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• Oklahoma veterinarian removes 21 pacifiers from dog’s belly

  10-12-2017 23:57
  EDMOND, Okla. — An Oklahoma mother and father couldn't figure out what was happening to their child's pacifiers until the baby's grandmother saw the family dog swipe one off a counter.
  One nauseous pooch and a trip to their veterinarian's office confirmed the couple's hunch: Dovey had 21 pacifiers lodged in her stomach.
  The couple told the veterinarian Dovey had slowed her eating and was vomiting for a few days, but other than that, they thought she seemed fine.
  KFOR-TV reports that at fi
  
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• Wisconsin man fleeing police crashed while checking phone

  10-12-2017 23:52
  MILWAUKEE— Milwaukee prosecutors say a man who led police on a high-speed chased told arresting officers he crashed his minivan because he became distracted checking his cellphone for directions.
  The Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office said in a criminal complaint released Friday that 20-year-old Logan Michael Brandenburg made the comment unsolicited while he was being transported from a hospital to the county jail.
  Prosecutors say Brandenburg told officers he had smoked marijuana a
  
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• Commentator behind ‘It’s OK To Be White’ speech due in court

  10-12-2017 23:46
  ROCKVILLE — A conservative commentator who grabbed a woman after she took a copy of his University of Connecticut speech titled “It’s OK To Be White” is set to make his first court appearance.
  Lucian Wintrich was arrested after grabbing the woman and is scheduled to be arraigned on a misdemeanor breach of peace charge Monday at Rockville Superior Court. He denies criminal wrongdoing and says he had every right to retrieve his property.
  Wintrich is the White House correspo
  
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• Cowboys Defeat Giants 30 – 10

  10-12-2017 23:45
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) _ Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes and the desperate Dallas Cowboys beat New York 30-10 Sunday to spoil Steve Spagnuolo’s debut as interim coach and the return of quarterback Eli Manning to the Giants’ starting lineup.
  Prescott threw a go-ahead 20-yard score to tight end Jason Witten with 7:38 to play to break a 10-all tie.
  Rod Smith scored on an 81-yard pass play with 4:08 to play and he added a 15-yard scoring run a little more than a minute late
  
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• 1 man arrested in Plainfield after allegedly crashing multiple times

  10-12-2017 23:14
  PLAINFIELD — A Canterbury man is in police custody, after allegedly crashing into several objects, including a house and a stone wall.
  At around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, members of the Plainfield Police Department arrived to a report of a head on crash at Canterbury Road. While officers were at the scene, they were told that one of the cars had fled the collision.
  A short time later, police received calls of a car hitting a mailbox, three parked cars, and a house on Packerville Road. Polic
  
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• Man Wanted for Questioning in Fatal New London Shooting

  10-12-2017 23:03
  
  New London police are trying to locate a man wanted for questioning in a fatal shooting investigation.Photo Credit: New London Police Department
  
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• The Real Story – Tax reform

  10-12-2017 22:58
  A discussion of the "tax reform" efforts in Congress, and how they would impact Connecticut taxpayers. There are significant differences between the House and Senate versions, which remain to be worked out, including deductions for mortgage interest and state income taxes. Also, the Senate version would repeal the Obamacare individual mandate, but the House version would not.Guest: Brian Newman, CPA and Partner, Cohn Reznick
  
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• The Real Story – Matt Corey for Senate

  10-12-2017 22:58
  Hartford Republican Matt Corey discusses his campaign for US Senate, against the incumbent Democrat, Sen. Chris Murphy. Corey, a local businessman, actor and Navy veteran, and is a big fan of President Trump, has previously run three unsuccessful campaigns against First District Congressman John Larson.
  
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• The Real Story – Bronin considers run for governor

  10-12-2017 22:58
  Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin explains his decision to explore a run for Governor, despite the fact that he has, so far, served only two years of his four-year term, and the city that remains in a state of fiscal crisis.
  
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• Police want to talk to person connected with New London homicide

  10-12-2017 22:39
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  Missing AttachmentNEW LONDON — Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened Saturday afternoon and want to talk to an 18_year-old man who they think may be connected to the case.
  Police are looking for Jamir Johnson, 18, to interview in regards to the shooting that happened on 4 Orchard Street at around 3 p.m. Saturday.  Police said that when they arrived on scene, they found a young man in the apartment’s basement with a gunshot wound to his
  
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• New group to support more female legislative candidates

  10-12-2017 22:30
  HARTFORD— A new group has been formed to support progressive female candidates in Connecticut.
  PoliticaCT plans to recruit, educate and mobilize its members to back women running for the General Assembly next year. While women make up 51.2 percent of the Connecticut’s population, they comprise 27.8 percent of the legislature.
  PoliticaCT Board Member and Democratic state Representative Robyn Porter of New Haven says the group was founded on the belief “that our communities and o
  
