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• Blue Jackets notebook | Return to Columbus 'special,' Avalanche's ...

  WASHINGTON — Fedor Tyutin wasn’t surprised to hear from Blue Jackets’ management last summer, though it’s a phone call no veteran wants to experience. Just weeks after watching Zach Werenski tear up the American Hockey League playoffs and win a Calder Cup with minor-league Cleveland, the Blue Jackets called Tyutin to tell him they were buying out the final two years on his contract. “I could see the team was going in a different direction,” Tyutin said. “I didn’t know for sure until it happened..

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• Sun takes center stage in photos, films at Columbus Museum of Art

  

  As autumn unfolds — and the days grow shorter — an exhibit drenched in sunlight seems especially agreeable. “The Sun Placed in the Abyss,” on display at the Columbus Museum of Art, gathers photographs, films and videos depicting the sun, whether directly or indirectly. The exhibit is the brainchild of Drew Sawyer, hired last year as associate curator of photography for the museum. “When I got here, I knew I wanted for my first show to do something that at least started with a few recent acquisi..

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• Columbus Police throw surprise party for 7-year-old boy

  

  A New Jersey officer who left the scene of a shooting to drive a 7-year-old girl who saw her father kill her mother to police headquarters h…

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• Third-graders become lobbyists in Westerville to protect butterfly ...

  

  The Westerville third-graders flocked to the milkweed garden to learn about life cycles and watch monarch butterflies feast on nectar. But the educational fun soon caused a frenzy after their teacher was tipped off that the flowering plants near the playground were illegal. Milkweed, along with six other plants, is a harmful “noxious weed,” according to city law. A code-enforcement officer, if notified, could order them to cut it down. In rare cases, officials could impose a $150 fine, the hars..

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• Ohio Politics Now: How gerrymandering played into the election

  

  Want to know what’s happening in Ohio government and politics from Columbus to Washington, D.C.? The Columbus Dispatch has you covered. There was a lot of talk about a need for change in this election but did you know that none of the 16 congressional races was within 19 points, and 14 were decided by at least 30 points. All of the incumbents won. Dispatch reporter Jim Siegel looks at how the congressional and legislative races all turned out to be blowouts on Election Day. The reason? Gerr..

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• Artist sends works to Columbus club

  

  A local artist has created the paintings that will put Columbus-area golfers in the mood to tee up. Lorain painter Tony Trunzo on Nov. 17 delivered a half dozen golf-inspired paintings for permanent display in the Golf Club at Little Turtle, a private golf club in Westerville. By day, Trunzo, 41, teaches art at Amherst Marion L. Steele High School. But in recent years, he has scored commissions to send his works around the Midwest and the country. Trunzo said he wanted to let people know..

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• Domestic violence shelter overwhelmed in Franklin County

  

  When Sue Villilo goes to work each day, she knocks on her office door before entering to make sure no one is sleeping. Villilo leads the Columbus agency that houses victims of domestic violence and their children. She has to use shelter offices for sleeping areas at night because the shelter’s 51 beds and three bathrooms aren’t enough. When she walks into her shelter office, there often are four or more mattresses on the floor and under her desk. “We don’t turn victims away for any reason,” sai..

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• San Antonio police officer fatally shot while writing ticket

  

  SAN ANTONIO – ​A San Antonio police officer writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist was shot to death in his squad car Sunday outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities said.San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the officer as Det. Benjamin Marconi, 50, a 20-year veteran of the force.McManus said the suspect had not been apprehended Sunday night. He said he doesn't believe the man has any relationship to the original motorist who was pul..

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• Alternative craft festival Craftin' Outlaws returns in December

  

  Craftin' Outlaws, the alternative craft festival established in 2005, is set to return in December with some new vendors and new opportunities for getting crafty, including hands-on workshops and make-and-take craft stations. The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 10, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Ballrooms 1, 2 and 3, 400 N. High St. This year’s lineup includes 29 new vendors. But the big news is the emphasis on hands-on workshops and make-and-take stations, said Megan Green, eve..

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• Person in critical condition after shooting in West Columbus

  

  COLUMBUS (WCMH)– Columbus Police are investigating after a person was found shot in an alley in West Columbus. Police were called to the 300 block of S Harris Avenue at 10:16 pm Sunday night on reports of a body found. Police arrived on the scene to find a person in the alley who had been shot. They were transported in critical condition. There is no word on the victim’s identification or a suspect. The shooting is under investigation.

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