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Federal authorities end their investigation of the fatal police shooting of a black man in a Walmart store, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence to charge the white officer who killed him. The officer shot John Crawford III on Aug. 5, 2014, after police responded to an emergency call about someone …

A crash on the Toll Road near Middlebury leaves a Sturgis man dead. 41-year-old Brian Fox died when his westbound car crossed the median and was struck by an eastbound van. Fox died at the scene. The other driver, 61-year-old Robert Stadnycki of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was treated at Memorial Hospital …

Steuben County deputies respond to N SR 827 in Steuben County on a report of a vehicle accident. They found a pick-up truck off the roadway on its top. The driver, 23 year old Brandon Robinson of Fremont, was standing outside of the overturned vehicle. Robinson told officers he was …

A man who was airlifted from a wreck scene Monday has succumbed to his injuries. The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department says that 34-year-old Matthew Depew passed away after being flown to the Fulton County Health Center. Depew was airlifted from the scene of a wreck on Bankers Road. He was …

The Montpelier Village Council hears an impassioned plea from a resident Monday, asking that the members vote to keep a moratorium, forbidding a facility for the cultivation of medical marijuana. Mary Weirich presented the council with the signatures of 50 others who had signed a petition against its repeal. A …

Good news, drivers. The Clark Street Project in Pioneer is just about finished. It connects Clark Street to Core Way Drive and Ohio 15 at the Pioneer industrial park. The project also includes a new road, called Transformer Avenue, that runs to Pioneer Transformer. Lights will be installed along the …

Stryker Police Chief, Steven Schlosser wants the Village Council to give the police force a raise. Schlosser told the panel this week he recently tried to recruit a new police academy graduate, but was turned down due to the low pay rates at Stryker. He suggested officers should earn $14 …

John Paulding Days will be a red, white and blue event this year, with the annual parade honoring World War II veterans. Several of them have been tapped to handle the Grand Marshall’s duties. Many are in their 90s. John Paulding Days will be Friday and Saturday in downtown Paulding.

We have more on last Wednesday’s deadly plane crash in Fulton County. The small aircraft, piloted by Steven Schankin, of Petersburg, Mich., was attempting to land at Fulton County airport. Investigators say when Schankin down-throttled, the engine sputtered and died. The plane landed in a nearby cornfield and struck a …

Crews in Lucas County knocked down a house fire at a Box Road residence in Providence Township. The blaze started in a garage attached to the house…everyone got out safely. No word on the cause. Several roads in the area were closed for a time, as crews battled the fire