http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:24:22 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/04/residents-voice-concerns-processes-leadership-profanity-police-stop/stories/20260604142 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/04/residents-voice-concerns-processes-leadership-profanity-police-stop/stories/20260604142#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:53:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/06/04/residents-voice-concerns-processes-leadership-profanity-police-stop/stories/20260604142 The community is once again calling for accountability and change within the Toledo Police Department after officers used profanity and hurled insults at a group of teenagers. Earl Mack, with the Toledo Buffalo Soldiers, defended the Toledo police chief after footage of a profanity-laced police stop raised concerns from the community. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/06/04/charpie-pitching-stellar-defense-send-perrysburg-baseball-state/stories/20260604135 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/06/04/charpie-pitching-stellar-defense-send-perrysburg-baseball-state/stories/20260604135#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:33:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/06/04/charpie-pitching-stellar-defense-send-perrysburg-baseball-state/stories/20260604135 CANTON — Superb pitching and phenomenal defense propelled the Perrysburg baseball team back to the state final four Thursday. Perrysburg players raise the OHSAA Division I Regional Championship trophy in the air at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton on June 4. Perrysburg celebrates after winning the Division I regional final at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton on June 4. Perrysburg short stop Bayden Heitmeyer fields a ground ball off Jackson in the Division I regional final at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton on June 4. Perrysburg second baseman Ryan Rettig celebrates after making the final out to win the Division I regional final at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton on June 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/community-leaders-support-literacy/stories/20260604138 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/community-leaders-support-literacy/stories/20260604138#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:16:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/06/04/community-leaders-support-literacy/stories/20260604138 Local elected officials, educators, and community leaders on Thursday called on area organizations and community members to support student literacy through donations, volunteerism, and advocacy. About 80 people attended a Partners in Education fundraiser on June 4 at Glass City Metropark Pavilion. Lisa Sobecki, president of the Lucas County commissioners, speaks during a Partners in Education fundraiser on June 4 at Glass City Metropark Pavilion. State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D., Toledo) speaks during a Partners in Education fundraiser on June 4 at Glass City Metropark Pavilion. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/mud-hens/2026/06/04/weather-postpones-mud-hens-game-iowa/stories/20260604141 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/mud-hens/2026/06/04/weather-postpones-mud-hens-game-iowa/stories/20260604141#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:58:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/mud-hens/2026/06/04/weather-postpones-mud-hens-game-iowa/stories/20260604141 DES MOINES — A scheduled road contest between the Mud Hens and Iowa Cubs was postponed on Thursday because of inclement weather. A doubleheader between the teams is now set for Saturday with a 5:38 p.m. start time. Toledo’s Sawyer Gipson-Long throws a pitch during a Toledo Mud Hens Minor League Baseball game against the St. Paul Saints at Fifth Third Field in Toledo on April 8. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/06/04/liberty-center-spangler-shot-put-title-state-track-field-meet/stories/20260604119 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/06/04/liberty-center-spangler-shot-put-title-state-track-field-meet/stories/20260604119#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:29:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/06/04/liberty-center-spangler-shot-put-title-state-track-field-meet/stories/20260604119 COLUMBUS — A state title for Liberty Center’s Hunter Spangler highlighted the opening day of the OHSAA track and field state tournament on Thursday, as area athletes competed in Division IV and Division V finals and preliminaries at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Hunter Spangler of Liberty Center wins the Division 4 Shot Put with a throw of 64 ft 9 during the OHSAA State Track Meet on June 4 at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus. Natalie Nixon of Ottawa Hills finishes second in the Division 5 3200meter run during the OHSAA State Track Meet on June 4 at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus. Grant Smith of Patrick Henry places third in the Division 5 Discus Throw during the OHSAA State Track Meet on June 4 at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus. Josie Hochstettler of Liberty Benton places fourth in the Division 4 Pole Vault during the OHSAA State Track Meet on June 4 at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus. Liberty Center’s Colbie Strayer, left, takes the baton from teammate Riley Miller during the Division 4 girls 4x800 meter relay during the OHSAA State Track Meeton June 4 at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus. Liberty Center placed fourth in the event. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/house-passes-bill-aid-ukraine-impose-new-sanctions-russia/stories/20260604140 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/house-passes-bill-aid-ukraine-impose-new-sanctions-russia/stories/20260604140#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:26:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/house-passes-bill-aid-ukraine-impose-new-sanctions-russia/stories/20260604140 WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result. The U.S. Capitol is showcased on June 3 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/06/04/fleetwood-4-way-tie-lead-memorial/stories/20260604139 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/06/04/fleetwood-4-way-tie-lead-memorial/stories/20260604139#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:09:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/06/04/fleetwood-4-way-tie-lead-memorial/stories/20260604139 DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler never thought two straight victories in the Memorial would be of any value when he began his bid for three in a row. It sure felt that way Thursday in a tough start that left him exasperated by the wind and six shots behind a four-way share of the lead. Scottie Scheffler watches his tee shot from the fifth tee during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on June 4. Scottie Scheffler, left, and Aaron Rai, of England, right, walk across a bridge on the second fairway during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on June 4. J.J. Spaun, of the United States, hits from the eighth tee during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on June 4. Tommy Fleetwood, of England, hits from the eighth tee during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on June 4. Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits out of a bunker on the seventh hole during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on June 4. 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. 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.