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Several Defiance County students are taken into custody after they were engaged in a conversation that created concern for the safety of students and faculty at Tinora High School. After an investigation, three male students were charged with being a delinquent by inducing panic. The boys were 15 and 16. …

A masked man holds up the BP station on U.S. 6 at I-69, west of Waterloo. The suspect walked in and demanded money from the cashier. He left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Investigators are not sure if he was armed. Anyone with information is asked to …

One is dead in a two-vehicle collision in Defiance. Ruben Torres was driving north through the 900 block of South Clinton Street when his car traveled left of center and turned sideways. A southbound van, driven by Raymond Gentile of Toledo, hit Torres’ vehicle. Gentile’s van rolled onto its side. …

This Sunday at 2 a.m., the time flips back an hour for daylight savings time, giving you an extra hour of sleep.

Police arrest an Elkhart man in connection with two armed robberies that happened in Logansport. Rex Hammond was stopped by police in Marshall County…they think he might have robbed two other stores in the Angola area.

Carlisle Fluid Tech in closing it’s doors at it’s Angola facility. The company is based in Scottsdale, Arizona and has had the Angola location for roughly 40 years. 31 people will lose their jobs.

Construction of a new splash pad at Defiance’s Bronson Park should begin shortly. City Council approved an emergency ordinance during a special meeting that allows a contract with Vortex USA for its construction. The cost is $356,985.

An RV manufacturer is going to expand its operations. Forest River will develop its properties in DeKalb County, creating up to 125 new jobs by 2019. Plans call for investing $2.9 million on renovations of existing buildings and construction of a new facility in Butler for purchasing, production and dispatching.

The murder trial of a Fort Wayne man is stopped after he pleads guilty to the charge. The short trial saw a motion for a mistrial following opening statements in the case against Daniel Zerbe. That motion was dismissed…the state had not yet finished presenting its case when Zerbe entered …

Someone left a threatening note in the boys bathroom at Wauseon Elementary School. It was directed toward school staff members inside a stall. The school had additional police presence, as personnel interviewed students about the writings.