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A lawsuit between the city of Toledo and the county that cost hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars has come to a close. The Ohio Supreme Court denied an appeal to hear the City of Toledo v. CCNO and the Lucas County Commissioners on paying for prisoners. Because the appeal …

Officials are investigating a fatal car vs. train crash on North Union Street in Pulaski Township. They told reporters John Restainer of Bryan was northbound on County Road 15D. Witnesses told officers Restainer drove around several gates that were down at a railroad crossing. There, his van was hit by …

A LaGrange officer stops a vehicle for a traffic infraction at Central Avenue and Canal Street. His police dog smelled drugs in the car. A search nets meth and a handgun. Ventura Sanchez of LaGrange faces drug and weapons charges. He was booked into the County Jail, there.

A fugitive registered sex offender, wanted in Steuben County, is behind bars at this hour. Mitchell Hephner surrendered himself at the county jail without incident. Hephner was wanted since the beginning of April on an outstanding arrest warrant, charging him with 2 counts of felony failure to register as a …

The arraignment for an Oakwood man, charged with murder, is delayed again. Court officials learned William Miller has not been cleared from his medical treatment facility. His scheduled arraignment has now been pushed back to June 11. It is the fourth time the arraignment has been continued. Miller is accused …

Officers in LaGrange make a drug arrest during a traffic stop. A search of the vehicle turned up methamphetamine. The driver, 51-year-old John Drumm of LaGrange, was arrested on initial charges of drug possession. He was taken to the County Jail.

The state of Ohio announces medical marijuana won’t be available for sale by the September 8 deadline. The Department of Commerce told reporters several cultivators have experienced inspection delays that make it impossible to have product on the shelves on the date set by Ohio’s 2016 medical marijuana law.

A traffic stop on the Toll Road near the Howe-LaGrange exit sends an Illinois man to jail. Officers smelled marijuana at the mile 122 traffic stop. Jamahal Rainey of DeKalb is charged with possession of marijuana and cocaine. Three others, the driver and two children in the vehicle, were released.

Another pretrial hearing is held for James Ramey, charged with murder and kidnapping in Fulton County. Ramey’s counsel filed a motion for expert assistance in the case. Ramey is accused of killing Amanda Mangas of Delta last year. He also is accused of leaving the area with the couple’s then …

A bicyclist is hurt after running into a parked vehicle in Liberty Center. Richard Brown of Toledo, was flown to Mercy St. Vincent. No word on his condition. Witnesses told officers Brown was eastbound on County Road 424 in Washington Township. He hit the rear of a truck parked along …