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Two people are airlifted from the scene of a crash in LaGrange County, at the intersection of U.S. 20 and S.R. 3. A pickup collided into a small SUV, head-on. Kevin Schrock of Orland was westbound on 20, approaching 3. Officials say the pickup pulled into the path of the …

Three people die and three others are hurt in a four-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike in Franklin Township. A semi left the roadway and went into the median…then into the westbound lanes. Debris, as well as an unhitched trailer, rolling down the highway, caused other accidents as well. The …

Investigators in Defiance are looking into a robbery at Keck’s Market on S. Jefferson Ave. The white male suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. He is 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall. If you know anything about this, give Defiance PD a call.

A nightmare tenant faces charges. Aaron Powell was taken to the lockup in Stryker after piling up an eyesore outside a Second St. commercial building he’s been renting in Woodburn. The owner wants Powell out because he is accumulating junk all over the property. After other complaints, officers agree…and get …

Governor, DeWine visited storm-damaged areas of northwest Ohio. He spoke with the media in Celina, which was devastated by a storm that killed one and injured seven.

A line of tornadoes tear across Indiana and Ohio overnight, packed so closely together that one crossed the path carved by another. The storms strew debris so thick that at one point, highway crews had to use snowplows to clear an interstate. At least half a dozen communities from eastern …

Ohio lawmakers are considering competing proposals to change high school graduation requirements again, after already easing rules for students earning diplomas this year and the next. A plan backed by the State Board of Education would let students qualify for graduation by demonstrating competency in certain subjects through testing or …

The Ohio House approves a bill, prohibiting towing services from hiring spotters to report illegally parked vehicles. The House now sends it to the Senate for consideration. The bill would make violating the law a third-degree misdemeanor. Violators could be fined as much as $500 and sentenced to up to …

Indiana’s environmental agency is set to increase the cost of state permits that set limits for pollution discharges for the first time in decades, and the move has the rare support of business leaders. The bill, signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb, will allow the Indiana Department of Environmental …

A longtime Williams County law enforcement officer has died. The Williams County Sheriff’s Office announced the death of Deputy, Mick Frisbie on its Facebook page. Frisbie was with the force for almost 20 years, including 12 as a K-9 handler. The sheriff’s office, along with the Williams County coroner and …