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• After 4 swatting calls, Fort Wayne family shares story

  04-01-2023 23:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Imagine opening your door to see more than a dozen police officers outside your home.
  Imagine being told you and your family must come outside because those officers were told someone had been shot inside your house, that a hostage had been taken and now they must investigate to make sure everyone was safe.Imagine a year later, police show up again, only this time they were told there was a bomb threat at your house. Now, imagine they come again, only this time they've
  
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• 'Baby mama drama': Three accused in shooting that left man injured, woman dead

  04-01-2023 23:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - They first went looking for the man and woman at a music studio on Anthony Boulevard.
  Swanyea Taylor and Rapheal Brown, both 23, pulled up in a black Toyota four-door sedan just as the owner of the studio stepped outside Tuesday night. They immediately asked him, according to court documents, "are you the new dude?"Woman killed in shooting ID’d, 3 arrestedThe owner walked back inside and told 18-year-old Jocelyn M. Bolf and the man she was with inside the studio t
  
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• New pergola at JK O'Donnell's expected to open this summer

  04-01-2023 21:47 via wane.com
  
  The converted parking lot will be part of the downtown alley nightlife sceneFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A popular downtown watering hole plans to build a pergola behind its restaurant, allowing more clients the chance to enjoy a brew and other pub activities outdoors.J.K. O’Donnell’s filed plans with the Allen County Plan Commission to install a 2,700 retractable awning in the back of the restaurant at 121 W. Wayne St. It will cover a refurbished parking lot covered with Astro tu
  
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• New pergola at J K O'Donnell's expected to open this summer

  04-01-2023 21:47 via wane.com
  
  The converted parking lot will be part of the downtown alley nightlife sceneFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A popular downtown watering hole plans to build a pergola behind its restaurant, allowing more clients the chance to enjoy a brew and other pub activities outdoors.J K O’Donnell’s Irish Ale House filed plans with the Allen County Plan Commission to install a 2,700 retractable awning in the back of the restaurant at 121 W. Wayne St. It will cover a refurbished parking lot covere
  
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• Allen County Plan Commission passes J K O'Donnell's pergola project

  04-01-2023 21:47 via wane.com
  
  The converted parking lot will be part of the downtown alley nightlife sceneFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A popular downtown watering hole plans to build a pergola behind its restaurant, allowing more clients the chance to enjoy a brew and other pub activities outdoors.On Monday, Jan. 23, the Allen County Plan Commission passed J K O’Donnell’s Irish Ale House's plan to install a 2,700 square foot retractable awning in the back of the restaurant at 121 W. Wayne St. It will cover a r
  
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• Narcan vending machine added outside of Parkview Randallia Hospital

  04-01-2023 18:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A new Narcan vending machine was just made available in the last week outside the emergency room entrance at Parkview Randallia Hospital.The machine is operated by Overdose Lifeline, Inc.Naloxone, or Narcan, is used to reverse the effects of a drug overdose.Parkview Health shared a statement with WANE 15 about the vending machine:"The naloxone vending machine at Parkview Hospital Randallia is one of 19 statewide and is available for use by the public. The vending machi
  
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• Indiana has $700 million in unclaimed cash, here's how to see if any is yours

  04-01-2023 17:13 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE)In 2022, more than $62 million in unclaimed cash was returned to Indiana residents according to Attorney General Todd Rokita. That figure is no where near the $700 million that remains to be claimed.Unclaimed property is any financial asset with no activity by its owner for an extended period of time. This can include once unclaimed property in its custody. The Unclaimed Property Division at Attorney General Rokita’s office conducts outreach efforts to locate the r
  
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• 'He will say he did it outta self defense': Texts suggest cousins planned murder in deadly confrontation

  04-01-2023 16:41 via wane.com
  
  MADISON, Ind. -- Was it a confrontation gone wrong? Or was the plan all along to shoot Justin Hall? Text messages from one of the suspects in the case indicate the latter, according to documents filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court.Matthew Redd, 36, and Christian Kennedy, 21, were charged with murder and intimidation with a deadly weapon after Hall was shot and killed outside of a Madison, Indiana factory on December 29, 2022.
  Christian KennedyMatthew Redd
  According to a probable cause affida
  
