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• Delphi murder case to stay in Carroll County; jury to be picked elsewhere

  13-01-2023 23:53 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. — The judge overseeing the case against Richard Allen, the man accused of killing Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017, said Friday that the jury trial will stay in Carroll County, but the jury will be selected from a different county.
  Judge Fran Gull cited the burden moving the trial would place on witnesses and the families of the girls and Allen. However, Judge Gull also said it was "painfully clear" that it would be "next to impossible" to find an impartial jury in the c
  
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• Clouded leopard 'intentionally' released at Dallas zoo: police

  13-01-2023 23:40 via wane.com
  
  DALLAS (KXAN) — The Dallas Zoo announced a clouded leopard that went missing Friday from its habitat was located and safely secured by 5:15 p.m., according to a tweet from the zoo.On Friday morning, the zoo announced it was closed as it worked to find the clouded leopard that went missing from its habitat. Zoo officials previously said they discovered a “suspicious” breach at the front of the habitat while investigating.The opening isn’t believed
  
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• Didier poll: mayor's race 'functionally tied'

  13-01-2023 23:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- 42% Didier – 41% Henry.A new poll conducted for Republican Councilman Tom Didier showed him "functionally tied" with incumbent Democrat Tom Henry in the 2023 race for Fort Wayne mayor.Both are expected - but neither has officially filed - to run. Both would face primary challengers in May before a possible November head-to-head contest. 2023 Primary Candidate Filing Report Jason Arp officially files to run for Fort Wayne mayorA summary of the early January poll w
  
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• Thief steals rare comic books from local shop amid high collectibles prices

  13-01-2023 23:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Todd Berndt, owner of Berndt Comics, has been collecting comic books and action figures for 40 years."When I first started collecting, I was into superheroes," Berndt said.Throughout the years, Berndt said he has seen the world of comic books change and grow into a highly valuable hobby.Unfortunately, any business dealing in collectible items must also deal with people trying to steal valuable items, and Berndt Comics is no exception.On Sunday, a thief broke into
  
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• ISP: Allen County man faces OWI felony after US 27 crash south of Fort Wayne

  13-01-2023 22:32 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana State Police (ISP) has arrested a Leo-Cedarville man in connection to a Thursday crash at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Flatrock Road that injured two people.At approximately 6:40 p.m., state troopers responded to a crash and found two vehicles at the scene, with one of them being driven by 47-year-old Scott R. Moorehead.A preliminary crash investigation found Moorehead had been traveling eastbound on Flatrock Road and reportedly failed to yield the ri
  
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• Silver Alert declared for Fort Wayne man

  13-01-2023 21:55 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Sheriff's Department is investigating the disappearance of 81-year-old Ronald Davidson, who was been missing from Fort Wayne since Friday morning.Davidson is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds and has gray hair with blue eyes.He was last seen wearing a USA hat, gray sweatshirt, blue zip up jacket and blue pants. He was also last seen driving a blue 2018 Jeep Compass with an Indiana license plate labeled VBY991.Davidson is believed to be in
  
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• 1/13 Highlight Zone Prep Basketball Scoreboard

  13-01-2023 21:39 via wane.com
  
  BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES
  ACAC Tournament Semifinals
  Southern Wells 25 Woodlan 67
  Heritage 36Adams Central 43
  ACAC Title Game Saturday 6 p.m. at Bluffton HSNECC Tournament Semifinals
  Central Noble 45 Lakeland 44
  Prairie Heights 33 West Noble 39
  NECC Title Game Saturday 7:30 p.m. at Garrett HSHomestead 50 Snider 40
  Northrop -- North Side --
  Bishop Dwenger 43 Wayne 61
  Carroll 82 Bishop Luers 55
  Concordia 61 South Side 55
  Bellmont -- Norwell --
  Columbia City 44 Huntington North 34
  East Noble 51 DeKalb
  
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• Jury deliberations underway in case that hinges on self-defense claim

  13-01-2023 20:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The fate of Henry C. Meyers, Jr. lies with a jury as closing arguments ended around noon today and the jury was sent to deliberate.Meyers, 39, was charged with murder after he shot Alexia Quinn multiple times inside her home on Lima Road on Dec. 23, 2021 around 10:30 p.m. Quinn identified Meyers as the one who shot her before she died.But Meyers was also shotand seriously wounded. He claims not only did Alexia Quinn point a gun at him first, but fired first. He returned f
  
