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A jury finds James Fields Jr., the Maumee man who plowed into a crowd during the Unite the Right rally in August 2017, guilty of first-degree murder. Seven women and five men also found Fields guilty on a list of assault charges. In closing statements, Virginia prosecutors argued the case …

An area woman heads to jail. Melissa Baughman was brought in back in June after Montpelier police stopped her vehicle, following a tip of a possible drug deal. In August, a Williams County grand jury indicted her for possession and trafficking of drugs. Authorities say she was in possession of …

Montpelier Crews take on a house fire on County Road I, with mutual aid from Edgerton, Stryker and Florence Township, as well as Williams County. No injuries were reported. An investigation is under way.

With warrants in hand, Montpelier Police shows up at a South Monroe Street address and arrests Scott Laser for possession of weapons and drugs. During the same incident, a 17 year old male from Montpelier was arrested. The teen was charged with Possessing a Firearm Under Disability, also a felony. …

A solo crash injures two in Swanton Township. An SUV, driven by Kandi Gase of Whitehouse was heading west on State Route 64, west of Wilkins Road, when she went off the right side of the roadway. Gase overcorrects and goes off the left side of the roadway, flipping the …

A man is dead after a crash in Noble County. First responders were called to the crash on C.R. 415. Police say a Jeep was traveling west on 415 when it left the road and hit a tree. The driver was the only one in the vehicle and was pronounced …

Keagan DeWitt was in a Defiance court room, facing a felony charge in connection with injuring a child. He waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to Defiance County Common Pleas Court on a charge of child endangering, a second-degree felony. DeWitt’s bond of $150,000, with a 10-percent cash …

One man is hurt after a semi-truck crash in Waterloo. Police were called to the intersection of U.S. 6 and C.R. 27. Officials tell reporters a van was going south on 27 when it reached the stop sign. The driver, Jack Kimmel, of Ashley, then failed to yield to the …

Defiance city officials won’t be shutting off water to a northside mobile home park after its owner made a payment on an outstanding debt and agreed to a payment arrangement. A normal monthly bill for the park is $2,000-$4,000.

A Williams County woman can’t stay out of trouble. Officials say Rhonda Fischer of Montpelier was brought in by officers for the third time. Before it was two arrests connected to meth possession and related charges. Now, she doesn’t go to her probation officer…this after spending time in jail on …