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Some changes at the Bryan City Council. Officials did some reorganization for 2019. Members approved a list of appointments to various committees and elected Lynn Wieland as council president for 2019. John Betts is now vice president. Several other committees, including Finance, Economic Developments and the Revolving Loan Fund, have …

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from an Ohio man, sentenced to death for killing three down-and-out men lured by fake Craigslist job offers. Richard Beasley was convicted of posting bogus job offers on Craigslist to rob and murder three men in 2011. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld …

An Ohio man is sentenced to just under four years in prison for his role in the beating of a black man the day of a white nationalist rally in Virginia. Daniel Borden was gets 20 years, but most of that sentence was suspended. His active sentence amounts to three …

Days after asking for the public’s help to find a man who used counterfeit money at a business, Auburn Police have urged those who accept cash to be cautious, after learning of more fake bills being passed in the city. Late last month the department released a photo of a …

Ohio Gov.-elect Mike DeWine has announced his picks for director of the state prison system and for the Taxation Department. Prisons system administrator, Annette Chambers-Smith to head the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and Jeff McClain, an Ohio Chamber of Commerce tax policy analyst, will head up Taxation. The Republican …

Indiana regulators are seeking a $12,000 fine against a Texas trucking company, accused of causing a fish kill in eastern Indiana. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management recently issued a notice of violation against MOB Carriers, of Euless, Texas. A truck overturned along Interstate 70 in June, spilling about 1,000 …

Indiana Republican officials say Gov. Holcomb has $4 million in campaign funds, nearly two years ahead of his expected re-election bid. Holcomb ended 2018 with more campaign cash in the bank than any previous second-year governor. His fundraising comes as no active Democratic challengers have yet emerged for the 2020 …

State Troopers report 11 deaths on Ohio roadways during the New Year holiday. Six were the result of not wearing a seat belt and four were DUI-related. The five-day reporting period began at midnight Friday, December 28, 2018 and ran through January 1.

Defiance Police wants a driver who fled from law enforcement following a possible hit-and-run collision Saturday night. Officers tried to pull over the suspect on U.S. 24. The suspect’s vehicle was found moments later, unoccupied, in the vicinity of Deatrick Street. Officers pursued the driver on foot but were unable …

Crews from three departments take on a blaze at a residence on Defiance’s Shamrock Lane. Officials say the fire was contained to a bathroom, after having entered a wall. The cause was attributed to an accident while remodeling work was occurring. Firefighters extinguished the interior walls. An investigation into the …