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Legalized sports betting in Ohio will officially begin Jan. 1, the state Casino Control Commission has announced. A bill signed into law by Gov. DeWine in December, set Jan. as a deadline, but some groups pushed for starting earlier to allow for betting on football during the fall. The commission …

Automaker, Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it prepares to build more electric vehicles and roll out two redesigned combustion-engine models. The company says it will invest $3.7 billion dollars in the three states between now and 2026. It also will convert about 3,000 …

Transgender girls would be barred from competing in sports in Ohio under the latest effort by Republican lawmakers to pass a transgender athletes ban. The measure was inserted into an unrelated education bill this week and approved along partisan lines. The legislation says no school or athletic conference “shall permit …

A Defiance man is badly hurt on U.S. 24…west of the city…after he is hit by a semi after getting out of his vehicle, following a crash. David Morton, 52, was taken to an area hospital in serious condition. Officials say…Morton was eastbound on 24, between Krouse Road and Paulding …

An audit of the May 3 primary election by the William County Elections Board finds no discrepancy between those results and results from the election certification. Ohio is one of 34 states that mandate post-election audits. All this comes on the heels of an issue that was discovered very early …

Ohio school district employees could once again be allowed to carry guns, under legislation being fast-tracked by Republican lawmakers…to counter the impact of a court ruling that restricted the practice. The measure aims to undo the effect of an Ohio Supreme Court ruling last year, which held that under current …

Montpelier Police had a busy holiday weekend, including a high-speed chase and multiple arrests on drug-related charges. Early Monday morning, officers executed search warrants at homes on Lafayette and Mill streets…locating various drug-related items, including meth and marijuana. They weren’t able to find Aaron Garrett, 36, who was wanted on …

A man is in police custody after barricading himself inside a Garrett mobile home park early Tuesday morning. Around 5 a.m., multiple police units were seen inside the North Pointe Crossing mobile home park in Garrett…near the intersection of State Roads 327 and 8. Officers order the man to come …

Defiance’s CSX Railroad viaduct on South Clinton Street was the scene Monday of another crash involving a truck that would not fit beneath it. The driver was not injured. Defiance police handled the crash report. Trucks have struck the low viaduct numerous times over the years. State and local officials …

A person is shot and killed on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus over the weekend. Officers tried to revive the victim but he was pronounced dead shortly afterward, officials say. The victim wasn’t immediately identified. Officials say…the shooting wasn’t related to any official business at the Statehouse, …