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Three men are in custody after they crashed their car in Stryker following a high-speed chase that began on the Ohio Turnpike. Troopers initiated a traffic stop at milepost 46 in Fulton County, between Swanton and Delta. The three men in a rental car with Texas license plates, then fled …

Unemployment rates throughout the region remain consistent from October to November. Across the area, rates ranged from 4.1 percent in Defiance to 3 percent in Putnam County…again, among the counties with the lowest unemployment rates in the state. The lowest rate was in Mercer County with 2.4 percent.

A driver and his passenger are behind bars after leading police on a chase with speeds up to 120 miles per hour. The LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department responded to a suspicious vehicle report south of Shipshewana. Someone parked their vehicle at an address and left it there. Officers waited for …

Governor Eric Holcomb says Indiana is well-positioned to compete for jobs, compared to most states. But does Indiana have enough workers to fill those jobs? Part of Holcomb’s plan is to stop taxing veterans’ pension checks. Vets could choose to live here, starting a post-military career, while spending that pension …

Indiana’s first state property for off-road vehicles is closing for several months for upgrades that will include new trails, a major trail repair and reroutes. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced the Redbird State Recreation Area near Linton in southwestern Indiana will be closed to the public from spring …

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 …