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An Indiana man dies in a solo crash north of Defiance. Investigators say Jeffrey Miller of South Whitley was northbound on Christy Road, north of Banner School Road, when his car left the roadway, hitting a tree. Miller was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation is underway at this …

Susan Gearhart, the former Montpelier Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, pleads not guilty to a felony charge of theft dating back to her time, when she led the organization. Prosecutors say Gearhart stole $6,054.96 from the chamber between 2014 and 2019. The investigation is concluded and no further charges are …

A Bryan man is sentenced to a long prison term for an armed burglary in Defiance County. Dylan Jordan gets 7 to 10 years. Jordan, who had pleaded guilty to the charge, also was ordered to make restitution and given credit for 24 days served in jail. Several others are …

Two Hicksville residents are arrested in connection with a drug overdose. Alex and Elizabeth Farley face a list of charges. Responders were dispatched to a W. High St. address for an unresponsive male…suffering from an apparent drug overdose of fentanyl. That person was taken to an area hospital, where he …

An Auburn man dies in a crash. Officials say William Nelson’s truck left the roadway on West Auburn Drive, along I-69. First responders found Nelson pinned inside the damaged vehicle. Two power poles were knocked down in the crash. Officials are still investigating the accident at this hour.

One man is dead, and two children are safe after their father tries to run from the scene of a domestic dispute in Ney. Officials tell reporters the suspect, 33-year-old Dustin Vogelsong, took off with his daughters, prompting an Amber Alert. Police were called to a residence on Behnfeldt Rd. …

A rollover crash in DeKalb County. Deputies are called to a State Road 427 location to find a solo vehicle on its side, in a field next to the road. The driver, Samantha Currier of Montpelier, was able to get out of the smashed vehicle on her own. She did …

A semi catches on fire on the road. Steuben County deputies are dispatched to I-69, in the area of Mile Marker 345 for a trailer brake fire. Firefighters from Angola extinguished the flames. No injuries were reported. The trailer received minor damage. Area first responders helped out in the operation.

An unusual ballot measure, approved by voters in Toledo to give legal rights to Lake Erie, is struck down by a federal judge. A coalition of environmental groups had led the effort in Toledo as a way to add new protections for the lake, by allowing people to file lawsuits …

Chantel Partee of Defiance is placed on community control for four years for robbery and vandalism in a case from last spring. She will also pay $464.33 for damage at the Shell gas station on S. Clinton St. The judge reserved a prison sentence of 41 months, in case Partee …