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Gov. DeWine says he’s pursuing a red flag law in Ohio to allow guns to be seized temporarily from owners believed to be a threat to themselves or others. This, in response to the synagogue shootings in California over the weekend. The governor told reporters his team is trying to …

It’s long been known as a celebration and a homecoming…the annual Bryan Jubilee. After some work, the event will be near the county courthouse for three days in June. This year’s event marks the 68th celebration of the Jubilee. Officials say it is going to be different this time around. …

A verdict in the Scott Laser trial. Jurors concluded whether or not Laser abducted his son’s 14-year-old girlfriend last November, remains undetermined but on all other counts he is found guilty. The jury deliberated for seven and a half hours. Williams County prosecutors closed the state’s case, arguing that “Laser …

A man drowns while trying to rescue his dog from the Ottawa River. Police in Lima say the fast-moving water in the swollen river swept him more than a mile downstream. A coroner identified the victim as 35-year-old Eric Nolte of Lima. His body was found about an hour after …

Gunplay in Defiance County leads to an arrest. Officers were dispatched to Power Dam Road on a shots fired call. There, they find a car had been hit several times by gunfire. Investigators determined the car’s owner, George Mack was the shooter. Mack refused to give many details to officers. …

The Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities approves a motion to hire Jennifer Basselman as superintendent. Basselman currently serves as the business manager for the Fulton County Board of Developmental Disabilities. She will begin her new position on June 1. Basselman will replace Debra Guilford, who announced in January she …

A crash on an area roadway. Several people are hurt after a five car accident on 127 at County Road 17. Officials tell reporters one truck rear-ended another vehicle. In the end, five vehicles were damaged the same way in the chain reaction crash. In all, 10 people were injured. …

Attorneys make their closing arguments in the Scott Laser trial in a Williams County courtroom. They told the court Laser could be a bully who preys on the very young and the very old or he could be decent person with good intentions who makes bad decisions. The charges against …

The Ohio Department of Health is seeking funding to hire more nursing home inspectors and improve the frequency of its inspections, which hasn’t kept pace with federal guidelines in recent years, partly because of a high turnover rate among the inspectors. A state audit found Ohio’s average time between nursing …

One of the great lawmakers passes. Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal, but whose reputation for working with Democrats cost him his final campaign, died Sunday from a …