sad when they hea
  
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• Police identify woman killed in southeast Columbus crash

  01-08-2019 01:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – One woman is dead after a crash in southeast Columbus on Wednesday, according to police.Columbus police said the crash happened around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday.Investigators say 34-year-old Letemariam Teferi was driving a Toyota Highlander northbound on Gender Road when she lost control of the SUV and hit the guardrail several times.The vehicle crashed at the intersection ofGender Road and Bennell Drive where Teferi was proncouned dead on the scene.Gender Road was closed follow
  
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• 1 killed in southeast Columbus crash

  01-08-2019 01:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – One person is dead after a crash in southeast Columbus on Wednesday, according to police.Columbus police said a truck crashed near the intersection of Gender Road and Bennell Drive around 5:20 p.m.Gender Road was closed following the crash. The scene has since been cleared and the road reopened.No other injuries were reported, according to police.
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: The Tragedy of Human Traffic

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• Ohio agency, business owners prepare to navigate legalization of hemp, CBD products

  01-08-2019 00:47
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new bill legalizing hemp and CBD oil in the state of Ohio has paved new, uncharted territory in the Buckeye State.Dorothy Pelanda, Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, says calls poured in almost immediately after Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 57.“Farmers wanted to know how to get a license,” Pelanda said.The bill makes it possible for farmers to now grow hemp, which is a product from the cannabis plant. The product does not produce the sa
  
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• Regional Housing Strategy Kick Off

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