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🌱 BGSU Basketball Player Shot On I-75 + Suspicious Pitt Street Fire
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Toledo.
Hello, hello! Brad King here with your Wednesday edition of the Toledo Daily, filled with all the community information you need to know right now. Follow along for the latest.
First, today's weather:
A stray t-storm; hot, humid. High: 98 Low: 77.
Here are the top five stories today in Toledo:
- Jason Black, 42, pleaded guilty to attempt to commit felonious assault and having weapons under disability for shooting his girlfriend Sherrie Cox, 53, on March 31. Toledo Police found Cox suffering from a gunshot wound in her shoulder at a home in the 500 block of Maumee Ave. and arrested Black soon after. (WTVG)
- Ohio House Representatives Mike Loychik and Jean Schmidt introduced HB 616, similar to Florida's controversial "don't say gay" bill, on April 4. The move has come under fire by the Ohio Education Association, who say the focus should instead be on critical thinking and self-empowerment. (Toledo City Paper)
- Bowling Green State University basketball player Ubong Etim was injured in a Saturday morning shooting while traveling on southbound I-75. Toledo Police are currently investigating and report the shooting came from a separate vehicle traveling on the interstate. (WTOL)
- Referee John Sculli was officiating a Toledo Glass City professional basketball team game when he collapsed to the floor with no pulse Saturday night. Toledo player Myles Copeland, who is also a Toledo firefighter, administered CPR and compressions and saved Sculli's life. (WTOL)
- The Toledo Fire and Rescue Dept. are investigating after a house fire in the 3800 block of Pitt Street was deemed suspicious on Tuesday. Officials say there were no injuries in the fire, which started in a bedroom in the top floor. (WTVG)
Today in Toledo:
- Volunteer Open House - Assistance Dogs, The Ability Center, 5605 Monroe St. (4:30 p.m.)
- Musical Dinner Cruise on the Glass City Pearl, Promenade Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Glovation Circus - Toledo Public Library - Main Branch (11 a.m.)
- DIY Lip Balm - Toledo Heights Branch Library (2 p.m.)
- Learn How to Podcast - Mott Branch Library (6 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- The City of Waterville will be hosting haunted trolley rides on select Thursday evenings beginning June 16 and ending October 6. (La Prensa)
- The Toledo Northwestern Ohio Foodbank is in need of volunteers to help feed roughly 400,000 people. (WTVG)
- Toledoans Larry and Cynthia Robinson are celebrating home ownership thanks to a program supported by KeyBank, NeighborWorks Toledo Region, and The Fair Housing Center. (WNWO NBC 24)
- Celebrate Juneteenth at the Toledo Lucas County Library with several programs supported by the NAACP. (WTVG)
- Toledo Firefighters are sending 24 sets of gear to Belgrade, Serbia after a request from the Serbian embassy was sent out to fire departments nationwide. (WTVG)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday. I'll see you around!
— Brad King
About me: I have been a lifelong Northwest Ohio native and University of Toledo grad (Go Rockets!). I'm old enough to remember when the Mud Hens were still playing in Maumee. The Glass City has seen some amazing revitalization and I am so excited to share every update with you!
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