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• New to Fort Wayne? A citywide program helps new residents learn about the community

  10-04-2023 23:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Moving to a new place can be nerve-wracking and getting to know people there can be even more difficult.Greater Fort Wayne Inc., an economic development organization, has a program called Onboard, where people who are new to Fort Wayne can learn more about what the city has to offer and meet others who live in the community.This includes tours of different places across like restaurants, wineries, parks and entertainment venues. They also help people with what resources
  
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• Does your state allow teachers to carry a gun?

  10-04-2023 23:31 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Following a shooting that left six dead, including three children, at The Covenant School in Nashville, there have been renewed calls to have armed teachers in schools. Some states have already enacted laws allowing this while others are hoping to do so.
  In 2013, just a few months after the deadly Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, South Dakota became the first state to enact a law allowing school employees to carry guns, The New York Times reports.
  Since then, roughly 30 s
  
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• City officials approve funding for Parkview Field improvements

  10-04-2023 23:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Monday, the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission voted to approve funding for a project to renovate Parkview Field.The project follows a mandate from Major League Baseball (MLB) that will require all MLB and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams to upgrade their current lighting systems and make improvements to their fields in accordance with new field slope and drainage requirements. $135M improvements on the way for Fort Wayne infrastructureFort Wayne TinCaps Pre
  
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• Allen County Public Library's Book Bowl trivia contest set to return

  10-04-2023 22:41 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Allen County Public Library (ACPL) is bringing back its annual Book Bowl trivia contest.The third annual Book Bowl will return on Sunday, April 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the ACPL's main branch in downtown Fort Wayne."Book Bowl celebrates books and a love of reading," said Senior Librarian Anna Kallermeyn. "It is the perfect kickoff event for National Library Week." $135M improvements on the way for Fort Wayne in
  
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• Allen County Public Library's Book Bowl trivia competition set to return

  10-04-2023 22:41 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Allen County Public Library (ACPL) is bringing back its annual Book Bowl trivia contest.The third annual Book Bowl will return on Sunday, April 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the ACPL's main branch in downtown Fort Wayne."Book Bowl celebrates books and a love of reading," said Senior Librarian Anna Kallermeyn. "It is the perfect kickoff event for National Library Week." $135M improvements on the way for Fort Wayne in
  
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• State officials warn Hoosiers to watch out for farm machinery on the road

  10-04-2023 22:04 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — As farmers get ready for another planting season, state officials warned Hoosiers to pay attention to slow-moving farm equipment on the road this spring.Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter said Indiana sees a large increase in farm machinery on the roads during spring and warned that it is important Hoosiers know how to safely navigate around them."Patience, courtesy and understanding, along with the undivided attention of motorists and farmers, will help ensure a s
  
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• 5 questions with Fort Wayne Republican mayoral candidates

  10-04-2023 21:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- WANE 15 posed the same set of questions to the three candidates running in Fort Wayne's Republican mayoral primary.Councilman Jason Arp, Councilman Tom Didier and businessman Eddie Ribel did not know the questions in advance and were asked to keep their answers to around one minute.
  (Jesse Crammer withdrew from the race before his name could be taken off the ballot.)
  Early voting takes place at the Rousseau Centre, 1 E Main St, Fort Wayne, though May 1.The municipal pr
  
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• 5 questions with Fort Wayne Democratic mayoral candidates

  10-04-2023 21:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- WANE 15 posed the same set of questions to the two candidates running in Fort Wayne's Democratic mayoral primary.Educator Jorge Fernandez and incumbent Mayor Tom Henry did not know the questions in advance and were asked to keep their answers to around one minute.
  Early voting takes place at the Rousseau Centre, 1 E Main St, Fort Wayne, though May 1.The municipal primary will be held on May 2. 5 questions with Fort Wayne Republican mayoral candidatesWhat grade would yo
  
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• $135M improvements on the way for Fort Wayne infrastructure

