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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 […]

MANSFIELD — A gas line behind the Longview British Petroleum station was struck today causing businesses in the area to evacuate around 8 a.m. According to Mansfield Fire Chief Steve Strickling, the eight-inch gas line was hit by a private construction team while working on a water line repair project. “They struck a Columbia Gas […]

CLEVELAND — Three people were sentenced in federal court Thursday for their roles in a 2015 bank robbery, kidnapping and hostage situation at the KeyBank branch in Ontario. According to a press release from U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony, Taylor Crisman, 19, of Galion, was sentenced […]

MANSFIELD – Madison Comprehensive High School students were temporarily evacuated Friday morning after a bomb threat sent them to the nearby Madison Middle School. As of noon on Friday, the Sheriff’s Office completed a sweep of the high school building and declared it safe for students to return. Some students who were originally taken to […]