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Volkswagen, which is now subject to Ohio anti-tampering laws that carry the potential of hundreds of billions of dollars in damages…wants time to stop a state lawsuit, seeking those kinds of damages. At issue?…the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. …

A Sylvania motorcyclist is hurt, following a crash in Swanton, on Airport Highway at Waterville Swanton Road. Officials tell reporters, Matthew O’Connell, rides eastbound on Airport…while a minivan, driven by Mary Kihslinger, 79, of Toledo, is going west. They say, Kihslinger took a left, onto Waterville-Swanton…that’s when O’Connell hit her …

The 24 is closed for a time…after a crash between two semis in Emerald Township, between Cecil and Defiance. Officials say one of the big-rigs is on the shoulder…broke down. Then…another semi…with an oversized load comes at speed…hitting the trailer of the disabled rig. The mess is extensive…it takes some …

Over in the Village of Fayette…a water boil advisory is issued…it’s on until 2am, Tuesday. W. Main Street, west of Maple…and those living on S. Maple Street, College Street and Walnut Street…are affected, utility officials say. Why all this?…a loss of water pressure. Officials stress there is no evidence of …

A new rig for first responders. The Multi-Agency Radio Communication System…or MARCS…is up and running in Williams County. We reported a few months back…it’s a radio and data network. It utilizes state-of-the-art trunked technology…providing the ability to communicate statewide…to other first responders throughout Ohio and a 10-mile radius outside of …

Governor, DeWine announces more than two dozen local drug task forces in Ohio will receive RecoveryOhio grant funding…to support efforts that disrupt the drug trade and promote substance use awareness, prevention, and recovery. A total of $2 million dollars in grants will be awarded among 27 existing drug task forces…to …

Edgerton Village council members review findings from a county-wide billing comparison study while in session…and find their town tends to lead the pack. The study included utility rates from Edgerton, Bryan, Montpelier, Pioneer, Stryker and Edon. What’s the final analysis?…Edgerton has the most affordable utility rate of all communities surveyed, …

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio files a lawsuit…seeking redistricting records of Republican lawmakers’ efforts to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative districts. The suit claims House GOP lawmakers, including Speaker Bob Cupp and Rep. Bill Seitz, have refused to respond to a February records request by the ACLU…seeking …

Farmers in 10 more northern Ohio counties will be eligible to receive financial incentives for using new agriculture practices…that improve water quality in Lake Erie. That brings the number of counties eligible now to 24…through the H2Ohio water quality initiative’s farmer program. Nearly 2,000 have applied to enroll more than …

Tougher criminal penalties for hazing will take effect in Ohio this fall, nearly three years after the death of the college student for whom the legislation is named. Gov., DeWine signed “Collin’s Law,”…for Collin Wiant, an 18-year-old Ohio University freshman who died in 2018 after ingesting nitrous oxide at a …