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Indiana’s legislative leaders hire an outside attorney to represent the General Assembly in a federal lawsuit…alleging state Attorney General, Curtis Hill drunkenly groped four women during a party marking the end of last year’s legislative session. A state lawmaker and three legislative staffers sued Hill and the state of Indiana …

The unemployment rate in Fulton County was up during the month of June, but remained low, according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The unemployment rate for the county in June was 3.9 percent, compared to 3.4 in May. Last June, the jobless rate …

A roughly $1 billion financial rescue for Ohio’s two nuclear power plants is on the way after lawmakers and the governor signed off on a plan that will add a new fee to every electricity bill in the state. Backed mostly by Republicans, the legislation will hand over $150 million …

The state says it’s installing Ohio’s first electronic wrong-way driver detection system. Gov. DeWine and Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks says the system will be placed along an 18-mile stretch of I-71 in Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio. It includes 92 electronic signs and 82 detection devices at 23 …

A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceive children through in vitro fertilization is being hobbled by anti-abortion forces that oppose how the process can lead to embryos being destroyed. Since 2012, Democrats in Congress have repeatedly championed legislation permanently extending IVF benefits to veterans whose injuries …

Gov. Mike DeWine is continuing the tradition of a sleep-over at the Ohio State Fair. The Republican governor and his wife, Fran DeWine, will tour livestock barns in the early evening and later join in a campfire at the Natural Resources Park, where they will then spend the night. The …

A search by officers at an East Wilson Street home in Williams County leads to a single arrest and the recovery of drug paraphernalia related to meth and heroin. Eight people were initially held without incident during the search. Amanda Edwards of Pioneer was taken to CCNO on charges. The …

Harold Carlson pleads guilty to two counts of rape in Williams County. One victim aged 13-21, the other was 13. In October 2018, an indictment by a Williams County Grand Jury originally brought forth 17 separate sex offense charges against Carlson, most of which were ultimately dropped. The offenses spanned …

Non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates improves slightly across the region in June. Williams County’s rate for June was 3.3 percent, up from 2.6 percent in May and 2.5 percent in April. Defiance County’s non-seasonally adjusted rate for June was 4.3 percent, up from 3.4 percent in May and 3.2 percent in …

Democratic presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren will make a stop in northern Ohio next week. The Massachusetts senator will visit Toledo on Monday for a town hall. The stop comes just ahead of her appearance at the Democratic debates in Detroit. Warren will be at a technical training center in Toledo. …