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• 5 Indiana school staffers charged after boy told to eat own vomit

  26-04-2023 23:53 via wane.com
  
  BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Five staff members at a suburban Indianapolis school have been charged with neglect or failure to report neglect after a 7-year-old special education student was told to eat his own vomit.The Hendricks County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday charged a teacher and instructional aide at Brown Elementary School in Brownsburg with neglect and they as well as a second teacher, a second aide and a behavioral technician have been charged with failure to report the inci
  
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• Indiana to double juror pay

  26-04-2023 23:22 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Prospective and seated jurors will be better compensated for their time effective July 1 in Indiana.
  Under House Enrolled Act 1466, juror compensation will be doubled for both those called in for jury duty and those who are ultimately chosen to sit in the jury box.Indiana storage units can be seized, auctioned off faster than ever thanks to new lawCurrently, prospective jurors are paid $15 per day and seated jurors are given $40 per day. Effective July 1, prospective jurors
  
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• Fort Wayne Fair Housing Summit: New policies and investments needed to boost minority homeowners and buyers

  26-04-2023 23:20 via wane.com
  
  Summit featured Brookings Institute senior fellow Andre Perry, PhD., among othersFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Disabilities, a criminal record, race and geography all play a part in the discriminatory housing landscape, according to many national leaders and officials.To improve housing access for Black families, Andre Perry, PHD and senior fellow at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., said investment has to be made in Black communities.Perry spoke to WANE 15 in an exclusive inter
  
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• Police search for 14-year-old missing from Waterloo

  26-04-2023 22:09 via wane.com
  
  WATERLOO, Ind. (WANE) - Police are searching for a teenager who has been missing from Waterloo for a week.Jay Oberholtzer, the town marshal, confirmed police were searching for 14-year-old Jaden Bowman in Waterloo and nearby cities.A Facebook post from Jaden's mom said he was last seen April 19 around 8 p.m. wearing a gray Nike hoodie, black sweatpants with a white stripe down the side and red/black Jordan shoes.(National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
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• Chicken Salad Chick opens for business in Fort Wayne

  26-04-2023 21:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Another restaurant has made its debut in the Summit City.On Wednesday, Chicken Salad Chick held a grand opening ceremony with a ribbon-cutting event at 9:00 a.m. before officially opening its doors at 10:00 a.m.
  The restaurant held promotional giveaways during its grand opening, and the first customer at the new location received a prize of one free meal a week for a whole year. Embassy Theatre to take over leadership of Middle Waves festivalThe next 99 customers
  
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• Out-of-town couple watches armed burglar in home on surveillance camera

  26-04-2023 20:48 via wane.com
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado woman is hoping someone can recognize an armed burglar caught on camera rummaging through her apartment Monday.The woman, who asked not to be named, said she was out of town when she received an intruder alert on her phone."My phone went off with a camera alert that someone was in the apartment," she said. "I looked at it and I see an armed burglar enter my apartment, gun first." Victims identified in double homicide at Denver restaurantThe burgl
  
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• Norfolk Southern estimates Ohio derailment will cost $387M

  26-04-2023 19:51 via wane.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern expects February's fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time and that doesn't reflect how much the railroad's insurance companies will eventually cover.The railroad provided a detailed estimate of the cost of Feb. 3 derailment outside East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday along with first-quarter earnings. That derailment, and others since then, sparked a nationwide focus on railroad safety. Regulators and mem
  
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• Tequila bottles filled with liquid meth found at Mexican port

  26-04-2023 19:40 via wane.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- The Mexican Navy and customs officials discovered tons of liquid meth in bottles of tequila on Monday at the port of Manzanillo.A chemical identification system and a drug-sniffing dog alerted sailors to a container intended to be exported. More than $21 million in fentanyl pills found hidden in string bean shipmentThe drugs were hidden in 11,520 bottles of tequila and weight just over 19,000 pounds.The drugs were taken to the Navy's pharmacology and toxicology
  
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• Ligonier's mayor passes away

  26-04-2023 19:22 via wane.com
  
  LIGONIER, Ind. (WANE) Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is among those offering condolences following the death of Ligonier Mayor Patricia "Patty" Fisel.According to an obituary posted on the Yeager Funeral Home website, Fisel, 82, passed away Tuesday at 2:17 a.m. surrounded by her family.
  Governor Holcomb spoke of her in a series of tweets:
  Janet and I will mourn her loss and celebrate her life, her entrepreneur and artistic spirit, and eternal optimism. We can all learn much from the deep life she
  
