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• Ohio State, fired marching band director settle lawsuits

  18-01-2017 23:41 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A fired Ohio State University marching band director has dropped all his legal claims against the university in exchange for it agreeing not to try to recover its costs from him, according to an announcement today.
  
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• Little changed for stocks on Wall Street

  18-01-2017 22:25 via toledoblade.com
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks ended little changed as a stretch of listless trading continues. Bond yields and the dollar resumed their moves higher today.
  
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• Toledo area spared worst of this year's flu outbreak

  18-01-2017 22:16 via toledoblade.com
  
  While state health officials announced the flu is now considered “widespread” in Ohio this season, Lucas County is seeing relatively low influenza-associated hospitalizations compared with recent years.
  
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• Warmer-than-usual January not expected to cool off soonNorwalk-area...

  18-01-2017 22:08
  We're supposed to be entering the coldest time of the year, but instead temperatures reached into the low 50s Tuesday in the Toledo area and are forecast to be back there later this week. It's all about a jet stream - the atmospheric wind current that steers storms and divides air masses - that for now is staying well north and west of the Northwest Ohio area, allowing warmer air to flow north into the region, said Jay Berschback, chief meteorologist at WTVG-TV, Channel 13. That also puts Northe
  
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• Autopsy: All 4 South Toledo fire victims likely died from smoke inhalation

  18-01-2017 21:18 via toledoblade.com
  An autopsy found all four victims from a recent South Toledo fire likely died from smoke inhalation.
  
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• Steinfurth proclaims her innocence in letters

  18-01-2017 21:08 via toledoblade.com
  
  More than three years after she tearfully entered a plea and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her 18-month-old daughter, Angela Steinfurth was back in court this afternoon.
  
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• Man uses handgun to rob West Toledo gas station

  18-01-2017 20:13 via toledoblade.com
  A man used a handgun to rob a gas station in West Toledo early today, authorities said.
  
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• Earth's climate warmest on record for third consecutive year

  18-01-2017 19:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  For the third consecutive year, Earth’s climate was the warmest on record.
  
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• Man dies in Lenawee County crash

  18-01-2017 18:46 via toledoblade.com
  RIGA, Mich. – One man is dead after a two-vehicle crash today in Lenawee County.
  
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• Firefighters battle duplex blaze in North Toledo

  18-01-2017 17:39
  
  Firefighters arrived about 7 a.m. and found fire in a bedroom of a 1½-story metal and vinyl duplex at 267 E. Hudson St., according to a fire dispatcher and fire radio traffic.
  
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• Crash closes Middleton Pike in Wood County

  18-01-2017 14:09 via toledoblade.com
  SUGAR RIDGE, Ohio -- A single-car injury crash closed Middleton Pike in both directions early today near this Wood County community, authorities said.
  
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• Firefighters battle house blaze in North Toledo

  18-01-2017 13:49 via toledoblade.com
  
  Fire crews battled a house fire in North Toledo early today.
  
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• Fire destroys home in North Toledo

  18-01-2017 13:49 via toledoblade.com
  
  A fire of unknown origin destroyed a house in North Toledo early today.
  
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• Museum launches 'Toledo History Timeline'

  18-01-2017 13:13
  "The Toledo History Timeline" features material from different media sources and history collections that are presented to viewers in chronological order. "This new timeline is an effort to capture and present both the major milestones and small moments that have shaped our local history," said Donna Christian, Toledo History Museum Board Chair, in a press release.
  
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• Driver arrested after traffic pursuit in west Toledo

  18-01-2017 13:13
  Police first attempted to pull the driver over around 4 a.m. at Sylvania and Willys Parkway. The pursuit lasted around 10 minutes and ended at Central and Monroe.
  
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• Toledo routs rival Bowling Green

  18-01-2017 06:49 via toledoblade.com
  
  An unselfish offensive effort and a hot 3-point shooting night from Nate Navigato helped the University of Toledo men’s basketball team to an 85-73 win over rival Bowling Green on Tuesday at Savage Arena.
  
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• Denis off to great start in 1st Walleye season

  18-01-2017 06:45 via toledoblade.com
  
  Two college teammates convinced Walleye defenseman Simon Denis that Toledo was the best spot for him to start his pro career and it’s been a perfect match.
  
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• Hess’ 19 points help spark Clay past Perrysburg

  18-01-2017 06:44 via toledoblade.com
  
  A nonconference meeting between Clay and Perrysburg on Tuesday night served as a midseason measuring stick for both teams.
  
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• Briggs: 1-sided feud rides with the Rockets

  18-01-2017 06:40 via toledoblade.com
  
  They say rivalries go in cycles, but some are starting to wonder.
  
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• 1-sided feud rides with the Rockets

  18-01-2017 06:40 via toledoblade.com
  
  They say rivalries go in cycles, but some are starting to wonder.
  
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• BG makes Williams earn points

  18-01-2017 06:36 via toledoblade.com
  
  Zack Denny was handed a challenge Tuesday.
  
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• Mud Hens look-ahead: Alex Presley, OF

  18-01-2017 06:33 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Tigers open spring training on Feb. 14, which means baseball season is coming. Here is a daily look at players with possible ties to the 2017 Mud Hens.
  
