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🌱 St. Vincent Hospital Bomb Threat + Old West End Festival Returns
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Toledo.
Good morning, Toledo! Let's get this Friday started. Here's what's going on around Toledo today.
First, today's weather:
A little afternoon rain. High: 59 Low: 48.
Here are the top five stories in Toledo today:
- West Toledo man Jeremy Huebner has been sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison on two counts of rape against child victims aged 5 and 8. The crime occurred in 2018. (WTOL)
- 32-year-old Kyle Scheid is facing charges of inducing panic after he made a bomb threat to the Lucas County dispatch center. Scheid was found intoxicated in a hospital room at St. Vincent Medical Center and has been placed on electronic monitoring after being arraigned in the Toledo Municipal Court. (WNWO NBC 24)
- Two adults and a dog escaped a house fire on Mettler Street just after midnight Thursday. A neighbor alerted the homeowner to the fire, and a recently installed wood burning stove may have caused the blaze. (WTOL)
- 29-year-old Alexandra "Ali" Goins was shot to death on Easter Sunday in the Village of South Solon, which is between Dayton and Columbus. The suspect, 34-year-old Zachary Warnock, has been arrested and is reported to have been in a relationship with Goins. (WTVG)
- Lucas County Sheriff's Deputy Craig Barth was injured in a car accident at the intersection of Airport Highway and Garden Road in Monclova Township around 6 AM Thursday. A silver Tesla was involved in the crash but was not on autopilot at the time. (WTVG)
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Today in Toledo:
- The SpongeBob Musical, Maumee Indoor Theatre (8:00 PM)
- The Parker Parker Quartet at Lucille's Jazz Lounge (7:15 PM)
- Wine by the Glass Pavilion: All Mixed Up: Best of Blends, Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (6:30 PM)
- Full STEAM Ahead - Toledo Public Library - Main Branch (2:00 PM)
- Photography: Capture, Create, Explore - Heatherdowns Branch Library (3:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- The Riverdance 25th Anniversary show is coming to the Stranahan Theater May 31 & June 1. (La Prensa)
- Toledo Police arrested 43-year-old Nicholas Loving after he reportedly shot his neighbor 38-year-old Thomas Sterger Wednesday night. The shooting occurred in the 400 block of Platt Street and Sterger was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (WTVG)
- The Lucas County Jail is hiring nurses as a nationwide shortage in the profession continues. (WTVG)
- Phase II of the Glass City Metropark along the Maumee River is currently under construction. The plans will connect 300 acres of open space with 5 miles of trails and link 6 individual neighborhoods. (WTVG)
- The 49th Annual Old West End Festival will be held June 4 & 5 and will include the traditional OWE 5K Walk/Run, an art fair at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, the historic home tour, and the King Wamba Carnival Parade. (WTOL)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow 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!