Kurt Steiss
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Kurt Steiss
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@ToledoNews photojournalist • @BladeGuild • @OKState/@OColly alum • From Texas (DFW), y'all • Part 107 (drone) certified • Opinions are my own…
Bowling Green defeats Ohio State 5-3 in a college hockey game at Bowling Green State University's Slater Family Ice Arena in Bowling Green on Saturday.

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January 4, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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BREAKING OVERNIGHT: President Trump confirms U.S. strikes on Venezuela, saying President Maduro was 'captured.'
Live updates: Explosions reported around Venezuela's capital
Follow live updates as a series of explosions are heard around Venezuela's capital after a military buildup in the Caribbean, tanker seizures, and Trump pressing President Nicolás Maduro to step down.
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January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
As 2025 winds down, I’m reflecting on another year at The Blade in covering northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan visually. Here’s a collection of photos I made this year that stood out to me for one reason or another.

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December 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ordered from Barry Bagels for the first time this morning. Got a sausage and egg on a cheddar jalapeño bagel with pepper jack. It was pretty good!
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Made it home safely after celebrating Christmas early yesterday and today with family in the Cincinnati area. I hit 99,000 miles on this drive back. Now less than 1,000 miles to 100,000 on my 2017 Chevy Sonic!
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Philip Roth, 90, at Roth Furs in Toledo on Tuesday.
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Somehow managed to do this on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. I wanted to try landing on a highway, which I was able to successfully do, but when I tried to take off I didn't clear this tree and for some reason it caught hold of the 737 and managed to hold its weight.
December 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
In the first photo, Maria Molina, left, and Flor Del Rio chat and dine at the new brick-and-mortar Tacos El Junior location on Erie Street (it was previously only available via food truck) in Toledo on Monday.
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Cameron White, 5, joins his mother, Alexus Woodley, as she gets her master of business administration during the fall commencement ceremony at the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena in Toledo on Saturday.
December 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Still so hard to believe that just two weeks ago I photographed this man coaching the Michigan/Ohio State game.
December 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New University of Toledo football coach Mike Jacobs, right, autographs a helmet for John Mossing after his introductory news conference at UT’s Savage Arena in Toledo on Friday.
December 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown listens to attendees during a Medicaid and Affordable Care Act roundtable at Plate 21 in South Toledo on Friday. Brown is running for senate again in 2026.
December 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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BREAKING: Ex-Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been detained by police.

According to ESPN's Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel, police in Saline, Michigan "assisted in locating and detaining Moore" - and turned over to Pittsfield Township for investigation into potential charges.
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Whoa! 😮
FINAL: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10.

THE INDIANA HOOSIERS ARE YOUR BIG TEN CHAMPIONS AND THE NEW NO. 1 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY!
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
It's the end of the Jason Candle era for the University of Toledo's football team as he heads to UConn. Here is a collection of photos I've taken as he's been the head coach for the Rockets since I've been at The Blade.
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Toledo’s Cadence Dykstra, left, steals the ball from Northern Iowa’s Maren Schmotzer during a women’s college basketball game between the University of Toledo and University of Northern Iowa at UT’s Savage Arena in Toledo on Saturday. Toledo would ultimately lose 68-52.
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Jamel Butts, 11, center, lunges for candy thrown to him during the East Toledo Holiday Parade in East Toledo on Saturday.
December 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Editing of the Wikipedia page for Michigan Stadium is disable till Dec. 3 to "new or unregistered users" due to "vandalism." A sample of some of the edits made last night:
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Some more photos from the game. Ohio State University defeats the University of Michigan 27-9 in a Big Ten Conference college football game at UM’s Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday.

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November 30, 2025 at 6:04 AM
My job can be really cool sometimes. Today's office.
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Ohio State University’s Brandon Inniss, left, and Davison Igbinosun make snow angels in the end zone after the Buckeye’s 27-9 victory over the University of Michigan in a Big Ten Conference college football game at UM’s Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday.
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Whoa.
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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In Eric Morris, Oklahoma State found a perfect fit for the post-Gundy era in Stillwater.

Coaching Grade for the Cowboys: www.si.com/college-foot...
Grading Eric Morris to Oklahoma State: Why Cowboys Found Perfect Post–Mike Gundy Fit
The North Texas coach brings proven quarterback development and an adaptable offensive system to a Power 4 program looking to reset.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For those interested, I've got two eBay listings going at the moment.

Selling a Manfrotto 244 Magic Arm (basically used to mount cameras, especially remote ones, to things): www.ebay.com/itm/13677290...

And selling Celestron SkyMaster 25x70 Binoculars: www.ebay.com/itm/13677287...
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM