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Overpass Sniper Call

Troopers are investigating an incident where shots were fired at a passing semi on the Toll Road in Steuben County. The police says the shots came from an overpass near the 146 mile marker, just east of the exit for I69 and Angola. The driver reported seeing two flashes of …

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Tornado Siren Test

Steuben County Emergency Management officials will be testing out the county tornado siren system at some point in the next week. They are installing new equipment. An exact time of activation is unknown…it will be shorter than the normal 3 minutes.

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Orland Area Trailer Fire

Investigators say rags in a floor staining project may have been the cause of a structure fire near Orland on North State Road. The resident at the mobile home told firefighters a neighbor had seen the smoke and woke her up by beating on the side of the home. One …

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Skimmers Found

An alert employee at the Edon Main Stop on Ohio 49 finds two credit card skimmers attached to some gas pumps…skimmers were soon found at two gas stations in Edgerton as well.

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Motorcyclist Injured Near Quincy

A motorcycle accident south of Quincy leaves one person injured. The crash happened in Algansee Township on South Fremont Road just south of Middle Lake Drive. The victim was taken to the Community Health Center of Branch County. No word on the extent of the motorcyclists injuries.

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Hunter Gets Hurt

A tree stand falls in Steuben County, injuring a deer hunter on the first day of the season in the Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area. Two other hunters heard someone yelling and followed the voice to where 33-year-old Brent Chester was laying injured at the bottom of the tree …

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WC Sewer Money Problems

Williams County faces a projected $35,000 shortfall in its sewer budget this year. Officials say a 77 percent base fee increase in city of Bryan sewer rates initiated last year is to blame.

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Pelliccia Heads To Prison For Life

A Sherwood man is sentenced to life in prison. Jimmy Pelliccia plead guilty to four counts of rape. Defiance County investigators and the FBI determined Pelliccia had engaged in sexual conduct with two girls, both under the age of 10, between September 2016 and this past January.

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A Pretty Good Scare

A 4-year-old boy is safe after authorities spent hours searching a corn field Friday afternoon. The boy wandered into the field, at a farm on County Road K, southeast of West Unity. Search crews located the boy in the 100 acre plot.

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Many Questions Still Surround Warmbier

A coroner says her office could not determine what led to the fatal brain damage of a young Ohio man detained in North Korea for more than a year. While the parents of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier and President, Trump have accused the North Korean government of torturing him, doctors say …

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