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• Storms done, temps fall, snow showers return

  19-01-2023 23:48 via wane.com
  
  Some scattered rain remains tonight, but our severe thunderstorm chance has ended. The Severe T-Storm Watch is no longer in effect.Now, our attention turns to colder, windy conditions with some snow showers blowing in.SW wind gusts this evening will reach speeds up to 35 mph, at times. Temperatures are falling and we're left with scattered rain showers that transition to snow showers tonight.Any snow accumulations will be light.On Friday, additional scattered snow showers are expected behind the
  
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• Severe storm potential over

  19-01-2023 23:48 via wane.com
  
  Some scattered rain remains tonight, but our severe thunderstorm chance has ended. The Severe T-Storm Watch is no longer in effect.Now, our attention turns to colder, windy conditions with some snow showers blowing in.SW wind gusts this evening will reach speeds up to 35 mph, at times. Temperatures are falling and we're left with scattered rain showers that transition to snow showers tonight.Any snow accumulations will be light.On Friday, additional scattered snow showers are expected behind the
  
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• David Crosby, founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, dies

  19-01-2023 23:48 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) - David Crosby, one of the most influential singers and songwriters of the 1960s and beyond, has died at the age of 81, his wife confirmed in a statement to multiple outlets Thursday.“It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away,” the statement, shared with Variety, read. “He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jan and son Django. Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will con
  
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• Police looking for suspect in downtown Fort Wayne bank robbery

  19-01-2023 23:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Authorities are investigating a bank robbery that happened in downtown Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon.Police responded to Flagstar Bank at 111 E. Wayne St. at approximately 4:40 p.m. regarding the robbery.Police have not yet provided a name of the suspect, but authorities did provide a photo of the suspect.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene and will provide updates as the situation unfolds.East Wayne Street
  
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• Police identify 'armed and dangerous' bank robbery suspect

  19-01-2023 23:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne police believe they know who robbed a downtown Fort Wayne bank at gunpoint Thursday afternoon.The suspect has been identified as 55-year-old Charles Edward Jones. They're asking anyone with information about Jones to call 911 or the Fort Wayne Police Department Detective Bureau at 427-1201. He's considered to be armed and dangerous.
  The robbery took place at around 4:40 p.m. Thursday at the Flagstar Bank located at 111 E. Wayne St.Soon afterwards police
  
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• Police arrest bank robbery suspect at Southtown Crossing Walmart

  19-01-2023 23:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection to a bank robbery that took place in downtown Fort Wayne Thursday.Police said the suspect, identified as 55-year-old Charles Edward Jones, had been spotted by employees at the Walmart at Southtown Crossing, and authorities arrested him at the Walmart without incident.Jones faces preliminary charges of armed robbery, a Level 3 felony.The robbery took place around 4:40 p.m. Thursday at the Flagstar Bank located at 11
  
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• FWFD: Electrical problem behind southeast Fort Wayne fire

  19-01-2023 23:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a house fire on Fort Wayne's southeast side Thursday afternoon.Multiple firetrucks and firefighters were seen at a home near the intersection of South Hanna Street and Congress Avenue. Arts United appoints new president, CEOThe FWFD said there were no people or pets in the home at the time of the fire, and firefighters found a fire in the kitchen and attic area.The fire was "electrical in nature," according to the
  
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• FWFD: 3 pets rescued in southeast Fort Wayne house fire

  19-01-2023 23:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a house fire on Fort Wayne's southeast side Thursday afternoon.Multiple firetrucks and firefighters were seen at a home near the intersection of South Hanna Street and Congress Avenue.The FWFD said firefighters found a fire in the kitchen that was later determined to be "accidental in nature," along with smoke throughout the rest of the house. Arts United appoints new president, CEOFirefighters rescued three pets
  
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• Firefighters investigate southeast Fort Wayne house fire

  19-01-2023 23:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a house fire on Fort Wayne's southeast side Thursday afternoon.Multiple firetrucks and firefighters were seen at a home near the intersection of South Hanna Street and Congress Avenue. Arts United appoints new president, CEOAuthorities have not provided any details regarding the fire.South Hanna Street
  
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• Firefighters investigate house fire in southeast Fort Wayne

  19-01-2023 23:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department is currently responding to a house fire on Fort Wayne's southeast side.Multiple firetrucks and firefighters were seen at a home near the intersection of South Hanna Street and Congress Avenue.Authorities have not provided details on any possible injuries, and it is not yet known what started the fire.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene and will provide updates as the situation unfolds.
  
