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A woman faces attempted murder charges after she shoots a man, south of Fremont. Officers were called to the residence near Interstate 69. They found 50-year-old Douglas Richter of Fremont, wounded. Richter was taken to a Fort Wayne Hospital in serious, but stable condition. 34-year-old, Heather Garr, was arrested at …

An appeals court in Ohio agrees with the state in its legal battle with the former owner of six tigers and several other exotic animals. The court says the Ohio Department of Agriculture had the right to deny a permit to the owner of a roadside animal sanctuary near Toledo. …

The Charles K. and Esther C. Krieger Foundation awards Defiance College with a $1 million endowment. The funding’s main purpose is to create a visiting scholar program to bring religious specialists to the campus each academic year. The gift will fund the annual expenses of the visiting scholar who will …

The now-demolished Lincoln Elementary school site in Bryan has been turned over to the City. The decision was approved during a special meeting of the Bryan Board of Education. Playground equipment has been left at the site. Upkeep will be taken care of by Parks and Recreation employees.

Bryan and Butler crews are dispatched to a blaze in Edgerton. A kitchen fire displaces two families at an apartment on Gerhart Street. The Williams County chapter of the American Red Cross is helping them out. Investigators say the fire started with grease heated for french fires. No injuries were …

A judge orders a 14-year-old boy to undergo mental evaluations to see whether he should face adult charges in the fatal shooting of his 14-year-old cousin last month in Fremont. Witnesses testified the teen had a handgun. They said he pointed it at Jaylen Brock and another boy, pulled the …

A 22-year-old man from Lyons is dead after a crash in Fulton County. Mark Murar was driving west on County Road C, near County Road 11 when his car went off the south side of the road, hitting an embankment….the car then overturned. Murar was pronounced dead at the scene. …

A Defiance man is sentenced to prison for three incidents in April, including a high-speed chase. David Gribble got 54-months for domestic violence and violating a protection order. Gribble pled no contest to the charges and was found guilty. He was given credit for 156 days served in jail while …

A 2008 graduate of Ayersville High School was one of a few area residents or former area residents who were in Las Vegas during the shooting that killed 59 people and injured more than 500. Krista Hall’s first trip to Las Vegas is one she’ll always remember, but maybe would …

Gubernatorial candidate, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, toured APT Manufacturing Solutions on Industrial Drive in Hicksville. The Montpelier native touted his goal “is job creation and education and liberation from the federal government. Husted distanced himself from outgoing Republican Gov. John Kasich…placing himself to the right of him.