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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 …

A tanker truck goes through and crushes a trail bridge in Steuben County, Wednesday morning. Officials confirm…this all happens over wetlands off S.R. 127 near C.R. 400 North, less than 5 miles north of downtown Angola. A large section of the bridge is now destroyed. The truck driver tells officers…his …

A Defiance teen is a hero…after saving his neighbor…after he slides into a pond during a four-wheeler crash, over the weekend. Now, Robert Gomez and his family are saying thank you…and they want everyone to know about the courageous act. And they want to remind everyone how quickly some situations …

Three area departments are called to a semi-trailer fire on U.S. 24 near Napoleon. Florida and Ridgeville Township fire departments assisted in the call. The driver of the semi may have suffered smoke inhalation in the incident. The flames are soon put out. No word on a cause. State and …

Wauseon City Council is now accepting letters of interest…to fill a vacancy on the panel for the unexpired term of Jeffrey Stiriz. It is for two years. All applicants must be a registered elector and must live in the City of Wauseon for at least a year.. The deadline is …

A fast-tracked map of Ohio’s new congressional districts clears the Ohio Senate…and now heads to the House…even as voting-rights groups and Democrats continue to object to both the boundaries and the process. The Senate’s approval along party lines came less than 24 hours after GOP House Speaker Bob Cupp released …

Edgerton initially started work on the Laubach Drive project in 2019, when the village received a grant for roughly half the cost of the project. Now, it’s going to have to wait until spring to finally get done. Vernon Nagel Inc., of Napoleon, was awarded the project in May after …

A Fort Wayne man is badly hurt…after icy road conditions lead to a crash near northbound I-69 in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters 26-year-old, Joshua Sailor approaches a bridge on northbound 69…near the S.R. 8 exit. That’s when his vehicle begins to fish tail. Sailor loses control. The vehicle then …

In Napoleon…crews take on a big rig fire on U.S. 24, near Henry County Road 17, late Monday. No word on what caused it. State and local officials continue looking into it, at this hour.