Provides the latest RSS feeds for Columbus News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Ohio Standard.com http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/cat/a605ff6512fa302c/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:27 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:27 -0400 30 May 25 marks National Missing Children's Day, and state officials are honoring those children listed as missing in Ohio.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine took part in a ceremony where children released 690 balloons on Friday.The Attorney General's Office says there are 690 children considered missing from Ohio.The AG said that a total of 19,219 reports of missing children were made in ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741078/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:46 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741078/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Columbus police said they have tracked down a man wanted for kidnapping and sexual assault.They said 41-year-old Henry A. Durdin Jr. was arguing with a female acquaintance Wednesday night.He became enraged, tied the woman up, and sexually assaulted her. He then took off.The woman was taken to a local hospital, treated and released.Police said that Durdin was considered armed and dangerous.He was ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741077/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:46 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741077/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A man is charged with escape, assault on a peace officer, resisting arrest, falsification, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after an incident at a north side restaurant on Thursday.According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, a deputy tried to stop a man, later identified as Joshua T. Levi, for a minor traffic stop on Friday near the Waffle House at 1050 E. ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741079/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:46 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741079/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Police say a man who is charged with burglary is thought to have broken into the same home twice this year.According to court documents, Brian Keith Mills broke into a home in the 800 block of Marland Drive South on February 25. The resident of the home arrived to discover two men in her home, one of whom was identified as Mills.The two fled the scene and dropped stolen items.Mills is thought to ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741081/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741081/scat/a605ff6512fa302c At least one person was injured in a crash involving a car and motorcycle Friday morning in Newark.Newark Police said that the crash occurred near 1225 E. Main Street around 9:15 a.m.A medical helicopter was called to transport the person who was riding the motorcycle.Police have not released the name of the person or extent of his/her injuries.The cause of the crash is still under ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741082/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741082/scat/a605ff6512fa302c One of Ohio State University's corpse flowers could bloom as soon as this weekend, researchers said.The rare titan arum could open up as soon as Saturday.The plant gets the nickname from the smell it gives off which people say resembles a dead body.The greenhouse's other titan arum "woody" bloomed earlier this month.OSU says the extremely rare flower has only opened up 150 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741084/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741084/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A stretch of state highway in southwest Ohio is being dedicated to a soldier killed in Afghanistan three years ago. State Route 63 from the city of Monroe to Route 4 will be named Friday the "Sergeant James C. Robinson Memorial Highway." A ceremony is planned Friday afternoon at the small city's Veterans Memorial near Interstate 75. The 27-year-old Robinson was fatally wounded by ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741085/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741085/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The Arena Grand Movie Theatre will soon be closed, renovated and re-launched with a new concept.Columbus-based Nationwide Realty Investors said the space is being changed into the Studio Movie Grill.The last day of movies for the current Arena Grand will be on May 27.The Texas-based operators of Studio Movie Grill will then make renovations and reopen the theater in late summer."Our new ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741080/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741080/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Police said a man is accused of breaking into a home and beating a man with a gun.According to court documents, Jaymes Nathaniel Alfonzo Henry and two other males broke into a home in the 100 block of East 14th Avenue on May 23.The three allegedly went to the room where the resident was sleeping and held a gun to his head. When the resident refused to answer one of the men, a man struck the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741083/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741083/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Police were searching for three suspects accused of stealing a car from a victim near the Ohio State University campus.This happened at the corner of 9th Avenue and Highland Street in north Columbus just after 2:30 Friday morning.Police say the three men forced the driver out of the car and took off.The victim wasn’t hurt.Authorities began looking for the green Honda Civic.Police were also ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741086/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:44 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741086/scat/a605ff6512fa302c FRIDAY MORNING WEATHER DISCUSSIONDate: May 24 Time: 5:00 Meteorologist: Mike Davis Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Morning Partly cloudy and much cooler.This Afternoon Mostly sunny and cool. Near 60. N 10-15 MphTonight: Clear and chilly. Frost possible, mainly east. 39 N 5-10 MphTomorrow: Mostly sunny and pleasant. 67 NW 5-10 MphSunday: Mostly sunny. 69Special Information: Brightening skies today ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741087/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:43 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741087/scat/a605ff6512fa302c 1. WHAT COLLAPSE OF INTERSTATE BRIDGE IN WASHINGTON STATE MEANS FOR COMMUTERS Washington state officials ask drivers to avoid Interstate 5 near the area where a bridge collapsed over the Skagit River. 2. WHAT OBAMA SAYS ABOUT HIS COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY President Barack Obama defends the use of drones and hints at giving law enforcement more authority to seize communications. 