THOMAS WLWT NEWS FIVE. ALSO TONIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE WILL BE HEADED TO MINNESOTA THIS WEEK. THE VISIT, OF COURSE, HIGHLIGHTING THE WHITE HOUSE’S HEIGHTENED FOCUS ON THE STATE AMID THE ONGOING TENSIONS OVER IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT THERE. NOW, SOURCES SAY HE’S GOING TO BE THERE TOMORROW AND IS EXPECTED TO MEET WITH ICE AGENTS AND THEN JOIN A ROUNDTABLE WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS TRIP ALSO COMES AS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SUBPOENAED THE STATE’S GOVERNOR, TIM WALZ, AND MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR JACOB FREY, BEFORE THE VICE PRESIDENT HEADS TO MINNESOTA. HE’S COMING BACK TO OHIO. THE VICE PRESIDENT WILL BE VISITING AN INDUSTRIAL SHIPPING FACILITY TOMORROW IN TOLEDO. AND OUR WLWT NEWS CHRIS JACO

Vice President Vance scheduled to visit industrial shipping facility in Toledo

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Updated: 10:45 PM EST Jan 21, 2026

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Vice President JD Vance will be back in Ohio on Thursday, visiting an industrial shipping facility in Toledo.The White House said Vance is expected to discuss the Trump administration’s economic policies, along with its commitment to lower prices and create jobs in Ohio.Vance, a former Ohio Senator before he was elected Vice President, was born in Middletown, Ohio, and has a home in Cincinnati.A former venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance entered the political sphere in 2022, when he defeated former U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats.Vance’s visit to Toledo will come on the same day that the vice president visits Minneapolis, the site of ongoing tensions over immigration enforcement.Vance and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, made headlines on Tuesday when they announced they are expecting their fourth child.

CINCINNATI —

Vice President JD Vance will be back in Ohio on Thursday, visiting an industrial shipping facility in Toledo.

The White House said Vance is expected to discuss the Trump administration’s economic policies, along with its commitment to lower prices and create jobs in Ohio.

Vance, a former Ohio Senator before he was elected Vice President, was born in Middletown, Ohio, and has a home in Cincinnati.

A former venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance entered the political sphere in 2022, when he defeated former U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats.

Vance’s visit to Toledo will come on the same day that the vice president visits Minneapolis, the site of ongoing tensions over immigration enforcement.

Vance and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, made headlines on Tuesday when they announced they are expecting their fourth child.