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• Michael Steele visits PFW for Omnibus Speaker Series lecture

  24-10-2022 23:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) kicked off its 2022-2023 Omnibus Speaker Series Monday as Michael Steele hosted a lecture on the university's campus.An hour-long session with PFW students began at 4:30 p.m., and a public lecture is planned for 7:30 p.m. in Auer Performance Hall.Steele is the former lieutenant governor of Maryland and the former chairman of the Republican National Committee. He currently is a senior advisor for the Lincoln Project and a politica
  
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• New Allen County jail mirrored start of Adams County jail: Will it have the same outcome?

  24-10-2022 23:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A new Allen County nail has been a big talking point since U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty ordered the county to increase its jail capacity.
  In response, county commissioners have started the time-consuming process of finding a new location for a jail.
  They also brought on Elevatus Architecture to consult as they consider new sites, which is the same firm that designed Adams County's new jail that was built in 2017.Much like Allen County's current p
  
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• Court docs: Decatur man had meth, THC in system when he hit buggy full of five kids

  24-10-2022 22:49 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Decatur man is accused of being high on methamphetamines, amphetamines and marijuana when he rear-ended a horse and buggy that caused injuries to five children in 2021, according to Allen Superior Court documents.
  Allen County prosecutors on Monday formally charged 41-year-old Travis L. Handshoe with two felony counts of causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while on a controlled substance and one count of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.
  
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• FWPD: Juveniles in stolen car try to evade police, crash into southeast Fort Wayne apartment building

  24-10-2022 22:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Three juveniles were taken into custody Monday afternoon after police said they tried to stop a stolen car but it sped away and eventually slammed into an apartment building at a southeast Fort Wayne intersection.The crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. in the area of East Pettit Avenue and South Anthony Boulevard.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now Daily NewsSIGN UP NOWAccording to Fort Wayne Police, an officer tried to stop a stolen v
  
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• Car crashes into southeast Fort Wayne home

  24-10-2022 22:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A car slammed into a home at a southeast Fort Wayne intersection mid-afternoon Monday.The crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. in the area of East Pettit Avenue and South Anthony Boulevard.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now Daily NewsSIGN UP NOWAt the scene, a white car was crashed against the front of a yellow single-story home. The home's front wall appeared to be slightly caved in.It's not clear if anyone was hurt in the crash, or i
  
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• Kohl's releases slate of November Holiday Savings events

  24-10-2022 21:54 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — On Monday, Kohl's announced a series of November holiday events the department store has planned with the holiday season just around the corner.Multiple events will be taking place from Nov. 4 to Cyber Monday that customers will have access to both online and in-store.Black Friday Early AccessThe Black Friday Early Access sales begins Nov. 4 and offers deals from customers including 15% off purchases and other perks until Nov. 10.This event also allows customers to earn $15 in Koh
  
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• Kohl's announces November Holiday Savings events

  24-10-2022 21:54 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — On Monday, Kohl's announced a series of November holiday events the department store has planned with the holiday season just around the corner.Multiple events will be taking place from Nov. 4 to Cyber Monday that customers will have access to both online and in-store.Black Friday Early AccessThe Black Friday Early Access sales begins Nov. 4 and offers deals from customers including 15% off purchases and other perks until Nov. 10.This event also allows customers to earn $15 in Koh
  
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• Missing New Hampshire girl's father arrested on murder charge

  24-10-2022 20:46 via wane.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The father of Harmony Montgomery, a New Hampshire girl who disappeared in 2019 at age 5 but was not reported missing until late last year, has been arrested on a charge of second-degree murder, authorities said Monday.He is accused of repeatedly striking her in the head with a closed fist that December.FILE — This undated booking photo provided by the Manchester Police Department shows Adam Montgomery, of Manchester, N.H. (Manchester Police Department via AP, Fil
  
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• Indiana man gets 5 years in prison on Capitol riot charges

  24-10-2022 20:34 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A central Indiana man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to carrying a loaded gun on the Capitol grounds and assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.A federal judge in the District of Columbia sentenced Mark Mazza, 57, on Friday to five years in prison, followed by three years on supervised release. The Shelbyville man had pleaded guilty in June to two of the 13 charges he faced — assaulting a police officer using a dead
  