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• SUV collides with motorcycle, Minnich Road closed

  04-01-2023 14:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) An SUV collided with a motorcycle Wednesday morning southeast of Fort Wayne.
  Photo shows motorcycle involved in collision with SUV on Minnich Road in Fort Wayne.The crash happened at around 7 a.m. when the SUV was attempting to turn north onto Minnich Road from a housing addition. It struck a motorcycle going south. Minnich Road is currently closed between Hoagland and Wayne Trace.There's not word on injuries. The SUV appears to belong to the City of Fort Wayne and has De
  
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• SUV collides with motorcycle, Minnich Road back open

  04-01-2023 14:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) An SUV collided with a motorcycle Wednesday morning southeast of Fort Wayne.
  Photo shows motorcycle involved in collision with SUV on Minnich Road in Fort Wayne.The crash happened at around 7 a.m. when the SUV was attempting to turn north onto Minnich Road from a housing addition. It struck a motorcycle going south. Minnich Road is currently closed between Hoagland and Wayne Trace.There's not word on injuries. The SUV appears to belong to the City of Fort Wayne and has De
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing Bluffton woman

  04-01-2023 14:08 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE)Police in Bluffton are trying to find a woman who has been missing since New Year's Day.
  Celeste Cuthbert was last seen on foot and she may be in need of medical attention according to a post on the Bluffton Police Department Facebook page. Celeste is 48-years-old, and is 5' 5" tall, weighing 147 pounds. A Silver Alert has been issued in response to her disappearance.
  If you have any information, call the Bluffton Police Department at 260-824-3320.
  
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• Bluffton police ask for help finding missing woman

  04-01-2023 14:08 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE)Police in Bluffton are trying to find a woman who has been missing since New Year's Day.
  Celeste Cuthbert was last seen on foot and she may be in need of medical attention according to a post on the Bluffton Police Department Facebook page. Celeste is 48-years-old, and is 5' 5" tall, weighing 147 pounds.
  If you have any information, call the Bluffton Police Department at 260-824-3320.
  
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• Transgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing

  04-01-2023 13:12 via wane.com
  
  BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri inmate was put to death Tuesday for a 2003 killing, in what is believed to be the first execution of a transgender woman in the U.S.Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a former girlfriend, then dumping the body near the Mississippi River in St. Louis. McLaughlin’s fate was sealed earlier Tuesday when Republican Gov. Mike Parson declined a clemency request.McLaughlin spoke quietly with a spiritual adviser at her side as the fa
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $940 million after no winner

  04-01-2023 11:45 via wane.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million after another drawing Tuesday resulted in plenty of losers but not a single grand prize winner.The numbers drawn late Tuesday night were: 25, 29, 33, 41, 44 and gold Mega Ball 18.The next drawing is scheduled to be held Friday night.The new $940 million jackpot is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity over 29 years. Nearly all winners opt for a cash payout, which for Friday night&rsquo
  
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• Toboggan Run ice taken down, closed for week

  04-01-2023 04:35 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) - The Pokagon Toboggan Run is closed for business Tuesday as officials have cleared the ice, and will replace it.It's due to how thick the ice became over the last couple of weeks. Ted Bohman, property manager at Pokagon State Park and Trine State Recreation Area, and Hans Franke, Toboggan Supervisor at Pokagon State Park, spent the day pulling up the ice.
  Bohman says the ice got up to 2 to 3 inches thick with the rain and ice that has recently hit the area. He says that thic
  
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• Pokagon Toboggan Run ice taken down, closed for week

  04-01-2023 04:35 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) - The Pokagon Toboggan Run is closed for business Tuesday as officials have cleared the ice, and will replace it.It's due to how thick the ice became over the last couple of weeks. Ted Bohman, property manager at Pokagon State Park and Trine State Recreation Area, and Hans Franke, Toboggan Supervisor at Pokagon State Park, spent the day pulling up the ice.
  Bohman says the ice got up to 2 to 3 inches thick with the rain and ice that has recently hit the area. He says that thic
  
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• Recapping the top weather moments of 2022

