http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:22:47 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/cavaliers/2026/10/26/mitchell-scores-26-cavaliers-rally-and-defeat-timberwolves-127-125-in-overti/stories/20261026109 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/cavaliers/2026/10/26/mitchell-scores-26-cavaliers-rally-and-defeat-timberwolves-127-125-in-overti/stories/20261026109#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:17:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/cavaliers/2026/10/26/mitchell-scores-26-cavaliers-rally-and-defeat-timberwolves-127-125-in-overti/stories/20261026109 CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell had 26 points, including five points in overtime, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 despite 47 points from Anthony Edwards. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu (13) shoots in front of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Meleek Thomas, left, and guard Peyton Watson, rear. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/26/editorial-interference-planned-in-alaska/stories/20261028005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/26/editorial-interference-planned-in-alaska/stories/20261028005#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/26/editorial-interference-planned-in-alaska/stories/20261028005 That the Trump Administration intends to meddle in the outcomes of the Nov. 3 election has been anticipated but not hoped for. Now, it is becoming a reality. Zachary Czubak, left, and Patrick Fleming listen as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center on Oct. 13 in Wasilla, Alaska. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/26/northview-and-anthony-wayne-volley/stories/20261026108 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/26/northview-and-anthony-wayne-volley/stories/20261026108#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:40:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/26/northview-and-anthony-wayne-volley/stories/20261026108 After winning the Northern Lakes League Cardinal Division as well as nine of its last ten matches, Fremont Ross was playing its best volleyball entering the Division II district semifinals. The postseason, however, has a way of testing even the hottest teams, and Northview proved it was ready for The Anthony Wayne volleyball team celebrates a point during its 3-0 over St. Ursula in the OHSAA Division II district semifinals at Genoa High School on Monday. Northview junior defensive specialist Jade Hagan lines up to serve in the Wildcats' 3-1 win over Fremont Ross in the OHSAA Division II district semifinals at Genoa High School on Monday. Anthony Wayne senior Addy O'Shea celebrates a kill during the Generals' 3-0 win over St. Ursula in Monday's OHSAA Division II district semifinals at Genoa High School The Northview volleyball team huddles during a time out in its eventual 3-1 win over Fremont Ross in the OHSAA Division II district semifinals at Genoa High School on Monday. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/26/girls-high-school-soccer-anthony-wayne-shuts-out-findlay-2-0-advances-district/stories/20261026096 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/26/girls-high-school-soccer-anthony-wayne-shuts-out-findlay-2-0-advances-district/stories/20261026096#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:21:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/10/26/girls-high-school-soccer-anthony-wayne-shuts-out-findlay-2-0-advances-district/stories/20261026096 The defending state champion Anthony Wayne girls soccer team once again showed great resolve in the tournament as the Generals advanced back to the district finals with a 2-0 shutout of a tenacious Findlay side on Monday night. Anthony Wayne’s Kaitlyn Kellett and Findlay’s Reese Korkos compete for the ball. Anthony Wayne’s Kayla Common kicks the ball past Findlay’s Elynn Hawkins. Anthony Wayne players celebrate their 2-0 win over Findlay. St. Ursula’s Maddie McKeand kicks the ball past Northview’s Sarah Berling during a girls soccer Division II district semifinal match at Springfield High School in Holland, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Northview’s Niamh Lalor kicks the ball during a girls soccer Division II district semifinal match at Springfield High School in Holland, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. St. Ursula’s Maeve Loisel kicks the ball past Northview’s Leah Sheely during a girls soccer Division II district semifinal match at Springfield High School in Holland, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/26/cleveland-motorcyclist-dies-michigan-crash-with-semi-i-75/stories/20261026107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/26/cleveland-motorcyclist-dies-michigan-crash-with-semi-i-75/stories/20261026107#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:22:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/26/cleveland-motorcyclist-dies-michigan-crash-with-semi-i-75/stories/20261026107 MONROE — A Cleveland man died Monday afternoon in Frenchtown Township when the motorcycle he was operating struck a tractor-trailer and caught on fire, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/26/poetry-out-loud-gives-students-chance-represent-ohio-national-competition/stories/20261025061 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/26/poetry-out-loud-gives-students-chance-represent-ohio-national-competition/stories/20261025061#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:03:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/26/poetry-out-loud-gives-students-chance-represent-ohio-national-competition/stories/20261025061 Registration for Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation program, is open for high school students. Bryson Criss, front, a senior at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, shown on Feb. 19 with his teacher Francis Carnicom, represented Northwest Ohio in the Poetry Out Loud competition. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/26/wall-street-rise-ai-stocks-keep-swinging/stories/20261026105 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/26/wall-street-rise-ai-stocks-keep-swinging/stories/20261026105#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:43:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/26/wall-street-rise-ai-stocks-keep-swinging/stories/20261026105 NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose Monday amid shaky trading for financial markets worldwide, as AI stocks kept swinging and Brazilian stocks tumbled. Trader Joel Lucchese works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/26/epa-reports-little-lingering-chemical-contamination-near-north-toledo-leak-site/stories/20261026099 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/26/epa-reports-little-lingering-chemical-contamination-near-north-toledo-leak-site/stories/20261026099#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:49:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/26/epa-reports-little-lingering-chemical-contamination-near-north-toledo-leak-site/stories/20261026099 Federal air monitoring has detected little evidence of lingering glycidyl methacrylate contamination near the site of last week’s chemical emergency in North Toledo, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The tank that leaked, top front, seen with an air monitor on top during a news conference outside MC Tank Transport, the site of the glycidyl methacrylate leak, in Toledo on Oct. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/26/woman-shot-injured-in-central-toledo/stories/20261026092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/26/woman-shot-injured-in-central-toledo/stories/20261026092#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:23:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/10/26/woman-shot-injured-in-central-toledo/stories/20261026092 A 41-year-old woman was shot and injured Saturday night in the central city. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/26/tenants-protest-living-conditions-at-saxon-house/stories/20261026089 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/26/tenants-protest-living-conditions-at-saxon-house/stories/20261026089#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:16:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/10/26/tenants-protest-living-conditions-at-saxon-house/stories/20261026089 Residents of Saxon House in central Toledo are demanding repairs to their apartment building after months of complaints about inadequate heat, a lack of hot water, and mold. Logan Soltesz holds a megaphone for Rita Hill to speak as Venus Chapman and Allen Heard listen during a rally for housing rights at the Saxon House apartments in Toledo on Oct. 25. Residents, past residents, and supporters gather during a rally for housing rights at the Saxon House apartments in Toledo on Oct. 25. Logan Soltesz holds a megaphone for Venus Chapman to speak about the decline of living conditions during a rally for housing rights at the Saxon House apartments in Toledo on Oct. 25. Adina Smith, Matty Watkins, and Logan Soltesz listen as Venus Chapman speaks alongside Allen Heard and Rita Hill during a rally for housing rights at the Saxon House apartments in Toledo on Oct. 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/26/judge-trump-doj-illegally-fired-ex-fbi-director-s-daughter-maurene-comey-as-a-federal-prosecutor/stories/20261026094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/26/judge-trump-doj-illegally-fired-ex-fbi-director-s-daughter-maurene-comey-as-a-federal-prosecutor/stories/20261026094#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:17:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/10/26/judge-trump-doj-illegally-fired-ex-fbi-director-s-daughter-maurene-comey-as-a-federal-prosecutor/stories/20261026094 NEW YORK — The Trump administration last year illegally fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York, a federal judge ruled Monday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey is outside court during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial, June 3, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/26/st-francis-de-sales-school-to-add-sixth-grade-establish-middle-school-academy/stories/20261026091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/26/st-francis-de-sales-school-to-add-sixth-grade-establish-middle-school-academy/stories/20261026091#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:04:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/10/26/st-francis-de-sales-school-to-add-sixth-grade-establish-middle-school-academy/stories/20261026091 St. Francis de Sales School plans to add sixth grade and establish a middle-school academy for students in Grades 6 through 8 beginning with the 2028-29 school year. St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/26/state-allocates-1m-pipeline-bring-water-holgate/stories/20261026093 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/26/state-allocates-1m-pipeline-bring-water-holgate/stories/20261026093#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:19:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/10/26/state-allocates-1m-pipeline-bring-water-holgate/stories/20261026093 NAPOLEON — Work is under way on a nine-mile pipeline that will bring drinking water from Napoleon to Holgate, allowing the village to avoid building an expensive new water treatment plant. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director John Logue, at podium, speaks at a news conference announcing a nine-mile water pipeline from Napoleon to Holgate on Oct. 26 near Napoleon. A worker kicks dirt from the edge of a construction site near Napoleon where a water pipeline is being built to serve Holgate on Oct. 26. Holgate Mayor Elva Posadas-Wyandt, left, listens while Napoleon City Manager Lori Siclair speaks at a news conference announcing a nine-mile water pipeline from Napoleon to Holgate on Oct. 26. Holgate Mayor Elva Posadas-Wyandt speaks at a news conference announcing a nine-mile water pipeline from Napoleon to Holgate on Oct. 