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A LaGrange woman is facing domestic battery charges. Deputies responded to the call at a West Street address. Investigators say 24-year-old Sara Simpson battered a family member at the home. Simpson was arrested and booked into the LaGrange County Jail.

A woman and two children jump from a second-story window to escape a house fire that killed two others in Huntington. Police kicked in a rear door but the flames were too intense to enter. Firefighters could not enter the home because of its weak structure. The body of a …

Authorities in Fulton County are investigating a robbery at the State Bank and Trust in Metamora. Investigators tell reporters a suspect broke into the rear entrance of the bank, walked to the teller area, then escaped out the same way. The suspect was seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue …

This Thanksgiving marked the eighth year an area mother has had to celebrate the holiday without her three sons. Police say John Skelton, the boys’ father, took Andrew, Alexander and Tanner without permission from their Michigan home. The kids have not been seen again since. Skelton claimed he gave the …

Indiana legislative leaders say they expect new policies, prohibiting sexual harassment by lawmakers, will be in place for their upcoming session. Proposed policies for the House and Senate were advanced by leaders, although they said ethics committees for each chamber could tighten them up before legislators consider their adoption in …

No one is hurt after a two car crash in north Bryan. The accident on County Road E at Ohio 15 tied up traffic for a while. Bryan Police and Fire, along with county first responders were on scene.

Three people are hurt after a crash near Defiance. Officials say the drivers of both vehicles and a passenger were taken to hospitals in Defiance and Toledo. Witnesses told officers an SUV was westbound on Banner School Road…the driver failed to stop at the Ohio 66 signal. The vehicle struck …

Detectives in Fulton County are looking for the suspects who broke into a barn in Swanton, just off Ohio 64. They say the burglars killed a cow and stole the meat, valued at $1,000. Anyone with information is asked to call Fulton County Crime Stoppers.

A Springfield, Mo., man is brought in by police after a high-speed pursuit through Defiance and Paulding counties. Michael St. Onge is charged with two felonies in the chase, plus his car was stolen. Officials say the chase begins on eastbound 24, when a state trooper tries to pull over …

A Stryker woman dies behind the wheel. First responders were dispatched to the 115 mile marker on the Toll Road in LaGrange County. Both directions of the roadway were closed for a time as crews cleared the crash scene. Investigators say Marie Besancon was driving west when she went across …