http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:31:31 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/26/rathbun-trial-verge-jury/stories/20260426102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/26/rathbun-trial-verge-jury/stories/20260426102#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:46:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/26/rathbun-trial-verge-jury/stories/20260426102 After hearing nearly three weeks of testimony from scores of witnesses, a Lucas County jury could start deliberating Monday on charges against a former investment advisor from Wauseon accused of helping run a Ponzi scheme. Gary Rathbun is arraigned in 2023, at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo. A Lucas County grand jury has indicted eight people for allegedly bilking at least 200 investors out of about $72 million in an investment scheme. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/outdoors/2026/04/26/outdoors-great-lakes-water-levels-varied-from-north-and-south/stories/20260426056 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/outdoors/2026/04/26/outdoors-great-lakes-water-levels-varied-from-north-and-south/stories/20260426056#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/outdoors/2026/04/26/outdoors-great-lakes-water-levels-varied-from-north-and-south/stories/20260426056 Seems like it’s been raining all over the world, to coin a line from a song. Fritz Klingler's road in Burt Township, Michigan, took a big hit from the recent weather event in northern Michigan. Chunks of ice remain on Fritz Klingler's shoreline after the recent weather event in Burt Township, Michigan. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/26/researchers-decades-breeding-better-potatoes-chips/stories/20260426046 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/26/researchers-decades-breeding-better-potatoes-chips/stories/20260426046#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:32:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/26/researchers-decades-breeding-better-potatoes-chips/stories/20260426046 EAST LANSING, Mich. — There’s a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips. David Douches, a Michigan State University professor who leads the school's Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, inspects some items at a campus greenhouse in East Lansing, Mich., on March 24. David Douches, a Michigan State University professor who leads the school's Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, holds a potato chip in his hand during a taste testing in East Lansing, Mich., on March 24. Better Made Snack Foods worker Tonya Tinsleydoes quality control checks on potatoes at a processing facility in Detroit on April 2. Potato chips move along a conveyor at a Better Made Snack Foods processing facility in Detroit on April 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/04/26/4-gas-spark-ev-buying-spree/stories/20260426002 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/04/26/4-gas-spark-ev-buying-spree/stories/20260426002#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:31:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/04/26/4-gas-spark-ev-buying-spree/stories/20260426002 Yustine Chang and her husband only have half the concern about gas prices they in mid-March. Dave Thomas purchases gasoline at a station on March 24 in Chicago. In this file photo, gas prices are displayed at a downtown Chevron station in Los Angeles on March 3. Landon Chang, son of Yustine, smiles with the family's new electric vehicle. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/04/26/logging-on-at-a-cafe-privacy-and-security-guidelines-for-remote-workers/stories/20260426054 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/04/26/logging-on-at-a-cafe-privacy-and-security-guidelines-for-remote-workers/stories/20260426054#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:28:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/04/26/logging-on-at-a-cafe-privacy-and-security-guidelines-for-remote-workers/stories/20260426054 For digital nomads, logging on to work from a cafe, co-working space, hotel lobby, or airport lounge is a way of life. Lauren Contreras, 40, works from her laptop April 20 at Foxtail Coffee Co. in Flagstaff, Ariz. Lauren Contreras, 40, works from her laptop April 20 at Foxtail Coffee Co. in Flagstaff, Ariz. Zoe Lloyd, a 21-year-old student at Northern Arizona University, works from her laptop April 20 at Sosta in Flagstaff, Ariz. Connor Scott, 24, and Zoe Lloyd, 21, meet up at a local coffee shop and restaurant to work on their studies April 20 in Flagstaff, Ariz. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/04/26/at-58-toledo-mentor-earns-degree-she-once-thought-impossible/stories/20260425010 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/04/26/at-58-toledo-mentor-earns-degree-she-once-thought-impossible/stories/20260425010#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:58:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/04/26/at-58-toledo-mentor-earns-degree-she-once-thought-impossible/stories/20260425010 Tonya Duran has every right to be proud of her lifetime of accomplishments. Tonya Duran, who wanted to teach suspended students at TPS but needed a college degree, is graduating from the University of Toledo in May. Duran gave details of the lab she worked in, a mural she helped paint, and tried on her cap and gown at Carlson Library on April 21. A passerby congratulates Tonya Duran, who wanted to teach suspended students at TPS but needed a college degree and will