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• Los Angeles cops cleared in death of homeless black man

  01-12-2016 23:50 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have decided not to charge Los Angeles police officers with a crime in the fatal shooting of a homeless black man on Skid Row last year.
  The Los Angeles district attorney said Thursday that the shooting was justified because Charly “Africa” Keunang had reached for an officer’s gun.
  Prosecutors say Keunang posed a deadly threat to officers and civilians when he was shot six times on March 1, 2015.
  The Police Commission had previously cleared
  
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• New federal rule bans smoking in public housing

  01-12-2016 23:37 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Smoking will be prohibited in public housing developments nationwide under a final rule announced Wednesday by the Obama administration.
  The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been encouraging local public agencies to enact smoking bans, and some 228,000 public housing units were already smoke-free. The new rule will expand the impact to more than 940,000 units.
  In announcing the ban, administration officials emphasized the dangers of secondhand smoke to chil
  
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• Truck smashes into Iowa Walmart store killing 3 people

  01-12-2016 22:59 via wane.com
  
  PELLA, Iowa (AP) — A pickup truck smashed through the front doors of an Iowa Walmart store on Thursday, killing three people and scattering merchandise on the floor before it came to a stop at the fresh produce section in what authorities believe was a tragic accident.
  A photograph posted by the Des Moines Register showed the pickup resting near a sign that said “Fresh Produce,” with boxes and other debris behind it. Witnesses said the truck entered through the front doors on t
  
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• Saint Francis heads south to take on Reinhardt University in NAIA Semifinal

  01-12-2016 22:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)  – The (11-1) Saint Francis Cougars have made it to the Final Four of the NAIA Championship series and will head down to Reinhardt University in Georgia on Saturday to take on the (13-0) Eagles with  a trip to the national championship on the line.
  The No. 4 Cougars punched their ticket to the NAIA Semifinals with a 42-35 come-from-behind win over Morningside last week. The Cougars were paced by Justin Green’s school record 296 rushing yards. The No.
  
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• Streaming sports gets easier as NFL comes to CBS All Access

  01-12-2016 22:47 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says NFL games are coming to its CBS All Access subscription service, making it a little easier for “cord cutters” to watch football without a pricey cable subscription.
  The ability to easily watch live sports is one of most important reasons people pay for traditional cable bundles. NFL games are already streamed live, but in many cases still require a satellite or cable TV subscription.
  Games aired on CBS will be available for streaming on tablets, to TVs
  
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• Death toll rises to 11 in Tennessee wildfires

  01-12-2016 22:38 via wane.com
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency officials say the death toll from Tennessee wildfires this week has risen to 11.Authorities set up a hotline for people to report missing friends and relatives, and after following up on dozens of leads, they said many of those people had been accounted for. They did not say whether they believe anyone else is still missing.
  Search-and-rescue missions continued until dark, but Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller said that since it had been three days since
  
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• Death toll from Tennessee wildfires increases to 10

  01-12-2016 22:38 via wane.com
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Crews discovered three more bodies as they searched the rubble of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses near the Great Smoky Mountains, bringing the death toll to 10, officials said Thursday.Authorities set up a hotline for people to report missing friends and relatives, and after following up on dozens of leads, they said many of those people had been accounted for. They did not say whether they believe anyone else is still missing.
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• Obamas set to light National Christmas Tree for final time

  01-12-2016 22:37 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are set to light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday evening during a ceremony where he’s expected to share a holiday message with the American people.
  The lighting ceremony tradition began in 1923 and takes place in President’s Park, just south of the White House fence.
  The host for this year’s ceremony is actress Eva Longoria.
  Performers include Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, Kelly Clarkson, M
  
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• Tolon, The Golden aim for James Beard award

  01-12-2016 21:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Two downtown Fort Wayne restaurants hope to contend for a prestigious national award.
  The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation for excellence in cuisine, culinary writing and culinary education in the United States.Tolon on South Harrison Street and The Golden within the Ash Skyline Plaza are both eligible for awards including Best New Restaurant and Best Chef Great Lakes. The restaurants must be nominated.
  “Fort Wa
  
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• Black Friday deals lift US auto sales in November

  01-12-2016 21:47 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Black Friday deals and post election confidence helped pull November U.S. auto sales out of their recent slump — and increased the chances that 2016 could set a record for new vehicle sales.
  Total U.S. sales rose 4 percent for the month to 1.38 million units. That makes it the highest November on record, beating the previous record of 1.32 million set in 2001, according to Kelley Blue Book.
  Toyota Division General Manager Bill Fay said November sales were so good that
  