  10-04-2023 21:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne City Utilities is getting a $135 million investment for infrastructure this year, which means improvements to the city as well as more construction on the way.It's the largest investment yet for a single year, City Utilities said Monday in a release. The investment will go toward Fort Wayne's water, sewer and storm water projects. This in turn supports the bigger picture of replacing aging infrastructure, increasing capacity in this growing community and prot
  
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• Juice Jacking: Feds warn against using public phone charging stations

  10-04-2023 19:48 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - The FBI is warning people to not use public phone charging stations, which have become increasingly popular in places like airports and shopping malls.
  The problem is that hackers have found a way to introduce malware and other software onto devices through the public stations, the FBI said.“Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels or shopping centers,” the FBI’s Denver Twitter account said. “Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB po
  
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• Two-EE's wins 9 awards at international wine competition

  10-04-2023 19:33 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) - Two-EE's Winery brought home nine awards from a competition in California.The Los Angeles International Wine Competition awarded the winery nine medals, including a Best of Class gold medal for its 2020 Pinot Noir.The 2023 competition was the first year Two-EE's entered. The winery also won gold medals for its Plonqé sweet concord wine, and the 2018 Touriga Nacional."We are thrilled that both our sweet and dry wines have been honored with awards," said Eric Harri
  
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• GasBuddy explains why pump prices continue to rise

  10-04-2023 19:28 via wane.com
  
  (GaBuddy) For the second straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has climbed, rising 8.8 cents from a week ago to $3.57 per gallon Sunday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 13.0 cents from a month ago but 52.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 1.6 cents in the last week and stands at $4.15 p
  
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• Courts: Fort Wayne teen pleads guilty to murder in faux drug deal shooting

  10-04-2023 18:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 16-year-old Fort Wayne boy faces between 45 and 65 years in prison after pleading guilty to a count of murder in connection with an October shooting Monday morning.
  Austin Moran, who police arrested shortly after the killing of 19-year-old Yael Edu Esparza near West Wildwood Avenue, signed a plea agreement which did not cap his sentence in any way or provide a recommended sentence.
  An Allen Superior Court judge will decide Moran's sentence next month - with a count of
  
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• Indiana officers cleared in fatal shooting at traffic stop

  10-04-2023 17:14 via wane.com
  
  MITCHELL, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor has cleared two Indiana law enforcement officers of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with a fatal shooting during a traffic stop in February.Lawrence County Prosecutor Samuel C. Arp II said he has reviewed the incident and decided City of Mitchell Police Officer Christian Anderson and Lawrence County Sheriff's Deputy Joshua Rhoades' actions were justified, WXIN-TV reported Monday.According to Indiana State Police, the officers stopped 29-year-old Ant
  
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• Report: 5 killed, shooter 'neutralized' in downtown Louisville

  10-04-2023 16:05 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say five people have been killed in a shooting at a bank building in downtown Louisville and the suspected shooter is also dead.Police say six others were brought to the hospital after the Monday morning shooting.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police are reporting “multiple casualties” as they respond to a shooting in a bank building in downtown Louisville.The Louisville Metro Pol
  
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• Casualties reported, police presence in downtown Louisville

  10-04-2023 16:05 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police are reporting “multiple casualties” as they respond to a shooting in a bank building in downtown Louisville.The Louisville Metro Police Department said Monday on Twitter there was an ongoing situation and asked people to avoid the area. "There are multiple casualties," police said in the tweet. Police described it as an “active aggressor.”Witnesses who left the building told WHAS-TV they heard gunfire inside the building.Numerous police
  
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• 'Multiple casualties' in shooting at Louisville bank building: police

  10-04-2023 15:56 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police are reporting “multiple casualties” as they respond to a shooting in a bank building in downtown Louisville.The Louisville Metro Police Department said Monday on Twitter there was an ongoing situation and asked people to avoid the area. "There are multiple casualties," police said in the tweet. Police described it as an “active aggressor.”Witnesses who left the building told WHAS-TV they heard gunfire inside the building.This is a devel
  
