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• Court docs: Mom says 'weird guy' followed her in Marion grocery store, tried to grab 4-year-old daughter

  03-02-2023 23:08 via wane.com
  
  MARION, Ind. – A Marion man followed a woman and her daughter in a grocery store before trying to kidnap the little girl, police say.Marion police arrested Jason Milliner following the Jan. 30 incident, which happened around 1:30 p.m. at the Needler’s Fresh Market on Forest Avenue in Marion.The mother told police she entered the store with her 4-year-old daughter and kept her close because she noticed a “weird guy” wearing a hoodie, a black ski mask or beanie, light color
  
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• WATCH: Movers transport historic barn in Ohio

  03-02-2023 22:56 via wane.com
  
  CONVOY, Ohio (WANE) - An Ohio barn that's nearly a century old is on the move Friday.The structure, which stands at 4,000 square feet, is being transported almost a mile down the road in Convoy.At one time, horses and cattle called the barn home. Now, the barn is set to be restored at its new location, where it will serve as a place to gather for special events.It will be in the hands of Lincoln Ridge Farms, a local business known for fresh produce and an annual fall festival. The farm has been
  
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• Downtown Fort Wayne 'hole' faced unexpected environmental remediation, but everything is ready to go now

  03-02-2023 22:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Environmental troubles and inflation were the culprits delaying the multi-million dollar Lofts at Headwaters project at the corner of Clinton and Superior streets, said a longtime developer Friday.“We all know it had environmental issues there,” said Don Steininger, member of the Capital Improvement Board, an entity that gave $3 million more for construction of the project in December. The Lofts will offer mixed use – retail and residential &ndash
  
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• 2/3 Highlight Zone Prep Basketball Scoreboard

  03-02-2023 22:01 via wane.com
  
  GIRLS SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
  4A at Huntington North
  Huntington North 55 New Haven 11
  Wayne 32 Homestead 73
  Title game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday4A at DeKalb
  Snider 50 DeKalb 36
  East Noble 34Carroll 57
  Title game at 7 p.m. Saturday4A at Concord
  Goshen 42 Northridge 54
  Elkhart 55 Warsaw 53
  Title game at 6 p.m. Saturday3A at Concordia
  Woodlan 45 Heritage 34
  Concordia 38Garrett 44
  Title game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday3A at Norwell
  Norwell 70 Peru 25
  Bellmont 44 Northwestern 50
  Title game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday3A
  
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• Future of fast food block across from Parkview Field will come with $6 million purchase by the capital improvement board

  03-02-2023 20:46 via wane.com
  
  City has a "must purchase" agreement no later than January 2024FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --Remember talk of an arena downtown? Or maybe a soccer stadium?Although there are no formal plans yet for the half block of three fast food restaurants across from Parkview Field, you can bet there’s keen interest in developing the property.Some call it the Food Block and others have named it Restaurant Row, but it’s safe to say in the next decade the block will look a lot different than it does n
  
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• National Wear Red Day calls attention to #1 killer of women

  03-02-2023 19:50 via wane.com
  
  It’s National Wear Red Day, when the American Heart Association encourages the wearing of red to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease in women. The association says less than half of women recognize that heart disease is the number one killer of females.48-year-old Dina Pinelli from Long Island, New York, is thankful to be alive after a massive health scare in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. “To have three heart attacks in 12 days, I can’t even really comprehend it,&
  
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• 'Pretty powerful': Indiana man captures rare 'green comet'

  03-02-2023 18:11 via wane.com
  
  LaPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WGN) — In freezing temperatures in rural LaPorte County, Indiana, a skywatcher was able to capture the rare "green comet" passing by Earth for the first time in 50,000 years.Space enthusiasts like Patrick Thompson have been talking about C/2022 E3 — more commonly known as the “green comet” — for the last couple of weeks. The comet was discovered only last year as part of a survey that monitors the solar system for moving objects with a wide-fie
  
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• Adventure awaits with all things camping at Fort Wayne show

  03-02-2023 18:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Adventurous families, there's an expo at the Memorial Coliseum just for you this weekend.Fort Wayne's RV & Camping Show is back from Thursday to Sunday. You can explore RVs on display and equipment fit for an outdoor adventure.Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.Tickets to get in cost $12 for adults and teens ages 13 and up, $10 for seniors ages 60 and older, $3 for children between ages 5-12. Ages 4 and younger get in
  