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• Boys roundup: Wauseon’s early lead holds up

  18-01-2017 06:32 via toledoblade.com
  WAUSEON 51, MAUMEE 35
  
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• Girls roundup: Genoa defeats Calvert for DeStazio’s 100th win

  18-01-2017 06:27 via toledoblade.com
  GENOA 52, TIFFIN CALVERT 17
  
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• Warmer-than-usual January not expected to cool off soon

  18-01-2017 06:03 via toledoblade.com
  
  We’re supposed to be entering the coldest time of the year, but instead temperatures reached into the low 50s Tuesday in the Toledo area and are forecast to be back there later this week.
  
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• WWE expected to pack Huntington Center

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Heavy body slams and adults screaming at each other might seem out of place at an amateur wrestling match, but for the World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. such theatrics are an important part of the show.
  
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• Women get prison for Church Street break-in

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Two women who broke into the home of a murder victim the day after she was killed and stole her belongings were each sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison.
  
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• Union says Lucas County jail plan will lead to 229 layoffs

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Union leaders representing Lucas County sheriff’s employees said Tuesday a new jail proposal will bring significant layoffs, although county officials dispute these claims.
  
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• Union says jail plan will lead to 229 layoffs

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Union leaders representing Lucas County sheriff’s employees said Tuesday a new jail proposal will bring significant layoffs, although county officials dispute these claims.
  
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• Toledo council may change law to allow deer kill

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo City Council reviewed legislation Tuesday that would allow the Metroparks of the Toledo Area to kill white-tailed deer in Swan Creek Preserve Metropark in South Toledo and Middlegrounds Metropark near downtown.
  
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• President won’t let BGSU be ‘sanctuary’

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University President Mary Ellen Mazey told activists Tuesday she won’t support having the school designated as a “sanctuary campus.”
  
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• President commutes sentence of Toledoan

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo man once called a “drug kingpin” who was serving a life sentence will go free after President Barack Obama commuted sentences for 209 people.
  
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• Perrysburg school district gets jump on expansion

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Perrysburg School District is expecting a great deal of change to come to the community in the coming years, and is doing the work now to develop a plan to handle projected expansion.
  
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• Pension board affirms strategy of hedge funds

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Despite opposition from two members, the board of Ohio’s largest public employees’ retirement system decided Tuesday to stand firm in its exposure to hedge funds as part of its overall investment strategy.
  
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• Ohio officials to attend inauguration

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Ohio National Guard is sending 20 soldiers and airmen to help out with the inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence this week in Washington.
  
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• No updates hurt sales of Cherokees

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Sales of the Jeep Cherokee have collapsed in recent months, even as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles continues to pile on the incentives.
  
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• Maumee approves sending its inmates to Wood County

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Convicted criminals sentenced to jail in Maumee will no longer be sent to the Lucas County Jail to serve their time.
  
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• Ex-chief meteorologist reflects on WNWO cuts

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Norm Van Ness, WNWO-TV, Channel 24’s longtime chief meteorologist, was brief and devoid of emotional sentiment in his farewell to the station and its viewers.
  
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• Dona Mae Welch: 1922-2017

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  GENOA — Dona Mae Welch, who was “the apple lady” to patrons of the market at the family orchard on State Rt. 51 and for seven decades financial secretary of her church, Trinity United Methodist, died Thursday at home in Ottawa County’s Clay Township. She was 94.
  
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• County partners with TPS in job training program

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Lucas County officials are partnering with Toledo Public Schools to reach residents in challenged neighborhoods so they can learn about opportunities in manufacturing jobs.
  
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• Country artist Jason Aldean sets Toledo show

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Country artist Jason Aldean will make his way to Toledo’s Huntington Center on April 27.
  
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• Council may change law to allow deer kill

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo City Council reviewed legislation Tuesday that would allow the Metroparks of the Toledo Area to kill white-tailed deer in Swan Creek Preserve Metropark in South Toledo and Middlegrounds Metropark near downtown.
  
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• Andersons stores to still accept gift cards

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  As Toledo area consumers mourn the impending closure of the area’s two general stores owned by The Andersons Inc., company officials have been engaged wrestling with issues customers may face over the next five months before the stores shut.
  
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• Allegiant pulls route from Toledo Express

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Boosted by new discount flights to Myrtle Beach, passenger travel through Toledo Express Airport increased slightly in 2016.
  
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• $1M bond set for area doctor

  18-01-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Toledo area physician accused of trading prescription medication for sex turned himself in Tuesday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.
  
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• Friends remember father of three killed in apartment fire

  18-01-2017 04:28
  Friends say Richard Fair, 46, was someone who was larger than life. He had a smile that filled the room and wanted to make a difference.
  
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• Hess scores 19, leads Clay past Perrysburg

  18-01-2017 03:28 via toledoblade.com
  
  Sydney Hess scored a game-high 19 points to lead Clay to a 53-45 girls basketball win at Perrysburg tonight.
  
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• Perrysburg water rates could rise starting April 1

  18-01-2017 02:45 via toledoblade.com
  Perrysburg water rates could be rising starting April 1, with annual rate hikes expected through 2020.
  
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• DISH Network will continue showing 13abc

  18-01-2017 02:32 via toledoblade.com
  
  Officials with DISH Network and the company that owns 13abc reached an agreement this evening, alleviating fears the television station would be blacked out for those satellite customers.
  
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• UT men pull away from Falcons, 85-73

  18-01-2017 01:54 via toledoblade.com
  
  The University of Toledo men's basketball team claimed an 85-73 victory over Bowling Green State University at Savage Arena tonight.
  
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