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• Kevin Wilson out as IU football coach

  01-12-2016 21:31 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) – Indiana University Football coach Kevin Wilson is out, according to sources at the university.
  24-Hour News 8’s sports reporter Chris Widlic confirmed the news on Thursday. A news conference is scheduled for 6 p.m.
  Wilson recently signed a six year contract extension that is worth $15.3 million. It’s not clear what the reason is for Wilson being fired.
  Wilson has coached the team for six years. The last two seasons were 6-6 bowl seasons, that hasn&rsq
  
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• Indiana coach Kevin Wilson abruptly resigns after 6 seasons

  01-12-2016 21:31 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana coach Kevin Wilson abruptly resigned Thursday, less than a week after the Hoosiers became bowl-eligible for the second straight season.
  Athletic director Fred Glass made the announcement during a hastily arranged news conference and cited “philosophical differences” with Wilson. There were reports that Wilson had pushed players to return from injury and Glass said the issue was looked into by a law firm hired by the
  
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• IU Board of Trustees approves IPFW realignment

  01-12-2016 20:12 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WANE)  The Indiana University Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a proposed realignment of IPFW that will have a drastic impact on the future of the Fort Wayne university. The Purdue Board of Trustees is expected to adopt the plan during its meeting on December 16.
  Purdue President Mitch Daniels and Indiana University President Michael McRobbie issued the following statement Thursday afternoon following the vote.
  The last five years have seen numerous studies and init
  
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• New Haven Police Department hiring two dispatchers

  01-12-2016 20:01 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) – The New Haven Police Department is hiring two positions for 911 communications dispatchers.
  One position is for a part-time dispatcher, with an hourly rate from 14.39 to 19.61, depending on level of experience. A variety of shifts are available. The other position is a full-time salaried position with a yearly salary around 39,200 to 42,770 depending on experience. For the full-time position, benefits are available, according to a press release from New Haven Polic
  
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• Two sent to hospital after trooper collides with passenger car

  01-12-2016 18:51 via wane.com
  
  NEW CASTLE, Ind. (WANE) – An Indiana State Trooper and the driver of a second vehicle were transported to the hospital Thursday morning after their cars collided.
  According to a press release from the Indiana State Police, the crash occurred just before 9:30 a.m. when an 82-year-old man driving a Ford Fusion was driving southbound on SR 3. The man drove in front of the Indiana State Trooper when attempting to turn east onto Trojan Lane. The trooper was unable to stop before hitting the Fus
  
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• Truck slams into West Jefferson Tim Hortons

  01-12-2016 18:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A truck slammed through the corner of a southwest-side Tim Hortons on Thursday.
  Police were called just before 12:30 p.m. to the Tim Hortons at 5625 W. Jefferson Blvd. There, a truck crashed into the building. It also appeared to have struck a sedan parked in the lot.
  It’s not clear how the crash happened or if anyone was hurt.
  The building was left with heavy damage. Tim Hortons crash A vehicle slammed into the Tim Hortons at 5625 W. Jefferson Blvd. on Thursday, De
  
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• Jurors convict Indiana day care provider in toddler’s death

  01-12-2016 18:23 via wane.com
  
  GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — Jurors in northern Indiana have convicted a New Paris day care provider in the 2014 death of a 19-month-old boy in her care.Jackie Rolston will be sentenced Dec. 29 for the death of Kirk Coleman of New Paris. Authorities ruled the boy died of blunt force injuries. The case resulted in Indiana lawmakers passing “Kirk’s Law,” which calls for the creation of a public registry of individuals convicted of child abuse.
  This was the second trial for Rolston,
  
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• Holiday Train rolls through area overnight

  01-12-2016 18:11 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) The brightly lit Canadian Pacific Holiday Train passed through northeast Indiana on its continent-wide mission to fight hunger.
  Matt Ditton posted a video on Facebook of the train rolling through Kendallville just after 1 a.m. Thursday. A small crowd gathered to see the train, covered in holiday lights.The Holiday Train is a moving charity that collects money and food and raises awareness for local food banks and food shelves. At its stops, it collects non-perishable ca
  
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• US consumers should feel muted impact from rising oil price