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• Troopers respond to 354 snow-related crashes in Connecticut 

  10-12-2017 22:16
  HARTFORD  — Connecticut State Police say troopers responded to about 345 motor vehicle accidents as snow fell on the region this weekend.Police said Sunday the crashes occurred between 8 a.m. Saturday and 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Thirty-one of the crashes resulted in minor injuries. Troopers responded to about 228 motorist assists, including spinouts and disabled vehicles.
  The National Weather Service reported this morning that some parts of Connecticut were hit with at least
  
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• PGA Names Travelers Championship ‘Tournament Of The Year’

  10-12-2017 19:38
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The 2017 Travelers Championship has been named the PGA Tour’s “Tournament of the Year.”  The event held in June also was
  named by the Tour as the “Most Fan-Friendly Event” and “Players Choice.”  The golf tournament, held a week after the U.S. Open, was won by Jordan Spieth, who
  made a shot from a greenside bunker on the first playoff hole.  The event is known for catering to players with amenities such as providing a
  
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• Driver Charged with OUI After Multiple Crashes in Plainfield

  10-12-2017 17:51
  
  Plainfield police have arrested a man accused of causing multiple crashes while driving under the influence.
  
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• State Police Canine Training Unit graduates eight K9 teams

  10-12-2017 17:31
  MIDDLETOWN — Eight K9 teams graduated on Friday from The Connecticut State Police Canine Training Unit.
  The Labrador retrievers and their handlers will be detecting explosives for the state police and other agencies. Four of the teams are assigned to CSP’s Mass Transit Unit and will patrol trains and train stations from New Haven to New York. The fifth team will remain at the Canine Training Unit and help with the training of future dogs.
  This is the training unit’s 1
  
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• Driver Transported After Mail Truck Crash in Tolland

  10-12-2017 17:12
  
  One person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a mail truck in Tolland Sunday.Photo Credit: Tolland Alert
  
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• FIRST ALERT: More Winter Weather Moves in Tuesday

  10-12-2017 17:03
  
  The NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert for another round of winter weather expected to move in late Monday into Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 8 Police Dog Teams Trained To Detect Explosives

  10-12-2017 16:13
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Eight new police dog teams trained in detecting explosives have graduated from a Connecticut State Police program.
  The eight Labrador retrievers and their police officer handlers graduated Friday. The teams include five from Connecticut State Police, one from the Mohegan Tribal Police Department, one from the Methuen, Massachusetts, Police Department and one from Vermont State Police.
  All of the dogs were donated by Guiding Eyes for the Blind af
  
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• Sandy Hook’s Legacy: More Security In Elementary Schools

  10-12-2017 16:10
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  NEW CANAAN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — The setting could not be more different, but David Wannagot says he applies some of the same skills from his 30-year police career to his new role as a school sentry.
  As he greeted children getting off the bus at West Elementary School one recent morning, he scanned their faces, ready to guide any who seem upset directly to the vice principal. And from his station at the entrance he sizes up all visitors asking to e
  
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• CT Digs Out After First Significant Snowfall of the Season

  10-12-2017 15:39
  
  The morning after a snowstorm always means one thing: shoveling.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police: Man Drove Intoxicated During Snowstorm

  10-12-2017 14:14
  PLAINFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Plainfield police have arrested a Canterbury man who was allegedly intoxicated when he was involved in a head-on crash during Saturday’s snowstorm, and then drove away from the scene.
  Police say Michael P. Lach, 52, was involved in the crash on Canterbury Road shortly before 5:30 p.m., and left the scene in his 2005 Dodge Ram, only to hit a mailbox, three parked cars, and then a house on Packerville Road a short time later.
  Police say Lach’
  
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• Volunteers hand out winter boots at the Hartford Winter Boot Party

  10-12-2017 05:17
  HARTFORD-- About 70 volunteers handed out free boots, socks, scarves, lunch and even foot messages to people who are unstably housed or homeless in Hartford.
  About 500 people lined up outside Hartford's city hall today to get their free pair of winter boots right before the first big snowfall of the year.
  Officer Jim Barrett with Hartford police helped start this event, which is now in its second year.
  "I can't even describe the feeling it's unbelievable," said Officer Barrett, "It's critical b
  
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• Connecticut DOT has driver safety tips for the winter storm

  10-12-2017 05:12
  EAST HARTFORD-- While emergency crews and Connecticut DOT are encouraging people to stay off the roads during the snow, many people will still be out driving.
  William Woods lives in Rhode Isalnd and will be driving back home Saturday after finishing work in Connecticut.
  "Four wheel drive and go slow," said Woods, as he plans to drive home.
  CT DOT has pre-treated roads and bridges throughout the state. The agency’s 634 plow trucks are ready to help clear surfaces, and roughly 200 private c
  
