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• Brown urges Trump to 'put American workers first'

  15-02-2017 22:20 via www4.toledoblade.com
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) welcomed Andrew Puzder’s withdrawal as Labor secretary nominee today.
  
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• New Ohio law addresses court ruling on weighing cocaine

  15-02-2017 20:59 via www4.toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Lawmakers wasted little time in moving to reverse an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that determined prosecutors must prove the weight of actual cocaine, and not fillers like baking soda, to impose stiffer sentences for possession and trafficking.
  
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• Developers to build second power plant in Oregon

  15-02-2017 19:02 via toledoblade.com
  
  The developers of a natural-gas fired power plant in Oregon announced plans today to build a second facility in the same area.
  
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• I-75 SB accident backs up traffic north of downtown Toledo

  15-02-2017 18:49 via toledoblade.com
  
  Southbound I-75 is heavily backed up approaching the Detroit Avenue interchange, just south of I-475 in central Toledo, because of an earlier accident that had blocked three of four lanes.
  
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• Police searching for rapist who has struck twice in North Toledo

  15-02-2017 17:28 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo police are looking for a man who has raped two teenage girls in the last two months in North Toledo.
  
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• $1 million bond for Toledo man charged in Tuesday shooting death

  15-02-2017 17:04 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo Municipal Court judge set bond today at $1 million for a city man charged with murder.
  
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• Cedar Fair shoots to record profits

  15-02-2017 15:59 via toledoblade.com
  
  SANDUSKY — Amusement park chain Cedar Fair LP said today that its 2016 profits rose 58 percent to a record $178 million, or $3.14 a share, on revenues of $1.29 billion.
  
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• Cedar Fair shoots to $158 million in profits

  15-02-2017 15:59 via www4.toledoblade.com
  
  Corrected version: The magnitude of the annual profit has been changed.
  
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• Man charged in Sylvania Township graffiti case

  15-02-2017 15:51 via toledoblade.com
  Sylvania Township Police have charged a man in the case of racist graffiti sprayed on an Arab family’s home last month.
  
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• East Toledo convenience store robbed

  15-02-2017 15:00 via toledoblade.com
  Police are investigating the armed robbery early today of an East Toledo convenience store.
  
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• Kehinde Wiley exhibit comes to Toledo

  15-02-2017 08:56
  Detroiters may likely already be familiar with fine artist Kehinde Wiley's work. His painting "Officer of the Hussars" hangs prominently in the hallway of the Contemporary Art section at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
  
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• Local German shepherd wins Westminster crown

  15-02-2017 07:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  NEW YORK — A German shepherd with local ties didn’t need a third time to charm her way to the top at one of the world’s premier dog shows.
  
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• Local German shepherd Rumor wins Westminster crown

  15-02-2017 07:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  NEW YORK — A German shepherd with local ties didn’t need a third time to charm her way to the top at one of the world’s premier dog shows.
  
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• St. John's topples St. Francis

  15-02-2017 06:58 via toledoblade.com
  
  There is never any love lost between rivals St. John’s Jesuit and St. Francis de Sales, and Tuesday’s basketball contest between the two on Valentine’s Day was no exception.
  
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• For Walleye's Jenks, staying loose is vital

  15-02-2017 06:52 via toledoblade.com
  
  The laid-back demeanor of Walleye center A.J. Jenks off the ice instantly gives way to an intense, competitive drive when the puck drops.
  
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• Toledo scares Akron, but comes up short

  15-02-2017 06:51 via toledoblade.com
  
  AKRON — The University of Toledo men’s basketball team had its sights set on ending Akron’s home winning streak on Tuesday.
  
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• Bowsher star Brown carries on with heart

  15-02-2017 06:48 via toledoblade.com
  
  Dalonte Brown awoke from his dream in a haze.
  
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• Ohio State hangs around, but Ellis sparks MSU win

  15-02-2017 06:43 via toledoblade.com
  
  EAST LANSING, Mich — A flurry of first-half setbacks overcome and a poor start to the second half nearly erased, Ohio State was within one possession of Michigan State.
  
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• Lucas County to trade paper for tablets

  15-02-2017 06:06 via toledoblade.com
  
  Starting with Toledo’s municipal primary in September, poll workers will use electronic tablets to keep track of who’s voting instead of thick, printed lists.
  
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• Woodmore district’s superintendent to exit

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  ELMORE — Jay LeFevre plans to resign this month as interim superintendent of Woodmore Schools for personal reasons.
  
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• Woman placed on probation for break-in

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo woman who helped remove belongings from a woman’s home the day after she was murdered was placed on probation Tuesday for three years.
  
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• When Al Jarreau played Toledo

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Al Jarreau, who died Sunday at age 76, headlined the 2006 Art Tatum Jazz Heritage Festival in International Park as well as a 1996 indoor concert that was part of a three-day festival.
  
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• West Toledoan sentenced to 15 years

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  As recommended in a plea agreement, a West Toledo man who stabbed his mother’s boyfriend to death was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison.
  
