An Oregon 2-year-old was found dead in a backyard pool, some 40 minutes after he was reported missing by his grandfather. Police say the man was watching the child and left him alone for only a minute and the toddler was gone. Crews searched the neighborhood but after 45 minutes, they found him in the pool of a neighbor's house. Police say he was trapped underneath the solar cover. Emergency crews began CPR immediately, but 2-year-old Frasier Burt was pronounced dead at the hospital. Authorities say there's nothing to indicate this was anything other than an accident.
2. LOURDES EXPANSION
Sylvania city council vote 5-0 nothing tonight to approve the expansion of Lourdes University. Lourdes will build an athletic facility, an academic building and a campus ministry complex connecting the Lourdes Apartment Complex with the campus. Neighbors were worried about privacy and noise that they believe the expansion would create.
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3. RED CROSS WORKERS
(AP) - Red Cross workers in the Cleveland area should be back on the job within days after ratifying a four-year contract to end a strike that began in February. The Plain Dealer reports the pact includes pay hikes and some guarantees to protection against rising health care costs.
4. PROFESSOR STABBED
(AP) - A part-time professor at Columbus State Community College is recovering after he was stabbed in the stomach this morning on campus. Police are searching for a person of interest, saying he wasn't a student and apparently knew the victim.
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5. CLEMENS ACQUITTED
(AP) - Former pitching great Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges that he obstructed and lied to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs to extend his long career. After the verdict was announced today, Clemens said "I'm very thankful," choking up as he spoke. He added "It's been a hard five years."
6. ROMNEY - MICHIGAN
(AP) - Mitt Romney says he thinks he can win Michigan - and that if he does, he'll win the presidency. The Republican hopeful is heading to Michigan for a day of campaigning. He was in Iowa today. Romney is expected to complete a five-day, six-state bus tour tomorrow.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:41 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:41:33 GMT
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were reported killed.
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were reported killed.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:11 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:11:48 GMT
Toledo Police have shut down southbound I-75 between Anthony Wayne Trail and South due to a serious accident. We're told it is a rollover crash. At least one man was seriously injured when he was ejected
I-75 remains closed between Anthony Wayne Trail and South as of 7:30 p.m. Monday evening after a serious accident.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:37 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:37:02 GMT
Portions of Moore, Oklahoma were ravaged by a mile-wide tornado this Monday afternoon. This follows a near-record quiet start to tornado season. Strong storms may reach northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan by Tuesday.
Portions of Moore, Oklahoma were ravaged by a mile-wide tornado this Monday afternoon. This follows a near-record quiet start to tornado season. Strong storms may reach northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan by Tuesday.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:14:35 GMT
Severe weather is sweeping areas of the plains states. At least one person is dead and more storms are on the way today. ISOH/IMPACT is preparing to help those affected by the spring storms in Texas
A large tornado roared through the southern part of Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma Monday afternoon. Damage is extensive. Video showed blocks of flattened homes and vehicles tossed upside down.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:41 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:41:39 GMT
The warmer weather bring out all of the bugs. Today begins the Toledo Area Sanitary District's battle with mosquitos. Both rainfall and temperature play a role in how many mosquitos we'll have this
The Toledo Area Sanitary District has started mosquito control. Monday evening marks the first day of light trapping. Biologists trap mosquitos and then study the numbers and types throughout the county. Free backyard sprays begin this week and neighborhood fogging starts in June. Log on to 13abc.com for details.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:10:08 GMT
A man was taken to the hospital Monday after a drive-by shooting. It happened in the 1200 block of Belmont. Toledo police say someone inside a black SUV opened fire on a minivan. The driver of the minivan
A man was taken to the hospital Monday after a drive-by shooting. It happened in the 1200 block of Belmont.
Monday, May 20 2013 4:28 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:28:56 GMT
"I want to make sure that we keep focused on the facts and focused on the science," says Jeff Noel, Vice President of Whirlpool Corporation. There are new details in the Clyde Cancer Cluster investigation. Whirlpool
"I want to make sure that we keep focused on the facts and focused on the science," says Jeff Noel, Vice President of Whirlpool Corporation.
Monday, May 20 2013 4:26 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:26:47 GMT
Still no arrests in a deadly home invasion in Waterville Township. A local business owner was shot multiple times in his own home. It happened Saturday. The victim and his girlfriend were home when the
Lucas County Sheriff investigators continue to look for three suspects they say are responsible for the murder of carryout owner James Safadi. He was shot and killed in his Waterville Township home.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:13 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:13:34 GMT
Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck
Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
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