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🌱 UT Advances In MAC Tournament + Suspect Arrested In Adrian
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Toledo.
Get on up, Toledo! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started. Here are the most important things happening in Toledo today.
First, today's weather:
Clouds and sunshine. High: 41 Low: 26.
Here are the top five stories today in Toledo:
- 22-year-old Ofari Smith, who was on the run since the fatal stabbing of Whitney Wade on March 1, was apprehended in Adrian, Michigan according to Toledo Police. U.S. Marshalls took Smith into custody after a warrant was issued for his arrest. (WTOL)
- Galen Artez Steele led Toledo Police on a car chase while a woman and three children, including an infant, were in the car around 12:30 AM Wednesday. Steele crashed at Corbin and Willys and is facing charges of DUI, endangering children, and eluding police. (WTVG)
- The UToledo Rockets women's basketball team advanced in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Wednesday. UToledo bested the Ohio University Bobcats 80-67 and will next play either Northern Illinois or Ball State Thursday morning.(cleveland.com)
- Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz announced a program to replace every customer lead service line in Toledo. Dubbed the Customer Lead Line Replacement Program, the project will reportedly cost $10 million and residents in the historic Old West End neighborhood have expressed their approval. (WTVG)
- Two UToledo basketball coaches have been re-signed with the Rockets through the 2026-2027 after both secured Mid-American Conference titles this year. Coaches Tod Kowalczyk and Trica Cullop led both teams to the MAC Tournament this weekend and are hoping for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. (WTOL)
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Today in Toledo:
- Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Dillard's - Shops at Fallen Timbers (9:00 AM)
- Making a budget in Google Sheets - Toledo Public Library - Main Branch (2:00 PM)
- Medicare 101 - Heatherdowns Branch Library (3:00 PM)
- Teen Central - Kent Branch Library (4:00 PM)
- (Nintendo) Switch Night - Mott Branch Library (4:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- The Toledo City Council is reviewing funding for Toledo's new Vibrancy Initiative, which aims to use the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to bring first-floor interiors of vacant commercial properties up to code. The funds could also be used for the lead line replacement initiative. (Press Release Desk)
- Alicia Wagner, owner of Fowl & Fodder in Downtown Toledo, is featured this week for Women's History Month. Read on to learn about Fowl & Fodder's farm to table, vegan, and gluten free options. (Press Release Desk)
- Dr. Qian Chen, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Toledo, has been awarded a $700,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program for research into cell division. Such knowledge could one day lead to breakthroughs in cancer treatments and injury recovery. (Press Release Desk)
- The Mid-American Conference formally recognized Coach Tricia Cullop and five UToledo women's basketball players in an announcement on Tuesday. This is Coach Cullop's fourth MAC Coach of the Year award. (Press Release Desk)
- UToledo student Anya Smith has been researching the benefits of pet and animal therapy for dementia patients, including working with a 4-month-old potbellied pig named Wilbur. Smith interns at Memory Lane Care Services and has helped stimulate memory and enhance conversation with the residents there. (WNWO NBC 24)
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You're all caught up 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!