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A man dies and a woman injured in a Defiance shooting on E. Second St. Police find the female victim in the downstairs residence had been shot and a man…who lived in the upstairs apartment, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The woman was transported to Defiance …

A third child has died after a pickup truck drives into the back of an Amish horse-drawn carriage in Algansee Township. Two children, ages 6 and 2, died at the scene of the crash. The driver of the truck, 21-year-old Tyler Frye, of Angola, faces charges of driving while intoxicated …

A train hits an SUV on the tracks in Swanton, causing a derailment and power outage. 13 train cars left the rails, between Main Street and Munson Road, some dangerously close to homes along the tracks. Residents in the immediate area were evacuated for a time, due to the possibility …

The Ohio Senate has its first female sergeant-at-arms. Suzanna Dawson, a retired police lieutenant from Granville, was sworn into her new job. Dawson joins a four-member team that provides security for Senate members and staff, and to members of the public visiting Senate chambers, offices and committee rooms.

Two state highways in Williams County will be temporarily closed this month, that’s according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Currently, Ohio 34, between county roads 6 and 7.H, is closed through Friday, for two culvert replacements. The detour is Ohio 49 to U.S. 6 to Ohio 576. Ohio 576, …

Gov. DeWine is more than doubling the size of Ohio’s jail inspections team. The change comes following a review that was prompted by discrepancies in reports about a county jail in Cleveland, where eight inmates died in 2018. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s 2017 report showed few issues …

A major resurfacing project on Shoop Avenue and Elm Street in Wauseon is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Transportation notified the city it will begin grinding the roadway on Shoop, from Airport Highway to the intersection of Elm. The project will continue down Elm, through the …

Matt Killion, Bryan Municipal Utilities Power Production Superintendent is retiring after 11 years with the outfit at end of the month. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approved the retirement during their regular meeting. The board also approved BMU to seek Killion’s successor.

A Montpelier woman is killed in a crash at County Road K and County Road 13. Officials say Andrea Cummings, was northbound on 13…this, while Kelly Grey of Napoleon, was eastbound on K. They say Grey hit Cummings…officials pronounced Cummins dead at the scene. A passenger in the first vehicle …

Indiana State troopers are investigating a deadly solo crash on County Road 450 West. They say Eric Corcimiglia of Fremont missed a turn on his motorcycle…left the west side of the roadway and struck a tree. Corcimiglia suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Steuben …