3. HOW STORM SURGE ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741088/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:42 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741088/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CINCINNATI (AP) -- Ohio's Republican U.S. senator is demanding to know if any disciplinary action has been taken against IRS employees at the agency's Cincinnati office for targeting conservative ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741089/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:27 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214741089/scat/a605ff6512fa302c DeWine was planning to talk about the results of the 2012 Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Annual Report Friday morning at a Columbus school. A balloon launch - with each of the 690 balloons representing a missing child in the state - also is ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214737899/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:46 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214737899/scat/a605ff6512fa302c http://bit.ly/13P86u2 ) reports that the 29-count indictment alleges that the defendants distributed heroin out of seven spots in the Ohio River town of Portsmouth, about 90 miles south of Columbus - including two ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214737060/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:43 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214737060/scat/a605ff6512fa302c LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say a central Ohio insurance lawyer was killed when he fell through the roof of a storm-damaged building he was ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214737059/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:43 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214737059/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities in northeast Ohio say a 70-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of his 12th drunken-driving ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214736386/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:00 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214736386/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A provision in the state budget proposed by the Ohio House would prohibit the lottery from following the lead of other states and selling tickets directly to players via computers and hand-held ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214736387/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:00 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214736387/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The Ohio Department of Health said Thursday that cuts totaling nearly $8.5 million so far will affect programs including newborn hearing screenings, food assistance programs and abstinence ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214736385/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:00 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214736385/scat/a605ff6512fa302c DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A two-month investigation has determined that a University of Dayton freshman who fell from a six-story dormitory window last month committed ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214735674/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:09 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214735674/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Two Ohio State University students reported similar incidents involving a masked man exposing himself to them near campus. Lindsey Ritchey said it happened to her outside her Hunter Avenue apartment. Ritchey said she was sitting on her porch when she noticed someone come up next to her in the dark. "I look up and see that it's a man in a mask," she said. She said the man was using ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214734137/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:03 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214734137/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Nearly two dozen Buckeye Lake residents protested in front of the Buckeye Lake Fire Department Thursday evening. The protestors said they are not getting full protection from fire crews. "Our EMS services are not what they need to be and they've had nearly a year to improve and they're not doing it," says resident Peggy Wells. Wells says the department has had a number of ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214734138/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:03 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214734138/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Scammers are using counterfeit checks that appear to be from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, according to the Ohio Attorney General's Office.The AG issued a news release on Thursday about the scam, which the department said are part of a mystery shopper scam in which consumers receive a letter stating that they have been selected as a "customer service evaluator" ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214734136/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:02 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214734136/scat/a605ff6512fa302c replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday, May 23, 2013, that he has selected a new acting head of the division, staying within the IRS to find new leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214732606/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fri, 24 May 2013 04:07:20 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214732606/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CLEVELAND (AP) -- A Strongsville company and the owner's wife have pleaded guilty for their roles in the dumping of liquid cyanide into a storm drain, resulting in the death of almost 31,000 fish in an Ohio river last ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214728625/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 20:51:04 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214728625/scat/a605ff6512fa302c In this May 22, 2013, photo, Lois Lerner listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday, May 23, 2013, that he ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727298/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:42 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727298/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Police say a group has targeted banks in Westerville, Reynoldsburg and Upper ArlingtonAccording to Westerville Police Lt. Paul Scowden, the thefts are not a typical case of someone passing bad checks.The culprits, a team of three, use a diversion to commit the crimes with stolen checks from burglaries and car break-ins.Detectives said it was two weeks ago when two people tried to cash a check for ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727622/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:57 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727622/scat/a605ff6512fa302c An autistic, gay man told 10TV that he is tired of being the target of taunts, and his mother says she’s had enough. Now, they’re turning to police for help.Mark says he spends hours walking through his Grove City neighborhood, but he says his disorder and his sexual orientation have made him a target."I've been through so much abuse. I use (the walks) as a way to kind of ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727623/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:57 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727623/scat/a605ff6512fa302c NEW YORK -- Procter & Gamble is bringing back former CEO A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, to its top post in a surprise move as the world's largest consumer goods maker tries to improve its results globally.Lafley, 65, replaces CEO Bob McDonald, effective immediately. McDonald, who will retire June 30 after a transition period, served as CEO since 2009. Lafley, who is also ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727076/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:57:20 