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Bicyclist hit by car on Laskey in Toledo Video included

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A car collided with a bicyclist this morning but the person in the car won't be the one getting the ticket. More>>

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New Kroger store planned for Maumee Video included

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A new Kroger store is planned to open at Dussel and Reynolds.  More>>

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Route 6 shut down in BG due to fatal crash

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Crews have shut down U.S. Route 6 between Sand Ridge Road and Rudolph Road in Bowling Green due to a fatal accident.  Officials say a pickup truck and a semi collided head-on. More>>

Coyote concerns Video included

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Coyote sightings are up around the region and while they often shy away from human interaction they can pose a threat to your small pets. More>>

Scammers seek homes for sale

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The 13abc Action News I-Team is shedding light on a scam that's bringing a whole new meaning to "too good to be true".  Your dream of getting into a gorgeous new home, at a price that will feel like a steal, More>>

Residents fight to keep the water on

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There is a reprieve for a Central Toledo mobile home park that was set to have its water shut off.  The 13abc I-team is trying to get to the bottom of why and what can be done to stop that from happening. More>>

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Hazmat situation at Kingston Care Center in Sylvania

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Hazmat crews are at Kingston Care Center in Sylvania. Sylvania Township officials say some cleaning products were mixed together which created fumes in the kitchen area. Crews have the situation under control. More>>

Key Bank robbery suspect in court

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Police say around 9:00am Monday a man walked into the Key Bank at Broadway and South and handed the teller a note. Police are searching for white male in his late 20s. More>>

Lucas County dog warden offers new services Video included

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The Lucas County dog warden will begin offering 3 new services for a fee. The services include micro chipping and rabies vaccines, plus a combination of a spay or neuter with micro chipping. More>>

Recovery fund helps Chardon school shooting victim

About $787,000 has been donated to a recovery fund created after a northeast Ohio high school shooting that killed three students and seriously injured two more in February. More>>

Fatal motorcycle crash on Crabb St. in Toledo

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Crews responded to a motorcycle accident on Crabb and Telegraph late Tuesday night. Police say the victim was heading northbound on Crabb St. at a high rate of speed and lost control. More>>

Man stabbed at birthday party in north Toledo

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A fight at a birthday party in north Toledo ended with a man being stabbed. It happened on the 700 block of Ashwood Ave. just before 11:00 Tuesday night. More>>

Suspicious fire at White Castle on Cherry Video included

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Fire crews are on the scene of a fire at the old White Castle at Cherry and Bancroft. The building has been closed since October 2011. More>>

  • Top Stories

  • Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:31 AM EDT2012-05-16 10:31:17 GMT
    Hancock County investigators are looking for a suspect who allegedly tried to kidnap a girl near Liberty-Benton High School. It happened Tuesday evening just before 5:00. According to a news release,
    Hancock County investigators are looking for a suspect who allegedly tried to kidnap a girl near Liberty-Benton High School. It happened Tuesday evening just before 5:00.
  • Wednesday, May 16 2012 5:33 AM EDT2012-05-16 09:33:49 GMT
    We were at the scene of an early morning accident in south Toledo. It happened just before 1:00 on Arco and South Avenue. Investigators say one car ran a stop sign and t-boned another vehicle. Two people
    We were at the scene of an early morning accident in south Toledo. It happened just before 1:00 on Arco and South Avenue.
  • Are you getting ready for bed and dreading it'll either take hours to fall asleep or you'll wake at 3 a.m. and spend the next few hours on Pinterest trying to get sleepy? Thousands of northwest Ohio women think insomnia is their new normal, but help is out there.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 11:30 PM EDT2012-05-16 03:30:44 GMT
    (WTVG) - The Bowling Green police department is reporting a gas leak at Rally's at 1005 North Main Street. According to officials construction workers hit a gas line. Crews closed of the area and have
    Residents and businesses are back open after a gas leak in Bowling Green.

