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SWANTON, Ohio (WTVG) - A new memorial sign on the Ohio Turnpike has been dedicated to a patrolman who was killed in the line of duty 58 years ago. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission held a ceremony on Thursday, dedicating the memorial sign to Patrolman Jon D. Birchem.

TOLEDO, Ohio — With the federal order to pause SNAP benefits beginning Nov. 1, thousands of families in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan are turning to local food banks and pantries for help. To make it easier to find support, WTOL 11 compiled a list of food pantries, mobile...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Darnell Jones, the man accused of killing and raping his 13-year-old daughter in March, appeared in court Wednesday morning where his attorney said he planned to pursue an insanity defense, but needed more time do do so. David Klucas, who is representing Jones in court, said...

Have you been contemplating pet adoption, or simply love perusing adorable pets? A myriad of delightful pets are available for adoption at various animal shelters in the vicinity of liberty center..

A Lucas County judge expects to decide Friday afternoon whether a Fulton County man who conceded being drunk was criminally responsible for a fatal pedestrian crash last year outside Centennial Terrace. After hearing lawyers’ closing arguments Thursday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, Judge Dean Mandros...

Authorities responded to an incident at Monroe Middle School after an 8th-grade student was found with an unloaded handgun on campus. The discovery came during an investigation into a report of the student possessing a vape device, according to a Monroe Police Department Facebook post. School staff, acting on the...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Some families will face tough decisions at the grocery store soon, choosing between meals for themselves or their pets. Animal rescues are hoping to stand in the gap, but first, they need community support. “As we all know, the need is growing and growing and growing,”...

Serious mental impairment will be raised in the Darnell Jones’ defense against capital murder charges for his daughter Kei’mani Latigue’s death, a defense lawyer said Wednesday afternoon in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. But a Friday deadline to formally notify the court of that argument’s pendency is too soon,...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - N. Detroit and W. Sylvania Avenues are reopened after being closed for two hours early Thursday morning when police say a car hit a train. According to TPD, officers responded to 4400 N. Detroit for reports of a vehicle hitting a train around 4 a.m. The...

The Toledo Police Department’s Officer Melissa Stephens received badge No. 1 last week, becoming TPD’s most senior officer and joining her nephew, Kamal Parker, who holds Toledo Fire’s badge No. 1. Officer Stephens has been an officer at Toledo Police Department for nearly 32 years and graduated from the police...