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• 'Like a bomb going off': Explosion at Kansas home caught on camera

  10-04-2023 15:56 via wane.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) -- One person died after a house exploded in Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday. The explosion sent flaming debris flying into neighbors' yards.
  Sedgwick County dispatchers said calls reporting an explosion came in around 5:30 p.m. Once fire crews arrived at the home, they started trying to put out the flames. Fireworks started to go off as firefighters fought the initial blaze, said Wichita Fire Department Battalion Chief Jose Ocadiz.Neighbor Craig Hubbard described hearing a serie
  
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• Steuben County officers ask for help to find man wanted on rape charge

  10-04-2023 15:55 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Steuben County officers are asking for the public's help finding a man wanted on a felony rape charge.According to a release from the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, 22-year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez-Lopez was accused of sexual assault in Otsego Township in March. Officers issued an arrest warrant April 7, charging him with one count of rape, a Level 3 felony. Police believe Jimenez-Lopez may have fled the county and could now be near Delphos, Ohio.
  Jimenez-Lopez is
  
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• Money, power, sex: Attorney says slain kids' mom used all 3

  10-04-2023 15:18 via wane.com
  
  FILE - In this March 6, 2020, file photo, Lori Vallow Daybell, left, glances at the camera during her hearing, in Rexburg, Idaho. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool, File)
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A mother accused in the triple murder of her two youngest children as well as her new husband's previous wife was willing to “remove any obstacle in her way to get what she wants,” a prosecutor told jurors Monday morning.“The defendant used money, power and s
  
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• Guilty or not? Jury to hear claims in Idaho slain kids' case

  10-04-2023 15:18 via wane.com
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders and claims of unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving “dark spirits” and “zombies.”On Monday morning, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell.FILE - In this March 6, 2020, file photo, Lori Vall
  
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• Here's why one state might ban certain food additives

  10-04-2023 13:53 via wane.com
  
  (CBS) Some popular candies and snacks are being put under the microscope.California could become the first state in the nation to ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of foods containing five chemicals linked to cancer risk, reproductive harm and behavioral issues in children.State Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel of Woodland Hills is a co-sponsor of AB 418, which would prohibit the use of Red Dye Number 3; Titanium Dioxide, which is used in many candies; Potassium Bromate, used in some breads
  
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• Former choir teacher lives each day with a purpose

  10-04-2023 12:51 via wane.com
  
  After more than 40 years teaching music and choir, Anita Kowalski hasn't missed a beat in retirement. Nowadays you'll find her making a difference by volunteering her time at several organizations around town.April is National Volunteer Month, which is the perfect time to salute people like Anita who give so much to their communities.
  Taking a page out of the book by 103-year-old Sister Jean, of Loyola fame, Anita says it's important to wake up each day with a purpose. Volunteering is one of man
  
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• Attempted casino heist foiled by police

  10-04-2023 12:07 via wane.com
  
  PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - A man faces grand larceny charges after his plan to steal thousands of dollars from the Rivers Casino in Portsmouth, Virginia, was stopped by police, the Portsmouth Police Department says.
  On Feb. 27, Casino surveillance captured Troyon Johnson allegedly swiping $7,000 worth of poker chips from a table, according to court documents.Johnson attempted to cash the chips in, and while the cashier was retrieving money, he allegedly grabbed $2,600 in cash and made a run for th
  
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• Indiana State Police trooper retires after 39 years, is sworn in as Ossian chief of police

  10-04-2023 03:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police Master Trooper Kurt Jack worked his final shift for the Indiana State Police Department Thursday, April 6, according to the department.Master Trooper Jack served 39 years with ISP. He was sworn in as the new Police Chief for the Town of Ossian on April 8 at the Ossian Town Hall. His first official day will be Monday, April 10.Master Trooper Jack was "born into the ISP family." His late father, Sergeant Thomas Jack, was also a state trooper for the n
  
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