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Matt Mergen

Reporter · US

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Sep 26, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Matt Mergen

    Lucas County health officials track measles exposure after Amtrak passenger diagnosed (opens the original)

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    TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - An Amtrak passenger traveling from Chicago arrived at the Toledo station on the night of Sept. 13 and was confirmed to have measles, according to health department officials. Health officials began contact tracing to identify anyone who may have been exposed. “We not only do an interview with the particular case, but we also search out for close contacts of that case, so if anyone was within the airspace of that individual or right next to that individual at the time that t

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Matt Mergen

    Toledo City Council votes to approve Flock audit (opens the original)

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    TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo City Council voted in favor of allowing the city auditor to take a deeper dive into Flock cameras on Tuesday. The audit would focus on how searches are conducted and how the camera data is stored. City Council President Vanice Williams said the audit would help ensure there are no illegal searches or patterns that go against city policy. “We want to do an independent audit of the police department to make sure that there is no nefarious activities going on within our

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Matt Mergen

    Perrysburg passes new e-bike rules after crashes, property damage complaints (opens the original)

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    PERRYSBURG, Ohio (WTVG) - New e-bike regulations are coming to Perrysburg. City leaders hope the rules clear up confusion, especially after recent e-bike related crashes across northwest Ohio. “This has to do a lot with safety. We have had kids on e-bikes who just fly through the intersections. They are not wearing helmets,” said Patrick Jones, Director of Public Safety. “What that legislation does is it clarifies where e-bikes can be ridden, what types of e-bikes can be ridden where.” Under the

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Matt Mergen

    Rising diesel prices squeeze Perrysburg truck driving school (opens the original)

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    PERRYSBURG, Ohio (WTVG) - Diesel prices in Ohio have reached $6.49 a gallon. Commercial truck tanks can hold up to 300 gallons, meaning a single fill-up can top $1,000. The rising costs are affecting training centers like Trainco Truck Driving Schools in Perrysburg. “We are logging miles every day. These drivers don’t learn how to drive a truck by just driving in a parking lot,” Vice President Mike Moscinski said. “Although we are in a parking lot learning to back, and that’s not burning as much

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Matt Mergen

    Maumee police say Flock cameras logged 1,100 sex offender hits in a year (opens the original)

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    MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) - The Maumee Police Department is notified when a registered sex offender drives past one of the city’s Flock cameras, according to Police Chief Josh Sprow. Sprow said the cameras run license plates against a hotlist uploaded by state or local agencies. “If they would come into our city and would be captured by a Flock camera, then we’d get almost an immediate notification of that,” Sprow said. “One of the stats that was interesting was about 1,100 hits for sexual offenders t

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