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• Fort Wayne man sentenced to 2 years for February stabbing

  13-08-2024 17:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man who faced an aggravated battery charge in connection to a February stabbing on Fort Wayne's southeast side will serve less than three years in prison, a judge ruled Tuesday.A judge in Allen Superior Court sentenced Han Shaw, 36, to two years and 183 days in prison, with credit for time already served as his case wound through the legal system. Shaw had been charged in connection to a stabbing that initially left a man in life-threatening condition.Fort Wayne Polic
  
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• Court docs: Man admits to drinking and driving before crash with buggy on SR 37

  19-09-2024 20:03 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A driver now faces charges in a head-on crash from almost a year ago that sent a horse running away from its buggy, ultimately causing a second crash.Allen County prosecutors filed charges Thursday for James J. Brown, 65, who faces a Level 5 felony count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury, a Level 6 felony count of criminal recklessness, and two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief.On Nov. 12, 2023, Brown was driving a Jeep that
  
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• Police find stolen gun, fentanyl and over 2 lbs of crystal meth in raid of Fort Wayne homes

  19-09-2024 19:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A drug raid on Wednesday led the DEA, SWAT, state police and investigators from several local agencies to uncover fentanyl and meth among other discoveries at two homes in Fort Wayne.Jeronimo Bertoldo Barraza, 42; Destiny Garcia 26; and Analycia Perez, 27, were all charged with dealing in cocaine or a narcotic drug.Investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Lafayette Street and found a stolen gun, 1 ounce of crystal meth, about 6 ounces of marijuana and "a lar
  
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• Air Quality Action Days forecasted for northern Indiana cities

  19-09-2024 17:36 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - Air Quality Action Days are forecasted for areas of northern Indiana on Thursday and Friday.According to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range (Orange) in the following areas Thursday:
  Northwest Indiana, including the cities of: Crown Point, Gary, Hammond, Kentland, LaPorte, Michigan City, Portage, Rensselaer, Valparaiso and all other cities within the area.North Central Indiana,&
  
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• Another hot afternoon with big changes next week

  19-09-2024 17:07 via wane.com
  
  Sunshine will be prevalent with another hot dry afternoon. This pattern will persist and not break until early next week when we'll see a big change in the forecast.
  Another hot and dry afternoonIt will be another hot and dry afternoon with temperatures in the upper 80s.
  It won't be quick as cool overnight and fog won't be a problem with a low in the lower 60s.Temperatures will climb again on Friday to near 90 with more sunshine.
  The weekend will begin with hot temperatures again with a high in
  
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• Accused rapist accepts plea deal

  19-09-2024 16:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A Fort Wayne man accused of multiple counts of rape and sexual battery has accepted a plea deal.
  Marcus Walker was arrested in March of this year for a sexual assault rape that allegedly took place earlier that month involving a woman he met on social media. In May, he was charged in connection with another sexual assault that took place in 2023.In the plea deal, which Walker agreed to on Wednesday, the Allen County prosecutor's office has agreed to drop two counts of sex
  
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• FWPD releases history of officer who shot, killed alleged burglar on Wells Street

  19-09-2024 16:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department on Thursday released the history of discipline and commendation for the officer who shot and killed a man accused of breaking into a Wells Street home earlier this month.On Sept. 6, police responded to reports of a burglary at a home in the 1500 block of Wells Street around 2 a.m.According to initial information from FWPD, police heard screams and went inside the home, shooting the alleged intruder. He was pronounced dead by medics at th
  
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• FWPD releases history of officer who shot alleged burglar on Wells Street

  19-09-2024 16:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department on Thursday released the history of discipline and commendation for the officer who shot a man accused of breaking into a Wells Street home earlier this month.On Sept. 6, police responded to reports of a burglary at a home in the 1500 block of Wells Street around 2 a.m.According to initial information from FWPD, police heard screams and went inside the home, shooting the alleged intruder. He was pronounced dead by medics at the scene.Thu
  
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• Woman faces 6 years in prison after pleading guilty in crash that killed passenger

  19-09-2024 16:23 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Michigan woman accused of having cocaine and methamphetamine in her system in a 2022 crash that killed her passenger may now serve just six years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday.Erin Carr (Courtesy Allen County Sheriff's Department)
  Erin Carr, 41, pleaded guilty to criminal recklessness and operating a vehicle with a controlled substance or its metabolite in her body causing death.After 1 a.m. on July 18, 2022, Carr was driving an SUV on Interstate 469 and c
  
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• PBS Fort Wayne's president and general manager announces retirement plans

  19-09-2024 15:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) He's been in charge of Fort Wayne's public television station since 2008. On Thursday, PBS Fort Wayne announced that president and general manager Bruce Haines will retire in 2025.According to a news release issued by PBS Fort Wayne, Haines stepped into his leadership role a in 2008 after spending 21 years leading Northeast Indiana’s public radio organization.
  During his tenure, the station moved from analog to high-definition operations, securing a $3.1 million cap
  