  04-01-2023 03:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - 2022 is now in the books and it was another memorable year in the weather department. Let's take a look back at the year. Top Stories of 2022In a Twitter poll conducted by Meteorologist Nathan Gidley, we asked what the most memorable weather moment of the year was out of four possible choices. Out of 90 votes, the clear winner was the June 13th derecho. Coming in second was the snow and cold of December 22nd to 24th. In third place was the snow that occurred on February
  
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• Juvenile male killed in shooting outside Castleton Square Mall, man injured

  04-01-2023 03:21 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Two people were shot, including a juvenile who has since died, in the parking lot of an Indianapolis mall on Tuesday night.The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed that a juvenile male was killed and an adult male was injured in a shooting Tuesday night outside the Castleton Square Mall and that a third "person of interest" has been detained.Police were called around 7:45 p.m. to 6020 E. 82nd Street, the address for the mall, for a person shot. Upon arri
  
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• Juvenile male killed in shooting outside Castleton Square Mall, adult injured

  04-01-2023 03:21 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Two people were shot, including a juvenile who has since died, in the parking lot of an Indianapolis mall on Tuesday night.The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed that a juvenile male was killed and an adult was injured in a shooting Tuesday night outside the Castleton Square Mall and that a third "person of interest" has been identified.Police were called around 7:45 p.m. to 6020 E. 82nd Street, the address for the mall, for a person shot. Upon arrival
  
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• Woman killed in shooting ID'd, 3 arrested

  04-01-2023 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police have arrested three people on various charges in connection with a shooting Tuesday evening that left an 18-year-old woman dead, and a man in life-threatening condition southeast of downtown Fort Wayne.The shooting took place just after 7 p.m. and police found the two victims inside a vehicle in the 2500 block of South Anthony. The woman, identified as Jocelyn M. Bolf, died from multiple gunshot wounds according to the Allen County Coroner's Office. Bolf wa
  
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• Police investigate fatal shooting in southeast Fort Wayne

  04-01-2023 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are investigating a fatal shooting that also left another person in serious condition southeast of downtown Fort Wayne Tuesday evening.Numerous police vehicles were present near the intersection of South Anthony Boulevard and Simons Street as authorities investigated the area with flashlights.Authorities also had the intersection sectioned off with crime scene tape.A WANE 15 crew member said an officer noted there were bullet casings on the ground around th
  
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• Police arrest 3 in connection with Tuesday shooting in Fort Wayne

  04-01-2023 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police have arrested three people on various charges in connection with a shooting Tuesday evening that left a woman dead, and a man in life-threatening condition southeast of downtown Fort Wayne.The shooting took place just after 7 p.m. and police found the two victims inside a vehicle in the 2500 block of South Anthony. The woman, who has not yet been identified was pronounced dead at the scene. The man, also not identified, was taken to a hospital in life-threa
  
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• Police: 1 dead, 1 in life-threatening condition in southeast Fort Wayne shooting

  04-01-2023 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are investigating a fatal shooting that also left another person in life-threatening condition southeast of downtown Fort Wayne Tuesday evening.Numerous police vehicles were present near the intersection of South Anthony Boulevard and Simons Street as authorities investigated the area with flashlights.Authorities also had the intersection sectioned off with crime scene tape.A public information officer (PIO) at the scene said police arrived at the scene to
  
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• Community remembers trailblazing drag queen

  04-01-2023 01:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Trailblazer. A force of nature. Giving heart. Wicked sense of humor. All around amazing person.
  That's how Branden "Della Licious" Blaettner remembers his friend and mentor Charles "Tula" Miller. Miller, 83, died Monday after a prolonged illness.
  "It was unexpected, but it wasn't out of the realm of reality. He left us with a lot of things he wanted to do. He wanted to write his memoirs. We don't get to choose when we leave this Earth, and we need to make an impact whil
  
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• 2017 killings suspect held in Wells County, could appear in Allen Superior Court soon

  04-01-2023 01:35 via wane.com
  
  WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Dustin Neal, the man charged with the macabre stabbing deaths of two people in 2017, is no stranger to the criminal court system here.The 35-year-old charged in Allen County Friday with two counts murder, two counts felony murder and two counts of robbery resulting in death, went straight from the Plainfield Correctional Facility to Wells County Jail because of an outstanding warrant. Neal is alleged to have violated a protective order in August 2020. The charge
  
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