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• Delphi murders: Expert says headphone jack inserted into Libby's phone, removed in dead of night

  05-11-2024 23:52 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. — A computer analysis expert testified on Tuesday and claimed that her findings revealed that a headphone jack was plugged into Libby German's phone only 10 minutes after it stopped moving.
  The jack then disconnected nearly five hours later in the dead of night.
  This shocking revelation was revealed to jurors for the first time and caused a stir within the courtroom that eventually led to Special Judge Fran Gull scolding the gallery for talking. Delphi murders trial: Day-by-da
  
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• Fort Wayne driver sentenced for 2020 OWI crash involving 5 other cars

  05-11-2024 22:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An intoxicated driver who crashed into five other cars in 2020 and had to be revived with two doses of Narcan will spend no more than three years behind bars based on Tuesday's sentencing.On Oct. 17, 2020, Andre Wilson Jr. was behind the wheel of a Camaro that "lost control" while speeding and crashed into five cars at the intersection of Lima and Washington Center roads, according to Allen Superior Court documents.Court documents showed the 36-year-old was treated
  
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• Family of 18-year-old shot, killed by police in 2022 sues FWPD, City of Fort Wayne

  05-11-2024 22:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The family of an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by Fort Wayne police in November 2022 is suing the officer involving in the shooting along with other individuals and government agencies, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.The officer-involved shooting happened Nov. 2, 2022 after police responded to the 400 block of Poplar Street on initial reports of a disturbance involving an armed person.In March 2023, the Allen County Prosecutor's Office ru
  
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• Staying windy with more rain tonight

  05-11-2024 22:17 via wane.com
  
  November 5th's highest temperature of 75° has been reached this afternoon. Our previous record was 73° (2015, 2008, 1978).Windy conditions continue as we await the arrival of a cold front tonight that will be followed by some cooler air that will bring our high temps down into the 60s tomorrow.
  This evening, our temps will fall from the 70s and into the 60s. Overnight, we'll drop into the upper 50s.Periods of rain have the potential to continue until as early 5 am Wednesday.
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• Man found guilty of murder sentenced to 80 years for shooting at party near downtown Fort Wayne

  05-11-2024 21:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 19-year-old man found guilty of murder could spend the rest of his life in prison after his sentencing Tuesday.A judge in Allen Superior Court handed Charles Sauge Blair 80 years in prison in connection to a December 2023 shooting death at a house party near downtown Fort Wayne.Nilan Joric Zyan Pearson was 23 when he was shot and killed on Dec. 12 during an argument outside a home in the area of Sherman Boulevard and Margaret Avenue. According to court documents in th
  
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• Allen County Coroner's Office identifies infant discovered in March 2002

  05-11-2024 20:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified an infant that was discovered on Fort Wayne's south side more than 22 years ago.The infant, only identified by the coroner's office as "Baby John Doe," was discovered March 14, 2002, in the 4000 block of Calumet Avenue.Using next-generation sequencing, the Indiana State Police (ISP) Laboratory was able to identify the infant as well as the father. Cause and manner of death in Allen County skeletal remains investigation s
  
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• Delphi murders: Defense experts testify on solitary confinement impact, 'unspent bullet' evidence

  05-11-2024 19:21 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. – The defense again focused on Richard Allen’s mental health while in custody and attempted to cast doubt on the state’s key evidence involving the “unspent bullet” found at the crime scene on Day 16 of testimony in the Delphi murders trial.Allen faces four counts of murder in the February 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge. State police announced his arrest in October 2022.On Day 15, Allen’s mental health was
  
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• Cheeses sold at Aldi, other retailers recalled over listeria concerns

  05-11-2024 19:19 via wane.com
  
  NORTH DAKOTA (KXMB) — Some soft-ripened cheeses sold at Aldi and Market Basket have been voluntarily recalled due to a potential listeria risk.According to Savencia Cheese USA, processing equipment at one of its facilities may have been contaminated with the Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause a listeria infection.Testing did not find any contaminated products, the company said, but a voluntary recall of certain cheeses was issued.
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• Man who skipped out on court hearing picked up on murder warrant