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/26/franklin-park-mall-closes-deals-with-main-break/stories/20261026088 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/26/franklin-park-mall-closes-deals-with-main-break/stories/20261026088#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/26/franklin-park-mall-closes-deals-with-main-break/stories/20261026088 Franklin Park Mall is closed Monday due to a water main break. Franklin Park Mall. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/26/to-editor-right-counsel-must-continue/stories/20261027010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/26/to-editor-right-counsel-must-continue/stories/20261027010#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/26/to-editor-right-counsel-must-continue/stories/20261027010 Toledo, like many cities, needs a global housing strategy that addresses the causes of housing instability. Expanding homeownership, preserving housing, and combating discrimination deserve sustained investment. One Government Center (Michael V. DiSalle Government Center) on Dec. 26, 2018. Thompson https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/26/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-reader-merrin-is-the-change-we-need-div-1/stories/20261027008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/26/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-reader-merrin-is-the-change-we-need-div-1/stories/20261027008#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/26/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-reader-merrin-is-the-change-we-need-div-1/stories/20261027008 Forty six years ago this month Ronald Reagan asked are you better today than four years ago? Since I voted in my first congressional election 44 years ago, the population of Lucas County has dropped by 9 percent while the population of Ohio has risen by 11 percent. The national debt has risen from about $1.2 trillion to approximately $40 trillion. Derek Merrin, Republican nominee for Ohio´s 9th Congressional District, speaks during a Get Out the Vote rally with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in attendance on Oct. 8 at Keller Logistics Group in Defiance. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/26/democratic-incumbent-challenged-by-local-economist-for-ohio-s-42nd-house-distric/stories/20261023109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/26/democratic-incumbent-challenged-by-local-economist-for-ohio-s-42nd-house-distric/stories/20261023109#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:32:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/26/democratic-incumbent-challenged-by-local-economist-for-ohio-s-42nd-house-distric/stories/20261023109 A Democratic incumbent is hoping his constituents re-elect him to represent Ohio’s 42nd House district, but a Republican economist is offering a fresh perspective to voters. North Toledo resident Robert McMahon, a local economist, is running as a Republican to represent Ohio's 42nd House district. State Rep. Elgin Rogers Jr. (D., Toledo) is running for re-election in the November midterm election to represent Ohio's 42nd House district. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/10/26/firm-expands-role-major-construction-projects-ohio/stories/20261014084 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/10/26/firm-expands-role-major-construction-projects-ohio/stories/20261014084#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:31:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/10/26/firm-expands-role-major-construction-projects-ohio/stories/20261014084 A Toledo-based consultant has grown into the state’s foremost right-of-way acquisition firm, working behind the scenes on large construction projects in northwest Ohio and beyond. Joel Byers, left, and Greg Vriezelaar, president of Westerie, pose for a photo at the Glass City Riverwalk in downtown Toledo on Oct. 13. Greg Vriezelaar, president of Westerie, talks about recent projects at Westerie in downtown Toledo on Oct. 13. Greg Vriezelaar, president of Westerie, discusses his firm's involvement with the Glass City Riverwalk in downtown Toledo on Oct. 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/26/library-imagination-station-levy-increase-renewal/stories/20261016095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/26/library-imagination-station-levy-increase-renewal/stories/20261016095#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:30:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/10/26/library-imagination-station-levy-increase-renewal/stories/20261016095 The Toledo Lucas County Public Library seeks increased operating funding this November, while Imagination Station seeks renewal of its existing levy. Clivauna Allen, 7, of Toledo arranges dinosaur x-rays onto a light box during Little Scientist Week at Imagination Station in Toledo on Jan. 24. Attendees browse dozens of authors booths during Romance-Con at Main Library in Toledo on Nov. 8. Jason Kucsma, the Toledo Lucas County Public Library's CEO and fiscal officer, speaks during news conference celebrating the impact of Building for the Future projects at the construction site of the new Washington Branch library in Toledo on Oct. 6. Young patrons use computers in 2025 at the Birmingham Library in Toledo. Lori Hauser, executive director for Imagination Station, speaks to press in 2023. People react to the giant elephant's toothpaste show during Imagination Station's Bubble Fest in downtown Toledo in 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/26/editorial-pursue-cause-of-leak/stories/20261026014 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/26/editorial-pursue-cause-of-leak/stories/20261026014#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:29:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/26/editorial-pursue-cause-of-leak/stories/20261026014 East Palestine it wasn’t. A plume of smokes rises from MC Tank Transport Inc., where a hazardous materials incident involving the chemical glycidyl methacrylate.