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In DeKalb County…a crash kills a teenage boy, near Waterloo. Officials tell reporters…17-year-old, Alexander Barnhart, of Ashley, veers off the east side of County Road 35. The vehicle then goes over a raised gravel area. That’s when it rolls sideways, several times…smashing into a tree. Reports from other motorists come …

Two people are hurt after two vehicles collide on North Main Street, at U.S. 127, in Bryan. Word is…someone went through a red light. County responders handle the call. No word on injuries…or citations.

In Steuben County…a vehicle theft…pursuit…and crash, leaves a woman with serious injuries. The call from dispatch…it’s a stolen car…from a North Old 27 location. As the police converge…they see the hot car…going fast…on State Road 120. Lights…a 180…siren…gas. The police cruiser quickly catches up to car. The woman tries to …

Ohio officials will announce a second coronavirus vaccine incentive program…in the next few days…in a new attempt to boost the state’s vaccination rate, Gov. DeWine doesn’t provide details to reporters…but hints it could include smaller amounts of money…meant to spread out the odds…so more people win. With the Delta Variant …

A driver is hospitalized…after she drives into the St. Joseph River, in Leo. Police and medics are called to the river, in the area of Grabill and Schwartz roads…on the northeast side of town. There, crews found a vehicle 10 feet offshore, floating in the water, with the driver sitting …

So much for the conspiracy…Ohio’s elections chief…a republican…refers for possible prosecution?…117 apparent noncitizens, who either registered to vote or cast a ballot in last year’s general election. It’s a tiny fraction of the state’s electorate and a significantly reduced number from two years ago, despite the record 2020 turnout. In …

Volkswagen, which is now subject to Ohio anti-tampering laws that carry the potential of hundreds of billions of dollars in damages…wants time to stop a state lawsuit, seeking those kinds of damages. At issue?…the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. …

A Sylvania motorcyclist is hurt, following a crash in Swanton, on Airport Highway at Waterville Swanton Road. Officials tell reporters, Matthew O’Connell, rides eastbound on Airport…while a minivan, driven by Mary Kihslinger, 79, of Toledo, is going west. They say, Kihslinger took a left, onto Waterville-Swanton…that’s when O’Connell hit her …

The 24 is closed for a time…after a crash between two semis in Emerald Township, between Cecil and Defiance. Officials say one of the big-rigs is on the shoulder…broke down. Then…another semi…with an oversized load comes at speed…hitting the trailer of the disabled rig. The mess is extensive…it takes some …

Over in the Village of Fayette…a water boil advisory is issued…it’s on until 2am, Tuesday. W. Main Street, west of Maple…and those living on S. Maple Street, College Street and Walnut Street…are affected, utility officials say. Why all this?…a loss of water pressure. Officials stress there is no evidence of …