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Water rescue on Maumee River closes MLK Bridge
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - First responders are conducting a water rescue on the Maumee River near the MLK Bridge Wednesday evening. The call came in before 5 p.m. 13 Action News crews on the scene saw several rescue vessels that were still on the scene just before 6 p.m. The...
Perrysburg Farmers Market ribbon cutting postponed due to rain
The Perrysburg Farmers Market will open for the season Thursday, but its 25th-year ribbon-cutting recognition will be postponed for a week. The 3 p.m. ceremony will be moved to May 16, due to the rainy forecast. The first Perrysburg Farmers Market was held in 1999 and had six vendors. Today, the market has 60 vendors and 20 food trucks; 15 of those vendors are farmers. The market is organized by Visit Perrysburg. The market runs 3 to 8 p.m. every Thursday through Oct. 10. Music at the Market starts at 7 p.m. June 6 in the Commodore schoolyard at Louisiana and Indiana avenues and runs through the end of August.
Man charged in death of 76-year-old at Side Cut Metropark appears in court
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — A man accused and charged in the death of a Maumee man appeared in court Wednesday, where a judge continued his bond. Zachary Boyer, 34, appeared in Lucas County Court of Common Pleas for a pretrial on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, felonious assault and aggravated assault, to which he has pleaded not guilty on all counts. A judge set Boyer's bond at $250,000, no percent. If he posts bond, he will be required to comply with electronic monitoring.
Street paving in Bowling Green starts Thursday
BOWLING GREEN – Street paving in the city starts Thursday on Pearl Street. Contractors plan to begin with the removal and replacement of curb ramps along Pearl between Wintergarden Road and Church Street. Beginning the week of May 22, while concrete work on Pearl is ongoing, milling and paving of Sand Ridge Road, between Wintergarden and Maple Street, will begin. Once Sand Ridge is complete, paving crews will mill and pave Pearl. Lane restrictions and closures at intersections will be necessary. This schedule is dependent on weather and progress of work.
ShotSpotter renewed in North and East Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo City Council approved $280,000 for the final year of its contract with ShotSpotter, a system that helps the Toledo Police Department determine when a gun has been fired. Toledo Police have touted the success of the gunshot detection program but it doesn’t come cheap.
Toledo man indicted in 2020 murder of 19-year-old
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County Grand Jury indicted a man accused or killing a 19-year-old on Wednesday. Records show the grand jury indicted Mytaveon Walls, 18, on two counts of Murder, Felonious Assault, and Participating in a Criminal Gang charges on May 8 in the fatal shooting of James Smith Jr. in 2020. Walls was 15-years-old at the time of the murder.
Lucas County auditor presents SeaGate Food Bank with money from statewide settlement
The Lucas County auditor presented a check to SeaGate Food Bank on Wednesday, based on a settlement secured by the Office of the Ohio Attorney General against Family Dollar. Auditor Katie Moline presented the food bank with $7,339.08, the result of a lawsuit filed by the attorney general’s office against Dollar General and Family Dollar for charging customers one price on the shelf and a higher one at the counter. Settlements in each lawsuit were used to donate money to auditor-selected food pantries, with county distributions based on the total settlement amount and the number of stores located in the county, the Lucas County Auditor’s Office said in a news release. “Seagate Food Bank of Northwest Ohio fights against hunger in Lucas County daily,” Ms. Moline said. “I am honored to direct these funds to SeaGate Food Bank, as a result of the work performed by the Auditor’s office to ensure fair and honest pricing in our community.”
MSP: Toledo BMW driver shoots at 68-year-old on I-75
MONROE TWP., Mich. (WTVG) - A 54-year-old Toledo man allegedly brandished a pistol and fired a shot in an apparent road rage incident on I-75 just south of Laplaisance Rd. Monday morning. According to Michigan State Police, the suspect was traveling in a gray BMW when he fired the gun...
Murder trial witness describes boys' beatings before they vanished
A friend who was present when two boys were beaten in a South Toledo home’s basement before their disappearances and deaths in late 2022 described those beatings in court Tuesday. Patrick Yingling, Jr.’s testimony followed that of Dr. Jeffrey Hudson, deputy Lucas County coroner, in the trial of Brent Kohlhofer, 42, and Charles Walker, 34, who are charged with two counts each of aggravated murder, murder, and kidnapping. Dr. Hudson, said the lacerations, swelling, and other blunt-force injuries he saw on the heads of Ke’Marion Wilder, 16, and Kyshawn Pittman, 15, were not enough to have caused death. He also testified that only young Wilder had injuries consistent with strangulation to include in his autopsy reports. Still, Dr. Hudson said in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, what was known of young Pittman’s death — his body having been found in a burned-out house’s basement alongside young Wilder’s — was sufficient to rule its manner a homicide even if the cause could only be narrowed to “homicide by unspecified means.”
Road work to close two East Toledo streets for 2 days
Roadway restoration will close parts of two East Toledo streets Wednesday and Thursday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Nevada Street’s eastbound lane will be closed between Plymouth and White streets, while Spring Grove Avenue will be closed entirely between Greenwood and Starr avenues. Detour routes will not be posted.
May 8th Weather Forecast
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - It will be mostly sunny and breezy today with highs around 80. Rain is possible after midnight tonight with a low in the lower 50s. Steady temperatures in the low to middle 50s are expected Thursday with light rain likely at times. It will also be breezy with a northeast wind around 15 to 20 mph. Friday will be partly cloudy with a high in the low 60s. Rain is likely Saturday morning and early afternoon with a high in the upper 50s to near 60. Mother’s Day is expected to be partly cloudy with a high in the middle 60s. Monday and Tuesday will bring highs in the middle 70s with the chance of a pop up shower or storm in the afternoon hours.
Tornado warning expires for portions of Wood, Hancock counties
The National Weather Service out of Cleveland’s tornado warning for southwestern Wood County and northwestern Hancock County has expired. “The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado,” the NWS online update states.
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