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Officers find the vehicle used in an attempted kidnapping in Hillsdale County. Officials say the suspect remains at large. The foiled abduction took place along Blackbridge and Hudson roads in Jefferson Township. A woman was walking home when a truck stopped and a white male subject got out, grabbed her …

Counsel for Tristan Blair, the Paulding County man sentenced to ten years in prison for the death of his 3 month old son and other charges, files an appeal in the case. Attorney, Danny Hill’s appeal states the court allegedly erred in giving the maximum sentence for one charge given …

Ambulance services by Williams County EMS will be more expensive, now. Starting on April 1, the cost of medical transport will rise, and will continue to rise for each of the next two years. What was $275 for a non-emergency call…will be $550. Basic emergency calls used to be 400 …

It’s man versus bug. This time, the Ohio Department of Agriculture is set to take on the gypsy moth in a planned aerial campaign. The attack in Williams County will focus on two tree clusters near and on the Fulton County line, northeast of Alvordton. Property owners will share 50 …

Crews take on a fire at the Pahl Ready Mix Concrete plant on Highway 127. Montpelier and West Unity’s fire departments were dispatched. Williams County EMS and the Williams County Sheriff’s Office were also there. No injuries reported. State and local officials are handling the investigation into the blaze.

A man is dead after a crash in Steuben County on SR 120, near the intersection of CR 700 N. Deputies found a car upside down in the east-bound lane. A semi was also involved in the accident. Officials tell reporters the car crossed the center lane and sideswiped the …

Statehouse Republicans haven’t come up with more than modest proposals toward boosting Indiana teacher pay, even as they continue touting that step as a top goal for the new state budget. Initial requests from Gov. Holcomb seeks about $210 million more in education funding for the next school year. This, …

Recycling advocates are urging leaders to re-evaluate Indiana’s recycling system, which they say is plagued with issues, including a lack of locally sourced recycling material for businesses. They add landfills are filling with recyclable goods. Many businesses pay extra to acquire raw materials from out of state because there isn’t …

One person is taken to the hospital after a two car crash in DeKalb County on State Road 8 at the intersection at Grandstaff Drive. Officials say Betty Houghton, age 83 of Auburn, was westbound on 8 at an intersection, when Rodney Woschleger of LaGrange, struck Houghton’s SUV with his. …

Lawyers say a $6.5 million settlement has been reached with the widow of a former Ohio State football star who says police used excessive force arresting her late husband. Jim Stillwagon, who died last year, was captain of the school’s 1968 national championship team. He was acquitted in 2013 of …