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There’s a whole network of satellites, underwater robots and scientific tools watching for toxic algae on Lake Erie. Ohio State University is starting a multi-year project that will try to sort out how often and when rivers, lakes and reservoirs are likely to see algae outbreaks in the future and …

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force says the number of visitors to the southwest Ohio facility dropped for the third straight year. About 829,000 visitors came to the museum in 2017 compared to 850,000 the previous year. The museum reported nearly 860,000 visitors in 2015. The museum has …

The Williams County Health District says statewide, 2,104 hospitalizations have been reported this flu season, through Jan. 5. That’s compared to 369 during the same time last year. There have been 10 hospitalizations for flu in Williams County, compared to just two at this time in 2017. In light of …

Two men are seriously hurt in a crash on the Indiana Toll Road, near mile marker 140 in the eastbound lanes, four miles west of the Angola exit. Investigators say the car went over the median, crashing head-on into a semi that was traveling eastbound. Jeffrey Stroike, of Broken Arrow, …

A man, whose 1989 Supreme Court case affirmed flag burning as protected speech, sued the city of Cleveland on Thursday, along with police officers and conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, for their roles in his arrest when he tried to burn a flag at the Republican National Convention in 2016. The …

Sen. Rob Portman tells reporters he sees benefits all over Ohio from the passage last month of President Trump’s national tax reform legislation. Since its passage, Portman said he’s visited with multiple businesses and corporations that have committed to the purchase of new equipment and also to bonuses and better …

Edgerton gets a grant for some roadwork that’s behind schedule this year. The Ohio Public Works Commission assigned the village $173,880 for completion of the Hull Street project. It involves rebuilding over 600 feet of East Hull, between North Michigan Avenue and North Oak Street. The road gets new asphalt, …

A former area state rep will be returning to the Statehouse to fill a vacant seat. A five-member committee of Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly unanimously selected Jim Hoops of Napoleon to fill the 81st House District seat, vacated by Rob McColley, who was chosen last month to take …

Bryan resident, Jay Clark will stand trial for murder this week in Hillsdale County. Clark is accused of killing Jeremy Barron last February, and disposing the body in a wooded area, near Camden. Clark and his girlfriend, Ashely Hoath of Hillsdale, were arrested a week later after police executed search …

DeKalb County officers are investigating an armed robbery at the Auburn Wal-Mart on Wednesday. Investigators told reporters a white man, wearing a surgical mask, showed a black handgun in his waistband. The suspect left in a black Chevy or GMC pick-up. It is the second robbery this week in the …