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• State Farm: Catalytic converter theft rates slowing down in Indiana

  26-10-2022 23:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - On Wednesday, State Farm released their data for catalytic converter theft claims in Indiana.Unfortunately, the company expects catalytic converter theft claims made to State Farm in the state of Indiana to meet or exceed last years total.Why are so many catalytic converters being stolen?By the end of August, State Farm paid $770,470 for 461 catalytic converter theft claims in Indiana.At the end of last year, they had paid over $973,800 for 648 claims.
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• Jay County Schools changes protocol after a rise in fighting

  26-10-2022 22:27 via wane.com
  
  JAY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A rise in fights during the first quarter of the year at Jay County Jr.-Sr. High School caused enough alarm that officials have changed the protocol when addressing physical conflicts between students.
  A concerned citizen reached out to WANE TV claiming there had been no less than 38 fights at the school of roughly 1,300 students during the first 40 days of the current year.
  Those numbers are not accurate, according to Principal Chad Dodd, but he did say there had been
  
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• ACPL to host local paranormal investigators for scary stories panel

  26-10-2022 22:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) will be hosting three local paranormal investigators for an afternoon of "creepy tales" this Saturday.The Three Rivers Investigative Paranormal Society (T.R.I.P.S.), Olde World Paranormal Society and Ghost Hunters Society of Fort Wayne will make up the three members of the panel. Gallery: Fright Night photos"It's 'Stranger Things' meets 'Tales from the Crypt,'" said librarian Meg Bell. "This spooky time of year is the perfect
  
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• 15 Finds Out: Commissioners won't reveal which sites are being considered for a new jail. Who else knows about them?

  26-10-2022 21:58 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- On Tuesday, the Allen County Commissioners announced they've narrowed their possible new jail locations down to four.The commissioners were originally looking at eight locations prior to taking four off the list due to them being "not viable," a release said.The potential locations have not been identified by the commissioners, other than the original sheriff’s training ground at Adams Center and East Pauling roads -- which has received tons of public scrutiny
  
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• Court docs: Mother believed 'powerful demonic force' lived inside 5-year-old son who was found dead inside suitcase

  26-10-2022 20:31 via wane.com
  
  SELLERSBURG, Ind. – A mother sought on a murder warrant in connection with the death of her 5-year-old son was convinced a demon lived inside him.That’s according to multiple social media posts attributed to 37-year-old Dejaune Ludie Anderson. Indiana State Police revealed during a news conference Wednesday that they had identified the boy as 5-year-old Cairo Ammar Jordan.Cairo’s body was found inside a suitcase in Washington County in April 2022. A mushroom hunter stumbled acr
  
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• 'Bittersweet day': Police ID boy found inside suitcase in southern Indiana; 1 person in custody and another at large

  26-10-2022 18:12 via wane.com
  
  SELLERSBURG, Ind. – A months-long mystery involving a little boy found dead inside a suitcase in southern Indiana has been solved.Indiana State Police revealed Wednesday that they’ve identified the child as 5-year-old Cairo Ammar Jordan of Atlanta, Georgia.Police said one person, 40-year-old Dawn Elaine Coleman, was arrested in San Francisco in connection with the case. She's from Louisiana. The boy’s mother, identified as 37-year-old Dejuane Ludie Anderson, remains at large. S
  
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• Crash closes lanes of Coliseum Boulevard

  26-10-2022 17:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A crash along Coliseum Boulevard has shut down multiple lanes of the thoroughfare.The crash happened around 11:20 a.m. at Coliseum Boulevard at Crescent Avenue, dispatchers told WANE 15. Northbound Crescent Avenue is also closed.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now WANE 15 Breaking News AlertsSIGN UP NOWInjuries were reported.All westbound lanes are closed. One eastbound lane is open, dispatchers said.WANE 15 has a crew working to learn
  
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• CDC map shows where flu activity is already spiking

  26-10-2022 17:12 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The U.S. is starting to see signs of an early flu season this year. According to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, visits to doctors' offices for respiratory illness are already above baseline levels, and more people are testing positive for influenza, especially in the south and southeast.
  The CDC tracks influenza activity on a map showing all U.S. states and territories. The map, which uses data through Oct. 15, shows only one place — Washingto
  
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• Coroner ID's man killed in crash in southeast Fort Wayne

  26-10-2022 15:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed in a three-vehicle crash in southeast Fort Wayne Monday.Ma Mat R Pe, 30, died of multiple blunt force injuries in the crash at Paulding and Decatur roads, the coroner's office said Wednesday. His death was ruled an accident.It was around 11:45 a.m. Monday when three vehicles collided.FIRST REPORT: Alcohol, speed led to fatal 3-car crash on southeast side, police sayPolice determined a silver Hyundai Sonata
  
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• Woman, 56, found dead in north Fort Wayne home was shot: coroner

  26-10-2022 15:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A woman who was found dead in a home in north Fort Wayne this weekend had been shot, the Allen County Coroner's Office said Wednesday.Fort Wayne Police responded around 4 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 11000 block of Millstone Drive, within the Seven Oaks subdivision off Dupont Road, on a death investigation. At the time, police said they found a female in the home unconscious and unresponsive.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now WANE 15
  
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• Former Ohio college physician faces multiple rape charges

