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A Ypsilanti man has pleads guilty to raping a girl in Bryan. Justinian Williams was arrested on a Bryan Municipal Court warrant in June. In May, the suspect made contact with a juvenile on social media and started a relationship. It escalated from there. Sentencing is set for Sept. 19.

A Toledo teen, who authorities say shot a Fulton County Sheriff’s deputy late last month, is indicted on nine charges, including attempted aggravated murder. Jeshua Gilmore, 18, was looked over by a County grand jury. The murder charge is a felony of the first degree.

A Garrett woman is hospitalized after she veers into the median on I-69 after she dropped her phone. Crews were called to the northbound lanes of I-69, three miles north of Auburn. Upon arrival they found a badly damaged sedan hanging over the cable barrier in the median. Cassondra Jones …

Edon officials are reconsidering the construction of a new water treatment plant, in favor of making updates to the current one. A new plant would cost approximately $1 million, with nearly $900,000 supposed to be paid for with grant money. Edon Village Administrator, Chad Ordway says the town had received …

Bryan officials had good news this week, announcing the hires of three new firefighters plus potential state funding to hire another two. The department’s staffing level stands at seven career firefighters and 18 volunteers.

Manure from field runoff may have led to a massive fish kill along Beaver Creek, stretching south from County Road M, between County Road 15 and County Road 16, to Opdycke Park. It’s a 9- to 10-mile stretch on the map. Scores of sun fish, bullhead and minnows, as well …

A Hillsdale man is sentenced to 180 days in prison for a May 2016 crash south of Pioneer that claimed his passenger. In July, Scottie Eagle pled no contest and was found guilty on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide. Eagle was driving north on County Road 15, when he …

Ohio unemployment rose slightly in July. The rate ended the month at 5.2 percent, rising from 5 percent in June. The state did see job growth despite the slip, adding a net 1,600 jobs. The number of unemployed workers moved from 291,000 in June to 300,000 in July and the …

Pioneer Police warns a “far-reaching” statewide scam is in full swing and residents should keep an eye out for it. Many are getting texts from unfamiliar numbers with the following prompt…SECURITY DEPARTMENT ALERT, PLEASE CONTACT HUNTINGTON BANK. Police say some of the texts will ask recipients to enter their Social …

A morning motorcycle crash seriously hurts a passenger on Wappes Road, south of McComb Road in northwest Allen County. A female was taken to a hospital after the bike was found on the side of the road. The driver was not at the scene when officers arrived. It did not …