Construction project to close Locust St. 6 weeks
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A portion of Locust Street will be closed for six weeks due to a roadway reconstruction project. According to a press release from the city of Toledo, Locust Street will be closed between Page Street and Sherman Street for six weeks. The road closure will begin...
Toledo police academy begins with smaller class amid staffing concerns
TOLEDO, Ohio — Twenty men and women have taken their first steps toward becoming Toledo’s newest police officers, joining the Toledo Police Department’s 73rd academy class at a time leaders say is critical for staffing. Police Chief Mike Troendle told recruits during Friday’s opening ceremony that the...
Equipment haul to cause closures of east Toledo streets Saturday
TOLEDO, Ohio — The transport of two oversized loads from the Port of Toledo to the Toledo Refining Company will cause short-term road closures along the route Saturday. The closures will take place in east Toledo from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The two loads will leave the port one after the other, departing the dock onto Front Street at Millard Avenue, taking Front...
Hyperscale data center eyed for Waterville Township
WATERVILLE TOWNSHIP – Looking east from their front yard, Dave and Amy Lindquist gazed past the open farmland across Finzel Road to the semis traversing U.S. 24 in the distance. When the highway was completed in 2012, it changed the landscape of the rural Waterville Township. Now, with news...
Flood damage keeps Pemberville school closed through next year
PEMBERVILLE, Ohio — A 90-year-old school building in Pemberville will remain closed through the next school year after a winter flood caused extensive damage, district officials said. Eastwood Local Schools Superintendent Brian Hughes said water flooded the lower level of the former Pemberville Elementary building on Jan. 30 while...
Meet Emmanuel McNeil-Warren: From competing against his own father’s offense to Toledo loyalty
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Emmanuel McNeil‑Warren is one of the most instinctive safeties in the 2026 draft class and a classic example of production meeting projection on Day 2. Toledo trusted him as the backbone of its secondary, deploying him in multiple alignments and asking him to erase mistakes with range, anticipation and tackling reliability. His film shows a defender who reads route concepts quickly...
Wheelchair user, 85, seeks dog owner after alleged attack
MONCLOVA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WTVG) - An 85-year-old wheelchair user is recovering more than a week after he says he was attacked by a dog while out near his home in the Monclova area. The man, who asked to remain anonymous, says he wants the dog’s owner found and held accountable....
Beyond play: Maumee dog day care builds worlds for dogs
In a room designed like an underwater world, dogs nose through “seaweed,” track hidden treats, and choose their own path through shifting terrain. At A Walk in the Park Dog Day Care, owner Dirk Broersma is using his art-school training to create immersive, story-based environments — a day-care model built to engage how dogs think, not just how they play. The approach...
Superload movements planned Saturday in East Toledo
Movement of two oversized loads Saturday from the Port of Toledo to Toledo Refining Co. refinery will require short-term “traffic disruptions” along the route, the Toledo Department of Transportation said. The first load is scheduled to leave the area of the George Gradel Co. dock off Front Street at Millard Avenue about 9 a.m. and travel Front to Oak Street and Woodville Road...
Man found competent to stand trial for fatal shooting of 15-year-old in Northwood
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — A 19-year-old Northwood man will stand trial in Wood County Common Pleas Court for the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old January after a treatment center's report found him competent. Jakob Heintzelman had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in March to reckless homicide and...
