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• Crash delays traffic on I-75 SB near I-280

  27-04-2017 22:55 via toledoblade.com
  Motorists traveling on I-75 southbound near I-280 are delayed due to a crash.
  
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• Jeff Lerg to start in goal for Walleye this weekend

  27-04-2017 22:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Walleye goalie Jeff Lerg will start in both home games this weekend in Toledo's first two contests of the Central Division finals.
  
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• State bill may preempt Toledo lead ordinance

  27-04-2017 21:44 via toledoblade.com
  
  An amendment to the House Republicans’ budget bill would give the state sole authority on lead abatement activities, which some lead-safe advocates see as an attempt to preempt Toledo’s rental ordinance. 
  
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• Ida Middle School student dies after track meet

  27-04-2017 21:30 via toledoblade.com
  
  IDA, Mich. — An Ida Middle School student is dead after recently taking part in a track meet.
  
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• Wanted Detroit man recently spotted in Toledo

  27-04-2017 21:21
  The United States Marshals Service is looking for a man accused of multiple crimes including sex trafficking and selling drugs that caused overdose deaths. Darrick Bell of Detroit has reportedly been seen in Toledo and Temperance, Michigan.
  
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• U.S. Marshals Service looking for fugitive seen in Toledo and Temperance

  27-04-2017 21:21
  He is wanted for a federal indictment that involves sex trafficking, drugs, guns and overdose deaths in Detroit, Michigan. Bell is a black male 5'9 and 195 and goes by the nickname of "GHOST".
  
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• 12 jurors, 4 alternates selected in deadly Toledo arson case

  27-04-2017 21:08 via toledoblade.com
  
  From a pool of 132 prospective jurors called on Monday, a panel of 12 jurors and four alternates was seated shortly before 3 p.m. today to hear the case of an Oregon man accused of setting a fire in 2014 that resulted in the deaths of two Toledo firefighters.
  
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• Hundreds of BGSU students protest over sexual assault

  27-04-2017 20:52 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Hundreds of Bowling Green State University students protested in the heart of campus today, angry at what they see as the university’s failure to protect students against sexual assault.
  
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• Port authority delays voting on contract to re-wire runways at Toledo Executive

  27-04-2017 20:46 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Lucas County Port Authority Board of Directors today delayed voting on a contract to replace electrical wiring for runways at Toledo Executive Airport over labor complaints about non-local employment.
  
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• Panel nominates Cavanaugh to lead UT board of trustees

  27-04-2017 19:37 via toledoblade.com
  
  Steven Cavanaugh, vice chairman of the University of Toledo board of trustees, has been recommended to ascend to the board’s top leadership post. 
  
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• Coroner: 7-month-old boy suffered abusive head trauma

  27-04-2017 17:51 via toledoblade.com
  
   A 7-month-old Toledo boy died of abusive head trauma, according to the Lucas County Coroner’s Office. 
  
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• Marathon Petroleum Corp. reports rise in first-quarter profit

  27-04-2017 17:16 via toledoblade.com
  
  FINDLAY — Marathon Petroleum Corp. today reported a first-quarter profit of $30 million, or 6 cents per share, up significantly from a year ago when its earnings were just $1 million, or less than one cent per share.
  
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• Cooper Tire reports lower profits, citing rising costs

  27-04-2017 17:08 via toledoblade.com
  
  FINDLAY — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s raw material costs surged by $50 million in the first quarter, one of several headwinds the company grappled with on its way to reporting significantly lower profits for the year’s first three months.
  
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• Softball, baseball return to Owens, but scholarships dropped

  27-04-2017 16:43 via toledoblade.com
  
  Owens Community College will discontinue all athletic scholarships and bring back its baseball and softball teams.
  
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• New program aims to help students become teachers in Toledo

  27-04-2017 16:23
  Toledo Public Schools and Lourdes University are teaming up. The two educational institutions announced Thursday the created of the Lourdes Teaching Proud and Strong Partnership.
  
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• Regional water committee OKs hiring of consultant for $98,000

  27-04-2017 15:38 via toledoblade.com
  
  A planning committee agreed to hire a $98,000 consultant to help area leaders reach a consensus on how to form a regional water district — which aims to keep water safe and affordable for its consumers while giving each community a fair say in how Toledo’s Collins Park Water Treatment Plant is managed.
  
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• High school softball standings, stats: 4/27

  27-04-2017 15:29 via toledoblade.com
  
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• Power restored to nearly all customers after West Toledo outage

  27-04-2017 15:16 via toledoblade.com
  Power has been restored to nearly 2,000 people in Toledo who were without power early today, according to a Toledo Edison spokesman. 
  
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• Harbaugh delivers offering to Pope Francis

  27-04-2017 06:28 via toledoblade.com
  
  VATICAN CITY — Jim Harbaugh, a man of endless phrases, was speechless. Sarah Harbaugh couldn’t breathe. Husband and wife were literally having a religious experience.
  
