WTOL 11

01/25/2025

Impact players, including wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and safety Caleb Downs, are not yet eligible to enter the draft.

Impact players, including wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and safety Caleb Downs, are not yet eligible to enter the draft.

01/25/2025

Flood waters engulfed the sanctuary, and the tortoises — many of them mere whippersnappers in the tortoise world at about 25-50 years old — were carried away.

Flood waters engulfed the sanctuary, and the tortoises — many of them mere whippersnappers in the tortoise world at about 25-50 years old — were carried away.

01/25/2025

Outdoorsy Michiganders will see increased fees for camping and overnight lodging at state parks this summer.

The increased revenue will go right back into the parks to better the visitor experience, the state Department of Natural Resources says.

01/25/2025

The fragile ceasefire deal has so far held, quieting airstrikes and rockets and allowing for increased aid into Gaza.

The fragile ceasefire deal has so far held, quieting airstrikes and rockets and allowing for increased aid into Gaza.

01/25/2025

Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Levorchick estimated that a couple hundred fishermen were fishing off Catawba Island on the ice-covered Lake Erie on Friday.

01/25/2025

While each of the four teams left with a chance to make the Super Bowl have varied histories, this year they have something unique in common.

While each of the four teams left with a chance to make the Super Bowl have varied histories, this year they have something unique in common.

01/25/2025

Saturday morning feels frigid with wind chills in the single digits. Temperatures start out in the low 20s for most areas.

Wind gusts of 30 mph and rising temperatures on Saturday will create unsafe conditions on Lake Erie with the potential for shifting ice and ice floes.

01/25/2025

Did you miss the latest high school basketball highlights? WTOL 11 has you covered ⤵

Every week, the WTOL 11 Sports team will bring you highlights from girls and boys high school basketball games across our area starting at 11 p.m. on WTOL 11.

01/25/2025

According to reports, four out of the five people in the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene.

According to reports, four out of the five people in the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene.

01/25/2025

The $500 donation, matched by Toledo City Council member Vanice Williams, will fund swimming lessons for 10 children through the local charity.

01/25/2025

Oscars host Conan O'Brien says he's still unable to live in his home due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and that the show's organizers “want to be sensitive to what's happened” to residents.

The fires twice postponed the academy's nominations announcement, which was held Thursday.

01/25/2025

The inaugural season of the 12-team College Football Playoff had its share of highlights and criticisms from fans and the media. The same can be said for the network carrying the games.

The 11 College Football Playoff games averaged 15.6 million viewers according to Nielsen, as audiences increased during each round.

01/25/2025

One person was injured in a shooting in east Toledo on Friday, police at the scene told WTOL 11.

The condition of the victim is unknown at this time. Police say the victim was shot once on Friday in the parking lot of a church on Navarre Avenue.

01/25/2025

Having an "offensive" tattoo or wearing see-through clothing could get you kicked off of your next Spirit Airlines flight.

Some of the updates give examples for already-existing rules, but new restrictions on 'lewd' tattoos and body art are a new addition.

01/25/2025

With an eye on the highways looking for impaired or distracted drivers, more troopers are needed to keep Ohio roadways safe.

Through COVID restrictions, OSHP did not hold as many classes as they needed to keep up with retirement and attrition.

01/25/2025

The team made history last weekend by bringing home the 2025 UCA Small Coed DIA national championship, the university's first national cheer title in 11 years.

01/25/2025

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

Vice President JD Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support.

01/25/2025

Gov. Mike DeWine sent a nine-person fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to California Friday to assist firefighters battling wildfires.

The support team will be in California for approximately two weeks and will begin working on Monday.