  01-12-2016 17:24 via wane.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — OPEC’s decision to cut production gave an immediate boost to oil prices, but the impact on consumers and the U.S. economy is likely to be more modest and gradual.
  The cartel agreed Wednesday to cut output by 1.2 million barrels a day, reversing a strategy that produced lower oil prices and pain for U.S. drillers but saved money for consumers.
  Even if OPEC members carry through on their promises, global oil production would only fall by about 1 percent. There is still mo
  
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• Recovery begins as rains help put out Tennessee wildfires

  01-12-2016 17:14 via wane.com
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — After nearly 24 hours of drenching rain helped quench a series of devastating wildfires in eastern Tennessee, local officials turned to cleanup and recovery efforts even as they battled their own personal crises.
  Gatlinburg Mayor Mike Werner said discussions were under way about re-opening the resort city as early as Friday, which would give business owners and residents their first look at the damage in a city that has been closed since Monday night.
  Werner has sp
  
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• LeBron James chosen Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of Year

  01-12-2016 17:10 via wane.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James has been chosen Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year after leading the Cavaliers to an NBA title and ending Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought.
  Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James pleads with official Derrick Stafford, not shown, after James was called for a foul in the first half of Game 1 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Detroit Pistons, Sunday, April 17, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dej
  
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• Upcoming: Live coverage of Trump’s visit to Carrier Corp.

  01-12-2016 16:32 via wane.com
  
  The Trump-Pence event at Carrier will be streamed live. If viewing on the wane.com app, click here.
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Workers at an Indianapolis Carrier Corp. factory slated for closure are eager to learn more about a deal President-elect Donald Trump says he reached with the company to stop hundreds of jobs from moving to Mexico.
  Those workers and their union have little information ahead of Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s Thursday afternoon visit to the factory. Carri
  
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• President-elect Trump visits Carrier in Indianapolis

  01-12-2016 16:32 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donald Trump saluted workers, owners and himself Thursday at a Carrier plant in Indiana, declaring that a deal to keep a local plant open instead of moving operations to Mexico was only the first of many business victories to come in the U.S. with him as president.
  Trump’s stop at the heating and air conditioning giant’s plant, his first major public appearance since the election more than two weeks ago, marked the opening of a victory tour to states that he
  
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• President-elect Trump visits Carrier Corp.

  01-12-2016 16:32 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Workers at an Indianapolis Carrier Corp. factory slated for closure learned more about a deal President-elect Donald Trump says he reached with the company to stop hundreds of jobs from moving to Mexico.
  Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence addressed many of those workers Thursday afternoon during a visit to the factory. Trump told a crowd that the the deal will keep about 1,100 jobs in Indianapolis. About 1,400 workers were slated for layoffs.  The deal to ke
  
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• Indiana Carrier workers eager to know Trump deal details

  01-12-2016 16:32 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Workers at an Indianapolis Carrier Corp. factory slated for closure are eager to learn more about a deal President-elect Donald Trump says he reached with the company to stop hundreds of jobs from moving to Mexico.
  Those workers and their union have little information ahead of Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s Thursday afternoon visit to the factory. Carrier says the deal will keep about 1,000 jobs in Indianapolis, though that includes headquarters and e
  
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• Police investigate theft of ‘museum quality’ amp

  01-12-2016 15:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole a “museum-quality” speaker amplifier from a near-downtown speaker shop.
  Fort Wayne Police are searching for a man involved in the theft of high-dollar equipment from Speaker Warehouse, 1707 N. Harrison St. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. (Fort Wayne Police Department)Officers were called around 3:20 p.m. Nov. 23 to Speaker Warehouse at 1707 N. Harrison St. on a reported theft. At the shop, investigator
  
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• Trump to take victory lap at factory, rally

  01-12-2016 14:39 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is poised to take a victory lap on Thursday, appearing first in Indiana to salute workers at a factory that he made a campaign promise to save and then in Ohio on the first stop of a “Thank You Tour” to honor the supporters in states that gave him his stunning victory.
  The Midwest swing will be the first time Trump, who has shown an early inclination to revel in the role of showman-in-chief, has barnstormed across the country since t
  
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• Police officer shot in Washington state dies at hospital

  01-12-2016 07:15 via wane.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A police officer who was shot multiple times in Tacoma while responding to a domestic violence call died Wednesday night, while police worked to arrest a suspect they believed was still barricaded in the home with a gun, authorities said.
  Tacoma Police spokeswoman Loretta Cool said the officer was pronounced dead at the hospital Wednesday evening.
  “We’ve suffered a great loss and I think the community has suffered a great loss. I don’t know how to put that
  