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• Driver hits metal barrier head-on in DeKalb County crash

  24-10-2022 20:17 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A driver was taken to the hospital after a crash Monday morning on US 6.Officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department responded at 11:30 a.m. to a crash in the 2600 block of US 6, according to a release from the department. FWPD: Alcohol, speed may have led to critical 3-car crash on southeast sidePolice determined 41-year-old Joseph Errichiello from Butler was driving on the road when his 2010 Dodge Charger drifted and hit a metal barrier head-on.Police said
  
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• Dry shampoo products recalled over benzene

  24-10-2022 18:36 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) — Several popular name-brand dry shampoo products have been recalled over potentially elevated levels of benzene, a chemical known to cause cancer.The voluntary recall by Unilever affects the following brands, according to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA):Dove Dry Shampoo Volume and FullnessDove Dry Shampoo Fresh CoconutDove Dry Shampoo Fresh and FloralDove Dry Shampoo Ultra CleanDove Dry Shampoo InvisibleDove Dry Shampoo Detox and PurifyDove Dry Shampoo Cla
  
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• FWPD investigates 3-car crash on southeast side

  24-10-2022 18:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating a crash Monday on the city's southeast side.Three cars were involved in a crash at the intersection of Hanna Street and Decatur Road.It's not clear if anyone was injured. WANE 15 has a crew on the scene to learn more.This is a developing story.
  
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• FWPD: Alcohol, speed may have led to fatal 3-car crash on southeast side

  24-10-2022 18:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating what has now become a fatal crash on the city's southeast side that initially sent three people to the hospital on Monday.Three vehicles were involved in a crash at Paulding and Decatur roads. Police initially responded to reports of a crash at the intersection of Hanna Street and Decatur Road. A section of Paulding Road between Hanna and Decatur was blocked off near the Sunoco gas station during the investigation.Police determined tw
  
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• FWPD: Alcohol, speed may have led to critical 3-car crash on southeast side

  24-10-2022 18:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating a crash Monday on the city's southeast side that sent three people to the hospital.Three vehicles were involved in a crash at the intersection of Hanna Street and Decatur Road.Police determined two men in a silver Hyundai Sonata were going west on Paulding Road. A woman driving a white truck was going south on Decatur Road.Police said witnesses told them the Hyundai ran a red light, hitting the truck. Man sentenced in woman’s mu
  
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• FWPD: Alcohol, speed led to fatal 3-car crash on southeast side

  24-10-2022 18:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating what is now a fatal crash that happened Monday on the city's southeast side.Three vehicles were involved in a crash at Paulding and Decatur roads around 11:45 a.m. Police initially responded to reports of a crash at the intersection of Hanna Street and Decatur Road. A section of Paulding Road between Hanna and Decatur is back open after being blocked off near the Sunoco gas station during the initial investigation.Police determined tw
  
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• Driver arrested for speeding on I-69 with loaded gun, meth: ISP

  24-10-2022 17:50 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - An Indianapolis man was caught speeding on the highway Saturday, and was arrested for that along with what police found in his Jeep, according to a release from Indiana State Police.Around 10 p.m. that night, a trooper reportedly stopped a 2019 Jeep for speeding at 100 mph on I-69 near the Angola exit. According to the release, the trooper found probable cause to search the car and found a loaded handgun along with "numerous items" of suspected meth, marijuana, edib
  
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• Trial begins in grisly homicide, dismemberment case

  24-10-2022 17:43 via wane.com
  
  WARNING: This story contains graphic details not suitable for all readers.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Prior to jury selection Monday for an April 2021 homicide that shocked and confused the county, defense attorney Robert Scremin said he wouldn’t be able to comment much on the evidence.“The statement I’m willing to make is that the prosecution is going to tell the jury what happened. I intend to show them why,” Scremin said.Monday, Scremin started that process. Close Thank
  
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• Jury seated in grisly homicide, dismemberment trial

  24-10-2022 17:43 via wane.com
  
  WARNING: This story contains graphic details not suitable for all readers.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Prior to jury selection Monday for an April 2021 homicide that shocked and confused the county, defense attorney Robert Scremin said he wouldn’t be able to comment much on the evidence.“The statement I’m willing to make is that the prosecution is going to tell the jury what happened. I intend to show them why,” Scremin said.Monday, Scremin started that process. Close Thank
  
