About 30 percent of children are overweight in the U.S. But in Williams County, for children in Kindergarten through sixth grade, that number is much higher. 42 percent are classified as obese. That’s according to individual body mass index screenings of 941 local students recorded last year by the Williams …
Read More »Mother Arrested For DUI
An Ashley woman is arrested for DUI after an accident where four people are injured, included three children. Steuben County Deputies were dispatched to I-69 south at the 346 mile-marker to a report of an injury accident. Upon arrival, officers found an SUV on its top in the median. Authorities …
Read More »Fields In Court Today
The man, accused of plowing into a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally in Virginia, will be arraigned in a Charlottesville courtroom. James Fields, Jr of Maumee faces numerous charges…including murder. Fields was arrested after crashing a car intentionally into a crowd of people…killing one.
Read More »Fatal Crash Near Warsaw
Kosciusko County officials are investigating a crash on Packerton Road, near Warsaw…where one male died. It involved a north bound sedan, which lost control…exiting the western edge of the roadway into an embankment. The vehicle rolled several times, striking a tree. Brent Riley of Claypool was pronounced dead at the …
Read More »Victim Shot In Ft. Wayne
A man is found dead on a boat ramp in Fort Wayne. Investigators were called out to E. California Road, near St. Joe Pathway…the victim was shot. Allen County deputies are asking the public’s help in identifying the man…as well as the suspect.
Read More »Private Plane Goes Down
A plane crashes in Sylvania Township, Sunday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Daniel Wiese of Genoa was trying to land in a field near Brint and Mitchaw Roads…the single-engine aircraft hit the ground, and flipped over. No one else was in the plane. Wiese was not injured. Investigators are …
Read More »Boil That Water, Wolcottville
Residents in Wolcottville are under a Boil Water Order at this hour…it’s on until further notice. A water pump broke, which caused pressure to drop below a safe operating level…that initiated the order. The pump is fixed, but a mandatory 48 hours must pass to ensure the water is safe …
Read More »Crash After Police Stop
A man is seriously hurt when he crashes after a traffic stop in Fort Wayne. Officers spotted a speeding car at Maumee and Glasgow avenues. After stopping for police, the driver sped off before losing control at Maumee and Edsall…rolling several times. Mark Bieker, the driver, got out of the …
Read More »C & A Makes A Sale
An area employer has big news. In a company wide meeting, officials with C & A Tool in Auburn announced that all shares of the company were sold to New Hampshire Ball Bearing. C & A Tool has locations throughout Indiana and the United States. Employees were told in the …
Read More »Two Car Wreck In Bryan
A crash at State Routes 34 and 191 sends a woman to the hospital. A pickup truck rear-ended a minivan. It’s unclear which direction the vehicles were traveling. The extent of the victim’s injuries are not life-threatening. The male driver of the truck was not transported from the scene. The …
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