  05-11-2024 18:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne police on Tuesday arrested a 30-year-old man wanted on a murder charge connected to the death of a woman who had been shot in a car after leaving a local lodge's charity casino event last year.
  Officers picked up Devonte Craig Travier in the 3800 block of Wayne Trace around midnight, according to a Fort Wayne police media release. They were helped by the department's vice and narcotics division, its aerial support unit and Allen County police.
  Travier, who wa
  
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• Cause and manner of death in Allen County skeletal remains investigation still undetermined

  05-11-2024 16:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Back in March, skeletal remains were found off I-469 near Winchester Road in Allen County.
  Investigators brought in cadaver dogs to investigate, along with a forensic anthropologist and a team from the University of Indianapolis’ Human Identification Center. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department determined the remains had been there for an “extended period of time.”Later that month, the Allen County Coroner's Office used dental records to identify
  
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• Republican Mike Braun faces Republican-turned-Democrat Jennifer McCormick in Indiana governor's race

  05-11-2024 15:38 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Mike Braun is aiming to extend the GOP’s 20-year hold on Indiana's governor's office in a race pitting him against Democrat Jennifer McCormick, a former Republican who split with the party after serving as the state's schools superintendent.McCormick and Braun, the wealthy founder of a national auto parts distribution business, are vying to succeed outgoing Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, who cannot seek a third term because of term limits.Braun is curren
  
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• Republicans hope to retain 3 open Indiana House seats and target another long held by Democrats

  05-11-2024 15:27 via wane.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republicans in Indiana hope voters will help them retain three congressional seats without incumbents running, while they also aim to knock off an incumbent Democrat in the northwest part of the state.Three incumbents are retiring or seeking another office, creating vacancies that generated some hotly contested Republican primaries last spring, including two eight-way races.In the state's northwest corner, the GOP is targeting Democratic incumbent Rep. Frank Mrvan,
  
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• Republican Jim Banks, Democrat Valerie McCray vying for Indiana's open Senate seat

  05-11-2024 15:23 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Jim Banks, an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, is seeking to capture Indiana's open U.S. Senate seat in the reliably conservative state against Democrat Valerie McCray.Banks, 45, is strongly favored to win the Senate race in the Hoosier state, which Trump won by large margins in 2016 and 2020.FILE - Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., speaking during the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
  
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• Trump wins the White House in political comeback

  05-11-2024 15:09 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. Who won the swing states? Maps show election results in 7 battlegroundsThe vic
  
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• Live updates: First polls close in 2024 US presidential election

  05-11-2024 15:09 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Voters are heading to the polls to cast their ballots Tuesday in the 2024 presidential election, a contest that will make history in the event of either a Harris or Trump victory.Should Vice President Kamala Harris win, she would become the nation's first female president, while a Donald Trump victory would make him the first former president since 1892 to lose the White House and take it back in non-consecutive terms. A Trump reelection would also make him the first U.S. presi
  
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• Live updates: 2024 US presidential election

  05-11-2024 15:09 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Voters are set to head to the polls to cast their ballot in the 2024 presidential election, a contest that will make history in the event of either a Harris or Trump victory.Should Vice President Kamala Harris win, she would become the nation's first female president, while a Donald Trump victory would make him the first former president since 1892 to lose the White House and take it back in non-consecutive terms. A Trump reelection would also make him the first U.S. president
  
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• Donald Trump claims victory after he is projected to be the 47th US president

  05-11-2024 15:09 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Donald Trump is projected to win the presidency, defeating Kamala Harris to win a second, improbable term, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection on News Nation.The call was made after DDHQ projected Trump to have won both Pennsylvania and Alaska, giving him 270 electoral votes.It was a historic election with Trump becoming the first president in well over 100 years to lose a presidential election and then mount a successful presidential campaign in non-consecutive terms. T
  
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• 2024 Election Day results: Trump expected to speak as electoral advantage mounts

  05-11-2024 15:09 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Electoral maps are turning red and blue across the U.S. as a swath of returns come in following poll closures in the 2024 Presidential Election.
  Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to become the nation's first female president, while a Donald Trump victory would make him the first former president since 1892 to lose the White House and take it back.
  Recent polling from Emerson College Polling and The Hill shows Harris and Trump deadlocked in several pivotal swing states, wit
  
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• 2024 Election Day results: Trump expected to speak as advantage mounts

  05-11-2024 15:09 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Electoral maps are turning red and blue across the U.S. as a swath of returns come in following poll closures in the 2024 Presidential Election.
  Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to become the nation's first female president, while a Donald Trump victory would make him the first former president since 1892 to lose the White House and take it back.
  Pre-election polling from Emerson College and The Hill showed Harris and Trump deadlocked in several pivotal swing states. Late
  
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• 2024 Election Day results: See the race calls for Trump, Harris

  05-11-2024 15:09 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Polls are starting to close as Americans cast their ballots Tuesday in the 2024 presidential election, a contest that will make history in the event of either a Harris or Trump victory.As of 7:30 p.m. ET, former President Donald Trump was projected to win Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and South Carolina, with Vermont going for Kamala Harris, according to a Decision Desk HQ call on NewsNation.Should Vice President Kamala Harris win, she would become the nation's first female
  
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• 2024 Election Day results: First polls close as nation votes for next US president

  05-11-2024 15:09 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Voters are heading to the polls to cast their ballots Tuesday in the 2024 presidential election, a contest that will make history in the event of either a Harris or Trump victory.Should Vice President Kamala Harris win, she would become the nation's first female president, while a Donald Trump victory would make him the first former president since 1892 to lose the White House and take it back in non-consecutive terms. A Trump reelection would also make him the first U.S. presi
  
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• 2024 Election Day results: Donald Trump projected to win presidency

  05-11-2024 15:09 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Donald Trump is projected to win the presidency, defeating Kamala Harris to win a second, improbable term, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection on News Nation.The call was made after DDHQ projected Trump to have won both Pennsylvania and Alaska, giving him 270 electoral votes.The president-elect and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), are expected to speak shortly. Live video will stream in the player above.
  
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• Full House Resorts release design concepts and other details of proposed New Haven Casino

  05-11-2024 14:28 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) The company that wants to move a casino from southern Indiana to New Haven has released conceptual drawings of what the complex might look like along with other details.
  Full House Resorts intends to move the Rising Star Casino Resort from Rising Sun, Indiana to land located next to the I-469 and U.S. 30 interchange west of Doyle Road. The company's intentions were first reported back in August. The original proposed location was at the corner of Doyle and Harper Road
  
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• FWPD investigates stabbing in southeast Fort Wayne

  05-11-2024 11:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne police are investigating a stabbing.It happened just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, in the 1900 block of Gladstone Dr. That's near the intersection of S. Anthony Blvd. and E. Paulding Rd.Investigators have not released details, but did say medics took one person to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  
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• Record setting temps and rain today

  05-11-2024 11:07 via wane.com
  
  Record warmth today, with high temperatures in the middle 70s this afternoon. Showers will bring cooler air into the area by Wednesday, and afternoon high temperatures will fall into the 50s. We could see a few showers this morning but most will hold off until this evening.Gusty winds bring in warm temperatures this afternoonIt will warm up quickly this morning. Mostly cloudy skies will become partly cloudy by noon, and temperatures will be in the lower 70s.
  Record-setting high temperatures this
  
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• Record setting election day forecast

  05-11-2024 09:43 via wane.com
  
  Record warmth today, with high temperatures in the middle 70s this afternoon. Showers will bring cooler air into the area by Wednesday, and afternoon high temperatures will fall into the 50s.
  Gusty winds bring in warm temperatures this afternoonIt will warm up quickly this morning. Mostly cloudy skies will become partly cloudy by noon, and temperatures will be in the lower 70s.
  Record-setting high temperatures this afternoonGusty winds will bring record-setting temperatures this afternoon with a
  
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• FWPD warns of increased usage of automatic gun switches among juveniles

