ShotSpotter leads police to central Toledo gunshot victim
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured Thursday night in central Toledo. Officers initially responded to the 500 block of Bates Road after receiving a ShotSpotter alert just before 11 p.m. While units were on the scene, a 38-year-old male victim arrived...
Driver crashes into Toledo restaurant while suffering medical emergency: TPD
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A driver crashed into Toledo restaurant Thursday evening while suffering a medial emergency at the wheel, according to Toledo Police. The driver of a pick-up truck crashed into Jing Chuan Chinese Restaurant on Secor Road just after 5:30 p.m. Officers said the driver had a seizure, causing them...
Packo’s at the Park Event Center closing, building listed for sale
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A downtown Toledo favorite is closing its doors. The CEO of Tony Packo’s says it will be closing Packo’s at the Park Event Center on South Superior Street and putting the building up for sale. The restaurant stopped serving daily lunch and dinner in...
Sterling’s Amish Deli in Bowling Green to close for good, owner announces
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Sterling's Amish Deli in downtown Bowling Green will close for good after six years in business, the owner recently announced on the restaurant's Facebook page. Owner Steven Sterling said in the post that he does not "have any fight left in me" to keep the...
Award-winning documentary to screen for free at Maumee Indoor Theater
MAUMEE, Ohio — The Maumee Environmental and Tree Advisory Commission is set to host a free screening of "Sugarcane" at the Maumee Indoor Theater later this month. The Sundance-award-winning documentary features the 2021 investigation of unmarked graves discovered on the grounds of a former Indigenous residential...
ProMedica Memorial presents slate of staff awards
ProMedica Memorial Hospital announced the latest winners of the Garden Awards. Daisy award Michelle Cutshell, RN, is the recipient of the Daisy award. Cutshell was nominated for her extraordinary impact on both patients and their families. Since the award’s inception three years ago, Cutshell has received 14...
Help needed for event to honor local first responders
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A local nonprofit is asking the community for help putting on an annual event to honor first responders both past and present. Each year on January 26, Toledo Strong coordinates ‘Donuts & Dinners for First Responders,’ reaching dozens of stations and bureaus across the region.
‘She saw the good in everybody’ Family remembers local 18-year-old allegedly killed by boyfriend
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County grand jury has indicted a man on aggravated murder charges for the shooting death of his 18-year-old girlfriend. Now the victim’s family is calling for justice. It started as a call for a suicide, but evidence from the coroner’s office led detectives...
Ohio man allegedly shoots, kills girlfriend days after being released from jail
OREGON, Ohio (WKRC) – An Ohio man allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend days after being released from jail. According to WTVG, 20-year-old Ezekiel Ananias James is facing multiple charges after he allegedly shot and killed 18-year-old Haiden Babiuch at a residence in Oregon, Ohio, on December 6. Authorities...
Teenager to be tried as adult in Point Place stabbing death of 14-year-old
TOLEDO, Ohio — The teenager accused of fatally stabbing 14-year-old Xander Epps in Point Place over the summer will be tried as an adult on murder and felonious assault charges. A Lucas County grand jury indicted John Jackson on one felony charge each of murder and felonious assault on...

















