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• Rental rates rising in Toledo area, demand high

  05-07-2017 23:49
  By the looks of a WTOL 11 Facebook post Tuesday evening , many of people who rent in the Toledo area have been cutting a painful check at the first of the month. One renter said, "Our $825 a month two bedroom leased from 2010-2017 is now being rented for $1450 a mo."
  
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• Councilman Ludeman's speeding ticket dismissed by Toledo Police Chief Kral

  05-07-2017 23:46 via toledoblade.com
  An at-large Toledo councilman and his wife were quickly off the hook for speeding tickets the couple got in February after the citations were handed over to the chief of police.
  
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• Ohio had 185 applications for licenses to grow marijuana

  05-07-2017 23:05 via toledoblade.com
  COLUMBUS — Nearly 200 prospective medical-marijuana growers submitted applications to the state for cultivation licenses, but the Department of Commerce won’t say yet where those applicants want to operate.
  
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• Toledo Chamber of Commerce comes out against TARTA sales tax plans

  05-07-2017 23:01 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce has come out against TARTA’s plans for a countywide sales tax to fund mass transit.
  
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• Serious collision takes place at U.S. 20 and St. Route 109 in Fulton County

  05-07-2017 22:22 via toledoblade.com
  DELTA, Ohio — Emergency crews are at the scene of a serious collision involving a car and a pickup truck at U.S. 20 and State Rt. 109 in Fulton County’s Royalton Township.
  
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• Patient at a Alzheimer's care center stabbed multiple times by roommate

  05-07-2017 22:22 via toledoblade.com
  A patient at the Foundation Park Care Center was stabbed multiple times after an altercation with his roommate, according to Toledo police. 
  
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• Bridge demolition at Monroe closes Detroit Ave. until late Wednesday

  05-07-2017 22:22 via toledoblade.com
  Bridge demolition at Monroe Street has closed the Detroit Avenue entrance to southbound I-75 until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced.
  
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• Virtual town hall to be streamed live by The Blade at 6:30 p.m.

  05-07-2017 21:56 via toledoblade.com
  Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson will be hosting a town hall Wednesday discussing the upcoming 2017 harmful algal bloom season.
  
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• Virtual town hall streaming live by The Blade

  05-07-2017 21:56 via toledoblade.com
  Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson is hosting a town hall Wednesday discussing the upcoming 2017 harmful algal bloom season.
  
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• Hiring has begun for new Chik-fil-A restaurant in Toledo

  05-07-2017 21:35
  Franchise owner Justin Amburgey is looking for up to 80 new employees to prepare for the grand opening of the store slated for later this summer. He said he is looking to hire full-time and part-time position in all areas of the restaurant, including leadership positions, kitchen and counter employees.
  
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• Ohio House GOP heads for Medicaid showdown

  05-07-2017 21:24 via toledoblade.com
  COLUMBUS — Ohio House Republicans may be headed for an internal party showdown with Gov. John Kasich on Thursday as they plot a rare override of the governor vetoing their attempts to restrict his controversial Medicaid expansion program.
  
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• Toledo police investigating Tuesday shooting that injured one man

  05-07-2017 19:46 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo police are investigating a shooting late Tuesday that injured one man in the central city.
  
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• Batters, pitchers alike feel strikeout pressure

  05-07-2017 17:15 via toledoblade.com
  The moment the speakers at Fifth Third Field ring out the first notes from “The Entertainer,” Toledo Mud Hens fans know something big is about to happen.
  
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• Virtual town hall meeting prepares public for Harmful Algal Bloom season

  05-07-2017 16:58
  Hicks-Hudson is holding a water quality virtual town hall meeting to talk about preparations for the Harmful Algal Bloom season, which officially starts July 13. The city of Toledo water treatment professionals collect daily samples of the water and perform microcystin analysis on-site at the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant in an Ohio EPA-approved lab throughout the year. One topic of discussion at the meeting will be the water dashboard, which is on the city's website all year long.
  
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• Former Central Catholic star turned life around after being in jail

  05-07-2017 16:19 via toledoblade.com
  At this time 11 years ago, Chris Commons yearned for the simplest things in the world.
  
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• Bond set at $1M for man accused of fatally shooting Toledo teen

  05-07-2017 15:49 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo Municipal Court judge set bond Wednesday at $1 million for a man accused of killing a teen boy at a playground.
  
