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• Bill would close loophole in Indiana's child seduction law

  14-03-2023 23:36 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS - A bipartisan bill at the Statehouse would close a loophole in Indiana's child seduction law.Child seduction is a charge often applied in crimes when an adult in a position of trust or authority engages in sexual contact with a child under age 18.Right now, the law includes youth sports coaches employed by a school but does not say anything about coaches in leagues not connected to a school district."We do not believe that it's a widespread problem in Indiana, but we know that any
  
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• As expected, Colts releasing QB Matt Ryan

  14-03-2023 23:29 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – The Matt Ryan era was brief and unsuccessful. Now, it’s over.The Indianapolis Colts are releasing the veteran quarterback less than one year after acquiring him from the Atlanta Falcons, according to WSB-Channel 2 in Atlanta.There was no immediate comment from the Colts, but Ryan’s release has been anticipated since early January when the team lost its season finale 32-31 to the Houston Texans and finished with a 4-12-1 record with Ryan standing on the sideline a
  
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• Housing market, unemployment, interest rates: local economic pundit weighs in

  14-03-2023 23:11 via wane.com
  
  Over the last year, Fort Wayne added 2,000 jobsFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An expert weighs in on economic topics from the housing market, to inflation, to unemployment-- and what the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank means on a local level.In a wide-ranging interview, WANE 15 talked with Rachel Blakeman, director of Purdue Fort Wayne’s Community Research Institute."We live in interesting times, so it’s difficult to say precisely what is going to happen with the market,” Blake
  
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• Court Docs: Man stole 4 vehicles in under 1 month

  14-03-2023 22:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — First, it happened Jan. 24 at the Kroger Fuel Center on State Boulevard.It happened again Jan. 26 at a NAPA store on W. Coliseum Boulevard between Goshen and Lima roads.Then, it happened Feb. 17 at the Marathon gas station near the corner of Spring and Wells streets.Finally, the fourth incident happened Feb. 20 at the Circle K at the corner of Sherman and State boulevards - just down the street from where the first incident happened.
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• Court Docs: Man stole 4 cars in under 1 month

  14-03-2023 22:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — First, it happened Jan. 24 at the Kroger Fuel Center on State Boulevard.It happened again Jan. 26 at a NAPA store on W. Coliseum Boulevard between Goshen and Lima roads.Then, it happened Feb. 17 at the Marathon gas station near the corner of Spring and Wells streets.Finally, the fourth incident happened Feb. 20 at the Circle K at the corner of Sherman and State boulevards - just down the street from where the first incident happened.
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• 'Perfect people:' Historic Green Frog Inn gets new ownership

  14-03-2023 22:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After 20 years of ownership under Cindy Henry, wife of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, the Green Frog Inn will soon have new owners.After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2022, Cindy felt ready to hand the bar over to someone else, and not long after the diagnosis, she said the "perfect people" came along.Cindy said those people, Corey Noble and Stephanie Bonner, will be the ones to carry on the legacy of a bar that has been in Fort Wayne since 1933
  
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• Police: 18-year-old taken to hospital in single-vehicle crash in DeKalb County

  14-03-2023 20:50 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Authorities transported an 18-year-old male to the hospital after his car flipped over during a single-vehicle crash in DeKalb County Tuesday morning, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.At approximately 11:25 a.m., 18-year-old Tyler Caudill was traveling westbound on County Road 28 and approaching an "S" curve near County Road 00.Allen County Coroner rules on Jan. traffic deathsAccording to police, Caudill drove toward the curve at a "high rate
  
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• Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

  14-03-2023 20:20 via wane.com
  
  (AP) - Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month, the state's attorney general said Tuesday.The federal lawsuit also seeks to force the company to pay for groundwater and soil monitoring in the years to come and economic losses in the village of East Palestine and surrounding areas, said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.“The fallout from th
  
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• Allen County Coroner rules on Jan. traffic deaths

  14-03-2023 19:19 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has ruled on the cause of deaths of two victims involved in a crash near the intersection of Arcola and Yellow River roads in west Allen County this past January.
  Laine C. Arvey, 49, of Fort Wayne, died from blunt impact injuries to her head and torso, the coroner said. Matthew P. Tustison, 49, also of Fort Wayne, died from multiple injuries, according to a media release from the coroner.2 killed in fiery crash on Arcola RoadBoth deaths were r
  
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• The Big Blue Bridge in Portland will come down, INDOT official says

