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A traffic-stop on I-80 in Wood County turns into a drug and weapons bust for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers pulled over 23-year-old, Dennis Alexander, of Leetsdale, Pennsylvania for an improper lane change. During the stop, troopers could smell burnt marijuana coming from the car which caused a probable …

Former consumer watchdog, Richard Cordray, is preparing to join a crowded governor’s race in Ohio. The 58-year-old Democrat will make his long-anticipated announcement in Grove City. He’s viewed as among the Democrats’ strongest contenders to seize a critical swing state from the Republicans next year. Cordray resigned last month as …

Katelynn Jones, 23, of Wauseon is arrested on three Williams County felony warrants, charging her with breaking and entering, theft and possession of controlled substances. She was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. She has a court date coming soon.

A traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road results in the seizure of over two pounds of marijuana. An ISP Trooper stopped a vehicle for several traffic violations while it was traveling eastbound near the 80 mile marker, three miles east of the Notre Dame exit. While talking to the …

The jobless rate around Southwest Michigan dropped during the month of October. The Department of Technology, Management and Budget released the data for the area. The largest drop in Southwest Michigan was in Hillsdale County, which went from a September jobless rate of 4.8 percent to an October figure of …

One man is killed after a single-engine airplane crashes into a home outside of Cleveland. It’s unclear when the crash happened, but the family living at the home discovered the wreckage around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say the pilot was killed after the plane crashed into the back deck. State …

The state of Ohio announces the selection of 12 medical marijuana large grow sites, but the Village of Stryker is not among them. In announcing the dozen large growers, plus one final pick of the 12 small cultivators, the state rounded out the list of 24 companies authorized to produce …

Ohio Secretary of State and Montpelier native, Jon Husted, officially pulled his name from consideration as a Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio on Thursday. Instead, Husted is seeking the office of Lt. governor, as part of a ticket headed by Attorney General Mike DeWine.

Chasity Yoder will take over for Bill Pepple as executive director of the United Way of Williams County. Yoder, of Bryan, is currently the agency’s assistant director, and has been with the local United Way for 3 1/2 years. She will move into her new full-time position in January, replacing …

Hunters checked 22,366 white-tailed deer on Monday, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun hunting season, that’s according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. In Fulton County, 101 deer were harvested compared to 79 in 2016. Ohio’s deer-gun season remains open through Sunday.