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🌱 Bowsher Lockdown Lifted Safely + 17-Year-Old Shot In South Toledo

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Hello again, Toledo! I'm back in your inbox this autumn morning with your new edition of the Toledo Daily. Keep reading to find out the most important things happening these days in town. Today's briefing includes...

  • No injuries reported or weapons found after Bowsher High School lockdown on Friday.
  • West Toledo man caught burglarizing home where he was hired for roof repairs.
  • Two people were shot, including a 17-year-old in critical condition, at the Elmdale Court Apartment Complex in South Toledo.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 63 Low: 41.


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Here are the top five stories today in Toledo:

  1. No weapons were found after Bowsher High School went on lockdown Friday after reports of a student with a firearm. Students were dismissed at the regular time after a search by the Toledo Police and the TPS Department of Public Safety. (WTVG)
  2. A 29-year-old West Toledo man, Brandon Burgin, was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a home where he was hired for roofing repairs. The homeowner reported seeing Burgin fleeing the home after breaking in through the roof. (WTOL)
  3. Kimberly Henderson is the Toledo Correctional Institution's first woman warden. Warden Henderson, a Whitmer High graduate, has spent 22 years working in the prison system. (WTVG)
  4. "Perrysburg & Waterville troupes deliver contrasting musicals, different in visions, both excellent in production." This weekend, catch Waterville Playshop's "She Loves Me" at the Maumee Indoor and Perrysburg Musical Theatre's "Sweeney Todd "at the Juliet Beck Auditorium inside the Commodore Building. (BG Independent News)
  5. A 17-year-old is in critical condition after they and another were shot near the Elmdale Court Apartment Complex in South Toledo Thursday. Three homes were hit by bullets and Toledo Police are investigating. (WTOL)

Today in Toledo:

  • Pumpkin Stomp & Chomp - Toledo Zoo & Aquarium (10:30 AM)
  • Halloween Spooktacular! - Toledo Public Library - Main Branch (2:00 PM)
  • The 5th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl - Downtown Toledo (4:00 PM)
  • 'Young Frankenstein' at Oregon Community Theatre (7:30 PM)
  • Eerie Manor Tours at Wildwood Preserve Manor House (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • West Toledo neighborhood without power following Friday morning crash. (WTOL)
  • Police arrest four after pursuit in Perrysburg, on I-75 Thursday. (WTOL)
  • First Solar will invest $270 million in Perrysburg research center. (WTVG)
  • Neighborhood Nuisance: neighbors report a house engulfed in trees on Stickney Ave. in Toledo. (WTVG)

Alrighty, you're all good for today! 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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