Toledo City Council seeks study on potential impacts of data centers
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo City Council is requesting a formal study to better understand how data centers could affect the city and northwest Ohio region, as leaders weigh potential economic benefits against possible environmental impacts. Council member Adam Martinez said the request comes amid growing debate in...
Rental licensing would bring new inspections to Toledo apartment complexes
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - New inspections and licenses might soon be coming to Toledo apartment complexes with more than 40 units. Some residents welcome the extra look. The hope is to catch problems early before those places become unlivable. Toledo City Council will still need to vote on all this....
How a Small Midwest Factory Sparked the Industrial Revolution
The Unlikely Origins of America’s Glass Capital The Unlikely Origins of America’s Glass Capital (image credits: unsplash) Picture this: In February 1888, Edward Drummond Libbey signed a generous contract to transfer his glass works to Toledo, Ohio, making what seemed like a desperate gamble. His company originally...
Anti-ICE Protests in Toledo
Protesters took to downtown Toledo to make their voices heard on ICE operations. Dozens of people stood out front of One Government Center.
ICE protest: Toledoans gather to protest death of Renee Good
TOLEDO – 80 to 100 people gathered in front of Toledo City Hall, 1 Government Center, Thursday evening to protest the actions of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, in Minneapolis, Minn. Good was killed on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Local doctor arrested on multiple charges, placed on leave
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A local doctor is on leave after he was booked into jail on multiple charges including child endangerment. Dr. Hanuman Gowda, 31, was arrested Friday and booked into the Wood County jail. Records show he is charged with felonious assault; endangering children - abuse; and endangering children -...
Telegraph Road closed in both directions for crash near Monroe
FRENCHTOWN TWP., MI - A crash near the city of Monroe has closed both directions of Telegraph Road. Both the northbound and southbound directions of Telegraph Road, also known as U.S. 24, closed around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The road was closed...
Second man pleads not guilty in November shooting that killed Jasmine Queen, injured others
TOLEDO, Ohio — A man charged in connection with a shooting that killed 19-year-old Jasmine Queen and injured two others has pleaded not guilty. According to court records, Marshaun Purley, 18, pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges in relation to the shooting on Wednesday. His bond was set at $2 million, no...
Fix on the way for homeowner on Warsaw after they say city crews damaged...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Warsaw Street resident has been living without electricity and gas for a week after she says city demolition crews damaged her home while cleaning up a fire at an abandoned property next door. Betsy Shinners said she has been relying on a generator, candles, flashlights...
Toledo just broke a high temperature record set in 1880. What was life like...
TOLEDO, Ohio — On Jan. 9, 1880, residents of Toledo woke up to an unseasonably warm day. From National Weather Service records, we know high temperatures that day reached 59 degrees. That temperature remained on the books as the warmest recorded day it had ever been in Toledo on Jan. 9. That is, until Friday, 146...

















