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10 family members injured in rollover accident on I-75 - 2025-04-03T15:17:50Z
A family of 10 was injured in a rollover accident on I-75 early Thursday morning.

Public can comment on Bowling Green police - 2025-04-03T16:52:36Z
BOWLING GREEN — A public portal for community comments about the Bowling Green Police Division is open as part of an annual inspection conducted by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

UT’s Songfest raises funds for Mom’s House - 2025-04-03T15:51:07Z
One of the University of Toledo’s oldest traditions, second only to homecoming, returns on Saturday with students singing, dancing, and raising funds for a local charity.

House GOP budget would slash State Board of Education - 2025-04-03T18:40:18Z
COLUMBUS — Its powers already decimated, the partly elected, partly appointed State Board of Education would be slashed from 19 members to five under a just unveiled Ohio House Republican budget proposal.

Waite High students to present their space-tool prototype to NASA in Houston - 2025-04-03T12:00:00Z
Nataly Diaz-Sanchez was 7 years old when she dropped gummy worms in a glass of water and watched them expand.

Judge boosts bond for 6 charged with man's kidnapping and beating - 2025-04-03T16:40:33Z
A Lucas County judge raised bond to $600,000 Thursday morning for each of six people charged with a man’s kidnapping and subsequent weeklong beating at a Maumee motel.

Catch basin work to close portion of Bowling Green road - 2025-04-03T15:19:22Z
BOWLING GREEN — The eastbound lane of East Poe Road, between North Enterprise and Thurstin streets, will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for new catch basin installation.

Daily Log: 4/3 - 2025-04-03T04:00:00Z
Births

Toledo Crime Log: 4/3 - 2025-04-03T04:00:00Z
Click on icons in the map to find details of reported crimes. For a full list of all reported crimes in Toledo this week, consult the table below.

Toledo Mud Hens look to expand Hensville - 2025-04-02T20:17:47Z
In 2015, the Toledo Mud Hens were halfway through the completion of a $21 million project to redevelop old buildings in Toledo’s Warehouse District into what is now known as Hensville. Ten years later, the organization is ready for an expansion.

School closures worry some parents attending TPS meeting - 2025-04-03T01:00:41Z
Nancy Kern-Mumford said she was sad when she heard Edgewater Elementary school would close after this school year.

Judge sentences would-be murderer to 58 years after bizarre confession - 2025-04-02T22:56:50Z
A man convicted last month for trying to kill a former lover and that man’s husband chillingly detailed the crime Wednesday before he was sentenced in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.

UT celebrates its recognition as a top-tier research university - 2025-04-02T22:01:01Z
Dozens of people gathered Wednesday in the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena, not to marvel at yet another feat of athleticism but to celebrate UT’s achievement in reaching the upper echelon of academics and research.

Scott Park groundbreaking to signal start of campus’ new life - 2025-04-02T21:03:35Z
Romules Durant, superintendent of Toledo Public Schools, and the TPS Board of Education worked for more than a year planning for a new life for the University of Toledo’s retired Scott Park Campus.

County's one-stop shop moves people past prior criminal convictions - 2025-04-02T20:59:22Z
A program that welcomes individuals home after time behind bars aims to help them move on from their past and focus on how to be successful in the future.

Interim president not a finalist for University of Toledo’s top job - 2025-04-02T16:17:16Z
Matt Schroeder, who has served as interim president of the University of Toledo for nearly a year, is not being considered for the permanent role.

Historian to discuss former president’s literary club - 2025-04-02T19:59:27Z
FREMONT — The historian of a literary club to which President Rutherford B. Hayes belonged will discuss the club’s founding and highlights of its 175-year history on April 10.

House budget plan cuts $120 million from H2Ohio - 2025-04-02T19:36:21Z
COLUMBUS — House Republicans have proposed cutting H2Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature program aimed at fighting back against toxic algal blooms and other issues that have plagued Lake Erie and other waterways.

Teen dragged by car in robbery dies from injuries - 2025-04-02T19:29:17Z
An 18-year-old man who was dragged by a car Saturday has died from his injuries, police said.

Poets to present their impressions of selected Toledo Metroparks - 2025-04-02T18:53:44Z
When Kari Gunter-Seymour drove to Providence Metropark from her home near Athens, Ohio, six months ago to contemplate a poem she had agreed to write, the park’s canal boat and grain mill there were already closed for the season.

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Editorial: U.S. 23 bypass design clears big hurdle - 2025-04-03T04:00:00Z
The quest to create a bypass that will speed Toledo traffic directly into metro Columbus overcame another hurdle this week when Gov. Mike DeWine signed the transportation bill.

Editorial: Hamas receives Toledo pass - 2025-04-03T04:00:00Z
Toledo city residents were poorly represented on Sunday when Toledo City Council President Carrie Hartman accepted plaudits for council having passed a resolution in support of a cease-fire in Gaza.

Editorial: Pass utility reform - 2025-04-02T04:00:00Z
Ohio lawmakers are in the final stages of crafting a bill that covers utility reform and energy policy.

Editorial: Joann folds - 2025-04-01T04:00:00Z
Ohio-founded retail fabric giant Joann is going out of business, closing more than 800 stores, eliminating more than 19,000 jobs, and creating a retail void for crafters, sewing enthusiasts, and artisans across the country.

Editorial: Tariffs may be good for Toledo - 2025-03-31T03:30:00Z
Now that tariffs have been ordered imposed on cars and car parts made in Canada and Mexico, there can be no doubt that tariffs are going to be the policy of this country under President Trump.

Editorial: Ohio tax roller coaster - 2025-03-30T04:00:00Z
Ohio can’t make up its mind on state income tax policy. By way of newly introduced House Bill 30, House Republicans are moving to establish one flat income tax rate for everyone beginning in 2026. Vivek Ramaswamy, the Trump-endorsed GOP 2026 gubernatorial front-runner, promises to eliminate the income tax altogether.

Editorial: Ensure justice for Keimani - 2025-03-30T04:00:00Z
The tawdry and tragic side of Toledo was on display last week.

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Lessenberry: A market exists for expanded Michigan passenger rail - 2025-04-03T04:00:00Z
DEARBORN, Mich. — In recent years, I’ve discovered that if you live in the Detroit area, the best way to go to Chicago is almost always by train. I drive to the relatively new Dearborn Amtrak Station, park for free, and hop on a train. Five hours later, I’m there.

Hussain: Transformation of President Erdogan of Turkey - 2025-04-02T04:00:00Z
Turkey’s strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan has just put his heavy foot on the Turkish democratic scale and tipped the balance in his favor. A few days ago, his government arrested his main opposition leader, 55-year-old Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, on trumped up charges of corruption. The charges are a ruse to remove the main obstacle in his way to win the next election scheduled for 2028. Mr. Imamoglu has been running ahead of Mr. Erdogan in polls by a wide margin.

Shribman: Wendell Smith did more than change color of baseball - 2025-03-30T04:00:00Z
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The ball clubs have departed their springtime nests, pennant hopes are flowering like daffodils, the ancient game is springing to life again. For even the lowliest teams — maybe including your favorite — the future seems improbably bright at this juncture of the season.

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