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• Three bank robberies in four days nets 21-year prison sentence

  24-10-2022 17:41 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WANE) - He had been free on parole for an armed robbery conviction for about a month when 31-year-old Nahkomie Taylor decided to walk into the Flagstar Bank on East Mishawaka Avenue in South Bend with a gun.
  During that robbery, he took more than $2,300.Matthew Hoover sentenced in Wilma Ball's murder at Lake James home
  Three days later, Taylor hit the 1st Source Bank on South Michigan Street in South Bend and made off with $7,500, and then he headed to Oak Park, Illinois where
  
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• Three bank robberies in four days and now a 21-year prison sentence

  24-10-2022 17:41 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WANE) - He had been free on parole for an armed robbery conviction for about a month when 31-year-old Nahkomie Taylor decided to walk into the Flagstar Bank on East Mishawaka Avenue in South Bend with a gun.
  During that robbery, he took more than $2,300.Matthew Hoover sentenced in Wilma Ball's murder at Lake James home
  Three days later, Taylor hit the 1st Source Bank on South Michigan Street in South Bend and made off with $7,500, and then he headed to Oak Park, Illinois where
  
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• Man sentenced in woman's murder at Lake James home

  24-10-2022 17:30 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – The man arrested in the stabbing death of a Lake James woman in June 2021 has been sentenced.Matthew R. Hoover was sentenced Monday in Steuben Circuit Court to 95 years in the killing of Wilma Ball.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now WANE 15 Breaking News AlertsSIGN UP NOWHoover previously pleaded guilty to one count of murder and 3 counts of burglary in the case.Ball was found stabbed to death June 23, 2021, inside her lakefro
  
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• Suspect killed, 2 others dead after south St. Louis high school shooting

  24-10-2022 17:14 via wane.com
  
  ST. LOUIS - A gunman killed two people Monday morning in a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in south city, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. When officers arrived, they shot and killed the gunman.According to Interim St. Louis Police Chief Lieutenant Colonel Michael Sack, the shooting happened shortly around 9:10 a.m. Officers arrived at the school, located at the corner of Kingshighway and Arsenal, just minutes later and immediately made entry into the
  
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• Live: Suspect stopped after south St. Louis high school shooting

  24-10-2022 17:14 via wane.com
  
  ST. LOUIS - A massive police presence is near Central Visual and Performing Arts High School Monday morning after several people were injured in a shooting. The FBI said at 10:05 a.m. that "there is no longer an immediate threat at the high school."The shooter was stopped by police inside the high school. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said "approximately six people (including the suspect) were transported to the hospital with injuries ranging from gunshot wounds, to shrapnel injur
  
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• Live: Suspect killed, 2 dead after south St. Louis high school shooting

  24-10-2022 17:14 via wane.com
  
  ST. LOUIS - A gunman killed two people Monday morning in a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in south St. Louis, according to police. When officers arrive, they shot and killed the gunman.Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department were called to this incident at 9:10 a.m. Interim St. Louis Police Chief Lieutenant Colonel Michael Sack said officers arrived at the high school, located at the corner of Kingshighway and Arsenal, just minutes later. They immed
  
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• Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty in George Floyd killing

  24-10-2022 17:04 via wane.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd just as jury selection was about to begin, though another ex-officer was still headed to trial.The plea deal for J. Alexander Kueng calls for 3 1/2 years in prison, with prosecutors agreeing to drop a count of aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Kueng is the second officer to plead guilty to the state charge, following Thomas La
  
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• ISP: Lanesville man charged with multiple sex crimes accused of molesting child at home, camp

  24-10-2022 16:58 via wane.com
  
  LANESVILLE, Ind. (WANE) - A southern Indiana man is facing multiple sex crime charges dating back roughly 25 years after an investigation that lasted a few months, according to the Indiana State Police.Prosecutors charge 52-year-old man with molesting two children under 15Troopers arrested the 50-something-year-old man, who lives in Lanesville in Harrison County, this past Thursday evening on charges of child molesting, sexual misconduct with a minor and incest, a media release from state police
  
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• What is the likelihood of snowfall on Halloween in Indiana?