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• Toledo Zoo polar bear is moved to Chicago

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  One of the Toledo Zoo’s adult polar bears has moved to the Chicago area to be paired with a new mate.
  
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• Toledo man pleads guilty over striking nephew, 2

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Toledo man who struck a 2-year-old boy in the abdomen, causing serious injuries, pleaded guilty Monday to endangering children.
  
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• Toledo Jeep workers face temporary layoff in April

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  As it begins preparations for the next-generation of the Jeep Wrangler at its Toledo Assembly Complex, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has notified state officials that it will temporarily lay off 3,200 workers in Toledo in April.
  
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• Toledo council mulls street-light request

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo City Council Tuesday reviewed a plan to install street lights on Garden Estates Drive from Sylvania Avenue to Rose Garden Drive.
  
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• Sylvanian sentenced in Iowa murder

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  GLENWOOD, Iowa — A Sylvania man convicted of killing his former girlfriend last year has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  
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• Post office may move East Toledo station

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The U.S. Postal Service is considering moving its Toledo Station A in East Toledo to an adjacent building.
  
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• Perrysburg man sentenced in heroin death

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  BOWLING GREEN — A Perrysburg man has been sentenced to three years in prison for providing the heroin that led to the overdose death of another man.
  
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• Oregon man pleads guilty in stepson’s fatal shooting

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  An Oregon man claimed he was in fear for his life the night he fired a 44-caliber Magnum at his stepson, killing him with a shot through the head.
  
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• New tenants to help rejuvenate Cricket West

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo area real estate investor Matt DeWood early last year was on the lookout for possible new acquisitions when an unusual purchase opportunity came his way — Cricket West, a 56-year-old shopping center in West Toledo.
  
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• Mandel lists campaign leaders for Senate bid

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Republican Senate candidate Josh Mandel has named campaign chairmen for his planned 2018 U.S. Senate run in every county.
  
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• Man shot in South Toledo dies from his wound

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Police say a man was fatally shot after an argument Tuesday in South Toledo.
  
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• Library campaign aims to enhance children’s vocabulary

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  For Michelle Weiser, encouraging her 5-year-old son to read is more than a nightly routine.
  
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• Janice G. Holzemer: 1937-2017

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Janice G. Holzemer, a registered nurse whose decades-long career included patient care during two historic local emergencies, died Monday in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg Township. She was 79.
  
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• Homicide was hate crime, mother says

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The mother of a recent Toledo homicide victim believes her transgender daughter was killed in a hate crime.
  
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• Coroner merits 1st national accreditation

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Lucas County Coroner’s Office has for the first time earned accreditation with the National Association of Medical Examiners.
  
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• Cherry Street Mission expanding services, facilities

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Keith Fisher of Rossford, a member of Bricklayers & Masons Local 46 employed by Spartan Construction, works on the dishwashing area in what will become the kitchen of the Cherry Street Mission’s Life Revitalization Center. The center’s aim is to offer education, vocational training, and placement services all under one roof. The dining area will allow seating for 300, and the kitchen will be able to serve 1.5 million meals every year. A spokesman for the mission said it expects t
  
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• Bedford students help craft locker for NASA

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  TEMPERANCE — One-by-one, Bedford High School students scribbled their names Tuesday on a piece of equipment they helped create destined for outer space.
  
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• Bank teller threatened during holdup in West Toledo

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Police say an unidentified man robbed a West Toledo bank Tuesday.
  
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• Area leaders discuss infant mortality rate

  15-02-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo is now one of the Ohio cities that’s being targeted for improvement in infant mortality rates.
  
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• Suspect in killing of Ohio State student was being monitored by GPS, reports say

  15-02-2017 04:40
  The man accused of raping and killing an Ohio State student was being monitored with a GPS at the time of the crime, reports say. Brian Golsby, 29, of Grove City, was released from prison in November 2016 after serving six years in connection with a 2010 attempted rape and robbery.
  
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• BGSU men stumble at Western Michigan

  15-02-2017 02:02 via toledoblade.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team suffered an 89-79 loss to Western Michigan at University Arena today.
  
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• Rockets stumble in 2nd half, fall at Akron

  15-02-2017 01:57 via toledoblade.com
  
  AKRON — The University of Toledo men's basketball team fell 71-65 to Akron tonight at James A. Rhodes Arena.
  
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• UT hosted 'Dog Kissing Booth' for Valentine's Day

  15-02-2017 00:17
  University of Toledo students in need of a smooch on Valentine's Day were able to pucker up with an adorable pet Tuesday. The social media team in the Office of Marketing and Communications hosted a "Dog Kissing Booth" at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Thompson Student Union Lounge.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler to layoff 3,200 Toledo workers

  15-02-2017 00:17
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed it will temporarily lay off 3,200 workers from its Toledo Assembly Complex starting April 7 as the company shifts production of the Jeep Cherokee out of Toledo to make room for the next-generation Jeep Wrangler. The move has been expected for some time, though Fiat Chrysler just recently filed notice of the layoffs with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
  
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