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• Retired Jay County principal faces child pornography charges

  19-01-2023 23:21 via wane.com
  
  JAY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A former school administrator in Jay County is facing four child pornography charges after police conducted a search warrant at his home.According to Jay Circuit Court documents, an officer at the Jay County Sheriff's Office received tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which showed searches and photos of child pornography from an IP address later tied to 73-year-old Randall L. Rains.Randall Rains
  Authorities later executed a search wa
  
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• Arts United appoints new president, CEO

  19-01-2023 22:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Arts United, a local nonprofit arts agency, announced Thursday the organization has named a new president and CEO.The organization appointed Dan Ross, who has worked for Arts United for the last 13 years, as the person who will succeed Susan Mendenhall in late January."Given his current level of involvement in Arts United's initiatives, we as a Board are confident that Dan Ross will continue to lead the current strategic plan and programs in service to the communi
  
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• Evansville family sues hospital after 8-year-old boy dies

  19-01-2023 22:08 via wane.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - An Evansville family has filed a lawsuit against St. Vincent claiming the hospital failed to give adequate care to their 8-year-old son, resulting in his death.According to the lawsuit, the parents of Marco Gabriel La Torre Riquero took him to St. Vincent urgent care on September 18, 2022 because he was suffering from headaches, abdominal pain and vomiting for four days. The lawsuit also said Marco's mother reported that it hurt the boy to stand. The family was advised to
  
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• State senator from Huntington to consider bid for Jim Banks' US Congressional seat

  19-01-2023 22:04 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington) announced Thursday he is considering a bid for the IN-3 U.S. Congressional seat that Rep. Jim Banks (R) currently serves.The announcement comes after Rep. Banks recently announced he will seek the Republican nomination to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), who plans to run for governor."I am humbled by the support and encouragement from family, friends and colleagues. However, a decision such as this cannot be made l
  
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• Court docs: Rapping, shooting, livestreaming and now charges

  19-01-2023 21:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Maybe he had visions of making it big in the world of hip hop music.Maybe he just wanted to impress his friends.
  Whatever the case, a 19-year-old man accused of livestreaming himself rapping while firing a gun outside a vehicle during a shooting escapade through the southeast side certainly caught someone's attention.In his case, it happened to be that of Fort Wayne Police officers.
  Devin Weaver, aka "shot4shotspas"
  And now he's in jail facing felony charges.
  Devin Weav
  
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• Supreme Court says it hasn't found abortion opinion leaker

  19-01-2023 20:50 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday it has not determined who leaked a draft of the court's opinion overturning abortion rights, but that the investigation continues.Eight months after Politico published its explosive leak detailing the draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, the court said its investigative team “has to date been unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance of the evidence.&rdquo
  
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• Severe t-storm watch through evening

  19-01-2023 20:08 via wane.com
  
  There are active weather alerts for a portion of our area. Click here for the latest information.
  A few strong storms with wind gusts 60+ mph are possible from afternoon into evening.
  This afternoon's forecast is pretty atypical for January, as we're expecting showers and thunderstorms to develop along a cold front. Storms are expected to develop thanks to some instability made possible by the warmth of the afternoon. High temperatures are expected to climb all the way up to around 50 degrees to
  
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• at home, The Home Décor Superstore coming to Fort Wayne

  19-01-2023 20:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A building that once was home to a Kmart and most recently a Burlington Coat Factory at the intersection of Illinois Road and Hillegas will soon be home to a home decor chain with stores elsewhere in Indiana and across the country.
  at home, The Home Décor Superstore has a sign up on the building indicating "coming soon." It's not know yet when the store will open. WANE 15 has placed a call with corporate management.As the name implies, at home has a variety of good
  
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• Indiana's top court hearing challenge to state abortion ban

  19-01-2023 18:19 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The fate of Indiana’s Republican-backed abortion ban on Thursday goes before the state Supreme Court as it hears arguments on whether it violates privacy protections under the state constitution.Abortions have been allowed to continue in the state since a county judge blocked the law from being enforced in September, a week after the law approved in August had taken effect.Indiana became the first state to enact tighter abortion restrictions after the U.S. Supreme
  
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• Report: Fentanyl deaths of children under 14 surging

