The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation has completed its probe of the fatal shooting of Jeremy Linhart by Findlay police officer Aaron Flechtner.  The findings in the case were turned over to the Hancock County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday for review.  Prosecutor Mark Miller said his office is still waiting on additional material from BCI. Miller’s office will review all the information and likely take it before a grand jury.  An internal Findlay Police Department investigation has also been completed.  The results of the Police Department and BCI investigations cannot be publicly released until the case is concluded, or later.

Susan J. Phillips has been sentenced to a three-year term of community control for her conviction of taking more than $6,500 from SCAT (Seneca County Area Transportation).  Phillips of Tiffin, is the former executive director of the Seneca County agency.  Specific conditions for community control include payment of restitution to SCAT, payment of court costs, 100 hours of community service, and 45 days of electronic monitoring by the Seneca County Sheriff.

College Choice, an online publication that helps students select colleges to attend, listed Findlay on its 2016 Ranking of Best Midwestern Universities.  The rankings, which can be found at www.collegechoice.net, were based exclusively on factors that actual college freshmen said were the most important to their college decision.  The University of Findlay ranked No. 40 on a list that included 50 colleges and universities.

Local union leaders will vote tomorrow on a proposed deal announced overnight between the UAW and Fiat Chrysler. The deal averts a possible strike at the company's U.S. plants. The agreement comes days after union members at large assembly plants in Toledo and suburban Detroit rejected a previous agreement.

According to the US Energy Department, some U.S. households can expect to save hundreds of dollars this winter with a drop in heating bills, thanks to a combination of lower energy prices and warmer weather across most of the country…The department’s annual outlook calls for lower heating bills, with the biggest savings for those who use propane or oil to heat their homes…People using natural gas and electricity for heat also can expect to see a savings this winter…The outlook is based on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast that calls for warmer weather across all regions except the West, which is expected to be slightly cooler.