• As Northeast Indiana grows to 1 million residents, the biggest hurdle is housing

    As Northeast Indiana grows to 1 million residents, the biggest hurdle is housing
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- New residents are coming from Michigan, Ohio and especially Illinois to live in Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana. They are seeking new jobs, a more affordable lifestyle that sees their paycheck stretch further and better housing.“Northeast Indiana is doing extraordinarily well compared to our Midwest peers. If anything, our competition are those states further south that don’t deal with four seasons,” says Michael Galbraith, consultant for the Northea
  • Frustrations mount as Hurricane Ian's effects linger

    Frustrations mount as Hurricane Ian's effects linger
    FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Days after the skies cleared and the winds died down in Florida, Hurricane Ian's effects persisted Monday, as people faced another week without power and others were being rescued from homes inundated with lingering floodwaters.Frustrations mounted in the path the storm cut through Florida, and the hurricane's remnants, now a nor'easter, weren't done with the U.S.The mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts were getting flooding rains. Forecasters said the storm's onshore
  • State police finally catch 'Hamburglar' at Halloween event in Waynedale

    State police finally catch 'Hamburglar' at Halloween event in Waynedale
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The infamous McDonald's Hamburglar made an appearance Saturday at a Halloween gathering in Waynedale,
    All in good fun, Indiana State Police with the Fort Wayne Post finally "arrested" the thief. 10 years later, Fort Wayne horror host still haunting screensState police said in a Facebook post:After years of being on the run, Trooper John Grant finally tracked down the notorious Hamburglar in Waynedale!! He was taken into custody without incident around 2:00pm.Great work
  • Hicksville police look for suspect behind vandalism throughout city

    Hicksville police look for suspect behind vandalism throughout city
    HICKSVILLE, Ohio (WANE) - The Hicksville Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify the source of recent vandalism in the city.The police department said in a release officers responded Saturday to several reports of vandalism and criminal mischief in the Village of Hicksville.
    Police are asking anyone in the area with security footage to check their camera systems and contact the Hicksville Police Department at 419-542-6661 with any information.Police believe the incidents ha
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  • FWCS: Student brought handgun to North Side High School

    FWCS: Student brought handgun to North Side High School
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Police confiscated a handgun Monday from a student at North Side High School, according to a message sent to parents after the incident.According to the message, high school students reported suspicious activity from another student. Police investigated and confiscated a handgun.Fort Wayne Community Schools said they will follow the district's code of conduct to address the issue with the student.The message reads:Families,
    I am writing to let you know of a situation th
  • Indiana custodian arrested for child solicitation

    Indiana custodian arrested for child solicitation
    ANDERSON, Ind. — A substitute custodian employed with Anderson Community Schools was arrested on Friday after being accused of child solicitation.
    Trevor Lane, 24, of Anderson is listed as an inmate in the Madison County Jail under a preliminary charge of child solicitation. Official charges have not yet been filed by the Madison County Prosecutor.Former IU defensive tackle claims he’s reason LSU won 2019 title while breaking into locker roomA spokesperson for ACS stated that once th
  • Anderson schools custodian arrested for child solicitation

    Anderson schools custodian arrested for child solicitation
    ANDERSON, Ind. — A substitute custodian employed with Anderson Community Schools was arrested on Friday after being accused of child solicitation.
    Trevor Lane, 24, of Anderson is listed as an inmate in the Madison County Jail under a preliminary charge of child solicitation. Official charges have not yet been filed by the Madison County Prosecutor.Former IU defensive tackle claims he’s reason LSU won 2019 title while breaking into locker roomA spokesperson for ACS stated that once th
  • Two accused of cheating by putting weights in fish during Ohio tournament

    Two accused of cheating by putting weights in fish during Ohio tournament
    (WKBN) -- Two Ohio men are accused of putting lead weights in fish they caught during the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Championship on Friday.Tournament director Jason Fischer inspected the fish caught by Chase Cominsky and Jacob Runyan, according to the Toledo Blade. He told Nexstar that during that inspection, he felt hard objects in the belly of one of the fish.
    When he cut open one of the fish, Fischer found lead weights. It happened in at least two other fish, with one also having walleye fillet
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  • GasBuddy: Pump prices rise for 2nd straight week

