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Authorities in LaGrange County have requested detectives from the Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post to take the reins in conducting a death investigation at a LaGrange County residence. Officials tell reporters two people in their 30’s were found dead inside of North County Road 675 West home in Shipshewana. …

A Wisconsin truck driver loses control of his semi and crashes on U.S. 30 in Van Wert County. The accident closes down the roadway for about eight hours. Officials say…the semi driver drifted off the left side of the road, into the median. He then re-entered the highway, hitting a …

More than 1,000 members of the Ohio National Guard have been ordered into hospitals…overwhelmed by patients being treated for COVID-19…and yes…the vast majority of people who are sick?…unvaccinated. The state is also hiring a staffing agency to help recruit nurses from out of state to assist with patient care. Of …

Van Wert Police is investigating a death, stemming from an incident involving a gun. Officers were called the 600 block of South Tyler Street on the shots fired call. The victim is found dead at the scene. State and local investigators are on the case at this hour.

Eight students and two adults are inside an East Allen County School bus…when it crashes into another car in DeKalb County, Thursday night. Officials say…Steven Hathaway of Woodburn was driving the bus southbound, near the intersection of S.R. 1 and S.R. 8. Hathaway fails to yield the right of way …

Steuben County deputies arrest 30-year-old Steven Restemayer…in connection to a July murder. Prosecutors say Daniel Sheets’ body was found in the basement of a burned out home on North C.R. 675 E in Fremont Township. Officers found Restemayer hiding in a camper, nearby. He was taken into custody on an …

The Ohio Supreme Court rejects a challenge of Gov., DeWine’s first vaccination incentive program as unconstitutional, saying the group that sued over the Vax-a-Million lottery didn’t have proper legal standing for a high court challenge. The lawsuit argued the lottery, which ended in June with mixed results, was impermissible because …

Hicksville Police is investigating an abduction case Tuesday at the Marathon station on High St. The alleged victim, an adult female, contacts Antwerp police. Officials say at that point…she was already free and away with minor injuries. Who did this to her?…she says it’s Douglas Blade. Soon, deputies show up …

AquaBounty is one step closer to Ohio Department of Natural Resources approval for water withdrawal, though the company will have to wait three months to know for sure. The aquaculture company produces genetically modified salmon and plans to build a facility in Pioneer that will produce 10,000 metric tons of …

The Fulton County Health Department reports eight new COVID deaths, this week. There were three deaths in the 60-69 age range…two over 70…the remainder were over 80…with one person over 40. 141 new cases of coronavirus reported over the past week, health officials say. The total number of cases reported …