Forecast high wind in northern Ohio has prompted the Ohio Turnpike to ban larger vehicles susceptible to wind throughout the day on Friday.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/03/12/wind-forecast-prompts-vehicle-restrictions-on-ohio-turnpike/stories/20260312107

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CLEVELAND — How’s this for March Madness?

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2026/03/11/briggs-bryan-blair-energized-toledo-but-grade-is-incomplete-if-he-leaves-for-syr/stories/20260311128

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DETROIT — Detroit has long been a city that’s attracted odd characters, from Jack Kevorkian to flamboyant (and often crooked) politicians, ministers, and eccentric athletes, such as Mark “the Bird” Fidrych, who talked to the ball and came out of nowhere to be the league’s best pitcher for a career that lasted one glorious year.

https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/05/lessenberry-detroit-has-characters-like-the-plague-doctor/stories/20260305073

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An 8-year-old sustained serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Saturday evening, police said.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/03/01/boy-injured-after-being-struck-by-car-in-east-toledo/stories/20260301096

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For the first time, Women of Toledo’s International Women’s Day luncheon is inviting men to the conversation, making clear that fixing caregiving and workplace systems is everyone’s job.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/03/05/women-s-day-luncheon-to-examine-workplace-caregiving-systems/stories/20260226133

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You don’t need to be a golfer to rejoice in the success of Inverness Club in attracting the 2045 United States Golf Association’s U.S. Open tournament — the Super Bowl of golf — to Toledo.

https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/05/editorials-inverness-creates-opportunity/stories/20260305033

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TUCSON, Ariz. — The sheriff investigating the apparent abduction of Today show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother said Friday he was frustrated that a camera at Nancy Guthrie 's home wasn't able to capture images of anyone the day she went missing.

https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/02/06/sheriff-savannah-guthrie-missing-mom-lack-video-setback/stories/20260206120

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The young Rogers Rams stuck with defending City League champion Start for one quarter before the aggressive Spartans used a smothering defense to pull away in a key girls basketball contest on Monday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/01/12/start-uses-stingy-defense-to-pull-away-from-rogers-in-key-city-league-girls-game/stories/20260112111

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There was no place U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Helmick would’ve rather been on Friday, he said.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/01/09/just-proud-of-being-american-now-40-new-u-s-citizens-take-oath-at-library/stories/20260109120

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WASHINGTON — Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low.

https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/01/09/hiring-year-jobs-unemployment-down-4-first-decline-june/stories/20260109107

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When forward Denis Smirnov switched ECHL fish affiliations from the Idaho Steelheads to the Toledo Walleye in September, he could only smile.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/01/09/russian-forward-smirnov-provides-boost-to-walleye-offense-after-trade-acquisitio/stories/20260109082

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide.

https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/01/07/US-seeks-to-assert-its-control-over-Venezuelan-oil-with-tanker-seizures-and-sales-worldwide/stories/20260107131

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Richard Rodriguez, a fourth grader at Chase STEMM Academy, said keeping ice from melting was very hard.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2025/12/11/stemm-expo-students-project-talent-chase-academy/stories/20251211133

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Rickayla Davis scored 19 points, Nye’Asha Buffaloe had 18 points, and Rogers defeated Rossford 66-32 in a nonleague girls basketball game Thursday.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2025/12/11/high-school-girls-basketball-davis-buffaloe-pace-rogers/stories/20251212071

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza made all the big plays Saturday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2025/12/07/no-2-indiana-beats-no-1-ohio-st-13-10-end-big-ten-title-drought/stories/20251207132

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With the All-Mid-American Conference football teams released Thursday, the University of Toledo earned a program-record 17 selections, the second most in league history behind Marshall’s 18 in 1999.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2025/12/04/all-mac-football-ut-rockets-players-bgsu-pettaway-freshman/stories/20251204108

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Toledo’s trio of Catholic boys basketball programs will once again look to use a grueling regular season gauntlet in the Catholic High School League as a catapult to more postseason success.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2025/12/03/2025-26-local-chsl-boys-basketball-preview-central-st-francis-st-john-s-compete/stories/20251203017

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Mediation between a South Toledo drummer and his upset neighbors was unsuccessful, a judge said, and the case will continue with a visiting judge.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2025/11/10/drummer-s-mediation-with-neighbor-unsuccessful/stories/20251110086

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Toledo Area Jobs with Justice and the Interfaith Worker Justice Coalition are again offering free rides to the polls Tuesday.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2025/11/02/community-organizations-partner-to-offer-free-rides-to-the-polls/stories/20251102099

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In a winner-take-all scenario in the premier girls soccer rivalry in northwest Ohio, Perrysburg and Anthony Wayne had to settle for another hard-fought 2-2 draw on Wednesday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2025/10/08/anthony-wayne-perrysburg-battle-2-2-tight-nll-girls-soccer-thriller/stories/20251008114

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MONROE — Monroe County Community College announced Wednesday that its fall enrollment is up by 8 percent over 2024.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2025/09/11/monroe-county-community-college-reports-8-percent-enrollment-increase/stories/20250911101

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A silenced institution is coming back to life in Springfield Township.

https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/toledo-magazine/2025/09/06/springfield-museum-opens-doors-school-theme-exhibit/stories/20250825099

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CINCINNATI — George Springer had one of Toronto's five home runs as the Blue Jays rallied from five runs down to beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-9 on Wednesday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2025/09/03/blue-jays-tie-season-high-five-homers-13-9-win-over-reds/stories/20250903141

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Payton Henry’s two-out, walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the host Lehigh Valley IronPigs an 8-7 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/mud-hens/2025/09/03/mud-hens-walked-off-lehigh-valley/stories/20250903137

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WASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to hear: The automotive industry he said he wants to save was being hurt by his tariffs.

https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2025/08/11/whitmer-told-trump-in-private-that-michigan-auto-jobs-depend-on-a-tariff-change/stories/20250811087

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The Toledo Mud Hens stretched their winning streak to five games on Friday with a 7-2 victory over the Louisville Bats on the road.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/mud-hens/2025/08/08/mud-hens-rough-up-greene-5th-straight-win/stories/20250808137

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ONE HOUR MAMA: THE BLUES OF VICTORIA SPIVEY

https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2025/07/10/review-maria-muldaur-has-loving-tribute-of-blues-icon-coming-out-friday/stories/20250709012

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CINCINNATI — Andrew Abbott pitched seven innings of shutout ball a day after being named an All-Star, Elly De La Cruz hit a pair of RBI doubles and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Marlins 7-2 on Wednesday night, snapping Miami's franchise-record 11-game road winning streak.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2025/07/09/reds-beat-marlins-miami-winning-streak/stories/20250709122

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