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On Monday, April 5th, ODOT is beginning a two and a half month closure on the section of US 20A, between US 20 and SR 15 in Williams County…for a resurfacing and bridge rehabilitation project. The detour will be US 20 to SR 15.

A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups sued the U.S. Census Bureau last year…to stop it from ending the 2020 census early…out of fear a premature finish would undercount minority communities. Now, that coalition is attempting to block the state of Ohio from trying to force the statistical …

State wildlife officials are urging Indiana residents to destroy invasive zebra mussels that could be hiding in so-called moss balls sold for aquariums. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says aquarium owners should destroy any Marimo moss balls they have purchased this year from any aquarium or pet supply store …

Indiana officials have yet to detail any big plans for the influx of federal money coming from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that Congress approved. Preliminary estimates show roughly $5.8 billion dollars will be directed toward Indiana. About $3 billion would go directly to state government, and $2.6 billion …

Dekalb County deputies respond to a report of a suicidal male with a gun in a van at the rest park on I-69, near the northbound 324 mile marker. Officials say the man told officers he would pull the trigger…if he saw any first responders in the area. Officers then …

2020 marks the third straight year there were no fatal crashes in the city of Bryan. The last deadly wreck in town?…back in 2017. In their report…police investigated 217 total traffic accidents in 2020, including 18 recorded as injury accidents. That’s down from 275 in 2019. Bryan officers issued 504 …

A bill…restricting a governors’ abilities to issue public health orders during a pandemic is unconstitutional and a violation of the separation of powers. That’s according to Gov. DeWine, who plans to veto the latest legislation headed for his desk while holding out hope for a compromise. The GOP-controlled House approved …

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted gets his COVID-19 vaccine at his old junior high school in Montpelier Thursday. He received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, live on camera…during his and Gov. DeWine’s semiweekly press conference. Husted wasn’t alone, either, getting his shot after Montpelier Mayor, Steve Yagelski…and Husted’s former babysitter, …

Ohio congressman, Bob Latta has received the National Health Leadership Award by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. The award recognizes an individual on the federal government level…who supports the role that those certified registered nurse perform.

Two people are hurt when a car leaves Interstate 69 and hits the cable barrier in the median in DeKalb County…along the southbound lanes, near the 327 mile marker, south of Auburn. Officials tell reporters Meriam Kent, 43, of Indianapolis thought she saw an object in the roadway. Kent swerved. …