    GasBuddy: Pump prices rise for 2nd straight week
    (GasBuddy) For the second straight week, gas prices have headed higher, with the nation’s average gas price posting a rise of 11.1 cents from a week ago to $3.78 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 stations nationwide. The national average is up 0.4 cents from a month ago and 59.8 cents higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 2.9 cents in the last week and stands at
  • Truck to dump 1 ton of candy at trick-or-treat event in Wabash

    Truck to dump 1 ton of candy at trick-or-treat event in Wabash
    WABASH, Ind. (WANE) - A truck is dumping a whole ton of candy onto a street in downtown Wabash for the city's trick-or-treating event.The annual Trick-or-Treat Extravaganza brings in families from around northeast Indiana to enjoy Halloween festivities.
    Wabash Trucking is bringing a roll-off truck filled with candy to be dumped onto Miami Street. Five candy bars have "Gebhart Golden Tickets" hidden inside with "spooktacularly sweet" prizes.A spokesperson for the event said the trucking company h
  • WANE 15 won't host 3rd District debate

    WANE 15 won't host 3rd District debate
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A debate between candidates for Indiana's 3rd District congressional seat hosted by WANE 15 will not happen.WANE 15 had proposed a debate between Rep. Banks, Democratic candidate Gary Snyder, and Independent Nathan Gotsch on Oct. 27. Election 2022: Your Local Election HQSnyder and Gotsch accepted the invitation, but Rep. Banks' campaign said the congressman had a prior commitment on Oct. 27."Congressman Banks has been committed to participate in a dinner for the Compas
  • Semi rolls off I-69; traffic backed up

    Semi rolls off I-69; traffic backed up
    ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A semi crashed off Interstate 69 south of Fort Wayne on Monday.The crash happened around 10:15 near the 300 milemarker, two miles south of the Jefferson Boulevard/U.S. 24 interchange.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now WANE 15 Breaking News AlertsSIGN UP NOW
    Authorities told WANE 15 a southbound semi went off the roadway and rolled into a ditch. The area is a construction zone.The semi driver was taken to a local hospital for treatmen
  • Trial pushed back nearly 2 months for suspect in Officer Seara Burton's death

    Trial pushed back nearly 2 months for suspect in Officer Seara Burton's death
    WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. -- After the defense for the man accused of shooting Richmond police officer Seara Burton requested a continuance, the trial has been pushed back nearly two months.
    A pre-trial conference for Phillip Lee, 47, happened Monday morning in Wayne County. It was the first court proceeding in his case since Burton's death on Sept. 18. She died more than a month after Lee allegedly shot her during a traffic stop in Richmond.
    Phillip LeeAlthough Burton did die, as of Oct. 3, Lee has no
  • 'They no longer have a mother': Community remembers Ohio woman killed in Hurricane Ian

    'They no longer have a mother': Community remembers Ohio woman killed in Hurricane Ian
    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- A family vacation to Florida ended in tragedy when an Ohio woman was killed during Hurricane Ian.
    On Sunday, a community in Dayton, Ohio, held a balloon release to remember 40-year-old Nishelle Harris-Miles.“The children will be mostly affected; they no longer have a mother,” said family friend Will Crusoe.Blue, white and silver balloons filled the Dayton sky says after a birthday trip turned deadly as Hurricane Ian engulfed Florida, including Harris-Miles&rsqu
  • Local organization hopes to lower domestic violence rate in Indiana

    Local organization hopes to lower domestic violence rate in Indiana
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month, and a local organization in Fort Wayne wants to help lower the abuse rate in Indiana.Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a pattern of power and control used by one intimate partner against another. That can include physical violence, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and more.According to the National Center for Injury Preventio
  • Suspect in killings of 22 elderly Texans goes on trial again

    Suspect in killings of 22 elderly Texans goes on trial again
    DALLAS (AP) — A man charged with killing 22 women in the Dallas area is set to be tried in the death of one of them after being convicted of capital murder in the death of another earlier this year.The capital murder trial of Billy Chemirmir, 49, in the death of 87-year-old Mary Brooks is scheduled to begin Monday in Dallas. He received a sentence of life in prison without parole after being found guilty in April in the smothering death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris. If convicted in Brooks'
  • Semi engulfed in flames after driver loses control on I-90

