News Staff A big rig dumps its cargo northwest of Defiance on Ohio 15. Officials tell reporters Martin Mondry, 44, of Twinsburg, is eastbound on 15 when he misses a curve at the Ohio 18 split in Noble Township. The semi goes off the right side of the roadway…rolls over and comes to rest on its side. … Read more
A police pursuit in Williams County. Deputes respond to a call at a County Road M location…west of County Road 2L…all this, north of Edon. At some point…the chase ends. Officials say Corey Jones, 31, of Butler, is picked up and brought in to CCNO…charged with felony failure to comply. State and local investigators are … Read more
A man dies in a solo crash in DeKalb County, on State Road 8…at the intersection of County Road 75, near the Indiana-Ohio Line. This happened on Sunday morning, officials say. Edward Yoder, 80, of Saint Joe, was heading west…when his pickup goes off the road. The vehicle ends up in the front yard of … Read more
A long-running investigation into the Ohio branch of the violent El Salvador-based MS-13 gang, including the solving of eight homicides, nears conclusion…with the sentencing of the last defendant in custody. The prosecution of 23 members of the Columbus “clique” of MS-13 was the first federal case against the gang in the Midwest.
A new effort to acquire properties in the river flood plain is underway in Defiance City Hall. City council approves a related ordinance…kicking off another potential round of property purchases…one of four legislative items that received approval. The ordinance concerns 116 and 118 Seneca St., where a residential duplex near Kingsbury Park will be acquired … Read more
Former death row inmates in Ohio are being denied the opportunity for parole, despite legal precedent…requiring they receive meaningful consideration for release. That’s what two organizations allege in a new lawsuit. At issue in the suit?…are requests for parole by ex-death row prisoners sentenced before 1978, when the state’s then-death penalty law was declared unconstitutional. … Read more
Indiana’s new cases and hospitalizations for COVID-19 have rebounded to levels last seen in May…as an especially contagious coronavirus variant continues spreading. After falling below 200 in late June, Indiana’s seven-day weekly average of new coronavirus cases reached 708 on Sunday. That’s the highest weekly average since a few months back…when Indiana averaged 770 new … Read more
A crash in Amboy Township leaves two people injured, one seriously. The Toledo Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash on US 20, west of Assumption. Officials say a motorhome, driven by 67-year-old James Dye of Madison, New York, was eastbound on 20. Meanwhile…a box truck, driven by 45-year-old Forrest Ream … Read more
A pro-marijuana group says it will submit signatures to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office…in an effort to have the Republican-led Legislature legalize recreational marijuana. Attorney, Tom Haren, a spokesperson for the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol…says the submission of the first 1,000 signatures will require the Attorney General’s Office to review and approve petition … Read more
Ohio University has suspended another fraternity for violating hazing rules. The school has notified the Delta Pi chapter of Sigma Chi that it has been shut down for four years…following an investigation by the school that revealed student code of conduct violations. The fraternity accepts responsibility for providing false information to school officials…along with two … Read more