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• Ohio University police investigating reported rape in dorm room

  09-09-2019 23:56
  
  ATHENS, Ohio - Ohio University police are investigating a reported rape that happened Saturday morning inside a dorm room.University police say it occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday night in a Shively Hall dorm room.The victim, who is not a student, reported that a male engaged her in sexual conduct without consent. The woman also said she was hit on her head and sustained minor injuries.Ohio University police describe the suspect as male, 5'10" with brown hair and square-shaped glasses
  
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• Rescuers pull 3 from capsized cargo ship, 1 still trapped

  09-09-2019 23:10
  
  JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Coast Guard rescuers began pulling trapped crew members from a capsized cargo ship Monday, finding them alive more than a day after the vessel overturned while leaving a port on the Georgia coast.But the exhilaration of rescuing three South Korean crew members was tempered by the realization that a fourth person was still trapped behind glass in an engineering compartment on a separate deck."The same experts who got us to where we are right now are going to find a
  
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• OSHP: Crash that killed wrong-way driver, 2 teens in Pickaway County deemed alcohol related

  09-09-2019 22:59
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a crash where three people were killed on U.S. 23 last month in Pickaway County is now considered as alcohol-related.The crash happened on August 17 just after 10:40 p.m. A trooper was traveling southbound on U.S. 23 when he saw a wrong-way vehicle approaching him.The trooper activated his lights to get the attention of the driver but the Subaru Outback, driven by 56-year-old Carol Fowler, struck the trooper’s vehicle and continued driving north in the so
  
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• Woman dies after being struck by vehicle on I-71 near Polaris Parkway

  09-09-2019 22:31
  
  COLUMBUS – The woman was struck by a vehicle Saturday morning on Interstate 71 near Polaris Parkway has died.Columbus police said the crash happened just before 8:30 a.m.Police said 25-year-old Abriel Sharp was walking on the west shoulder of I-71 southbound and then stepped into the middle of the lane of traffic and was hit by an oncoming vehicle.Sharp was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries later that night.
  
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• Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman named Big Ten Special Team’s Player of the Week

  09-09-2019 21:24
  
  Ohio State junior punter Drue Chrisman was named the Big Ten Conference’s special team’s player of the week following the Cincinnati game.Against the Bearcats, Chrisman averaged 43 yards per punt off three kicks. He dropped two of his three kicks inside of the Cincinnati 5-yard line.His unit also did not allow a punt return yard in the team’s 42-0 win.Chrisman, a two-time Ray Guy Award semifinalist, has placed four of his seven punts inside the opponents 20-yard line.Chrisman h
  
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• Man arrested, accused of shining spotlight at Columbus police helicopter

  09-09-2019 21:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man was arrested last week after being accused of shining a spotlight at a Columbus police helicopter.Police said Terrell Richards, 30, pointed a spotlight at the helicopter while it was flying over Seymour Avenue just before 9 p.m. on September 6.Richards was arraigned on a felony count of interfering with operation of an aircraft with a laser. Ohio law says “No person shall knowingly discharge a laser or other device that creates visible light into the cockpit of
  
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• Blue Jackets sign Zach Werenski to 3-year extension

  09-09-2019 20:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed star defenseman Zach Werenski to a three-year, $15 million contract extension.Werenski was a restricted free agent, and one of the team's priorities was signing the 22-year-old player to a multiyear deal before camp opens Thursday.General manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Monday the team "couldn't be happier that he will continue to be a foundational player" for the Blue Jackets."Werenski and defenseman Seth Jones have teamed to give
  
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• Ohio boy had lunch taken away at school due to negative balance on his birthday

  09-09-2019 19:57
  GREEN, Ohio (WEWS) - The family of an Ohio grade school student said he was humiliated by staff who took away his birthday lunch in front of his friends because of a lunch-debt policy."The lunch lady didn't say anything, took away my cheesy breadsticks and sauce, put them over there, and took out bread, cheese on bread out of the fridge and put it on my lunch tray,” Jefferson Sharpnack said.Jefferson came home on August 30 with a note stating his account was in the negative, something Gree
  
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• Sen. Sherrod Brown proposes help for workers replaced by automation

  09-09-2019 19:55
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Democrat Sherrod Brown is pushing his party's 2020 hopefuls to talk more about "pro-worker" issues, saying it's a sure way to beat President Donald Trump next year.The U.S. senator from Ohio, who earlier this year decided against a White House run, is trying to kickstart the conversation with a proposal that would force companies to help workers whose jobs are replaced by automation.The legislation, which Brown plans to introduce this week, calls for employers to retrai
  
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• Reynoldsburg police investigating string of weekend car break-ins

  09-09-2019 19:35
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio – Reynoldsburg police are investigating a string of car break-ins from over the weekend.Police said there were multiple break-ins between 11 p.m. Saturday and 4 a.m. Sunday in neighborhoods off of North Rosehill Road.Police said they are looking for two suspects in the break-ins. The suspects were described as black and believed to be teenagers.One suspect was on a BMX-style bike and was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt under a beige and black jacket, black pants, and was
  
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• Dayton officers who stopped shooter receive Medal of Valor from President Trump

  09-09-2019 19:17
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump presented the nation's highest award for public safety Monday to six Ohio police officers who responded swiftly to reports of gunfire last month in Dayton, confronted the shooter in under a minute and prevented more deaths.Trump also recognized five civilians who put themselves at risk after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in August."These incredible patriots responded to the worst violence and most barbaric hatred with the best of A
  
