Friday, September 26 2014
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Boat Crash Kills FBI Agents
Late last night a boat on the Ohio river, carrying two FBI agents, mistakenly crossed in front of a massive barge causing a tragic collision. Both men were killed almost instantly. This morning, crews continue to search the water for anyone else who may have been onboard at the time. The identities of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of family.
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Plot Your MPMF Weekend
If you’re anywhere close to downtown this weekend you’ll be hard pressed to miss the influx of skinny jeans and mustaches as hundreds of hipsters are expected to descend in the area for this year’s Midpoint Music Festival. The Cincinnati Enquirer and Citybeat have a number of picks for tonight, Friday and Saturday. Be sure to check out the festival’s website where you can put together a custom calendar so you don’t miss a beat.
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Court Rules Early Voting Period Must Stay Intact
It’s election season and thanks to a Sixth-Circuit Court of Appeals, those of you in the eager electorate can start voting next week. On Wednesday, the court ruled that the 35-day early voting period must remain in effect, despite Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s prolonged and annual efforts to shorten the time.
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Beavercreek Officers Cleared After Fatal Wal-Mart Shooting
A grand jury has cleared Beavercreek officers in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in Wal-Mart on Aug. 5. The officers shot John Crawford III after he refused to put down what looked like an assault rifle but what later turned out to be a BB gun. Crawford’s family maintains the shooting was not justified and that race was a factor. Surveillance video of the shooting has been released and can be viewed on the Cincinnati Enquirer’s website.
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Cincinnati Brewers Head to Beer Competition
Next week marks the starts of the Great American Beer Festival, an annual competition of home and commercial beer brewers hosted in Denver, Colorado. Among the competitors will be nearly every new brewery from the tri-state region, all vying for the coveted gold medal. To show your regional, sudsy solidarity, you should drink local beer all weekend.
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