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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
SEOUL, South Korea  — North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.

Updated 52 minutes ago
Central city shooting injures 1
One person was taken to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center by Life Squad as a trauma case after a report of a shooting in central Toledo.

Updated 1 hour ago
Animal rescuers aid 1 of their own
The local animal rescue community and others are coming together to support longtime volunteer Mike “Sevi” Severino, whose life was turned upside down this year when he had his right leg amputated.

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Lifetime driving ban lifted for woman
PORT CLINTON — After Terri Camp Kruse killed a 14-year-old boy in a drunken-driving crash in 1993, she was sent to prison for 10 years and banned from driving ever again.

Updated 1 hour ago
Dentist's office gives back to vets
Hires Dental Care on West Sylvania Avenue was busy Friday, as more than 100 military veterans received basic dental care, eye exams, and blood pressure checks.

Updated 1 hour ago
Gas break locks up traffic
A broken gas line in West Toledo Friday afternoon shut down busy roads, snarled traffic for hours, and sent police barreling along the berm of a gridlocked highway to help a woman in labor.

Updated 1 hour ago
Taking a shot at the biggest jackpot
Rose Corcoran-Smith can see it now: A college fund for her great-grandson and a house in Spain.

Updated 1 hour ago
Putnam Co. teen charged in homicides
OTTAWA, Ohio — The first police officer on the scene of last week’s double homicide in Putnam County saw blood throughout the mobile home and followed its trail through a hallway and into a bedroom, and then to the back door, according to court documents unsealed Friday.

Published 4 hours ago
Ousted IRS leader grilled by panel
WASHINGTON — A book club was asked to account for what it had been reading. An Iowa anti-abortion group was asked to “detail the content” of members’ prayers.

Published 4 hours ago
Voting change lacks support
COLUMBUS — A provision that House Republicans tacked onto the state budget bill that critics argue would discourage the student vote in Ohio is expected to be stripped from the Senate version of the spending plan.