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• Ohio wreck kills two Northeast Indiana residents

  19-03-2018 23:16 via wane.com
  HARDIN COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) – The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office said two peopled died, and three others were injured, in a wreck Sunday night. The victims pronounced dead at the scene have been identified at Marcus Daniel Croy, 33, of Fort Wayne and Columbia City resident, 29-year-old Ann Michelle Halferty.
  The Sheriff’s Office reported it happened around 9:45 p.m. on Ohio 117 near Ohio 67 about 20 miles southeast of Lima. A 39-year-old woman and her two children were also hurt
  
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• Southwood’s Holmes wins 3/19 Wendy’s Play of the Week

  19-03-2018 22:51 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The high school basketball season is here and every Monday Wendy’s lets you decided who did it best on the prep hardwood.
  Each Monday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. you’ll be able to vote on the Wendy’s “Play of the Week.” We’ll air three choices during the 6 p.m. sportscast with the poll closing at 11 p.m. The winner will be announced on the 11 p.m. news as your “Play of the Week!”
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• 3/19 Wendy’s Play of the Week

  19-03-2018 22:51 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The high school basketball season is here and every Monday Wendy’s lets you decided who did it best on the prep hardwood.
  Each Monday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. you’ll be able to vote on the Wendy’s “Play of the Week.” We’ll air three choices during the 6 p.m. sportscast with the poll closing at 11 p.m. The winner will be announced on the 11 p.m. news as your “Play of the Week!”Take Our Poll
  
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• Purdue coach doesn’t believe Haas will play even with brace

  19-03-2018 22:29 via wane.com
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue coach Matt Painter said he does not expect starting center Isaac Haas to play again this season — even if the NCAA approves a brace to protect his fractured right elbow.
  The 7-foot-2 senior was injured in an NCAA Tournament win over Cal State Fullerton. Team trainers fitted Haas with a large brace to protect his arm and he worked out with his teammates Saturday but he was wearing a brace that would not have allowed him to play for safety reasons.
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• Coach raises money for special needs cheerleading squad to get to nationals

  19-03-2018 22:12 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A local special needs cheerleading squad needs your spirit. They’re going to the national competition in a month, but can’t do it alone.
  The Whitley County Dazzlers are on their way to the national competition April 21st. Held in Orlando Florida, it’s a first for most of the team.
  “I’m so excited because I get to go swimming,” Samantha Ball said.
  “I’m really excited to go to Florida because I’ve never been
  
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• Facebook drags technology companies down as stocks slide

  19-03-2018 22:09 via wane.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook plunged to its worst loss in four years Monday and led a rout in technology companies. The social media company’s stock fell following reports that a data mining firm working for the Trump campaign improperly obtained data on 50 million Facebook users.
  The drop in Facebook stock came after the New York Times and the Guardian reported that the firm, Cambridge Analytica, was able to tap the profiles of more than 50 million Facebook users without their permissio
  
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• Desjardins returns to Komets from AHL

  19-03-2018 21:51 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Komets announced today that forward Gabriel Desjardins has been released from his PTO with the AHL’s Laval Rocket and has returned to the Fort Wayne roster.  Desjardins appeared in two games during his brief stint with Laval.
   Also, the Komets announced that defenseman Vytal Cote has been placed on waivers.
  This week, the Komets will return home Wednesday to host the Kalamazoo Wings at 7:30pm.  Friday the Komets skate at Indy at 7:35pm and return
  
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• 3/19 Inside The Zone – Komets Hockey

  19-03-2018 21:49 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Komets earned three points from a three-game road trip east for week 23 and improved to 42-17-4 and 88 points with nine games remaining in the 2017-18 regular season schedule.  In the race for playoff position the Komets hold second place in the Central division, trailing first-place Toledo by nine points with three games in hand.  Cincinnati is chasing the Komets for second place and trails Fort Wayne by 16 points.  While the Komets have already clinc
  
