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• Current, former FWFD firefighters demand back pay in federal lawsuit filed this week

  16-08-2024 23:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---More than 200 former and current firefighters with the Fort Wayne Fire Department are suing the city in a federal lawsuit regarding overtime backpay.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the United States District Court Northern Indiana, states that on numerous occasions the city of Fort Wayne failed to incorporate overtime pay into firefighters' paychecks.Some of the overtime is mandatory, according to the lawsuit.“The City has admitted to not calculating plaintiffs&rs
  
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• Woman speaks out after arrest that prompted internal FWPD investigation

  16-08-2024 23:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A woman whose arrest prompted an internal investigation in the Fort Wayne Police Department held a press conference Friday to share her perspective and what change she wants to see moving forward.Tyjana Smith, 29, was arrested by Fort Wayne Police on Aug. 5. According to Allen Superior Court documents, an officer stopped her after she allegedly sped through a stop sign and at first wouldn't pull over.
  The officer who wrote the court documents, Mason Wills, was the offic
  
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• ACLU says numbers may be down at the Allen County Jail, but not down enough

  16-08-2024 23:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---Friday, the Indiana ACLU released a report on Allen County Jail numbers showing the facility is still housing more than the magic number of 586 inmates a federal judge is demanding be met.The jail, built to contain 741 inmates, is actually full at 586 because of regulations on classifications and prisoner segregation.While numbers have come down from an average high of 734 in May to 682 this month, “the jail is greatly exceeding its capacity,” according to
  
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• DNR recognizes City of Huntington, Fort Wayne church for historic preservation efforts

  16-08-2024 22:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The City of Huntington and a church in Fort Wayne were some of the recipients honored by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Thursday for their work in archaeology and historic preservation.The DNR's Division of Historic Preservation & Archeology (DHPA) announced that its annual preservation awards would be given to recognize "outstanding efforts in each field" across the state.The DHPA chose the City of Huntington as one of the recipients due to the
  
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• Warm evening, more rain chances this weekend

  16-08-2024 22:34 via wane.com
  
  High temperatures climbed into the mid-80s this afternoon and we have a warm and muggy night around the region. Temps will still be around 80° through late evening before we start to drop into the 70s. There's a very slim chance we'll have a scattered raindrop or two. So, jackets won't be a common sight at either the TinCaps Game or our area high school football scrimmages. By early morning, temperatures will be in the mid-40s.It's a warm evening with temps in the 80s, then the 70s. Low temp
  
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• Race car driver Scott Bloomquist dies in plane crash

  16-08-2024 20:40 via wane.com
  
  HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Dirt track racing star Scott Bloomquist has died after a plane crash in Tennessee on Friday.Bloomquist, 60, was the pilot and only occupant of the plane, officials with the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Nexstar's WJHL.Scott Bloomquist, driver of the #51 ToyotaCare Toyota, prepares to drive during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series inaugural CarCash Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway on July 23, 2013, in Rossburg, Ohio. (Chris
  
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• Docs: Mother, daughter poisoned man 4 times before causing death

  16-08-2024 20:13 via wane.com
  
  JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. -- A mother and daughter reportedly attempted four times to kill the mother's husband by placing various substances in food and drink before they were ultimately successful in December 2022.
  According to court documents recently filed in Jackson County, officials with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department have added two attempted murder charges against 30-year-old Ashley Jones after emails uncovered further attempts by Jones and her mother Marsha Allen to kill 52-year-old
  
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• 'Love Comes Softly - The Musical' makes world debut in Nappanee

  16-08-2024 19:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Producer Christy Stutzman laughingly concedes some people in her audience, husbands mainly, might be less than enthused to be there.She told WANE 15 she can usually win them over."I find it kind of fun, and also a challenge, to watch some of the gentlemen who came with their wives walk out at intermission and say, 'Huh, that was pretty funny. I like that. This is great.'"Stutzman's second adaptation of a Janette Oke novel, "Love Comes Softly - The Musical," made its wo
  
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• FWPD: Missing woman found safe

  16-08-2024 17:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department said Friday a woman was found safe not long after authorities began searching for her.A public safety alert was sent out shortly before noon saying Jakesha Wilms, 32, had gone missing. Around 4 p.m., FWPD announced she was found safe.No further information was shared.
  
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• Steamy sunshine with scattered storms

  16-08-2024 17:16 via wane.com
  
  Steamy humidity will be around today along with hot temperatures making spending time outside very uncomfortable. We still could see some isolated storms pop up this afternoon.
  Isolated storms develop by late afternoon on SaturdayMuggy humidity and an isolated storm are possible this afternoon with warmer temperatures in the lower 80s.
  The mugginess won't take a break this evening with temperatures only falling into the upper 60s Saturday morning.Humidity will stay high today and through the wee
  
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• Fort Wayne Tattoo Festival celebrates 25 years of Studio 13

  16-08-2024 14:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The third annual Fort Wayne Tattoo Festival gathers hundreds of tattoo artists at the Grand Wayne Convention Center to decorate visitors in ink all weekend, starting Friday.This year, the festival celebrates the 25 years Studio 13 has been open in Fort Wayne. The shop on Coliseum Boulevard is one of the longest consecutively running tattoo parlors in town.Attendees are able to choose between over 200 hundred national and internationally recognized artists to ink t
  
