News

Governor, DeWine bucks his party to call for expanded gun laws. A racist screed remained the focus of police investigating the massacre at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, while the FBI opened an investigation into the mass shooting in Dayton, citing the gunman’s interest in violent ideology. The …

Dozens of Indiana police departments are getting a combined $380,000 to boost traffic enforcement at school bus stops and help impose new penalties for motorists who put children in danger by driving past them when stopped. The funding from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute comes as children are heading back …

Randy Burke…the former Napoleon High School coach and teacher charged with sexual imposition…has his case begin this week Jury selection in the trial is now finished. It consists of 10 women and four men. Two of the 14 are alternates. Three witnesses, two former athletics directors at Napoleon High School …

A barn is destroyed in a County Road 19 fire, near Millcreek Township. One firefighter was treated at the scene by medics for heat exhaustion, but was not transported. No other injuries were reported. They later determined the fire appears to have started when the wind shifted direction and blew …

Phony money reported in Bryan. Police officials are warning businesses and consumers to be aware of counterfeit bills in the area. Investigators tell reporters a number of businesses received counterfeit $100 bills in Williams County…all over the weekend. If you know anything about this, give Bryan PD a call.

The Williams County Board of Elections turns down a request by the Williams County Alliance to forward a letter to the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office, protesting the board’s decision to reject the Alliance’s proposed county charter initiative. The elections board ruled July 8 that though the Alliance had submitted …

A woman suffers non-life threatening injuries after being shot at a mobile home park in New Haven. Officers were sent to Glenridge Manor on Moeller Road on a shots fired call. The suspect was believed to still be in the residence. When officers arrived on the scene they found the …

Police in New Haven want the suspect, who posed as a construction worker to swipe cash raised through fundraisers to support the New Haven High School athletic department. Investigators released a surveillance video and image that show a man walking in a hallway at New Haven High School. They say …

Indiana casinos are racing ahead with preparations to launch legalized sports betting in early September, looking to seize an advantage over competitors in Chicago and other nearby large markets, where such wagers aren’t yet allowed. A new state law approved this spring allows betting to start Sept. 1 on dozens …

Indiana’s Judicial Nominating Commission is set to vote later this month on reappointing Loretta Rush as chief justice of the state’s highest court. Rush will interview with the commission on Aug. 21. The appointment of the Indiana Supreme Court’s chief justice occurs every 5 years. The court’s four other justices …