On March 10, 2010, the paper added a Wednesday edition called the Toledo Free Press STAR, that was only available on newsstands throughout Northwest Ohio.

In May 2010, Toledo Free Press started offering digital "e-PRESS" versions of both editions of its paper via Issuu.

[5][6] The legal troubles undoubtedly include an ongoing lawsuit from 2011 by The Blade against the Toledo Free Press's publisher, Thomas F. Pounds, citing breach of contract by Mr.

[7] Home-improvement chain Menard Inc. filed a suit in Lucas County Common Pleas Court in April 2015, accusing the weekly newspaper of failing to inform the company of declining circulation or to adjust its billing for advertising services.

[8] The complaint alleges the Free Press "intended to mislead: Menard because it "was paid by the number of print advertisements it circulated."