The Findlay Police Department says a domestic violence suspect charged an officer and was tased.

It happened at around 5:15 Tuesday afternoon at an apartment at 2231 Jennifer Lane.

Police were dispatched to the address for a fight and a knife was reported to be involved and a woman injured inside.

Police say the suspect, 25-year-old Jeffrey L. Jones ll, charged at an officer who arrived at the scene.

The officer was able to get the man in compliance by drawing his gun and keeping him at gunpoint, before transitioning to a taser.

Police say the man was covered in blood, from apparent self-inflicted wounds, and other substances.

Police say the man fled on foot and the officer deployed his taser on the man but he continued to run through the parking lot.

Another officer who had arrived on the scene deployed his taser on Jones and he was taken into custody.

Jones was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of the apparent self-inflicted wounds and an injury from the taser.

He was released from the hospital and booked at the Hancock County Justice Center on charges of felonious assault and obstructing official business.

Police say a 24-year-old woman suffered an injury to her left ankle/leg and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

And police say a Findlay officer sustained an indirect injury during the foot pursuit.

A Findlay church has organized a Prayer March to downtown Findlay and is inviting all other churches to join in.

Mike McClurg, pastor of Findlay First Church of the Nazarene, is hoping for a great turnout.

He said the country is in crisis and people need to respond in prayer because the future of our nation depends on it.

“We’re looking forward to the churches linking together to see God do miracles in our city and in our nation.”

The pastor said marchers plan to pray at landmarks along the way as they march towards downtown.

The Prayer March will be held on Saturday, October 2nd.

They plan to leave Findlay First Church of the Nazarene at 10 a.m. and meet at Dorney Plaza in downtown Findlay at around noon.

He said church Leaders can sign up their church to participate by texting ‘prayermarch’ to 419-422-8660, and can also call that number for more information.

Governor DeWine joined the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association in pleading for mask mandates in K-12 schools.

During a live COVID-19 update on Tuesday afternoon, DeWine said there’s been a dramatic surge in the number of children being hospitalized with coronavirus and attributed it to children returning to schools where face masks aren’t required.

He was joined by children’s healthcare experts in asking that all Ohio school districts require masks in grades K-12, and strongly urged parents to vaccinate all eligible children.

Doctors say they’re now seeing twice as many children testing positive for COVID-19.

DeWine said he would put on a statewide mask mandate for schools if it weren’t for a state law passed earlier this year that allows state lawmakers to repeal health orders.

Findlay City Schools says the wearing of a face mask is optional, but says masks are strongly recommended per CDC guidelines.

And those who haven’t been vaccinated are highly encouraged to wear a mask.

(ONN) Ohio lawmakers are working on the maps that will determine where and for whom Ohioans will cast future votes.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission held a hearing in which members of the community stepped up to advocate for their neighbors.

Here, House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes talks about the dangers of gerrymandering.

Several people testified about the dangers of gerrymandering and asked the committee to consider certain guidelines when drawing up the new district maps.

Whirlpool Corporation, which has a plant in Findlay and employs about 10,000 people at five facilities in Ohio, is trying to get more of its employees vaccinated.

Whirlpool is offering to pay workers $1,000 who get vaccinated against COVID-19.

It comes as the Biden administration prepares an emergency rule that will require large companies, like Whirlpool, to ensure their entire workforce is vaccinated – or subject them to weekly testing.

Whirlpool’s stepped-up bonus will also apply to workers who were previously vaccinated.

Whirlpool’s five plants are in Findlay, Clyde, Ottawa, Greenville and Marion.

The Southwestern Hancock Joint Fire District got some great news recently.

They were awarded a $316,285 federal grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.

We spoke with District Fire Chief Corey Miracle about they’ll utilize the grant money.

As the chief mentioned, they’ll use the money to replace 39 air packs and to purchase a cascade/compressor filling station to refill air bottles after calls.

He said it was a “dire need situation” because when the Southwestern Hancock Joint Fire District was formed about two years ago the equipment from the three departments (Jenera, Rawson, Mt. Cory) was not interoperable, but now they have the money to fix that problem.

The Southwestern Hancock Joint Fire District is an all-volunteer department and Corey says they’re always looking for more people to help out.

An Ohio sailor killed in an attack in Afghanistan was laid to rest on Monday.

Services were held for Navy Corpsman Max Soviak, who was among 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing near the Kabul airport last month.

His funeral service took place at the Edison High School football stadium in Milan.

Soviak was from Berlin Heights, where he was a member of the wrestling and football teams.

The 22-year-old enlisted in the Navy in 2017, and was posthumously promoted to the rank of Hospital Corpsman Third Class earlier this month.

The 2021 Susan G. Komen Findlay Race for the Cure is moving to a virtual format.

Mary Westphal, Komen Director for Ohio and Michigan, says the current spike in Hancock County COVID cases requires that they take every precaution to ensure the safety of all breast cancer survivors, race participants, spectators, sponsors, and volunteers.

The decision to move to a virtual format was made after consulting with their presenting sponsors Marathon and Blanchard Valley Health System.

The event was also virtual last year.

A Virtual Kick Off ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 25th at 9 a.m.

Officials point out that the Toledo Race for the Cure on Sunday, September 26th is moving forward due to the larger venue that allows for greater social distancing and the fact that it is not staged on a health care campus.

T-shirt pick up will still be held on Thursday, September 23rd and Friday September 24th from 2 to 6 pm at Dave’s Running on Tiffin Avenue in Findlay

Survivor bag items are due to City Apparel by Friday, September 17th. The bags will be given to survivors when they pick up their t-shirts.

“Please know this has been a difficult decision to accept,” said Westphal.

“The Komen leadership is making every effort to ensure that the Findlay market will be poised to re-launch as an in-person event in 2022. This can only be managed with the support of our important sponsors.”

“As always, thank you for your continued support, and valued guidance as we raise funds in the fight against breast cancer.”

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to Ball Corporation on Sunday afternoon after receiving an alert about an active shooter from the company’s alert system.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, Findlay Police Department and Ohio State Highway Patrol all responded and teams started searching the huge facility on County Road 99.

After about 2 to 2 1/2 hours, the facility was totally searched, with both the primary and secondary searches revealing no victims or suspects.

Authorities say Ball Corp. will be looking into whether a worker reported the false alarm or if it was a glitch in the company’s active shooter alert system.

Lt. Price, with the sheriff’s office, says in the video below that they threw a lot of manpower at the incident, but that’s what’s needed in situations like this to keep the public safe and secure.

Both the sheriff’s office Special Response Team and Findlay PD’s Emergency Response Teams were utilized in searching the facility.

The incident remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office.

The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum held a grand opening and dedication for its new Joseph and Judith Conda STEAM Education Center.

The STEAM Education Center blends Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics/Medicine in a hands-on learning lab that fosters creativity, collaboration and critical thinking skills that will inspire tomorrow’s innovators and problem-solvers.

We spoke with Mazza director Benjamin Sapp after the ribbon cutting on Friday.

He says research shows that a strong foundation in the arts can lead to enhanced critical thinking skills in the sciences, and STEAM education connects them all together.

The university says the 4,000-square-foot, $1.5 million facility positions the Mazza Museum as one of the first in the nation to blend art activities with sciences learning.