http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:02:26 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/10/bowling-green-resident-law-enforcement-agent-pleads-guilty-child-porn/stories/20260410119 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/10/bowling-green-resident-law-enforcement-agent-pleads-guilty-child-porn/stories/20260410119#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:56:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/10/bowling-green-resident-law-enforcement-agent-pleads-guilty-child-porn/stories/20260410119 BOWLING GREEN — An Ohio Investigative Unit agent from Wood County pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing files of child pornography, the U.S. Department of Justice said. A gavel. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/serving-scoops-of-joy-ben-jerry-s-free-cone-day/stories/20260408029 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/serving-scoops-of-joy-ben-jerry-s-free-cone-day/stories/20260408029#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:55:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/serving-scoops-of-joy-ben-jerry-s-free-cone-day/stories/20260408029 Ben & Jerry’s is throwing its annual Free Cone Day celebration, serving up free scoops of ice cream Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/10/lucas-county-levy-estimator-tool-updated/stories/20260409104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/10/lucas-county-levy-estimator-tool-updated/stories/20260409104#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:18:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/10/lucas-county-levy-estimator-tool-updated/stories/20260409104 Lucas County Auditor Katie Moline is encouraging residents to “take note before you vote” ahead of the primary election on May 5. Lucas County auditor Katie Moline details the oldest archived volumes and microfilm held at One Govt. Center on Feb. 10 in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/new-nonprofit-uses-art-help-homeless/stories/20260410123 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/new-nonprofit-uses-art-help-homeless/stories/20260410123#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:51:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/new-nonprofit-uses-art-help-homeless/stories/20260410123 Valya Wright didn’t have a job or a place to stay when she came to Toledo in January at six months pregnant. An attendee orders from an ice cream truck during an open house to celebrate Street Art Missions group's launch as a nonprofit at Cherry Street Mission in Toledo on April 10. Valya Wright, left, stands with Andy Howard, right, founder of Street Art Missions, during an open house to celebrate the group's launch as a nonprofit at Cherry Street Mission in Toledo on April 10. Kacey McCreery, community engagement glass artist at the Toledo Museum of Art, demonstrates glass blowing during an open house to celebrate Street Art Missions group's launch as a nonprofit at Cherry Street Mission in Toledo on April 10. Attendees use airbrush tools and stencils to create art during an open house to celebrate Street Art Missions group's launch as a nonprofit at Cherry Street Mission in Toledo on April 10. Azariah Depp, 4, picks up a marker to color on a coloring sheet during an open house to celebrate Street Art Missions group's launch as a nonprofit at Cherry Street Mission in Toledo on April 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/04/10/automotive-manufacturer-building-new-facility-rossford/stories/20260410117 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/04/10/automotive-manufacturer-building-new-facility-rossford/stories/20260410117#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:21:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/04/10/automotive-manufacturer-building-new-facility-rossford/stories/20260410117 An automotive manufacturer, which is expected to open in 2027 and initially employ 600, is coming to Rossford. A rendering of "Project Sapphire," a new auto manufacturer in Rossford. The site of a future automotive manufacturer in Rossford, off Glenwood Road. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/04/10/city-pulls-trash-contract-vote-from-council-agenda/stories/20260410110 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/04/10/city-pulls-trash-contract-vote-from-council-agenda/stories/20260410110#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:51:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/04/10/city-pulls-trash-contract-vote-from-council-agenda/stories/20260410110 The mayor’s administration is pulling an item from Toledo City Council’s agenda that would have allowed the city to contract with Priority Waste LLC as its next trash provider. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/10/ohioans-could-see-lower-property-tax-bills-july-abolishment-campaign-continues/stories/20260410109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/10/ohioans-could-see-lower-property-tax-bills-july-abolishment-campaign-continues/stories/20260410109#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:34:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/10/ohioans-could-see-lower-property-tax-bills-july-abolishment-campaign-continues/stories/20260410109 COLUMBUS — Many Ohioans will soon experience the benefits of the property tax reform measures passed by the Ohio General Assembly near the end of 2025, according to the sponsor of all four pieces of legislation. Senate President Rob McColley speaks to the media after the State of the State address by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in the Ohio House chambers at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/04/10/investigation-finds-no-wrongdoing-at-monroe-school-district-with-trans-athlete/stories/20260410112 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/04/10/investigation-finds-no-wrongdoing-at-monroe-school-district-with-trans-athlete/stories/20260410112#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:29:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/04/10/investigation-finds-no-wrongdoing-at-monroe-school-district-with-trans-athlete/stories/20260410112 MONROE — An independent investigation of Monroe schools regarding a transgender student using a female locker room has found that the district did not violate Title IX. Briley Lechner, 16, listens during a news conference Monday, Dec. 8 in front of the Monroe County Courthouse in Monroe, Michigan. Miss Lechner’s father, Sean Lechner, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education after a transgender athlete was using the female locker room during a volleyball match a Monroe High School. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/hayes-presidential-host-paul-revere-lantern-walk-celebration/stories/20260402125 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/hayes-presidential-host-paul-revere-lantern-walk-celebration/stories/20260402125#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:52:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/hayes-presidential-host-paul-revere-lantern-walk-celebration/stories/20260402125 FREMONT — Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums will host a lantern walk through Spiegel Grove in honor of Paul Revere Saturday. The museum/library, at right, and the Hayes house, at back left, at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center at Spiegel Grove in Fremont on Feb. 16, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/take-back-the-night-at-bgsu-to-give-survivors-a-voice/stories/20260410118 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/take-back-the-night-at-bgsu-to-give-survivors-a-voice/stories/20260410118#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:47:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/take-back-the-night-at-bgsu-to-give-survivors-a-voice/stories/20260410118 BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University will host its annual Take Back the Night event Sunday, featuring speakers and a demonstration. Students and community members march through campus during the Bowling Green’s Take Back the Night Event at Bowling Green State University on April 14, 2025 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/artists-may-apply-for-grants-up-to-3-000/stories/20260406087 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/artists-may-apply-for-grants-up-to-3-000/stories/20260406087#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:10:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/artists-may-apply-for-grants-up-to-3-000/stories/20260406087 Apply for Arts Commission project grants through April 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/04/10/sheriff-urges-care-caution-around-annual-senior-assassins-game/stories/20260410067 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/04/10/sheriff-urges-care-caution-around-annual-senior-assassins-game/stories/20260410067#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:08:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/04/10/sheriff-urges-care-caution-around-annual-senior-assassins-game/stories/20260410067 MONROE — Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough is asking high school seniors in his jurisdiction who decide to participate in the “senior assassin” game to do so carefully. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Monroe, Mich., on March 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/04/10/roche-de-boeuf-bridge-demolition-moves-forward/stories/20260410116 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/04/10/roche-de-boeuf-bridge-demolition-moves-forward/stories/20260410116#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:18:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/04/10/roche-de-boeuf-bridge-demolition-moves-forward/stories/20260410116 The project to demolish the Roche de Boeuf Bridge in Waterville has officially been put out for bids by the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Save the Bridge Association confirmed. An aerial view from a drone of the Roche de Boeuf Bridge in Waterville. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/04/10/daughter-of-michigan-woman-missing-in-the-bahamas-sheds-new-light/stories/20260410111 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/04/10/daughter-of-michigan-woman-missing-in-the-bahamas-sheds-new-light/stories/20260410111#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:12:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/04/10/daughter-of-michigan-woman-missing-in-the-bahamas-sheds-new-light/stories/20260410111 As investigators seek answers in the disappearance of an American woman in the Bahamas whose husband says fell overboard while riding in a dinghy, her family is sharing insight into the couple’s relationship andtrying to make sense of what happened. Karli Aylesworth is pictured during a video interview with CNN. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/photo-gallery-best-pictures-for-week-ending-april-9/stories/20260410108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/photo-gallery-best-pictures-for-week-ending-april-9/stories/20260410108#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/04/10/photo-gallery-best-pictures-for-week-ending-april-9/stories/20260410108 Blade photographers head out every day to capture the triumphs, tragedies, and oddities of life in Lucas County and beyond. Aslan Rahman, 2, of Holland, shares his pizza with a curious goose during a picnic with his parents April 4 at Side Cut Metropark in Maumee. Scene of a fatal fire at 1839 Evansdale on April 7 in Toledo. The Toledo Mud Hens prepare for the opening day festivities of their Minor League Baseball season at Fifth-Third Field and surrounding Hensville neighborhood on April 6 in downtown Toledo. Sierra Evans, left, gives a bite of her chicken to Jai’ceon Kizer, 11, during the Mud Hens opening day in Hensville in downtown Toledo on April 7. Ruelaine Stokes signs her letter-pressed poem for Denise Fonner during 5 Poets, 5 Parks in the Glass City Pavillon at Glass City Metropark in Toledo on Friday, April 4, 2026. St. Pauls Eric Wagaman tags Toledo’s Eduardo Valencia out at first base during a Toledo Mud Hens Minor League Baseball game against the St. Paul Saints at Fifth Third Field in Toledo on April 8. Toledo takes the field during the Mud Hens opening day at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo on April 7. Toledo Muds Hens pitcher Ty Madden hurls against St. Paul in a Minor League Baseball game at Fifth-Third Field on April 9, 2026, in downtown Toledo. Toledo’s Ava Siefke jumps to spike the ball during a women’s college volleyball spring exhibition match against Findlay at Savage Arena in Toledo on April 4. Toledo Muds Hens fans dressed as a relish condiment boo's the proceedings against St. Paul in a Minor League Baseball game at Fifth-Third Field on April 9 in downtown Toledo. A person walks by the Lucas County Canine and Control building in Toledo on April 5. Cadet Michael Cervantes gets ready for his turn at aggressive driving at the Owens Community College Police Training Academy on April 9 at the Center for Emergency Preparedness in Walbridge, Ohio. Toledo’s Gage Workman steals second as St. Paul’s Tanner Schobe attempts to tag him out during a Toledo Mud Hens Minor League Baseball game against the St. Paul Saints at Fifth Third Field in Toledo on April 8. Bowling Green’s Sam Seidel tags out Akron’s Kelton Phillips during a MAC baseball game at BGSU’s Steller Field in Bowling Green on April 3. Anthony Wayne’s Josie Fritts waits on first base during a NLL high school softball game at Springfield athletic complex in Holland on April 6. Church goers walk along the North Summit Street during a reflective cross walk hosted by six different churches in Point Place on April 3. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Toledo Rockets base runner Eli Enriquez is out at home plate against the BGSU Falcons in a college softball game at Meserve Field on April 7 in Bowling Green, Ohio. A kid pretends to be scared while sitting next to the Evil Easter Bunny for a picture at The Michigan Museum of Horror in Monroe, Michigan on April 4. Two-year-old Karen Townsend picks up an egg during the Outdoor Sylvania Annual Egg Hunt at Olander Park in Sylvania on April 4. Girls run to pick up eggs during the Outdoor Sylvania Annual Egg Hunt at Olander Park in Sylvania on April 4. From left, Logan Burnette, 6, Samantha Leahey and Malachi Hong, 6, propel a sail car during Simple Machines Week at the Imagination Station in Toledo on April 8. Jordan Ortyl prepares a customers order inside of the kitchen at Night Owl Diner in Toledo on April 9. Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy and his running mate Rob McColley speak during a town hall meeting April 7 at Drackett Hall in Lakeside. Toledo mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz delivers the 'State of the City' address from a warehouse near the sites of future development along the Maumee River on April 8 in the Vistula neighborhood north of downtown Toledo. From left, Lori Patton, Carmen Planck, 13, Doris Banks, and Tanya Cole shop at the thrift store during a health fair and outreach event April 7 at St. Lucas Lutheran Church in Toledo. Karl Kusch of Toledo tries his luck catching walleye in the Maumee River April 4 at Side Cut Metropark in Maumee. Jason Ribby and his daughter Maizie, 6, who has Downs Syndrome, run Grave Expectations, a business in which the two care for gravesites on behalf of families who can’t always visit in person April 6 at Oak Harbor Union Cemetery in Oak Harbor. An aerial view from a drone shows freighter Federal Nakagawa leave with the help of tugs Michigan and New York in the Maumee River in Toledo on April 9. Rebecca Landin crochets April 4 at Sauder Village in Archbold. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/04/09/south-solar-project-gets-plan-commission-support/stories/20260409115 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/04/09/south-solar-project-gets-plan-commission-support/stories/20260409115#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:41:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/04/09/south-solar-project-gets-plan-commission-support/stories/20260409115 After considerable discussion, the Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commission has agreed unanimously to endorse plans for a standalone community solar array in South Toledo. Joe Cordella, Historic South Initiative vice president, was the first of three applicants to address the Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commission about the project on April 9. Flanking him are his co-applicants, Molly Thompson, CEO of Elevated Energy Solutions, and Carl Wagner, HSI board chairman, who spoke after Mr. Cordella finished. After hearing from multiple people, the Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commission unanimously agreed to recommend the project to Toledo City Council, which is expected to vote on it May 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/04/09/tps-treasurer-ryan-stechschulte-resigns-effective-july-1/stories/20260409113 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/04/09/tps-treasurer-ryan-stechschulte-resigns-effective-july-1/stories/20260409113#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:13:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/04/09/tps-treasurer-ryan-stechschulte-resigns-effective-july-1/stories/20260409113 Toledo Public Schools chief financial officer and Treasurer Ryan Stechschulte has resigned his post effective July 1. Ryan Stechschulte, right, TPS treasurer addresses the crowd during budget shortfall community meeting at Woodward High School on Feb. 4 in North Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/09/sports-betting-ohio-ban-online-prediction-markets/stories/20260409100 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/09/sports-betting-ohio-ban-online-prediction-markets/stories/20260409100#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:21:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/09/sports-betting-ohio-ban-online-prediction-markets/stories/20260409100 COLUMBUS — An Ohio legislative package making online sportsbooks illegal again wouldn’t affect internet prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, according to supporters and critics of the proposal. State Rep. Gary Click speaks during a news conference announcing the "Save Ohio Sports Act" at the statehouse in Columbus on April 8. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/09/energy-policy-forefront-ohio-governor-race/stories/20260409112 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/09/energy-policy-forefront-ohio-governor-race/stories/20260409112#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:47:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/04/09/energy-policy-forefront-ohio-governor-race/stories/20260409112 Toledoans are feeling the pressure of high energy bills, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton stopped in Toledo to lay out her proposal to fix that. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, listens to Judy Kossow, a retired postal worker, during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Justin Lynch, a library circulation clerk, speaks to Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Stickers seen at a roundtable hosted by Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Toledo City Councilman John Hobbs III speaks to Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, smiles as she speaks to the news media after a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks to the news media after a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Judy Kossow, a retired postal worker, listens to Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Rebecca Mate, a library circulation clerk, listens to Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Maynard C. Porter, a Toledo Public Schools bus monitor, listens to Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Rev. John Jones, HOPE Toledo's president and CEO, listens as Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Rev. John Jones, HOPE Toledo's president and CEO, listens as Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, smiles during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, speaks during a roundtable at UAW Local 14 in Toledo on April 9. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/04/09/husband-arrested-bahamas-michigan-woman-vanishes-boat-denies-wrongdoing-lawyer-s/stories/20260409110 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/04/09/husband-arrested-bahamas-michigan-woman-vanishes-boat-denies-wrongdoing-lawyer-s/stories/20260409110#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:17:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/04/09/husband-arrested-bahamas-michigan-woman-vanishes-boat-denies-wrongdoing-lawyer-s/stories/20260409110 An American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife, who is from Lenawee County, vanished while the couple were traveling in a motorboat near the archipelago denies any wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday. Lynette Hooker