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Health officials confirm…Williams County has jumped up to the second highest case rate in the state, with 125 new patients reported among the county’s 36 thousand residents. That’s a rate of 340 people, per 100,000. The number comes from the April 6th to 19th timeframe. The county is now behind …

A Montpelier man…accused of raping a 12-year-old girl is indicted by a Williams County grand jury. Prosecutors say Austin Schudel committed the crime, in September. Schudel is a registered sex offender…found guilty in 2018 of sexual imposition…after Montpelier Police said he had sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl.

A man is badly hurt…after a multi-county police chase ends in a shootout, in Kendallville. The police tries to stop a vehicle for reckless driving, near Harris and Olympia Court in Fort Wayne. The vehicle instead heads off…with the police in tow…on a high speed pursuit through northwest Allen County…then, …

A 54-year-old man is dead after he loses control of his vehicle on Highway 24. Officials say the wet roadway is a factor in the accident, half a mile east of Jewel Road, near Defiance. They say Lyle Smith, of Ney, was driving an SUV westbound…when he went into the …

An Oakwood man is placed on community control and sentenced to a local jail sentence in a Paulding County courtroom…for growing a number of large marijuana plants. Gary Owens, 59, was placed on community control for four years. He also was ordered to serve 60 days in Paulding County Jail …

A 15-month-old boy dies…after a truck delivering livestock backs over him. at a farm near Wolcottville. The driver of the truck carrying the calves turned around in a driveway and pulled up beside a barn. After a short conversation between the driver and the child’s father, the driver backed the …

Ohio’s lieutenant governor, Jon Husted promised a group of Asian American neighbors during a meeting…that he would use his public platform to speak out against unwarranted violence facing their community. Bishop Lord, an informal spokesperson for the Asian American families, called the meeting productive, but noted that it did not …

Democrats in the Ohio House have unveiled several gun control proposals, including universal background checks for gun purchases…and so-called red flag laws, allowing for the temporary removal of weapons from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others. Other proposals would require safe and secure storage of firearms in homes …

Two vehicles collide on U.S. 127, south of County Road 15.D. Three people are taken to the hospital. Theodore B. McDaniel, 40, of Bryan is in serious condition. Brittany Kendall, 21, of Bryan, was treated for minor injuries and released, along with someone else. The accident remains under investigation.

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy votes to more than double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the state…to deal with patient complaints about lack of access and high prices. Board officials say 73 more dispensaries will be added over the next year. Details about the application process are expected …