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A high-speed pursuit through Paulding, Defiance, Henry and Lucas counties with police. Officers identify the driver of a Nissan Altima on the 24…he’s wanted on a felony warrant. They try to pull the suspect over…he stabs the gas, instead. At speeds over 120…the pursuit goes on for 40 minutes, officials …

Around 48,000 Ohioans have been notified they received an overpayment of unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. State Human Services Agency officials confirms this to reporters. That’s about 6% of the nearly 800,000 people in Ohio who have been paid regular unemployment benefits since the start of the pandemic in …

A Bryan woman, found guilty in July for abusing pet dogs, is sentenced in Fulton County. Theresa Taylor, gets 35 days at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, with credit for two days, previously served. The court also ordered Taylor to spend five years on community control, pay court costs …

A Wolcottville man dies in a motorcycle crash on West Fox Lake Road, west of Angola. Officials tell reporters James Dameron missed a turn…veered off the roadway, smashing into a pole. Dameron was pronounced dead at the scene. Excessive speed is not believed to be a factor, however alcohol use …

Lawmakers pass Senate Bill 357, giving an additional $650 million dollars of federal Coronavirus Aid funding to local communities across Ohio for pandemic-related expenses. The funding excludes Ohio’s six jurisdictions with populations over 500,000, because they already qualify for direct payments. The legislation includes an emergency clause, making the bill …

Construction of the third of three roundabouts planned on U.S. 20A, east of Swanton this summer, begins today. Construction is already underway at 20A intersections with State Route 295 and Whitehouse-Spencer Road. 20A will close at Weckerly Road and the other two intersections through October. It was also announced by …

A Wauseon man dies in a crash on U.S. 20A. Officials tell reporters Bradly Funchion was eastbound on a motorcycle, in Brady Township. Brian Chamberlain, in a semi, was northbound on County Road 21.N. They say Chamberlain didn’t stop at the intersection with 20A…and hits Function on the bike. Funchion …

Gov., DeWine delays three death row inmates’ 2021 executions…as the state’s unofficial death penalty moratorium continues. The announcement comes as Ohio struggles to find an adequate supply of drugs for lethal injection. The governor’s warrants of reprieve were issued for condemned prisoners Melvin Bonnell, Cleveland Jackson and James O’Neal. All …

Hundreds of positive cases of coronavirus are being reported at colleges in Ohio…as more students return to school. Ohio State tallied 882 cases among students during the first two weeks of the semester. It also logged 20 cases among employees in August. At Miami University, which started classes remotely but …

The former speaker of the Ohio House pleads not guilty to a federal corruption charge tied to an alleged $60 million bribery scheme. Larry Householder and four others are accused of taking company money for personal and political use, in exchange for passing a legislative bailout of two nuclear power …