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A Paulding County man, charged with murder, is arraigned in a Paulding County courtroom. Matthew Dempsey’s bond is set at $7 million. Back on April 15, Paulding County deputies searched a Road 87 home in Briceton and found the body of Gina Mann, inside a vehicle parked in her garage. …

An area woman is on TV. Aerica Firman of Defiance was in Southern California a while back and while she was in Los Angeles, she went to see a taping of the game show, The Price Is Right. Well…they called her name and told her to come on down. We …

We told you last week that troopers in the region were conducting an operation to stop distracted driving on the highway. Well, we have some numbers for you, now. In the 12 county area around here, over 150 tickets were wrote up for doing more than just driving. Statewide, the …

Butler Police makes an arrest for child exploitation. Jaisen Zentz was brought in after officers received an online tip. After an investigation that took several months, the police moved in and made the arrest. Official told reporters that investigation is still underway…this while Zentz sits in the DeKalb County Jail, …

A Fremont man is brought in on charges after a home invasion on Jimmerson Lake. Steuben County deputies were already in the area for another invasion when the call came in. When they arrived at the Lane 415A address, the homeowner told them he caught Dustin Coleman inside his home …

Unemployment rates declined in all five area Northeast Indiana counties during March. LaGrange and Elkhart Counties continued to post the lowest in the area and the state, going from 2.5 to 2.2 percent. Steuben County went from 2.8 to 2.5. DeKalb County dropped from 2.9 to 2.5, that’s the fifth …

The Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio places Executive Director, Jim Dennis on administrative leave, pending an internal investigation and advises legal counsel to retain an independent investigator. So far, officials have not offered much information concerning the move. Dennis has served as executive director of the Corrections Center of Northwest …

A Fulton County grand jury indicts Andrew Erber, 25, of Naperville, Ill. on one count of aggravated possession of drugs and one count of possession of drugs. In March, Erber was pulled over and the drugs were found then.

A Maumee man is arraigned on two sexual abuse charges in a Defiance County courtroom. Keith McClure pled not guilty to rape and sexual battery. A pretrial hearing is now set for May 3…bond was posted at $300,000. Investigators say during December and on March 19, he coerced an adult …

Two more are charged in the 2016 death of a baby boy near Hicksville. Investigators say Sarah Stark gave birth at a residence on Arrowsmith Road, near Hicksville but failed to obtain any medical attention to the newborn, who died about 10 hours later. Prosecutors say following the death, between …