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A legislative committee, tasked with figuring out a better way for Ohio to fund online charter schools, has started its work and is scheduled to hear more testimony, soon. Supporters say making the system more dependent on whether students finish courses could shift the focus toward real learning rather than …

Work on the Turnpike overhaul in Fulton County now has at least a tentative start date. Officials say it looks like work will not begin until at least the end of 2019. The estimated 200 million dollar toll collection system modernization plan, adopted by the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission, …

The trial of a Maumee man, accused of killing a woman during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia nears. James Fields is charged with murder in the 2017 death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Fields is accused of driving his car into a crowd of people protesting the white nationalists, …

Crews have begun tearing down James Worley’s former estate in Fulton County. Worley was convicted of murdering Sierah Joughin in 2016 and keeping her in his barn. Joughin’s family was awarded the property after winning a civil lawsuit against Worley, separate from his murder conviction. Worley filed an appeal, so …

State officials say this Thanksgiving holiday travel season was the safest since 1991. During the five-day reporting period, from Wednesday until Sunday, six people were killed in separate accidents. In 2015 and 2016 there were nine fatalities. During the period, troopers arrested 502 drivers for operating a vehicle while impaired, …

Indiana lawmakers are looking for new ways to address illegal and unwanted telephone calls, as telemarketers are using advances in technology to skirt the state’s telemarketing law. There are 2.1 million phone numbers on Indiana’s “Do Not Call” list, which is stricter than the federal list. The state saw immediate …

An area official is stepping down. Montpelier Clerk of Council, Becky Semer will retire at the end of January. Village council approved her retirement nearly a year ago. This week, she informed council she will also be retiring from her position on the Williams County Board of Health. The reason …

A man leads Defiance Police on a car chase. Officials say Cameron Butler was involved in a crash in front of the police station on Perry St. When police attempted to stop Butler, he fled. Several police cruisers, as well as civilian vehicles, were reportedly struck in the chase, which …

A Williams County grand jury indicts Delton Walz, 20, Stryker, on one count of rape. Prosecutors say on Aug. 8, he engaged in sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl, having purposely compelled her to submit by force.

Crews respond to a car crash in Bryan, just as the Santa Arrival Parade, at Main and High streets, was getting ready to begin. No word on injuries. The accident remains under investigation at this hour.