According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputies, the crash happened just before 8:30 am Monday morning in the 16,000 block of State Route 117 just outside of Roundhead.  No names have been released.  During the crash investigation, law enforcement determined that the vehicle of the 25-year… More >>

In honor of National School Bus Safety Week, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be keeping a close eye on traffic surrounding school buses. Troopers will be following school buses over the next five days. More >>

The restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT) will be the first of its kind implemented in Northwest Ohio at the intersection of U.S 30 and Thayer Road in Allen County. The new traffic pattern was needed after the Ohio Highway Patrol says that there was a concerning rise in traffic crashes in that area.  More >>

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash which happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday evening on Reservoir Road near McClure Road. All three vehicles had severe damage. It's not clear how many people were hurt or what led to the crash. More >>

The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Elida and Cable roads. A car struck a pickup truck causing it to move forward and strike two other cars, one of which was an Allen County Dog Warden vehicle. Three people were transported with non-life-threatening injuri… More >>

First responders were called to a report of a mini-van on its side in front of Safety City. Officials on the scene say the van was observed heading south on Collett running up and over the curb striking a tree and then tipping over on its side. The occupants were out of the vehicle when crew… More >>

According to Auglaize Sheriff’s deputies, Wilcox threatened the life of a family member with a gun and then took off. He was spotted by a Wapakoneta Police Officer in the city, who tried to stop him. The pursuit began and crossed several county roads and ended back up in Wapak, where Wilcox … More >>

With the fall season comes new things to look out for when driving on our local roads. We spoke with the Ohio State Highway Patrol to get some driving safety tips for this time of year. More >>

It happened about 7:15 Thursday evening, near mile marker 127 of the southbound lane, near State Route 81. The Lima Post says Sgt. Michael Mahaffey from the Wapakoneta Post was on the interstate when he observed a metal ladder in the roadway, and pulled over to remove it. Before he could rem… More >>

In the state of Ohio, if drivers see a vehicle on the side of the road with flashing lights, they must move over to an adjacent lane if possible and slow down. That includes any law enforcement or crews out on the roads like the Ohio Department of Transportation Many drivers are aware of thi… More >>

The Lima/Allen County Regional Planning Commission has put together a draft of their 2020 traffic crash report. The report found that there were just over 2,800 crashes in Allen County last year, which is significantly down from the 3,200 crashes in 2019. More >>

A Putnam County teenager was killed in an early-morning crash. More >>

At around 3 p.m. first responders were called out to the scene of a crash in the northbound lane of I-75 near exit 122.  According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, an SUV was traveling north when a truck changed lanes and ran into the SUV. More >>

Troopers determined Patricia S. Billingsly, 48, of Columbia, Tennessee, was driving a 1999 Plymouth Voyager van when it went off the left side of the roadway.  Ms. Billingsly swerved and lost control.  The van struck a farm access drive and overturned, ejecting Ms. Billingsly.  She succumbed… More >>

A man was sent to the hospital after his car ran into a parked train car. More >>

Just about anywhere you look in the city of Lima, there’s a least a little bit of rainwater collecting on the streets, but in some places there’s more water than others as we face several inches of rain over the span of a few days. More >>

At around 3 p.m. first responders were called to the scene of a two-car crash. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a red Toyota was traveling westbound on Harding Highway, when a silver Chevy traveling southbound on South Hardin Road failed to stop at a stop sign. The Toyota hit the … More >>

The Allen County Engineers Office is still working on quite a few projects that are causing some street closures that will affect motorists. The 1.2-million-dollar Buckeye Road widening project is underway with lane restrictions near Fort Amanda Road. Starting Monday, Buckeye Road between Mc… More >>

The Putnam County Sheriff’s office is investigating an injury crash that occurred when eighty-one-year-old John Smith of Fort Jennings was traveling northbound on County Road 24 and failed to stop for the stop sign at County Road N.  His vehicle was struck by another vehicle which was being … More >>

Just before 9 p.m. Thursday, 64-year-old Steven Phillips was riding a lawnmower across Warsaw Road in Perry Township when he was hit by a truck driven by 17-year-old Leyton Sidener from Cridersville. Phillips was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is still under investigation. More >>

The Hancock County Sheriff's Office says they got a call about the crash around 10 a.m. Thursday morning. The sheriff's office says it started when a woman driving an SUV on U.S. 68 was hit by a Kia Soul as she tried to turn into a business. Deputies identified the Kia Soul's driver as 26-ye… More >>

A fatal crash closed a portion of Reservoir Road on Tuesday. The Ohio Highway Patrol states that at around 12:30 PM, they received a call of a two vehicle crash in the 3800 block of Reservoir Road. More >>

Few details are available at this hour as the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates a pair of separate crashes on Monday. More >>

This upcoming Labor Day weekend law enforcement officials will be out to enforce impaired driving laws. The Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition says that the enforcement period is more important than ever. That's because according to Cody Doyle, Project Director for Safe Communities, … More >>

The campaign is a state-wide effort to make sure drivers are staying safe on the roads. The state patrol, joined with other local law enforcement, will be having a close eye on the roads from now until September 6th. Their goal is to remove impaired drivers from the road and decrease the lik… More >>

Two accidents took place on Jameson Avenue on Friday. The first took place at Jameson Avenue and Market Street. Two vehicles were involved in the accident, sending one person to the hospital with injuries.  More >>