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• Toledo woman charged with abduction

  05-07-2017 15:05 via toledoblade.com
  A central city woman is accused of abducting another woman Monday. 
  
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• Pizza shop in east Toledo damaged by firework, owner says

  05-07-2017 14:29
  Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 , or [email protected] .
  
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• Thousands turn out for downtown Toledo's fireworks show

  05-07-2017 08:00
  The fireworks were set off just after 10:00 pm and lasted more than 20 minutes, but the anticipation began long before that for community members both near and far, on land and water, who came to watch to show. Some came as early as three in the afternoon to set up the perfect viewing area.
  
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• Lawmakers propose $15M to build new hangars at Toledo base

  05-07-2017 08:00
  A proposal being debated in Congress could mean millions of dollars to build new hangars for a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard. The Blade newspaper reports the money would be directed to the 180th Fighter Wing, based at the Toledo Air National Guard Base.
  
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• Oregon man was devoted to faith, community, family

  05-07-2017 06:30 via toledoblade.com
  Joseph F. Gajdostik, an insurance agent who participated in a wide range of religious, planning and recreation activities in his home community of Oregon, died Sunday at his residence, a month after he was diagnosed with cancer. He was 78.
  
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• Senior center digs its hyrdoponic system

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Eleanor Kahle Senior Center has gotten gardening down to a science — literally.
  
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• Senior center digs its hydroponic system

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Eleanor Kahle Senior Center has gotten gardening down to a science — literally.
  
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• Red Cross announces blood shortage

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  The American Red Cross announced it is facing a “critical blood shortage” and issued an emergency call for eligible blood and platelet donors of all blood types.
  
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• Personal growth: Prison garden allows inmates to give back

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  It’s a quiet day punctuated by a pleasant wind on a recent visit to the Toledo Correctional Institution.
  
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• New travel ban worries area’s refugee families

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A partially reinstated travel ban took effect last week, but Toledo’s immigration-advocacy groups have many unanswered questions.
  
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• Making the most of annuals

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  After spending a small fortune on plants, keep an eye on that investment.
  
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• GALLERY: Toledoans celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, fishing

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Thousands of Toldoans celebrated the Fourth of July in patriotic style. Barbecue, fishing and fireworks were found in ample supply.
  
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• Expand on CampMed

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  “It was cold and lumpy,” said Mia Coleman. She was speaking of the first human brain she ever got to hold in her hands. “It looked awesome.”
  
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• Crowds pack downtown riverfront

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Great weather and the chance to see the fireworks light up the sky over the Maumee River in downtown Toledo drew thousands of people to the city’s riverfront Tuesday.
  
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• Central city man charged with murder

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A central-city man was charged late Monday with the early June death of a 16-year-old Toledo boy and booked into the Lucas County jail.
  
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• Blast of Americana at Harvard Circle

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Levi Koral locked his hands behind his back and on the count of three dove into a quarter watermelon, emerging three minutes later, with all but a scrape of it gone.
  
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• 81 immigrants become citizens during ceremony

  05-07-2017 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  ARCHBOLD, Ohio — The American dream 241 years in the making lived on Tuesday when the United States welcomed 81 new citizens during a patriotic naturalization ceremony at Sauder Village.
  
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• These are the most American cars of 2017

  05-07-2017 05:54
  This month's news of Ford Focus production shifting to China was met with only muted dismay, but in an age of truly global production lines how much of the Focus was "American" to begin with? The Focus didn't even break into the top 10 of Cars.com's 2017 list of the most American cars made , well before its departure for the Middle Kingdom was announced. In fact, the annual American-Made Index criteria received its first-ever revision this year, due to the increasingly-global nature of car produ
  
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• Two men found with 1,000 pounds of pot

  05-07-2017 02:07 via toledoblade.com
  DEFIANCE — Police say two men were found with 1,000 pounds of marijuana in their U-Haul trailer during a traffic stop Tuesday on U.S. 24 at the Ralston Avenue exit.
  
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• 'Office Chair Derby' becoming an annual Fourth of July tradition in Fremont

  05-07-2017 01:43
  A growing Fourth of July tradition in Fremont is starting to bring in big crowds. It is a unique brand of racing involving office furniture.
  
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