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Drug Bust In Defiance

An 11-month investigation leads to four arrests by officers in Defiance. Cocaine and methamphetamine were found in large quantities. Juan Montez, Valentino Urbina, Theodore Berner and Rodolfo Garay all face drug charges. In conjunction with the investigation, a search warrant was executed at an undisclosed Defiance home, where a half-pound …

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Officers Will Be On The Roads

The sixth annual Lights for Lives effort will be observed this week, focusing on saving lives over the upcoming holiday season. Lights for Lives is a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional, cooperative enforcement campaign, focused on officers activating their overhead lights in response to dangerous driving behaviors…and saving as many lives as possible. …

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Chem Spill In WC

The Wood County Sheriff’s office reports crews were on the scene of a hazmat situation. The incident occurred on State Route 795 and Luckey Road. Officials say nickel sulfate possibly spilled across the road. State specialists are looking into the incident.

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Many Sick At FTW Jail

An investigation is underway after more than 30 people are taken to the hospital, following an incident at the Allen County Jail in downtown Fort Wayne. In all, 32 confinement officers and one jail nurse were taken in for treatment. Officers went to D-Block of the jail on the suspicion …

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Boy Dies Along Roadway

An 11-year-old Topeka boy is struck and killed by a vehicle as he walked with a small wagon along a LaGrange County roadway. Police and medics were called to C.R. 400 South just west of C.R. 700 West. Investigators say 63-year-old Eva Kurtz of Middlebury was headed eastbound on 400 …

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If You Can Make It There…

Bryan High School senior, Jordan Drinnon will perform as a soprano vocalist in February with the 2018 High School Honors Choir at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Tickets can be purchased 60 days prior to the performance through the Carnegie Hall Box Office.

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O’Neill’s Lost Weekend

An Ohio Supreme Court justice and Democratic gubernatorial candidate has issued another apology on Facebook after a post Friday, outlining his sexual history with women drew widespread condemnation. William O’Neill’s latest post Sunday morning says he admits he was wrong and that he was headed to church to “get right …

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Arson Trial To Resume

Attorneys are ready to resume their defense of an Ohio homeowner and his nephew, charged in a 2015 house arson that resulted in a firefighter’s death. Prosecutors say Lester Parker solicited nephew, William Tucker to set the blaze that led to the death of Hamilton firefighter, Patrick Wolterman, in an …

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Investigation Leads To Arrests

Two people are arrested after an investigation by Steuben County officers. Search warrants were served at a home in the 200 block of N. Darling St. in Angola. 50 grams of crystal meth, marijuana, two handguns, a rifle, and a shotgun were seized. Mark Boyer, 38, of Angola was arrested …

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Another Tree Stand Injury

A Kendallville man fell from a tree while hunting. 66-year-old Alan Fordeck was sitting in a homemade tree stand near County Road 9663. He fell 12 feet to the ground while trying to shoot a deer. Fordeck was carrying a cellphone and was able to call for help. He was …

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