Perrysburg residents voice noise, traffic concerns as ODOT outlines I-475 project
After 17 years in Perrysburg, Steve Markovic is considering moving. “My wife and I have been talking about moving,” the 66-year-old Walbridge plant manager said. “The concern is the amount of traffic and the amount of noise.” He was one of dozens of people who attended an Ohio Department of Transportation open house Tuesday at Perrysburg Junior High School. The subject was...
SR-25 closes after semi-truck loses its cargo
PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Northbound lanes of State Route 25 were closed in Perrysburg Wednesday afternoon after an unusual accident involving an overturned semi-truck locked traffic. The Perrysburg Police Division initially closed the highway between Five Point Road and Roachton Road following the crash. A WTOL 11 employee at the...
13 Action News Big Story: Affordable Housing
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The cost of housing, from buying to building, is getting more expensive. And finding a place to rent is just as much of a challenge. So, what are communities like Toledo doing to help make finding a home more attainable?. Affordable housing is today’s Big Story....
Lucas County Land Bank celebrates milestone as Toledo makes a housing push
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Lucas County Land Bank is celebrating the more than $1 billion it has generated for the region. Now it’s looking to the next phase, which includes bringing and keeping people in the region. Toledo’s next housing boom is going to happen in smaller pieces...
University of Toledo to host ‘5th Year’ program for young adults, takes over program...
TOLEDO, Ohio — The University of Toledo said it is hosting Junior Achievement's "5th Year" program this year, an experience designed to empower young adults through career support after they leave high school. In a press release, UToledo said it is taking over the program from Lourdes University, which...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo realigns services, shifts programs to Whitmer Middle School...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo announced a series of service changes with Washington Local Schools and Toledo Public Schools that leaders say are intended to strengthen programming and expand opportunities for local youth. As part of its partnership with Washington Local Schools, the organization said...
Man shot in overnight custody dispute in west Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — A 39-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday after police said he was shot during a child custody-related dispute. The incident occurred just after 3 a.m. at a duplex in the 2600 block of Greenway Street—near West Bancroft Street and Douglas Road. Police said a 36-year-old man was inside at the residence when the 39-year-old man...
Pearson Metropark old-growth forest earns national recognition on Arbor Day
OREGON, Ohio — There was time when large areas across the United States were covered with dense undisturbed forests – now known as old growth forests. Over the years however, migration, logging, and the clearing of land for agriculture and development have led to the loss of the vast majority of those old growth forests.
Local artist turning Toledo’s largest bridge into world’s largest veterans’ mural | Good Day...
Local mural artist Dean Davis is starting a 52,000-square-foot project using the Veterans' Glass City Skyway as a canvas, honoring men and women through history.
Navarre Elementary community protests school’s possible closure amid TPS budget proposal
TOLEDO, Ohio — Daniel Fox said the teachers at Navarre Elementary helped him discover a passion for environmental science, a path that eventually led him to major in the subject in college. Now, years after attending the school in 2008, he joined dozens of students, parents and teachers who gathered Wednesday to speak out against the school’s possible closure.

















