Monday, May 20 2013 6:24 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:24:30 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
Toledo Police have shut down southbound I-75 between Anthony Wayne Trail and South due to a serious accident.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:06 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:06:38 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 5:39 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:39:33 GMT
A local elementary student wants to help children understand autism. Ashley McNeal has several siblings with the disorder, so she decided to write a book with the hope of raising awareness. Ashley is
A local elementary student wants to help children understand autism. Ashley McNeal has several siblings with the disorder, so she decided to write a book with the hope of raising awareness.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:22 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:22:06 GMT
A scary situation Monday afternoon as a car slammed into a house on McCord Road. Police say a woman was driving a car southbound and lost control. She swerved and cut across the northbound lanes near
A scary situation Monday afternoon as a car slammed into a house on McCord Road. Police say a woman was driving a car southbound and lost control. She swerved and cut across the northbound lanes near Angola.
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 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:10:50 GMT
A plan working its way through Columbus has local towns concerned. State lawmakers want to change how cities tax people and businesses. House Bill 5 would create a one-size-fits-all taxing system but
Perrysburg city council is considering a resolution opposing HB 5 which would give Ohio the right to create tax policy not individual towns.
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 3:40 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:40:36 GMT
Two mobile homes are a complete loss this morning after a late night fire.
Two mobile homes are a complete loss this morning after a late night fire.
EVENING NEWS HEADLINES - JULY 25, 2012
NEW LOCAL NEWS
1. DROUGHT FOOD PRICES
The Ohio Department of Agriculture says our part of the state is in a severe drought. The USDA forecast predicts nearly a 5 percent increase in prices on food like milk, eggs, beef, poultry and pork. Already the drought has had an effect on corn and bean prices. Even chickens are struggling in the heat. Farmers say hot chickens produce fewer eggs.
2. PAGE INJURED
The Denver Broncos cut former Toledo Rockets wide receiver Eric Page who tore his ACL in a workout last Friday. Page's agent tells 13abc they're still evaluating the extent of the knee injury and Page knew something was immediately wrong last week. Page skipped his senior year with the Rockets to enter the NFL draft. The Broncos signed page as an undrafted free agent.
NEW STATE NEWS
3. TRAIN DERAILMENT
A train derailment and explosion in Central Ohio earlier this month caused more than one million dollars damage. Federal officials estimated the cost at $1.2 million. It's part of a brief preliminary report released today by the National Transportation Safety Board. Officials are still looking into what caused the train to jump the tracks north of downtown Columbus on July 11th.
4. CHILDREN AND POVERTY
A new national study finds the number of children living in poverty in Ohio increased by 4 percentage points during the recession, but more children have health insurance. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual Kids Count survey ranks Ohio 27th in the nation for child well-being.
NEW NATIONAL NEWS
5. SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE.
The University of Colorado confirms it got a suspicious package and some news outlets say it's from James Holmes. He's the former graduate student accused of the deadly Colorado movie theater shooting. The news reports also say Holmes sent a notebook to the university with scribblings of stick figures being shot. The university will only confirm it received a suspicious package and turned it over to authorities.
6. TAX CUTS
(AP) - Democrats have pushed a yearlong extension of tax cuts for all but the highest-earning Americans through the Senate. Senators approved the Democratic bill by a near party-line 51-48 vote today. It gives President Barack Obama and his party a significant political victory. But the measure is fated to go no further in Congress. It hasn't a chance in the GOP-led House.
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