Final Day of Discounts Ohio Retail Chain Shuts Stores for Good
Final Day: Ohio Retail Chain Closing Stores as Liquidation Sales End. Ohio shoppers have just one day left to shop at Big Lots, as the local discount retail chain prepares to close hundreds of stores nationwide, including eight stores in its home state of Ohio. The company, founded in 1967 as Consolidated Stores and...
Perrysburg council considers replacement levy for garbage tax
A replacement levy for refuse and recycling collection is being readied for residents of Perrysburg to vote on in November. City council on Tuesday will hear the third reading on resolution of necessity for replacing a 1-mill, two-year levy for the collection and disposal of garbage or refuse. The levy is expected to...
Man wanted in Fremont shooting investigation
FREMONT, Ohio (WTVG) - Police in Fremont are asking for the public’s help in finding a man wanted in connection to a shooting. Police say Omni Tajour Turner, 28, is wanted for a felonious assault charge. Fremont police said they’re looking for him in connection to a shooting on...
Editorial: Listen-up not shut-up
Lucas County Commissioner Lisa Sobecki has a message for local business, “step up or shut up.” What an inappropriate thing to say to the businesses that provide the jobs and make the sales that are the foundation of government income and sales tax funds. Commissioner Sobecki let frustration with a request to fund a...
Lucas County man arrested in ‘slow-speed pursuit’ in Michigan
IDA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WTVG) - Deputies in Monroe County arrested a man on multiple charges after what the sheriff’s office described as a “slow-speed pursuit” early Saturday. Deputies say they tried to pull over a 49-year-old man from Holland, Ohio around 3 a.m. in the area of...
How to Make Classic Upper Michigan Pasties from Scratch
Upper Michigan Pasties: A Hearty, Handheld Tradition. If you’ve ever visited Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP), you’ve probably heard of (or tasted) a pasty—a delicious, handheld meat and potato pie wrapped in a flaky, golden crust. Originally brought over by Cornish miners in the 1800s, pasties quickly became a staple...
17-year-old reported missing in Ohio
OHIO — Euclid police are asking for the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Sierra Griffin, who has been reported missing since March 10, 2025. Griffin was last seen in Euclid, Ohio, wearing a gray hoodie and black joggers. She is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, with black hair and brown […]...
Michigan DNR: Take Down Your Backyard Bird Feeders ASAP
The Michigan DNR is urging residents to take down their backyard bird feeders ASAP. If there's one thing most Michiganders have in their backyards, it's bird feeders. Some people have several placed throughout their yards. To be honest, some people have way too many. Obviously, this brings in a variety of birds,...
Tornado outbreak live updates: At least 18 dead as severe storms hit South, Midwest
Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for severe weather with tornado watches in effect for eight states: Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. A new particularly dangerous situation tornado watch was issued Saturday across much of Mississippi, as well as...
Some Statehouse leaders call free lunch programs at Ohio schools wasteful
Advocates say the state should do its part and step in, but critics say a lot of the food would be wasted.