A state-wide grant program has awarded a Lima middle school some money that will be used to enhance technology in the classroom...

Lima North middle school will receive 148-thousand dollars- awarded through a program called Enhancing Education Through Technology...

Lima City Schools director of technology Cathy Woodward talked about what the grant money will be used for...

All students at Lima North will be able to engage in hands-on learning and earn technology skills as a benefit from this grant money...###

The state fire marshal's office says debris was found a half-mile away from an explosion that destroyed a doctor's office in Logan County last night...

Investigators say the blast in Bellefontaine also caused a van parked nearby to roll over onto its side...

There were no injuries reported...But- the blast did close a portion of U-S 68 in Logan County...

The fire marshal's office said in a statement that it's still too early to speculate the exact cause of the explosion- which destroyed a former single-family home which served as a doctor's office...###

More medical tests are on the way for a Hancock County woman who killed her own mother in a bizarre attack last year...

The lawyer for Linda Brown says tests still have not determined if Brown was sane during the attack...Brown is also facing charges of attacking her girlfriend...

When the tests are finalized- a trial date will be determined...###

It's as all-american as the 4th of July holiday- the annual St Joe's Festival in Wapakoneta this weekend...

One of the festival directors- Tom Vee-horn- talked with WIMA morning show host Mike Miller earlier today and said they're ready to go...

All funds raised will benefit St Joe's church in Wapakoneta...###

A recent series of community meetings found that you want more cooperation from the Lima Police Department and Allen County Sheriff’s Office.  Today Sheriff Dan Beck said that you may not always see it, but the two organizations do work together, and the sheriff’s office does a lot of work in Lima, saying that often times those aren’t newsworthy events, so you don’t hear about them.

The Sheriff’s Office accepted grant money for the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force today.  Beck says that the majority of the work the group does is in Lima, and that he’d like to see Lima Police Officers back on the force.

The accused shooter in Lima’s second homicide of the year was in the Allen County Common Pleas Court today.  A pretrial hearing for Tony Curtis Jr. saw him waive his right to a speedy trial, meaning that his jury trial is now scheduled for late September instead of early August.

Curtis’ lawyers argued that they needed more time to review evidence.  They also filed a motion for a change of venue, citing extensive media coverage that the drive by shooting has gotten.  Judge Jeffery Reed said he would rule on that at a later date.

A double roll-over accident in Putnam County sent four people to the hospital last night.  Emergency crews were called to an intersection near Continental, at State Routes 15 and 613 around 7 p.m.  Officials say an eastbound car failed to stop, running into a southbound SUV and sending both vehicles onto their roofs.

The driver of the SUV, 17-year-old Miranda Boecker was taken to St. Rita's Medical Center, as was the driver of the car, 52-year-old Wanda Pittman.  11-year-old Jasmine Thomas was also in the car and taken to St. Rita's.  43-year-old Deanna Shelva was a passenger with Pittman as well, she was taken to an ambulatory care center.

All were treated and released.

The State Highway Patrol says a Lima man was fortunate that he avoided injury when he was involved in a one car crash in northern Ohio yesterday.  84-year-old Wayne Shadley fell asleep and hit a utility pole on U.S 6 near Fremont around 5:45 in the afternoon.

Shadley refused medical treatment, and was cited for failure to maintain control of his truck.  The patrol reports that he had been up since 4:30 in the morning to do some fishing on Lake Erie.