4 Tornadoes Now Confirmed in Ohio
WILMINTON, Ohio and FORT WAYNE, Indiana (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Make it four confirmed tornadoes in western and southwest Ohio Wednesday night through Thursday morning. An EF-2 twister hit Van Wert at the western end of the state, mainly destroying barns and leaving debris on Route 30. An...
This Week in Toledo History – April 6-12
1877: A newspaper feature story on Genoa, formerly Stony Ridge Station, says the town now has some 1,500 residents and its top industry is the production of the “celebrated Genoa White Lime.” The town also has a grist mill, a saw mill, a wooden bowl maker, two barrel hoop makers, an ashery plus many stores and...
Flash Flood Emergencies issued in multiple states as ‘generational flooding’ swamps central US
Life-threatening flash flooding returned to the Mississippi and Ohio valleys Friday night, amid what officials warn could be part of historic flooding for the region.
Suspect killed by officers after stealing police car, crashing on PA Turnpike
A person suspected of stealing a police vehicle in Ohio was shot and killed by officers after a chase ended in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, sources tell Channel 11.
U.S. Marshals arrest wanted murder suspect in Ohio
OHIO — A Baltimore murder suspect was arrested in Massillon, Ohio, this morning by members of the U.S. Marshals-led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF). Unique Thorn, 26, was wanted by the Baltimore City Police Department for murder. Authorities allege that on March 18, 2025, Thorn shot and killed a...
Outdoors: Toledo-area crew lands monster 562-pound swordfish
In what is a tale practically right out of an Ernest Hemingway novel, three Toledo friends who winter in Florida endured an hour-and-a-half battle against a 562-pound swordfish off the state’s Atlantic coast last week. But unlike Santiago in Hemingway’s classic “The Old Man and the Sea,” who lost his massive marlin...
Relationships, loyalty have kept Toledo jeweler going strong for nearly 50 years
A junior high student’s dream led to the establishment of a retail jewelry and clothing business that over almost five decades has developed a loving and loyal clientele. That young man was Toledo native Henry Triplett, who had wanted to own his own jewelry store since he was 13. He and his wife Joann took a major...
2 men learn punishment for using drones to get drugs, phones in Ohio prisons
Two men accused of running a scheme to get drugs and phones into Ohio prisons have learned their punishment.
Human remains found in Ohio in 1987 identified to be 18-year-old Michigan woman
An investigation involving the Toledo Police Department and the nonprofit Porchlight Project has resulted in the identification of remains confirmed to be that of an 18-year-old Taylor woman. Through DNA and genealogy testing, the remains were identified to be that of Tammy Lowe of Taylor, in the Downriver area of...
Ohio unveils new system for unclaimed funds
The Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Unclaimed Funds has unveiled a new system aimed at making it easier and faster for Ohioans to search for and recover unclaimed funds.
