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• Family of man killed by police in PFW shooting views bodycam footage

  20-08-2024 23:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Family members of Gawon Benson, the man who was shot and killed by Fort Wayne police on Purdue University Fort Wayne's campus in July, were able to view bodycam footage of the shooting for the first time Tuesday.The family viewed the footage weeks after police shot and killed Benson July 30 after DeKalb County Community Corrections asked the FWPD to help find Benson, who had escaped their custody.FWPD Police Chief Scott Caudill said police spotted Benson at PFW, and he
  
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• Family of man killed by police in PFW shooting view bodycam footage

  20-08-2024 23:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Family members of Gawon Benson, the man who was shot and killed by Fort Wayne police on Purdue University Fort Wayne's campus in July, were able to view bodycam footage of the shooting for the first time Tuesday.The family viewed the footage weeks after police shot and killed Benson July 30 after DeKalb County Community Corrections asked the FWPD to help find Benson, who had escaped their custody.FWPD Police Chief Scott Caudill said police spotted Benson at PFW, and he
  
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• Gourmet cinnamon roll shop featured on ‘Shark Tank’ to open in Fort Wayne

  20-08-2024 21:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - August is wrapping up on a sweet note by bringing gourmet cinnamon rolls to Fort Wayne.“Cinnaholic”, a vegan-friendly bakery that grew from a Shark Tank pitch to a nationwide chain, is set to open Aug. 30 off Coliseum Boulevard, according to the website.The shop has a variety of creative concoctions to choose from, or you can create your own treat. Along with cinnamon rolls, there are also brownies, cookies and other options.Customers can get a taste of Cinn
  
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• Record-tying cold tonight, but hot weather on the way

  20-08-2024 21:04 via wane.com
  
  Our cooler than average conditions continue, but just for a few more days. In the 10 Day Forecast, highs return to the 80s on Friday and the 90s by Sunday.High pressure continues to provide calm weather with only some scattered, fair-weather clouds in the sky.Temperatures today rose as high as the low 70s and will be dropping significantly tonight, all thanks to our mostly clear sky and nearly calm wind. Today's 70°+ warmth will easily rise and escape back into the atmosphere and our tempera
  
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• Burrito chain opens Fort Wayne location

  20-08-2024 20:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Hot Head Burritos officially has a place to serve up customized Mexican food in northeast Fort Wayne.At the Ohio-based chain, customers can build their own burritos or bowls. Other options include tacos, quesadillas, nachos and more.Inside Hot Head Burritos
  Find the burrito restaurant at 3120 St. Joe Center Road. According to the website, hours are 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.Before landing in Fort Wayne, the nearest locations were in North Webster and in Va
  
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• Recently purchased Ohio home demolished; owner in disbelief

  20-08-2024 19:57 via wane.com
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — An Ohio man is in disbelief after he bought a home only to find it demolished two weeks later. Now he's asking questions about why and how it happened.Investor Mitch Veynovich, of Youngstown, bought the property at 3144 Pine Hollow Drive on August 2 and was preparing to start restoration work.Jeff Schwab, who represents Veynovich's company, and his realtor Maureen Spear said they were all aware it was on the city of Youngstown's demolition list."The house was purc
  
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• Caught with 'cutting boards', driver arrested for damaging school parking lot in New Haven

  20-08-2024 19:57 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) New Haven police arrested a man late Monday after getting word of a reckless driver doing "burnouts," and "donuts" in the parking lot of East Allen Alternative School.An officer went to the school, located at 1065 Woodmere Drive, shortly after 10 p.m. where he saw a Toyota Camry with three people standing by it according to the affidavit for probable cause. One of the people, identified as Kolton Kieler picked up "cutting boards" off the pavement and put them in the car. T
  
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• IMPD sergeant accused in trading child porn tried to cover his tracks using investigation knowledge, court docs reveal