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• Several crashes reported across Fort Wayne, including Fort Wayne Community Schools bus

  16-08-2024 13:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As rain fell across Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne Police Department became busy responding to several crashes across the city.Most of the crashes did not involve injuries. However, one involving a Fort Wayne Community Schools bus did cause minor injuries.It's unclear how the crash happened or how many vehicles are involved. FWPD responded to the intersection of Pontiac and Pioneer Streets just after 7 a.m. Fort Wayne dispatch confirmed at least one person suffered minor in
  
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• Storms and oppressive humidity today

  16-08-2024 11:29 via wane.com
  
  The biggest change you'll notice immediately is the oppressive humidity today and warmer temperatures making spending time outside very uncomfortable.Temperatures will climb into the middle 70s by noon under mostly cloudy skies. Some isolated storms are possible and humid as the temperatures increase this morning.Isolated storms develop by late afternoon on SaturdayMuggy humidity and an isolated storm are possible this afternoon with warmer temperatures in the lower 80s.
  The mugginess won't take
  
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• 'Slugbug!': 23rd Annual Old Fort Volkswagen Show and Swap

  16-08-2024 10:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — If you're a Volkswagen fan or even just love playing punch buggy, the Old Fort Volkswagen Show and Swap on Saturday is calling your name.Car lovers can roll up to Shoaff Park to trade car parts, mingle with friends and even enjoy some car themed music. This year, a surprise competition replacing the world's slowest race.Although all German cars are allowed into the event, two are most dearly celebrated.
  One is an exception to the rule.
  The International Harvester
  
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• Oppressive humidity and storms today

  16-08-2024 09:47 via wane.com
  
  The biggest change you'll notice immediately is the oppressive humidity today and warmer temperatures making spending time outside very uncomfortable.Temperatures will climb into the middle 70s by noon under mostly cloudy skies. Some isolated storms are possible and humid as the temperatures increase this morning.Isolated storms develop by late afternoon on SaturdayMuggy humidity and an isolated storm are possible this afternoon with warmer temperatures in the lower 80s.
  The mugginess won't take
  
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• Teen hurt in shooting in southeast Fort Wayne

  16-08-2024 04:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting in the 2900 block of Winter Street.
  Someone called 911 to report the shooting around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
  Officers at the scene said the victim is a 17-year-old girl, who was rushed to a hospital in life-threatening condition.Police interviewed people who were in the home and in the area at the time of the shooting. No suspect has been arrested.The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police
  
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• Police investigate life-threatening shooting in southeast Fort Wayne

  16-08-2024 04:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is on the scene of a shooting in the 2900 block of Winter Street.
  It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday.
  Fort Wayne dispatchers confirm one person is in life-threatening condition.WANE 15 has a crew on the scene and is working to find more information.
  
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• Indiana Gubernatorial candidates weigh in on the IDOE newest diploma proposal

  16-08-2024 04:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Indiana 2024 governor candidates Mike Braun and Jennifer McCormick were both in northeast Indiana at separate events Thursday night.Both candidates say they prioritize education within their campaigns, so they had a lot to say regarding the newest draft released by the Indiana Department of Education's high school diploma requirements.Under the proposal, students must earn 42 credits, but those credits can also go towards satisfying the different seal require
  
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• Indiana gubernatorial candidates weigh in on IDOE's newest diploma proposal

  16-08-2024 04:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Indiana 2024 governor candidates Mike Braun and Jennifer McCormick were both in northeast Indiana at separate events Thursday night.Both candidates say they prioritize education within their campaigns, so they had a lot to say regarding the newest draft released by the Indiana Department of Education's high school diploma requirements.Under the proposal, students must earn 42 credits, but those credits can also go towards satisfying the different seal require
  
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• More scattered rain/storm chances Friday

  16-08-2024 04:33 via wane.com
  
  We have more rounds of hit-and-miss scattered rain and storms in our Friday forecast. The same weather system that brought scattered rain Thursday will continue to give us scattered rain/storm chances over the next few days, also. However, there are going to be many times when it's not raining. No day is a complete washout.Rainfall totals by the end of Sunday, when the rain chances will have wrapped up, will be in the half-inch to an inch range. Some spots, where the heaviest pockets of rain fal
  
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• Could Fort Wayne UNITED 'easy fix' cost $2,800?

  16-08-2024 03:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As the pause continues in Fort Wayne UNITED programming, including the Ten Point Coalition, an Indianapolis pastor told WANE 15 the solution is an "easy fix.""And I'm not sure why it hasn't been fixed," began Rev. Charles Harrison, the board president of the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition and Midwest Director of the National Ten Point Coalition.The Ten Point Coalition builds a safer community with nightly neighborhood walks and interactions by paid and unpaid voluntee
  
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• Rare sighting: 'Doomsday fish' found near Southern California shore

  16-08-2024 02:32 via wane.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) – In a rare and perhaps ominous sighting, an oarfish was found floating near California's La Jolla Shores over the weekend.According to a spokesperson from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, a team of science kayakers and snorkelers were out in La Jolla Cove Saturday afternoon and found the dead oarfish.Several people then worked together to carry the sea creature from the ocean to the bed of a truck using a paddleboard. The oarfish was the
  
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