Provides the latest RSS feeds for Columbus News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Columbus News.net http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/cat/a605ff6512fa302c/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:42 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:42 -0400 30 2 lanes of eastbound State Route 161 are closed at New Albany Road following a single vehicle crash. Police say 4 people were injured when the vehicle rolled over. The condition of the victims was not immediately available. Watch 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for the ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214704593/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:02 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214704593/scat/a605ff6512fa302c General Motors Co. is recalling more than 27,000 Cadillac SUVs worldwide because the wheels can fall off.The company says the recall affects the 2013 Cadillac SRX with 18-inch wheels. Canadian safety regulators say the wheel nuts may not have been tightened enough at the factory.GM says the problem hasn't caused any crashes or injuries, and no wheels have fallen from vehicles.Dealers will ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214702392/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 20:02:56 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214702392/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A woman was stabbed while walking in downtown Mansfield on Tuesday.Police said the woman was attacked at the intersection of Second and Orange streets. She said a man approached her and demanded her belongings, according ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214702391/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 20:02:56 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214702391/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A Republican state lawmaker is proposing to link Medicaid expansion in Ohio to job training that could ultimately reduce the need for participation in the ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214702393/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:29 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214702393/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Only a handful of companies manufacture fire trucks, and the Sutphen Corporation is one of the oldest.The 123-year-old, family-owned company is on its fourth generation of Sutphen’s at the helm.The Sutphen Company, located in Dublin, makes pumpers and aerial ladders for fire departments across the country and around the world, all by hand."We build the entire truck from the ground ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700971/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:54:10 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700971/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The towering National Weather Service radar stands high above the fields of Wilmington in Clinton County. The information it captures helps form 10TV weather forecasts each and every day.NWS science operations officer Seth Binau became fascinated with the weather during the Derecho of 1980."July 5th and the sky to the west was as black as I had ever seen it," recalled Binau.Since then, ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700972/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:54:07 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700972/scat/a605ff6512fa302c State Sen. Capri Cafaro says the advances in DNA technology is just one reason why Ohio's limitation on rape prosecutions should be eliminated."It's long overdue," said Cafaro, a Democrat from Hubbard. "It takes time to build up that courage, and they should not be violated twice when they come forward and learn that just because they showed up 21 years later, all of a ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700973/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:54:06 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700973/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Chillicothe's city pool may not open this year because of budget constraints.The city's mayor had said weeks ago that he expected the pool to open in June, but city council members said they have other budget priorities -- like replacing the city's garbage trucks.City leaders did not budget any money this year for the pool, which historically has operated mostly on donations.City ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700974/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:54:03 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700974/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A prosecutor says a man accused of firing a shot that struck a woman on a Columbus bus has been indicted on 12 counts of felonious ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700975/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:48 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214700975/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Rescue workers from all over the country have been working non-stop to sift through the rubble in search of survivors in Oklahoma. It seems like an almost insurmountable task with teams arriving to miles of devastation, with a mission of rescue and recovery.Rescue groups like Ohio's Task Force One are always at the ready to respond to emergencies statewide. In fact, one member of the team is ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699586/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:24 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699586/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Seven tornados hit Ohio on June 13, 1981. The Morrow County village of Cardington was forever changed when one of the twisters hit there.Then-governor James Rhodes said he had never witnessed such devastation."I've never seen any city in Ohio this size that's been hit this hard," he told 10TV while assessing the damage in the storm’s aftermath.The tornado caused severe ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699587/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:24 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699587/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine wants Urban Outfitters retail chains to quit selling its "Prescription Line" of glasses, coasters, mugs and drink holders. DeWine said he no longer wants to see them sold, because they look like prescription pill bottles and prescription pads. "People die from accidental drug overdoses in this state every day, and these products make light of the ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699585/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:23 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699585/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The Ohio Department of Natural Resources released a statement Wednesday concerning the three fatal falls in the Hocking Hills State Park and Hocking State Forest ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699588/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:21 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699588/scat/a605ff6512fa302c In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab.In the case of Kaiba (KEYE'-buh) Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a birth ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699203/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:39 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699203/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CLEVELAND (AP) -- A fair-housing advocate in Cleveland has been charged with tax fraud for allegedly trying to avoid taxes on $500,000 in income and keeping $80,000 in federal taxes withheld from ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699589/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:30 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214699589/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A Franklin County grand jury has returned an indictment against a man accused of firing shots that entered a COTA bus and struck a woman in the head.According to the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office, Anthony T. Saunders III was indicted on 12 counts of felonious assault with specification.The