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• Ruth’s Chris Sets Opening Date for Return to Columbus

  17-09-2019 21:24
  Ruth’s Chris Steak House makes its official return to Columbus on Monday, October 7. The restaurant previously served its steaks in Columbus for 17 years at 7550 High Cross Boulevard, closing in February of 2016 “due to changing marketplace dynamics.” Ruth’s Chris will take a more urban approach this time around, occupying over 8,700 square […]
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• Bites & Sips: News From Urban Meyer’s Pint House, 101 Beer Kitchen, Crimson Cup & More

  17-09-2019 20:09
  Say hello to Bites & Sips, your source for tidbits of news in the world of food and drink in Columbus! From new happy hours, menu updates and special events, to bottle releases, anniversaries and more, keep up with the food and dining scene in Central Ohio. Not Chicken at Hot Chicken Hot Chicken Takeover […]
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• Columbus Crew SC to break ground on new stadium October 10

  17-09-2019 17:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus Crew SC will host a groundbreaking for its new stadium on Thursday, October 10 and it is open to the public.The team said the event will happen at 650 West Nationwide Boulevard at around 2 p.m.The first 500 people to attend will receive a commemorative mini-shovel. Food trucks and DJ AXCESS will be at the event a well.According to a plan approved earlier this year by Columbus City Council, the stadium construction is expected to start on October 29, 2019 and &ldqu
  
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• Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75

  17-09-2019 16:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cokie Roberts, longtime political reporter and analyst at ABC News and NPR, has died at age 75.ABC announced her death on Tuesday. Roberts was the daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs, two members of Congress from Louisiana, and went on the chronicle the political world she grew up in.She joined ABC News in 1988 and was co-anchor with Sam Donaldson of the Sunday political show "This Week" from 1996 to 2002.
  
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• 12-Story Building Part of New Franklinton Proposal

  17-09-2019 16:46
  The developers behind the River & Rich project are bringing a plan for its second phase to the East Franklinton Review Board this afternoon. The first phase of the development, which opened last spring, consists of 230 apartments, a 300-space public parking garage and approximately 30,000 square feet of retail space. The proposed second phase […]
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• Monster Jam returning to Columbus in April

  17-09-2019 16:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- "The most action-packed live event on four wheels" will be back in Columbus next year.Monster Jam: The Triple Threat Series is coming to the Schottenstein Center for three shows in April 2020:Saturday, April 18 at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 19 at 1 p.m. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 24 at 10 a.m. at the Schottenstein box office and ticketmaster.com.
  ABOUT THE SHOWWith over 25 years of adrenaline-charged family entertainment, Monster Jam combines s
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Streetlight Guild

  17-09-2019 16:00
  
  
  Who should be taking ownership over the uniqueness that is Columbus culture? Scott Woods has some ideas about that and how we should be defining it. Among his many hats (poet, organizer, journalist, etc), he’s working to curate and develop what Columbus has to offer with his biggest project to date, Streetlight Guild. Shownotes for […]
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• Theatre Review: Ember Women’s Theatre’s Charming ‘Terms of Endearment’

  17-09-2019 15:35
  eMBer Women’s Theatre returns to the MadLab space with Terms of Endearment, directed with a sure hand by Michelle Batt with Vicki Andronis as assistant director.  This Terms of Endearment boasts a script by Dan Gordon, adapted from James L. Brooks’ screenplay for his 1983 film based on Larry McMurtry’s novel. It zooms in on […]
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• 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek undergoing chemotherapy again after setback in cancer battle

  17-09-2019 15:02
  
  "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek revealed that he is undergoing another round of chemotherapy after a setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer. He revealed the news on an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America." Trebek announced in March that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. "I'm going to fight this, and I'm going to keep working," Trebek said in a video message to his fans. "Keep the faith and we'll win. We'll get it done. "Just months later in August, Trebek announced
  
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• House Judiciary Committee to hold first impeachment hearing

  17-09-2019 13:19
  
  WASHINGTON— As they investigate President Donald Trump, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee will hold their first official hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation.Corey Lewandowski, Trump's outspoken former campaign manager, is scheduled to appear Tuesday to discuss the report by former special counsel Robert Mueller.But it's unlikely that Democrats will get much new information. A devoted friend and supporter of the Republican president, Lewandowski isn't expe
  
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• Cornell's medical school debuts free education for students who qualify for financial aid

  17-09-2019 12:48
  
  Students may graduate medical school with a new title but often leave with something else: Massive student loans. Cornell University's medical school announced Monday that won't be the case for many of its students — as it's offering a free education to all who qualify for financial aid.Weill Cornell Medicine's new scholarship program will offer a debt-free education to all medical students with "demonstrated financial need" beginning this fall and every year after, according to a release
  
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• Columbus Police respond to viral video showing officers, man struggle during SWAT situation

  17-09-2019 09:18
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) - A video shot by a Columbus man of a SWAT situation has gone viral.The incident happened back on April 24. Columbus SWAT officers responded to a home on Midland Avenue with a search warrant."We [were] there looking for fully automatic weapons," said Lt. Paul Ohl, Columbus Police Department. "There was also a nexus between that location and a gang - a criminal street gang."Nicholas Petitt lives across the street from where officers responded. He pulled out his phone to reco
  
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• Beckham puts on show in MetLife return, Browns top Jets 23-3

  17-09-2019 05:41
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. had an 89-yard touchdown catch and a spectacular one-handed grab in his return to MetLife Stadium, and Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns did just enough to beat the short-handed and banged-up New York Jets 23-3 on Monday night.Beckham, traded from the Giants in March, helped the Browns (1-1) bounce back from a 30-point loss to Tennessee in their opener to top the Jets (0-2).New York lost quarterback Trevor Siemian to an ankle injury in t
  
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• Columbus bomb squad, hazmat teams investigating homemade fireworks at north Columbus home

  17-09-2019 03:33
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Fire says a residence in north Columbus is being investigated where someone was making homemade fireworks.The Columbus bomb squad and hazmat teams were dispatched to the residence in the 2000 block of North 4th Street around 6 p.m. Monday.They received information when they got a tip from someone saying someone shot an illegal firework near the Columbus Police training academy and caused a vegetation fire.Columbus Fire tells 10TV that homes on both
  
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• Gold Medal flour 5-pound bags recalled nationwide over E. coli concerns

  17-09-2019 02:53
  
  General Mills has announced a nationwide recall of five-pound bags of Gold Medal Unbleached Flour because it could contain E. coli. The company said the recalled bags have a "better if used by" date of Sept. 6, 2020. Only five-pound bags are affected. All other types of Gold Medal Flour are not affected.The company said the recall is being issued after E. coli O26 was discovered during sampling of the five-pound bags. General Mills said it has not received any direct consumer reports of confirme
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 9/16/2019

  17-09-2019 02:39 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Central Ohio man accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior with 4 juveniles

  17-09-2019 02:35
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man who was charged by Westerville police in July with gross sexual imposition involving a minor has now been indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said Monday that 34-year-old David Kerscher is accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior with four juveniles between March 2016 and July 2019.Kerscher was indicted on three counts of Pandering Sexually-Oriented Matter Involving a Minor, one count of Gross Sexual Impositio
  
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• The Columbus Rotary Club, September 16th, 2019

  17-09-2019 01:07 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 2 Olentangy teens admit guilt, sentenced for contaminating teachers' food with semen

  17-09-2019 00:53
  DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — Two of eight students charged with contaminating their teachers' food with bodily fluids have admitted their guilt and been sentenced.The boys, both 8th graders at Olentangy Hyatts Middle School when the assault happened in May, both admitted their part in a scheme to taint their teachers' food.10TV is not identifying the students who planned and carried out this assault or the teachers they victimized.The incident was recorded by students and posted to social media
  
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• State Patrol: Suspect caught after semi chase through multiple central Ohio counties

  17-09-2019 00:35
  COSHOCTON, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a man is in custody following a pursuit through multiple central Ohio counties that involved a commercial truck with no trailer Monday afternoon.OSHP says authorities tried to pull over the suspect, identified as 47-year-old Stephen Wolfe, in Wyandot County when he took off. State patrol says he had gone through Franklin and Licking County — at times reaching upward of 90 mph — with authorities trying to pursue when they coul
  
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• Gun shops do not have to secure their weapons, but most still spend thousands to do so

  17-09-2019 00:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thieves struck another local gun shop, but the break-in did not make many waves. That is likely because only one gun was stolen from Lev's Pawn Shop on Brice Road last Wednesday morning.And the shop manager says there is a good reason for that."A lot of people think that, at the pawn shop, everything they see out in the daytime is what we have out at night, too, and if they burglarize the place, they’re going to come in and find this big treasure trove," said manager
  
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