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Rapper Coolio has passed away on Wednesday at the age of 59. The musician - famous for his 'Gangsta's Paradise' song on the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film, Dangerous Minds - was visiting a friend on Wednesday afternoon when he was found dead according to TMZ. The star's manager, Jarez, shared that Coolio was found unresponsive on a bathroom floor, with the paramedics suspecting he suffered cardiac arrest. The publication reported that the EMTs pronounced Coolio dead on the scene. An official cause of death has not been determined.

LEWISBURG — A Millheim man accused of indecent exposure and open lewdness waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday in the office of District Judge Leo S. Armbruster. Paul S. Shreckengast, 38, was charged after an incident at 5 p.m. Jan. 21 in White Deer Township. Police said he exposed himself to an Amish family while engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with himself. He allegedly followed the family, which was in a buggy, along the White Deer Pike from a stop in Clinton County near the Pit Stop Restaurant to the water treatment facility in White Deer Township. According...

An Amish man is facing drug charges in Southern Iowa as of Friday.Marvin Nisley 28, of rural Wayne County, was arrested last month on charges of trafficking in Meth and possession of marijuana. Wayne County Sheriff Keith Davis said authorities were suprised when they were asked by the Amish to investigate. The Amish usually take care of their own problems within the community. Davis said that those efforts had failed.Nisley was out of jail on bond. A court hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.