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Fire officials say a carelessly discarded cigarette may have sparked a fire that forced the evacuation of an entire apartment complex in Edgerton. Crews responded to the structure fire at on N. West St., with mutual aid from the Bryan and Butler. Before they arrived, Edgerton PD cleared out all …

A proposal by Ohio’s elections chief…to attach postage to every mail-in ballot…fails to gain approval, making it all but impossible for ballots to be stamped in time for the November election. Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s fellow Republicans on the state’s powerful Controlling Board led the charge against him, with …

The Montpelier Village Council approves the purchase of two new police cruisers. Coming in at $46,917 apiece, the village will buy the vehicles with federal money from the CARES Act.

Ohio’s elections chief says he continues to take steps to head off a potentially chaotic November election, including adding clarity to absentee ballot request forms…tracking poll worker recruitment…and upgrading his website…so the potentially large number of outstanding absentee ballots will be clearly visible on Election Night. Secretary of State, Frank …

In Toledo…the mother of two infants, whose remains were left in separate abandoned cars, is sentenced to 25 years in prison. Jenna Cisneros pled no contest last month to charges of involuntary manslaughter, endangering children, tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice. Her husband is also charged in the investigation …

A group of anti-Trump Republicans in Ohio, including former officeholders, party officials and military veterans, say they’re working to build support for Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, claiming the president doesn’t represent their long held GOP values. Through the nonprofit Operation Grant, the Republicans said they will try to persuade …

A man is knocked unconscious in a crash on State Road 3, at County Road 68, in southwest DeKalb County. The victim was taken to an area hospital in fair condition. The other driver is okay. Investigators tell reporters an SUV was turning from northbound 3, onto westbound 68. While …

In Columbus…the grandson of President, Warren G. Harding and his lover, Nan Britton, go to court in an effort to get the former Chief’s remains exhumed from the presidential memorial…where they have lain since 1927. James Blaesing told an Ohio court that he is seeking Harding’s disinterment as a way …

An appeals court halts a judge’s order, directing Ohio’s elections chief to allow voters to apply for absentee ballots for the November presidential election by electronic means…something sought by Democrats in the pivotal swing state. The appeals court Friday halts the preliminary injunction, issued earlier that day. The court called …

Ohio’s consumer watchdog has asked a regulatory agency to conduct an independent investigation of the state’s largest electric utility, FirstEnergy Corp…that federal authorities have tied to a $60 million bribery scheme, involving one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians. The Ohio Consumers’ Counsel want outside investigators to examine whether money collected …