http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:11:19 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/global-peace-run-brings-message-to-toledo/stories/20260729123 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/global-peace-run-brings-message-to-toledo/stories/20260729123#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:25:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/global-peace-run-brings-message-to-toledo/stories/20260729123 When Alex Ramsey of Lakewood, Ohio, graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2010, he wasn't ready to give up competitive running. Toledoan Evan Gaynor leads Toledo runners and international runners from the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run at Toledo Spain Plaza in central Toledo on July 29. Sue Pokorney, left, passes the peace torch to Jean Ryan before the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run at Toledo Spain Plaza in central Toledo on July 29. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz holds the peace torch before the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run at Toledo Spain Plaza in central Toledo on July 29. Toledoan Evan Gaynor leads Toledo runners and international runners from the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run at Toledo Spain Plaza in central Toledo on July 29. Toledoan Evan Gaynor gives instructions about the course before the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run at Toledo Spain Plaza in central Toledo on July 29. Devendra Cheatham holds the torch while singing before the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run at Toledo Spain Plaza in central Toledo on July 29. Alex Ramsey explains the route of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run at Toledo Spain Plaza in central Toledo on July 29. Devashishu Torpy, right, speaks with a Toledo police officer before the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run at Toledo Spain Plaza in central Toledo on July 29. Pam Summons, left, speaks before the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run at Toledo Spain Plaza in central Toledo on July 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/30/woman-seriously-injured-wood-county-crash/stories/20260730120 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/30/woman-seriously-injured-wood-county-crash/stories/20260730120#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:44:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/30/woman-seriously-injured-wood-county-crash/stories/20260730120 Two people were injured, one seriously, in a Thursday crash in Wood County’s Lake Township, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/photo-gallery-perrysburg-farmers-market/stories/20260730115 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/photo-gallery-perrysburg-farmers-market/stories/20260730115#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:29:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/photo-gallery-perrysburg-farmers-market/stories/20260730115 Visitors to the Perrysburg Farmers Market browsed everything from eggplants to pup treats on Thursday. Sue Moenter of Bech Farms eyes potential eggplant customers during the evening Perrysburg Farmers Market on July 30 in downtown. Basset Hound Pickles stars at the pup-cup treat coming her way from owner Ashley during the evening Perrysburg Farmers Market on July 30 in downtown. Jaclyn Poll holds a bouquet of flowers as she shops wares during the evening Perrysburg Farmers Market on July 30 in downtown. Jack Wenz of Sylvestri Market makes sure the summer squash meets the measure of excllence during the evening Perrysburg Farmers Market on July 30 in downtown. Young Alex Bold enjoys any icy treat in the heat of evening Perrysburg Farmers Market on July 30 in downtown. Lindsay Williams gets the green while the bag is secured during the evening Perrysburg Farmers Market on July 30 in downtown. Steve Remustat samples the hot beets on the block with Casey Bower and son Caden, 12, and his new and yet unnamed puppy during the evening Perrysburg Farmers Market on July 30 in downtown. A man carries sunflowers during the evening Perrysburg Farmers Market on July 30 in downtown. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/07/30/corps-abruptly-halts-work-invasive-carp-barrier/stories/20260730094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/07/30/corps-abruptly-halts-work-invasive-carp-barrier/stories/20260730094#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:30:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/07/30/corps-abruptly-halts-work-invasive-carp-barrier/stories/20260730094 JOLIET, Ill. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has abruptly halted construction of the multibillion-dollar invasive carp barrier near Chicago that is designed to keep highly destructive invasive carp from getting into the Great Lakes. In this 2012, file photo, invasive carp are seen leaping from the Illinois River near Havana, Ill., after being jolted by an electric current from a research boat. Invasive carp are shown leaping near Memphis in this 2011 file photo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/30/odot-preferred-plan-us-23-71-connector/stories/20260730098 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/30/odot-preferred-plan-us-23-71-connector/stories/20260730098#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:30:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/30/odot-preferred-plan-us-23-71-connector/stories/20260730098 COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Transportation on Thursday announced its preferred route for a freeway connecting U.S. 23 and I-71. The Ohio Department of Transportation announced its preferred alignment for a freeway connecting U.S. 23 and I-71 on July 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/celebrate-romance-author-vendor-event-maumee/stories/20260730056 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/celebrate-romance-author-vendor-event-maumee/stories/20260730056#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:28:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/celebrate-romance-author-vendor-event-maumee/stories/20260730056 Romancing the Glass City, a bookish event featuring more than 120 vendors and authors, takes place Saturday at the Lucas County Recreation Center. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/30/officials-investigate-chemical-odor-oregon/stories/20260730103 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/30/officials-investigate-chemical-odor-oregon/stories/20260730103#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:38:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/30/officials-investigate-chemical-odor-oregon/stories/20260730103 City and state environmental officials investigated reports of a chemical odor Thursday after residents in part of Oregon reported the smell and several people sought medical evaluations. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/couple-indicted-manslaughter-newborn-death/stories/20260730102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/couple-indicted-manslaughter-newborn-death/stories/20260730102#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:33:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/couple-indicted-manslaughter-newborn-death/stories/20260730102 An Oregon couple have both been indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges in their newborn daughter’s Feb. 25 death. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/photo-gallery-lunchtime-by-the-maumee-river/stories/20260730101 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/photo-gallery-lunchtime-by-the-maumee-river/stories/20260730101#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:26:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/photo-gallery-lunchtime-by-the-maumee-river/stories/20260730101 People soak up summer along downtown Toledo's Maumee River waterfront Thursday, enjoying the scenic views while grabbing a bite from local food trucks during Lunch at Levis. Charles Shelton takes in the river view as Kelly Mondora enjoys her lunch along the Maumee River in Toledo on July 30. Gulls line the docks as a boat moves along in the Maumee River in Toledo on July 30. Charles Shelton takes in the river view along the Maumee River in Toledo on July 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/30/2-arrested-after-high-speed-chase-with-u-haul-truck/stories/20260730097 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/30/2-arrested-after-high-speed-chase-with-u-haul-truck/stories/20260730097#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:16:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/30/2-arrested-after-high-speed-chase-with-u-haul-truck/stories/20260730097 OAK HARBOR, Ohio — Two people in a U-Haul truck were arrested after a pursuit through multiple northwest Ohio counties. Deputies used a vehicle-containment tactic to stop a fleeing U-Haul truck on State Rt. 2 in Oregon. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/07/30/state-seeks-penalties-over-alleged-illegal-cattle-operation/stories/20260729054 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/07/30/state-seeks-penalties-over-alleged-illegal-cattle-operation/stories/20260729054#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:04:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/07/30/state-seeks-penalties-over-alleged-illegal-cattle-operation/stories/20260729054 MONTPELIER, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General D. Andrew Wilson’s office is seeking thousands of dollars in penalties from an Indiana couple it claims illegally built a concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, for more than 1,000 cattle some 18 months ago. Sam Mullins is the Ohio Department of Agriculture's chief of livestock permitting. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/07/30/odot-postpones-i-475-closing-because-of-rainy-forecast/stories/20260730095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/07/30/odot-postpones-i-475-closing-because-of-rainy-forecast/stories/20260730095#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:05:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/07/30/odot-postpones-i-475-closing-because-of-rainy-forecast/stories/20260730095 Pavement repair and resurfacing that was to have closed part of northbound I-475/U.S. 23 this weekend has been postponed because wet weather is forecast. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/man-admits-to-involuntary-manslaughter-for-girlfriend-s-shooting-death/stories/20260730092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/man-admits-to-involuntary-manslaughter-for-girlfriend-s-shooting-death/stories/20260730092#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:01:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/man-admits-to-involuntary-manslaughter-for-girlfriend-s-shooting-death/stories/20260730092 A West Toledo man pleaded guilty Thursday morning to involuntary manslaughter and two other counts arising from his girlfriend’s shooting death nine months ago. Jeffrey Townsend, Jr. (right), goes over his plea documents with defense lawyer Jeff Crowther in Lucas County Common Pleas Court on July 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/als-fund-raiser-hosts-annual-summer-tasting-event/stories/20260730083 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/als-fund-raiser-hosts-annual-summer-tasting-event/stories/20260730083#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:55:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/30/als-fund-raiser-hosts-annual-summer-tasting-event/stories/20260730083 Toledo Takes on ALS will host its annual summer tasting event on Friday. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/07/30/residents-asked-whether-maumee-bay-state-park-beaches-are-clean-enough/stories/20260728095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/07/30/residents-asked-whether-maumee-bay-state-park-beaches-are-clean-enough/stories/20260728095#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/07/30/residents-asked-whether-maumee-bay-state-park-beaches-are-clean-enough/stories/20260728095 Ohio residents are being asked if they believe enough has been done to keep Maumee Bay State Park visitors safe from exposure to beach bacteria and algal toxins. From left, Dundee residents Avery Rowe, 8, plays in the water with his cousin Milo Bodine, 11, in Lake Erie on July 28 at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon. People walk along the along the shoreline on July 28 at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon. At right, Dundee residents Milo Bodine, 11, plays in the water with his cousin Avery Rowe, 8, in Lake Erie on July 28 at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon. From left, Dundee residents Milo Bodine, 11, plays in the water with his cousin Avery Rowe, 8, in Lake Erie on July 28 at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon. A man kayaks along the shoreline on July 28 at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon. From left, Heather Henry and her husband Jim Henry of Richmond ride there bicycles along the shoreline on July 28 at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/07/30/coroner-s-rulings-7-30/stories/20260730085 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/07/30/coroner-s-rulings-7-30/stories/20260730085#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:26:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/07/30/coroner-s-rulings-7-30/stories/20260730085 The Lucas County Coroner has ruled in the following deaths: The Northwest Ohio Medical Technology Center which houses the Lucas County Coroner's Office, Lucas County Toxicology Lab, and the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/07/30/daily-log-7-30-4/stories/20260722122 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/07/30/daily-log-7-30-4/stories/20260722122#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:23:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/07/30/daily-log-7-30-4/stories/20260722122 Births https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/30/online-dashboard-development-opportunities/stories/20260729093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/30/online-dashboard-development-opportunities/stories/20260729093#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/30/online-dashboard-development-opportunities/stories/20260729093 These days, you can shop online for just about anything, but local leaders asked: What if you could shop online for developable land? The former Baron Steel site, now vacant land identified for potential redevelopment, is featured on the City of Toledo and Lucas County’s dashboard of publicly owned vacant redevelopment properties in Toledo on July 28. The city of Toledo and Lucas County have teamed up to create a dashboard of public land owned by the city or the Lucas County Land Bank available for redevelopment. The former Baron Steel site, now vacant land identified for potential redevelopment, is featured on the City of Toledo and Lucas County’s dashboard of publicly owned vacant redevelopment properties in Toledo on July 28. The former Baron Steel site, now vacant land identified for potential redevelopment, is featured on the City of Toledo and Lucas County’s dashboard of publicly owned vacant redevelopment properties in Toledo on July 28. The former Baron Steel site, now vacant land identified for potential redevelopment, is featured on the City of Toledo and Lucas County’s dashboard of publicly owned vacant redevelopment properties in Toledo on July 28. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/07/30/toledo-crime-log-7-30-26/stories/20260728101 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/07/30/toledo-crime-log-7-30-26/stories/20260728101#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/07/30/toledo-crime-log-7-30-26/stories/20260728101 Click on icons in the map to find details of reported crimes. For a full list of all reported crimes in Toledo this week, consult the table below. Toledo police light bar. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/29/dewine-haitians-ohio-ice-raids-not-imminent-protections-expire/stories/20260729100 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/29/dewine-haitians-ohio-ice-raids-not-imminent-protections-expire/stories/20260729100#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:53:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/29/dewine-haitians-ohio-ice-raids-not-imminent-protections-expire/stories/20260729100 COLUMBUS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are not expected to immediately begin ramping up operations in Ohio following the expiration of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants, Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a celebration of Bird Ohio Day amid the Biggest Week in American Birding at the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area near Oak Harbor on May 11.