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• Cedar Point to add 'Siren's Curse' roller coaster for 2025 season

  19-09-2024 15:24 via wane.com
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio (WANE) Cedar Point touts itself as The Roller Coaster Capital of the World®, and in 2025 the amusement park on the shores of Lake Erie will add yet another thrill ride to its collection. This one will be called Siren’s Curse – and it will be the tallest, fastest and longest “tilt” roller coaster in North America.Artist concept rendering courtesy of Cedar PointArtist concept rendering courtesy of Cedar PointArtist concept rendering courtesy of Cedar Poin
  
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• Inside the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up: violence, squalor and death

  19-09-2024 14:35 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — As they unsuccessfully fought to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the music mogul’s lawyers highlighted a litany of horrors at the Brooklyn federal lockup where he was headed: horrific conditions, rampant violence and multiple deaths.Combs, 54, was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday — a place that’s been described as “hell on earth” and an “ongoi
  
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• Trump vows to travel to Springfield following false pet-eating claims

  19-09-2024 14:02 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - Former President Trump pledged to travel to Springfield, Ohio, after false claims that he and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), have made about Haitian immigrants eating pets in the city. Trump said at a rally in New York on Wednesday that he would go to the town in the next two weeks and also go to Aurora, Colo., where discussions of gang activity from Venezuelan migrants have been exaggerated but still become a part of the national conversation on immigration. &l
  
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• High school student arrested after threats cause evacuation, cancelation of classes in southern Indiana

  19-09-2024 13:25 via wane.com
  
  CROTHERSVILLE, Ind. (WANE) An 18-year-old student in southern Indiana faces a felony charge of intimidation after he allegedly threatened to harm other students and cause damage at Crothersville High School.School officials learned about the threats and informed the Crothersville Police Department at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday according to a news release from Indiana State Police. A short time later, an officer with the department arrived at the school and detained James S. Collman.
  Other police agenci
  
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• Patchy fog this morning followed by sunny hot afternoon

  19-09-2024 10:50 via wane.com
  
  Patchy dense fog will be a problem through mid-morning in many locations. You'll have to slow down and take extra time to get to work or school. Sunshine will take over with another hot dry afternoon. This pattern will persist and not break until early next week.Another hot and dry afternoonFog will cause low visibility in some areas before sunshine takes over and the fog lifts. Temperatures will climb quickly to about 80 by noon.
  It will be another hot and dry afternoon with temperatures in the
  
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• Fire damages Euclid Ave. home

  19-09-2024 10:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A fire early Thursday morning damaged a home in the 4100 block of Euclid Ave.It started just after midnight. When Fort Wayne fire crews arrived, they found flames in a front bedroom.One person was inside the home when the fire started. That person was able to get out safely before firefighters arrived. No one was hurt.It took about 15 minutes to get the fire under control. The house had moderate fire and smoke damage and minor water damage.The cause of the fire is unde
  
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• Small town, big event: Bluffton Free Street Fair

  19-09-2024 10:00 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE) – The Bluffton Street Fair is back on it's third day of festivities, starting with the Industrial Parade, on Wednesday.According to Street Fair Manager Nathan Stauffer, this event is the largest and oldest street fair in the State of Indiana, dating back to 1898. The street fair has missed years of festivities due to hard times such as the Great Depression and wars.The Industrial Parade showcases local businesses and political candidates as the floats go through downt
  
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• Bluffton Street fair returns for 126th year

  19-09-2024 10:00 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE) – The Bluffton Street Fair is back on it's third day of fun activities, starting with the Industrial Parade, on Wednesday.According to the Bluffton Street Fair's website, this event is the largest and oldest street fair in the State of Indiana, dating back to 1898. The street fair has only missed 11 years of festivities due to hard times such as the Great Depression and wars.The fair runs until Saturday. To learn more about the street fair and to view the times for ev
  
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• Bluffton Street fair returns for 113th year

  19-09-2024 10:00 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE) – The Bluffton Street Fair is back on it's third day of fun activities, starting with the Industrial Parade, on Wednesday.According to the Bluffton Street Fair's website, this event is the largest and oldest street fair in the State of Indiana, dating back to 1898. The street fair has only missed 11 years of festivities due to hard times such as the Great Depression and wars.The fair runs until Saturday. To learn more about the street fair and to view the times for ev
  
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• Fog this morning followed by sunny hot afternoon

  19-09-2024 09:47 via wane.com
  
  Patchy dense fog will be a problem through mid-morning in many locations. You'll have to slow down and take extra time to get to work or school. Sunshine will take over with another hot dry afternoon. This pattern will persist and not break until early next week.Another hot and dry afternoonFog will cause low visibility in some areas before sunshine takes over and the fog lifts. Temperatures will climb quickly to about 80 by noon.
  It will be another hot and dry afternoon with temperatures in the
  
