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WSYX 6: Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman and City Council are hammering out the last $7 million to trim from an already thin budget in Columbus. This city has already gone through some drastic cuts in preparation for this upcoming budget - a budget that had to be trimmed about $100-million. So far, around 400 city employees were told they're position is vanishing. That includes more than 25 police recruits. More than a dozen centers, mostly rec centers, are closing in the next few weeks as the parks department funding was slashed. The city is also no longer funding the Sister Cities program at the visitors center. They've also pulled the plug on the Summer Strike Force.

Only $7 Million to cut? Maybe Mayor Coleman should issue a mandatory layoff for left-handed redheads…

10 TV: A Downtown hotel was placed under partial lockdown Monday morning as police searched for a gunman. No gunman was found… Police were called to the hotel around 5:30 a.m. on report of a gunman on the fifth floor. The hotel's elevators were disabled as police searched the hotel's fifth and sixth floors. After roughly 45 minutes of searching, police were unable to find a gunman and cleared the scene. Anxious guests were finally able to leave their floors and check out.

10 TV: Five north side schools were placed under lockdown Monday morning after student reported seeing another student with a gun inside a high school. Brookhaven High School and nearby Maize Road Elementary School were placed under lockdown at about 10 a.m. Three Catholic schools -- St. Francis DeSales High School, St. James The Less and St. Matthias - were also placed under lockdown as a precaution… The lockdowns occurred after a student who rides a COTA bus told administrators that he saw another student with a gun walk inside Brookhaven High School. The student who allegedly had the gun was later apprehended at a garage near the high school.... No weapon was found, but police did confirm that a magazine was recovered during a search of the area. All school lockdowns were lifted shortly before 11 a.m.

If anyone wonders why we spend so much time on crime, the above examples should show you… It’s everywhere…

10 TV: A clipper system will push through the region Tuesday, bringing with it the chance for some snow showers. Little accumulation is expected… After an early morning low of 23, Tuesday's high will reach only 27 degrees… mostly cloudy on Wednesday, with a few leftover snow flurries. It will be colder, with highs only reaching 20 degrees. Temperatures will rise dramatically by the end of the week, with temperatures on Saturday in the 40s and Sunday in the 50s. The warmer weather, however, may be accompanied by rain showers.

Snow, snow, go away…