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• Jury deliberations taking place now on case that hinges on self-defense claim

  13-01-2023 20:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The fate of Henry C. Meyers, Jr. lies with a jury as closing arguments ended around noon today and the jury was sent to deliberate.Meyers, 39, was charged with murder after he shot Alexia Quinn multiple times inside her home on Lima Road on Dec. 23, 2021 around 10:30 p.m. Quinn identified Meyers as the one who shot her before she died.But Meyers was also shotand seriously wounded. He claims not only did Alexia Quinn point a gun at him first, but fired first. He returned f
  
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• Sweet Helicopters adds 2 choppers to fleet

  13-01-2023 20:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Sweet Helicopters, which provides charter service across the Midwest has added two choppers to it's fleet of five.The Leonardo 109SP helicopters seat five to six passengers comfortably and feature executive style cabin seating. They also have a top speed of 170 mph and a range of 350 miles.
  “We’ve added these helicopters because of overwhelming customer demand,” said Chuck Surack, founder and owner of Sweet Helicopters. “We already transport over 1
  
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• Kansas 2-year-old shoots mom in foot, police say

  13-01-2023 18:36 via wane.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Kansas couple has been arrested on charges of child endangerment after their 2-year-old shot her mother in the foot, police said.It happened shortly after 11:30 Thursday morning at a home in Wichita. Police say as officers arrived, they found a 25-year-old man walking back to the house, where inside was a 22-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her foot. The woman was transported to the hospital for treatment.Police say the couple was lying in bed when the 2-year
  
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• Alice Cooper returning to Fort Wayne for Coliseum show

  13-01-2023 17:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Alice Cooper will return to Fort Wayne for a show in May at the Memorial Coliseum.The rock icon released his latest album in 2021. "Detroit Stories" was inspired by the garage rock music of Detroit in the late sixties.
  Cooper's stage show features electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood, and boa constrictors. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he’s best known for. Alice Cooper’s Too Close
  
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• Semi driver arrested in Hendricks County after more than 20 pounds of cocaine found during traffic stop

  13-01-2023 17:31 via wane.com
  
  HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. -- A Texas man was arrested in Hendricks County Thursday after Indiana State Police seized 22 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop.ISP said the driver, Jorge Bucio, 37, of Weatherford, was pulled over around 3:50 p.m. on Interstate 70 (59 mile marker) for a motor carrier inspection.During the inspection, troopers said they detected "criminal indicators" and requested the assistance of a Plainfield Police Department K-9.
  Cocaine seized by ISP
  Jorge Bucio booking photo
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• Here's what happened during Richard Allen's hearing in the Delphi case

  13-01-2023 17:27 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – Heavily shackled and accompanied by officers, Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen arrived for a pair of hearings in connection with the case.Before the hearing began, officers swept the defense table to make sure it was safe. Two women were taken to the front of the courtroom; Allen mouthed "I love you" to them. He wore a yellow jumpsuit and protective vest. Court docs: Bullet found near Delphi girls tied back to Richard AllenThe hearing was delayed until 10:26 a.m.
  
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• Man arrested in Carmel for stabbing of Fort Wayne woman

  13-01-2023 16:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne police have made an arrest a week after asking for information about a stabbing that left a woman fighting for her life.
  The stabbing took place last Saturday morning at the Preston Pointe apartment complex located off Illinois Road in southwest Fort Wayne.
  Just before 8:15 a.m., officers went to an apartment in the 7900 block of Winston Lane for an“unknown problem” that had been reported according to an email from FWPD sent out that day. They found
  
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• Remains of Ohio fighter pilot shot down in WWII identified

  13-01-2023 13:42 via wane.com
  
  LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have positively identified the remains of an Army Air Forces pilot from Ohio who died when his plane was shot down over Germany during World War II, the Defense Department announced Thursday.On May 29, 1944, 1st Lt. Carl Nesbitt was the pilot of a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber during a huge bombing mission over Leipzig, Germany, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. German fighters attacked the bomber’s formation roughly 28 miles northeast o
  
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• Photos: Lisa Marie Presley through the years

  13-01-2023 13:31 via wane.com
  
  Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54.Her death in a Los Angeles hospital was confirmed by her mother, Priscilla, a few hours after her daughter was rushed to the hospital by paramedics after a medical episode at her home.“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us
  
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• In case you're wondering, tax season starts January 23

  13-01-2023 13:12 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C., (WANE) The Internal Revenue Service has set Monday, January 23 as the beginning of the 2023 tax season when 2022 tax returns will begin being accepted.
  With the three previous tax seasons dramatically impacted by the pandemic, the IRS has taken additional steps for 2023 to improve service for taxpayers. As part of the August passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has hired more than 5,000 new telephone assistors and added more in-person staff to help support taxpayers.
  
