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An Archbold man gets 4 to 6 years in prison in a Fulton County courtroom. Scott Burris, 32, was accused of assault in a domestic incident, last fall. Prosecutors tell the court…Burris, who pled guilty back in March…caused physical harm to an adult male and an adult female during an …

A teen gets cut out from her car after it is hit…head-on by a minivan on County Road 28 in DeKalb County. Witnesses tell officers…the minivan was heading west…then suddenly…the driver crosses the center line…smashing into the hatchback, driven by the 18-year-old girl. She has a broken arm…mended at an …

The Democratic nominee for Ohio attorney general files a criminal complaint against the five Republican members of the state’s redistricting commission…a day after the Ohio Supreme Court rejects the commission’s legislative maps…for a fifth straight time. State Rep., Jeff Crossman says the filing seeks charges of dereliction of duty and …

AquaBounty Technologies files a second Water Withdrawal and Consumptive Use Permit Application for what it calls the East Well Field. Officials say…if approved, it would nullify the previous application. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Water Resources is currently reviewing the application for completeness…filed on May 12 for …

A West Unity man gets 18 months in prison…for a drunken driving crash in Fulton County. We reported David Daugherty, 41, had previously pled no contest and was found guilty of aggravated vehicular assault and DUI…all in a Sept. 2020 crash.

A representative of a fiber optic company addresses the Defiance City Council…saying his firm plans to invest $9.5 million in town to provide fast internet. Bryan McAfee, director of business development with the new firm Omni Fiber, told the panel…his company wants to install new fiber optic throughout Defiance during …

A 50-year-old Bryan man is dead after a crash between a motorcycle and pickup truck Tuesday, on County Road 9 in Defiance. Officials tell reporters…Gary McCarty was riding south on his Harley on County Road 9. At the same time…68-year-old Kevin Van Gussel, of Kendallville, was northbound. Van Gussel tried …

Ohio’s new “constitutional carry” firearms law is set to go into effect on June 13th. State Senate Bill 215 was passed earlier this year by the General Assembly…then signed into law by Gov. DeWine. The law no longer requires training certification for qualifying gun owners to carry a concealed firearm. …

Holiday City is looking to save some money by running power lines to 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics underground. Officials say…the project will allow the village to get a stronger power line to 20/20, which is bringing in new equipment that will take its electric consumption right up to the limits …

The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons. Officials say…Gary Mohr, who has also worked in the private prison industry, is at the top of the list of candidates to replace Bureau of Prisons Director, …