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State lottery officials say annual gambling revenue from slot machines at Ohio’s seven racinos has topped $1 billion for the first time. The Ohio Lottery Commission reported on revenue from the video lottery terminals at racinos for fiscal year 2019, which ended in June. The statewide revenue from racinos, or …

Two people are hurt in a Fulton County crash that sends a big rig smashing into a house in Swancreek Township, on Highway 20A, near County Road 3. Witnesses told officers one driver turned to avoid a vehicle slowing and was struck by an eastbound semi, driven by Richard Armbuster, …

Police in Defiance County arrest a man they say drove his own vehicle and three others through a barn and outbuildings, into a Scholl Road home, west of Defiance. The home on the property was heavily damaged in the incident. Police arrive and find 26-year-old Cody Bell inside the residence. …

Police in Kendallville bring in three Fort Wayne residents on robbery charges in connection to the robbery at the Little Caesars on N. Main Street. Witnesses told police two men with handguns robbed the store and left. Then…Kendallville Police spots the suspected getaway car and follows it. The car then …

Ryan Dangerfield waives his extradition hearing in Ohio, so several charges against the him in the killing of a Bryan man are now dropped in his home state of Michigan. Officials say that should expedite the beginning of proceedings in Williams County, charging Dangerfield with voluntary manslaughter. Extradition from the …

The attorney for the Williams County Alliance wants the Williams County Board of Elections to provide its justification in court for rejecting the Alliance’s proposed county charter petition. It seeks to change Williams County from a statutory form of government to a charter, which supporters say would give the county …

Police in Kendallville are investigating an armed robbery at a Subway restaurant, there. Investigators tell reporters two men, armed with handguns entered the business. No word on just how much money was taken. State and local investigators are on the case at this hour.

A gun safety group, hoping to change Ohio law to require background checks on virtually all guns sales, is trying again to clear an initial hurdle and get its petition summary approved. The proposal from Ohioans for Gun Safety would close a loophole, allowing sales without background checks at gun …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 12 people lost their lives in 12 separate crashes during the July Fourth reporting period. That’s an increase from last year during that time, when there were a total of four fatal crashes that killed eight people. Troopers made 709 arrests for impaired driving …

The state says Ohio finished in strong financial position at the end of the most recent fiscal year. Insiders say it’s a good sign for the upcoming two-year budget. State tax collections topped expectations by $651 million, or 2.9%, for the year ending in June. Overall collections stood at $34 …