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One woman is dead and two firefighters hospitalized after a house fire in St. Joe on Widney Street. Two people were home at the time. One person was able to escape, but a woman was later found dead. Two firefighters were injured and taken to the hospital. One suffered minor …

Authorities believe speed and alcohol are factors in a crash that left one man in serious condition following an accident near Waterloo. Officials tell reporters an SUV, driven by 43-year-old Shane Marshall of Auburn, was traveling south on County Road 427…that’s when his vehicle went off the road while going …

Indiana Attorney General, Curtis Hill says his office is providing an online form, enabling individuals to more easily report instances involving abuse by clergy. Hill says any forms submitted may be disclosed to law enforcement agencies in accordance with Indiana law. Attorney generals in Illinois and Michigan are among those …

Gov. Mike DeWine has recommended a $74 million annual increase in Ohio funding for family and children services as part of his proposed two-year budget. The Republican governor announced his plan at a meeting of the Public Children Services Association of Ohio. The increase would bring the state budget for …

The last compact car rolled off the line at the General Motors assembly plant in Lordstown. GM is eliminating all 1,700 hourly positions, perhaps for good, at the factory near Youngstown, the first of five North American auto plants that it intends to shut down by early next year. The …

Mark Fox is named the chairperson of the Williams County Board of Elections for the next two years. Fox takes over for former chairperson Jeff Erb, who remains on the board.

A woman suffers minor injuries after an accident in DeKalb County on State Road 8 and County Road 55. Trisha Parker told police she fell asleep at the wheel. Officials tell reporters her vehicle went off the roadway and crashed into a raised driveway. The car is badly damaged. The …

A Leo home is a total loss after a garage fire spreads throughout the house on Lakeview Drive, near the Cedarville Reservoir. No one was there. Firefighters did rescue one dog which was taken to an emergency vet hospital…a second dog has not been found. One firefighter was transported to …

Crews battle a fire in Harlan on Spencerville Road. Flames were coming out of the side of the home when they arrived. Woodburn Fire and New Haven Adams Township Fire Departments were also on the scene. Officials say the fire was under control within a half an hour. No one …

A Bavarian Lane home in Bryan is destroyed in a fire. Four people in the residence got out okay. One car was destroyed. Witnesses say during the firefighting operation, explosions came from the burning structure. Fire officials add there were some tanks and cylinders in the garage…those touched off. Several …