DEARBORN COUNTY, Ind. — At least 40 vehicles were involved in a pile-up crash on Interstate 74 near the Ohio-Indiana line Tuesday.

According to our partners WCPO, the pileup was a combination of two crashes that started with 28 vehicles and ended with 40 involved.

Heavy snow was reported in the area at the time of the crash and state police said these kind of pileups are not uncommon in these type of conditions.

“When these chain reaction type crashes happen, that’s often what causes them,” said Indiana State Police Sgt. Stephen Wheeles. “People lose visibility and then they start slowing down.”

Officers told WCPO there were some serious injuries in the crash that shutdown I-74 in both directions.

The crash was first reported around 11 a.m. and the highway remained closed into the afternoon.

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TROTWOOD — A Trotwood police officer has been taken to a hospital after suffering minor injuries in a two-car collision on state Route 49 at Shiloh Springs Road. 

The Trotwood officer had been dispatched and was heading to a location when the collision occurred, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, which is heading up the investigation. 

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The collision sent the other car down an embankment, where it ended up near a fence. The accident was reported sometime after 10 p.m. 

The investigation is continuing, according to the state patrol. 

DAYTON — UPDATE @ 8:50 p.m.: Dayton Fire District Chief David Wright said crews were called for a possible situation on the 11th floor of the apartment building in the 900 block of Wilmington Avenue, but found fire in an apartment on the 10th floor. 

They quickly knocked down the fire and found no victims, he said. 

Investigators are on scene, working to determine the cause of the fire. 

Wright said no evacuation was needed because crews were able to usher the smoke down a hall and out a window. Plus, he said, residents kept the doors to their apartments closed and that helped prevent the smoke from spreading throughout the building.

He could not put a dollar amount on damage because he hasn't been to the 10th floor to see the damage.

UPDATE @ 8:04 p.m.: 

At least two or three dozen residents are now in the lobby of a Wilmington Avenue high-rise apartment building where Dayton crews were sent to put out a fire on the 10th floor. 

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We're hearing the 11-story building is a residence for the mentally and physically disabled as well as the elderly. 

One woman has been brought out on a gurney. Her condition is not known, but she was sitting up as firefighters took her to a medic unit. She said she was experiencing chest pains as she was taking the stairs in the evacuation, a Dayton fire battalion chief said. 

The woman has been taken to a hospital.

Residents at a Wilmington Avenue high-rise apartment building in Dayton were moved to the lobby after a report of a fire on the 10th floor Friday night, Jan. 5, 2018. (Jim Noelker/Staff)

FIRST REPORT

Crews are working a two-alarm fire at an apartment building in the 900 block of Wilmington Avenue. 

Dayton crews were dispatched about 7:15 p.m. on a report of smoke coming from one of the units. 

Firefighters said they see smoke on or about the 10th floor and upgraded the response to call for more firefighters and firefighting equipment. 

Traffic on Wilmington is being blocked until further notice.

We have a crew on the way. We will update this developing report. Stay with whio.com for breaking news. 

— UPDATE @ 11:12 p.m. (Jan. 5):

The Mega Millions numbers are 28, 30, 39, 59, 70 and 10.

UPDATE @ 9:52 a.m. (Jan. 5)

The Mega Millions drawing is tonight, Jan. 5 at 10:59 p.m. The jackpot has grown to $445 million. 

The Powerball drawing is Saturday and that jackpot is sitting at $550 million.

UPDATE @2:45 a.m. (Jan. 3)

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $550 million, or $347 million cash, after no tickets matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing.

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UPDATE @ 11:10 p.m. (Jan. 3)

The winning numbers drawn for the Wednesday night Powerball game were: 2, 18, 37, 39, 42 and 12.

Results are pending on whether anyone won the jackpot, which earlier was up to $440 million. Results are pending on the current estimated jackpot, according to the Powerball website.

While there was no grand prize jackpot winner for the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, two tickets matched the five white balls, including one sold in Ohio for a $1 million second prize. The second was sold in Florida, and was worth $4 million because the ticket buyer paid an extra $1 for the optional Megaplier, which was 4x for Tuesday’s drawing. The Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $418 million ahead of its Friday drawing.

EARLIER REPORT

Lottery fever is on the rise as the jackpots continue to grow for Powerball and Mega Millions.

No one had the winning ticket last night for Mega Millions and that jackpot has grown to $418 million with a cash option value of $261 million.

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The winning numbers were 1, 42, 47, 64, 70 and 22.

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 The Powerball jackpot is up to $440 million, with a cash option value of $278.3 million, after no winning ticket was sold for the Dec. 30 drawing.

The last winning numbers for Powerball were 28, 36, 41, 51, 58 and 24.

No one has hit either grand prize since October 2017, according to the Powerball and Mega Millions websites.

The next drawing for Powerball is tonight. It costs $2 to play, and you can pay $1 more for the Power Play to increase prize amounts.

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The odds of winning the Powerball grand prize is one in more than 292 million, according to the Powerball website.

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The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday. Mega Millions tickets cost $2. The odds of matching the five numbers plus the Mega Ball is one in more than 302 million, according to the Mega Millions website.

XENIA — UPDATE @ 11:20 p.m.: Police are continuing their search for Charles Dameron, 33, who eluded police earlier tonight when a Greene County Sheriff’s deputy tried to stop him on U.S. 35 East.

He is considered armed and dangerous, officials said.

There is an active felony warrant for Dameron’s arrest and he’s also wanted for questioning in a shooting in Riverside early Friday morning. 

Charles Dameron

Deputies last saw him driving east on U.S. 35 toward Xenia. There was also information Dameron had a small child -- not his own -- in the back seat of the vehicle when he fled. 

At 7 p.m., Xenia police officers located the vehicle North Richard Drive in Xenia. The vehicle was running and the child was found inside, unharmed.

The child has been returned to the parents.

Authorities have released no other details about the child or the shooting.

Dameron was seen hiding behind a shed on Berwald Drive and ran from officers. 

Xenia police, county deputies, a Beavercreek K-9 officer and troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (including its Air Unit) searched the area, but were not able to locate Dameron. 

He was last seen wearing dark blue jeans, a dark colored jacket with a fur lined hood. 

If you see Dameron, please contact the Xenia Police Division at 937-372-9901.

FIRST REPORT

The search for a man Riverside police believe is involved in a criminal case there spread to Xenia tonight and triggered a manhunt in this Greene County city involving several law enforcement agencies.

Residents in the area of Bingham and Richard drives have been told to shelter in place until further notice, according to a Xenia police dispatcher.

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We're also hearing that the Ohio State Highway Patrol has been using a helicopter as part of the manhunt.

We're working to confirm information about the manhunt, but we're hearing that the Greene County Sheriff's Office and Xenia police also are assisting Riverside police.

We’ve learned there has been a debriefing at Xenia police headquarters, but that information would not be released tonight.

We will update this developing report as we are able to get information. Stay with whio.com.