The state of Ohio is no stranger to crashes involving students 18 and younger: numbers from the Ohio Department of Transportation show that over the last five years, over 4,500 crashes involving pedestrians 18 and younger have happened, resulting in 126 deaths. And so to help prevent a trage… More >>

The main purpose of the change is to improve safety and address a crash trend that has developed at the intersection, according to Allen County Engineer Brion Rhodes. The crash trends usually are a result of either a failure to stop at the stop sign or a failure to yield to cross-traffic tha… More >>

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a semi on the CSX crossing on Sycamore Street in Columbus Grove around 6:45 Monday night. Video footage shows the train is unable to stop and hits the semi, just behind the cab - dragging part of the truck around 250 yards down the tra… More >>

The Area Agency on Aging 3 is inviting people out to a Drug Take Back event on Monday morning. The agency will be setting up a drive-thru style event where people can drop off old medications and prescriptions for free. More >>

In Van Wert County, US 30 has a few new features on its roadway. They’ve painted arrows in all four lanes at each intersection between Boroff Road and State Line Road. This is part of a collaborative effort between ODOT and the Ohio State Highway Patrol as a way to cut down on wrong way accidents.  More >>

Around 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, 29-year-old Jeremy Bogart of Lima was traveling east on US33 near Kettlersville Road, when he went off the left side of the road, struck the median and overturned the pickup. Bogart was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was ejected from his pick… More >>

Troopers say 59-year-old Scott Stombaugh died at the scene. Just before 5 o’clock, he was driving his Harley Davidson west on State Route 67 near mile post 5 when he went off the right side of the road into a ditch. Wapak troopers say he was not wearing a helmet. They don't think drugs or al… More >>

AAA has tips for people that are planning on traveling at the end of summer. AAA says that booking numbers are up 11% from two years ago, and even more people are planning trips for 2022 and beyond. More >>

Lima troopers say 75-year-old Linda Tuckerman was killed after the report of multiple crashes. The highway patrol says she was backing onto the wrong side of Lincoln Highway when her car was hit by an SUV driven by 37-year-old Brian Pogan of Pandora.  Tuckerman was outside her disabled car w… More >>

According to troopers from the Lima post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash that happened on SR 694 near Cloverdale just before 1 p.m. The driver, 69-year-old Bonnie Luke of Mendon drove off the right side of the road, then overcorrected and drove off the left side, rolling the vehi… More >>

At around 5 p.m. first responders were called out to a crash at the intersection of Town Line Lima Road and Buckland Holden Road between a truck and a car. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the white truck failed to stop at the stop sign and was struck by a red car. More >>

Two people were taken to the hospital following a rollover car crash in Lima this afternoon. First responders were called to the intersection of Pearl and Jackson Streets at 5 PM for a two-car crash resulting in one on its side. The Ford Bronco was heading west on Pearl and stopped at the po… More >>

One person was taken to the hospital following a car crash with a charter bus in Bath Township Monday evening. First responders were called to the intersection of Bluelick Road and Lee Ann Drive just before 5:30 PM for a crash involving a minivan, pickup truck, and charter bus. The Buckeye C… More >>

An agreement to increase oil production has not been reached because of a dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which is putting a lot of uncertainty into the oil market. If they do not come to an agreement, gas prices could reach $4 a gallon. The proposal is to increase… More >>

A total of 16 people were killed in 15 crashes on Ohio roadways. Police say impairment was a factor in at least 5 of them. 534 crashes occurred during the four-day period, with 536 arrests made. 368 were for drug-related charges. During the same July 4th timeframe last year, 25 people were k… More >>

At around 4:30 p.m., multiple agencies were called a multi-vehicle pile-up near the Botkins exit of I-75 South. Two people were pronounced dead on the scene. I-75 South was shut down following the crash from Wapakoneta to Botkins, where traffic was re-routed to US 33.  More >>

The Fourth of July holiday weekend is not far away, and AAA says that millions of Ohioans are planning to hit the road. It's predicted that more than 47.7 million Americans, including two million Ohioans, will be traveling over the weekend. More >>

Extended deadlines at the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles due to the pandemic will soon run out, making this week crucial for those that have not renewed important documents. An estimated 320,000 Ohioans have yet to update their vehicle registration or driver's license since the extensions wer… More >>

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 4 a.m. A driver was heading north on I-75 around mile marker 161 when they traveled off the right side of the road and hit a traffic sign. The car caught fire, and troopers tried to put it out, but couldn't. The Findla… More >>

Police were called to an altercation involving a gun at Lee's Chicken on Allentown Road at around 5:15 p.m. Police say the car took off and led police on a chase when the car crashed at the corner of Hazel Avenue and North Jameson Avenue. The juvenile was taken into custody and transported t… More >>

Police are currently looking for a driver that fled the scene after their car hit a gas line in Lima. According to the Lima Police Department, a driver was heading northbound on Central Avenue when they struck the gas line at the corner of 4th Street and Central.  More >>

The Jeep Cherokee was driving south on Grubb Road when they failed to stop at the posted signs. They entered the path of a Cadillac heading west on Piquad Road and were struck before coming to rest in a nearby corn field. Both drivers were the only occupants in their vehicles. Police say the… More >>

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are teaming up for a seat belt enforcement period. The enforcement period will last throughout the Putnam County Fair in order to promote how much of a difference a seat belt can make during an accident. More >>

The 100 deadliest days for teen drivers could become even deadlier. But national organizations are working together to combat that this summer. More >>