PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — A crash involving a Wyandot County Sheriff prisoner transport van ended in tragedy on Thursday after a deputy was killed. According to the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office, rescue crews arrived on the scene of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of routes 104 and 56 just before 11 a.m. A truck […]
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Judge issues temporary halt of new Columbus gun ordinances
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Fairfield County judge has granted Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing Columbus’ newly passed gun ordinances from taking effect. Judge Richard Berens of Fairfield County Common Pleas Court issued his ruling this morning enjoining the ordinances immediately. “This request of the court is strictly a matter […]
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Ross Co. Land Bank looks to clean up Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The City of Chillicothe’s Building Department announced a collaboration with the Ross County Land Bank to help revitalize dilapidated structures throughout the city. Officials with the city say the Ross County Land Bank has been awarded a more than $600,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Development “to use for the demolition […]
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Sheriff prisoner van involved in serious crash near Circleville
There is an updated story to this crash. Click here. PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — A deputy, an inmate, and others are in serious condition after an accident in Pickaway County. Fire and rescue personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a Wyandot County Sheriff’s transport vehicle on Thursday. It happened at the intersection of route […]
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Lancaster woman kidnaps her six children and flees to Florida
LANCASTER, Ohio — A Lancaster, Ohio, woman and her boyfriend have been charged with six counts of kidnapping after she took her children from their grandparents and went to Florida. According to investigators, 27-year-old Ashley Holter, and 26-year-old Nicholis Adams took the children from the grandparents, who reports say, had legal custody of the children. […]
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Photos released from crash involving Pike Co. deputy
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — Pictures have been released of a crash involving a Pike County deputy. It happened on December 4. Pike County Sheriff Tracy Evans released a statement at the time saying, “The deputy was responding to aid another deputy who was in distress with a combative male subject resisting arrest. The responding deputy, […]
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Sgt. Eric Kocheran returns home to a hero’s welcome
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — After a month and several surgeries later, Sergeant Eric Kocheran returned home today. Kocheran was discharged this morning from Grant Medical Center in Columbus. A motorcade, including law enforcement agencies and first responders from Columbus to Chillicothe, joined in the procession. The motorcade then drove past the Ross County Law Complex, […]
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Local hero to be released from the hospital
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A deputy wounded in a gunfight outside the Ross County Law Complex is expected to be released from the hospital today. Sergeant Eric Kocheran has been recovering since being shot by a lone gunman last month. On November 17, around 5:30 p.m., the gunman, identified as Nicholas Mitchell, a military veteran, […]
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Rescue crews respond to a rollover crash in Pickaway Co.
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — Fire and rescue personnel responded to a rollover motor vehicle accident Wednesday morning. 9-1-1 dispatchers received the call shortly after 8 a.m. According to initial reports, the crash occurred along Winchester Southern Road just south of Duvall Road in Pickaway County. Additional assistance is being requested from surrounding fire departments. Motorists are […]