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• Police: Crash on SR 8 in DeKalb County leaves truck a 'total loss'

  14-04-2023 23:30 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Two vehicles suffered heavy damage on Friday following a crash on State Road 8 in DeKalb County, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.Police said 55-year-old Thomas Travis had been traveling westbound in the 5800 block of State Road 8 east of Auburn when he stopped in the road for another vehicle driven by someone who had just changed a flat tire on his vehicle.While stopped in the road, Travis' vehicle was rear-ended by 82-year-old Richard Warbl
  
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• After record warmth, colder air coming

  14-04-2023 23:04 via wane.com
  
  Our temp reached 83 at 4:24 pm setting a new April 14th record. The previous 81° record occurred back in 1941.More clouds begin to bubble up from the south tonight which, in turn, will keep temperatures up in the upper 50s through early morning.The heatwave will hang on one more tomorrow with a high of around 80. Most of the day will be dry, but there is a slight chance of scattered rain or an isolated t-storm, especially later in the afternoon.Rain chances increase as we head into Sunday an
  
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• Safe Haven Baby Boxes receives 6th baby of 2023 in Bloomington

  14-04-2023 23:00 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WANE) — On Friday, Safe Haven Baby Boxes announced that a baby had recently been delivered to its baby box in Bloomington, Indiana.The news comes less than four months after the organization installed a baby box at Monroe Fire Protection District in Bloomington.The baby represents the sixth baby delivered at a Safe Haven Baby Box in the U.S. in 2023 and the fourth baby to be delivered to a baby box in Indiana this year."I am so thankful this parent chose a safe option fo
  
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• Police identify victim in January crash in Grant County

  14-04-2023 22:32 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY — The Grant County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) released the name of the victim who died in a crash in Grant County on Jan. 18.Authorities identified the victim as Brenda Howell of Anderson, Indiana, who died in a crash in the area of 52nd street and S. Western Avenue in Marion.The GCSO also said the Indiana State Department of Toxicology conducted blood tests on the suspect driver, Ashley Rose. Police: Crash in Grant County leaves 1 deadThe toxicology investigations reportedly rev
  
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• Lakeside Park and Rose Garden prepares for 2023 season

  14-04-2023 22:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The weather is getting warmer and that means Lakeside Park and Rose Garden is preparing to host visitors.The gardeners who maintain the rose garden put down fertilizer to help the flowers get ready to bloom."This time of year we are waking up the roses. As soon as the buds break, we begin to see leaves and spray down our insecticide to get everything ready," said Eddie Palmer, a gardener for Lakeside who maintains the rose garden.A section of the Lakeside Rose Garden. G
  
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• Judge says Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen can be moved to new facility

  14-04-2023 21:49 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. -- Judge Fran Gull says Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen can be moved to a new facility, although the judge didn’t specify where he would go.Allen faces two counts of murder in the deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German in February 2017 in Delphi. The case went unsolved for years before Allen’s arrest was announced in late October 2022, more than five years after the murders. ‘Prisoner of war’: Attorneys for Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen wa
  
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• Gov. Holcomb adds Allen County to request for federal aid following March tornadoes

  14-04-2023 21:13 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — On Friday, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb added Allen County to his request to President Joe Biden for expedited federal aid following the March 31 tornadoes.On April 6, Gov. Holcomb made an initial request for federal aid for Johnson, Morgan and Sullivan counties, but he added the following counties on Friday after authorities gathered additional information:
  AllenBentonClintonGrantHowardLakeMonroeOwenWhiteNWS confirms 2 tornadoes, including an EF-2, in Allen County
  
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• 'If nobody’s going to stand, I’m going to stand': Fort Wayne mom decries son's 79-year sentence for gun battle killing

  14-04-2023 20:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Normally at a sentencing, family and friends of the victim will speak about their loved one and often beg for harsh punishment.Sometimes they will even forgive the one who took their loved one away from them.It was different Friday at the sentencing for 22-year-old Jamarion ThomasNearly two years ago, a bullet fired from Thomas's rifle pierced the wall of Building 7B at the Villages of Hanna during a shootout with as of yet unidentified and uncharged gunmen. That bullet
  
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• El Azteca, Tropic Chicken to merge Mexican menus

  14-04-2023 20:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - El Azteca and Tropic Chicken are joining forces to bring authentic Mexican flavors to Fort Wayne.El Azteca announced a "newer, improved version" of its menu that will include favorites from Tropic Chicken starting April 26. Both restaurants are on East State Boulevard."The decision to combine was easy," a representative of El Azteca told WANE 15. "Both owners of El Azteca and Tropic Chicken are from Mexico and want to bring the flavors and feel of Mexico to this new and
  
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• Community helps Central Noble students with school lunch debt

  14-04-2023 19:58 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)- Central Noble Community Schools have a community rallying around to help the families who struggle to pay off student lunch debt. Around a month ago, Central Noble Schools had just over $3,000 in student debt.
  Mary Jessup, the Food Service Director for CNCS, was invited to a rotary club meeting in Albion to speak about her meal program at the school. Through that invitation, it snowballed into the Albion Chamber of Commerce and members got the message out to the commun
  
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• PLEA DEAL: Fort Wayne man's sentence capped at three years in fatal crash

  14-04-2023 19:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man will get no more than three years in prison for his role in a vehicle chase and fatal crash that happened near the Main Branch of the Allen County Public Library in 2021.
  That's according to a plea deal 45-year-old Richard L. Schlatter made with Allen County prosecutors Friday where he admitted to amended felony counts of criminal recklessness and leaving the scene of an accident.
  In return, prosecutors recommended any prison sentence an Allen Superior
  
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• Foreigner to perform greatest hits at Memorial Coliseum

  14-04-2023 19:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne can rock out to Foreigner's greatest hits as the band brings their new tour to the Memorial Coliseum in October.The world-renowned rock band is performing in Fort Wayne on October 24. "The Greatest Hits Tour" includes iconic songs like "Cold as Ice", "Juke Box Hero", "I Want To Know What Love Is,” and many more.Tickets go on sale April 21 at 10 a.m. online. Prices start at $49.50. Tickets can also be purchased at the MidWest America Ticket Office.
  
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• COURTS: Fort Wayne woman sentenced to 20 years for toddler's OD death

  14-04-2023 18:55 via wane.com
  
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  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A mother of two whose 2-year-old son died from a fentanyl overdose was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday on neglect charges, according to Allen Superior Court records.
  Kiara Johnson previously admitted to having a plastic bag of fentanyl pills around her two children and that both ingested some of the pills while they were in her care, according to court documents.Fort Wayne mother c
  
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• COURTS: Fort Wayne woman sentenced to 16 years for shooting girlfriend

  14-04-2023 18:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An Allen Superior Court judge sentenced a Fort Wayne woman to 16 years in prison Friday for shooting another woman last summer.
  Geria Hogan, 32, previously pleaded guilty to a Level 3 felony count of aggravated battery in connection to the shooting, which left her then-girlfriend suffering from gunshot wounds to her legs and backside.‘Stuff just went crazy’: Chaos, bullets at McCormick Park balloon releaseAs part of a plea deal, Allen County prosecutors agre
  
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• Traffic blocked on US 6, CR 8 after 3 commercial vehicles crash in Williams County

  14-04-2023 18:16 via wane.com
  
  WILLIAMS COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is warning drivers to avoid the area of US and County Road 8 in Williams County Friday after three commercial vehicles crashed.The Defiance Post of the state patrol began investigating a crash with injuries on US 6 and CR 8 sometime before 11:30 a.m. 
  Troopers at the scene reported all lanes of travel are now restricted on US 6 and CR 8.
  The Ohio Department of Transportation is setting up detour signs at SR 576, police said.
  
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• Dunkin' adding 'adored' seasonal drink to year-round menu after 10 years

  14-04-2023 17:50 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – One of Dunkin’s seasonal drinks isn’t so seasonal anymore.The coffee-and-doughnut chain announced Friday that its Butter Pecan Swirl coffee items, which were normally offered for a limited time only during the spring, will now be permanent fixtures of the Dunkin’ menu starting April 26.“On the 10-year anniversary of Butter Pecan Swirl’s debut, we knew it was time to make this
  adored flavor a core menu staple,” said Jill McVicar Nelson, Dunkin
  
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• With the future of Tupperware in question, give these food storage solutions a try

  14-04-2023 17:27 via wane.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.After decades of Tupperware’s direct-sales success, it may be time to stock up on new food storageFood storage mainstay Tupperware is in danger of going out of business. After enjoying a brief surge in popularity thanks to pandemic-fueled takeout dining, the company is again experiencing decreased performance. With around 3 million vendors in more than 60 countries, Tupperware remains an influential and popu
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot grows: How close is it to becoming a record-setting prize?

  14-04-2023 17:10 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — With no ticket matching all six numbers drawn in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot has grown to an estimated $476 million ahead of Friday night's drawing.
  The jackpot has been building since January when four grand prizes were won, including a record-setting $1.348 billion prize in Maine.
  That Maine jackpot was the third record-setting U.S. lottery prize won within the last year, coming on the heels of a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot in Illinois and the world-
  
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• Chief: Flames out, but Indiana plastic fire still smoldering

  14-04-2023 16:03 via wane.com
  
  RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Firefighters have doused the flames at a major industrial fire in Indiana fueled by tons of scrap plastics, but crews continue trying to extinguish hot spots, and an evacuation order for people nearby remains in place, the fire chief said Friday.Richmond Mayor Dave Snow tweeted Thursday night that Fire Chief Tim Brown had informed him that “the fire has been fully extinguished ahead of schedule,” but Brown said Friday morning that was not the case.“W
  
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• After leadership unrest, TRF Board is 'confident' festival will take place as scheduled

  14-04-2023 13:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The community can look forward to another year of the Three Rivers Festival, which is continuing as scheduled this summer despite recent unrest among the festival's leadership.According to a release, the festival's board of directors "confidently and certainly confirms" the festival is still happening for its 54th year. At least three Three Rivers Festival board members resignThe announcement comes just weeks after WANE 15 learned multiple board members and sponsors pul
  
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• NACS implements eLearning day Friday after district receives bomb threat

  14-04-2023 12:57 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Northwest Allen County Schools announced Friday morning that an eLearning day will be implemented for the day after the district received a bomb threat Thursday night.According to a release from a district spokesperson, a similar threat was also sent to other
  school districts across Indiana.“At this time, we have not been able to determine if the threat is credible or not. Out of an abundance of caution, all Northwest Allen County Schools will have an eLearning
  
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• NACS after-school activities resume after district receives bomb threat

  14-04-2023 12:57 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Northwest Allen County Schools said after-school and weekend activities would resume as normal, after it was announced Friday would be an eLearning day due to a bomb threat the district received Thursday night.According to a release from a district spokesperson, a similar threat was also sent to other
  school districts across Indiana. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and Indiana State Police were among the agencies investigating the threat.“Our district-w
  
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• April heatwave continues today

  14-04-2023 09:45 via wane.com
  
  Temperatures over 20 degrees above average continue today and through the early part of the weekend before the weather pattern changes Sunday and through the early part of the next week.You can more sunshine especially this morning with temperatures climbing quickly into the middle 70s by lunchtime. Air Quality Action Day Friday
  Much like yesterday temperatures will top out in the lower 80s which will break a nearly 85-year-old record high temperature. (81 in 1941)More clouds begin to bubble up
  
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• Record-tying warmth Friday

  14-04-2023 04:33 via wane.com
  
  During the early morning, our sky is clear and our winds become calm. This will lead to temps falling as low as the mid-40s. While we'll have this cool start to the day, temps will quickly rise after sunrise.We'll have a slight increase in clouds, blowing in from a weather system positioned south of us. But, still we'll just be partly cloudy with some sun able to shine through.Friday will be another fantastic day and temperatures will tie the record high for the date. The record of 81° has b
  
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• Police: Moped crash on US 27 leaves 1 in critical condition

  14-04-2023 00:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A woman is in critical condition Thursday following a moped crash on U.S. 27 south of Fort Wayne, according to the Allen County Sheriff's Department.At approximately 2:52 p.m., the Allen County Sheriff's Department responded to a crash on U.S. 27 just south of Flatrock Road.When authorities arrived, they located a woman in critical condition. ‘Stuff just went crazy’: Chaos, bullets at McCormick Park balloon releaseAfter an initial investigation, poli
  
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• Drainage Board plans to fix drainage issues in Garrett

  14-04-2023 00:16 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)- The Dekalb County Drainage Board met on Thursday to discuss the ongoing issue of drainage issues in the Woodview neighborhood. During the meeting on Thursday, WANE 15 learned that plans to fix the problem will be done around next spring.
  When the board had a surveyor go out the the properties, the cost to fix the issue would be $1,100 per acre. The board is also trying to detrime if they should fix the north water shed in that area or the south water shed, or possibly
  
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