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• Ryan hits rare homer, sparks Hens

  27-04-2017 06:21 via toledoblade.com
  
  Mud Hens manager Mike Rojas can be forgiven for his “crazy” lineup Wednesday.
  
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• Town hall group looks at opioid addiction issues

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Dawn Taylor relied on her work as a counselor and her memories of her own adolescent partying to keep her son away from drugs.
  
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• ‘The Dixie Swim Club’ takes the stage

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Black Swamp Players close the 2016-2017 season with The Dixie Swim Club, a poignant comedy about five Southern women whose lifelong friendship began when they were on their college’s swim team, and have been meeting for a weekend of fun and story-sharing at the same beach cottage in North Carolina’s Outer Banks ever since.
  
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• Sunshine Studios brightens up Toledo aquarium

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  About two dozen artists from Sunshine Studios in Maumee are showcasing their work at a collaborative exhibition of underwater life at the Toledo Zoo’s aquarium.
  
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• Sunset Bistro excels with its food, service

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — There’s a Bowling Green bistro that has received rave reviews since it opened in April of 2015 — and rightly so.
  
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• Some praise Marina District proposals, some don’t

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  ProMedica setting its sights on the east and west sides of Toledo — again increasing its development desires for the city — has elicited mixed reviews from those who live in the areas slated for a combined $150 million in investment.
  
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• Some praise development proposals, some don’t

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  ProMedica setting its sights on the east and west sides of Toledo — again increasing its development desires for the city — has elicited mixed reviews from those who live in the areas slated for a combined $150 million in investment.
  
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• Sanderling nears end of his Toledo tenure

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Maestro Stefan Sanderling steps on the platform to offer his penultimate concert with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Joining forces with the UMS Choral Union of the University of Michigan, he will conduct Beethoven’s heroic Missa Solemnis.
  
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• Program puts police where they are needed

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Over 35 years, Becca Huth has seen her Willys Park neighborhood shift dramatically.
  
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• Pastors’ charges include child porn

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Indictments filed against two Toledo pastors Wednesday in U.S. District Court include charges involving child pornography as well as child sex trafficking.
  
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• Ohio House proposes millions in tax breaks

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Despite falling short so far in their commitment to plug an $800 million hole in Gov. John Kasich’s plan, House Republicans this week added millions in tax breaks to their version of the next state budget.
  
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• New owner plans to carry on legacy at Culture Clash

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The late Pat O’Connor’s music legacy will continue when the store he founded, Culture Clash Records, gets a new owner in early May.
  
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• Marathon CEO touts $13B net income since 2011 spinoff

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  FINDLAY — In five years as a standalone company, Marathon Petroleum Corp. has racked up several accomplishments worth bragging about, and during its annual meeting Wednesday, shareholders got a glowing review of just what they have been buying into.
  
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• Mandel’s public service ad comes under scrutiny

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  An amendment inserted in the proposed state budget would require future public-service ad campaigns — such as one used last year by Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel to promote a savings plan for people with Down syndrome — to get the full amount approved by the Ohio Controlling Board.
  
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• Leaders discuss Toledo area’s health concerns

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Community leaders from a variety of fields convened Wednesday to discuss some of the Toledo area’s most pressing health concerns, including violence, addiction, and obesity.
  
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• Germ-fighting robot joins St. Luke’s team

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  St. Luke’s Hospital has added a new member to its germ-fighting team — a robot that destroys infection-causing bacteria and virus cells using beams of light.
  
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• Country superstar kicks off his summer tour in Toledo

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Jason Aldean has spent a lot of time this “offseason” having cookouts at his farm near Nashville and learning about the once-foreign sport of volleyball.
  
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• Circuit court to hear Ohio execution case

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — The full bench of a Cincinnati-based appellate court on Tuesday undid a ruling from its own three-judge panel that upheld a stay preventing Ohio from carrying out executions.
  
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• Bowling Green protest slated over sex assault

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Online outrage will turn into a protest at Bowling Green State University today, with students expected to rally on campus over what they believe is a rape culture at the university after a student said BGSU’s handling of her assault was flawed.
  
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• Arnold Stansley: 1932-2017

  27-04-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Arnold Stansley, a partner in local businesses who was a driver and owner of standardbred horses and became a partner in three harness tracks, including the former Raceway Park in Toledo, died Friday in ProMedica Toledo Hospital. He was 84.
  
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• Area legislators urge release of Asian carp study

  27-04-2017 00:33 via toledoblade.com
  
  Area legislators are pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release a study essential for Congress to decide how it wants to address the Asian carp issue.
  
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• Nuclear commission won't reopen Fermi 2 licensing case

  27-04-2017 00:29 via toledoblade.com
  
  NEWPORT, Mich. — In a 12-page decision issued today, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it will not grant a citizens’ group request to reopen licensing proceedings for DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear plant.
  
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