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• Heather Herron leaving WANE

  19-03-2018 20:21 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Longtime NewsChannel 15 news anchor and community ambassador Heather Herron will leave WANE-TV later this spring to assume new and exciting duties with Fort Wayne-based music retailing company Sweetwater.
  “For nearly 17 years, I have loved joining you every evening in your living rooms,” said Heather. “It has been a privilege and I thank you for trusting me. Goodbyes are hard and this one is especially difficult.”
  Heather has occupied the WANE anch
  
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• Uber suspends self-driving car tests after pedestrian death

  19-03-2018 19:09 via wane.com
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Uber suspended all of its self-driving testing Monday after what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian crash involving the vehicles.
  The testing has been going on for months in the Phoenix area, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto as automakers and technology companies compete to be the first with the technology.
  Uber’s testing was halted after police in a Phoenix suburb said one of its self-driving vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian overnight Su
  
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• Man pleads not guilty to damaging ‘Field of Dreams’ site

  19-03-2018 18:33 via wane.com
  DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A 20-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he drove onto and damaged the Iowa baseball field made famous by the 1989 “Field of Dreams” movie.
  The Telegraph Herald reports that Austin Pape, of Dyersville, entered a written plea before his arraignment scheduled for Monday in Dubuque. Investigators say Pape has acknowledged driving onto the field Jan. 22, and his attorney has said Pape will work with prosecutors on a resolution.
  Court records say
  
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• Indiana governor calling special legislative session

  19-03-2018 17:06 via wane.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says he will call state lawmakers back for a special session in May after bickering Republicans who dominate the Statehouse failed to take action on several key bills before last week’s adjournment deadline.
  “We need to finish the peoples’ business,” the Republican governor said at a news conference Monday. “In essence, what we will be doing is putting some time back on the clock.”
  It’s unclear how long
  
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• Holcomb calls for special session to complete ‘unfinished business’

  19-03-2018 17:06 via wane.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday called state lawmakers back to the Statehouse for a special session to complete what he called “unfinished business.”
  The governor called for lawmakers to tackle issues like school funding and school safety as well as federal compliance issues when they reconvene for the special session in May. That business, Holcomb outlined, includes state legislation to:increase funding for the Indiana Secured School Fund by $5 million now an
  
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• Non-stop flights to Myrtle Beach return in June

  19-03-2018 16:31 via wane.com
  Seasonal non-stop service to Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) on Allegiant Airlines will return to Fort Wayne International Airport on Friday, June 8, 2018. The announcement was made Monday morning in a news release from Fort Wayne International Airport.With the addition, Allegiant will offer non-stop service to five destinations from FWA; Fort Myers/Punta Gorda (PGD), Orlando/Sanford (SFB), Phoenix/Mesa (AZA), Tampa Bay/St. Pete/Clearwater (PIE), and Myrtle Beach (MYR). Service to AZA a
  
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• Jefferson Pointe sold to local group

  19-03-2018 16:30 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Jefferson Pointe shopping center has a new owner.
  Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. on Monday announced that Jefferson Pointe Center SPE, LLC had purchased the 407,363-square-foot “lifestyle center” at 4110 W. Jefferson Blvd. from Institutional Mall Investors LLC. Details of the deal were not released.
  Jefferson Pointe, which opened in 2000, features tenants like Carmike Cinemas, Bed Bath & Beyond, Barnes & Noble, Marshalls, Ulta Beauty, Old Navy, White H
  
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• DeKalb Health names new CEO

  19-03-2018 16:08 via wane.com
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) DeKalb Health has a new leader.
  Tasha Eicher has been named chief executive officer of the Auburn hospital. She has been serving as interim CEO since Craig Polkow resigned the post beginning of the year.Eicher is the first female to serve as CEO of DeKalb Health in its 54-year history.
  Eicher has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare, including in administration at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville and Lutheran Medical Group in Fort Wayn
  