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727076/scat/a605ff6512fa302c PHOENIX -- Jurors have deadlocked on a verdict of life or death for Jodi Arias in the 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend. The judge declared a mistrial in the penalty phase. Another panel will be seated and the sentencing process will begin anew in July. The jury found Arias guilty of first-degree murder May 8 and later determined the killing was cruel enough to merit consideration of the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727660/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:56:51 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727660/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The panel's approval Thursday sends the issue into its signature-gathering phase, with a 2014 vote most likely. The deadline for this fall's ballot is July ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727624/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:51 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727624/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Boys Scout Alex Derr speaks out against anit-gay rules during the Equal Scouting Summit Press Conference being held near where the Boy Scouts of America are holding their annual meeting Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The boxes in front of Derr hold petitions calling for the Boy Scouts of America to end its anti-gay policies. (AP Photo/LM ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727845/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:26:30 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214727845/scat/a605ff6512fa302c FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726050/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:35 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726050/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Mounted police cruiser cameras may be a thing of the past, as some officers are now wearing portable cameras.Sunbury Police Chief Pat Bennett recently talked about how a portable video camera worn by one of his officers clearly captured a traffic violation."We are excited about the technology," said Bennett.The department is testing the cameras, which can be worn in several ways, ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726365/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:35 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726365/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A Mansfield church collected $500 for a Mansfield native who survived Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla.The Stewart Road Church of God collected the money for Ken Rush, who lost his home in the twister."We were all just praying big time, because we were all scared that we would not make it through there," said Rush. "We did, and when I opened the door and saw all the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726364/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:35 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726364/scat/a605ff6512fa302c SPRINGBORO, Ohio (AP) -- A civil rights group is asking a southwest Ohio school district to abandon proposed policies that teach creationism in the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726366/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:32 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726366/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CLEVELAND (AP) -- Police investigators returned to the Cleveland neighborhood where three women were held captive in a house for a decade hoping to get tips on unsolved missing-person ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726367/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:32 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214726367/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Ohio elections officials have decided that the cannabis rights amendment will be a single issue if it's placed on the Ohio ballot.Backers of the marijuana law change now have to gather 385,253 signatures to get the issue on the November ballot.The signatures must come from at least 44 of 88 counties. The deadline is July 6 for submitting issues for the November ballot his year.The proposal ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214724917/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:01 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214724917/scat/a605ff6512fa302c One person is in custody after an officer called for assistance at a north Columbus restaurant.According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, an officer called for back-up at the Waffle House, located at 1050 East Dublin Granville Road.It was unknown why the officer called for help.The name of the person in custody was not immediately released.Watch 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214724918/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:01 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214724918/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Reem Kastoon, 32, of Westerville was backed into by a Rumpke garbage truck. Westerville police said Kastoon was pinned under the left rear axle and received critical injuries in the crash. She was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center by a medical helicopter. The incident occurred on Crescent Drive at Crescent Court. Police said it appeared the driver did not ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723513/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:18 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723513/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Evening: Scattered showers ending around sunset.Tonight: Clearing skies and chilly. Low 43.Tomorrow: Mix of sun and clouds and cool. High 63.Saturday: Sunny and continued cool. High 65.Special Information: Another cold front moving across the region today brings much chillier weather for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Highs will be in the 60s and lows will drop ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723514/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:18 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723514/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Central Ohio Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help identifying a man wanted for stealing 176 packs of cigarettes from a UDF.Early last Thursday morning, a suspect entered a side door at a Reynoldsburg UDF, located at 6686 E. Main Street.Police said the suspect took 176 packs of cigarettes from display shelves behind the counter and stuffed them into a bag.The value of the cigarettes is ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723512/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:18 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723512/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The Westerville Police Department said it is watching for vandals targeting local parks.The director of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department said there have had nearly 20 cases of vandalism in the last month.The restroom graffiti has been cleaned up at Hoff Woods Park, but vandals have also hit restrooms at Hanby and Metzger parks.Police said defacing property is illegal and ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723515/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:18 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723515/scat/a605ff6512fa302c President Barack Obama is defending the use of drone strikes