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• Pontiac Street Market to lean on community feedback for product selection

  16-03-2023 23:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — With construction on Pontiac Street Market in southeast Fort Wayne underway, the City of Fort Wayne and Parkview Health will have to figure out what the all the grocery store will offer.For that, the City's Community Development Division will work alongside Sodexo, the store's operator and Parkview's food service provider, to meet with representatives from nearby neighborhoods and community organizations to get input on the types of products and services the store
  
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• Indiana lawmakers want coroners to test for animal tranquilizer following overdose deaths

  16-03-2023 23:10 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana lawmakers want to start collecting data on an animal tranquilizer sometimes mixed with illegal drugs.Xylazine, sometimes called "tranq," is a sedative used in animals like horses. But according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, people are now mixing it into illegal drugs like fentanyl, cocaine and heroin."If it's a powdered drug, anybody can put anything they want in that, and they can change hands five, six, ten times before the user gets it," said Michael Gannon, a
  
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• Reckless driver in 2020 fatal accident gets suspended sentence with family's consent

  16-03-2023 22:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Even with all front and side curtain airbags deployed, Wilhelmina McGinnis, 93, lost her life on May 25 three years ago on U.S. 33, just north of Valentine Road.Her daughter, Lisa Hensler, was severely injured, and on Thursday, she appeared in court in a wheelchair for the sentencing of Reyna Becerra, now 23, who was speeding on the two-lane highway and attempting to pass a semi-trailer truck when she hit Hensler’s Chevy Cruz head-on.With the consent of Hens
  
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• 'Girlz Rock' students empowered through prominent leaders

  16-03-2023 20:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — While she may be the Adams Township Trustee, Denita Washington has her eyes set on so much more.
  "It's all about the business of health and fitness, financial leadership, education," Washington said, and the list goes on about what she wants to give young women in the Fort Wayne area.
  That's why she started "Girlz Rock," a platform that puts on events to build up young women.
  "This is teaching girls how to become better leaders," Washington said. "They're already
  
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• 'My mommy's an angel in heaven': family anxiously awaits trial as loved one's 2-year 'angelversary' looms

  16-03-2023 20:49 via wane.com
  
  Defendants will face a jury together in a joinder trialALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - As preparations continue for the trial of two men accused of participating in the beating and drowning death of a 35-year-old Decatur woman, the victim’s sister-in-law says justice can’t happen soon enough.“I'm really scared honestly about everything because in May, it will be two years, and we are still here and we haven’t gotten anywhere,” said Destiny Erhardt. “Tiffany and he
  
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• Coroner: Decatur man dies after being wedged between tire, pavement

  16-03-2023 20:32 via wane.com
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) — The Adams County Coroner released a "preliminary draft" regarding a man who died Tuesday after being wedged between a truck's tire and the pavement at a McClure Oil gas station in Decatur.At approximately 3:12 p.m. Tuesday, Adams County Dispatch received a call after people found a man, identified as 77-year-old Robert H. Counterman, lying partially under a truck who did not appear to be moving.When officers arrived, they noticed the truck was still running and found
  
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• Mom pleads guilty to neglect in toddler's 2021 death

  16-03-2023 20:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A mother of two pleaded guilty to neglect in the 2021 death of her 2-year-old son.Kiara Johnson pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent causing death, and neglect of a dependent causing serious bodily injury.According to court documents, 23-year-old Johnson called 911 on Sept. 29, 2021 and said her children- ages 2 and 3 at the time- “got into something.” When police arrived, they found the children lying in the bathtub with the shower on, the documents sai
  
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• Fort Wayne mother pleads guilty to neglect in toddler's 2021 death

  16-03-2023 20:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A mother of two pleaded guilty to neglect in the 2021 death of her 2-year-old son.Kiara Johnson pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent causing death, and neglect of a dependent causing serious bodily injury.According to court documents, 23-year-old Johnson called 911 on Sept. 29, 2021 and said her children- ages 2 and 3 at the time- “got into something.” When police arrived, they found the children lying in the bathtub with the shower on, the documents sai
  