  26-10-2022 14:14 via wane.com
  
  XENIA, Ohio (AP) — A former campus physician at Antioch College in southwest Ohio has been charged with multiple counts of rape and other sex crimes involving 15 women between 2017 and last year.Donald Gronbeck, 42, was indicted Thursday in Greene County on 50 felony and misdemeanor charges that include nine counts of rape. He served as the campus physician at Antioch from 2015 through 2019 and maintained a medical practice in Yellow Springs where the small liberal arts school is located.G
  
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• The Powerball is at $700M: How inflation is leading to bigger jackpots

  26-10-2022 14:02 via wane.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK) – As people rush out to get a Powerball ticket for Wednesday’s $700 million jackpot, the same force increasing the price of almost everything is also making these lottery prizes bigger.By Tuesday, the estimated jackpot for the Wednesday night drawing had already jumped from $680 million to $700 million, and a rush of ticket sales could drive the jackpot to even greater heights. Powerball lottery grows to $700 millionThat advertised amount is for winners choos
  
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• Man pleads guilty to arson in series of Indiana barn fires

  26-10-2022 13:33 via wane.com
  
  GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty in connection with a series of barn fires set last year in several northern Indiana counties.An Elkhart County judge gave preliminary approval Monday to the plea agreement with Joseph Hershberger who was charged with eight counts of arson, the South Bend Tribune reported.The fires were started in Elkhart, Kosciuoko, Marshall and St. Joseph counties between April and October in 2021. Eight of the fires were in Elkhart County, according to police.
  
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• Ahead of holiday season, experts eye another COVID winter

  26-10-2022 13:06 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Falling coronavirus case levels and the absence of major restrictions might lead many to assume that this holiday season could be the first “normal” one seen since the start of the pandemic, but experts and stakeholders foresee another COVID-19 winter as the specter of the pandemic refuses to dissipate. National COVID-19 cases have held at low levels since a July peak fueled by the BA.5 omicron subvariant, with the weekly number&n
  
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• Winning $50,000 Powerball Double Play ticket sold in Hamilton County

  26-10-2022 12:48 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Anyone who played Monday night's Powerball lottery in Noblesville and selected the Double Play option -- check your ticket!A $50,000 winning ticket was sold in the $10 million Powerball Double Play lottery.Hoosier Lottery officials announced a ticket matching four out of five numbers plus the Powerball was sold at the Kroger at 14800 Hazel Dell Crossing in Noblesville. Powerball lottery grows to $700 millionThe winning numbers in Monday's Double Play drawing are: 12-48-51-63-67&n
  
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• October temperatures return with gusty winds

  26-10-2022 09:36 via wane.com
  
  Wardrobe change alert! Our September serenade with temperatures in the middle to the upper 70s is over and we are back to reality with high temperatures falling back into the 50s. Get the sweatshirts and jackets out again.Take the umbrella with you this morning with showers likely through late morning and take the jacket or sweatshirt as well with temperatures falling into the middle 50s by noon.It's going to be a chilly afternoon with temperatures falling into the lower 50s. Winds will become g
  
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• Ten Point Coalition holds prayer walk to celebrate 4th anniversary

  26-10-2022 04:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind, (WANE) — Fort Wayne UNITED's Ten Point Coalition joined local pastors on a prayer walk Tuesday to commemorate the Ten Point Coalition's 4th anniversary.The intent of the walk was to bring the community together to become more educated, involved and united in a response to the issues that face the Ten Point Coalition focus area. Fort Wayne Toys for Tots could be in jeopardy for 2022, warehouse space neededThe event began at 6:00 p.m.The Ten Point Coalition has members visit
  
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• OSHP: Paulding County semi crash leaves 1 with 'serious burns'

  26-10-2022 02:38 via wane.com
  
  DEFIANCE COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) responded to a two-vehicle crash in Defiance County that left one man with serious burns Tuesday afternoon.The OSHP said the crash happened at approximately 2:49 p.m. near Grover Hill, Ohio.According to the OSHP, Lilianna Egia was traveling eastbound on County Road 72 and entered the intersection of state Route 637 while Thomas Snell was traveling southbound in a semitruck on state Route 637 when Snell struck Egia at the i
  
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• DAILY UPDATES: Mathew Cramer murder trial

  26-10-2022 02:32 via wane.com
  
  *As the Mathew Cramer trial progresses, this article will be updated to act as a central hub that will provide links to articles detailing what happened during each day of the trial.Day 1 - Oct. 24The jury was decided Monday, Oct. 24 as the Cramer trial kicked off.Questions were asked to candidates as the jury pool was filtered through, with one woman saying she could not be a juror since she would be going on her honeymoon during the trial.The jury will be sequestered during the second week of
  
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• DAILY UPDATES: Day 4 of Mathew Cramer murder trial

  26-10-2022 02:32 via wane.com
  
  *As the Mathew Cramer trial progresses, this article will be updated to act as a central hub that will provide links to articles detailing what happened during each day of the trial.Day 1 - Oct. 24 Jury seated in grisly homicide, dismemberment trialThe jury was decided Monday, Oct. 24 as the Cramer trial kicked off.Questions were asked to candidates as the jury pool was filtered through, with one woman saying she could not be a juror since she would be going on her honeymoon during the trial.The
  
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