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An Antwerp woman…charged with killing her husband last month…is indicted by a Paulding County grand jury on five charges. Heidi Grant faces aggravated murder charges and more in the case. We reported Grant is accused of shooting…and killing…her husband, Christopher Franklin. His body was found by Antwerp police on Jan. …

A Defiance man is arrested after leading officers in a car chase. The cops see Thomas Walters at Clinton and Downs streets…he doesn’t have a license plate. When they try to pull him over…Walters hits the gas instead. The pursuit ends after roughly 30 minutes…in a yard on Thurston St., …

Ohio’s senators are pushing bipartisan legislation…aimed at helping American manufacturers remain competitive against what they call unfair competition from other countries, namely China. The legislation recently passed in the House of Representatives…as part of the America COMPETES Act of 2022. The Senate passed its version, the U.S. Innovation and Competition …

The Ohio Turnpike Commission snowplow driver…who injured people and damaged dozens of vehicles when he recklessly sprayed ice, snow and slush on vehicles traveling in the opposite direction…has been fired and could face criminal charges, officials said on Wednesday. 18 people were hurt…55 vehicles were damaged during the incident in …

Marcus Gonzalez, 43, of Toledo, pled guilty to attempted failure to comply with a police officer, a fourth-degree felony. He was placed on community control for five years with conditions, including that he serve 120 days in Putnam County Jail…with credit for 119 days served while his case was pending. …

Federally funded family planning clinics in Ohio can continue to make abortion referrals for now, a federal court rules…in a setback for Republicans who have sued to restore a Trump-era ban on the practice. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati denied a request by Ohio and 11 …

Crews respond to a house fire on Defiance-Henry County Line Road, two miles southwest of Ridgeville Corners. Jewell and Napoleon firefighters assisted in the operation. When the fire team arrives…heavy flames are coming out of the building. The crew moves in and checks for anyone inside…as the hose team applies …

An Auburn teenager is in the DeKalb County Jail…while an Indiana State Trooper is recovering from a leg injury…after a traffic investigation turns physical. The officer is patrolling northbound on I-69, north of State Road 8…that’s when he sees Anthony Lamm, 19, going more than 100mph. He sees the cops…gets …

A new state law permits the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission to collect toll fees from non-E-ZPass customers who drive through its gateless E-ZPass lanes, without paying. Removing the gates is part of the Ohio Turnpike’s new Toll Collection System, which includes open road tolling lanes. Motorists will be able …

A project to replace all 169 windows in the Williams County Courthouse is moving closer to reality. County commissioners received architectural plans from Garmann Miller, of Minster, Ohio. They have done previous courthouse renovation projects for the county, including a $1.5 million dollar job in 2017 to repair the roof, …