     
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:57 PM EDT2012-05-16 02:57:23 GMT
    Volunteers are the lifeline for the Salvation Army, especially in a tough economy. As we continue celebrating the Army's 125th anniversary in Northwest Ohio, we introduce you to a Northwest Ohio girl who
    Volunteers are the lifeline for the Salvation Army, especially in a tough economy. As we continue celebrating the Army's 125th anniversary in Northwest Ohio, we introduce you to a little girl who is really making a difference.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:35 PM EDT2012-05-16 02:35:57 GMT
    A statewide texting while driving bill cleared the Ohio legislature Tuesday and is waiting on Governor Kasich's signature. The bill bans all drivers from texting, but clearly, the focus is on teenagers.
    A statewide texting while driving bill cleared the Ohio legislature Tuesday and is waiting on Governor Kasich's signature. The bill bans all drivers from texting, but clearly, the focus is on teenagers.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 9:04 PM EDT2012-05-16 01:04:32 GMT
    BREAKING: I-475 closed at I-75 in both directions due to down power lines
    Traffic is moving again on I-475 in both directions after the highway was shut down at Auburn Avenue due to downed power lines.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:44 PM EDT2012-05-15 22:44:20 GMT
    Developers of the Marina District property still haven't begun construction. But that delay is not causing concern among leaders in Toledo. Several city council members and real estate experts told 13
    Development delays at the Marina District not cause of concern among city leaders.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:40 PM EDT2012-05-15 22:40:44 GMT
    A 13abc viewer helps authorities catch a most wanted suspect. Police nabbed Most Wanted suspect Tracy McNutt a few hours after our story aired Monday night. He's accused of opening fire on someone on Nevada
    A 13abc viewer helps authorities catch a most wanted suspect. Police nabbed Most Wanted suspect Tracy McNutt a few hours after our story aired Monday night. He's accused of opening fire on someone on Nevada in Toledo last month.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:20 PM EDT2012-05-15 22:20:48 GMT
    A local company is doing business around the world and creating dozens of jobs at the same time. It's a Perrysburg-based business called IMCO Carbide Tool. They make tools that are used in a number of
    A local company is doing business around the world and creating dozens of jobs at the same time. It's a Perrysburg-based business called IMCO Carbide Tool. They make tools that are used in a number of different industries ranging from aerospace to medical.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:11 PM EDT2012-05-15 22:11:41 GMT
    We have a correction to a report aired Tuesday on 13abc Action News at Noon and posted in a story on 13abc.com. 13abc erroneously reported that El Camino Real in Maumee is closed.  That information is incorrect.  El
    We have a correction to a report aired Tuesday on 13abc Action News. 13abc erroneously reported that El Camino Real in Maumee is closed.  That information is incorrect. El Camino Real along Dussel Drive is open for business and fully operational. 
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 4:24 PM EDT2012-05-15 20:24:24 GMT
    Crews were on the scene of a semi accident late Tuesday morning. Officials report that a semi hit the guardrail on Airport Highway, went over the embankment and landed on US 23. Airport Highway is closed
    A chaotic scene off US 23 Tuesday morning was all caused because a driver was choking on a peanut. The driver swerved across all lanes of the highway, flew off and landed in a creek.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 3:51 PM EDT2012-05-15 19:51:06 GMT
    SWAT crews are on the scene in Bowling Green right now. Police say a man has barricaded himself in an apartment in the 300 block of Napoleon Road and is threatening to hurt himself. Authorities received
    A BG man is in police custody after he barricaded himself in his apartment Tuesday morning. The SWAT team rushed to the scene and eventually convinced him to surrender.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 3:36 PM EDT2012-05-15 19:36:30 GMT
    Police say two men forced their way into a Toledo home and held a man at gun point, all in order to pay off a drug debt. Desmond Tisdale and Robert Bell both face kidnapping charges. According to court
    Police say two men forced their way into a Toledo home and held a man at gun point, all in order to pay off a drug debt.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 2:25 PM EDT2012-05-15 18:25:10 GMT
    More than a thousand jobs are headed to the area in the coming year. The one village community is getting its residents ready to work. A north Toledo community wants to take advantage of all the potential
    More than a thousand jobs are headed to the area in the coming year. The one village community is getting its residents ready to work. A north Toledo community wants to take advantage of all the potential
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 2:03 PM EDT2012-05-15 18:03:09 GMT
    Northbound I-75 is shutdown from Collingwood to 17th Street due to a rollover semi accident that happened around 3:00 Tuesday morning. Traffic is being rerouted off at the Collingwood exit. One taken
    Northbound I-75 was shutdown from Collingwood to 17th Street due to a rollover semi accident that happened around 3:00 Tuesday morning.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 9:26 AM EDT2012-05-15 13:26:44 GMT
    A multi million dollar project will bring flooding relief to a lot of Toledo residents. The city is in the middle of a major overhaul of its storm sewer system which will help keep basements dry during