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• Appeals court puts convicted killer’s release on hold

  19-03-2018 15:45 via wane.com
  MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked a man’s release from prison in a brutal 1991 slaying.
  A Delaware County judge had re-sentenced 44-year-old Matthew W. Stidham last Thursday to consecutive terms of 60, 50 and 20 years for his murder, robbery and criminal confinement convictions in the killing.
  That sentence meant Stidham was eligible for release with credit for good behavior and 27 years of incarceration.
  But The Star Press reports the appeals c
  
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• Fort Wayne ranked No. 1 for cost of living

  19-03-2018 15:42 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Summit City has reached the peak of the country’s cost of living. Neighborhood analysis platform Niche has announced that out of 228 ranked cities, Fort Wayne is the number one city with the lowest cost of living in America.
  The 2018 Places with the Lowest Cost of Living ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the affordability of an area. This grade takes into account key factors, including a location’s housing, food, and fuel costs, a
  
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• $1.8M settlement proposed for teen hurt when fair ride broke

  19-03-2018 14:32 via wane.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman critically injured in a deadly ride accident at the Ohio State Fair would get nearly $1.8 million in a proposed settlement of her claims against the ride operator and companies that had inspected it.
  A carriage on the spinning, swinging Fire Ball ride broke apart last July, killing a teenager and injuring seven people, including 18-year-old Jennifer Lambert.
  WBNS-TV reports court documents say Lambert suffered a traumatic brain injury, remains in a care facili
  
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• Air Supply to perform at Trine

  19-03-2018 14:24 via wane.com
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) Soft rockers Air Supply will perform at Trine University this summer.
  The “All Out of Love” singers will play in Ryan Concert Hall of the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts on Friday, July 13, as part of the university’s Summer Concert Series. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
  Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock have delighted audiences as Air Supply for more than 40 years. After success in Australia, the duo broke into the United St
  
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• County in northern Indiana considers wind farm restrictions

  19-03-2018 14:22 via wane.com
  PERU, Ind. (AP) — A county in northern Indiana is considering new restrictions that could hinder a proposed wind farm that would bring 75 power generating turbines to the area.
  The Kokomo Tribune reports that hundreds of local residents packed into hearings held on the matter last Wednesday to voice their opposition to the project in Miami County.
  The county’s Planning and Building Commission is eyeing new rules that would prohibit a wind turbine from being located within 2,000 feet
  
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• Authorities: 6 injured in off-road vehicle crash in Indiana

  19-03-2018 13:50 via wane.com
  PETERSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say six teenagers were injured in a crash involving two off-road vehicles in southwestern Indiana.
  The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says two of the six teens were hospitalized following the crash Saturday in Pike County.
  Conservation officers say in a statement that the four-wheelers collided when one of the vehicles slowed down and driver of the other ORV rear-ended it. The DNR says the teenagers were ages 13 to 15 and they weren’t wear
  
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• Cinderella Dress Day is Positively Fort Wayne

  19-03-2018 10:00 via wane.com
  Fort Wayne, Ind. (WANE) – Sarah Hobson got a head start on checking out hundreds of gowns and accessories that will be up for grabs at this year’s Cinderella Dress Day in the main ballroom at the Grand Wayne Center. “It is a day full of fun and chaos,” said Hobson.
  Sarah was one of nearly 400 middle and high school girls who lined up outside the ballroom last year for their chance to take home a gown and accessories free of charge. “You go in and you get excit
  
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• 4 people injured after 2 trains collide, derail in Kentucky

  19-03-2018 10:00 via wane.com
  GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Four people were injured after two trains collided and derailed late Sunday night in Georgetown, Kentucky, officials said.
  A call came in at 11:14 p.m. to report the crash, Lt. Jessica Bowman, spokeswoman for the Lexington Fire Department told The Associated Press.
  Residents were evacuated “out of an abundance of caution,” Bowman said, because a substance had spilled during the crash and ignited a fire. Bowman said she could not confirm what the substance
  