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• IKEA mirrors recalled over laceration hazard

  16-03-2023 19:57 via wane.com
  
  VIRGINIA (WXIN) – Thousands of mirrors are being recalled because they may fall off the wall, possibly leading to lacerations.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves about 22,400 IKEA LETTAN Mirrors sold. The recalled mirrors were sold at IKEA stores nationwide and online from December 2019 to October 2022, with a price from $23 to $56. Also included in the recall are an additional 17,500 mirrors sold in Canada.Purina expands recall for dog food that may cause kidne
  
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• Man ID'd in fatal fire at senior apartment community in Fort Wayne

  16-03-2023 19:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The man who died in a fire at the Edsall House Apartments in downtown Fort Wayne has been identified.The victim was identified as 76-year-old Terry Lynn Neat of Fort Wayne, the Allen County coroner said Thursday. Man dies in fire at downtown Fort Wayne senior apartment communityThe senior living community on Berry Street caught fire Saturday around 7:40 p.m.The Fort Wayne Fire Department said the flames were contained to one room on the first floor, where the man was fo
  
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• Anglers catch probable great white shark in Alabama

  16-03-2023 18:55 via wane.com
  
  ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — Dylan Wier and Blaine Kenny were having a relatively boring night on Sunday. They had been sitting on their fishing line with their clients in Orange Beach, Alabama, hoping for a bite. The two shark fishing guides never would have guessed that just before sunrise they were about to catch a 10-foot long great white shark. Their catch is believed to be the first great white caught in Alabama.“As soon as we got our hands on that fish, I think I blacked o
  
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• Mobile sports bets booming in some states as others shy away

  16-03-2023 18:37 via wane.com
  
  The stakes are higher in Ohio this year for March Madness — and not just because it's a regional host for the first round of the men's NCAA basketball tournament.For the first time, Ohio sports fans can click on a mobile app or tap into kiosks at bars, restaurants or grocery stores and legally bet on the famed tournament.Kansas and Massachusetts also are new additions to the world of online sports betting since the NCAA tournament last tipped off. A total of 33 states and the District of C
  
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• Heated blankets recalled due to burn, fire hazards

  16-03-2023 18:29 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) – More than 40,000 heated blankets are being recalled over the risk of people being burned while using them.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves Sunbeam® Queen Size Heated Blankets. The blankets were sold on Amazon and in small independent stores nationwide from September 2022 through January 2023. 81,000 chairs sold at T.J.Maxx, HomeGoods recalled following injury reportsThe recalled blankets have model number 32810027 printed on the wash
  
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• Driver killed in Monday crash on U.S. 27 south of Fort Wayne

  16-03-2023 16:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The driver of a pickup truck died late Monday after being involved in a crash on U.S. 27 south of Fort Wayne earlier in the day.According to the Allen County Sheriff's Department, the crash took place at the intersection of Flatrock Road and U.S. 27 just after 7 a.m.Investigators determined that the pickup truck was heading west on Flatrock Road when drove into the path of a car headed north on U.S. 27. The pickup driver was taken to a hospital in serious condition.He die
  
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• Driver identified in Monday crash on U.S. 27 south of Fort Wayne

  16-03-2023 16:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The driver of a pickup truck died late Monday after being involved in a crash on U.S. 27 south of Fort Wayne earlier in the day.The driver was identified Thursday as 80-year-old Robert Gene Melcher of Decatur, according to the Allen County Coroner.According to the Allen County Sheriff's Department, the crash took place at the intersection of Flatrock Road and U.S. 27 just after 7 a.m.Investigators determined that the pickup truck was heading west on Flatrock Road when dro
  
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• Police investigate crash with FWCS bus

  16-03-2023 15:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A crash involving a Fort Wayne Community Schools bus happened Thursday morning.Fort Wayne Police began investigating around 8:45 a.m. It's not clear what caused the crash.A WANE 15 crew at the scene saw traffic blocked at southbound Clinton, past Coliseum Boulevard.This story will be updated as we learn more.
  
