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Daily Log: 12/18 - 2025-12-18T05:00:00Z
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Toledo Crime Log: 12/18 - 2025-12-18T05:00:00Z
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.

Remains found in rubble of demolished South Toledo house - 2025-12-17T18:54:32Z
Detectives searching the ruins of a burned-down house in South Toledo found human remains Wednesday morning.

‘Such a privilege’: 14 people from 8 countries take citizenship oath - 2025-12-17T20:09:04Z
Sinead Mary Browne, who was born in Ireland, gushed about becoming an American citizen.

Lourdes student killed in 3-vehicle crash in Sylvania Township - 2025-12-17T13:31:05Z
A 20-year-old Toledo woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Sylvania Township Tuesday afternoon.

Court blocks Michigan ban on conversion therapy on free speech grounds - 2025-12-18T01:33:11Z
DETROIT — A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked Michigan's ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring it violates the First Amendment rights of therapists and counselors.

Photo Gallery: Toledo Club's Parade of Trees has an assortment of themes - 2025-12-18T00:28:47Z
An assortment of decorated trees sat at the Toledo Club's Parade of Trees display to raise money for charity on Dec. 9 in Toledo.

Toledo councilmen concerned about remaining ARPA dollars that must be spent by end of 2026 - 2025-12-17T23:23:25Z
As the city of Toledo looks to close the books for 2025, some members of Toledo City Council are getting anxious about the city’s remaining American Rescue Plan dollars.

University of Toledo launches cancer research institute - 2025-12-17T17:05:09Z
The University of Toledo announced on Wednesday that it is launching a cancer research institute.

Police say they had permission to seize evidence in Kei’mani Latigue case - 2025-12-17T19:45:30Z
Police looking for clues to the location of then-missing Kei’mani Latigue had her father’s girlfriend’s consent to seize items that could now be evidence in his capital murder trial, two police investigators said in court Wednesday morning.

Judge certifies boy in fatal Point Place stabbing for trial in adult court - 2025-12-17T21:12:46Z
A juvenile court judge certified a 16-year-old boy Wednesday afternoon for trial as an adult in another youth’s Aug. 23 stabbing death in Point Place.

Photo gallery: McKenna’s Christmas Wishes Toy Donation at Toledo Hospital - 2025-12-17T20:49:06Z
Toys were gathered Wednesday at ProMedica Toledo Hospital for McKenna’s Christmas Wishes Toy Donation. The toys will bring comfort, joy, and hope to children who may be facing a scary or uncertain moment in the hospital. Click through the images above to see the full gallery.

Federal judge blocks Whitmer from shutting down submerged Great Lakes pipeline - 2025-12-17T20:44:42Z
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer 's attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety.

After commissioner’s plea, ICE detainee's case moves forward - 2025-12-17T16:44:15Z
DEFIANCE — A Wisconsin woman who has been held for months at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio by Immigration and Customs Enforcement is one step closer to freedom today. On Wednesday morning, the board of directors of the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio met and agreed to take steps to facilitate the processing of Elvira Benitez Suarez, who has been held at the facility on an immigration holder for at least three months.

Bowling Green students sign steel beam for new high school - 2025-12-17T19:33:03Z
BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green High School students are making their mark on the future, signing the first steel beam that will form the district’s new high school.

NFL player treats 75 Washington Local students to shopping spree - 2025-12-17T18:51:57Z
Tessa Reilly, 13, has a big family, which can make it difficult to shop for everyone, she said.

A study in sneakers: Yark partners with TMA Family Center - 2025-12-17T22:00:00Z
Free parking. Free leisure. Free art education.

Garden club accepting community grant applications - 2025-12-17T17:52:26Z
Country Garden Club of Perrysburg is now accepting applications for its 2026 community project grants.

World Saree Day celebrates artistry, timeless elegance of India - 2025-12-17T05:00:00Z
Draped in heritage, World Saree Day comes to Toledo in a vibrant swirl of color, history, and artistic celebration.

Toledo City Council approves funding for warming centers at last meeting of the year - 2025-12-17T00:01:35Z
Anticipating more days with below freezing temperatures this winter, Toledo City Council unanimously approved funding to support warming centers in the city.

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Editorial: Be honest in emergencies - 2025-12-18T05:00:00Z
The superintendent of Sylvania Public Schools deliberately misled the parents of an elementary school population and kept her school board in the dark on an incident involving a dangerous dog.

Editorial: Step up nuisance vigilance - 2025-12-18T04:45:00Z
With the city of Toledo facing the possibility of a deficit in the coming year, council is well advised to look hard for reductions.

Editorial: Records’ search motive suspicious - 2025-12-17T05:00:00Z
It is with trepidation that we learn that the Trump Justice Department is demanding to review voter records in Fulton County, Georgia, to determine whether there was election fraud in that state in 2020.

Editorial: Garbage in, out - 2025-12-16T05:00:00Z
President Trump and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell don’t agree on much, but they both conclude data supplied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics cannot currently be trusted. Without trustworthy data federal economic policy is that old operating warning of the computer revolution: garbage in, garbage out.