against American citizens abroad who the administration believes are a national security threat. In a speech, Obama says when an American goes abroad to wage war against the U.S., his citizenship "should no more serve as a shield" than a sniper shooting on an innocent crowd should be protected from a SWAT team. Obama's ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723516/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:17 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723516/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Democrats in the Ohio House are proposing a series of reforms they say will make Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) private nonprofit job-creation office, JobsOhio, more accountable to the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723518/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:56 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723518/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Lack of Stringent U.S. CMBS Underwriting Could Affect REITs Changes in the availability, pricing, and underwriting stringency of U.S. CMBS financing could affect REITs directly and indirectly, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, a boom-or-bust cycle for CMBS loan performance would negatively affect REITs that regularly access the CMBS ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723519/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:15 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214723519/scat/a605ff6512fa302c PASADENA, Calif. -; The head of NASA is visiting the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where engineers are working on a proposed mission to lasso a small asteroid and drag it closer to Earth for astronauts to ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214722506/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:43 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214722506/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CINCINNATI (AP) -- A court has ordered Ohio's transportation department to pay $4 million to the family of a woman killed the day after Christmas in 2008 when a tree fell on her car while she was driving with her 5-year-old ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214720351/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:53 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214720351/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's elections chief said Thursday a first-of-its-kind statewide review found instances of voter fraud in the battleground state during last year's presidential election but not rampant ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214720352/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:53 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214720352/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Kennedy heads the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights, named for her late father. She led the crowd outside the stockholders' meeting in a chant of "What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214720354/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:52 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214720354/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CLEVELAND (AP) -- Amish imprisoned in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio have been granted a religious freedom exemption from a requirement to attend high school equivalency classes behind ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214720353/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:52 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214720353/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A person is dead after an industrial accident in Fairfield County.According to the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, a man fell through the roof at an industrial building, located at 3010 Columbus-Lancaster Road, shortly before noon.The name of the man was not immediately released.The accident remained under investigation. Stay with 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for more ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718788/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:22 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718788/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Ohio's elections chief has wrapped up a review by county election boards across the swing state into allegations of voter fraud during the 2012 presidential election.According to Secretary of State Jon Husted, 135 cases of possible voter fraud have been referred to law enforcement for further investigation.It includes 20 people who allegedly voted in Ohio and another state during the 2012 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718785/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:21 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718785/scat/a605ff6512fa302c At least 22 people are being accused of taking part in a heroin ring that brought drugs from Dayton to Portsmouth.Law enforcement officials said they have made 18 arrests, but four suspects remain at large.Police said the suspects were bringing heroin to Portsmouth because they felt they could make more money selling it there.Authorities have been investigating the ring for six months but believe ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718787/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:21 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718787/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The former mayor of Stockport in Morgan County was sentenced this week after being convicted of gross sexual imposition, sexual battery and rape involving a child.Former mayor Michael Shane Shuster was convicted on all 21 counts in April.This week, he was sentenced to a total of 105 years in prison before being eligible for parole.According to Morgan County officials, Shuster was sentenced to 36 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718784/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:21 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718784/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Yelp Columbus is throwing a 1950s throwback party for a good cause.The ‘Give Back, Throw Back’ is a themed event for anyone interested in volunteer opportunities.It will be held Friday night from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Ohio Historical Society.Thirty non-profits will be there to make community connections and meet new volunteers.Anyone with a Yelp account can RSVP for the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718786/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:21 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718786/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Residents in Mansfield said they are concerned after a garage and two homes burned Wednesday night.The fire was reported on Granite Street around 8 p.m., according to the Mansfield News Journal.The newspaper reported that the fire is considered suspicious.The fire apparently started in a garage and spread to two vacant homes. No one was injured.Last summer, dozens of fires were set in a number of ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718783/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:21 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718783/scat/a605ff6512fa302c AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Two men have been charged with murder in the killings of four young people whose bodies were found in a townhome in northeast Ohio last ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718789/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:50 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214718789/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The Licking County Sheriff's Office and the Columbus Bomb Squad were called out to a Pataskala location on Thursday on a report of a suspicious object.According to the sheriff's office, officials were called out to a location along the 6400 block of Watkins Road for an investigation.Other details were not immediately released about the run, which was reported shortly before 11 a.m.There ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214717195/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:14:00 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214717195/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Investigators have returned to a North Columbus apartment complex after suspicious chemicals were found for the second time in two weeks. The discovery came sometime before 8 a.m. at the Sterling Place Apartments off Bethel Road. A Columbus Fire Department spokesperson described the findings as "leftover chemicals from a previous incident" reported to the agency last week. During that ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214715666/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:01:08 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214715666/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Interstate 71 southbound was shut down near Wilmington because of an overturned semi.The accident happened just before 8 Thursday morning.One northbound lane was also shut down.Hazmat crews were on the scene because the semi was carrying hazardous chemicals.Minor injuries have been reported.Stay with 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for more ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214714273/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:37 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214714273/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Dublin police were investigating an attempted home burglary near the Muirfield Golf Course.Police say this happened just before 2:30 Thursday morning in the 6400 block of Moors Place.A condo resident reported that a burglar was trying to break in through the rear door.Police say the resident yelled for other family members to call 911.The suspect reportedly ran down a bike path towards the golf ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214714272/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:37 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214714272/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Four adults who were at the home were detained for questioning. The relationship between the man who was shot and the woman was not immediately ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214714275/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29:25 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214714275/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A man who admitted stealing rare pottery from Ohio State University and selling it to an antiques dealer has been sentenced to eight months in ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214714274/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29:25 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214714274/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Police were searching for a suspect after a man claimed someone threw a Molotov cocktail at him.The victim arrived at Grant Medical Center with burn wounds around 11:30 Wednesday night.The incident happened in the 3000 block of Alleghany Avenue in east Columbus.The victim said he did not know the alleged suspect.Stay with 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for more ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214712947/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:38:30 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214712947/scat/a605ff6512fa302c DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- New U.S. Census estimates show that most large and medium-sized cities in Ohio lost population over the past two years, as many cities elsewhere saw ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214712949/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:53 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214712949/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A bill being proposed by two Ohio lawmakers would remove the 20-year statute of limitations for prosecuting rape and sexual battery ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214712948/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:53 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214712948/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Fire investigators were looking for people who may have set an east Columbus house on fire.Witnesses say they saw people running from the Brownlee Avenue House around 11:15 Wednesday night.Investigators were treating the fire as suspicious.Watch 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for more ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711743/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:43 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711743/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A Newark family is safe after their house caught on fire Wednesday night. The Newark Advocate reports the fires started around 9:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Oxford Downs Road. Fire crews on the scene rescued two dogs from the home. Investigators said the fire started in the garage and spread to the attic. The four people who lived in the home are now staying with family members. Officials ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711745/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:42 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711745/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Police were searching for a suspect after an attempted robbery in south Columbus.Authorities say the man walked into the Valero gas station on South High Street on May 17th around 5:15 a.m.The suspect implied he had a gun and demanded cash.When the suspect was confronted, he took off.Anyone with information is asked to call the Columbus Police Robbery Unit at 614-645-4665, or Central Ohio Crime ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711744/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:42 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711744/scat/a605ff6512fa302c THURSDAY MORNING WEATHER DISCUSSIONDate: May 23 Time: 5:00 Meteorologist: Mike Davis Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Morning Cloudy with widely scattered light showers.This Afternoon Chance for showers. Not as warm. Low 70s. SW 10-15 mphTonight: Any showers ending. Partially clearing and much cooler. 44 N 10-15 MphTomorrow: Becoming mostly sunny. Much cooler. 63 N 10-15 MphSaturday: Mostly sunny. ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711742/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:42 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711742/scat/a605ff6512fa302c KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A chain-reaction crash overnight involving three tractor-trailer trucks and a pickup truck on Interstate 70 in central Ohio killed one man and was snarling morning ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711746/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:08:26 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214711746/scat/a605ff6512fa302c