http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:27:30 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2026/06/04/rep-fiddler-bring-roof-down/stories/20260605076 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2026/06/04/rep-fiddler-bring-roof-down/stories/20260605076#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:52:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2026/06/04/rep-fiddler-bring-roof-down/stories/20260605076 During the Toledo Repertoire Theatre's production of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' the town rabbi (Russell Thaler) is shocked when Hodel (Ella Orr) upends Jewish custom by taking him by the hand for a dance at her sister's wedding. Hodel (Ella Orr), left, dances with her sisters Tzeitel (Elizabeth Renyolds), middle, and Chava (Yaffa Segal) in the Toledo Repertoire Theatre's production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' Tevye (Micah Risher) center, debates between tradition and love when deliberating about accepting his daughter Tzeitel's marriage to a poor tailor during the Toledo Repertoire Theatre's production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' Hodel (Ella Orr), left, dances with her sisters Tzeitel (Elizabeth Renyolds), middle, and Chava (Yaffa Segal) in the Toledo Repertoire Theatre's production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' Andrea Schreiner, center right, commands attention as the ghost of Fruma-Sarah during the Tevye's Dream sequence in the Toledo Repertoire Theatre's production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/04/playhouse-project-blitz-build/stories/20260604122 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/04/playhouse-project-blitz-build/stories/20260604122#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:33:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/04/playhouse-project-blitz-build/stories/20260604122 The sound of drilling and hammering filled the air at Fifth Third Field on Thursday as the foundations of train stations, princess-themed castles, lodges, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse playhouses begin to take shape. Volunteers at the Blitz Build put together a playhouse inspired by a train station. Volunteers put together primed pieces of wood. Work on the playhouses first began in January. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/04/police-manhunt-underway-in-erie-township-near-i-75/stories/20260604103 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/04/police-manhunt-underway-in-erie-township-near-i-75/stories/20260604103#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:59:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/06/04/police-manhunt-underway-in-erie-township-near-i-75/stories/20260604103 ERIE, Mich. — A man who fled police at high speed after a companion was stopped and arrested in Rossford on Thursday morning was the target of an hours-long manhunt in Erie Township. Cruisers from the Michigan State Police, Toledo police, and Monroe County Sheriff line a side road off Erie Road in Erie Township, Michigan, where a reported manhunt was under way near I-75 on June 4, 2026. Michigan State Police helicopter above the manhunt off I-75 and Erie Road in Erie Township, Michigan on June 4, 2026. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/06/04/trump-announces-700-million-new-support-struggling-coal-industry/stories/20260604133 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/06/04/trump-announces-700-million-new-support-struggling-coal-industry/stories/20260604133#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:16:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/06/04/trump-announces-700-million-new-support-struggling-coal-industry/stories/20260604133 WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry, announcing a plan Thursday to spend nearly $700 million to support ​coal-fired power plants and coal exports. The coal-burning TransAlta power plant is shown near Centralia, Wash., in 2011. The former Oakland Army Base pier at left and the Port of Oakland at lower right, are pictured in Oakland, Calif., in 2016. An aerial image of Consumer Energy's J.H. Campbell Generating Complex is seen in Ottawa County, Mich., in 2024. President Donald Trump speaks as Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, from left, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., listen at an event about coal on June 4 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks as President Donald Trump, foreground, and from left, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, listen at an event about coal on June 4 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/04/microsoft-ohio-lawmakers-halt-data-center-nondisclosure-agreements/stories/20260604105 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/04/microsoft-ohio-lawmakers-halt-data-center-nondisclosure-agreements/stories/20260604105#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:09:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/04/microsoft-ohio-lawmakers-halt-data-center-nondisclosure-agreements/stories/20260604105 COLUMBUS — Microsoft will no longer utilize nondisclosure agreements with local governments, the company’s senior director of state government affairs told the Joint Committee on Data Centers on Thursday. Thor Underdahl of Meta offers testimony before the Joint Data Center Committee at the Ohio Statehouse on June 4. He was joined by Daniel Brown of Microsoft, Liz Schwab of Google, and Craig Sundstrom of Amazon. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/senate-rejects-first-effort-trump-1-8b-settlement-fund/stories/20260604125 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/senate-rejects-first-effort-trump-1-8b-settlement-fund/stories/20260604125#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:05:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/senate-rejects-first-effort-trump-1-8b-settlement-fund/stories/20260604125 WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans cleared the first hurdle on Thursday as they are struggling to pass legislation to fund President Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, narrowly beating back a Democratic effort to permanently block Trump from creating a $1.776 billion settlement fund for payouts to allies who claim they were persecuted by the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) pauses for questions from reporters before votes on the immigration enforcement funding package June 4 at the Capitol in Washington. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) heads to the chamber before votes on the immigration enforcement funding package June 4 at the Capitol in Washington. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on the Fiscal 2027 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on June 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/04/dow-leaps-record-oil-prices-ease-stocks-rally/stories/20260604126 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/04/dow-leaps-record-oil-prices-ease-stocks-rally/stories/20260604126#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:54:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/04/dow-leaps-record-oil-prices-ease-stocks-rally/stories/20260604126 NEW YORK — Wall Street rallied Thursday after falling oil prices and yields in the bond market eased the pressure on U.S. stocks. Banks, small companies and other stocks that had earlier been left behind by the euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology led the way. Options trader Ravi Bhandari works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/hezbollah-rejects-latest-cease-fire-agreement-israeli-strikes-lebanon/stories/20260604124 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/hezbollah-rejects-latest-cease-fire-agreement-israeli-strikes-lebanon/stories/20260604124#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:06:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/hezbollah-rejects-latest-cease-fire-agreement-israeli-strikes-lebanon/stories/20260604124 BEIRUT — Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as more fighting there hampered efforts to end the Iran war. An Israeli flag hangs on a destroyed building in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 4. Smoke rises near the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 4. Israeli soldiers drive in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 4. Israeli troops gather on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on June 4. Israeli troops gather on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on June 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/guardians/2026/06/04/yankees-beat-guardians-avoid-3-game-sweep/stories/20260604123 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/guardians/2026/06/04/yankees-beat-guardians-avoid-3-game-sweep/stories/20260604123#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:31:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/guardians/2026/06/04/yankees-beat-guardians-avoid-3-game-sweep/stories/20260604123 NEW YORK — Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, Carlos Rodón combined with three relievers on a two-hitter and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 Thursday to salvage the finale of a three-game series that star Aaron Judge missed. New York Yankees shortstop Max Schuemann makes a catch on a flyout by Cleveland Guardians' Brayan Rocchio during the seventh inning of a baseball game on June 4 in New York. New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. dives safely back to first base during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians on June 4 in New York. Cleveland Guardians pitcher Slade Cecconi checks his glove for the ball after getting a force out on New York Yankees' Ryan McMahon at first base during the fifth inning of a baseball game on June 4 in New York. Cleveland Guardians second baseman Travis Bazzana throws to first after getting a force out on New York Yankees' Benb Rice to complete the double play on Paul Goldschmidt at first base during the sixth inning of a baseball game on June 4 in New York. New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. watches his sacrifice fly during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians on June 4 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/tyco-agrees-10-million-settlement-wisconsin-pfas-water-contamination/stories/20260604120 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/tyco-agrees-10-million-settlement-wisconsin-pfas-water-contamination/stories/20260604120#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:18:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/06/04/tyco-agrees-10-million-settlement-wisconsin-pfas-water-contamination/stories/20260604120 MADISON, Wis. — The manufacturer of a firefighting foam that contaminated the water supply in northeastern Wisconsin with PFAS chemicals for decades agreed to a $10 million settlement with the state, the governor and attorney general announced on Thursday. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers delivers his State of the State address at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Feb. 17 in Madison, Wis. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/commission-offers-artists-chance-to-take-artwork-to-new-heights/stories/20260604104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/commission-offers-artists-chance-to-take-artwork-to-new-heights/stories/20260604104#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:38:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/commission-offers-artists-chance-to-take-artwork-to-new-heights/stories/20260604104 The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo’s Art in Public Places Program is offering local artists a chance to take their artwork to new heights. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/odot-scrubs-weekend-i-475-work-because-of-rainy-forecast/stories/20260604117 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/odot-scrubs-weekend-i-475-work-because-of-rainy-forecast/stories/20260604117#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:53:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/odot-scrubs-weekend-i-475-work-because-of-rainy-forecast/stories/20260604117 Rain forecast for the upcoming weekend’s first half has prompted another postponement of road work closing I-475/U.S. 23 in Perrysburg. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/cookout-celebrates-crews-behind-new-whitmer-middle-school/stories/20260602101 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/cookout-celebrates-crews-behind-new-whitmer-middle-school/stories/20260602101#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:51:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/cookout-celebrates-crews-behind-new-whitmer-middle-school/stories/20260602101 With the opening of Whitmer Middle School just months away, administrators from Washington Local Schools served up gratitude at a cookout for the construction crews building the new school. Jake Carrizales, with The Spieker Company, gets lunch during a cookout for construction workers building Whitmer Middle School in Toledo on June 4. NOSS (Northwest Ohio Safe Services) at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department in Toledo on June 4. Cone-shaped cookies during a cookout for construction workers building Whitmer Middle School in Toledo on June 4. Jereme Baker, a maintenance staff member, places cooked hot dogs out during a cookout for construction workers building Whitmer Middle School in Toledo on June 4. Workers in the foreground move glass as others in the back get lunch during a cookout for construction workers building Whitmer Middle School in Toledo on June 4. Workers get lunch during a cookout for construction workers building Whitmer Middle School in Toledo on June 4. Superintendent Kristie Martin, center, serves hot dogs to workers during a cookout for construction workers building Whitmer Middle School in Toledo on June 4. Roger Valentine, with The Spieker Company, right, gets lunch during a cookout for construction workers building Whitmer Middle School in Toledo on Thursday, June 4, 2026. A maintenance staff member grills hot dogs during a cookout for construction workers building Whitmer Middle School in Toledo on June 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/06/04/u-s-jobless-aid-filings-a-proxy-for-layoffs-hit-highest-level-since-iran-war/stories/20260604116 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/06/04/u-s-jobless-aid-filings-a-proxy-for-layoffs-hit-highest-level-since-iran-war/stories/20260604116#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:23:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/06/04/u-s-jobless-aid-filings-a-proxy-for-layoffs-hit-highest-level-since-iran-war/stories/20260604116 WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit their highest level in four months last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite ongoing economic uncertainty brought on by the war in Iran. A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Morton Grove, Ill., May 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/04/robert-bob-mccloskey-1945-2026-longtime-toledo-city-councilman-loved-east-toledo/stories/20260602124 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/04/robert-bob-mccloskey-1945-2026-longtime-toledo-city-councilman-loved-east-toledo/stories/20260602124#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:19:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/06/04/robert-bob-mccloskey-1945-2026-longtime-toledo-city-councilman-loved-east-toledo/stories/20260602124 Robert “Bob” McCloskey, a Libbey-Owens-Ford union representative turned longtime member of Toledo City Council, died Friday at Heritage Village of Waterville. He was 80. Bob-McCloskey https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/04/charges-dropped-on-trial-date-of-man-accused-of-attempted-murder/stories/20260604101 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/04/charges-dropped-on-trial-date-of-man-accused-of-attempted-murder/stories/20260604101#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:13:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/06/04/charges-dropped-on-trial-date-of-man-accused-of-attempted-murder/stories/20260604101 Attempted murder and arson charges against a man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire last year were dismissed Monday after the woman refused to cooperate with the case, the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office said. Delvon Stone in Lucas County Common Pleas Court on June 5, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/old-west-end-streets-to-close-for-festival/stories/20260604080 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/old-west-end-streets-to-close-for-festival/stories/20260604080#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:45:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/06/04/old-west-end-streets-to-close-for-festival/stories/20260604080 Several neighborhood streets will close Friday morning for the Old West End Festival, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. Tara Anderson, with the Slang Gang (a group of Slingshot autocycle owners), throws candy to the kids during the Old West End Festival’s King Wamba Parade in Toledo on June 7, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/toledo-libraries-offering-free-weekday-meals-for-kids/stories/20260603092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/toledo-libraries-offering-free-weekday-meals-for-kids/stories/20260603092#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:06:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/toledo-libraries-offering-free-weekday-meals-for-kids/stories/20260603092 More than a dozen library locations in Lucas County will offer free weekday lunches through Connecting Kids to Meals. Volunteer Emani Grinter helps youths under 18 get their lunch Wednesday from Connecting Kids To Meals at the Mott Branch Library in central Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/06/04/solid-pitching-balanced-offense-propel-undefeated-bryan-softball-team-to-state/stories/20260604081 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/06/04/solid-pitching-balanced-offense-propel-undefeated-bryan-softball-team-to-state/stories/20260604081#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:20:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/06/04/solid-pitching-balanced-offense-propel-undefeated-bryan-softball-team-to-state/stories/20260604081 The rolling Bryan softball team will face a near mirror image in the Division IV state final four Friday. Bryan’s Thea Staten throws a pitch during an OHSAA Division IV high school softball regional final between Bryan and Lake at Clyde High School in Clyde on May 29. Bryan’s Averyann Fisher hits the ball during an OHSAA Division IV high school softball regional final between Bryan and Lake at Clyde High School in Clyde on May 29. Bryan’s Josey Arnold, right, celebrates scoring against Chesterland West Geauga with teammate Amiyah Langham during the first inning of a Division IV Regional Semifinal Softball game May 28, 2025, Clyde High School in Clyde. Bryan defeated West Geauga, 3-2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/04/religious-offerings-annual-picnic-to-foster-unity/stories/20260604002 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/04/religious-offerings-annual-picnic-to-foster-unity/stories/20260604002#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:04:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2026/06/04/religious-offerings-annual-picnic-to-foster-unity/stories/20260604002 The Baha'is of Sylvania are hosting their annual Race Amity Day picnic and festival on June 14.