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  • Friday, March 2 2012 10:44 PM EST2012-03-03 03:44:19 GMT
    End-of-life planning is not something that many people think about. For one family, it has become a question that has torn them apart.

  • Monday, February 27 2012 11:06 PM EST2012-02-28 04:06:22 GMT
    Synthetic marijuana, sometimes known as K2 or Spice, became illegal in Ohio last October, but now people are making a similar drug at home.

  • Thursday, February 23 2012 11:10 PM EST2012-02-24 04:10:23 GMT
    Martha Ogle spent thirty years searching for her birth mother, starting with only a few documents including her Irish birth certificate. She knew she had been born in Ireland, at a place called St. Patrick's Home from letters given to her adoptive parents.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 6:09 PM EST2012-02-17 23:09:33 GMT
    WTOL 11's investigation into the state testing thousands of old rape kits for DNA is sparking controversy. Most feel it is a great idea to catch serial rapists, but others worry it is another case of Big Brother impeding.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 11:08 PM EST2012-02-17 04:08:37 GMT
    There were 700 cases of sexual assault reported in Toledo in 2010, and victims' rights advocates say only about 20 percent of rape victims report the crime.  Of the rapes that are reported, the state of Ohio crime lab receives only about half of the sexual assault evidence kits completed by police.

  • Monday, February 13 2012 11:36 PM EST2012-02-14 04:36:45 GMT
    There are hundreds of salons around northwest Ohio, and one state inspector is in charge of making sure they are all kept clean and safe.  In fact, one inspector is charged with examining salons in ten Ohio counties.

  • Thursday, February 2 2012 11:08 PM EST2012-02-03 04:08:45 GMT
    Drunk driving, prostitution, drug abuse and prescribing drugs to friends and family members; these are just some to the allegations against northwest Ohio doctors.  Any time the Ohio State Medical Board disciplines a doctor, that information becomes part of the public record.

  • Thursday, December 22 2011 10:57 PM EST2011-12-23 03:57:28 GMT
    Almost exactly two years ago, a 91-year-old woman was the victim of a brutal homicide and police in the small city of Bryan have yet to make any arrests.

  • Thursday, December 15 2011 11:53 AM EST2011-12-15 16:53:01 GMT
    Imagine you have a life-threatening disease and there is a drug to treat it. Now imagine there is a shortage of that drug and the shortage is being made worse by someone intentionally restricting the supply to increase profits.

  • Monday, November 21 2011 11:15 PM EST2011-11-22 04:15:49 GMT
    Welfare-to-Work programs are designed to help people become competitive in the workforce, find a steady job, and eventually become self sufficient. Are welfare recipients in Ohio receiving the valuable job-training your tax dollars are paying for?

  • Thursday, November 17 2011 11:35 PM EST2011-11-18 04:35:07 GMT
    Almost everyone has seen viral videos of flash mobs coalescing from the chaos of a crowded mall or train station to perform a fun, spirited and sometimes moving choral piece or dance routine. But sometimes the fun choreography devolves into something dangerous and criminal.

  • Monday, November 14 2011 11:32 PM EST2011-11-15 04:32:17 GMT
    Eight million young people in the United States have an eating disorder. It is a number that grows every year. Eating disorders are not a new problem, but what is new is just how easy it is for teenagers to hide this potentially deadly secret from their parents.

  • Tuesday, November 8 2011 2:45 PM EST2011-11-08 19:45:54 GMT
    Toledo residents paying an ever increasing rate for their water and sewage services may soon have something else to complain about.

  • Thursday, November 3 2011 11:15 PM EDT2011-11-04 03:15:56 GMT
    Thanks to technology - our identities are our numbers.  All of law enforcement's cameras, scanners and computers use our social security numbers, driver's licenses, license plates - birth dates. But mistakes happen.

  • Tuesday, November 1 2011 7:08 PM EDT2011-11-01 23:08:05 GMT
    Jonathan Walsh sat down with Dr. Greg Rosenthal, a co-founder of Physicians for Clinical Responsibility, a national leader for patients' rights. Rosenthal gave us his opinions about the issues surrounding payments to doctors.

  • Monday, October 31 2011 11:08 PM EDT2011-11-01 03:08:26 GMT
    It won't be long before the flakes are falling here in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan… and while you may be worried about drifts and shoveling , something else could cause big problems in our area this winter.

  • Thursday, October 27 2011 10:31 PM EDT2011-10-28 02:31:09 GMT
    Doctors on the payroll of a pharmaceutical company - it is legal, but what questions should you be asking? Jonathan Walsh investigated health care providers in Northwestern Ohio who are accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from drug companies and challenged them about their practices.