  14-03-2023 17:39 via wane.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ind. (WANE) - The Big Blue Bridge in Portland, a steel truss structure built in 1914, will be demolished this spring, according to a spokesperson for the Indiana Department of Transportation.The INDOT official responded to an email from WANE 15 and said Portland officials weren’t interested in saving the historic bridge that replaced a wrought iron bowstring bridge built in 1870.“As for the Big Blue Bridge in Portland, it is still set for demolition in spring 2023. We hoste
  
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• Court docs: Fort Wayne teen charged in fall ambush and shooting

  14-03-2023 16:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 16-year-old Fort Wayne boy is now charged as an adult in an ambush, robbery and shooting that left a man in critical condition on the city's south side this past fall.
  Allen County prosecutors formally charged Naing O. Ngwe, who just turned 16 this month, with a Level 1 felony count of attempted murder as well as other felony counts in connection with the October shooting, which involved two victims from Indianapolis.
  A man accused of being with Ngwe at the time, 19-y
  
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• Rapper, actor Ludacris to perform this summer in Fort Wayne

  14-03-2023 16:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) He's won Grammys and appeared in movies and on television and this summer, Ludacris will perform at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne.The show, which will also feature Juvenile and Chingy will take place Friday, July 28. Willie Nelson to perform at Foellinger TheatreLudacris has 8 No. 1 hits and 10 more top-10 songs, including “Yeah”, “Lovers & Friends”, “Money Maker”, “Baby”, “Glamorous”, “How Low”,
  
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• Judge Wendy Davis runs for 3rd District Congress

  14-03-2023 15:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Allen Circuit Court Judge Wendy Davis, 56, threw her hat - and robe - in the ring Tuesday to represent Indiana's third Congressional district in 2024 as a Republican.She will leave the bench to launch her campaign to replace Jim Banks, who is running for U.S. Senate after Mike Braun announced he would run for Indiana governor.Before her announcement, Davis told WANE 15 she had spent 12 years as a judge reacting to problems with an oath to stay politically neutral."But
  
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• BestReviews’ tips on how to keep your home safe while you’re away for spring break

  14-03-2023 12:17 via wane.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.Break-ins can lower neighborhood property valueBesides costing you directly, if your house is targeted for burglary, the crime can lower the property value of your entire neighborhood. It is important to protect your home, especially now, when vacations are starting and your property becomes even more vulnerable. Luckily, there are a few things you can do to move that target off of your home and help ens
  
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• 'Fosbury Flop' high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76

  14-03-2023 11:12 via wane.com
  
  Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his “Fosbury Flop,” has died. He was 76.Fosbury died Sunday after a recurrence with lymphoma, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte.Before Fosbury, many high jumpers cleared their heights by running parallel to the bar, then using a straddle kick to leap over before landing with their faces pointed downward. At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Fosbury took off at an an
  
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• Biden to unveil executive order to increase background checks on gun sales

  14-03-2023 10:01 via wane.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday plans to announce an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks conducted before gun sales, cracking down on firearms dealers who violate federal law.The goal of the executive order, set to be unveiled during a Biden visit to Monterey Park, Calif., is to move the U.S. as close to a system of universal background checks for all gun sales as possible without requiring legislation from Congress. Biden has called for Congress to pass universal ba
  
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• Bluffton nears interlocal agreement for fire coverage

  14-03-2023 03:12 via wane.com
  
  WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — On Monday, Bluffton City Council held a meeting to discuss a proposal for a new "fire protection territory" agreement that would possibly address multiple issues the Bluffton Fire Department has as a result of the current agreement.In 2018, a fire territory agreement had two townships, Harrison and Lancaster, outsource the services of the Bluffton Fire Department.However, Bluffton City Council argued the responsibilities are unsustainable considering there has b
  
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• Allen County communities adopt 'All in Allen' plan

  14-03-2023 00:46 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — After being adopted by Fort Wayne and Allen County last December, the All in Allen Comprehensive Plan has been fully adopted by other communities across the county.The communities of Grabill, Huntertown, Monroeville and Woodburn recently adopted the All in Allen plan, and the plan will now go into effect starting Monday.Woodburn became the last of the four communities to adopt the plan on March 6. Auburn diner starts GoFundMe to help 79-year-old dishwasher pay b
  
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• Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission approves upgrades for Parkview Field, downtown parking garages

  14-03-2023 00:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Monday, the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission (FWRC) approved resolutions for two projects that will provide upgrades to multiple structures in downtown Fort Wayne.The FWRC approved resolutions for improvements to Parkview Field in 2023 and a construction contract for restoring the Civic Center and Skyline parking garages.Keith Thornton, City of Fort Wayne community development manager, said the upgrades will add to public safety by repairing stairs, doors an
  
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