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A Hillsdale, Michigan man is arrested in a cornfield after a high-speed pursuit ends with his car on fire and a child injured at the scene. The pursuit starts on High Street, near Lebanon, in Bryan. A police officer tried to pull over Robert Foster, for no visible registration. He …

The Edgerton Village Council officially votes on where they want COVID-19 relief money to go. The village received around $75,000 from the CARES Act…and it had around $66,000 left to spend. They vote to spend the money on a police cruiser, automatic doors, telecommunications upgrades…and they will be donating some …

Ohio’s secretary of state adjusts his one-box-per-county restriction…to say counties may collect absentee ballots both at their buildings and at locations outside, in an update to an order that has landed Frank LaRose in both state and federal court. The new directive requires Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections to …

Today is the deadline for Ohioans to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. Once registered, voters have the option to vote early in person, to request a mail-in absentee ballot or to wait and vote at their precinct on Election Day. The deadline to request an absentee …

If Secretary of State, Frank LaRose wants to expand the number of ballot drop boxes beyond one per Ohio county, he can. But a state appellate court won’t force him to do so. That was the essence of a ruling that left both sides in a legal fight over LaRose’s …

An effort by Ohio’s attorney general, to block an energy company and its affiliated entities from donating to lawmakers, is an infringement of First Amendment rights, a Franklin County judge rules. The decision blocks Attorney General, Dave Yost’s attempt to stop campaign contributions to Ohio lawmakers from First Energy…while the …

The unemployment rate in Fulton County was down in August, to 6.7%…from 7.2% in July. Last August, the jobless rate in the county was 3.9%. The comparable unemployment rate for the state was 8.8%. One highlight, locally…Van Wert County checks in at a low 5.9. The number of workers unemployed …

An aid package is coming soon for small businesses and people struggling to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic in Ohio. Lawmakers and Gov., DeWine are figuring out the best way to provide the money…from federal pandemic relief fund…as quickly as possible. Insiders say they are jointly working on a …

The state’s ban on alcohol sales after 10 p.m. is under review. Governor, DeWine tells reporters he understands the impact the ban, meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus by limiting late-night socializing…is having on bars and restaurants. The governor says reviewing the ban means balancing the economy and …

The trial of a former North Central High School coach, accused of sex crimes has been postponed. Jared Stewart pled not guilty to three counts of sexual battery, in 2019. His trial was scheduled to begin this week. Stewart was indicted by a Williams County grand jury, following an investigation …