LIMA — Job fairs in Allen and Auglaize counties were held Thursday and attracted several companies looking to fill positions.

LIMA — Lima City Schools' superintendent is recommending the termination of a teacher accused of botching a science experiment that injured 13 students.

ADA — Two Lima men were in jail Thursday after one of them tried to run over a Hardin County deputy during a drug buy the day before.

LIMA — Marquavius Shurelds’ attorney told a judge Wednesday the real reason authorities sought to send his client to prison was a belief he is connected to the slaying of his girlfriend.

LIMA — A Lima Schools teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into an experiment that injured 13 children.

OTTAWA – One of the brothers killed earlier this month died of a gunshot to the head while the other died of strangulation, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

OTTAWA — The 17-year-old accused of killing two teenage brothers appeared in court Tuesday for the first time as a murder defendant.

LIMA — The family of a Lima man killed in a motorcycle accident do not know how they are going to pay for his funeral.

OTTAWA — The 17-year-old Ottawa boy who led police to the bodies of two brothers has been charged with two counts of aggravated murder in connection with their deaths.

LIMA — The man who crashed his car through the Sharon Dairy King in 2012 will face up to three years in prison when he is sentenced in July.

OTTAWA — Authorities have said little about last week's killing of two brothers in Ottawa, but sheriff's dispatch records and their mother's call to the agency begin to tell the tale.

LIMA — Local officials and citizens got a lesson in public records and open meetings law Thursday, courtesy of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

LIMA — Former Lima City Councilman Ray Magnus issued letters to various public officials Tuesday protesting what he said was the political prosecution of his brother in 2012 while others were ignored.

LIMA – Police hit a home run May 7 when officers discovered a girl who was part of a human trafficking operation.

LIMA — Autopsies on two brothers found dead last week have been completed, but a prosecutor would not release details Monday into what likely are homicides.

LIMA — Students at Elida High School received a helping hand in the construction of prom decorations from an unusual source.

LIMA — A handful of students from Ottawa-Glandorf High School gathered outside a Putnam County courtroom Friday where a teen connected to the death of two other teens made his first appearance.

LIMA — Local law enforcement officers are taking a play out of the playbook of the Ohio Attorney General in the fight against gun violence. They're going to target criminals who use guns in crimes, instead of pushing legislation that affect law-abiding citizens.

LIMA — A local pastor and program director for a sober living home pleaded guilty Thursday to four felony charges related to his duties as a housing inspector for the Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority.

LIMA — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine made the two-hour trip to Lima on Wednesday to pay tribute at an annual police memorial service.

LIMA — The area in front of the Lima Police Department is becoming a hot spot for bizarre activity.

CELINA — A man who raped children in three counties was sentenced to 25 years in prison on top of the more than 60 years he already is serving.

LIMA — A Lima Senior High School teacher pleaded guilty to a felony sex crime Tuesday accusing him of trying to grab and kiss a student over the school's spring break.

LIMA — Dog confiscation is underway in Allen County.

LIMA — A man police are holding in connection with the slaying of his pregnant girlfriend traded jail days for fines Monday after pleading guilty to traffic charges.

LIMA — The number of people seeking a concealed license during the first three months of this year was the highest it’s ever been in the program’s 10 years for the same time period.

LIMA — Several of state Rep. Matt Huffman’s youngest constituents showed at his law office Friday to ask him to support Head Start programs.

VAN WERT — A Van Wert Internet café is one of three the Ohio Attorney General filed a lawsuit against to close.

LIMA — The biggest crowd in decades gathered Wednesday on the second floor of the Allen County courthouse to chase dreams and disappointment in a home and property sale that had the feeling of a lottery.

LIMA — One day after a not guilty verdict at trial against the head of the Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority, the prosecution dropped its final criminal case stemming from the police raid of the agency.

LIMA — The head of the Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority walked out of a courtroom Tuesday smiling and with tears in her eyes after a jury cleared her of a falsification charge.

LIMA — The man being held in connection with the killing of his pregnant girlfriend made his first court appearance Tuesday, but not on charges over her death.

LIMA — Local crime fighters applauded proposed legislation offered Monday by Ohio’s attorney general to double prison terms for repeat violent offenders who use guns to commit crimes.

LIMA — With the rising popularity of target practice, and Washington politics spooking buyers into clearing shelves of guns and ammo, you might wonder: Where can a person shoot a gun?

LIMA — Menards is suing its former store manager, alleging theft that led to his termination and criminal conviction.

LIMA — The attorney representing the head of the Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority at her criminal trial said Wednesday she is a victim of a conspiracy by a group of ex-employees upset their friend and former boss was fired.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court in a split decision refused Wednesday to accept the appeal of a Lima doctor convicted of murdering his first wife.

LIMA — The first criminal trial for an employee of the Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority is scheduled to begin this morning in a legal saga that has dogged the agency for more than a year.

LIMA — Some economist say the housing market is bouncing back, with home sales expected to improve.

LIMA — A woman who was the ringleader behind a daycare fraud scheme that cost taxpayers thousands of dollars said Monday she didn’t like prison.

CRIDERSVILLE — An 11-year-old girl was in deep trouble Monday after she was caught on camera dropping a written bomb threat at Cridersville Elementary School.

LIMA — Earlier this month a video surfaced on YouTube of multiple fights at Robb Park.

LIMA — A man who fatally shot his girlfriend in the face in 2012 pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter.

LIMA — When they weren’t busy going after bad guys, members of the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office were stepping their way into shape.

CELINA — The body of an Osgood man was found in a field Sunday after he went missing Saturday.

LIMA — A man wanted for questioning in connection with the April 6 slaying of a pregnant woman surrendered himself to police Monday.

LIMA — Shawn Gruber was hired in as a correctional officer at a local prison nearly 20 years ago as a result of a deadly prison riot that rocked Ohio.

OTTAWA — With her apartment surrounded by water and fearing she would be fired from her job at Subway if she didn’t make it in, Jodi Culp was determined to get to work Saturday.

LIMA — A national survey of police officers show overwhelming support for the Second Amendment while opposing many federal gun control proposals they say would do little, if anything, to stop crime.

LIMA — An Allen County prison warden has been reassigned for allegedly making a racially insensitive remark, a union official said.