Category Archives: WBTU Regional News (Imported)

Election Day 2021 arrives for voters across Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The 2021 November General Election is today with several issues facing Ohio voters. The main race on the local ballot is Ohio Congressional District 15, with Democrat Al...
Joey Martin Nov 02, 2021
Muncie police officers caught on camera rescuing woman
MUNCIE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Some quick-acting Muncie police officers are being credited with saving a woman's life as her car was sinking. The 18-year-old woman called 911 about 2:30 Sunday morning to say ...
Joey Martin Nov 02, 2021
Murder sentence nets Hartford City man 45 years in prison
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. (ADAMS) - An eastern Indiana man is heading to prison for a 2019 murder. A judge yesterday sentenced 49-year-old Donald Lamley the Second to 45 years in prison for killing and then...
Joey Martin Nov 02, 2021

Ohio Senate passes bill allowing consumer-grade fireworks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Senate is approving the use of commercial-grade fireworks in the state on certain holidays throughout the year. On Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill making co...
Joey Martin Oct 29, 2021

Walmart issues recall for room spray over bacterial infections
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Walmart is issuing a recall for a room spray sold in its stores in Ohio and online over a possible bacterial infection. The company sent the recall notice this week abou...
Joey Martin Oct 28, 2021
ISP investigating inmate death at the St. Joseph County Jail
ST. JOSEPH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - State Police say that they are investigating after an inmate died at the St. Joseph County Jail this past weekend. ISP officials say that jail employees found the inmate...
Joey Martin Oct 26, 2021
Grant County police dog injured in arrest
GAS CITY, Ind. (ADAMS) - An armed robbery suspect in Grant County is looking at an extra charge after police say he stabbed a police dog in the chest. It happened about three a.m. at a gas station in ...
Joey Martin Oct 26, 2021

Ohio launches new driver safety program for teens
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio State Highway Patrol Colonel Richard S. Fambro joined Ohio Traffic Safety Office Director Felice Moretti on Wednesday to announce the launch of a new educational pr...
Joey Martin Oct 21, 2021

ODOT looking to fill seasonal plow driver positions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Snow and ice may not be top of mind for most Ohioans in October, but that's not the case at the Ohio Department of Transportation. ODOT is prepping equipment for the upc...
Joey Martin Oct 19, 2021

This is National School Bus Safety Week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The week of October 18 through 22 has been designated as National School Bus Safety Week. Troopers in Ohio will be highly visible this week along school bus routes and i...
Joey Martin Oct 19, 2021