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• Amtrak train strikes, kills person running on tracks in DeKalb County

  16-03-2023 14:12 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) Late Wednesday evening a person was killed after being struck by an eastbound Amtrak passenger train traveling 77 mph in DeKalb County.According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, the incident took place at 11:58 p.m.
  Dispatchers received a call from Norfolk Southern Railroad that a person was trespassing on the tracks. While a deputy was on his way to check it out, another call came in that the person had been struck near U.S. 6 and CR 47.The person, only desc
  
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• Amtrak train strikes, kills man running on tracks in DeKalb County

  16-03-2023 14:12 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) Late Wednesday evening a man was killed after being struck by an eastbound Amtrak passenger train traveling 77 mph in DeKalb County.According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, the incident took place at 11:58 p.m.
  Dispatchers received a call from Norfolk Southern Railroad that the man was trespassing on the tracks. While a deputy was on his way to check it out, another call came in that the man had been struck near U.S. 6 and CR 47.The man was running on the t
  
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• Crash snarls traffic on U.S. 30 west of Fort Wayne

  16-03-2023 13:45 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)A multi-vehicle crash has created traffic backups on U.S. 30 just west of Fort Wayne.The crash happened just before 8:30 at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Flaugh Road which is just west of Sweetwater. It's not known how many people are injured, however several people have been put inside an ambulance according to a WANE 15 crew at the scene.
  The crash apparently involved a car and an SUV.Traffic is moving slowly near the intersection.This story will be updated when more
  
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• Grissom Air Reserve Base tankers to relocate temporarily at Fort Wayne International

  16-03-2023 13:20 via wane.com
  
  PERU, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne area residents can expect to see large military aircraft in the skies that they don't ordinarily as a result of a runway improvement project at the Grissom Air Reserve Base in Peru, Indiana.
  While the 12,500 foot runway at Grissom is being repaired, some of Grissom's KC-135 refueling tankers will call Fort Wayne International Airport and the 122nd Fighter Wing home.122nd Fighter Wing slated for conversion, return to F-16 fighter jetsAccording to a Grissom news releas
  
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• US releases video of Russian jet dumping fuel on its drone

  16-03-2023 12:16 via wane.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Pentagon has released footage of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea.The 42-second video, released Thursday, shows a Russian Su-27 approaching the back of the MQ-9 drone and beginning to release fuel as it passes, the Pentagon said.The U.S. military said it ditched the MQ-9 Reaper in the sea on Tuesday after the Russian fighter jet poured fuel on the un
  
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• Charley's Choice: Marini dog picks NCAA Tournament

  16-03-2023 05:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Sports director Glenn Marini and his girls - Caroline and Lucia - are back with their annual wacky bracket picks. But this year they've added a doggone good helper - their new puppy, a Shih-poo named Charley!Check out how Charley chomps his way to picking his bracket, as he selects the 'top dog' in this year's NCAA Tournament!
  
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• Whitley County could leave industrial solar farms in the dark for 1 year

  16-03-2023 03:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) —Industrial solar farms may have to wait up to a year before breaking ground in Whitley County.
  At the Whitley County Plan Commission regular meeting on Wednesday, members discussed whether or not to recommend the county impose a solar farm moratorium.
  That moratorium would disallow the new development of industrial solar farms in the county for up to a year, or until county commissioners make a decision on an agreeable solar ordinance.
  They are pursuing something "
  
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• Fort Wayne invites citizens to meeting on Goshen Road improvement project

  16-03-2023 03:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In a few weeks, Fort Wayne residents will be able to voice their opinion on plans the city has for a project to improve a stretch of Goshen Road.On March 30, the City of Fort Wayne will host a public meeting on the Goshen Road Corridor Improvement Project, which plans to include road reconstruction, additional driving lanes, pedestrian facilities and landscaping to a stretch of Goshen Road from Gateway Plaza to Coliseum Boulevard. Comedian Katt Williams to bring 2
  
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