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  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:18 PM EDT2012-05-16 02:18:29 GMT
    TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) - This week is special for 10 Ohio high school seniors from UAW families. Each will receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Richard T. Gosser Scholarship Awards Program. Ken
    This week is special for 10 Ohio high school seniors from UAW families. Each will receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Richard T. Gosser Scholarship Awards Program.
  • Wednesday, May 9 2012 5:38 PM EDT2012-05-09 21:38:35 GMT
    TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) – African-Americans make up just less than fourteen percent of the U.S. population, but constitute about forty percent of the prison population. One recent study estimates
    African-Americans make up just less than fourteen percent of the U.S. population, but constitute about forty percent of the prison population.  One recent study estimates a black man born in America today has about a 1 in 3 chance of ending up in prison.
  • Thursday, May 3 2012 11:12 PM EDT2012-05-04 03:12:24 GMT
    TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) – Food borne illness kills thousands of Americans every year, and makes hundreds of thousands more sick. Although that includes food poisoning both at home and at food
    Food borne illness kills thousands of Americans every year.  Although that includes food poisoning both at home and at food service businesses, keeping restaurants clean and safe can go a long way in keeping Americans from contracting food borne illnesses. 
  • Monday, April 30 2012 11:07 PM EDT2012-05-01 03:07:38 GMT
    TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) – Parents often use the Entertainment Software Rating Board's video game rating system to know if games are age-appropriate for their children. But some parents were shocked
    Parents often use the Entertainment Software Rating Board's video game rating system to know if games are age-appropriate for their children. But some parents were shocked to find out games with ESRB ratings of "E" for "everyone" or "T" for "teen" could still be exposing their children to racial slurs, homophobia and x-rated content.
  • Monday, April 30 2012 6:18 PM EDT2012-04-30 22:18:32 GMT
    TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) – Organ donation saves almost 30,000 lives every year, and that's wonderful. Especially when you consider that another name is added to the National Transplant Waiting List
    Organ donation saves almost 30,000 lives every year, and that's wonderful.  Especially when you consider that another name is added to the National Transplant Waiting List every 10 minutes.
  • Friday, April 27 2012 12:33 PM EDT2012-04-27 16:33:24 GMT
    TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) – Lucas County is owed millions of dollars in delinquent property taxes, and officials say the missing money is hurting county residents. "If taxes aren't paid and those
    Lucas County is owed millions of dollars in delinquent property taxes, and officials say the missing money is hurting county residents.
  • Thursday, April 26 2012 11:16 PM EDT2012-04-27 03:16:54 GMT
    TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) - The absenteeism in urban public schools is a horrible problem. When kids skip school they pretty much condemn themselves to a lifetime of failure. Americorps and the United
    The absenteeism in urban public schools is a horrible problem. When kids skip school they pretty much condemn themselves to a lifetime of failure.
  • Monday, April 9 2012 7:03 PM EDT2012-04-09 23:03:26 GMT
    Imagine being at home and random people suddenly start coming and peering through your windows, even knocking on your door. That is exactly what happened to one woman in south Toledo after he house became part of a Craigslist scam.
  • Tuesday, March 27 2012 7:18 PM EDT2012-03-27 23:18:48 GMT
    Lately there seems to be a lot of noise about Mayor Mike Bell's lack of transparency.
  • Tuesday, March 27 2012 2:31 PM EDT2012-03-27 18:31:35 GMT
    Call 11 for Action took a call from a man who felt wronged as he tried to complete his wife's dying wish. Upon further investigation, this was more than just a disagreement between a consumer and company.