    Semi engulfed in flames after driver loses control on I-90
    GARY, Ind. (WANE) - The driver of a semitrailer escaped uninjured in a fiery crash that shut down a portion of the Indiana Toll Road on Friday night, according to a release from Indiana State Police.State police determined the driver, 51-year-old Antonio Dodson from Tennessee, lost control of a 2022 Freightliner semi loaded with produce on I-90. The initial investigation revealed Dodson was in the far-right westbound lane around 8:50 p.m. when he lost control of the semi and crossed over three l
  • Indianapolis police shoot, kill man holding woman hostage

    Indianapolis police shoot, kill man holding woman hostage
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police officers fatally shot an armed man Sunday inside a home where he was holding a woman hostage, police said.After officers arrived at the home about 10 a.m. in response to a call about a domestic disturbance involving a weapon, they requested a SWAT team’s assistance, said Officer Samone Burris with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.A woman outside the home told officers her boyfriend had a gun and was holding her roommate hostage i
  • Silver Alert canceled for Elkhart woman

    Silver Alert canceled for Elkhart woman
    ELKHART, Ind. (WANE) - A Statewide Silver Alert has been canceled after the search for a woman from Elkhart.The Elkhart Police Department was investigating the disappearance of 26-year-old Alicia Delacruz. She was last seen Sunday afternoon. 3 killed after SUV hits deer on Indiana Toll roadThe alert was issued early Monday morning, and canceled just before midnight.
  • Ad legend Dan Wieden, who coined Nike's 'Just Do It,' dies

    Ad legend Dan Wieden, who coined Nike's 'Just Do It,' dies
    PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Dan Wieden, who coined the phrase for which Nike is still famous, died Friday at his Portland home at the age of 77.Wieden formed Wieden + Kennedy with David Kennedy on April Fool's Day 1982 in Portland.Wieden, who stepped away from an everyday role with the company in 2015, is credited with coining the phrase, "Just do it."The famed agency was responsible for iconic campaigns and a trailblazing documentary-style ad from Honda. Its shaky-camera technique was widely imita
  • 3 killed after SUV hits deer on Indiana Toll road

    3 killed after SUV hits deer on Indiana Toll road
    ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) Three people died and two others were hurt after a multi-vehicle crash involving a deer on the Indiana Toll Road Sunday evening in St. Joseph County.The crash took place just before 8 p.m. west of South Bend according to Indiana State Police.The preliminary investigation determined that an SUV was going west when it hit a deer. The impact caused the SUV to cross the center median where it struck a pickup truck in the eastbound lanes. Steuben County police look for
  • Fort Wayne Food Tours highlight food, history and art and are Positively Fort Wayne

    Fort Wayne Food Tours highlight food, history and art and are Positively Fort Wayne
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - What do you get when you combine local food, history and art? The Fort Wayne Food Tours, of course! Amber Bouthot has been leading the tours through the restaurants, streets and alleyways of downtown Fort Wayne since 2019.
    Amber Bouthot leads a tour through the Arts Campus"People just love it. Whether they come from Fort Wayne, have grown up here, or they're a transplant or from one of the surrounding communities, the response is always 'I had no idea' whether it's abou
  • Fort Wayne Ballet holds ice cream social

    Fort Wayne Ballet holds ice cream social
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne Ballet is performing "Dracula" later this month and Sunday they held an ice cream social event to promote the performance.Dancers said "Dracula"is a departure from your typical ballet.David Claypool is playing Dracula and said ballet is a unique art form that he encourages people to enjoy ballet."If they haven't been to a ballet, I think it's a great exposure to seeing something and receiving emotion through movement. Everybody says you can read a lot a
  • One dead after shooting near Wildwood Ave

    One dead after shooting near Wildwood Ave
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – One person is dead after a shooting in Fort Wayne Sunday night.Police responded to the shooting near the 300 block of W Wildwood Ave around 9:20 pm.According to police, the victim was found with apparent gunshot wounds.They believe that there are two male suspects, both of who ran from the scene.West Wildwood AvenuePolice are still searching for the suspects.This incident is still under investigation.

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