charges are in connection with an April 16 shooting that involved a COTA bus heading northbound ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698226/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:03 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698226/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Columbus police say thieves are stealing items off of east side residents' porches and lawns.Family members of an 87-year-old man told police that thieves snatched several items from his back yard.The incident occurred on Monday in the 1800 block of Brentnell Avenue.Victims said the crimes are happening in the morning hours, and the thieves work fast.Items stolen include everything from lawn ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698225/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:03 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698225/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OHIO: Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698224/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:03 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698224/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Hocking County authorities say there was a small chemical spill reported at the Logan City Pool Wednesday afternoon.HAZMAT crews were called to clean up the material around 3 p.m. Officials did not say what kind of chemical was spilled.There were no injuries reported, and no evacuations were ordered.Watch 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for the latest ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698228/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:02 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698228/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Republican-controlled Ohio House has voted to uphold a GOP candidate's victory last year in a disputed race for state ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698229/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:56 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214698229/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Investigators stand outside an apartment complex in Orlando, Fla., where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696788/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:51 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696788/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Prosecutor Timothy McGinty said Wednesday that a Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County grand jury indicted 58-year-old Hernandez Warren on murder, rape, kidnapping and aggravated robbery ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696829/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:39 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696829/scat/a605ff6512fa302c No bomb went off and no one was injured in the plot last year in which the intended target was a highway bridge over the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) Valley National Park between Cleveland and ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696830/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:39 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696830/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A bill making more teachers temporarily eligible to participate in meeting Ohio's new third-grade reading guarantee is on its way to Ohio's ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696831/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:38 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696831/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks on Wednesday. One man died and the two others believed to be have weapons were shot by ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696395/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 14:43:36 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214696395/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Some Hilliard residents awoke to a mess on Wednesday morning.A number of vehicles were broken into along Alton Darby Creek Road.Columbus and Hilliard police both are working to solve the cases that left many residents without their belongings.Connor McDunn said he was late for school after waking up to a mess in front of his home."Everything in my wallet was gone," McDunn said. ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695267/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:42 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695267/scat/a605ff6512fa302c An armed man held up a Newark gas station early Wednesday morning.Police said the man walked into the Duke and Duchess Shoppe on Union Street just after midnight.Employees said he had a t-shirt pulled over his face as he pointed the gun at them.The man got away with cigarettes and case.The suspect was wearing gray gym shorts and a blue and white flannel shirt.Anyone with information was asked to ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695266/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:42 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695266/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A Maysville High School student was injured on Monday when the school bus she was riding on was struck with a pellet from a pellet gun.The Zanesville Times-Recorder reported that the bus was shot around 10:40 p.m., when it was returning from a senior trip.The shooting occurred around Brighton Boulevard and Ridge Avenue. The girl suffered minor injuries from the broken glass, according to the ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695268/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:40 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695268/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio Supreme Court says it won't hear the latest appeal by a southwest Ohio man seeking his fourth trial in the 2008 bathtub drowning of his ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695270/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:17 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695270/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Democrats in the Ohio Senate suggested Wednesday that budget writers take millions of dollars from a proposed income tax cut for higher wage earners and direct it to schools instead, as work intensified on state's spending ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695269/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:17 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214695269/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Almost 35 million Americans are expected to travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. That includes 1.31 million Ohioans.During Thursday and Monday, 31.2 million Americans will drive 50 miles or more to a beach, campground or other getaway, according to car lobbying group AAA. That's a small increase from last year but still well short of the record 37.3 million people who drove during ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693616/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 12:57:12 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693616/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Buckeye Lake Police Chief James Hanzey said on Wednesday that he has found the source of the reported Buckeye Lake explosions from last week.According to Hanzey, a group of men were legally shooting exploding rifle targets on their own property on May 16.The men purchased four-pound exploding targets and shot them with a .223 caliber weapon.The explosion and shockwave scared the young men, who ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693619/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 12:57:11 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693619/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Police said a south Columbus office building was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat was called in. According to Columbus police, an office building, located at 1108 City Park Avenue, was evacuated after the threat was received shortly before noon. The nature of the threat was not immediately released. Employees were let back in the building a short time later after no credible ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693618/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 12:57:11 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693618/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CLEVELAND (AP) -- Thirteen Cleveland firefighters indicted in a shift-swapping scandal have been suspended without pay while their cases move through the ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693620/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:51 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693620/scat/a605ff6512fa302c FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - A bright light seen traveling across the sky over the weekend by dozens of witnesses across Maryland and the region is what astronomers are calling a fragmenting meteoric ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693584/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:02 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214693584/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Galion Police and Crawford County Sheriff's deputies discovered 77 bags of suspected heroin during a traffic stop this week.Authorities said the vehicle was stopped in a parking lot on the east side of Galion on Tuesday.Officers found the suspected heroin, along with $550 in cash. The drugs have a street value of $1,200.Tyler Arnold, 27, of Mount Gilead, was arrested. Arnold is being held in ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214692019/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:20 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214692019/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CINCINNATI (AP) -- A 17-year-old high school student who shot himself in a classroom has been moved from a hospital to a rehabilitation facility, more than three weeks after he was critically ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214690308/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:15 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214690308/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The 16 were awarded the Ohio Military Medal of Distinction, presented by state legislative leaders to family members. Afterward, the fallen were recognized again during a wreath-laying ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214688838/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 08:53:32 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214688838/scat/a605ff6512fa302c UT officials are expected to make a decision in the next two weeks on the proposal to sell beer and wine at the on-campus Glass Bowl stadium. The move, which is expected to boost attendance and revenue, could also extend to basketball ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214688837/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 08:53:32 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214688837/scat/a605ff6512fa302c It was the 83-year-old grandmother's first time back at her home since a monstrous and deadly tornado ravaged her neighborhood in suburban Oklahoma City. Part of the roof was sitting in the front yard, and the siding from the front of the house was gone. As her son, Jeff, and her grandsons picked through what was left of her belongings, Arvin found some dark humor in the ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214687643/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 08:04:33 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214687643/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Columbus police have arrested a suspect accused of breaking into two occupied homes near East Columbus early Wednesday. The first break-in happened on North Monroe Street at 2:50 a.m. Police said the suspect, a stranger, entered the resident's house. It is unclear what was taken. About 20 minutes later, police said that same suspect entered a second occupied home near Miami Avenue and ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214687444/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 08:02:25 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214687444/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A woman who fell asleep while driving after midnight Thursday plowed into a highway trooper’s patrol car that had its lights flashing at an Interstate 95 exit ramp, police ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214687170/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:50 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214687170/scat/a605ff6512fa302c LOVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Police in the Cincinnati area say they apprehended an elusive suspect after a pursuit that reached 100 mph and ended in a ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214687446/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 07:42:29 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214687446/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Police in central Ohio are looking for a 20-year-old man who they say walked into a high school and tried to abduct his 14-year-old ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214686165/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:22 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214686165/scat/a605ff6512fa302c http://bit.ly/182K1Xz ) reports that attorneys who are representing Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight for free say the women are "happy and safe and continue to heal, a process that requires time and ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214686166/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:21 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214686166/scat/a605ff6512fa302c 1. ASSESSING OKLAHOMA'S DAMAGE Rescuers are nearly finished searching for victims, but Moore residents are just starting to find out how many of their homes are destroyed. 2. STAR WITNESS IN IRS HEARINGS NOT TALKING Lois Lerner, who revealed the agency's targeting of conservative groups, has said she will invoke the Fifth Amendment when she's called to testify in Congress today. 3. ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214685192/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 05:46:14 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214685192/scat/a605ff6512fa302c WEDNESDAY MORNING WEATHER DISCUSSIONDate: May 22 Time: 5:00 Meteorologist: Mike Davis Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Morning Muggy & warm. This Afternoon Chance for showers & storms. Some may be strong to severe. Low 80s S 10-20 Mph and gusty.Tonight: Showers & storms taper off. Mostly cloudy and a little cooler. 61 SW 10-20 MphTomorrow: More showers with a chance for thunderstorms. 76 ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214685193/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 05:46:14 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214685193/scat/a605ff6512fa302c MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. But creative collaborations with food entrepreneurs are seeding a new kind of economy that federal officials say could become a model for 12 other Appalachian states.Officials with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 05:43:20 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Westerville Police were using K-9 units to search for a man who ran off from a traffic stop Wednesday morning. Officials said a Westerville officer attempted a traffic stop near Sunbury Road and Whitney around 1:00 a.m. The male driver pulled over, got out of the car, and ran away. Police were not sure why the male ran off. The female passenger in the car was taken into custody. Police said ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214683154/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 03:31:49 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214683154/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Bowling Green was closed for a couple hours following Tuesday night's crash, but has since been reopened. Initial reports indicated that the passengers of the two vehicles were taken to local hospitals but were not badly hurt. Toledo News Now reports that a Toyota Camry was rear-ended by a bus transporting employees of ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214681742/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 02:11:32 