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• Sheriff: Boy shoots sister in video game controller dispute

  19-03-2018 09:22 via wane.com
  MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (AP) – Authorities in Mississippi say a 9-year-old boy has shot his 13-year-old sister in the head and wounded her after an argument over a video game controller.
  Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell told local news outlets that the girl wouldn’t give up the video game controller when her brother wanted it on Saturday. He says the boy shot the girl in the back of the head and that the bullet entered her brain.
  The girl was rushed to Le Bonheur’s Children&rs
  
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• Century-old shipwreck found in Lake Erie, 8 died in sinking

  19-03-2018 09:16 via wane.com
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The wreckage of a steamer that sank in Lake Erie over a century ago and eluded shipwreck hunters for decades has finally been found off the Ohio shore, according to the National Museum of the Great Lakes .
  The steam barge, called the Margaret Olwill, was loaded with limestone and bound for Cleveland when it went down in a storm in 1899, killing eight people including the captain, his wife and their 9-year-old son.
  Shipwreck hunter Rob Ruetschle, who first look
  
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• Some wanted shooting suspect forcibly committed in 2016

  19-03-2018 09:07 via wane.com
  MIAMI (AP) — Documents show some officials were so concerned about the mental stability of the student accused of last month’s Florida high school rampage that they decided he should be forcibly committed. But the recommendation was never acted upon.
  Cruz is accused of the shooting rampage that killed 14 students and three school employees at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14. In addition, 17 people were wounded.
  A commitment under the law would have made it
  
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• Police chief: 4th bombing shows ‘different level of skill’

  19-03-2018 04:52 via wane.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ capital city was rocked by the fourth bombing this month, which injured two people and which the police chief says was caused by a tripwire and showed “a different level of skill” than the package bombs used in the three prior attacks.
  Police Chief Brian Manley also told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday that both men who were injured in Sunday night’s explosion in the southwestern Austin neighborhood of Travis Cou
  
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• Fear mounts in Austin as serial bomber uses tripwire

  19-03-2018 04:52 via wane.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The hunt for the serial bomber who has been leaving deadly explosives in packages on Austin doorsteps took an even more sinister turn Monday when investigators said the fourth and latest blast was triggered along a street by a nearly invisible tripwire.
  Police and federal agents said that suggests a “higher level of sophistication” than they have seen before, and means the carnage is now random, rather than directed at someone in particular.
  “The game
  
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• Another explosion injures 2 in Austin, Texas; cause unclear

  19-03-2018 04:52 via wane.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two people were injured in another explosion in Texas’ capital Sunday night, after three package bombs detonated earlier this month in other areas of the city and killed two people and injured two others.
  Austin-Travis County Emergency Management Services reported that an explosion in southwest Austin injured two men in their 20s who were hospitalized with injuries that didn’t appear to be life-threatening.
  There was no immediate word on what caused the bla
  
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• Death penalty for drug traffickers part of Trump opioid plan

  19-03-2018 01:21 via wane.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to combat opioid drug addiction nationwide calls for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including the death penalty where appropriate under current law, a top administration official said Sunday. It’s a fate for drug dealers that Trump, who aims to be seen as tough on crime, has been highlighting publicly in recent weeks.
  Trump also wants Congress to pass legislation reducing the amount of drugs needed to trigger mandatory mi
  
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• Fort Wayne Philharmonic makes first-ever commercial recording

  19-03-2018 01:04 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Philharmonic is in the middle of its 75th season. And for the first time it has made a commercial recording.
  The PHIL recorded three significant works by Walter Bricht: Symphony in A minor (1934), Symphonic Suite in A minor, Opus 25 (1931), and Verwehte Blatter (Eight Small Pieces for Orchestra), Opus 18b (1932).
  Sunday, the group performed at the Auer Performance Hall at Rhinehart Music Center at IPFW under the direction of music director Andrew Co
  
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