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• FWPD: Man shot during home invasion in good condition

  01-12-2016 06:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A man was shot during a home invasion late Wednesday night, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department.
  Officers were called to 2408 Gay Street around 11:50 p.m. for a reported shooting. The home is located inside the Renaissance Pointe neighborhood.
  According to police, at least one person kicked in the back door to the home and started shooting. A man inside was shot in the arm. The victim was taken to a hospital in good condition, according to police.
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• Fort Wayne hits triple digits in road win at Austin Peay

  01-12-2016 06:08 via wane.com
  
  CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Fort Wayne’s potent offense came to play Wednesday (Nov. 30) night at Austin Peay as the Mastodons defeated the reigning Ohio Valley Conference champion Governors 103-99.
  The ‘Dons shot 59 percent from the floor in the first half as they took a lead as large as 15 in the first 20 minutes. It was a 10-point 47-37 lead at the break before four quick Fort Wayne points to start the second half forced an Austin Peay timeout 1:02 into the second.
  The Governors wo
  
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• Mastodons begin seven-game road trip with loss at Kent State

  01-12-2016 06:07 via wane.com
  
  KENT, Ohio – The Fort Wayne women’s basketball team out-scored Kent State in three of four quarters, but the Mastodons were unable to overcome a slow start as they fell 66-55.
  De’Jour Young and Rachel Rinehart led the ‘Dons with 12 points on the night. The duo also led the team with two steals. Zaria Atkins also went for double-digits with 10 points. Selena Lozada led the way on the boards with six rebounds to go along with eight points. Atkins, Rinehart and Peyton Fallis
  
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• Anunoby, Blackmon carry Hoosiers to win over Tar Heels

  01-12-2016 06:06 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – OG Anunoby scored 16 points, James Blackmon Jr. had 14 and Robert Johnson added 11 Wednesday night, leading No. 13 Indiana past No. 3 North Carolina 76-67 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.The Hoosiers (5-1) have won two straight since last week’s stunning loss to little-known IPFW.In that game, Johnson struggled, Blackmon injured his knee and Anunoby tried to play through an illness. This time, they helped Indiana start fast and fend off the Tar Heels’ seco
  
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• 11/30 High School Basketball Recap

  01-12-2016 05:57 via wane.com
  
  LEO, Ind. (WANE) – Jeremy Davison tallied 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists as Leo bested Churubusco 73-63 to headline local high school basketball action on Wednesday night.
  Ignacio Martinez-Padro, Eli Steiner, and Luke Stoller each had 10 points for Leo.
  Churubusco was led by Luke Foote with 22 points while Dakota Barkley added 16 points and 11 rebounds.
  BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLBOYS: CHURUBUSCO 63   LEO 73 (F)BOYS: MISSISSINEWA 54   NORWELL 46 (F)GIRLS HIGH SCHO
  
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• Police again respond to armed robbery at E. State gas station

  01-12-2016 04:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne police have again responded to a reported armed robbery at a gas station.
  Police were called to the Marathon, 1202 East State Blvd., around 10 p.m. Wednesday.
  The same gas station was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night.
  Police told NewsChannel 15 the gas station has been robbed several times in the last few weeks. They believe the suspect is the same person in most of the robberies.
  No other details were available about Wednesday’s incident.
  
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• Purdue shoots season low 36-percent in loss to Louisville

  01-12-2016 04:13 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Kent. (AP) – Ray Spalding and Mangok Mathiang each scored11 points and Donovan Mitchell contributed seven critical points down the stretch to help No. 14 Louisville hold off No. 15 Purdue 71-64 on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.Seeking a rebound from their second-half collapse against Baylor in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship when they lost a 22-point lead, the Cardinals held Purdue to a season-low 36 percent shooting but needed key baskets in the final minutes
  
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• Caucus names Justin Busch to Allen Co. Council

  01-12-2016 03:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)  Local Republicans voted Wednesday night to fill the Allen County Council At-Large seat left open when Roy Buskirk died. They chose political consultant Justin Busch.
  Seven other men were also vying for the seat: precinct committeeman David Barrett, political campaign staffer Kyle Kerley, former County Councilman Darren Vogt, Christopher Spurr, Mark Hagar, Nathan Hartman, and Kenneth Richardson.
  Busch will fill the remainder of the term, which ends at the end of the
  
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