Midnight Briefing: Kraków Rampage, Dana White’s Offer & Sunday in Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — It’s past midnight, and the newsroom is putting a very long Saturday to bed. Sixty-four stories went up on ToledoBuzz today. Before you sleep, here’s everything that mattered — and everything to watch Sunday.
TONIGHT’S BIGGEST
* 9 Killed in Kraków Market Square Shooting — Gunman Opened Fire From His Car — Nine people are dead after a gunman drove into Kraków’s Main Market Square on Saturday and opened fire at random — six in the square, three more bodies found at his home. Polish officials say the 25-year-old suspect was fascinated by far-right ideology; the investigation is still unfolding.
* Trump Offers UFC’s Dana White the Press Secretary Job — and Wants Six Fighters as ‘Assistants’ — The president offered the White House press secretary job to the UFC boss on Truth Social, fighters and all. CNN reports White declined; a White House aide says Trump was joking. White meets Trump Monday.
THE DAY IN TOLEDO
* Trump Names Stephen Miller Chief of Staff as Wiles Moves On — A second big White House staffing move Saturday.
* Lucas County Elections Board Placed Under State Oversight After Election Night Delays — The state steps in after Tuesday’s delays.
* 11 People Escape Toledo House Fire Unharmed — Everyone got out safe on Saturday.
* Television Guitarist Richard Lloyd Dead at 75 — The punk-rock pioneer died Saturday at his home in Chattanooga.
* Lucas County’s Disability Services Are Running Out of Money — and a New Levy Ask Is Coming — A levy ask is coming. What it means for families.
* Toledo Just Named a Street After ‘The Great Wojo’ — and South Toledo Showed Up to Celebrate
* Toledo Homicides Down 27% — but More People Are Being Shot — The mixed picture from the city’s third-quarter crime stats.
* Toledo Gas Just Fell Again — $3.81 a Gallon, Down 33 Cents in a Week — Your wallet caught a break this week.
ENTERTAINMENT WORTH YOUR SCROLL
* Spice Up Your Life Again: Spice Girls Drop a 160-Track Box Set 30 Years After ‘Spice’
* My Chemical Romance’s ‘The Black Parade’ Finally Hit No. 1 After 20 Years — the Longest Wait Ever
* From Batman to Bond: Robert Pattinson Reportedly Screen-Tested to Be the Next 007
* Bob Dylan Just Unlocked 371 Songs Nobody’s Ever Heard — a 39-Disc Time Capsule From 1976
* ‘Sweater Weather’ Just Hit 5 Billion Streams — Only the Third Song Ever to Do It
* Teddy Swims Just Topped the Pop Charts Again — ‘Mr. Know It All’ Hits No. 1
* Rex Orange County Finally Let Other People In — ‘Dream Fatigue’ Is Out Now
* NASA Bets $10 Billion on the Moon — Nuclear Rover Coming in 2028
* Godzilla Minus Zero Just Made Box Office History — $13.5M Friday and a Rare “A” From Audiences
TOMORROW’S PREVIEW — SUNDAY, NOV. 8
Sunday in Toledo: Toledo Ballet’s Tea with Clara at noon (4601 Dorr St), free Sunday Night Comedy at Home Slice Pizza at 7 p.m., and Ohio State club football visits the Glass Bowl at 8:30 p.m. with the Great Lakes East division on the line ($10 admission). Rex Orange County plays EartH in London. Poland observes national mourning as the Kraków investigation continues, Dana White flies to Washington ahead of Monday’s meeting with Trump, and we’ll have reaction to tonight’s SNL — Druski hosted, The Strokes played — which aired at 11:30 p.m. (our preview from this morning).
The ToledoBuzz newsroom is closing for the night. We’ll see you at 4 a.m. for the Morning Briefing. Good night, Toledo.
The ToledoBuzz newsroom is closing for the night. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