Editorial: Measles’ return - 2025-12-16T05:00:00Z
Herd immunity from vaccine requirements to enter school had measles eliminated as a health threat in the United States way back in 2000. But now measles is breaking out in 43 states thanks to bad decisions on vaccine safety.

Editorial: Welcome home, coach - 2025-12-15T04:45:00Z
For better or worse, the head football coach at any Division I university is the highest paid and most high-profile representative of the university. The embarrassment of the firing and arrest of Michigan Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore is just the latest example.

Editorial: Ukraine holding out - 2025-12-14T05:00:00Z
The peace process involving Russia and Ukraine continues to function, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holding talks with many European countries.

Editorial: Growth is answer - 2025-12-14T04:45:00Z
Tight budgets for the city of Toledo and Lucas County have both local government bodies drawing down the rainy day fund to balance proposed spending with anticipated revenue. Toledo proposes a $28 million transfer from the budget stabilization fund while Lucas County expects to take just over $12 million from their savings account.

Editorial: Follow Title IX on girls’ sports - 2025-12-13T05:00:00Z
Given the clear direction made by the federal government, it’s a little shocking to learn that girls at Monroe High School had to compete with and share a locker room with a biological male, regardless of that male’s choice to identify as a female.

Editorial: Look for better solutions, TPS - 2025-12-12T05:00:00Z
Toledo Public Schools is facing a serious financial crisis and it came without any warning.

Editorial: Bailout taxpayer abuse self-inflicted - 2025-12-11T05:00:00Z
Donald Trump has bailed out American farmers from the devastating financial damage inflicted by — Donald Trump.

Editorial: Murals project great - 2025-12-11T04:45:00Z
Beauty brings joy has been our impression of the murals on downtown buildings and ADM silos along the east bank of the Maumee and the reason for our support of the project.

Editorial: Reality cannot be ignored - 2025-12-10T04:45:00Z
Ignored warnings of “chaos” on the border by President Joe Biden set the stage for the draconian enforcement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with National Guard troops on patrol in the cities ICE targets.

Editorial: Michigan court should wait - 2025-12-09T05:00:00Z
The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a rule that would bar civil arrests in state and local courts. It’s an obvious message to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that they aren’t welcome to show up in state court looking for illegal resident suspects. It must be a message because the problem is nearly nonexistent in Michigan.

Editorial: Hold Jack Smith inquest in public - 2025-12-08T05:00:00Z
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan’s demand that former U.S. Special Prosecutor Jack Smith give testimony in private to Mr. Jordan’s committee investigating the weaponization of the Justice Department is an odd one.

Editorial: Mull data-nomics - 2025-12-07T05:00:00Z
The opportunity of having a few data centers in greater Toledo is being greeted with overheated opposition fueled largely by misunderstanding of the water and electrical demands and lack of appreciation for the economic benefits.

Editorial: Minnesota fraud unsurprising - 2025-12-07T05:00:00Z
That Minnesota state government was oblivious to a fraud which the New York Times described as “staggering in its scale and brazenness” should not have come as a surprise to anyone following Ohio’s teacher retirement system brouhaha.

Editorial: Pep up downtown - 2025-12-06T05:00:00Z
To those of us impatient for action, economic development in downtown Toledo appears to move at a speed that would make a glacier’s advance look fast.

Editorial: Let NIL stand, keep Ohio on par - 2025-12-05T05:00:00Z
State lawmakers trying to ban name, image, and likeness payments as a possibility for Ohio high school athletes should find more productive work.

Editorial: Rein in pardon abuse - 2025-12-04T05:00:00Z
President Trump’s pardon of the former Honduran president for running a drug trafficking operation into the United States raises, to an extent that can’t be ignored anymore, the question whether there is any consistent principle other than to reward personal loyalty and score political points.

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Lessenberry: Legal mess means Line 5 still a threat - 2025-12-18T05:00:00Z
CHARLEVOIX, Mich. — Almost eight years ago, when Gretchen Whitmer first ran for governor of Michigan, she called for the ancient oil-carrying pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac to be shut down.

Hussain: An unfair, lopsided American health-care system - 2025-12-17T05:00:00Z
While most western democracies have a comprehensive healthcare system, the United States is still struggling with providing equitable and fair health care for its population. All efforts to reform the health system in the past were vehemently opposed by the Republicans. They were just happy to have an archaic system where health insurance companies and pharma get rich and the poor and uninsured are left out to suffer.

Shribman: Is tide turning in Maine? - 2025-12-14T05:00:00Z
PORTLAND, Maine — An entrenched senator distrusted by both parties. A governor born just 18 months after 79-year-old Donald Trump. An oyster farmer who for years walked around with a Nazi symbol tattoo. Anti-gay remarks in a state generally regarded as welcoming to LGBTQ+ people. Pockets of deep Trump loyalty in a state that he lost three times. Traditional resistance to outsiders and the likelihood of a flood of out-of-state spending.

Walton: Happy Yule, y’all, from Harvey and Harriet - 2025-12-14T05:00:00Z
Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s a relief to know that in a volatile and uncertain world, some things remain as dependable as ice on the driveway. Take the annual holiday letter from the Fizblisters. Please. Harvey and Harriet’s card came this week, as usual with postage due.

