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EVENING NEWS DIGEST - FEBRUARY 21, 2012

NEW LOCAL NEWS

1. DEPUTIES FIRED

Two Sandusky County Sheriff's deputies were fired and another resigned after an investigation found they sexually exploited a female inmate. The decision comes after the results of a disciplinary hearing were released today. The three left the woman naked in a county jail cell for six hours.

2. COOPER TIRE TALKS

Contract talks resumed today at Cooper Tire in Findlay but locked out union workers are still no closer to going back to work after three months on the picket line. Union leaders met with the company today from 9am to about 730pm but failed to reach an agreement. Talks are scheduled to resume Wednesday morning.

NEW STATE NEWS

3. WELFARE CHANGES

In Michigan, House Republicans have approved a bill that factors lottery and gambling winnings into eligibility for welfare programs. Lottery officials would be required to notify the state's Department of Human Services about winners of $1000 or more. The measure now moves to the Senate for a vote.

4. HIGH SCHOOL REOPENS

A high school in Central Ohio is back open after a strange smell made students sick and closed the building for a week. The Columbus Dispatch says district officials haven't ruled out that someone caused the smell. The district hired air quality experts to investigate.

NEW NATIONAL NEWS

5. DOW HITS 13,000

The Dow crossed the 13,000 mark for the first time in four years although it didn't stay there long. It hit 13,000 just before 11:30am and stayed there about 30 seconds before dropping back. At the end of trading, the Dow finished up 16 points to close at 12,966. Experts credit the stock growth to lessening concerns about a financial meltdown in Europe and a second recession.

6. NEW CREDIT CARDS

The number of new credit cards issued to consumers rose 14 percent in 2011. The credit report agency TransUnion says about a quarter of them were issued to people with blemished credit histories.

  • Top Stories

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:40 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:40:50 GMT
    Federal, state and local law enforcement officials are coming together this afternoon to announce an indictment related to the searches last year to several IHOP restaurants in Northwest Ohio and Indiana.
    The FBI indicted employees from six IHOP locations in the area Wednesday for charges including money laundering, wire fraud, aggravated theft and harboring illegal aliens.

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:50 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:50:35 GMT
    According to the Toledo Police information line Toledo Police have blocked off the intersection of Manhattan Blvd. and Doyle Street as they respond to a possible hostage situation man in the 1000 Block
    One man is dead, another on the loose after what police are calling a deadly home invasion. It happened Wednesday afternoon in the 1000 of Bricker in North Toledo.

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:46 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:46:15 GMT
    It's official. Teachers in the Springfield Local school district have a new contract. The board voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve the deal, one day after teachers signed off on it. We're
    It's official. Teachers in the Springfield Local school district have a new contract. The board voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve the deal, one day after teachers signed off on it.

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:37 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:37:36 GMT
    You may notice extra fire and police crews in downtown Bowling Green today. Around 9:00 this morning the Wood County emergency planning committee and emergency management agency will hold an You may notice
    It might be hard to believe, but it has been nearly two years since tornadoes devastated our area. On the night of June 5, 2010, disaster struck Lake Township, leveling the high school and killing seven people.

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:12 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:12:33 GMT
    They served our nation -- both at home and abroad. And today, our area is giving a big "thank you. to our local veterans" 80 veterans boarded a plane this morning bound for Washington D.C. " I'm very
    Eighty area veterans boarded a plane Wednesday morning bound for the Washington D.C. World War II memorial.

  • Toledo police and the FBI are looking for a suspect in a bank robbery. According to police, an armed man robbed the Huntington Bank on Monroe Street around 3:00 Wednesday afternoon.

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:49 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:49:50 GMT
    It's been three years since an Ottawa Hills police officer shot and paralyzed a motorcyclist. It's a day Michael McCloskey says he'll never forget.  "It was a routine traffic stop where I was shot in
    It's been three years since an Ottawa Hills police officer shot and paralyzed a motorcyclist. It's a day Michael McCloskey says he'll never forget.

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:36 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:36:14 GMT
    Nearly three years ago, 5-year-old Neveah Buchanan disappeared from her Monroe, Michigan apartment complex parking lot. Eleven days later, her body was found buried on the banks of the River Raisin. There
    Nearly three years ago, 5-year-old Neveah Buchanan disappeared from her Monroe, Michigan apartment complex parking lot. For the first time in years, Nevaeh's mother is breaking her silence in an interview with 13abc's Christina Williams. 

  • If you love photography, you'll want to catch a special exhibition at Toledo Museum of Art focusing on light. 

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:57 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:57:39 GMT
    A 9-year-old Fremont boy can share some great stories with his friends about what he did for spring break this year. Camden Arriaga and his family hit the road for a big adventure at Walt Disney World.
    A 9-year-old Fremont boy with Marfan Syndrome shares his memories of a very special trip to Disney world.  It was made possible by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and 13abc.  Camden shares some of his memories from the trip and pays a behind-the-scenes visit to 13abc.

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