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• Court docs: Choking, biting, a knockout and an arrest

  27-10-2022 22:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne woman is accused of choking, biting and knocking out a man Wednesday, according to Allen Superior Court documents.Court docs: Man accused of shooting two near entrance of Mitchell'sFort Wayne Police arrested 25-year-old Justice K. Bridges shortly after they were called to a local liquor store where they found a man suffering from a laceration over his eye.
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  The man told officers in court documents he had been trying to retrieve his cell phone
  
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• The Last Fall: St. Joe Hospital demo nears the end

  27-10-2022 22:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Oct. 12, a six-story section of St. Joseph Hospital in downtown Fort Wayne was demolished.Now, the rest of the structure isn't far off.Megan Hubartt, Director of Communications with Lutheran Health Network, told WANE 15 in an email Thursday "there is a final planned collapse to bring down that section sometime between this [Thursday] evening and tomorrow [Friday] afternoon."And with the last structure nearing its fall, the rest of the project is also eyeing a w
  
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• Court docs: Man accused of shooting two near entrance of Mitchell's Sports Bar

  27-10-2022 22:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 23-year-old man if facing a felony in connection with a shooting just outside the entrance of Mitchell's Sports Bar inside the Westland Centre that left two people injured this past August.
  He's also accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit where he went the wrong-way on one-way roads and swerved in and out of traffic with an infant child inside his vehicle earlier this month.Man accused of stabbing 2 New Haven officers pleads guilty
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• Great Lakes Commission awards $200k for Spy Run Creek Restoration Project

  27-10-2022 21:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation (FWPR) received $200,000 form the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) that will go toward the Spy Run Creek Restoration Project in Franke Park.The Spy Run Creek Restoration Project involves the regrading, stabilizing and planting of 1,700 feet of the creek's streambanks. DNR prepares for annual Indiana sandhill crane migrationThese efforts will reduce the amount of sediment and nutrient-loading in the Upper Maumee Watershed.The funding is
  
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• Jim Irsay is on a mission to spread mental health awareness

  27-10-2022 21:26 via wane.com
  
  Jim Irsay was heading to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in San Francisco when a homeless woman stopped him to warn about dark creatures that drag people into the ocean and kill them.The Indianapolis Colts owner expressed his concern and told her he’d pray about it.“It’s not always drugs or alcohol. Some of it is just a mental illness,” Irsay said in a lengthy two-part interview on the AP Pro Football Podcast. “A lot of times these things are genetic, inherited
  
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• Bodycam video shows officer shoot suspect outside Ohio high school

  27-10-2022 18:47 via wane.com
  
  WARNING - Video contains graphic images that might be disturbing to some
  SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) – Police in Shaker Heights, Ohio, released dramatic bodycam video Wednesday of an officer-involved shooting that happened last week.  
  The shooting took place just before 3:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon, right in front of Shaker Heights High School as teachers, neighbors and even some students looked on.Shaker Heights police still have not released the age or condition of the person
  
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• Man accused of stabbing 2 New Haven officers pleads guilty

  27-10-2022 18:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The man accused of stabbing two New Haven Police officers as they worked to apprehend him after he reportedly made suicidal threats has pleaded guilty.Brandon M. Gardner of New Haven pleaded guilty to charges of Level 3 felony Aggravated Battery, Level 5 felony Battery, and Level 6 felony Residential Entry during a hearing in Allen Superior Court Wednesday.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now WANE 15 Breaking News AlertsSIGN UP NOWIt was
  
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• Sheriff's deputy claims demotion over Delphi murders investigation

  27-10-2022 17:43 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — A Carroll County Sheriff's deputy has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Sheriff Tobias Leazenby and the sheriff's office claiming that he was the victim of political retaliation for his unsuccessful attempt to campaign in next month’s general election.In the lawsuit, Deputy Michael Thomas cites his involvement in the early days of the Delphi murders investigation as the beginning of the end of his relationship with his boss.“Upon Thomas’s
  
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• Family of boy found in suitcase shares heartbreak after learning of his death

  27-10-2022 17:24 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ind. -- For six months, a boy found dead inside a suitcase dumped on the side of a road in southern Indiana remained nameless.
  On Wednesday, Indiana State Police revealed that they've identified the child as 5-year-old Cairo Ammar Jordan of Atlanta, Georgia, putting an end to the months-long mystery.
  Cairo's paternal grandparents and great uncle told FOX59 their family just learned the news one day before the announcement was made. They call Cairo a "sweet boy" who would have
  
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• Court docs: Man accused of beating woman over her cooking, leading police on chase

  27-10-2022 17:20 via wane.com
  
  WARNING: This story contains graphic material not suitable for all readers
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - By the time Fort Wayne Police officers arrived at the home a woman had escaped to next door to her actual house, her eye had swollen shut and her mouth was so battered she could barely speak.
  She had cuts and abrasions all over her face and her arm hurt so badly she thought it had been broken.Allen County Prosecutor: 'We see more domestic battery than we ever have'
  The man who beat her, she told
  
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• Average long term mortgage rates jump above 7% this week

  27-10-2022 16:14 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a direct result of the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes intended to tame inflation not seen in some 40 years.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate jumped to 7.08% from 6.94% last week. The last time the average rate was above 7% was April 2002, a time when the U.S. was still reeling from the Sept. 11 terrorist attack
  