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• New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time

  03-02-2023 18:06 via wane.com
  
  U.S. agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars, with a focus on sweetened foods such as cereals, yogurt, flavored milk and breakfast pastries.The plan announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack also seeks to significantly decrease sodium in the meals served to the nation’s schoolkids by 2029, while making the rules for foods made with whole grains more flexible.The goal is to improve nutrition and align
  
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• Ford returns to Formula One in partnership with Red Bull

  03-02-2023 17:54 via wane.com
  
  Ford will return to Formula One as the engine provider for Red Bull Racing in a partnership announced Friday that begins with immediate technical support this season and engines in 2026.Red Bull powertrains and Ford will partner on the development of a hybrid power unit that will supply engines to both Red Bull and AlphaTauri when new F1 regulations begin in 2026.The American automaker dominated F1 in the late 1960s and 1970s as an engine manufacturer with Cosworth and Ford is the third most suc
  
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• Bicyclist hit by car, then stabbed to death by driver at California intersection

  03-02-2023 17:33 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) – Investigators in California are still trying to determine why a driver struck a bicyclist with his car and then stabbed him to death in Orange County on Wednesday.The victim has been identified as Michael Mammone, 58, an emergency room doctor at Providence Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach.Authorities say Vanroy Smith, 39, of Long Beach, struck Mammone with his white Lexus sedan at an intersection in Dana Point around 3 p.m. Wednesday.Michael Mammone is seen in a photo released by
  
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• 'Disgruntled customer' pulls gun inside Lima Road Walmart

  03-02-2023 17:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A person described as a 'disgruntled customer' caused the Walmart located on Lima Road on Fort Wayne's north side to be temporarily evacuated Thursday evening according to Fort Wayne police.Police were sent to the store just after 7 p.m. after a person pulled out a gun and pointed it in the air. When police arrived, Walmart loss prevention personnel believed the person was still in the store so the building was evacuated.
  A review of surveillance video showed that the per
  
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• Mom of Missouri inmate locked in prison visitation room for 12 hours

  03-02-2023 16:56 via wane.com
  
  CAMERON, Mo. (WDAF) – In November, 54-year-old Denice Rainey sat in a small, cubby-like visitation room at Crossroads Correctional Center, staring at her shackled son through barrier glass."'Oh my gosh, you know, we’ve been here for a long time,'" she recalled telling her son, who she requested remain anonymous.Rainey said she left the isolated room and peered into the larger, public visitation room, but found no other families or inmates visiting.“I went to go look and everybo
  
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• These products were recalled in January; do you own any?

  03-02-2023 16:45 via wane.com
  
  (WANE)It's time to take a look at products recalled in January by the Consumer Product Safety Commission because they can pose a danger.Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita released the list of products found below:FRIGG Silicone Pacifiers from Mushie & Co Textron-Specialized-Vehicles from E-Z-GO Youth-All-Terrain-Vehicles from EGL Motor Infant Bath Seats from Karmas Far Bicycles from Giant Bicycle Residential Elevators from Savaria Corporation Wood Wagons from
  
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• Inside the hunt for a serial kidnapper, and a bloody finale

  03-02-2023 14:27 via wane.com
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in rural southwest Oregon were on high alert: A man with a history of kidnapping and torturing women in two states was on the run in their territory.When a tip came in from a cab company that had given him a ride, they went house-to-house to check on residents. Peering through a window of one home, they found a gruesome scene: the bodies of two men who had been beaten to death.The discovery Tuesday near Grants Pass, Oregon, was a bloody link in a chain of dramatic
  
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• China, US tensions rise over suspected Chinese spy balloon

  03-02-2023 13:35 via wane.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday it was looking into reports that a Chinese spy balloon has been flying in U.S. airspace over sensitive sites — a discovery that further strained already tense relations between Beijing and Washington.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China has “no intention of violating the territory and airspace of any sovereign country” and urged calm while the facts are established.The reports came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was
  
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• China: Balloon over US skies is for research, wind pushed it

  03-02-2023 13:35 via wane.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown off course, despite U.S. suspicion it was spying. The discovery further strained already tense relations between Beijing and Washington.The Pentagon decided not to shoot down the balloon, which was potentially flying over sensitive sites, because of concerns of hurting people on the ground.The news came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected to make his
  
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• When will I get my tax refund?

