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Indiana’s unemployment rate has edged higher in November from October. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday the rate was 3.6 percent, up from 3.5 percent in October. The state’s unemployment rate remained below the national rate of 3.7 percent. With the exception of October 2014, when it was …

First responders are dispatched to a fatal three car crash in Swanton Township. Officials tell reporters a pickup, driven by Ryan Shanly was stopped in the northbound lane on County Road 2, near County Road C, after debris fell off of his vehicle. An SUV, driven by Gary Tippie, was …

Prosecutors complete their work in the opening day of the Tristen Blair murder trial in Paulding County. Their case mostly focused on an interview with law enforcement, as well as expert medical witnesses. Blair is facing a charge of murder…accused of causing the death of his 3-month-old son.

The daughter of a Napoleon man, killed in a junkyard explosion has filed a lawsuit against the company. Jeffery Keehn was killed in November 2017 while working at Hogrefe Auto Parts. Keehn was using a torch to cut parts off a pickup when gasoline vapors ignited, causing a fire and …

An accused robber heads to jail. Adam Payne pled guilty to aggravated robbery charges last month. Payne was sentenced in a Henry County courtroom to seven years in prison in connection to a robbery at a Speedway gas station in August. He was given credit for 126 days served in …

Williams County health officials say the Artesian of Pioneer proposal to drill into the Aquifer and sell millions of gallons of water a day to communities outside the county is a public health issue. The County Board of Health unanimously passed a resolution, opposing the AOP plan. It questions “the …

Ohio has approved the first testing lab for medical marijuana in the state. The Ohio Department of Commerce on Thursday announced it has awarded the first Testing Lab Certificate of Operation to North Coast Testing Laboratories in Streetsboro.

Sierah Joughin remembered. Gov. Kasich approves and signs Ohio Senate Bill 231, or Sierah’s Law. It will allow for the creation of a database that can geographically locate violent offenders living in Ohio. While only law enforcement will have access to the information, the law does allow concerned citizens to …

The trial of Tristen Blair, the Grover Hill man accused of the death of his 3-month-old son, is now underway. The child died in Oct. 2017. An autopsy showed evidence of blunt force trauma. The trial is expected to end on Friday.

Despite a promising new state revenue forecast, Indiana lawmakers will likely have less money to spend on child services and education than they’d hoped for when they start drafting the state’s next two-year budget in January. State fiscal analysts say state revenues will increase by $442.8 million in 2020 and …