    A multi million dollar project will bring flooding relief to a lot of Toledo residents. The city is in the middle of a major overhaul of its storm sewer system.
  • Detroit police say they shot and wounded a man in his 70s who approached officers with a knife in hand.
    Detroit police say they shot and wounded a man in his 70s who approached officers with a knife in hand.
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:42 AM EDT2012-05-15 10:42:37 GMT
    No one was hurt in a crash late Monday night. Police say two cars collided at Dorr and Richards around 10:00. It's not clear what led up to the crash but police say one driver will be cited when investigators
    No one was hurt in a crash late Monday night. Police say two cars collided at Dorr and Richards around 10:00
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:36 AM EDT2012-05-15 10:36:16 GMT
    One woman was sent to the hospital after a rollover crash on Alexis Road near Woodside Trail. Police say the driver was headed eastbound about 2:00 this morning when she lost control. The car hit the curb,
    One woman was sent to the hospital after a rollover crash on Alexis Road near Woodside Trail.
  • Monday, May 14 2012 10:46 PM EDT2012-05-15 02:46:11 GMT
    Nearly 130 blood service workers at the American Red Cross in the Toledo-are have been on strike for more than a month. On Monday, the organization and UFCW Local 75 headed back to the bargaining table,
    The American Red Cross and UFCW Local 75 fail to reach a new contract agreement.
  • Monday, May 14 2012 10:36 PM EDT2012-05-15 02:36:43 GMT
    An assistant softball coach at Springfield Local Schools was arrested over the weekend. Toledo police say Christine Zappone, 22, was taken into custody, early Sunday morning, after a student was found,
    An assistant softball coach in the Springfield Local School district is arrested after police found marijuana and a heavily intoxicated student in her car.
  • Monday, May 14 2012 10:35 PM EDT2012-05-15 02:35:08 GMT
    A delay in the development of the Marina District. So what's the hold up? Toledo Mayor Mike Bell (I) talked with 13 ABC, as did a spokesperson for Chinese investment group Dashing Pacific. Tonight,
    It was just 10-month ago, Dashing Pacific signed the deal to buy 69-acres of the Marina District site. Now confirmation there is still a long way to go before construction gets underway.
  • Monday, May 14 2012 10:28 PM EDT2012-05-15 02:28:35 GMT
    One home is destroyed after a fire in a garage Monday night. The fire broke out in the 2700 hundred block of Latcha in Millbury. Fire crews say the situation could have been worse, had it not been for
    One home is destroyed after an fire starts in a garage. Fire crews say the situation could actually have been worse, had it not been for a partnership called auto-aid.
  • Monday, May 14 2012 8:23 PM EDT2012-05-15 00:23:42 GMT
    With a drop in home values and a drop in state funding, Toledo Public Schools might be looking for some extra financial support, come this fall. The school board will vote this morning on whether to put
    TPS will be looking for some extra financial support, come this fall. This morning the school board approved putting a 6.9 mill levy on the Nov. ballot.
  • Monday, May 14 2012 6:57 PM EDT2012-05-14 22:57:33 GMT
    There are some shocking numbers from a new report that looks at domestic violence in Toledo.  This is coming from Independent Advocates; an independent group that's studied the court for the past 2 years.  Members
    There are some shocking numbers from a new report that looks at domestic violence in Toledo.  This is coming from Independent Advocates; an independent group that's studied the court for the past 2 years.  Members
  • Monday, May 14 2012 8:35 AM EDT2012-05-14 12:35:05 GMT
    BREAKING: US 6 near Sand Ridge in Bowling Green closed due to serious crash
    US 6 near Sand Ridge in Wood County was closed for several hours Saturday night following a serious crash that left seven people injured
  • Sunday, May 13 2012 11:45 PM EDT2012-05-14 03:45:57 GMT
    One man is in the hospital after he was shot in his own backyard Sunday evening. It happened near Bancroft and Vermont. Police say the victim was in his backyard when a car came down the alley and opened
    One man is in the hospital after he was shot in his own backyard Sunday evening. It happened near Bancroft and Vermont.  
  • Sunday, May 13 2012 7:15 PM EDT2012-05-13 23:15:31 GMT
    A semi-pro football game at Springfield High School ended in tragedy after an athlete died while playing on the field. It all happened around 1:30 Saturday afternoon during a game between the Northwest
    We're learning new information about the football player who died on the field at Springfield High School Saturday. 32-year-old David Coleman Jr. was from Napoleon.
  • Saturday, May 12 2012 3:31 PM EDT2012-05-12 19:31:17 GMT
    25-year-old Rebecca Steinmiller has been arrested on one count of Child Endangering in connection with injuries to her 3-month-old child before his death.
    Wood County authorities arrest Rebecca Steinmiller, 25, on a count of Child Endangerment in connection with injuries sustained by her three-month-old before his death.
  • Friday, May 11 2012 10:26 PM EDT2012-05-12 02:26:02 GMT
    Crews are on the scene of a serious crash near Springfield Township. The crash happened Friday evening at Garden Road and Eber Road. It's near the entrance to the 180th Fighter Wing base. Life flight
    One person is dead and another has been injured after a crash Friday evening at Garden Road and Eber Road near Toledo Express Airport.
  • Friday, May 11 2012 5:44 PM EDT2012-05-11 21:44:20 GMT
    Body found in pond near Ramada hotel on OH-15 in Holiday City
    Authorities have released details about the body found in a pond in Holiday City. The Lucas County Coroners Office identified the body as that of Surat Nuenoom. He had been missing since March.

