Community Corner
🌱 Head-On Collision Near Toledo Airport + Ottawa River Trash Traps
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Toledo.
Welcome back, Toledo! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on today in Toledo.
First, today's weather:
Windy with a shower or two. High: 59 Low: 39.
Here are the top five stories today in Toledo:
- Two people are hospitalized after a head-on collision near Toledo Airport at the Ohio Turnpike entrance. Ohio State Highway patrol say a car traveling eastbound turned left and crashed into a westbound car and will be cited for failure to yield. (WTVG)
- Two people were involved in a shooting at the South Toledo McDonald's on Broadway after an argument at the Stop & Go at the same intersection around 12:30 PM Thursday. Toledo Police state one person was transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. (WTOL)
- A fire has completely destroyed a home at the intersection of Oakwood and Waite in Central Toledo. TFD reports a call about the fire came in around 3:30 AM and the house was vacant. (WTVG)
- Wednesday saw a special operation conducted by the Toledo Police Department's Investigations Bureau, Field Operations, Gang Task Force, and SWAT to apprehend nearly 100 individuals with domestic violence warrants. Named for this year's slain domestic violence victims, Operation S.W.A.N. saw 17 arrested while the remainder will be featured on the the TPD's social media pages.
- Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz announced two new large trash traps in the Ottawa River as part of the 2020 Trash-Free Waters Program by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. (WNWO NBC 24)
Today in Toledo:
- Breakfast with the Bunny at the Toledo Zoo (9:00 AM)
- Easter Eggstravaganza at Franklin Park Mall (11:00 AM)
- Sensory Friendly Historical Tours at Wildwood Preserve (11:00 AM)
- Jean Holden at Lucille's Jazz Lounge (7:15 PM)
- Basketball Movie and a Craft - Toledo Heights Branch Library (3:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- See the 5 new home listings in the Toledo area courtesy of Patch and Redfin. (Toledo Patch)
- Toledo pets are looking for a home to love them. Meet Snoop, Saturn, Sirius, and more. (Toledo Patch)
- UToledo students studying graphic and interactive design have curated a new exhibit called "Contrary Bodies" at the Toledo Museum of Art focusing on artists and subjects featuring BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) as well as women and the LGBTQA+ community. (Press Release Desk)
- Waterville Playshop is running "The Spongebob Musical" April 22-24 at the Maumee Indoor Theatre. The cast features talented actors from all over Northwest Ohio, including yours truly as Patchy the Pirate. (BG Independent Media)
- April is Arab-American Heritage Month. Celebrate Toledo's rich history of Arab-American residents including entrepreneurs and entertainers like Jamie Farr and Danny Thomas, who were born Jameel Joseph Farah and Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz, respectively. (WTOL)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! See you tomorrow morning for another update.
— 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!