An Angola man is behind bars on $1 million bond after he allegedly exchanged gunfire with an off duty Kendallville Police officer and killed a family dog during a home invasion in DeKalb County Tuesday night. 21-year-old Tyler Gaiski was charged Thursday afternoon with attempted murder, burglary and torturing or …
Read More »Paulding Sheriff Gets Grant To Fight Drunk Driving
The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Traffic Safety Office has awarded $28,222.42 in federal traffic safety funding to the Paulding County Sheriff for federal fiscal year 2016. The funds are passed through the Ohio Traffic Safety Office from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to support the efforts of …
Read More »Asbestos Suit Opens In Defiance
A third jury trial over asbestos exposure at the General Motors plant in Defiance opened this week in Defiance County Court. Nancy Wilkerson, whose husband, Charlie, died from lung cancer in 2007, is asking the jury to allow her to participate in the state’s workers compensation program. Wilkerson claims that …
Read More »No Roundabout In Defiance
The Defiance city administration’s plan to seek grant funds for a roundabout traffic control device at a southside intersection ended abruptly on Tuesday night, when city council rejected an ordinance authorizing the state grant application. The ordinance would have allowed the city to seek grant funds through the Ohio Department …
Read More »Angola Man Jailed Following Home Invasion And Gunfire
An Angola man is behind bars today at the DeKalb County Jail, without bond, after he allegedly exchanged gunfire with an off duty Kendallville Police Officer Tuesday night. 21-year-old Tyler Gaiski is now facing felony charges of attempted murder, burglary and torturing an animal. It all began when DeKalb County …
Read More »Sex Offender Wanted In Steuben County
A non-compliant registered sex offender is being hunted down by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office. On Wednesday, an arrest warrant was issued for 62 year old Bruce W. Severance, who is charged with a felony for failure to register as a sex or violent offender. The warrant was issued after …
Read More »Truck Driver Killed In Massive Pile Up On Interstate 69
A truck driver was killed early Tuesday morning in an accident involving three semis which forced the total shut down of a three mile portion of I-69 south of Auburn for nearly eight hours. That driver’s name has not been released, but we do know that he was pronounced dead …
Read More »Relief For Quadco Over Privatization Concerns
Plans for privatization are eliminating any concerns for conflict of interest at Quadco Rehabilitation Center. The administrative attorney in Columbus that was hired to research the situation and review the reorganization with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities recently sent a letter with his conclusions to each of the superintendents …
Read More »Rear End Collision On I-69 Results In Citations
A massive back up on southbound I-69 from an accident that involved three semis led to another crash which injured a Waterloo woman on Tuesday morning. 29-year-old Laneigh Bruning was traveling south just after 7:00am yesterday, when she didn’t notice that vehicles were slowing down or stopped in front of …
Read More »Pleasant Lake Man Pleads Guilty To Child Molestation
A Pleasant Lake man pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child molesting on Monday in Steuben Superior Court. It was in connection to an incident that prosecutors said happened in the fall of 2007. 24-year-old Todd Hart was arrested in June. Under terms of the plea agreement, the original …
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