11-13-25 THURSDAY MORNING NEWS

Semi fire closes I-75 in Findlay Wednesday night; Guards pitchers in court on gambling charges; Shutdown officially over; No more pennies

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
I seventy five northbound and Findley was shut down for
several hours last night after a semi truck crash. The
Findley post of the Highway Patrol says the two thousand
Volvo driven by forty year old Colled Salah of Dearborn, Michigan,
was heading north on seventy five when the truck had
an equipment failure. It traveled off the right side of

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the road and struck a concrete wall. The vehicle then
caught fire as it traveled against the concrete wall before
stopping under the County Road ninety nine overpass. The driver
was able to get out of the vehicle and did
not sustain any injuries. However, the tractor trailer became fully
engulfed in flames, and as a result, the interstate was
closed for several hours, and the far right lane of

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I seventy five northbound in Findley near County Road ninety
nine will remain closed until the roadway can be properly
assessed for damage. One of the two former Cleveland Guardians Pitchers,
accused of taking bribes in an alleged gambling scheme, was
in a Brooklyn federal courtroom yesterday. Luis Orties was arraigned
on conspiracy, fraud, and bribery charges. He and team made

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a manual class are accused of accepting bribes from betters
and then intentionally throwing balls on certain pitches. Ortiz's attorney
says his client denys wrongdoing and will fight the charges.
Classe will be in court tomorrow. Both could get lengthy
prison time if convicted. Meanwhile, the longest government shutdown in
history is now over, after a President Trump signed a

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funding bill that the House passed on a two twenty
two to two PHO nine vote last night. Fox's Mark
Meredith reports from Capitol.

Speaker 2 (01:35):
Hill overnight six Democratic House members voting with the majority
of the Republican caucus to reopen the government. The majority
of those Democrats were not in favor of passing the
Senate package, which reopened the government and funding some departments
for several more months. Many Democrats are still furious with
a handful of their Senate colleagues who voted to end
the shutdown despite not getting anything for their biggest demand,

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which was more money to help cover Obama care insurance plans.
Democratic leaders now facing fresh scrutiny from their own members
about why the shutdown is ended without winning anything major
In return. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries insists, though, that
putting healthcare front and center will pay off.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
That's Fox's Mark Meredith reporting the US Mint has struck
its final penny, Mark Mayfield as the story.

Speaker 3 (02:22):
President Trump previously announced plans in February to retire the coin,
which dates back to seventeen ninety three, citing production costs
as a primary reason. According to the Treasury Department, the
penny will remain legal tender and retain its value indefinitely,
as there are approximately three hundred billion pennies still in circulation,
which exceeds the amount needed for commerce. I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
A new measure to protect Ohio children with autism is
working its way through the state House. The Cincinnati Enquirer
reports that the Joshua Alert Law unanimously passed the Ohio
House of Representatives on Wednesday. House built three point fifty
nine would require local law and forced me to notify
the state wide emergency alert system immediately if a missing

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child is known to have autism or developmental disabilities. The
bill is named after six year old Joshua al Latif Junior,
who went missing last November and did not meet the
criteria for an alert the nonverbal child drown The bill
now heads to the Ohio Senate. And if you always
wanted to run a drive in theater, there's one available.

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The owners of Field of Dreams Drive In in Liberty
Center and Henry County are retiring from running the business.
They announced their decision on social media, saying it's effective immediately.
Anyone interested in leasing the property and equipment can contact
the owners for the latest news at the top had
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