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• Connecticut DOT give driver safety tips for the winter storm

  10-12-2017 05:12
  EAST HARTFORD-- While emergency crews and Connecticut DOT are encouraging people to stay off the roads during the snow, many people will still be out driving.
  William Woods lives in Rhode Isalnd and will be driving back home Saturday after finishing work in Connecticut.
  "Four wheel drive and go slow," said Woods, as he plans to drive home.
  CT DOT has pre-treated roads and bridges throughout the state. The agency’s 634 plow trucks are ready to help clear surfaces, and roughly 200 private c
  
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• One Person Dead In New London Shooting

  10-12-2017 05:06
  NEW LONDON, CT – (CBS Connecticut) – New London Police are investigating after a person was found dead after a shooting on Saturday.
  Police say the shooting occured on Orchard Street.
  A young male was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside a basement on Orchard Street.
  New London police detectives, along with the Connecticut State Police-Eastern District Major Crime Squad and the New London States Attorney’s office are joining in the investigation.
  Anyone with informatio
  
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• Firefighters investigate house fire in Stratford

  10-12-2017 04:49
  STRATFORD — Firefighters responded to a house fire Saturday afternoon.
  When firefighters arrived at 260 Larkin Court during the snow storm, they found heavy fire coming out of the back of the house.
  Fire Crews were able to contain the fire to the first floor bedroom and the kitchen.
  The family that lived at the house, were not home at the time. However, firefighters said the house is not longer habitable.
  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
  
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• Connecticut College To Accept Puerto Rico ‘Guest’ Students

  10-12-2017 03:58
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut College has established a guest student program for college students from Puerto Rico whose education was disrupted after Hurricane Maria hit the island in September.
  The New London private liberal arts college said Friday that students from the University of Puerto Rico can apply to the school for the spring 2018 semester. The school will provide room, board and tuition for up to six students.
  Guest students will pay what they would have paid to atten
  
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• Walk-on to Heisman: Oklahoma’s Mayfield wins in landslide

  10-12-2017 03:53
  NEW YORK  — Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has won the Heisman Trophy, completing a climb from walk-on to one of the most accomplished players in the history of college football.
  The brash, flag-planting Sooners star won a lopsided vote to become the sixth Oklahoma player to the win Heisman.
  Stanford running back Bryce Love was the runner-up, making it five second-place finishes for the Cardinal since 2009. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, last year’s Heisman winner, w
  
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• Roads Remain Slick As Snow Tapers Off

  10-12-2017 03:48
  
  Snow began to wind down Saturday night as a system moved away after coating the state with a moderate blanket of the white stuff.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Young Male Dead in New London Shooting: Police

  10-12-2017 03:16
  
  Police responded to 4 Orchard Street after receiving a 911 call about a shooting just past 3 p.m. on Saturday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 1 person dead in New London shooting; police investigating

  10-12-2017 03:10
  NEW LONDON — Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened Saturday afternoon.
  Officers responded to 4 Orchard Street around 3 p.m., on calls of a shooting at that address. Police said that when they arrived on scene, they found a young man in the apartment’s basement with a gunshot wound to his head .
  The man was pronounced dead at the scene by medics. New London police, along with detectives from the State Police Eastern District Major Crime unit are investigating t
  
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• 1 person dead in New London shooting

  10-12-2017 03:10
  NEW LONDON — Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened Saturday afternoon.
  Officers responded to 4 Orchard Street at around 3 p.m., for calls of a shooting at that address. Police said that when they arrived on scene, they found a young man in the apartment’s basement with a gunshot wound to his head.
  The man was pronounced dead at the scene by medics. New London police, along with detectives from the State Police Eastern District Major Crime unit are investigatin
  
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• Snow Causes Flight Cancellations, Delays At Bradley

  10-12-2017 02:54
  
  Saturday's snow caused some minor problems at Bradley Airport.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• AP source: Yankees agree to deal to acquire Marlins’ Stanton

  10-12-2017 00:52
  NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Yankees and Marlins have agreed to a deal that would send slugger Giancarlo Stanton to New York, pending a physical. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because the teams hadn’t announced the agreement.
  Stanton has a no-trade clause in his record $325 million, 13-year contract and must approve the deal.
  A second person familiar with the negotiations says infielder Starli
  
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• Police Respond to Multiple Accidents During Snow

  10-12-2017 00:18
  
  The NBC Connecticut Meteorologists have issued a First Alert for a storm that brings measurable snow to the entire state Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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