Ohio tornado drill 2025 happening statewide Wednesday. What to know about emergency test
The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will hold a statewide tornado drill Wednesday, March 19 at 9:50 a.m., the agency announced. During this time, Ohio counties may sound and test their outdoor warning sirens and mass notification systems. Ohioans, including schools, households and businesses, are encouraged to...
Strong storms to move into western Ohio tonight
After a mild, but windy day, strong to severe storms are possible tonight with the highest threat west of I-75. A line of storms moves in from Indiana around 9-10 p.m., producing strong gusty winds. heavy rain and even hail. A few storms could be strong to severe, producing damaging...
Turning hurt into change, local family asking for stricter penalties for repeat OVI offenders
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - One Toledo family is turning their hurt into change and pushing for stricter penalties for repeat OVI offenders. The family said they do not want another family to have to go through what they went through. Kenneth Pegler has now been convicted of OVI twice, the...
Excavator strikes bridge connecting West Virginia and Ohio; inspection underway
Interstate traffic heading into Ohio from West Virginia is closed after an excavator hit part of a bridge Wednesday morning.
‘You cannot replace that;’ Ohio’s oldest log tavern goes up in flames; cause now...
The Ohio State Fire Marshal has released its final report on the fire at the Overfield Tavern Museum, the oldest building in Troy and the oldest log tavern in the state.
Ohio’s economy will lose millions if controversial anti-capitalism bill passes today | Opinion
Michael R. Fisher Jr. is an assistant professor in the Department of African American and African Studies at Ohio State University. Ohio's economic future may take a hit today. Members of the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee are scheduled to hear proponent testimony to Sebnate Bill 1 this morning with a...
Severe thunderstorm & EF2-EF5 tornado risk rises for parts of Illinois Indiana & Western...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM & EF2-EF5 TORNADO RISK 3/19/2025. STATES INCLUDE ILLIONIS, INDIANA, WESTERN OHIO, NORTHWEST KENTUCKY. A powerful fast moving storm system is coming out of the Central Plains today and heading for the Great Lakes with a traiiling cold front to the south. The storm system has turned out to be a bit...
‘He was loved’: Man found dead near Wendy’s remembered by family
Initial police statements about the death of a man whose body was found near a fast-food restaurant in Camp Washington were inaccurate, Hamilton County Coroner's Office records show. The coroner's office is still working to determine 37-year-old Jammie Blevins' cause of death, according to a preliminary autopsy...
Ohio bill allows dogs who bite in unprovoked situations to be put down the...
Last fall, two dogs mauled a Pickaway County woman, causing her death. Earlier this month, an eight year old Columbus boy was disfigured and sustained serious injuries after two dogs, who were running the neighborhood loose at the time, attacked him. These cases show that serious dog bites are more...
Tip about Anita Lopez being evaluated by State Auditor; what does that mean for...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Following the property revaluation errors in Lucas County, state Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) called for an investigation by State Auditor Keith Faber into former Lucas County Auditor and current county commissioner Anita Lopez. Williams alleges that Lopez "intentionally [undervalued]...