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The defense team in the Sierah Joughin murder trial made short work of its case Friday, resting after just two witnesses. Following almost two weeks of testimony by the prosecution, the defense briefly questioned two longtime friends of James Worley before Fulton County Judge, Jeffrey Robinson called for a half-hour …

A white police officer, fired after he fatally shot a black unarmed motorist, will get about $344,000 in back pay and legal fees from the University of Cincinnati. The university is paying Ray Tensing to settle a union grievance brought on his behalf for his 2015 firing, following his indictment …

Police were called to the Silo Farms Mobile Home Park on State Road 1 in Fort Wayne. Officers found at least one person who was shot. Detectives interviewed residents and potential witnesses and attempted to gather any potential evidence about what happened. No word on the condition of the victim. …

Two men from DeKalb County are hospitalized after a crash during a chase between them and Indiana State Troopers on State Road 3 south of Kendallville. Police finally caught up to the men at County Road 66 in DeKalb County. The car left the southwest corner of the intersection and …

A semi verses car crash along the Indiana Toll Road near the Indiana-Ohio state line closed a portion of the Toll Road in Steuben County. Two people are confirmed dead in the accident. It happened in the eastbound lane between mile marker 155-156. Both Angola and Fremont fire departments were …

The jerky bandit returns. This time in Bryan. Officers responded to a complaint at the Circle K on S. Main St. Just like at other convenience stores in the area, the story involves a man attempting to return a package of beef jerky. He is telling people he is a …

Two area residents die in a solo crash north of here. Kelsey Davis of Napoleon, and her passenger, Xavier Hernandez of Paulding were in the vehicle. Another passenger, Jack Krontz of Napoleon was taken from the scene to the University of Toledo Medical Center. Speed appears to be a factor …

A former Defiance Softball Association officer is sentenced on a theft-related charge in Defiance County. Carollyn Jimenez was placed on community control for four years by Judge, Joseph Schmenk on misuse of credit cards charges. She also was ordered to make $4,000 in restitution within one year and to have …

A Napoleon man, linked to an area crime spree, is brought in on a warrant issued out of Perrysburg Township. Jonathon Tassler was served the warrant by the Napoleon Police Department at his residence. A consent to search the residence was performed and evidence was found there to link Tassler …

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Wednesday crash that claimed the life of two Deshler teenagers. Calls of a vehicle completely submerged upside down in a creek on Sand Ridge Road, just west of Custar Road came in to police. The driver was identified as Xavier Wensink…the passenger …