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<div class='cutline'>Snow slowed traffic to a crawl on I-270 this morning.</div>
Kyle Robertson | Dispatch
Snow slowed traffic to a crawl on I-270 this morning.
Snow falls, schools close
Up to 8 inches expected from latest winter storm

Columbus City Schools' middle and high schools will close one hour early today, at 1:30 p.m., the district has announced. Elementary schools and the district's K-8 schools will release at their normal times.

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    <p>Bosa Mora during his American Idol audition in Boston</p>
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    Bosa Mora during his American Idol audition in Boston

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