  19-01-2023 18:11 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (NewsNation) — Children under 14 are dying of fentanyl poisoning at a rate faster than any other age group, according to a new report from Families Against Fentanyl, a nonprofit spreading awareness about the deadly opioid.Between 2019 and 2021, synthetic opioid fatalities led by fentanyl poisonings among U.S. children under 14 years old increased faster than among any other U.S. age group, according to an FAF analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.Infant fenta
  
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• Coroner: Skyline Pass shooting homicide-suicide

  19-01-2023 17:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 43-year-old woman shot her 7-year-old son in the chest and shot herself in the head in a north side home Wednesday morning, according to the Allen County Coroner.
  The coroner ruled Kari Lynn Beck's death a suicide and the death of her son, Oscar L. Beck, a homicide.
  Emergency crews were sent to the 1100 block of Skyline Pass northeast of the intersection of Coldwater and Cook Roads at around 8:35 a.m. on Wednesday and found Beck and her son suffering from gunshot woun
  
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• Coroner: North side shooting suicide-homicide

  19-01-2023 17:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 43-year-old woman shot her 7-year-old son in the chest and shot herself in the head in a north side home Wednesday morning, according to the Allen County Coroner.
  The coroner ruled Kari Lynn Beck's death a suicide and the death of her son, Oscar L. Beck, a homicide.
  Emergency crews were sent to the 1100 block of Skyline Pass northeast of the intersection of Coldwater and Cook Roads at around 8:35 a.m. on Wednesday and found Beck and her son suffering from gunshot woun
  
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• Indiana man charged after son in diaper points gun at people

  19-01-2023 16:28 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The father of diaper-clad 4-year-old boy seen last weekend pointing a loaded handgun at people outside their Indiana apartment now faces felony charges.The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday that the 45-year-old man was charged Tuesday with two counts of neglect of a dependent and one count of dangerous control of a firearm. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday for an initial hearing.Online court records do not list an attorney who could speak
  
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• Court challenge to Indiana trans sports ban has been dropped

  19-01-2023 16:01 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A lawsuit challenging an Indiana law that prohibits transgender students from competing in girls school sports was dropped Wednesday just weeks before it was to be heard by a federal appeals court.A federal judge in Indianapolis ruled against the law in August and granted a preliminary injunction allowing a 10-year-old transgender girl to rejoin her school’s all-girls softball team in the Indianapolis Public Schools district.But the American Civil Liberties Union
  
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• Alabama man clocked going 109 mph with kid in car on Indiana interstate

  19-01-2023 13:40 via wane.com
  
  JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) An Alabama man faces multiple OWI charges after he was clocked going 109 mph on I-65 in southern Indiana Wednesday morning.
  According to Indiana State Police, a trooper pulled the man over near the Jackson/Bartholomew county line. The driver, identified as Anthony Reed, 36, of Huntsville, showed signs he had been drinking. A BAC test showed .24%, well over the legal limit.A woman and child were also in the car and they were.Reed could face more charges once the invest
  
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• It's National Popcorn Day! Here are some fun facts

  19-01-2023 13:05 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) January 19 is National Popcorn Day so we've compiled some facts regarding the popular snack food as compiled by The Popcorn Board.Americans consume about 14 billion* quarts of popcorn a year. That’s 43 quarts per man, woman, and child.Indiana is among the top popcorn producing statesPopcorn kernels can pop as high as 3 feet up in the airThere are four kinds of corn; popcorn, field corn, sweet corn, and flint corn. However only popcorn popsFall is the peak period for popcorn sal
  
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• AG: Marion doctor 'danger to public'; took photos of patients' privates without consent

  19-01-2023 12:42 via wane.com
  
  MARION, Ind. — The Indiana Attorney General's Office is moving to strip a Grant County OB/GYN of his medical license after a woman accused the doctor of sexually assaulting her during an examination and taking photographs of her private area without her consent.
  Since the accusation, the AG's investigation reported several other women have come forth accusing the doctor of similar acts with investigators uncovering photographs of patients' privates in medical files that the patients not on
  
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• 3 escape house fire on Warsaw Street

  19-01-2023 10:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Three adults were able to safely evacuate a burning home on Warsaw Street late Wednesday night.The fire started around 11:40 p.m. at a home in the 3900 block of Warsaw. When fire crews arrived, they could see flames through a second story window.It took less than 20 minutes to get the fire under control. The fire damage was mostly contained to a bedroom, but the entire second floor has smoke damage.No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.The Fort W
  