Poll

Ohio lawmakers are considering a test program that ties welfare benefits to clean drug tests. Opponents say it's unfair to make families pay for the tests. Do you like the idea?

Thank you for participating in our poll. Here are the results so far:

YES! Welfare benefits should be tied to drug tests
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NO! The pilot program is not fair to struggling families
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  • Health

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 9:03 PM EDT2012-05-16 01:03:28 GMT
    It seems like there's a pill for just about everything these days. Now, researchers at Yale university say there's a drug that could help prevent people from getting drunk! It's called "Iomazenil" .
    It seems like there's a pill for just about everything these days. Now, researchers at Yale university say there's a drug that could help prevent people from getting drunk! It's called "Iomazenil" .
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 8:42 PM EDT2012-05-16 00:42:00 GMT
    Could eating sugar ... Be making people stupid? New research shows that eating a high fructose diet hampers the ability to learn and remember things ... But adding omega 3 fatty acids can minimize the
    Could eating sugar ... Be making people stupid? New research shows that eating a high fructose diet hampers the ability to learn and remember things ... But adding omega 3 fatty acids can minimize the
  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 8:26 PM EDT2012-05-16 00:26:37 GMT
    Don't be fooled by our summer-like weather... some cool weather illnesses are still out there. Susan Ross Wells talked to ProMedica family physician Dr. Todd Francis this week who says he's still seeing
    What's Going Around?  ProMedica Family physician Dr. Todd Francis says upper respiratory infections are still out there, but allergies are the big thing right now.  He says he's also seeing some injuries from outdoor activities like yard work and bike riding.
  • Monday, May 14 2012 2:12 PM EDT2012-05-14 18:12:53 GMT
    A 10-year-old girl is reminding everyone that it's better to give than receive. Gracie Oakes is celebrating her 10th birthday by holding a fundraiser party for Carly Kudzia. Carly is one of only 18 children
    A 10-year-old girl is reminding everyone that it's better to give than receive. Gracie Oakes is celebrating her 10th birthday by holding a fundraiser party for Carly Kudzia.
  • Saturday, May 12 2012 9:15 PM EDT2012-05-13 01:15:56 GMT
    One in eight American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, and on Saturday thousands took steps to help them win the fight. Every step taken was a statement for the fight against
    One in eight American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, and on Saturday thousands took steps in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to help them women win the fight.
  • ProMedica Toledo Hospital opened a new state-of-the-art stroke unit Tuesday. The goal: to give stroke patients the best possible care as quickly as possible.
  • Wednesday, May 9 2012 10:19 PM EDT2012-05-10 02:19:48 GMT
    In your health: investing in not only your health, but that of your children and grandchildren. ProMedica and the University of Toledo announced today they're opening a BioRepository. It's essentially
    ProMedica and the University of Toledo team up to establish a medical tissue bank to aid future research here in Toledo on cancers and other diseases.
  • About 15 million premature babies are born every year - more than 1 in 10 of the world's births and a bigger problem than previously believed, according to the first country-by-country estimates of this obstetric...
  • Tuesday, May 1 2012 6:39 PM EDT2012-05-01 22:39:24 GMT
    Putting an end to breast cancer is one of the goals of the American Cancer Society. Later this month you'll have a chance to help at the Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk. 13abc is a proud partner for
    Putting an end to breast cancer is one of the goals of the American Cancer Society. Later this month you'll have a chance to help at the Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk.
  • Tuesday, May 1 2012 6:04 PM EDT2012-05-01 22:04:05 GMT
    Watery, itchy eyes, cough.. wheezing.. and more. Plenty of issues are getting kids in to see the doctor this week. Susan Ross wells has a look at What's Going Around? A Toledo pediatrician says he's
    A local pediatrician says What's Going Around this week is the three A's.  Allergies, Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis, or eczema.  The allergies kick everything off and these three are often seen together in a child.

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