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• Second motorcyclist dies on North Side last night

  5 min ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

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• 3 Crashes Close I-270 Southbound On The East Side

  49 min ago | via NBC4i.com 

  COLUMBUS , Ohio -- Three separate crashes have closed down the southbound lanes of Interstate 270 at Morse Road on the city's East Side, according to Columbus police.

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• Bond Set For Man Who Allegedly Told 911 He Killed Gi...

  1 hr ago | via NBC4i.com 

  A man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend Friday night is arraigned in court Tuesday morning.

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• Half a million displaced in Syria, refugees are incr...

  1 hr ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

  Nahar al-Nahar, 9, and his relative, Mounir, 18 months, are just a few of the thousands of Syrian refugees who fled the violence in their country.

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• Ohio wins coveted, contingent waiver from No Child L...

  1 hr ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

  The director of the Ohio Innocence Project vented his frustration over obtaining police case files in a recent blog post , writing that police and prosecutors seem to be making a concerted effort to keep others from looking over their shoulders for wrongful convictions.

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• I-71 exit, entry ramps at 11th Avenue to close for t...

  4 hrs ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

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• Facebook shares hit new low

  4 hrs ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

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• U.N.: Most of 108 killed in Syria were executed

  6 hrs ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

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• Obama criticized as golfer-in-chief

  8 hrs ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

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• Woman dies after motorcycle crash in parking lot

  9 hrs ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

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• Boy, 3, critical after shooting himself

  9 hrs ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

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• Elon Musk: Is he the real-life Tony Stark?

  9 hrs ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

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• Vets' bonus on civil-service test too low?

  11 hrs ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

  The director of the Ohio Innocence Project vented his frustration over obtaining police case files in a recent blog post , writing that police and prosecutors seem to be making a concerted effort to keep others from looking over their shoulders for wrongful convictions.

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• Columbus Mileposts | May 29, 1974: Columbus gets too...

  11 hrs ago | via The Columbus Dispatch 

  May's a popular time for moving. The Better Business Bureau suggests you take care when hiring a mover, however, because of the handful of bad apples that take advantage of families in transition.

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• 1 Killed In Crash On Karl Road

  Yesterday | via NBC4i.com 

  Columbus police and medic personnel were initially dispatched to the 5300 block of Karl Road on a report of a pedestrian struck.

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• Shot To Head Kills Man; 2 Charged With Murder After ...

  Yesterday | via NBC4i.com 

  Columbus officers arrest one person and issue a warrant for a second after a man is fatally shot Monday night.

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• Judge keeps allegations in Ohio Amish indictment

  Sunday | via WXIX-TV Cincinnati 

  On Tuesday, the Hamilton County coroner released new details about the death of a Covington infant.

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• Ohio drivers paying less for gas as summer begins

  Sunday | via FOX19 Cincinnati 

  Three suspects have been arrested for a burglary in Sycamore Township. It occurred in the 4600 block of Kugler Mill Road.

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• Ohio State's 2nd 'corpse flower' spreads its stink

  Sunday | via WXIX-TV Cincinnati 

  Several people have been cited for underage consumption after a party in Middletown.

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• Man caught in crossfire, shot dead

  Wednesday May 23 | via WSNY-FM Columbus 

  COLUMBUS, Ohio Police were looking for one of two men charged with murder after an apparently innocent bystander was caught in a crossfire in South Linden Monday night.

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