A Toledo man is dead after a shooting in Steubenville. Early Saturday morning police say a 30-year-old black male was shot and killed. Investigators have not released the victim's name yet and have not arrested the shooter. We are waiting on more details on this as the incident is still under investigation.
The pilot whose medical chopper crashed onto a helipad at a Grand Rapids, Michigan hospital is out of the hospital this morning. Raymond Sampson, 61, suffered a collapsed lung in Thursday's crash. Sampson and his passenger, a flight inspector, were injured in this crash on top of Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital last week. The accident, which occurred during landing exercises, sent huge plumes of black smoke into the air and forced the hospital to evacuate patients for several hours.
A man accused of aggravated murder is expected to stand trial today. Stoney Thompson, 28, and his brother, 30-year-old Goldy Thompson, each face three counts of aggravated murder. The trial for Stoney Thompson begins today. Both men are accused of fatally shooting two men and stabbing another inside a crack house on Ohio Street in October 2006. The trial for Goldy Thompson starts next month.
A Mississippi man accused of kidnapping two children is in custody after a four-hour manhunt. Police from Waynesville near Dayton say James Depew took off Sunday after police tried to pull him over for open warrants. According to the Dayton daily newspaper, officers finally found Depew in a wooded area. Both children were found with him safe and sound. Depew was taken into custody. Depew is being held on unrelated charges; local charges are expected to follow.
A woman is suing ODOT for $12 million, claiming her husband's death in a car accident is due to the department's negligence. Cynthia Heider says her husband, 44-year-old Dr. Matthew Heider, died because of a defective traffic light at an Allen County intersection. Police say the doctor ran a red light and smashed into a tanker truck carrying gas, and that's what caused the death. Mrs. Heider says the state's at fault.
Two days have gone by and still no sign of a military helicopter that crashed while transporting earthquake victims out of the Sichuan province in China. Officials say the chopper was carrying 19 people, 14 of them quake victims, when it flew into fog and turbulent weather and crashed on Saturday. Thousands of soldiers are searching for the helicopter.
Myanmar's military government says it plans to reopen schools in several areas still recovering from that catastrophic cyclone. It's a move international aid groups fear could be harmful to the children. Meanwhile, military rulers deny they didn't provide relief fast enough after last month's cyclone. One of the country's generals says food, water and medicine were quickly shipped out to victims.
The Phoenix Mars Lander is scratching the surface of the red planet. The robot has reached out for the first time overnight to touch the soil on mars. The NASA spacecraft will soon start scooping up soil and what scientists hope is ice. The mission's main goal is to test ice for evidence of organic compounds that are the chemical building blocks of life.
New York residents who were forced out of their homes after Friday's deadly crane collapse are waiting to find out when they can go home. A forensic investigation is underway to figure out what led to the collapse. Sunday night, a dozen people gathered just a block away from the site to observe a moment of silence and say prayers for the two construction workers who died in the collapse. This is the second crane collapse in less than three months in New York.
The Ohio Department of Transportation wants counties to start inspecting their bridges. State officials say 75 percent of Ohio's bridges need some sort of renovation and the state wants it all done by the year 2013. If counties do not inspect their bridges, ODOT says counties risk losing their share of about $30 million in annual federal bridge funding.
From bridge inspections to truck inspections, today the northwest Ohio firm Toledo Spring Brake and Alignment Service will be offering free heavy truck inspections for the first 20 appointments. The company will also offer free truck and bus inspections at half-price in June during Truck Safety Month.
High gas prices are prompting some boaters to stay at the dock. Marine fuel is going for as much as five dollars a gallon, causing many boat owners to scale back their time on the water. Some boaters are spending more than $200 for only a few hours on the water. Many of the speed boats cruising on the Ohio River are getting less than a mile a gallon at their top speeds.
Rising energy costs is forcing Dow Chemical to increase the prices of its products. The company makes everything from anti-freeze to cosmetics, even detergents and diapers. Dow says it has to hike prices 20 percent because the cost of raw materials has gone up 400 percent in the last five years.
Michigan homeowners may have to pay higher electric bills to help schools and businesses save money. Historically, residents pay less than the actual cost of electricity, while businesses pay more. But lawmakers are considering hiking that cost by 15 percent in order to keep businesses and schools from subsidizing residential rates.
Residents interested in enhancing basic skills needed in English and math are encouraged to attend free educational opportunities in June at the Owens Community College Findlay-area campus. If you're interested you must attend an orientation meeting. There's one today from six to nine p.m. in room 162 and one tomorrow from nine a.m. to noon.
13abc is honored with seven first-place awards at this year's Ohio Associated Press awards. We were awarded first place in a medium size market for best regularly scheduled news, best regularly scheduled sports and outstanding sports operation. Also, we were honored to accept the award for best spot news coverage for our coverage of last summer's "Reliance propane explosion" in Michigan. Rob Powers received best sports broadcaster. 13abc was also recognized for best website and best news producer.
