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MANSFIELD — The capture of Mychael Martin, Lamont Lindsay and James Lai are examples of the dogged determination Mansfield Police will show for “intolerable acts,” Chief Ken Coontz said Thursday morning. Lindsay, 19, was arrested Wednesday night in Elyria by members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF). He was wanted […]

MANSFIELD — A U.S. District Court Judge has ruled a legal proceeding can go forward in the case involving three Richland County Sheriff’s deputies connected to the shooting death of Brian Garber. On April 5, U.S. District Court Judge Dan Poster handed down an order permitting the estate of Brian Garber to proceed against RCSO […]

MANSFIELD — Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with Friday’s robbery of the Mechanics Bank, 980 Ashland Rd., according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. The Richland County Major Crimes Unit reported it has identified the bank robber and the getaway driver. Cody B. Daniels, 25, has been charged with first-degree aggravated […]

MANSFIELD – A winter storm moving into the area Monday afternoon is expected to drop 4 to 8 inches of snow on the area before it moves out on Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory in effect from 5 p.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Michael Bailey, Richland […]

MANSFIELD — A 22-year-old woman was found dead of apparent gunshot wounds outside the Brookwood Way Apartments on Wednesday night. Her seven-week-old child was reportedly abducted; however, according to authorities, the infant has since been located and is safe with family members. According to police reports, Mansfield officers responded to Brookwood Way around 7:30 p.m. […]

ONTARIO (UPDATE: 3:31 p.m.) – Both lanes of U.S. 30 have officially reopened after the highway were closed for a time on Tuesday afternoon due to a head-on auto collision, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.  The Highway Patrol stated they are investigating a serious injury crash that occurred on U.S. 30 between Rock […]

SHELBY – A juvenile missing from Shelby over the weekend has officially been located in Texas, according to the Shelby Police Department. Samuel Baker, a 17-year-old student from Shelby High School who also attends Pioneer Career & Technology Center, was located by a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper outside of Amarillo, Texas on Monday […]

SHELBY (UPDATED 8:04 A.M.) — Shelby City Schools, Pioneer Career and Technology Center and St. Mary’s School in Shelby are all closed Monday for safety precautions, according to the Shelby Police Department. A posting on the Shelby Police Department Facebook Page states, “A Shelby High School student who attends Pioneer Career and Technology Center has […]

MANSFIELD — A group of area pastors received kudos from the METRICH Enforcement Unit on Wednesday for assisting an investigation that led to the raid of a suspected prostitution ring. Authorities said a search warrant was executed at approximately 2:10 p.m. Wednesday at 1504 W. Fourth St. in Mansfield after lengthy, ongoing investigation. The probe was […]

SHELBY — A South Carolina woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Sunday night in Richland County, according to the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Linda Baxter, 28, of Rock Hill, South Carolina was pronounced dead at the scene. She was the passenger in one of the […]