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• UFO reports rise to 510, not aliens but still a threat to US

  13-01-2023 12:56 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace. While there’s no evidence of extraterrestrials, they still pose a threat, the government said in a declassified report summary released Thursday.Last year the Pentagon opened an office, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, solely focused on receiving and analyzing all of those reports of unidentified phenomena, many of which have been
  
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• At least 7 dead as severe winds, tornadoes hammer US South

  13-01-2023 12:43 via wane.com
  
  SELMA, Ala. (AP) — A massive storm system whipping up severe winds and spawning tornadoes cut a path across the U.S. South, killing at least seven people in Georgia and Alabama, where a twister damaged buildings and tossed cars in the streets of historic downtown Selma.Authorities said a clearer picture of the extent of the damage and a search for additional victims would come Friday, when conditions were expected to clear. After the storm began easing Thursday night, tens of thousands of
  
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• Suspected road rage shooting kills youth football team coach

  13-01-2023 12:32 via wane.com
  
  GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — A suspected road rage shooting in suburban Indianapolis killed the founder of a youth football team, authorities said Thursday.The shooting Wednesday evening killed Richard Donnell Hamilton, 43, of Indianapolis, the Johnson County Coroner’s Office said.Hamilton was the founder of the Indy Steelers youth football team in Indianapolis.The shooting occurred around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on County Line Road near the Interstate 65 interchange. Hamilton was riding in th
  
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• 3Rivers FCU warns of 'pink postcard' scam

  13-01-2023 03:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- "Be alert."That was the warning from Chad Gramling, Data Manager at Three Rivers Federal Credit Union, who has noticed an uptick in the "pink postcard" scam he first saw in 2018."Unfortunately, it must work because it's still going on today."The card tells homeowners that something is wrong with their mortgage, using their actual lender to appear authentic.
  Gramling said mortgage information is publicly available.Cards like these are typically not from your lender.
  "It
  
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• Northern Indiana man pleads guilty but mentally ill in death

  13-01-2023 02:56 via wane.com
  
  GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana man Thursday pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder in the stabbing death of a 73-year-old car dealer.Samuel Byfield, 23, was accused of stabbing Goshen used car dealer Wayne Bontrager eight times after the two began arguing during a test drive on Feb. 14, 2022.First responders found Bontrager still breathing and consciousness, with a bloodied knife on the ground nearby. Byfield was arrested after a 911 caller followed his vehicle until i
  
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• Indiana Senate Republicans want to study potential end of state income tax

  13-01-2023 02:12 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Could Indiana someday end its state income tax? That's a question some state lawmakers want to take a closer look at.One of the Indiana Senate Republicans' top priorities this legislative session is a bill that would create a commission to study the feasibility of eliminating Indiana's state income tax."We're looking for a transformational change," said State Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle), the bill's author. Indiana Supreme Court to hear abortion ban challengeHoldman said he bel
  
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• IRS announces 2023 tax season start date and deadline

  13-01-2023 01:31 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) – The Internal Revenue Service announced on Thursday that the agency will start accepting and processing 2022 tax returns on Jan. 23.The last day for Americans to file their returns will be April 18, three days after the usual April 15 deadline, due to a holiday weekend.The agency is expecting about 168 million tax returns, a news release stated.The IRS also announced that taxpayers would have access to more resources and assistance, mainly due to the passage of the Inflation Reduct
  
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• Man accused of murder testifies: 'I've never had a gun pointed at me, let alone my face'

  13-01-2023 00:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The circumstances around what happened on Dec. 23, 2021 around 10:30 p.m. at a home on Lima Road is what an Allen Superior Court will have to decide Friday after defense and prosecution rested Thursday afternoon.Forensic evidence Thursday morning provided evidence that all three guns found at the home of Edward and Alexia Quinn were fired, including Edward Quinn's 45 caliber CZ pistol, Alexia’s 9 mm SCCY handgun and a Taurus G2c 40 caliber, owned by Henry C.
  
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