MANSFIELD — The man who was shot at the 747 Bowman Street residence on Thursday has died, making the Mansfield Police Department’s investigation a homicide. Nolan Lovett, 32, was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital after suffering at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead a short time after. According to Mansfield Police, authorities received […]
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Bowman Street shooting sends one to hospital
MANSFIELD — One man was transported to the hospital after a shooting at 747 Bowman Street around 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, according to Mansfield Police. Mansfield Police Chief Ken Coontz stated the unidentified male victim was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Scanner traffic stated the man suffered a gunshot wound to the upper chest on […]
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Grate pleads guilty to 15 counts, including rape
ASHLAND — In a surprise move on day eight of his capital murder trial, accused serial killer Shawn Grate changed his pleas to guilty on 15 of the 23 charges against him. Grate is now pleading guilty to all four rape charges as well as gross abuse of a corpse (2 counts), burglary (4), tampering […]
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Mt. Gilead teen ID’d as body found in Crawford County landfill
MOUNT GILEAD — The body of Skylar Bentley, 14, was identified Wednesday morning as the individual found in the Crawford County landfill, according to a press release from the Mount Gilead Police Department. The body was found in the landfill on Tuesday afternoon. The Crawford County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene and the […]
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Body found in Crawford County landfill
BUCYRUS — An unidentified body was found Tuesday afternoon at a Crawford County landfill, according to a press release from Rumpke, which manages the site. The body was discovered at around 4:45 p.m. No one was available for comment at the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office at 7 p.m. “This is a sad and tragic day,” […]
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Three administrators, two teachers exiting Mansfield City Schools
MANSFIELD — An administrator and a teacher were terminated, while two other administrators and another teacher resigned with various effective dates at Tuesday night’s Mansfield City Schools board of education meeting. High school assistant principal Fuzzie Davis and teacher Teresa Kerr were terminated, while high school principal Jose Hernandez, Sherman Elementary assistant principal Monica Hubbard […]
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Mansfield Police seek help in solving Sunday night’s drive-by murder
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Department is seeking the public’s help in solving a murder that took place Sunday night on West Fourth Street, near the old Aldi’s building. Police Chief Ken Coontz said Terrance Travon Harris was killed after a drive-by shooting at 8:42 p.m. Harris was transported to Ohio Health Hospital in Mansfield. […]
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4 Madison students arrested, felony charges leveled in school threats
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Four Madison students were arrested Friday and multiple felony charges were leveled in a pair of threats made against the school this week, according to a press release from Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon. “These two incidents of bomb threats were taken very seriously by Madison Schools and the Sheriff’s Office,” Sheldon […]
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Ashland High, ACCA subjects of anonymous shooting threat
ASHLAND — The Ashland Police Department is investigating an anonymous Snapchat post containing a threat toward Ashland High School and Ashland County Community Academy. Police say a report was made to the department’s school resource officer, Jeremy Jarvis, on Thursday that a student had uncovered a threatening post on Snapchat. “I’m shooting up Ashland city […]
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Ashland women roll into Division II Final Four
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — On the road for the first time this postseason. Target on the back. Extremely hard to repeat as a champion. The Ashland University women’s basketball team heard those storylines all week long. None proved worthy of their attention Monday night as the Eagles turned in yet another commanding performance, beating […]