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The city of Defiance now has a baby box location. City Council there okayed the plan. It will be set up at the city fire department at Perry and Third streets. The boxes are considered by city officials as a better alternative in a bad situation…when a parent chooses to …

An Angola man pleads guilty to a drug charge in connection to a police chase in 2016. Andrew Fitch, was accused of intent to distribute methamphetamine. The U.S. District court sentenced him to ten years and one month in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Police arrested Fitch …

New Haven Police are searching for a suspect involved in attempted armed robbery at a Dollar General on S.R. 930 East. Officials tell reporters the suspect brandished a handgun while entering the store. Police described the suspect as a black man…6 feet tall…150 lbs. He was wearing a red bandana …

Holgate education officials meet in special session to hire a new principal. Brian Hughes, who currently serves as assistant principal and athletic director at North Central Local Schools…is now the Holgate Middle/High School principal. Hughes replaces Keith Robinson, who announced his resignation at the April 15 meeting of the board. …

Two people are airlifted from the scene of a crash in LaGrange County, at the intersection of U.S. 20 and S.R. 3. A pickup collided into a small SUV, head-on. Kevin Schrock of Orland was westbound on 20, approaching 3. Officials say the pickup pulled into the path of the …

Three people die and three others are hurt in a four-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike in Franklin Township. A semi left the roadway and went into the median…then into the westbound lanes. Debris, as well as an unhitched trailer, rolling down the highway, caused other accidents as well. The …

Investigators in Defiance are looking into a robbery at Keck’s Market on S. Jefferson Ave. The white male suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. He is 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall. If you know anything about this, give Defiance PD a call.

A nightmare tenant faces charges. Aaron Powell was taken to the lockup in Stryker after piling up an eyesore outside a Second St. commercial building he’s been renting in Woodburn. The owner wants Powell out because he is accumulating junk all over the property. After other complaints, officers agree…and get …

Governor, DeWine visited storm-damaged areas of northwest Ohio. He spoke with the media in Celina, which was devastated by a storm that killed one and injured seven.

A line of tornadoes tear across Indiana and Ohio overnight, packed so closely together that one crossed the path carved by another. The storms strew debris so thick that at one point, highway crews had to use snowplows to clear an interstate. At least half a dozen communities from eastern …