graduate from the University of Toledo in May. Duran gave details of the lab she worked in, a mural she helped paint, and tried on her cap and gown at Carlson Library on April 21. Tonya Duran, who wanted to teach suspended students at TPS but needed a college degree, is graduating from the University of Toledo in May. Duran gave details of the lab she worked in, a mural she helped paint, and tried on her cap and gown at Carlson Library on April 21. Tonya Duran, who wanted to teach suspended students at TPS but needed a college degree, is graduating from the University of Toledo in May. Duran gave details of the lab she worked in, a mural she helped paint, and tried on her cap and gown at Carlson Library on April 21. Tonya Duran, who wanted to teach suspended students at TPS but needed a college degree, is graduating from the University of Toledo in May. Duran gave details of the lab she worked in, a mural she helped paint, and tried on her cap and gown at Carlson Library on April 21. Tonya Duran, who wanted to teach suspended students at TPS but needed a college degree, is graduating from the University of Toledo in May. Duran gave details of the lab she worked in, a mural she helped paint, and tried on her cap and gown at Carlson Library on April 21. Tonya Duran, who wanted to teach suspended students at TPS but needed a college degree, is graduating from the University of Toledo in May. Duran gave details of the lab she worked in, a mural she helped paint, and tried on her cap and gown at Carlson Library on April 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/tigers/2026/04/26/sal-stewarts-3-run-hr-5-rbis-help-reds-beat-tigers-9-2/stories/20260426103 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/tigers/2026/04/26/sal-stewarts-3-run-hr-5-rbis-help-reds-beat-tigers-9-2/stories/20260426103#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:05:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/tigers/2026/04/26/sal-stewarts-3-run-hr-5-rbis-help-reds-beat-tigers-9-2/stories/20260426103 CINCINNATI — Sal Stewart hit a three-run home run and drove in five runs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 9-2 on Saturday night. Cincinnati Reds' Sal Stewart, left, celebrates after his three-run home run with teammate Elly de la Cruz, second from left, during the first inning. Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brady Singer throws during the first inning. Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty throws. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/04/26/helga-auberjonois-obituary/stories/20260426044 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/04/26/helga-auberjonois-obituary/stories/20260426044#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2026/04/26/helga-auberjonois-obituary/stories/20260426044 Helga Auberjonois, a woman of the world and “right-hand man” to her well-traveled journalist husband, died April 13 in Enniskeane, Ireland. She was 93. Helga Auberjonois circa September, 2000. Helga Auberjonois circa September, 2000. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/04/26/blade-event-connects-local-employers-and-job-seekers/stories/20260422121 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/04/26/blade-event-connects-local-employers-and-job-seekers/stories/20260422121#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/04/26/blade-event-connects-local-employers-and-job-seekers/stories/20260422121 Medi1Care of Perrysburg hired a dozen employees through The Blade’s annual job and education fair in 2025. Employee Sammantha Adams works at Hammill Medical in Maumee on April 24. Jonathan Rantala, who works in human resources, left, and employee Sammantha Adams speak at Hammill Medical in Maumee on April 24. Employee Sammantha Adams works at Hammill Medical in Maumee on April 24. Employee Sammantha Adams works at Hammill Medical in Maumee on April 24. Jonathan Rantala, who works in human resources, at Hammill Medical in Maumee on April 24. Employee Sammantha Adams works at Hammill Medical in Maumee on April 24. Hammill Medical in Maumee on April 24. Hammill Medical in Maumee on April 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/04/26/youths-in-crisis-sent-out-of-state/stories/20260410026 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/04/26/youths-in-crisis-sent-out-of-state/stories/20260410026#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/04/26/youths-in-crisis-sent-out-of-state/stories/20260410026 LANSING — Eleanor Middlin was 15 when her family sent her to a Missouri boarding school, an 11-hour drive from her mid-Michigan home. It was the worst thing that ever happened to her. It also saved her life. Vista Maria residential treatment program, which struggled to maintain safety among its staff, recently closed in Dearborn Heights, Mich. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/04/26/elite-runners-in-the-glass-city-marathon-aim-to-qualify-for-olympic-trials/stories/20260415131 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/04/26/elite-runners-in-the-glass-city-marathon-aim-to-qualify-for-olympic-trials/stories/20260415131#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/04/26/elite-runners-in-the-glass-city-marathon-aim-to-qualify-for-olympic-trials/stories/20260415131 For Bridget Gottlieb, running in the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon — held first thing on this Sunday — is almost like any other long distance run. Adam Beucler sets a course record while winning top male marathon runner at the Glass City Marathon in 2025. Alyssa McElheny sets a course record while winning top female marathon runner at the Glass City Marathon in 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/04/26/coronavirus-leaves-challenging-health-consequences/stories/20260402116 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/04/26/coronavirus-leaves-challenging-health-consequences/stories/20260402116#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/health-and-well-being/2026/04/26/coronavirus-leaves-challenging-health-consequences/stories/20260402116 The coronavirus has left a trail of pacemakers to mark its passage. Dr. Blair Grubb, director of the electrophysiology program and the Syncope Autonomic Disorders Clinic at the University of Toledo Medical Center, has blended his knowledge of the heart with autoimmune attacks. A couple wears masks while waiting for a TARTA bus in August, 2021, during the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2026/04/26/powell-love-for-cats-dogs-over-a-lifetime/stories/20260426041 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2026/04/26/powell-love-for-cats-dogs-over-a-lifetime/stories/20260426041#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2026/04/26/powell-love-for-cats-dogs-over-a-lifetime/stories/20260426041 I’m a cat lady and confess, with no shame, to being a crazy cat lady. I have also spent years as a crazy dog lady, but you soon learn in the golden years that cats better suit your lifestyle and ambition. Picture of two kittens was a gift from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/culture/2026/04/26/hendel-social-events-among-the-first-signs-of-spring/stories/20260426035 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/culture/2026/04/26/hendel-social-events-among-the-first-signs-of-spring/stories/20260426035#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/culture/2026/04/26/hendel-social-events-among-the-first-signs-of-spring/stories/20260426035 SPRING flowers and green grass are finally here. But even before spring began to show itself, there was a lot to do in Toledo. People mingle during the annual gridiron kickoff party at Hannon's Garage in downtown Toledo on March 4. A sea of Atlantic Cream Puffins, colorful to look at, sweet to eat, tempt the hungry at the Birders Tea. The menu for the 10th Anniversary Birders Tea was something to flock together for and to feather one's stomach, and gluten-free to boot. From left, Black Swamp Observatory board members Sallie Traxler, executive director Kimberly Kaufman, Board members Mindy Withrow and Margy Trumbull attended the tea to support the Ohio Young Birders Club. Event planners Julie Heitz, Kimberly Kaufman, and Pattye Nicolls. Ohio Young Birders Emma and Mia French with Tai French and Rachel Shamy. Ryan Jacob’s serves a Tea Tier to Kisa Weeman. Jake Riem and Casey Prokopow attend the annual gridiron kickoff party at Hannon's Garage in downtown Toledo, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. From left, Megan Anderson, Claire Griffin, and Sarah Knepp attend the annual gridiron kickoff party at Hannon's Garage in downtown Toledo on March 4. From left, Ryan Dolan, Kayla Henderson and Cindy Kirby attend the annual gridiron kickoff party at Hannon's Garage in downtown Toledo on March 4. Jocelyn Groll and Emily Wilhelm attend the annual gridiron kickoff party at Hannon's Garage in downtown Toledo on March 4. From left, Alexis Clarke, Maddie Stiegler and Nick Borrillo attend the annual gridiron kickoff party at Hannon's Garage in downtown Toledo on March 4. Lucas County Commissioner Lisa Sobecki was busy hobnobbing in the Hens' suite section. Julie and Jim Lindsay visit with community movers and shakers in the corporate suites area. Judge Jack Puffenberger, Jim Hoffman, and Nancy Miller visit in the corporate suites during the Hens season opener. Larry Boyer, John Martin, and Laurie and Jeff Huskisson were in the corporate suites on the Hens season opener. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/04/25/trump-evacuated-after-security-incident-white-house-correspondents-dinner/stories/20260425104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/04/25/trump-evacuated-after-security-incident-white-house-correspondents-dinner/stories/20260425104#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:03:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/04/25/trump-evacuated-after-security-incident-white-house-correspondents-dinner/stories/20260425104 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that his personal politics had made him a repeated target, but he also called for unity and bipartisan healing in an increasingly violent world. U.S. Secret Service agents surround President Donald Trump before he was taken from the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25 in Washington. President Donald Trump arrives to the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25. A Torrance police officer works the scene at an address connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25 in Washington. Journalists work as an FBI officer responds to an address connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25 in Washington. FBI officers leave the scene after responding to an address connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 26 in Torrance, Calif. FBI officers leave the scene after responding to an address connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 26 in Torrance, Calif. FBI officers leave the scene after responding to an address connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Sunday in