News

The cops in Defiance foil a robbery at the Verizon outlet on Clinton Street. At least one person needs medical care. The police gets the call, while the heist is in progress. They spot the four suspects…in a stolen pickup out of Michigan…south of Stadium Drive. The truck crashes at …

In Steuben County…38-year-old Joshua Wicker of Angola is picked up by deputies…for invasion of privacy. The word goes out from the hospital…Wicker is hurt…someone hit him in the head with a machete. After an investigation…the weapon was actually a knife…and Wicker…who apparently broke a non-contact order in the case….faces charges.

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves a plan to allow the police and fire departments to train in deserted homes, owned by BMU. All of the properties are located near the utilities’ assets. BMU had rented the homes out…but in 2017, with the homes in various levels of disrepair, …

In DeKalb County…a 15-year-old girl on a moped is hurt…after she makes a left turn into a passing vehicle, on C.R. 48. Officials tell reporters…Connie Collins, of Garrett, was eastbound…and tried to pass the girl on the moped. While the car was passing, the teen turned on her left turn …

Ohio lawmaker, Larry Householder makes an impassioned case for not being expelled as a House member…while he awaits the outcome of his criminal case…declaring his innocence and asserting that charges against him do not constitute disorderly conduct, warranting removal. Before Republican and Democratic colleagues, Householder made references to the Civil …

Bryan Police posts video of a bicycle theft. Investigators are seeking tips on the incident. The video shows someone walking on the sidewalk, along North Walnut Street. The thief pauses for a moment, then walks into a front yard, picking up a bicycle…riding away from the scene. It happened on …

Centene Corp. has agreed to pay Ohio $88.3 million dollars…to settle a lawsuit…claiming the pharmacy benefit manager overbilled the state’s Medicaid department for pharmacy services it provided. Attorney General, Dave Yost tells the media…the settlement is the first and largest in the nation…secured by a state attorney general against a …

The top two executives at Lordstown Motors resign…as problems at the Ohio electric truck startup mount. CEO Steve Burns and Chief Financial Officer, Julio Rodriguez stepped down, the company announced, sending shares…already down 40% this year…tumbling more than 17%. The departures are announced on the same day that Lordstown responded …

Two people were seriously hurt in a crash involving two motorcycles and the sheriff of Paulding County, Saturday afternoon north of Hicksville. According to an Ohio State Highway Patrol news release: At about 2:59 p.m., Jeremy E. Hughes, 41, of Antwerp, was traveling southbound on a 1997 Harley Davidson on …

Cody Jondreau…accused of killing his 9 week old son in Williams County in 2020…tries to break out of jail in Pinellas County, Florida…where he awaits extradition back to Ohio. They say he climbs a fence…bolts across the roof of a building…and jumps off to freedom. But the police soon catch …