News Staff More than $2 billion dollars in federal aid to Ohio schools, businesses and renters is nearing final approval at the Ohio Statehouse, where both legislative chambers have now cleared the spending in some form. The Ohio House approved its final piece of the legislation. Multiple bills in both chambers must next be reconciled and sent … Read more
Indiana lawmakers approve a plan for returning to the Statehouse later this year…in order to approve new election districts. The House and Senate both vote in favor of the bill…extending the current legal deadline for adjourning this year’s legislative session, from April 29, until Nov. 15. Legislative leaders say they plan to end this year’s … Read more
A Wauseon man dies following a crash in Paulding County. Officials tell reporters a semi, driven by Timothy Weber of Dayton became stuck in low hanging telephone lines, damaged in an earlier traffic crash on U.S. 127. Vance Campbell, 54, of Wauseon saw the stuck vehicle and began to assist with the removal of the … Read more
COVID-19 cases at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers have jumped from zero in the first week of April…to nine cases in the past five days. Officials confirm six people have been admitted for treatment. The spike in cases comes as the number of county residents receiving COVID-19 vaccinations has slowed. Health officials are concerned only … Read more
A divided federal appeals court lifts the hold on an Ohio law…that prohibits doctors from performing abortions…based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. A majority of the court, which has moved to the right in recent years with several appointments by former President, Trump…says the law doesn’t impede a woman’s right to an abortion. … Read more
A Henry County judge finds Gary Eitzman guilty of assault and more. The Napoleon man?…involved in a road rage incident. Prosecutors say Eitzman intentionally turned the wheel of his vehicle into another…after it had pulled beside on Ohio 110, west of the Damascus Bridge, near Liberty Center, in 2019. No injuries in the crash. He … Read more
The cops in Henry and Fulton County chase a suspect. Henry deputies spot the pursuit coming out of Fulton on Ohio 109, between Delta and Liberty Center. They say a lot of it wasn’t at high speed either. The chase ends when the suspect leaves the roadway…and gets stuck in a stand of trees. The … Read more
Two people are hurt a two-car crash, in the 300 block of North Main St., in front of Schaffer’s Restaurant. Bryan Police and firefighters respond with Williams County EMS. The investigation into the accident continues, at this hour.
Three area fire departments are dispatched to a house fire on Downing St., in Bryan. Officials tell reporters the blaze started from an equipment malfunction in the basement. Crews kept the flames there. Smoke damage reported in the home. No one is hurt in the fire. Everyone living there got out okay before the fire … Read more
The Toledo Zoo announces the death of a young African elephant…due to a species-specific viral disease. The zoo posted a video to social media…saying Lucas, was going to turn 10 years old in June. Experts say the disease has struck elephants across the country in recent years. Some have survived while others, have not. Zoo … Read more