Midnight Briefing: A Ground Stop, a Capsized Cruise Ship & Your Saturday in Toledo
Good evening, Toledo. It’s just past midnight, and Friday, Nov. 13 — Friday the 13th, fittingly — is officially in the books. Sixty-seven stories crossed the ToledoBuzz newsroom on Friday: a nationwide ground stop, a cruise ship capsized on the Mississippi, a 39-year sentence for the man who ambushed a Toledo officer, and a state title for Ottawa Hills. Here’s everything you need to know before bed.
The FAA Grounded Every Flight in America — Planes Are Moving Again, But the Mess Isn’t Over
The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon, grounding every departing flight in the country for about four hours. The stop was lifted around 8:15 p.m., but delays and cancellations are still rippling into Saturday — check your flight before you head to the airport.
A Tanker ‘Lost Control’ and Capsized a Cruise Ship in New Orleans — 32 Hurt, All 197 Aboard Accounted For
A tanker lost control and slammed into the docked riverboat American Heritage on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday. The ship capsized, 32 people went to hospitals, and — in the words of Louisiana’s governor — it was “a literal miracle on the Mississippi” that everyone aboard was accounted for.
Ottawa Hills Are State Champions — Green Bears Top Chippewa 2-1 for the Division V Crown
Toledo has a state champion. Ottawa Hills beat Chippewa 2-1 in Columbus on Friday to win the OHSAA Division V girls soccer state championship, with goals from Kendell Skiver and Ashleigh Speakman.
He Ambushed a Toledo Officer After a 100-MPH Chase — Now He’s Got 39 Years
Henry Goodlow was sentenced Friday morning to 39 years in prison for ambushing a Toledo officer after a 100-mph chase and firing six shots. Prosecutors had sought up to 99 years.
Microsoft 365 Is Still Down for Millions — Outlook, Teams and Copilot Hit on Day 2
A global Microsoft 365 outage that started Thursday stretched into a second day on Friday, locking millions out of Outlook, Teams and Copilot. Microsoft says its fixes are “not taking as expected,” and there is still no ETA for full recovery.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Is Out — 33-Year CEO Resigns After Spy-Affair Probe
Jensen Huang, the only CEO Nvidia has ever had, resigned effective immediately on Wednesday after a board probe into his affair with an executive U.S. intelligence suspects of spying for China. Shares plunged, and Huang has agreed to testify before Congress.
More from today on ToledoBuzz:
- New volunteers were sworn in to stand up for Toledo’s abused and neglected kids: New Volunteers Sworn In to Stand Up for Toledo’s Abused and Neglected Kids
- A man accused of setting an occupied Toledo home on fire is being held on $450,000 bail: Man Accused of Setting Occupied Toledo Home on Fire — Bail Set at $450,000
- A Fostoria woman, 24, was killed after her SUV slid under a semi in Wood County: Fostoria Woman, 24, Killed After SUV Slides Under Semi in Wood County
- South Toledo’s Save A Lot closes Saturday, and neighbors fear a food-access gap: South Toledo Save A Lot Closes Saturday — Neighbors Fear a Food-Access Gap
- Toledo gas fell again — $3.49 a gallon: Toledo Gas Falls Again — $3.49 a Gallon
- The 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is bringing back the classics: The 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Is Bringing Back the Classics
- BeBe & CeCe Winans are reuniting, and ‘The Encore Tour’ hits Detroit’s Fox Theatre in April: BeBe & CeCe Winans Are Reuniting — ‘The Encore Tour’ Hits Detroit’s Fox Theatre in April
- LA honored Billy Idol with his own day — one day before his Rock Hall induction: It’s a Nice Day for a Billy Idol Day — LA Honors the Rebel Yeller on Friday the 13th, One Day Before Rock Hall Induction
Tomorrow in Toledo: Saturday, Nov. 14
The 39th annual Blade Holiday Parade steps off at 10 a.m. in downtown Toledo — Santa’s coming downtown, and streets start closing at 8 a.m. The Rock Hall induction ceremony is Saturday, with Billy Idol among the inductees — he got his own day in LA on Friday. Bayley headlines NXT’s Detroit stop Saturday — she ditched Cleveland tonight for it — and Backstreet’s AJ McLean brings his solo act to Cleveland Saturday night: Backstreet’s AJ McLean Brings His Solo Act to Cleveland Tomorrow Night. Investigators from the NTSB arrive in New Orleans Saturday morning to start digging into the tanker crash. And a reminder: South Toledo’s Save A Lot closes for good on Saturday.
That’s Friday. The newsroom is closing for the night — we’ll be back at 4 a.m. with your Morning Briefing. Good night, Toledo.
Photo: Aric Lorton / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Toledo skyline.