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• Southeast Fort Wayne fire spews large smoke cloud

  13-04-2023 23:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to the scene of a large fire in southeast Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon.At one point, a large plume of dark smoke could be seen coming from a structure near the intersection of Decatur Road and Hanna Street.A firefighter at the scene told WANE 15 a “pole barn" structure that contained vehicles and a lot of tires caught fire just before 5:00 p.m.Authorities said the fire also spread to two houses, but nobody suf
  
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• Large smoke cloud seen in southeast Fort Wayne

  13-04-2023 23:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department is responding to the scene of a large fire in southeast Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon.A large plume of dark smoke could be seen coming from a structure near the intersection of Decatur Road and Hanna Street.A WANE 15 viewer took a photo of the smoke from the Allen County Public Library's Shawnee branch, which is just west of the fire.Authorities have not reported what caused the fire, nor have they said if anyone has been hurt during
  
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• Kidnapping charge dropped against Fort Wayne man

  13-04-2023 23:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man accused of grabbing and running away with a 2-year-old child who had been playing in the front yard of a south side home earlier this year will not face a trial.
  Allen County prosecutors on Thursday filed a motion to drop a felony kidnapping charge they levied against 42-year-old Arturo J. Rodriguez this past February.Court Docs: Witness tackled suspect who tried kidnapping 2-year-oldUpon further investigation by the prosecutor's office and Fort Wayne p
  
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• Record-tying warmth tomorrow

  13-04-2023 22:59 via wane.com
  
  It's a nice evening to spend outside with temperatures starting around 80° and slowly falling into the mid-40s by sunrise Friday.Friday will be another fantastic day to spend outside as temperatures will be close to tying an all-time high record for the day. The old record was set back in 1941 and, at 81°, it's also our forecast high here for April 14 here in 2023.We'll hold on to the warmth for another day on Saturday with only a chance of an occasionalshower. The day's high will be in
  
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• City officials eye return of passenger trains in Fort Wayne

  13-04-2023 22:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, City of Fort Wayne officials introduced a proposal which would create a multi-state passenger rail system that runs through Fort Wayne.The project, dubbed the Midwest Connect Passenger Rail Corridor, would run from Chicago to Pittsburgh and would include over a dozen stops, including Fort Wayne, Warsaw and Lima, Ohio.Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Fort Wayne City Councilman Geoff Paddock spoke at a press conference Thursday morning, and Paddock said h
  
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• Parkview teams with employers to tackle higher health care costs

  13-04-2023 22:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- With the statehouse brewing possible legislation to curb hospital prices, Parkview Health gave WANE 15 an exclusive look at its Signature Care 2.0, a partnership with select employers designed to lower health care costs."Our job at Parkview Health is to make our regional employers as competitive as they can be," explained Dr. Greg Johnson, Parkview's Regional Market President. "We're a not-for-profit organization fully invested in northeast Indiana. We benefit when we
  
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• 'Stuff just went crazy': Chaos, bullets at McCormick Park balloon release

  13-04-2023 21:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The shooting started before there was time to send the balloons up in the air at McCormick Park on Wednesday.The balloon release was held around 6 p.m. that evening to mourn Tyreece Vachon, a 19-year-old shot to death at West Wind Apartments early Tuesday morning. He died from multiple gunshot wounds in what appears to be a dispute, but not related to any gang activity, according to a Fort Wayne police source. Man and woman shot at Fort Wayne apartment complexThat shoot
  
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• Prison employee 'will not survive' after inmate struck him with steel pipe

  13-04-2023 20:25 via wane.com
  
  MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — The Indiana State Prison has announced that Mike Keel, a maintenance foreman at the state prison in Michigan City, will not survive the injuries he endured after a prisoner struck him on the head with a steel pipe earlier this week.
  Keel recently celebrated his 29-year anniversary with the Indiana Department of Corrections and was called a "key part of the team responsible for keeping the historic (Michigan City prison) running every day."
  "(Keel) was known across the
  
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• IDEM forecasts high ozone levels in Allen County. Here's what to do

  13-04-2023 20:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Department of Health has declared Friday to be an Air Quality Action Day.The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has forecasted the levels of ozone will be high in Allen County on Friday.Everyone should limit or avoid prolonged outdoor activities while the alert is in effect. If breathing becomes difficult, go indoors and contact your health care provider.The health department said everyone should do these things to reduce ozone levels:
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• Teen girl missing 9 months found with 41-year-old man in Ohio

  13-04-2023 19:51 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) – A teen reported missing in July 2022 was found this week with a 41-year-old man in Columbus, Ohio.
  According to a release from the U.S. Marshals Service, authorities had been working with Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services since the 14-year-old girl was reported missing on July 9, 2022, in Garfield Heights, Ohio.Browns DT Perrion Winfrey arrested in Texas for alleged assaultShe was featured on Fox 8's "Missing" segment in January.
  USMS recovered the girl and ide
  
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• El Niño watch issued by NOAA, how this could impact Indiana weather

  13-04-2023 19:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANA -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has issued an El Niño watch, with the expectation of an El Niño pattern to develop as early as May! 2023 hurricane season predictions releasedLa Nina ended in March. We entered an "ENSO-neutral" pattern that was expected to continue into the early summer months. However, the CPC said there is a 62% chance of El Nino developing earlier than originally forecasted. There is an 80%-90% cert
  
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• Fort Wayne gardening expert gives helpful tips for planting flowers in April

  13-04-2023 19:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As the weather begins to get warmer, people look forward to planting flowers in their yards.The month of April often contains mixed weather consisting of both warm and cool days. This means it's important for people to know what they can grow now and which flowers they have to wait to grow.Fort Wayne gardening expert and educator Ricky Kemery spoke with WANE 15 to share tips for people planting flowers for the season."April is not the best month for planting flowers for
  
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• Browns drop agreement with FirstEnergy, change stadium name

  13-04-2023 19:28 via wane.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns ended their stadium naming rights partnership with FirstEnergy Corp. after 10 years, and will return to their lakefront stadium being called Cleveland Browns Stadium.The sides announced the agreement Thursday. Terms and conditions were not disclosed.FirstEnergy's partnership with the NFL franchise came under scrutiny after the utility company admitted to paying bribes to Ohio lawmakers. There had been a push by some city and state officials for the Bro
  
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• Federal lawsuit filed in case of man who died after spending 20 days in solitary confinement at Indiana jail

  13-04-2023 19:25 via wane.com
  
  For nearly three weeks, Joshua McLemore lived in solitary confinement at the Jackson County Jail.He barely ate or drank after being taken to the jail on July 20, 2021. He urinated and defecated on the floor. He lost 45 pounds.By the time jail staff called for medical help, McLemore’s organs were failing. He died at a Cincinnati hospital on Aug. 10, 2021, at the age of 29.An autopsy ruled the cause of death as “multiple organ failure due to refusal to eat or drink with altered mental
  
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• Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell is missing and considered 'endangered,' Florida police say

  13-04-2023 17:32 via wane.com
  
  (WFLA) — Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell, known for his role on the network's hit show "Drake & Josh," was reported missing on Thursday by the Daytona Beach Police Department.Bell, whose legal name is Jared Drake Bell, was last seen on Wednesday just before 9 p.m., in the area of Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, police said.Bell is believed to be traveling in a grey 2022 BMW."He is considered missing and endangered," the department wrote on Facebook."For those asking,
  
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• Drake Bell 'is safe' after alert was issued for former Nickelodeon star, Florida police say

  13-04-2023 17:32 via wane.com
  
  (WFLA) — Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell, known for his role on the network's hit show "Drake & Josh," was said to be "safe" and in contact with Florida officials after he was reported missing on Thursday by the Daytona Beach Police Department."At this time we can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact and Mr. Bell is safe," the public information officer for the Daytona Beach PD told Nexstar.The department had first issued an alert for Bell, whose legal name is Jared Drak
  
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• Drake Bell determined to be 'safe' after police issued alert for former Nickelodeon star

  13-04-2023 17:32 via wane.com
  
  (WFLA) — Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell, known for his role on the network's hit show "Drake & Josh," was said to be "safe" and in contact with Florida officials after he was reported missing on Thursday by the Daytona Beach Police Department."At this time we can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact and Mr. Bell is safe," a public information officer for the Daytona Beach PD told Nexstar.The department had first issued an alert for Bell, whose legal name is Jared Drake
  
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• INDOT: Traffic to slow temporarily on I-469 in southeast Allen County

  13-04-2023 16:47 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic will be slowed overnight Saturday on a section of I-469, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced.Starting around 9 p.m. Saturday, INDOT said rolling slowdowns will be in place in both directions of I-469 between mile-marker 8, south of Winchester Road, and mile-marker 17.8, north of Minnich Road.Traffic will be slowed down to 10 mph, with each rolling slowdown lasting no longer than 20 minutes, INDOT said. There will then be a 20-minute gap between
  
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• Another June-like afternoon

  13-04-2023 09:38 via wane.com
  
  Our summer preview continues and before we're done we will be flirting with record warmth. Enjoy the warmth through Saturday as reality will return to the forecast Sunday.
  It will be another quickly warming morning with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the lower 70s around noon.Sunshine and a strong flow from the Gulf of Mexico will push temperatures toward 80 degrees for the first time this year by late this afternoon.
  It will be nice evening to spend outside with temperatures slowly fall
  
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• Yats at Jefferson Pointe opens for business

  13-04-2023 05:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After first being announced in 2021, Yats is finally open for business.On Wednesday, Jefferson Pointe made the announcement on its Facebook page, telling residents the restaurant is "bringing the flavors of New Orleans" to Fort Wayne. The Temptations to perform at The ClydeYats offers a “Cajun-Creole style cuisine” that consists of gumbo, jambalaya, étouffée and more.A recent study also named Yats the cheapest restaurant in Indiana.
  
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• ISP warns of suspect armed with rifle in Kendallville

  13-04-2023 02:16 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana State Police (ISP) and the City of Kendallville sent out warnings Wednesday evening telling residents to stay away from an apartment complex due to what ISP described as an active shooter in the area.The city warned residents to stay away from Drake Terrace Apartments on the southwest side of Kendallville near State Road 3. Man dies after double-shooting at Fort Wayne apartmentAccording to ISP, state troopers have been in a standoff for over an hour with
  
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• ISP warns of barricaded suspect armed with rifle in Kendallville

  13-04-2023 02:16 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana State Police (ISP) and the City of Kendallville sent out warnings Wednesday evening telling residents to stay away from an apartment complex due to what ISP described as an active shooter in the area.The city warned residents to stay away from Drake Terrace Apartments on the southwest side of Kendallville near State Road 3. Man dies after double-shooting at Fort Wayne apartmentAccording to ISP, state troopers have been in a standoff for over an hour with
  
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• ISP: Kendallville standoff over, suspect deceased

  13-04-2023 02:16 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana State Police (ISP) has confirmed with WANE 15 that the man at the center of an hours-long standoff who exchanged gunfire with police in Kendallville has died. Sergeant Brian Walker with ISP says the standoff ended shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday. It's not clear how the man died.The standoff started around 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Drake Terrace Apartments on the southwest side of Kendallville near State Road 3. The City of Kendallville sent out warnings Wed
  
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• ISP: Kendallville standoff over, suspect dead

  13-04-2023 02:16 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana State Police (ISP) has confirmed with WANE 15 that the man at the center of an hours-long standoff who exchanged gunfire with police in Kendallville has died.
  Sergeant Brian Walker with ISP says the standoff ended shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday and the suspect was taken into custody. The man died in the ambulance as medics were treating him, ISP said.The standoff started around 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Drake Terrace Apartments on the southwest side of Kend
  
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• City of Kendallville warns of 'shots fired' near apartment complex

  13-04-2023 02:16 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) — The City of Kendallville sent out a warning Wednesday evening telling residents to stay away from an apartment complex after reports of "shots fired" in the area.The city warned residents to stay away from Drake Terrace Apartments on the southwest side of Kendallville. Man dies after double-shooting at Fort Wayne apartmentAuthorities have not provided many details regarding the incident, but dispatchers mentioned a barricaded subject being involved.WANE 15 will
  
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• Authorities identify suspect in Kendallville standoff

  13-04-2023 02:16 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) — A man who police say fired hundreds of rounds at a Kendallville apartment overnight has died after a standoff that lasted nearly 11 hours, Indiana State Police (ISP) confirmed to WANE 15.On Thursday, the Noble County Coroner's Office identified the suspect as 60-year-old Michael P. Emmons of Kendallville. ISP said the Noble County Coroner's Office did not have any other information available.Sergeant Brian Walker with ISP said the standoff ended shortly after 6
  
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• UPDATE: Teen killed in McCormick Park shooting ID'd

  13-04-2023 02:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — An 18-year-old shot and killed during a memorial gathering at McCormick Park has been identified.
  Brycen Demond Cassell-Thomas died from multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, according to a release from the Allen County Coroner.
  Witnesses at the scene said the memorial was being held for 19-year-old Tyreece Vachon, who was shot and killed at an apartment building earlier this week.
  Police responded to the shooting at approximately 6:43 p.m.,
  
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• Police investigate shooting near McCormick Park in southeast Fort Wayne

  13-04-2023 02:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Dispatchers confirmed police are investigating a shooting that happened near McCormick Park in southeast Fort Wayne Wednesday evening.Authorities had an area near the intersection of Redwood and Raymond avenues blocked off with police tape, and numerous police vehicles were spotted at the scene. Man dies after double-shooting at Fort Wayne apartmentPolice have not provided any details on the shooting, but an officer told WANE 15 that a public information officer w
  
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• FWPD: 4 sent to hospital after shooting at McCormick Park

  13-04-2023 02:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are investigating a shooting near McCormick Park in southeast Fort Wayne that sent four people to the hospital Wednesday evening.Authorities had an area of McCormick Park near the intersection of Redwood and Raymond avenues blocked off with police tape, and numerous police vehicles were spotted at the scene.Police responded to the shooting at approximately 6:43 p.m. Man dies after double-shooting at Fort Wayne apartmentAn officer at the scene told WANE 15 t
  
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• FWPD: 1 dead, 3 injured after shooting at McCormick Park

  13-04-2023 02:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are investigating a shooting at McCormick Park in southeast Fort Wayne that left one person dead on Wednesday.Police responded to the shooting at approximately 6:43 p.m., and an officer at the scene told WANE 15 that three men and one woman suffered injuries in the shooting. Man dies after double-shooting at Fort Wayne apartmentThe three men were taken to a hospital before authorities arrived, and one of the male victims, only identified as an adult, was la
  
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• Housing market 2023 summer outlook

  13-04-2023 00:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- If you are looking to buy a home, there are more homes on the market than you might think. The trends relators are seeing for the 2023 summer outlook are that the buyer demand has weakened and homes are taking longer to sell.
  Same Hartman, a relator broker for Coldwell Banker says homes are the market on average for about 31 days. Interest rates peaked in October of 2022 to just over 7%, they continuously go up and down.Foster Park survey gets over 2,000 responses; react
  
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