Lessenberry: High integrity in election vote count - 2025-12-11T05:00:00Z
DETROIT — Two weeks ago I heard from a faithful reader and former student, a successful professional now past middle age.

Shribman: Canadians have already answered this question - 2025-12-07T05:00:00Z
MONTREAL — We know their names. Some of them are Margaret “Pearl” Fraser of New Glasgow, N.S.; Mary Agnes McKenzie and Carola Douglas of Toronto; Alexina Dussault of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec; and Margaret Fortescue of York Factory, Man. Among them was Minnie Follette, whose portrait hangs in Age of Sail Heritage Centre and Museum in Port Greville, N.S.

Hussain: Religious discriminations in U.S. - 2025-12-04T14:04:56Z
RECENTLY TEXAS Govdeclared a leading Muslim advocacy organization, the Council of American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, a foreign terrorist group. According to this declaration CAIR can no longer operate in Texas or purchase land in the state. He also banned another minor group, Muslim Brotherhood.

Lessenberry: Michigan to elect a new senator - 2025-12-04T05:00:00Z
DETROIT — Two things about U.S. senators from Michigan in the modern era: They tend to be Democrats, and they stay in office a long time.

Walton: What’s your tipping point? Rules have changed - 2025-11-30T05:00:00Z
At the friendly neighborhood market where we buy our groceries, a sign by the door reminds us of a firm policy at the place: “No Tipping.” The message it conveys seems somehow counterintuitive. If ever there were folks who earned a tip, it is the young people who help customers get their cart of groceries out to the parking lot and loaded into their cars.

Shribman: As parties entrench, an impasse grows - 2025-11-30T05:00:00Z
MARBLEHEAD, Mass. — He helped supply the Continental Army during the early days of the American Revolution. He signed the Declaration of Independence. He shaped the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. He was a member of the House of Representatives, a governor of Massachusetts, and vice president. He lent his name — perhaps the most mispronounced name in American history, even more so than Kamala — to the creative shaping of a congressional district we now call “gerrymandering.”

Lessenberry: Political experiment that didn’t work - 2025-11-27T05:00:00Z
LANSING — Happy Thanksgiving! May your turkey not be dry, and you and yours celebrate happily this year. But when the holiday is over, and government gets back to work, there’s something I won’t be thankful for: Term limits for Michigan’s elected officials.

Mills: How to humanely talk about economics - 2025-11-26T04:45:00Z
“I knew that of course most private-equity investors make the U.S. economy stronger,” the man wrote, a little indignantly. I’d come across the quote, from the City Journal in 2012, while looking for something else. It’s published by the conservative Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, and prestigious enough for Barnes & Noble to sell it.

Shribman: In Netherlands, a lesson in American history - 2025-11-23T05:00:00Z
For nearly two years, the American Cemetery in Margraten, The Netherlands — solemn site of more than 8,300 graves of Americans who died freeing Europe from Nazi rule — displayed commemorative panels honoring the Black military personnel who fought for freedom abroad that they were denied at home.

Lessenberry: Michigan enables corruption - 2025-11-20T05:00:00Z
LANSING — Those of us who have lived most of our lives in big northern industrial states often think of places like Alabama and Mississippi as backward, and states like West Virginia and Louisiana as hotbeds of political corruption.

Hussain: Dick Cheney — a most powerful, controversial vice president - 2025-11-19T05:00:00Z
Dick Cheney, a polarizing figure in American politics, died recently. He left behind a legacy of public service mixed with self-righteous high-handedness.

Shribman: Building on declaration - 2025-11-16T05:00:00Z
WASHINGTON — In the next several days, Simon & Schuster will bring forth a little book, 7 inches tall and 5 inches wide, that should shake the country. It is called The Greatest Sentence Ever Written, and in its mere 67 pages, the author Walter Isaacson reminds us in a torrid time about the enduring values that define a troubled country.

Walton: It’s what you do know that can hurt you - 2025-11-16T05:00:00Z
Once in a while someone much younger than me takes note of my advancing years and assumes I have wisdom to impart. They have questions. I generally play along rather than acknowledge that what I know is dwarfed by what I don’t.

Lessenberry: Detroit’s new mayor a first - 2025-11-13T05:00:00Z
DETROIT — Right up until the votes were counted last week, there were those who doubted whether Detroiters would elect a woman as the city’s next mayor. But last week, Mary Sheffield proved them very wrong, as she won by an eye-popping landslide.

Shribman: Gales of November remembered - 2025-11-09T05:00:00Z
DETROIT — Here in the Mariners’ Church, planted in the shadow of the Renaissance Center at the corner of Woodbridge Street and Woodward Avenue, the gales of November seem to swirl in the air.

Lessenberry: A transformational lawyer’s next goal - 2025-11-06T05:00:00Z
DETROIT — Years ago, when I was covering a high-profile Jack Kevorkian trial for the national media, the judge would recess the proceedings every so often and work through a parade of mostly poor and homeless defendants charged with mostly petty crimes.

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