Toledo couple says city won’t reimburse them after hitting manhole on Manhattan Avenue
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - For Carson Kovach and Susan Johnson, the last few blocks home from a trip Sunday afternoon came with a costly surprise. Kovach said they were driving near Doyle and Manhattan when their front tire went over a manhole cover. “It bounced up from our front tire,...
Religious Offerings: Temperance church to install new pastor
■ St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Temperance welcomes a new pastor on Sunday. The Rev. Michael Wentzel will be installed as pastor of St. Luke’s at 3 p.m. at the church, 1690 W. Sterns Rd., Temperance. A welcome reception will follow the service. Pastor Wentzel is dedicated to pastoral care in serving the church and the
Summit closure this weekend kicks off broader street transformation
Until the late 1990s, Summit Street north of Cherry Street was a primary route linking downtown Toledo to I-280 at the Craig Memorial Bridge, and its importance once extended even farther through Point Place into Michigan. But its five-lane width through Toledo’s Vistula neighborhood became anachronistic with Greenbelt
Waterville receives construction project updates
WATERVILLE – Orange is a common color in Waterville these days – and that’s a trend that will continue into next year, with construction on roadways, the Roche de Boeuf Interurban Bridge, Meijer, Circle K and other areas either planned or currently in the works. During the...
Toledo woman charged with OVI after shuttle bus carrying 26 BGSU students hit on...
NORTHWOOD, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo woman driving a shuttle bus carrying 26 Bowling Green State University students is facing an OVI charge after troopers say her bus was hit from behind by another vehicle on I-75. The crash happened Aug. 18 at about 4:10 p.m. on I-75 North between Miami Street and Wales Road in Northwoo
Former Ohio representative sues Lucas County probate court judge over campaign ads
A former Ohio state representative has filed a lawsuit accusing Lucas County Probate Court Judge Jack Puffenberger of using taxpayer dollars to boost his son’s campaign to succeed him on the bench.
Man gets 18 months for damaging motorcycle brakes
A man who cut a brake cable on a motorcycle belonging to his girlfriend’s boss received an 18-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to reduced charges. Kenneth Upchurch, 42, had been indicted for attempted murder in the Nov. 7 incident, which prosecutors said was in retaliation for the boss having figured out tha
Officer injured, Gibsonburg residents asked to remain inside due to an active search
Several explosions at a South Ave. industrial facility led to a fire, with numerous rescue crews responding early Tuesday morning on August 18, 2026. Toledo corrections officer dies in motorcycle crash. Updated: Aug. 4, 2026 at 10:33 AM EDT. Large Fish Kill on Maumee river. Updated: Jul. 13, 2026 at...
To the editor: Union opposed to Oregon data center
Voters in Oregon will be deciding this November whether or not they will allow data centers to be built in their community. The 25 megawatt limit in the citizen-led initiative would mean projects only one-twentieth the size of proposed project would be able to be built, a Yes vote is a ban in effect if not in name. Thi
Former Trinity school bus driver sentenced to probation after driving drunk with students on...
A former Trinity school bus driver convicted of driving drunk with 15 children on board was sentenced to probation on Aug. 25.

















