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A Kendallville police officer is hit by a motorcycle during a police chase. Patrolman, Blake Kugler is in the hospital at this hour. The motorcyclist is held in Noble County Jail, awaiting charges.

Six people are brought in after a traffic stop in Angola prompts police to search a home. Charges range from meth and weed possession to warrants from other cases.

Defiance Police and sheriff’s deputies charge six people with solicitation and a seventh with promoting prostitution in a joint investigation with the FBI. Chase Roberts of Edon, and Megan Pickard of Bryan join four others on a list of charges.

A Bryan family loses everything after a blaze at a County Road D 30 residence. A passerby saw the flames at the rural home and honked his horn, waking the residents up. They got out safely. The home is destroyed and a couple of vehicles didn’t make it either. The …

One person dies in a crash just east of Hoagland. Police and medics were called to a Bruick Lane location. Witnesses say the vehicle went off the road and ended up on its top after rolling down an embankment into a ditch near some railroad tracks. The victim was pronounced …

A Defiance County man is badly hurt in a solo crash. Brandon Gibson was on County Road 424 near Antwerp. Investigators tell reporters he then left the roadway, into a yard. Gibson drove away from the scene and later hit a utility pole and tree along County Road 424. The …

The lights go out for a time in Edgerton. Utility officials say there was a problem with a substation in the area. Workers had to shut off power off for about 2 hours to make repairs. Most area residents had power restored following that.

Jennifer Brewer of Kunkle previously pleaded guilty to possession of heroin in connection to a Fulton County drug bust in August. She was sentenced to two years of community control, and ordered to pay prosecution costs and court-appointed attorney fees. Brewer will also have to successfully complete the Drug Court …

The Indiana Department of Insurance says lower workers’ compensation rates paid by businesses will take effect Jan. 1. The agency says Indiana workers’ compensation rates have been on a downward trend for several years because of fewer worker injuries. It says growing Indiana payrolls create a larger base for collecting …

An area man faces serious charges at this hour. Harold Carlson of Alvordton, was arrested after a secret indictment in Williams County charged him with 17 felony sex offenses. They include accusations of rape and beatings on minors and adults alike. Prosecutors say this all happened between 2010 to this …