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• Threat overheard on Huntington North bus that led to eLearning day deemed to be hoax

  19-09-2024 04:53 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- All students at Huntington County Community School Corporation (HCCSC) were forced to have a synchronous eLearning day Thursday following a potential threat school administrators and police learned of Wednesday.On Thursday, the Huntington Police Department issued a news release detailing their investigation of the threat.
  The news release from Chief of Police Cory R. Boxell indicated that a school resource officerwas notified of the threat by Huntington North Hi
  
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• Huntington County school district to have eLearning day Thursday following threat

  19-09-2024 04:53 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- All students at Huntington County Community School Corporation (HCCSC) will have a synchronous eLearning day Thursday following a potential threat.According to a press release issued Wednesday night by HCCSC Superintendent John Trout, administrators at Huntington North High School learned of a potential threat involving a student bringing a weapon to school. The district and Huntington police are investigating and discovered other social media posts that are bel
  
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• Group advocates for electronic pull tabs in Indiana with town hall

  19-09-2024 04:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- An organization aimed at making electronic pull tabs (e-tabs) available in Indiana for charitable gaming hosted a town hall in Fort Wayne Wednesday to promote the issue.PlayIN for Charity, a charitable gaming alliance, consists of leaders from the "Big Four" veterans service organizations in Indiana:
  American LegionDisabled American Veterans (DAV)Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)National Guard Association of Indiana
  Leaders at the town hall said having e-tabs, which are a
  
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• Suspect in 1975 Noble County cold case waives right to jury trial

  19-09-2024 03:10 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- One of the two suspects in the 1975 killing of a 17-year-old North Webster girl has waived his right to a jury trial, according to the Noble County Prosecutor's Office.The suspect, Fred Bandy Jr., is one of two people who were arrested in February 2023 and charged with first degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Laurel Jean Mitchell. An autopsy showed that she had drowned and struggled, and her death was ruled a homicide.Bandy recently waived his right to a jury
  
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• 2 northeast Indiana counties under Burn Ban as drought persists

  19-09-2024 00:10 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Kosciusko and Jay counties are under Burn Bans as drought conditions persist across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.Although more than half of the counties in Indiana are under Burn Bans, Kosciusko and Jay counties are the only ones in northeast Indiana as of Wednesday. Huntington County also announced Wednesday it is under a "burn advisory" by order of the Huntington County Fire Chiefs Association. Drought expands and intensifies across NE Indiana and NW OhioAc
  
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• In the Archives: Fort Wayne's historic fort is saved

  18-09-2024 23:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Old Fort may not be in the original location or have the exact original look, but it represents the namesake of the city.Maj. John Whistler and his men constructed the original fort during 1815-1816, and on July 4, 1976, the History Center opened a recreation.They continued operating the Fort until 1987 and again assumed control until 1993.Smith showing his new development plan.
  But just after the turn of the millennium the Fort was in trouble. According
  
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• Patchy dense fog possible early Thursday AM

  18-09-2024 22:36 via wane.com
  
  Hot and dry weather continues, and there is no sign of solid relief until late Sunday night. Temperatures will be hot each afternoon with highs in the upper 80s through Saturday. We are beginning to get a clearer picture of a more September-like cooldown next week, with temperatures looking to drop out of the 80s.
  This evening, like what we have seen all day today, will be filled with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will fall through the 80s before sunset, reaching the upper 70s around 8 PM.Ove
  
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• 'Glad I had cancer': Man donates 23 inches of hair to children dealing with chemotherapy

  18-09-2024 22:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Jeff York thought he would never get a haircut after his throat cancer started spreading."Started going to brains, started going to lungs," York said. "It had already ate up my vocal cords."Although York had to learn how talk again following an exhaustive 14-hour surgery, he survived in what he said hospital staff called a miracle, and thanks to a nurse's recommendation, York found a new calling in his life."I got to meet a bunch of children that went through
  
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• Big Lots: 47 more stores across 19 states to close; total closures surpass 300

  18-09-2024 21:02 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Nearly 50 additional Big Lots stores are set to close as the company navigates through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filings.The Ohio-based company announced earlier this month that it planned to sell assets and business operations to a private equity firm amid the bankruptcy filing.
  As part of the process, Big Lots said it plans to close roughly 250 stores by mid-January. That’s on top of the nearly 300 stores that are already on track to close in the coming month
  
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• Gun taken from student at Fort Wayne Community Schools Amp Lab

  18-09-2024 20:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A gun was taken from a student Wednesday at the Fort Wayne Community Schools Amp Lab located at Electric Works.According to a district spokesperson, a staff member because aware of the gun and it was then immediately confiscated. The student did not make any threats towards staff or students and cooperated with police.No other information was provided.
  According to the Amp Lab website, Amp Lab at Electric Works is a half-day high school program available to 11th & 12t
  
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