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COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday prohibiting drivers from holding or using their phones while behind the wheel, but it faces opposition in the Ohio Senate.

LIMA — A Lima man charged with 57 crimes related to fentanyl, heroin and marijuana will be represented by the public defender’s office or court-appointed counsel after he failed to pay his lawyer.

PRZEWODOW, Poland (AP) — NATO member Poland and the head of the military alliance both said Wednesday that a missile strike in Polish farmland that killed two people appeared to be unintentional and was probably launched by air defenses in neighboring Ukraine. Russia had been bombarding Ukraine at the time in an attack that savaged its power grid.

CELINA — One juvenile is in custody after a video allegedly showed them performing “cruel acts” on a calf at a Marion Township Farm, the Mercer County sheriff’s office said in a release.

LIMA —Area law enforcement agencies are preparing to go undercover as Santa’s elves.

VAN WERT — Of the 25,000 to 40,000 mink let loose from Lion Farms USA on Hoaglin Road in Van Wert Tuesday morning, about 10,000 remain missing, according to the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office.

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LIMA — A false report of an active shooter at Lima Temple Christian School was made Wednesday morning, according to the Allen County Sheriff’s Office.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Sen. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, will again serve as President of the Ohio Senate during the 135th General Assembly after a unanimous vote Tuesday, according to a release from the Senate.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. The announcement comes just a week after an underwhelming midterm showing for Republicans and will force the party to decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 pushed American democracy to the brink.