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• Heating costs to rise this winter as supplies dwindle

  27-10-2022 15:26 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Home heating costs are soaring as fuel supplies tighten across the globe, setting up this winter to be extra costly.
  Americans are already dealing with record inflation. The price of gas, groceries and rent have all gone up.
  Now, the Department of Energy is predicting that if you use natural gas to heat your home, that bill is probably going up as well. The department expects heating bills to rise about 28%, which the Energy Information Administration estimates is an extra $
  
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• GM: All US facilities will be powered by renewables by 2025

  27-10-2022 15:23 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Wednesday that it has secured all of the renewable energy it needs to power all of its U.S. facilities by 2025, 25 years ahead of earlier projections.The Detroit automaker, which initially targeted the year 2050 to achieve its all-renewables goal, said it secured sourcing agreements from 16 renewable energy plants across 10 states.In early 2021, GM moved up its all-renewables target date to 2030, then advanced that goal by five years this week.The five-ye
  
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• Watch live at 7: Allen County Sheriff candidates set to debate

  27-10-2022 15:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The two candidates for Allen County Sheriff will debate the issues ahead of the November election Thursday night.Republican Troy Hershberger and Democrat Kevin Hunter will debate at 7 p.m., live on wane.com. MIDTERMS 2022: Your Local Election HQHershberger is the Chief Deputy for the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. He defeated Fort Wayne Police Deputy Chief Mitch McKinney in the May primary election.Hunter is a Fort Wayne Police captain who leads the Vice
  
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• Watch live: Allen County Sheriff candidates set to debate

  27-10-2022 15:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The two candidates for Allen County Sheriff will debate the issues ahead of the November election Thursday night.Republican Troy Hershberger and Democrat Kevin Hunter will debate at 7 p.m., live on wane.com. MIDTERMS 2022: Your Local Election HQHershberger is the Chief Deputy for the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. He defeated Fort Wayne Police Deputy Chief Mitch McKinney in the May primary election.Hunter is a Fort Wayne Police captain who leads the Vice
  
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• Allen County Sheriff candidates set to debate tonight

  27-10-2022 15:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The two candidates for Allen County Sheriff will debate the issues ahead of the November election Thursday night.Republican Troy Hershberger and Democrat Kevin Hunter will debate at 7 p.m., live on wane.com. MIDTERMS 2022: Your Local Election HQHershberger is the Chief Deputy for the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. He defeated Fort Wayne Police Deputy Chief Mitch McKinney in the May primary election.Hunter is a Fort Wayne Police captain who leads the Vice
  
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• Allen County Sheriff candidates debate on wane.com

  27-10-2022 15:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The two candidates for Allen County Sheriff debated the issues ahead of the November election Thursday night.Republican Troy Hershberger and Democrat Kevin Hunter debated live on wane.com. The two discuss issues including the jail, the fight against drugs, mental health services, and more. MIDTERMS 2022: Your Local Election HQHershberger is the Chief Deputy for the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. He defeated Fort Wayne Police Deputy Chief Mitch McKinney i
  
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• Allen County Sheriff candidates debate jail, mental health, crime

  27-10-2022 15:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The two candidates for Allen County Sheriff debated the issues ahead of the November election Thursday night.Republican Troy Hershberger and Democrat Kevin Hunter debated live on wane.com. The two discussed issues including the jail, the fight against drugs, mental health services, and more.Watch a replay of the debate above.Hershberger is the Chief Deputy for the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. He defeated Fort Wayne Police Deputy Chief Mitch McKinney in
  
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• No one hits Powerball jackpot, new drawing climbs to estimated $800 million

  27-10-2022 11:46 via wane.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No one won an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, meaning the big prize will grow to an estimated $800 million for the next drawing.The numbers drawn were: 19-36-37-46-56-24No one has matched all six numbers and won the Powerball jackpot since Aug. 3, allowing the prize to grow to the fifth-largest in U.S. history. That amounts to 36 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The next drawing is Saturday.The lack of a winner reflects the lo
  
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• Public weighs in on 'All in Allen County' plan

  27-10-2022 05:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) —What will Allen County look like in the future?On Wednesday, the public had the chance to weigh in on the "All In Allen" comprehensive plan. .A summary of the final draft plan was presented at a joint meeting with city and county officials, and the public could weigh in on the plan.
  In 2019, city and county officials looked at the plan to see what has been accomplished and what still needed to be done.
  They decided it needed to be updated. In the last couple of y
  
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• Fort Wayne family to expand through embryo adoption

  27-10-2022 04:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - When it comes to starting or expanding a family, there are many options to choose from such as embryo adoption, and one Fort Wayne family is sharing their experience.Jennifer, who is in an open adoption case and would not like her last name shared, and her husband Erik are currently going through the process of embryo adoption. Jennifer says her husband has cystic fibrosis, which means that for them to have a child naturally, they would have to undergo procedures and go
  
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• Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation requests community input on 5-year Master Plan

  27-10-2022 02:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation (FWPR) hosted a public meeting Wednesday to gather input for a "Master Plan" FWPR is currently making.Those in attendance were allowed to provide opinions on how to allocate parks funding and recreational programming over a five-year period beginning in 2023. ‘Totally inappropriate:’ City Council shoots down ArpThe Master Plan is still in the process of being made and will be used to guide future development and programm
  
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