Thursday, December 1 2011 6:24 PM EST2011-12-01 23:24:21 GMT
I bet plenty of times you've cut your spending by a lot more than 3 percent. Well that's all the Congressional Super Committee was asked to do - trim 3 percent from a $44 trillion dollar spending budget over 10 years. And they couldn't agree on anything. More >>
Thursday, November 17 2011 10:27 PM EST2011-11-18 03:27:16 GMT
In case you haven't noticed, Northwest Ohio is the center for some significant capital investment. I'm talking about $1.5 billion dollars and thousands of jobs. This means construction jobs and permanent positions thereafter.More >>
Thursday, November 10 2011 6:41 PM EST2011-11-10 23:41:35 GMT
At any given time, there are about 16,000 children in Ohio with serious medical illnesses. Being seriously ill, and a kid, can make it hard to fit in. Well now there is a place they can go, and for a little while, just be kids. More >>
Tuesday, November 8 2011 3:41 PM EST2011-11-08 20:41:26 GMT
Issue 2 has galvanized the unions and the democratic base in Ohio. They have combined with non-Ohio forces like the national education association to shape public perception of what is at stake.More >>
Tuesday, November 1 2011 4:30 PM EDT2011-11-01 20:30:39 GMT
Election day is next Tuesday November 8. Go vote. It takes about 5 minutes to cast your ballot. Counting transportation time, the entire process is what, maybe a half-hour? More >>
Thursday, October 20 2011 8:06 PM EDT2011-10-21 00:06:27 GMT
The Occupy Wall Street crowd is a bit loony. From what I can see on TV, read in the paper, and saw first-hand this weekend in Milwaukee, they are an eclectic collection of misfits, malcontents and misanthropes.More >>
This Sunday is The Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure. Our own Chrys Peterson will once again set the pace for the largest single charity event in Northwest Ohio. The weather looks promising, which is always a good thing. More >>
Tuesday, September 13 2011 7:46 PM EDT2011-09-13 23:46:25 GMT
Collecting garbage and recycling in Toledo is now being handled by a private enterprise. Despite the protests that muddied this process, it has been a smooth transition. More >>
Monday, August 1 2011 3:44 PM EDT2011-08-01 19:44:16 GMT
The US Senior Open is in town this week. This a rare and wonderful opportunity for Northwest Ohio to receive national and international exposure.More >>
Tuesday, July 26 2011 8:02 PM EDT2011-07-27 00:02:37 GMT
Ohio Governor John Kasich did the right thing when he vetoed House Bill 231. Among other things, this bill would have allowed manufacturers, farms and municipal water users to withdraw up to 5 million gallons per day from Lake Erie. More >>
Friday, July 15 2011 8:10 PM EDT2011-07-16 00:10:44 GMT
Education: It's a hot topic right now. What's wrong with it, what's right with it and what we should be doing to fix it. At United Way, we see education as the number one most pressing issue facing our community.More >>
Friday, July 15 2011 3:26 PM EDT2011-07-15 19:26:49 GMT
Ohio is bracing itself for a significant increase in drilling operations across the state. Much is yet unknown, because the EPA report on the topic is not due out until 2014.More >>
Wednesday, July 13 2011 6:57 PM EDT2011-07-13 22:57:25 GMT
Young men in some areas of Toledo have been shooting each other at an alarming rate this summer. Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarre decided enough of the insanity. He assigned about 15 tough and experienced officers to a special duty. More >>
Monday, July 4 2011 12:44 PM EDT2011-07-04 16:44:22 GMT
While we continue working through an unsettling economy, I am confident in making one statement of certainty: the face of the northwest Ohio region will be much different in the next 24 to 36 months. And by different, I mean positive, growing and exciting.More >>
Friday, July 1 2011 11:41 AM EDT2011-07-01 16:41:48 GMT
This weekend we'll get together to celebrate our independence, but for our brave men and women in uniform, and for their loved ones here at home, the fight for America's future goes on.More >>
Friday, June 24 2011 4:37 AM EDT2011-06-24 08:37:15 GMT
It's time for the annual WTOL 11 Give Autism the Boot! awareness and fundraising campaign. For the children and families dealing with Autism, this campaign is significant and life changing.More >>
Tuesday, June 7 2011 4:59 PM EDT2011-06-07 21:59:34 GMT
Several of the top people from Penn Gaming were in town this week. They stopped by WTOL 11 to update us on the casino, and the good news is the casino is right on track to open next year as planned.More >>
Friday, May 27 2011 2:36 PM EDT2011-05-27 18:36:02 GMT
Wednesday was a pretty tough day in northwest Ohio. And WTOL 11's concern for your safety led us to preempt Oprah's final episode for severe weather coverage.More >>
Monday, May 16 2011 8:18 PM EDT2011-05-17 00:18:33 GMT
Each of these graduating high school seniors featured is a Valedictorian. They were recognized, at The Imagination Station,in the WTOL 11 and the Ohio Lottery Best of the Class program. More >>
Friday, May 6 2011 7:10 AM EDT2011-05-06 11:10:45 GMT
Ohio Governor John Kasich was in town this week and he spent about an hour at WTOL 11. Even if you do not agree with his politics or his policies, you have to admit; he does what he says he will do. That makes him a rare politician.More >>
Wednesday, April 27 2011 10:37 PM EDT2011-04-28 02:37:33 GMT
These radios are programmed to announce severe weather alerts for specific counties. The alarm is jarring enough to awaken you from a sound sleep. The minutes these warnings provide could be life saving.More >>
Wednesday, April 6 2011 5:17 PM EDT2011-04-06 22:17:19 GMT
Byron Pitts, the CBS News Correspondent, was in town this week as the guest speaker for Read for Literacy and Authors! Authors! I had a chance to meet him since I provided the introduction to his presentation.More >>
Friday, March 11 2011 3:28 AM EST2011-03-11 08:28:03 GMT
"Only Tressel knows if not notifying the NCAA was truly a mistake designed to protect the confidentiality of his players and an on-going investigation."More >>
Wednesday, February 16 2011 4:00 PM EST2011-02-16 21:00:51 GMT
With all of the infrastructure issues facing this country, we should be fixing water and sewer lines instead of talking about building high-speed rail lines.More >>
Thursday, June 6 2013 2:02 PM EDT2013-06-06 18:02:17 GMT
Allison had a liver transplant when she was 2. She is 10 now and doing very well. She thanked WTOL 11 for supporting the Green Chair Organ Donation event this spring. More >>
Allison had a liver transplant when she was 2. She is 10 now and doing very well. She thanked WTOL 11 for supporting the Green Chair Organ Donation event this spring.More >>
Wednesday, June 5 2013 1:24 PM EDT2013-06-05 17:24:54 GMT
Volunteering to help make this a better place to live is part of the deal. WTOL's on-air personalities are involved with a wide range of causes by choice.More >>
Volunteering to help make this a better place to live is part of the deal. WTOL's on-air personalities are involved with a wide range of causes by choice.More >>
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