$150,000 Powerball ticket winner sold in Michigan
MICHIGAN — An Ohio man visiting Michigan for the day walked away $150,000 richer after winning a Powerball prize. Donovan Reynolds, 68, purchased his winning ticket at Big Daddy’s Truck Stop in Ottawa Lake. In the July 23 drawing, he matched four white balls and the Powerball (02-18-19-25-35 PB: 25), winning a base...
Researchers, officials reassess Lake Erie’s health 11 years after water crisis
TOLEDO, Ohio — 11 years after Toledo’s water crisis left more than 400,000 people without safe drinking water, officials, researchers and residents gathered on Lake Erie to take a closer look at the lake’s current health. “It's always a great opportunity to see firsthand about the status...
Editorial: Tenants’ safety feared in failing buildings
The city of Toledo must insist on higher standards of building maintenance than is evident in the conditions that residents of Executive Towers are experiencing. The city’s Department of Building and Code Compliance was right to issue a strongly worded notice of nuisance violation and to insist upon immediate...
Moving scam – BGPD investigate case of BG man moving to Nashville, but his...
A Bowling Green man moving to Nashville, Tennessee, reported to police that his belongings were taken by a moving truck to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, instead. Bowling Green Police responded to the suspicious incident after the man moving from an apartment in the 400 block of South Summit Street, called to say his...
Neighbors relieved after debris finally cleared from residential yard in east Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — Debris that has sat on a lot in east Toledo for months has been cleaned up. Back in December of last year, a house in the 400 block of White Street burned down. According to the city, it was demolished in January. Once it was demolished, the remnants sat on the lot, bringing problems and vermin to the...
Toledo celebrates transformation of former dumping site into wetland
TOLEDO, Ohio — The City of Toledo announced Wednesday that after three years, a former dumping site has officially been transformed into a wetland and park. The nearly 60 acres of land sit near the Maumee River by the intersection of Summit and Pontiac Streets. The name hasn't been...
Teen arrested for allegedly stealing Kia
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A local woman returned home from a fun weekend only to wake up the next morning and find her car gone. The victim said the teen suspects had on face masks when they came into the garage. “We pulled up the cameras and of course, we...
“This is not my problem, but I am dealing with it,” Toledo man fed...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - At night, while you are counting sheep, one Toledo man is counting cockroaches. This Freedom Street resident wanted to remain anonymous, but said the roaches cover his fence and yard every night. And, it’s been like that for five years. “It really sucks to live...
Bike giveaway celebrates Cherry Street Mission’s 78th birthday
For people leaving shelters, one of the biggest challenges they can experience is transportation. A conversation between Tom Cole, a Taylor Automotive community ambassador, and Ann Ebbert, CEO of Cherry Street Mission, sparked an idea. “It’s hard sometimes for her clients to get transportation to get where they need...
Monroe County Deputies Arrest Armed Suspect in Apartment Lot
MONROE TWP. — Monroe County deputies arrested a woman Tuesday for allegedly walking through an apartment parking lot with a pistol while yelling threats. The call came in around noon from residents at Greenwycke Crossings Apartments on South Dixie Highway in Monroe Township. Deputies arrived within minutes and took...