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35°F - Cloudy Currently, on January 17th 2021, the temperature in Columbus is 35°F, the relative humidity is 89%, and the RealFeel® temperature is 38°F. Wind is blowing from the west-southwest at 1 miles/hour — gusting to 12.1 miles/hour. The barometric pressure is 29.72 inches of mercury and steady. During the past 24 hours, precipitation has totaled 0.04 inches, and the temperature has ranged from a low of 28°F to a high of 36°F.

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Recent Columbus News Articles

• Ohio researchers discover new strain of COVID-19
  
  "The mutations in the Columbus strain are likely to make the virus more infectious, making it easier for the virus to pass from person to person," Ohio State University said in a statement.
  CBS News.  Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:35:01 -0500.
• Ohio Supreme Court to hear armed school staff training case
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A school district that voted to allow employees to be armed after a deadly shooting is fighting a court ruling that says they must first provide police-level training to those employees. ...
  Andrew Welsh-huggins.  Washington Times.  Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:20:06 -0500.
• Mike DeWine, Ohio governor, signs gun rights bill eliminating duty to retreat
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — An individual's duty to retreat before using force has been eliminated in Ohio under a gun rights bill signed by Republican Gov. ...
  Andrew Welsh-huggins.  Washington Times.  Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:27:31 -0500.
• Father, 32, with a history of domestic violence shoots dead his daughters before killing himself
  
  Three people are dead, including two young children, following a domestic dispute in Columbus, Ohio on Friday night. Alyse, 6, and Ava, 9, were shot dead by their father Aaron Williams, 32.
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:12:56 GMT.
• Ohio cop fired over fatal shooting of Andre Hill
  
  "The actions of Adam Coy do not live up to the oath of a Columbus Police officer, or the standards we, and the community, demand of our officers," the city's public safety director said.
  CBS News.  Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:28:48 -0500.
• US police officer fired after killing unarmed Black man in Columbus, Ohio
  
  A white police officer who shot dead a Black man in Columbus, Ohio, last week was fired on Monday, city officials said.
  News Wires.  France 24.  Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:05:31 GMT.
• Chief calls to terminate cop who shot Black man as family mourns loss this Christmas
  
  The police chief of Columbus, Ohio, has called for the immediate termination of a police officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man.
  ABC News.  Thu, 24 Dec 2020 22:26:23 -0500.
• Bodycam footage shows Ohio cop shooting dead unarmed black man holding cellphone in friend's garage
  
  Body camera footage shows Andre Hill, a 47-year-old black man, emerging from a garage and holding up a cellphone in his left hand seconds before he is fatally shot by a Columbus police officer.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 24 Dec 2020 16:35:04 +0000.
• Ohio Police Officer Suspended After Shooting And Killing Unarmed Black Man
  
  This is the second fatal shooting of a Black man in Columbus this month.
  By Tommy Beer, Forbes Staff.  Forbes.  Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:52:45 -0500.
• They Saved the Crew. Now It's Playing in M.L.S. Cup.
  
  Fan activism, public pressure and new owners kept the Columbus Crew in Ohio. On Saturday, the team will try to pay back its supporters by winning M.L.S. Cup.
  Andrew Keh.  New York Times.  Sun, 13 Dec 2020 15:29:08 +0000.

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