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One person is hurt in a solo rollover on Ohio 107 east of Montpelier. Witnesses told officers the driver attempted to pass a vehicle when the pickup truck slid on ice and went off the right side of the roadway…knocking down a utility pole. No word on injuries. Power was …

Officials tell reporters one person was shot in the leg at a residence on County Road I. The victim was transported to Parkview in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she remains. It was accidental. No charges will be filed. Someone was cleaning a 45 caliber handgun…when it went off. The investigation …

Belinda Winkler, accused of embezzling a large sum of cash from her employer, Defiance Truck Sales and Services, is sentenced to community control in a Defiance County courtroom. The judge also ordered that a 39-month prison term be reserved for Winkler if she violates terms. Winkler will also make a …

One person is killed and three injured in a crash between a farm tractor and a car on County Road 144. The car with four passengers then struck the tractor, officials say. One person in the car was killed, while three other occupants were transported from the scene to Parkview …

Hunters and state officials are concerned about the threat of chronic wasting disease among Indiana’s wild deer as the fatal disease creeps closer to the state’s borders. Hunters in some border areas have been asked to have their harvested deer tested for the disease that attacks their neurological system, leading …

A female subject suffers gunshot wounds at a Montpelier home. Officials say first responders were sent to a County Road I location. A female had suffered two gunshot wounds, one to her thigh, the other to her calf. The owner of the firearm told dispatchers they were taking the gun …

Matthew Dewitt of Delta pleads guilty to illegal use of food stamp benefits. Investigators say this past April and May, he possessed SNAP or WIC program benefits in a manner not authorized by law. Dewitt was sentenced to two years of community control. He will pay for court costs and …

A publication, tied to Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, forecasts the state’s economy will expand in 2019 by a solid 3.2 percent. But the Indiana Business Review also warns a decades-long economic expansion nationwide and in Indiana may be due to come to an end of its natural cycle. …

A new Census Bureau estimate shows that Indiana’s population grew by nearly 32,000 residents this year, which leads several experts to call it the state’s strongest annual gain in nearly a decade. Indiana’s population increased this year to almost 6,691,900 people, which is less than half a percentage point climb …

A woman was injured after a hit-and-run crash that happened over the weekend. DeKalb County deputies was called to State Road 8 just east of County Road 51. Officials say a car driven by Autumn Parker was traveling east on 8 when it slowed down and attempted to turn. As …