  03-02-2023 13:30 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Tax season is officially open and those filers in line for a refund this year may be wondering when the money will land in their accounts.As long as the tax return is complete and accurate, the Internal Revenue Service says most people will get their refund in under 21 days, as long as they file electronically. For those taxpayers who file a paper return, however, the refund could take four weeks or more to process."If at all possible, file electronically, and request that you
  
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• Be Our Guest - Edwin Coe Spirits

  03-02-2023 12:46 via wane.com
  
  If you're a fan of artisan distilled spirits, this Be Our Guest deal is for you. Check out the video for what makes Edwin Coe Spirits so unique and then go here to purchase $50 worth of gift certificates for just $25.
  
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• South Bend high school basketball game canceled after brawl breaks out in gym

  03-02-2023 12:33 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A varsity basketball game between Washington and Riley high schools was canceled after a large brawl broke out in the crowd and spilled onto the court during halftime.
  According to the South Bend Police Department, the fight began shortly after 8 p.m. after both teams headed into the locker room for halftime.
  A livestream of the basketball game streamed by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) shows that during halftime a fight suddenly breaks out among so
  
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• Purdue professor arrested for propositioning women, dealing meth

  03-02-2023 04:32 via wane.com
  
  LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University professor was arrested after being accused of dealing meth and propositioning women for sexual favors.
  According to the Lafayette Police Department, Sergey Macheret, 65, of Lafayette was arrested on Wednesday after a lengthy investigation into reports of a "suspicious male approaching women." Macheret faces charges of making an unlawful proposition, dealing methamphetamine, and possession of methamphetamine.Indiana Code describes "making an unlawful pr
  
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• House Bill would offer option of 'outdoor refreshment areas' for Hoosier businesses

  03-02-2023 03:56 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - A bill is headed to the Indiana Senate that would give cities the option to serve alcohol in "outdoor refreshment areas".It's a move that Michael Galbraith, the president and CEO of Fort Wayne's Downtown Improvement District, hopes will bring even more events and activities to the city as a result.If House Bill 1349 is approved, drinking would no longer have to be confined to the space where the beverage was purchased. Indiana cities would be able to designate outdoor refre
  
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• One person in non-life threatening condition following a shooting in south Fort Wayne

  03-02-2023 01:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One person is in non-life threatening condition following a shooting on the city's south side, near Waynedale Thursday.Police responded to the intersection of Airport Expressway and Winchester Road on reports of a shooting, according to Fort Wayne Police.
  Police say one victim was taken to the hospital in non-life threatening condition. Police on the scene said there could have been an exchange of gunfire between individuals.
  It's unclear how many people were involved.
  
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• One person hospitalized following a shooting at a south Fort Wayne intersection

  03-02-2023 01:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One person is in the hospital following a shooting on the city's south side, near Waynedale Thursday.Police responded to the intersection of Airport Expressway and Winchester Road on reports of a shooting, according to Fort Wayne Police.
  Police say one victim was taken to the hospital, their condition unknown.
  It's unclear how many people were involved and if police have any suspects in custody. Police are still at the scene working to gather more information. A WANE 15
  
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• Allen County officers look for missing 73-year-old woman

  03-02-2023 00:01 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Public Safety Alert was sent out Thursday evening as officers try to find a 73-year-old woman who went missing that afternoon.According to the alert, the Allen County Sheriff's Department is looking for Roberta Hart, who was last seen around 1:45 p.m. in the 20700 block of Springfield Center Road in Harlan. Hart was described by police as a woman wearing a red coat and driving a white Buick LaCrosse with the plate 755ZNA.If you see someone matching Hart's descriptio
  
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• Allen County officers find 73-year-old woman

  03-02-2023 00:01 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Public Safety Alert was sent out Thursday evening as officers try to find a 73-year-old woman who went missing that afternoon.According to the alert, the Allen County Sheriff's Department is looking for Roberta Hart, who was last seen around 1:45 p.m. in the 20700 block of Springfield Center Road in Harlan. Hart was described by police as a woman wearing a red coat and driving a white Buick LaCrosse with the plate 755ZNA.If you see someone matching Hart's descriptio
  
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