Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Police identify man killed by train in downtown Columbus and other top stories.

  • Police identify man killed by train in downtown Columbus

    Police identify man killed by train in downtown Columbus
    COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Police are asking for more information about the man who was struck and killed by a train in downtown Columbus. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 3:10am, Sunday, officers were called to the area of Convention Center Drive and High Street on the report of a person struck by a train. When medics arrived on scene, they pronounced Donta J. Muldrow, 27, dead from his injuries. Witnesses told police Muldrow was lying on the tracks as the train approached. Polic..
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  • Columbus 'Read and Grow' mentoring program continues to expand

    Columbus 'Read and Grow' mentoring program continues to expand
    COLUMBUS (WCMH) — With each word, you can see their minds expanding. Young adults helping young people read and grow. “I think it was like, kind of like, a calling, because I like to be a leader,” said 17-year-old mentor Terrell Woodall. “And I like to help out in the community. I like coming out and helping the kids learn how to read, helping them better themselves while I better myself” This Read and Grow initiative began last year as a part of “Men of Standard”, a mentoring program for Blac..
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  • Grammy Awards | Columbus duo Twenty One Pilots accepts award ...

    Grammy Awards | Columbus duo Twenty One Pilots accepts award ...
    Columbus duo Twenty One Pilots bared their souls -- and then some -- as they shed their tuxedo pants to accept the Grammy for pop duo or group performance. The pair won for their song "Stressed Out." They took off their pants after their names were called. They said they did so because they were sitting around in their underwear watching a Grammy show on TV, hoping some day they might be on that stage, when it occurred to them if they ever did win a Grammy they should accept it as they were ..
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  • Vigil honors Reagan Tokes; suspect could face death penalty

    Vigil honors Reagan Tokes; suspect could face death penalty
    Jim Woods The Columbus Dispatch @Woodsnight The music stopped at the Bodega in the Short North on Sunday night. Though the restaurant was packed with patrons, silence filled the space for a long, solemn moment of remembrance.  Many held candles in tribute to Reagan Tokes. So many people brought flowers to honor her that they filled both front windows. Tokes, 21, was last seen alive Wednesday night in the Bodega, where she worked part-time while she attended Ohio State University. ..
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  • Columbus child killed in crash near Toledo

    Columbus child killed in crash near Toledo
    BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — A Columbus 6-year-old died after a crash on Interstate 75 near Toledo.Daelen Ford was killed when the car he was traveling in went off the left side of the road in Wood County and hit a concrete wall. The driver, 28-year-old Brittney Jackson, was transported to Wood County Hospital with minor injuries. Another passenger in the car, a 10-year-old, was taken by Life flight to St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo.The Ohio State Highway Patrol said alcohol is believ..
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  • Nine flights to and from Columbus canceled as storm targets Northeast

    Nine flights to and from Columbus canceled as storm targets Northeast
    Published: 02/13/17 06:24 am EST.Updated: 02/13/17 07:54 am EST. Heavy, wet snow is once again blanketing the Northeast just days after the biggest storm of the season dumped up to 19 inches of snow on the region.Nine flights to and from John Glenn Columbus International Airport were canceled Monday. The flights were arriving from or traveling to cities like Boston.According to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.com, more than 1,300 flights in the U.S. were scrapped Sunday and more than ..
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  • Lobbyist seeks new interstate highway to connect Toledo to Columbus

    Lobbyist seeks new interstate highway to connect Toledo to Columbus
    Published: Sun, February 12, 2017 @ 4:49 p.m.Associated PressTOLEDO, Ohio A transportation lobbyist says he hopes the Trump administration’s promise to invest billions on infrastructure could revive long dormant plans to build an interstate between Toledo and Columbus.Tom Kovacik of the Transportation Advocacy Group of Northwest Ohio says a Toledo area government group has endorsed the idea of building what is known as the Interstate 73 project.The project, however, lacks support from the Ohio..
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  • Northeast bracing for another winter blast

    Northeast bracing for another winter blast
    The Northeast U.S. is bracing for a winter blast of snow and strong winds that could take the title of biggest storm of the season from one that dumped up to 19 inches of snow just days ago.Winter storm warnings are in effect from upstate New York to Maine, where blizzard conditions and 2 feet of snow are possible. The National Weather Service says up to 19 inches of snow could fall in Boston, while Connecticut and Rhode Island could see more than 6 inches.Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker urged people t..
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  • 3-time PBA Player of Year returns to winners circle in Columbus

    3-time PBA Player of Year returns to winners circle in Columbus
    COLUMBUS -- Three-time Professional Bowlers Association Player of the Year Jason Belmonte of Australia captured his seventh major title and ended a two-year streak without a Tour win by winning the Barbasol PBA Players Championship Sunday at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.In a championship match between two players who use the unique two-handed delivery, the top seeded Belmonte defeated Anthony Simonsen of Austin, Texas, 221-204, to notch his second Players Championship win and 13th PBA Tour title ..
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  • Franklin County's 911 centers sharing technology to receive texts

    Franklin County's 911 centers sharing technology to receive texts
    Kimball Perry The Columbus Dispatch @kimballperry Governments across Franklin County are sharing technology to prepare for cellphone texts to 911. "That's all part of the next generation of 911 going on across the country," said William Vedra Jr., Grove City's safety director. Governments will continue to operate their communication centers that receive 911 calls and dispatch police officers and firefighters, but the technology sharing will help dispatchers across Franklin County ..
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Columbus next to tighten smoking restrictions .Columbus SWAT respond to barricade situation south of downtown .
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