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214681742/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Students get report cards – and so do districts. Upper Arlington City Schools has earned an "excellent with distinction" rating from the Ohio Department of Education for 12 years. About 96 percent of students graduate. Residents kept fueling the stellar results with tax increases – until last year, when the levy failed for the first time in nearly 20 years. Voters, ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214680131/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 00:07:35 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214680131/scat/a605ff6512fa302c An Oklahoma City couple said they survived a deadly EF-5 tornado by hiding in their basement.Dave and Sylvia lee said they saw the twister coming over the ridge. They ducked into their cellar with seconds to spare."They can all tell you it sounds like a freight train or a jet plane. No, it don't," Dave Lee said, "It sounds like hell."The Lee's say they lost ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214680132/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 00:07:35 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214680132/scat/a605ff6512fa302c In the wake of the destructive tornado in Oklahoma City on Monday, some Champaign County residents question whether turning off the tornado sirens is the right decision. "The concern of course is knowing that the storm is coming," Roger Kramer told 10TV's Jason Frazer. Champaign County says the sirens were outdated and would cost about $1 million to replace them. Instead, it has ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214680130/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Wed, 22 May 2013 00:07:35 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214680130/scat/a605ff6512fa302c State Rep. Armond Budish's resignation as House minority leader comes as he considers whether to run for the head of the state's largest county. He is term-limited and can't run for the House next ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214679109/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 22:38:10 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214679109/scat/a605ff6512fa302c One person is hospitalized after a shooting in east Columbus. Police said one person was shot multiple times in the 1000 block of Seymour Avenue at around 6 p.m. Tuesday. The person who was shot was taken to Grant Medical Center in unknown condition. Police said the shooting was unrelated to another shooting nearby on Stoddart Avenue. Watch 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for more ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214678154/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 21:48:00 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214678154/scat/a605ff6512fa302c CHARDON, Ohio (AP) -- Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit the families and support the well-being of students and others in the affected ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214675926/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:27 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214675926/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Toby is a 7-year old Czech German Sheppard who was born and trained to find people."I started him out when he was 10-weeks-old," said his handler, Ron Cassady of the Central Ohio K9 Search and Rescue.He says the two have been called out 60 times to help people who have gone missing or have been trapped in natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.Cassady says he knows exactly what crews ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214674593/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:33 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214674593/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Nearly 10 years ago there were, on average, 10 women who ended up in the Fairfield County jail on drug charges.Today, there are more than 60 behind bars facing charges related to drugs. Jail time means they will get clean, but the challenge is staying clean once they are released.Jenessa Cassley, 26, and Tiffany Runge, 23, have both been locked up for drugs three times now."Just to stay ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214674594/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:33 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214674594/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The small town of Xenia was all but destroyed when an F-5 tornado hit the community on April 3, 1974.It was the most violent outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded at that time.Across the U.S., 148 tornadoes touched down on that day as part of the storm system. Of the 300 people who died, 36 were killed in Ohio.The second deadliest tornado system to hit Ohio was recorded on June 24, 1924. In Lorain, ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214674595/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:32 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214674595/scat/a605ff6512fa302c The Groveport Madison School Levy vote is still too close to call and will require an automatic recount.The Franklin County Board of Elections said that after reviewing the ballots, the levy still falls 12 votes short.Preliminary results on Election day indicated the issue lost by 16 votes.The updated totals show 1,627 people voted for the levy (49.82 percent) and 1,639 voted against the levy ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214674596/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:32 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214674596/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Polly Beckham, of Ambler, Pa., holds a sign during a tea party rally protesting extra IRS scrutiny of their groups, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Philadelphia. Tea party groups and other groups are urging activists across the country to demonstrate at their local Internal Revenue Service offices. (AP Photo/Matt ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671460/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:30 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671460/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A car and semi were involved in a crash south of Lancaster Tuesday afternoon.According to the Lancaster post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, two vehicles were traveling along U.S. Route 33 south of Lancaster when the semi hit the car and caused it to rollover. Injuries resulted from the crash, but they were not immediately known.The names of those involved in the crash were not immediately ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671788/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 17:07:21 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671788/scat/a605ff6512fa302c A United States District Court jury has convicted a Columbus man on 10 counts of aiding and assisting in the filing of false federal income tax returns with the ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671787/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 17:07:21 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671787/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Evening: Isolated thunderstorms south.Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 67.Tomorrow: Showers and thunderstorms. Severe weather possible. High 83.Thursday: Scattered showers early and cooler. High 73.Special Information: Central Ohio is under a SLIGHT RISK for severe weather the next two days. Isolated thunderstorms are possible between now and 8 PM, while more widespread ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671786/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 17:07:21 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671786/scat/a605ff6512fa302c COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A proposal to extend Ohio's moratorium on new storefront sweepstakes parlors and impose a new reporting requirement is a step closer to becoming ... http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671789/scat/a605ff6512fa302c Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:52 -0400 http://www.columbusnews.net/index.php/sid/214671789/scat/a605ff6512fa302c