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🌱 Toledo Police Search For 2 Missing Girls + Havre Street Shooting

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Hey, Toledo! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on in Toledo today.

First, today's weather:

Cold with clouds and sun. High: 48 Low: 31.

Here are the top five stories today in Toledo:

  1. 29-year-old Derrick Kimble was allegedly shot to death by 27-year-old Tyrefa Hill in the 400 block of Havre Street around 6:30 PM Monday. Kimble and Hill were in a past relationship and the latter turned herself in to the Safety Building. (WTOL)
  2. Toledo Police are still searching for Samari Knighten, 7, and Cszera Reyes, 13, who were last seen Thursday night in the 3000 block of Hartman. Their guardian suspects the girls' mother Latoya Overton encouraged the children to run after an Easter visit. (WTVG)
  3. Toledo man Michael Jackson, 35, was sentenced to 9 to 12 years in prison for a aggravated vehicular homicide that occurred in February. Jackson was fleeing police when he struck Mohamed Souare, 35, of Harrisburg, North Carolina. (WTVG)
  4. Local group Young Men and Women for Change is teaching kids and parents accountability through "tough love." Founder Shawn Mahone Sr. has been running the program for 16 years. (WTOL)
  5. Imagination Station received a grant in 2019 from the KeyBank Foundation for "Project Discovery." The program serves as a partnership with Toledo Public Schools. (La Prensa)

Today in Toledo:

  • Macrame Mermaid Tail Key Chain - Sanger Branch Library (3:00 PM)
  • DIY Aromatherapy Dough - Kent Branch Library (3:30 PM)
  • Magic the Gathering - Reynolds Corners Branch Library (4:00 PM)
  • Fairy Doors - West Toledo Branch Library (4:00 PM)
  • Pop Bottle Painting - Toledo Heights Branch Library (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • The latest Toledo homes have hit the market. Check them out courtesy of Patch and Redfin. (Toledo Patch)
  • "The BASH" returns to Imagination Station June 25 and offers food, drinks, and entertainment for a 21+ crowd. Fiery Flair bartenders will be at the event, which is sponsored by Comfort Line FiberFrames. (WTOL)
  • The Mark Lemle Trio will close out the 2021-22 season of the St. Tim's Discovers series May 15 at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. (BG Independent Media)
  • Casting notice: The Village Players Theatre is seeking actors for the plays "Ben Hur" and "Rocket Man." (BG Independent Media)
  • April 28 is the next installment in the Libbey Glass Foundation's spring lecture series focusing Michael Owens and his invention of the automatic bottle machine. (La Prensa)

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— 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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