  05-11-2024 04:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is noticing a steady increase in the use of auto sears or switches, particularly among juveniles.The auto sear is a device that converts semi-automatic weapons into fully automatic machine guns.On Monday, WANE 15 spoke with Sgt. Marc Deshaies said that Fort Wayne is following a larger, national trend in the popularity of these devices. The conversation stemmed from a juvenile shooting on Friday that resulted in the arrest of a 15-y
  
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• Windy and warm Election Day

  05-11-2024 04:49 via wane.com
  
  It's a warm and windy beginning to the first full week of November as temperatures will be at record-setting levels Tuesday. There's more rain on the way, too.Rainfall accumulation will be between a half-inch and an inch from now through Wednesday morningPeriods of scattered rain taper off by sunrise. Temperatures stay on the warmer side with early mornings reading only as low as the low 60s. Remember, our average high this time of year is in the mid-50s, so we're staying above that all through
  
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• Closing messages from Indiana's U.S. Senate candidates

  05-11-2024 04:20 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Frontrunners Jim Banks (R) and Valerie McCray (D) share their thoughts Monday with WANE 15 ahead of Tuesday's election.
  
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• Taylor Swift breaks records in final U.S. Eras Tour stop in Indianapolis

  05-11-2024 03:55 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- In a record breaking year for Indy tourism, Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour was the cherry on top.According to an Instagram post by Swift, the three sold out concerts brought in a combined 207,000 fans to Lucas Oil Stadium. On top of that, Swift told fans each night of the concert broke the former Lucas Oil Stadium attendance record.”We thank the Swifties," said Morgan Snyder with Visit Indy. "They came in in full force. I've never seen a more loyal, passionate, dedicated and
  
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• Man dies after being buried under hot asphalt in Mississippi

  05-11-2024 02:39 via wane.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) -- A 41-year-old man died Monday morning after being buried under hot asphalt while trying to repair his dump truck in Mississippi, authorities said.The victim, identified as Darrell Sheriff, was a private contractor who was picking up a load of asphalt at AJ Materials in Jackson when his vehicle malfunctioned around 10:30 a.m.
  Sheriff was underneath the truck working on a hydraulic line when the tailgate opened and asphalt fell on him, the Jackson Police Department said in
  
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• What to know before heading to the polls

  05-11-2024 02:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As Tuesday marks Election Day, here are a few reminders before heading to the polls.Visit your voter portal on the Indiana Voters website to make sure you know who's on the ballot, where your designated polling location is, and more.Citilink is providing free bus rides Tuesday to make sure voters can cast their ballots without transportation being a barrier.Each polling location is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Once you arrive, you'll need to show a government-issued photo
  
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• Warrant issued for man connected to 2023 killing

  05-11-2024 01:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A warrant was issued Friday after a man connected to the death of a woman in 2023 failed to appear in court.30-year-old Devonte Travier faces a felony charge of murder in the killing of Diasha Renee Fitts in the parking lot of Eagles Lodge in 2023.Travier failed to appear in court and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Travier was originally released on his own recognizance but was supposed to appear for a hearing where his bond was potentially going to be revoked Fr
  
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• Delphi murders: Richard Allen's family takes the stand for first time

  05-11-2024 00:36 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. — For the first time in the Delphi murders trial, family members of Richard Allen were called to the witness stand.Allen is charged with multiple counts of murder after teenage girls Abby Williams and Libby German vanished on Feb. 13, 2017, while out walking the Monon High Bridge in Delphi. Their bloody bodies were found the next day. Allen was arrested five years later in October 2022. Delphi murders trial: Day-by-day summary of the proceedingsDay 15 of testimony in the high-
  
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• More record warmth anticipated this week

  05-11-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - After we saw record warm temperatures last week, Mother Nature is looking to repeat this story this week. While we won't reach the 80s like last week, it will still be warm enough to break records here in early November. You can click below for the latest high and low temperature numbers for Monday and Tuesday. Above average warmth now, cooler later this weekTwo highest low temperature records and one high temperature record look to be in jeopardy this week. First, our
  
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