  24-10-2022 16:02 via wane.com
  
  Would you consider snowfall on Halloween a trick or a treat? Snow on Halloween is very unlikely, but not unheard of here in Indiana.
  Highest snowfall totals on Halloween around IndianaAreas of Indiana have seen snowfall on Halloween, some higher than others.
  Indianapolis: 0.1" in 1890 & 2014Fort Wayne: 1.5: in 1917; in recent years: 0.5" in 2019Evansville: 0.5" in 1993Terre Haute: No measurable snowfall has been recorded on Halloween Wind and warmth start off the workweek, changes comingWhat
  
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• Dunkin' Donuts opens on East State Boulevard

  24-10-2022 15:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A brand-new Dunkin' Donuts opened Monday morning on East State Boulevard.According to social media, anyone who stops by in the first week can get a medium-size hot or iced coffee for 99 cents between Oct. 24 - Oct. 30.It's the sixth location in Fort Wayne for the nationwide coffee chain. You can get your coffee fix there any day of the week from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. YLNI Farmers Market gets set to move indoorsThis location is part of the company's "Next Gen" initiative, a m
  
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• GasBuddy: Seasonality driving gas prices, not politicians

  24-10-2022 15:35 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the second straight week, the nation’s average gas price has declined, falling 9.3 cents from a week ago to $3.77 per gallon Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 10.2 cents from a month ago and 41.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 4.0 cents in the last week and stands at $5.30 per ga
  
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• Michigan teen pleads guilty to fatal school shooting

  24-10-2022 15:28 via wane.com
  
  PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty Monday to terrorism and first-degree murder in a Michigan school shooting that killed four students and put an extraordinary focus on the boy's home life and the alleged role of his parents in the tragedy.Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty to all 24 charges, nearly a year after the attack at Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan. In the gallery, some relatives of the victims were weeping as assistant prosecutor Marc Keast described
  
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• Control of Congress: What happens if GOP gains upper hand in 2022 midterms?

  24-10-2022 13:28 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have held both chambers of Congress and the presidency for the last two years, but they may not have such consolidated power for much longer.Republicans are favored to win the House in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, bolstered by frustration over the economy and advantages in the redistricting process that takes place every 10 years. But Democrats are working to hold their ground, campaigning on maintaining access to abortio
  
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• Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US

  24-10-2022 13:24 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis.Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels. Nearly four in 10 eighth graders failed to grasp basic math concepts. Not a singl
  
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• COVID caused historic setbacks for kids across US, test scores show

  24-10-2022 13:15 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis.Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels. Nearly four in 10 eighth graders failed to grasp basic math concepts. Not a singl
  
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• Bob Evans sausage recalled over possible 'thin blue rubber' contamination

  24-10-2022 12:49 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) — Over 7,000 pounds of Italian pork sausage is being recalled over concerns that some products may contain "thin blue rubber," according to health officials.The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) made the announcement Friday, recalling around 7,560 pounds of the Bob Evans Farms Food, Inc. products. The McRib is back, but McDonald’s hints it’s your last chance to enjoy itAccording to the USDA, the recall affe
  
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• Breast cancer survivor on a mission of encouragement and positivity

  24-10-2022 12:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - On a cold, rainy morning in January of 2016, Tamyra Kelly was at work in the East Allen County Schools Administration Building. Outside, Francine's Friends Mobile Mammography had set up its lab, offering mammograms for anyone who wanted to get screened.A mammogram wasn't in Kelly's plans that day. Breast cancer didn't run in her family, after all. But something inside of her told her she needed to do it. So she did, and it likely saved her life.Days later, Kelly was dia
  
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• Man killed by own vehicle in Indiana Toll Road crash

  24-10-2022 12:10 via wane.com
  
  SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. (WANE) - The Indiana State Police Toll Road Post is investigating a two vehicle crash in LaGrange County that killed a man from Florida.It happened shortly after 9:30 Sunday night on eastbound I-90 near the 111.2 mile marker. According to troopers' preliminary investigation, Kubanychbek Abdyrakhmanov, 41, of Coral Springs, Florida, hit a deer in the left lane. Abdyrakhmanov stopped in that lane and got out to inspect the damage.Stopping in the roadway caused a chain reaction of
  
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