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• Coast Guard drills through hull: 4 'OK' inside cargo ship

  09-09-2019 18:03
  
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Coast Guard rescuers found four South Korean crew members trapped inside a massive cargo ship, by rappelling down the side and drilling a hole through the hull to contact them on Monday."The early indication is they are on board and OK," Lt. Lloyd Heflin told The Associated Press.Heflin said the rescue team is communicating with the trapped sailors through the hole they drilled, but getting them out remains quite challenging.The capsizing of the Golden Ray in
  
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• Dayton officers who stopped shooter to receive Medal of Valor from Trump

  09-09-2019 17:30
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — The six officers who stopped the gunman who opened fire in Dayton on Aug. 4 are reportedly set to be awarded with the Medal of Valor from President Donald Trump.Trump is presenting the award to the officers at the White House Monday morning. The officers were honored last week by Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and city commissioners.The officers who were able to stop the August 4th mass shooting in our city were honored tonight by Mayor Whaley and City Commissioners who all thanked
  
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• Coast Guard contacts 4 crew trapped inside ship off Georgia coast

  09-09-2019 17:24
  
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — The U.S. Coast Guard says rescuers have drilled through the hull of an overturned cargo ship and made contact with four missing crew members stuck inside.Lt. Lloyd Heflin tells The Associated Press that the contact came Monday morning after rescuers rappelled down the side of the ship off the coast of Georgia.Heflin says "the early indication is they are on board and OK."He says the initial rescue team has faced a language barrier in communicating with the South Ko
  
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• Bob Dylan's fall tour to stop at Ohio State in November

  09-09-2019 15:40
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Bob Dylan announced a fall tour Monday that includes a stop in Columbus.Bob Dylan & His Band will perform Monday, Nov. 4 at the Mershon Auditorium on the Ohio State University's campus.Tickets for the show - priced at $62.50 or $89.50 - go on sale at ticketmaster.com Friday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m.Discounted tickets for Ohio State students go on sale Thursday, Sept. 19. Students can save $25 by purchasing tickets at the Schottenstein Center box office with a valid Buck-ID.
  
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• Hong Kong tells U.S. to stay out; students form protest chains

  09-09-2019 12:31
  
  HONG KONG — Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity to push for democratic reforms after violent weekend clashes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory.The silent protest comes as the Hong Kong government condemned the "illegal behavior of radical protesters" and warned the U.S. to stay out of its affairs.Thousands of demonstrators held a peaceful march Sunday to the U.S. Consulate to seek Washington's support, but violence e
  
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• Man streams chase before Minnesota police fatally shoot him

  09-09-2019 12:04
  
  RICHFIELD, Minn. — Police near Minneapolis shot and killed a driver following a chase after he apparently emerged from his car holding a knife and refused their commands to drop it.The chase started late Saturday night in Edina and ended in Richfield with officers shooting the man, Brian J. Quinones, who had streamed himself live on Facebook during the chase.Police responded after Quinones ran a red light and wouldn't pull over, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. According to emergency
  
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• Report: Dayton officers who stopped shooter to receive Medal of Valor from Trump

  09-09-2019 03:16
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — The six officers who stopped the gunman who opened fire in Dayton on Aug. 4 are reportedly set to be awarded with the Medal of Valor from President Donald Trump, according to WHIO.Trump is expected to present the award to the officer sat the White House Monday, the station reports.The officers were honored last week by Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and city commissioners.The officers who were able to stop the August 4th mass shooting in our city were honored tonight by Mayor Whale
  
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• Ohio physician faces charges of sex trafficking minors

  09-09-2019 03:02
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio physician who allegedly paid three girls between the ages of 12 and 14 for sex and a 15-year-old girl to pose in a pornographic cellphone video faces federal charges.The U.S. Attorney's Office in Cleveland said Friday a federal task force began investigating 52-year-old Albert Aiad-Toss, of Canfield, after the mother of a 13-year-old girl told Ashland police in June her daughter and other girls were having sex with him for money.An affidavit
  
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• Close call: Seahawks hold off Bengals for 21-20 win

  09-09-2019 01:44
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson hit Tyler Lockett for a 44-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter, and the Seattle Seahawks withstood a career day from Andy Dalton to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 21-20 on Sunday.Wilson and the Seahawks struggled offensively for most of the game, but got the big plays they needed on a day Dalton looked great running new coach Zac Taylor's offense. Wilson was 14 of 20 for 196 yards and two scores, including a 10-yard TD pass in the first half to
  
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• Ohio State issues safety notice after driver off-campus tries to lure student into vehicle

  09-09-2019 01:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State has issued a safety notice following an off-campus incident where a male driver was reportedly attempting to lure a female student into a car.The Ohio State University's Department of Public Safety said at approximately 12:30 p.m. Sunday, a female Ohio State student was walking in the area of Indianola Avenue and E. 15th Avenue when a car pulled up beside her.The department said an unknown male driver told her to get into the vehicle. The student told the driver
  
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• 9 children injured after car in deputy pursuit collides with vehicle in west Columbus area

  09-09-2019 01:06
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — Nine children were taken to the hospital after a car involved in a deputy chase collided with another vehicle in the west Columbus area Sunday.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a car was pulled over for speeding and took off in the area of Sullivant Avenue and South Grener Avenue at around 3:20 p.m.The sheriff's office said the car then collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Eakin Road and Demorest Road.Authorities said the latter vehicle conta
  
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