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• SE Fort Wayne housing development moves closer to construction

  19-01-2023 05:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne's Southeast side is set for continued growth as the Roosevelt Reserves subdivision moved one step closer to starting construction Tuesday.
  Fort Wayne City Council and the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission $5.2 million dollar TIF loan for the project last year. In Tuesday's Redevelopment Commission meeting, officials approved amending the amount of lots to be built.Originally quoted at 263 lots, developers with Roosevelt Reserves said Tuesday that number wil
  
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• Refurbished Smoky's Records back on the market

  19-01-2023 03:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A local property investor has breathed new life into Smoky's Records on Wells Street, which gathered dust for more than a decade after the 2006 death of Charles "Smoky" Montgomery.The retail space on the main level has been whiteboxed for a new owner to customize while the upstairs has been turned residential with two bedrooms and two full baths."I love to invest in properties like this and bring them back to life so somebody else can utilize them," said Cheri Toscos w
  
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• Northeast Indiana columnist takes digs at tenderloin bill

  19-01-2023 02:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- If Indiana lawmakers can have some lighter moments, so can the people who cover them.That was the thinking behind the latest column from Steve Garbacz, Executive Editor at KPC Media, where he flat out rejected any notion the breaded pork tenderloin should be Indiana's official state sandwich.He (jokingly?) slammed the proposal as "the worst bill I've ever seen and the worst bill anyone could possibly imagine."State Senator Andy Zay authored Senate Bill 322 to celebrate
  
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• Local students head to Washington DC for March for Life protest

  19-01-2023 02:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Wednesday, more than 150 high school students left Fort Wayne for Washington D.C. to participate in the annual March for Life protest.March for Life, the largest regularly reoccurring protest, annually protests the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.Local participating schools include Blackhawk Christian School, Concordia Lutheran High School, Lakewood Park Christian School and Lakeland Christian Academy. FWPD photo receives national recognition from US Ju
  
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• Referee shortage being blamed on parent abuse: 'It's not worth it'

  19-01-2023 01:31 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- A shortage of high school basketball referees across the state is forcing some games to get canceled.“If we don’t have officials that show up on game night, then we don’t play,” said Brian Lewis, assistant commissioner for IHSAA. “It’s as simple as that.”A shortage of referees is calling a timeout to basketball games around the state. “In pockets of the state, we don’t have as many officials,” Lewis said.“Offi
  
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• Egg seizures up at border crossings as prices soar in U.S.

  19-01-2023 01:29 via wane.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – At $3.40, a 30-count carton of eggs is a steal in Juarez, Mexico, these days. Unfortunately, federal law prohibits Americans from bringing raw eggs or poultry across the border. That has not stopped people from trying as the price of eggs skyrockets in the United States.U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports a 108 percent increase in seized egg products and poultry at ports of entry from Oct. 1 to Dec 31 of last year. The price of a dozen eggs rose
  
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• Unique new bakery about to open in Fort Wayne

  19-01-2023 00:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - It's a taste of home for Timea Csibi. Chimney cakes are a sweet treat that originated in Transylvania and are popular throughout Europe.
  Csibi and her family moved to the United State from Hungary in 2014 and settled in Fort Wayne in 2017. Now, she'll share part of her heritage with her new home.
  Chimney Cakes Bakery and Caffe will open soon on West Main Street. Some may recall having Csibi's chimney cakes at Farmer's Markets, but this will be the first brick and mortar
  
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• Grand opening set for Chimney Cakes Bakery

  19-01-2023 00:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A unique new bakery in Fort Wayne will open west of downtown on January 28.
  Chimney Cakes Bakery and Caffe will open soon on West Main Street. Some may recall having the chimney cakes at Farmer's Markets, but this will be the first brick and mortar location for the business.
  Opening day on Saturday, January 28 will have special hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Then hours on Sunday, January 29 will be from noon to 4 p.m. There will be complimentary espresso shots with the pu
  
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• Century old Broadway theater will now be the Chateau on Broadway

  19-01-2023 00:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Anyone who knows Eva Babalola knows she understands how to throw a party.Now, Babalola is the new owner of the Chateau on Broadway, formerly The Philmore on Broadway, in the 2400 block of the street by the same name.Currently, the 100-year-old venue is under a major interior reconstruction designed by Design Collaborative and executed by MKS.When it’s finished this spring, the round bar will be gone as well as a wall that separated the space. There will be m
  
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