  20-08-2024 18:33 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Court documents reveal an Indianapolis police sergeant accused of sharing dozens of files of child sex abuse material online attempted to cover his tracks using knowledge gained from his time as an investigator in the Internal Affairs Unit.Javen Richards faces 12 preliminary counts of child exploitation, all Level 4 felonies.Booking photo of Javed Richards (Marion Co. Jail)
  Once a heroSgt. Javen Richards was once hailed as a hero, earning the Medal of Valor and the Purple Heart a
  
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• PHOTOS: Semi veers off US 30, narrowly avoiding house

  20-08-2024 16:58 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A semitrailer veered off US 30 early Tuesday morning and crashed into a farm field.It happened around 3:15 a.m. A witness saw the semi driving very slowly and swerving on the highway before it veered off near Leesburg Road.
  A semi on US 30 veers off the road, photo courtesy of Blue Eagle Towing/Mark CampbellTow truck hauls a semi that veered off US 30, photo courtesy of Blue Eagle Towing/Mark CampbellA semi is hauled back onto the road after veering off US 30, photo c
  
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• Court docs: Despite losing tires, persistent driver led police on pursuit across state lines

  20-08-2024 16:36 via wane.com
  
  Pursuit footage courtesy of Allen County 84 InfoFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Stop sticks and rough terrain didn't deter a man who led Fort Wayne Police on a pursuit through downtown Fort Wayne, New Haven, and across state lines.
  Gage Maples, 24, faces a charge of resisting law enforcement by fleeing in a vehicle. Court documents reveal more details about Sunday's chase that ended in Ohio.Police responded to a church on Getz Road for reports of someone inside a suspicious vehicle parked in their lot
  
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• Discovered in 1968, mastodon bones finally have a permanent home at Purdue University Fort Wayne

  20-08-2024 15:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)Mastodon bones, which were the inspiration for IPFW's mascot and subsequently Purdue Fort Wayne, finally have a permanent home.The bones were found on a farm south of Angola, Indiana in 1968. They are now on display at Walb Student Union inside a glass case. The display was finished last week, just in time for the start of fall semester.
  A $200,000 allocation of funds from PFW’s Student Government Association during the 2022-23 academic year helped set the stage for
  
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• Traffic cleared after multiple crashes tie up morning traffic on I-69 southbound

  20-08-2024 15:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic was tied up in the southbound lanes of Interstate 69 Tuesday morning after multiple crashes in northern Allen County.UPDATE: As of 9:30 a.m. INDOT is showing traffic is flowing again with both crashes cleaned up.
  Just before 8 a.m., a crash happened at the 312.8 mile-marker. Dispatch confirmed no injuries were reported. The southbound right lane was temporarily closed, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.Southbound I-69 traffic backed up near t
  
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• Multiple crashes tie up Tuesday traffic on I-69 southbound

  20-08-2024 15:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic was tied up in the southbound lanes of Interstate 69 Tuesday morning after multiple crashes in northern Allen County.Just before 8 a.m., a crash happened at the 312.8 mile-marker. Dispatch confirmed no injuries were reported. The southbound right lane was temporarily closed, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.Southbound I-69 traffic backed up near the 312 mile-marker. (Courtesy INDOT TrafficWise)
  Around 8:30 a.m., a collision slowed traffic st
  
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• Indiana joins lawsuit against Live Nation, Ticketmaster

  20-08-2024 14:04 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana joined a lawsuit challenging Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s dominance in the concert industry.Indiana is one of nine states whose attorneys general signed onto the lawsuit, initially filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, 29 states and the District of Columbia in May.The other newly added states are Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont. There are now 40 co-plaintiffs in the case.The amended lawsuit filed in th
  
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• Northwest Allen County Schools district eyes next 10 years

  20-08-2024 10:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - At the lastest Northwest Allen County Schools (NACS) board meeting, the topic of what the school district will look like in the next 10 years was discussed.Recently, NACS purchased 35 acres of land. That land is west of Carroll High School, near the football and tennis courts. The district already owns 45 acres in the area.With the additional land, the school district is looking at what to do with it. Board members are also keeping in mind the ever-growing enrollment nu
  
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