Torrance, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/04/25/sudden-shift-ice-arrests-drop-minneapolis-killings-immigration-shake-up/stories/20260425085 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/04/25/sudden-shift-ice-arrests-drop-minneapolis-killings-immigration-shake-up/stories/20260425085#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:00:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/04/25/sudden-shift-ice-arrests-drop-minneapolis-killings-immigration-shake-up/stories/20260425085 At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida and California. Milenko Faria, whose wife, Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar, is in immigration custody, hugs their daughter, Milena, after his asylum interview at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services facility in Tustin, Calif., on April 16. Garrison Gibson is arrested by federal immigration officers on Jan. 11 in Minneapolis. U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with federal agents outside a convenience store on Jan. 21 in Minneapolis. An asylum seeker from Ecuador hugs her father as he is detained by federal agents on July 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/04/25/nelly-korda-slows-her-torrid-pace-settles-for-5-shot-lead/stories/20260425107 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/04/25/nelly-korda-slows-her-torrid-pace-settles-for-5-shot-lead/stories/20260425107#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:11:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/04/25/nelly-korda-slows-her-torrid-pace-settles-for-5-shot-lead/stories/20260425107 HOUSTON — Nelly Korda tied the 54-hole scoring record at The Chevron Championship on Saturday. She had a five-shot lead going into the final round, the largest of her career. A victory would take her back to No. 1 in the women's world ranking. Nelly Korda hits her tee shot on the 18th hole. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/04/25/fitzpatrick-brothers-post-tournament-record-57/stories/20260425106 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/04/25/fitzpatrick-brothers-post-tournament-record-57/stories/20260425106#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:09:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/04/25/fitzpatrick-brothers-post-tournament-record-57/stories/20260425106 AVONDALE, La. — Matt Fitzpatrick and his younger brother Alex shot a tournament-record 15-under 57 in better-ball play on Saturday, giving them a four-shot lead heading into the final round of the Zurich Classic. Alex Fitzpatrick, of England, tees off on the first hole. Matt Fitzpatrick, of England, tees off on the first hole. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/04/25/walleye-top-bloomington-4-3-in-game-2-of-division-semis-to-take-2-0-lead-in-seri/stories/20260425099 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/04/25/walleye-top-bloomington-4-3-in-game-2-of-division-semis-to-take-2-0-lead-in-seri/stories/20260425099#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:13:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/04/25/walleye-top-bloomington-4-3-in-game-2-of-division-semis-to-take-2-0-lead-in-seri/stories/20260425099 The Toledo Walleye looked to have taken full control of Game 2 of the division semifinals by scoring goals very early in all three periods before having to fend off the feisty Bloomington Bison on Saturday night. Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins skates out during introductions ahead of the second game of the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs Central Division semifinals. Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins scores against Bloomington goalie Dryden McKay. Toledo’s Reilly Funk, right, goes airborne after being tripped up by Bloomington’s Parker Gavlas. Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins celebrates his goal. Toledo players celebrate a goal. Toledo’s Tanner Kelly celebrates his goal. Toledo’s Reilly Funk goes airborne. Toledo’s Cam Hausinger handles the puck. Adam Wozniak, head equipment manager, stands with his hand on the sticks. Toledo’s Sam Craggs, right, tries to get around Bloomington’s Riku Ishida. Toledo’s Tanner Dickinson waits for the referee to drop the puck in a face-off. Referees break up a scuffle between Toledo’s Tanner Kelly, left, and Bloomington’s Brenden Datema. Toledo’s Sam Craggs, left, and Bloomington’s Deni Goure battle for the puck. Bloomington’s Brenden Datema, left, and Toledo’s Brandon Kruse get in a scuffle. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/guardians/2026/04/25/okamoto-homers-second-straight-game-drives-two-blue-jays-beat-guardian/stories/20260425105 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/guardians/2026/04/25/okamoto-homers-second-straight-game-drives-two-blue-jays-beat-guardian/stories/20260425105#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:55:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/guardians/2026/04/25/okamoto-homers-second-straight-game-drives-two-blue-jays-beat-guardian/stories/20260425105 TORONTO — Kazuma Okamoto homered for the second straight game, Andrés Giménez hit a two-run single and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 on Saturday. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman (34) works against the Cleveland Guardians. Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto (7) singles off Cleveland Guardians pitcher Matt Festa (52) during the sixth inning. Cleveland Guardians' Juan Brito hits a double off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman during the third inning.