Toledo man Branden Jay Lounsbury, 42, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for aiming a laser at an Ohio State Highway Patrol helicopter over a Toledo neighborhood in June 2025. The federal sentence follows the laser strike on the patrol helicopter, which was flying over the neighborhood when it was targeted. The case is now closed with Lounsbury set to serve 15 months in federal prison.

YouTube is returning to Billboard’s U.S. charts in 2027, and free streams are about to count for a lot more. Under the change, 1,500 ad-supported streams will equal one album unit, down from 2,500, starting with charts dated Jan. 16, 2027. The shift gives YouTube — and the free, ad-supported listening it represents — a much bigger voice in how the charts are calculated.

File photo: A police helicopter. (Benjah-bmm27, public domain via Wikimedia Commons)

From this morning on ToledoBuzz

• Toledo AI Week kicks off today — free AI training and certification, plus jobs that pay 62% more.
• Oscar Health expands to 73 Ohio counties for 2027, including the Toledo area.
• Seneca County landfill fight — researchers want to test for benzene and cyanide, and the landfill company won’t let them in.
• Roche de Boeuf bridge art show — the bridge Toledo almost lost is coming back, and artists are painting its second act.
• Cleveland Veterans Day Parade steps off tomorrow — here’s when and where to watch.
• Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are sharing a stage again — and it’s for America’s veterans.

Looking ahead — Veterans Day tomorrow (Nov 11)

Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and Toledo is marking it early in the day: the UToledo Veterans Appreciation Breakfast runs 8–11 a.m. at Savage Arena, free, with 35+ resources for veterans. And in Cleveland, the Veterans Day Parade steps off tomorrow — check our story for when and where to watch.

That’s your midday check-in from ToledoBuzz. More stories are coming this afternoon — stay with us.