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Ohio’s newly drawn map of congressional districts…is hit with its first constitutional challenge…which claims the boundaries represent partisan gerrymandering by Republicans. A lawsuit is filed in the Ohio Supreme Court by the National Democratic Redistricting Committee’s legal arm…on behalf of a group of Ohio voters. Its legal action challenges a …

A man is found…dead in Defiance…after an incident, involving a train. Defiance police and fire is dispatched to the area of South Jackson Avenue and Deatrick Street. They say the victim was a pedestrian. The train tracks were completely shut down before first responders could begin their search. They find …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash in German Township. Officials say Austin Santure, 17, of Adrian was southbound on County Road 21. He approaches County Road B in Fulton County…then, fails to stop at the stop sign. At that moment…Kristie Strawn’s vehicle smashes into Santure’s. The …

With the holiday shopping season upon us, Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost is warning consumers that illegal robocallers are trying to ruin Christmas by posing as a legitimate businesses…such as Amazon, Apple or PayPal…all to steal your money. They say the scammers suggest…under the guise of wanting to help remedy …

Williams County had the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in Ohio this past week. There were 401 cases, or 1,093 cases per 100,000. Statewide…it’s 496 cases per 100,000…all this, according to state health officials. Here’s another number…the total COVID cases in the state of Ohio has nearly equaled …

A man dies after he is hit, while filling up his SUV which had run out of gas on S.R. 107 just east of S.R. 49. Officials tell reporters…Nathan Gamble, 33, of Montpelier, was on the shoulder of the road…when he is hit by a westbound pickup….driven by Craig Kaiser, …

Gov., DeWine signs into law…a map of new congressional districts on Saturday that will be in effect for the next four years, despite objections from Democrats and voting rights groups. The governor says…compared with other proposals from House and Senate lawmakers from both parties, the Senate legislation he signed…makes the …

An area man is sentenced to prison in a Defiance County courtroom…and ordered to forfeit a large amount of cash and a vehicle, in a fentanyl-related case. Gilberto Villarreal pled no contest to trafficking a fentanyl-related compound and more. He gets 5-7 years with credit for 160 days served in …

A fast-tracked map of Ohio’s new congressional districts continues its breakneck pace through the Republican-controlled state Legislature. The 15-district map cleared the Senate Tuesday, only about 16 hours after it was unveiled. Democrats, voting-rights groups and scholars say the map is gerrymandered to favor the GOP. It divides populous counties…the …

This is when sports…makes the news. A new era of big-league baseball in Cleveland is about to start. The Cleveland Indians are no more. It will now be the Cleveland Guardians that will be off and running, in a few months. The officially transition is today…completing a name change that …