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An Indiana woman dies in a two-vehicle crash near Hicksville. Investigators say Michelle Wyatt-Wheeler of Fort Wayne was traveling northeast on Ohio 2 and left the roadway. Her vehicle hit a ditch and a parked grain truck. Wyatt-Wheeler was flown to Parkview in Fort Wayne, where she passed away. Speed …

Findlay Police finds a man dead inside his East Foulke Avenue apartment from a gunshot wound to the head. 42-year-old Brian McQuistion is identified as the victim. State and local authorities are on the case.

A man is hurt after he crashes his car trying to avoid a deer. Mark Firestine, 62 of Fremont, Indiana, was driving south on County Road 61 when he spotted the animal on the road. Firestine told officers he swerved to miss it and hit a pole. He was ejected …

A federal appellate court orders to at least temporarily halt a company from building an 8-mile stretch of a natural gas pipeline into northeast Ohio. In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a stay to stop NEXUS Gas Transmission crews from starting work, while a …

State compiled numbers show more motorists were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday than in recent years. During the five-day reporting period, from last Wednesday through Sunday, 16 people were killed in 11 fatal crashes. In 2016, nine people died on the road. Arrests for operating a vehicle while …

Bryan brings in the Christmas season with its annual parade and lighting of the downtown Christmas lights. Flipping the switch was Mayor, Doug Johnson, who was chosen as the Elf of Light this year, bringing back the tradition after a one-year hiatus. Johnson chose not to seek re-election, making 2017 …

The Edgerton Village Council approves four-year fire protection contracts for neighboring towns at its meeting. They cover St. Joseph, Milford and Center townships. The contracts include a yearly increase of 3 percent for each of them. The council voted unanimously for approval.

Total state grant funding of about $417,000 will go towards helping pay to repave the road in and out of the Menards Distribution Center in Holiday City. Officials say the non-stop pounding of heavy tractor-trailers has taken its toll on the mile-long Traxler Drive, which connects Ohio 15 to the …

Robert Kroeger of Wauseon is indicted on one count of tampering with records and one count of grand theft. From Feb. of 2015, to Dec., 2016, investigators say he stole property or services valued at more than $7,500 but less than $150,000 from a governmental entity. He also allegedly tampered …

Officers execute a search warrant at a residence in Fayette and find a homemade explosive device. The Toledo Police Department sent a team from its Bomb Squad to diffuse it and take it into evidence. Officers also seized three handguns, four rifles and a variety of drug paraphernalia. The resident …