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UT may sell alcohol at football games

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:21 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - The University of Toledo may join a growing number of colleges selling alcohol at their football games.

Ohio rep steps down as House Democratic leader

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:12:15 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Democratic leader in the Ohio House stepped down Tuesday night from his role before his term ends next year.

Usually a bit player, the onion also can play a starring...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:26:32 -0400

By DANIEL NEMAN - Is any ingredient more hardworking, yet humble, than the onion?

Ken Schrader oldest ARCA winner

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:50:05 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Longtime NASCAR driver Ken Schrader became the oldest winner in ARCA Racing Series history Sunday, dominating the Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway.

Police in NW Ohio: home invasion victim targeted

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:54:16 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Police in northwest Ohio are searching for three suspects in the shooting death of a business owner during a weekend home invasion.

Winners announced in 2012 OAPME newspaper contest

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:32:31 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Newspapers in Cleveland, Canton, Springfield, Chillicothe and East Liverpool were named the best in the state Sunday in the annual Ohio Associated Press Media Editors newspaper competition.

Bloody trail in Ohio probe in 2 brothers' deaths

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:58:07 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - An arraignment is scheduled Tuesday for a 17-year-old charged in the deaths of two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio.

1 millionth Jeep Wrangler built at Toledo plant

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:28:27 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Auto workers in Toledo celebrated a milestone this past week.

Ohio Tea Party groups long ago sounded alarm on IRS

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:49:15 -0400

By TOM TROY and VANESSA MCCRAY - Conservative Ohio groups more than a year ago raised the alarm that the Internal Revenue Service was holding up their applications for tax-exempt status, leading an Ohio lawmaker to request the audit that led to the IRS's recent admission that it targeted Tea Party-related groups for close scrutiny.

2 sentenced to life in slaying of Ohio gym owner

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:53:05 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - A judge in northwest Ohio has sentenced two men to life in prison for the robbery and murder of a gym owner.

Bird-watchers flock to Ohio's Lake Erie shoreline

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:59:44 -0400

OAK HARBOR, Ohio - Dedicated bird-watchers have long known that the place to be in early May is along Ohio's Lake Erie coast where several hundred species of birds stop at the marshes and rocky shoreline to rest and refuel.

Owner of OH hot dog diner linked to 'M-A-S-H' dies

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:08:30 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - The man who bought the northwest Ohio hot dog eatery made famous on the TV series "M-A-S-H" has died. Robert G. Bennett was 76.

Cream of mushroom soup, from scratch, has uncanny taste

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:21:04 -0400

By DANIEL NEMAN - Peanut butter and jelly. Franks and beans. Bacon and eggs.

Project aims to restore western Lake Erie wetlands

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:11:10 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - A project restoring 2,500 acres into wetlands along western Lake Erie is a small but important step toward creating a new home for wildlife and cleaning water runoff from farm fields that feeds harmful algae, conservation organizations say.

Polar bear cubs now on display in Toledo

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:28:10 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Twin polar bear cubs have made their debut at The Toledo Zoo and are now in display for the first time.

Ohio teens build skills, self-esteem - and a boat

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:55:39 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - It's early Saturday morning, and 16-year-old Marissa Schoenegge pauses to wipe the sweat and sawdust from her face.

Ohio man drives to hospital after shot in head

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:10:03 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Police in Toledo say a man who was shot in the head was able to drive himself to the hospital.

Random shooting hurts 2 toddlers at Ohio apartment

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:38:20 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Police in northern Ohio say two toddlers were hit by bullets when someone fired several shots into the courtyard of an apartment complex.

University of Toledo looks at cuts of up to $17M

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:11:46 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Officials at the University of Toledo say budget cuts for the coming year could total $17 million.

Toledo police investigate fatal shooting

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:49:26 -0400

TOLEDO - Police in Toledo are investigating a fatal shooting overnight.

Police say gangs increasingly violent in Ohio city

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:07:18 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Police say gangs in a northwest Ohio city have become increasingly violent over the past couple of decades even as gang-related homicides were reported to be down last year compared with 2011, a newspaper reported Sunday.

More than just numbers in Ohio's Medicaid debate

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:50:16 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - The debate over whether Ohio should make health care coverage available to more low-income residents has been framed largely by numbers and dollar signs.

Franciscan nun runs business to help farmers go chemical...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:55:37 -0400

BRYAN, Ohio - As she sticks her hands into topsoil, Sister Rita Wienken is oblivious to the chill that lingers after months of frost.

'Amphibian Academy' at Toledo Zoo sees creatures as...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:55:06 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Amphibians play an important function in our food chain and in the balance of nature. In the world of biology, they're a sentinel of ecological health -- signs of when things are amiss.

Entrepreneurs try to recapture Detroit's glory

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:51:16 -0400

DETROIT - Scarred by decades of political corruption and neglect, Detroit has begun what many people believe is a painful yet necessary transition.