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Country music superstars Rascal Flatts coming to Toledo in 2025
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Flatts are back!. Grammy-award winning trio Rascal Flatts is returning to Toledo as part of their "Life is a Highway" 21-stadium tour in March 2025. The group is scheduled to perform at the Huntington Center on March 7. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the show kicking off at 7 p.m.
Ohio Human Trafficking Hotline now open 24/7
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Ohio Human Trafficking Hotline is now open for tips 24/7. Celia Williamson, executive director of the University of Toledo's Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute, said the new tool will help bring the state closer to catching those behind human trafficking. "Often human trafficking involves...
Man accused of kidnapping woman in Detroit, assaulting her in west Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — A west Toledo man has been charged with multiple felonies after police say he kidnapped and assaulted a woman. Kevin Thompson II is accused of kidnapping a woman in Detroit, handcuffing her in his vehicle and assaulting her at his home on Mayfair Boulevard. "The suspect...
Boy who accidentally shot woman during street argument gets 20 years
A Toledo teenager who accidentally shot his girlfriend to death while firing toward participants in a street dispute received an agreed-to 20-year prison sentence Monday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Nathan Mays, now 17, “brought a gun to a child’s fistfight and verbal argument,” Jennifer Worley, an assistant Lucas County prosecutor, told the court before remarking that while he didn’t intend to harm Jaelynn Poturalski, 18, on Sept. 3, 2023, “he intended to kill that day.” “He had bad intentions. I don’t have the answer to what to do about all these guns,” Judge Dean Mandros later said before pronouncing the sentence. “It’s beyond me. If I had a magic wand, I could take care of these guns. But I don’t have one.” Mays and his lawyer, Ann Baronas, had accepted Aug. 26 prosecutors’ offer to reduce a murder charge to involuntary manslaughter and reducing from first-degree to fourth-degree a count of firing on or near prohibited premises. The negotiated sentence included 11 to 16½ years for the manslaughter count, three years for the improper firing charge, and three-year gun specifications for both.
Two convicted in 2023 Adrian homicide
ADRIAN, Mich. — Two people were convicted of charges relating to the 2023 homicide of 27-year-old Jonathon Simmons in 2023. According to Lenawee County Circuit Court records, Kenyatto Sylvertooth, who was 47 at the time of his arrest, was found guilty Monday of homicide - open murder, discharging a firearm from a vehicle causing death and a felony firearm charge.
Habitat for Humanity celebrates Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday while making a difference
TOLEDO, Ohio — Tuesday marked the 100th birthday of former president Jimmy Carter. He's most notably known for his humanitarian efforts, and one of the organizations he's devoted much of his time to, Habitat for Humanity. The nonprofit hosted its 40th Annual Carter Work Project this year in St....
Contingency plan implemented at Toledo Express due to humidity issue
SWANTON, Ohio — Air traffic controllers at the Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport were forced out of their towers last week due to a humidity issue in the cab, according to a spokesperson for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. The issue has since been resolved. "There was no...
Washington Local Schools welcomes its 1st Boys & Girls Club
When Jim Ravas became president and chief executive officer for Boys & Girls Club of Toledo in 2020, one of the first things he knew he had to do was expand the nonprofit to Washington Local Schools, he said. “It was a priority because this is the second-largest school district in Lucas County,” he said. “To me, it intuitively made sense to say we have to be here.” He reached out to former Washington Local Schools Superintendent Kadee Anstadt, who had wanted a Boys & Girls Club location within the school system for years but never knew how it would be possible. “It’s not an easy thing,” Ms. Anstadt said. “There’s just a lot of moving parts to getting funding for a club. The thing that I, that none of us, put together is just how expensive it is to put together a club. There are wages to be paid, there’s space that has to be available, and we don’t have a lot of space here at Washington Local. … You have to [meet] need qualifications from a national standpoint.”
Toledo Jeep plants enter third week of shutdowns
TOLEDO, Ohio — Both of Toledo's Jeep Assembly plants have been shut down for weeks, despite Stellantis' initial statement that said the plants would remain shut down for a shorter amount of time. Here's what we know about these shutdowns and those impacted. These closures at Toledo's North and...
Ohio City Among 10 Safest And Richest Cities in America
Every neighborhood, city, town, and state are similar but none of them are the exact same, just like everything else in the world. There are some of these areas that are almost carbon copies of each other, but realistically there are some that are better than others. Most people take a look at income, schooling, safety, and other variables to compare different areas of the country together.
Air National Guardsman Pleads Guilty in Murder-For-Hire Scheme
September 25, 2024 – Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 23, of Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Hermitage, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to federal charges after meeting with an undercover FBI agent to finalize a deal to murder an individual for payment, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Lucas County Children Services is there to help, not 'take your kids,' agency officials say
Lucas County Children Services officials called on the community to be proactive by reaching out to them for help before problems develop to the point that foster placement of children is used as a last resort. “We have learned that the best way to respond to child abuse and neglect is to prevent it before it occurs, as opposed to reacting to it after something bad has happened to a kid,” Randall Muth, the agency’s executive director said. Mr. Muth spoke during a “community conversations” meeting at the Frederick Douglass Community Association Center along Douglas Avenue in central Toledo. About 40 people attended the two-hour event, themed “Safe Children, Safe Families,” during which agency officials told about the services the agency provides and answered related questions. “I think there is a stigma in the African-American community that children’s services is interested in reacting, as opposed to helping the families,” Mr. Muth said. “We want the Black community members to reach out to us to prevent [child] trauma, and to have faith and trust in the agency and [to know] that the last thing we want to do is remove your children.”
See how much prices are jumping at the pump in northwest Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio — Gas prices in the Toledo area have increased nearly 11 cents over the last week, an analyst for GasBuddy says. A gallon of gas costs, on average, $3.20 in Toledo as of Tuesday, according to a GasBuddy survey of 315 gas stations. Prices at the pump are now 11 cents lower than a month ago.
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