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• Pothole riddled stretch of West Jefferson to be repaved Thursday

  26-04-2023 18:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Motorists who travel a stretch of West Jefferson Boulevard in southwest Fort Wayne will be glad to know it will soon be repaved.The City of Fort Wayne's Traffic Engineering Department announced Wednesday that West Jefferson between Apple Glen Boulevard and Reckeweg Road will be resurfaced on Thursday, April 27. That stretch, particularly the lanes heading southwest are riddled with potholes.Fort Wayne roads to see large-scale resurfacingIt's expected that the work, which
  
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• Embassy Theatre to take over leadership of Middle Waves festival

  26-04-2023 18:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Leadership at Middle Waves Music Festival is changing hands, and the Embassy Theatre on Wednesday announced plans to acquire the festival.The theater said in a press release they first met with festival leaders in the fall to discuss a potential partnership.
  "It was decided the best approach for this beloved community event was for the Embassy to take over leadership of the programming, planning and execution of the festival," the release said.The Embassy is hosting Rip
  
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• Mushroom hunters discover 2 bodies in Missouri woods

  26-04-2023 17:22 via wane.com
  
  PEVELY, Mo. (KTVI) – For the second time in one week, a mushroom hunter in Missouri discovered human remains. In Pevely, the remains are believed to be evidence of the city's first murder since the '90s.The woman's body was found by Jill Rodgers, who was out in the woods looking for morel mushrooms Sunday.
  "I was walking up the hill, and I was coming near this long tree that was laid over," said Rodgers. "There was something huge laying down on the ground. There was a moving blanket, so I
  
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• No gun found at Huntington North High School; lockdown lifted

  26-04-2023 15:35 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) - The lockdown has been lifted Wednesday at Huntington North High School and no gun was found, the superintendent said in an update that morning.Shortly before 8 a.m., a student told a teacher that another student had been seen with a gun. Details were posted on the school's Facebook page.
  All students and staff are safe and accounted for according to the post, however an investigation is ongoing and police are at the school.Superintendent John Trout said in an update tha
  
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• Huntington North High School on lockdown after reports of student with gun

  26-04-2023 15:35 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) Administrators at Huntington North High School initiated a lockdown after a student told a teacher that another student had been seen with a gun shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday.
  Details were posted on the school's Facebook page. All students and staff are safe and accounted for according to the post, however an investigation is ongoing and police are at the school.Police are keeping students in class for their safety.This story will be updated when more information become
  
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• Passenger takes wheel after driver bails, police chase ensues

  26-04-2023 15:16 via wane.com
  
  ANDERSON, Ind. (WANE) A juvenile was taken into custody on Monday in Anderson after leading police on a short chase. The juvenile had taken the wheel of a Dodge Charger after the driver bailed when police tried to pull the car over for having expired plates.Photo provided by Indiana State Police
  The incident unfolded after 10 p.m. according to a news release from Indiana State Police. The juvenile was a passenger in the front seat and after taking control of the Charger, the juvenile drove into
  
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• Colorado becomes 1st to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmers

  26-04-2023 14:27 via wane.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors and combines with a “right to repair” law — which compels manufacturers to provide the necessary manuals, tools, parts and software.Colorado, home to high desert ranches and sweeping farms on the low-and-level plains, took the lead on the issue following a nationwide outcry from farmers that
  
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• YLNI Farmers Market to add hours in June

  26-04-2023 13:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Visitors to the YLNI Farmers Market will have another option to shop starting in June. Currently the market operates on Saturdays on Barr Street next to the History Center in downtown Fort Wayne.
  Starting June 7, the YLNI will host a Wednesday evening market at the same location. Hours will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. through Wednesday, August 30. A variety of vendors will be on hand along with food trucks and local musicians.
  Street parking will be available.
  
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• Komets fans react to 2023 home playoff opener

  26-04-2023 05:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A common sight for Fort Wayne sports fans is the return of Komets playoff hockey to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The team is only two years removed from winning the Kelly Cup in 2021.WANE 15 caught up with some fans prior to the team's game three tilt with the Cincinnati Cyclones. With the team down two games to none against the Cincinnati Cyclones coming into this game, fans expressed excitement, but also recognized this is a game the team needs to win. We a
  
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• Fort Wayne roads to see large-scale resurfacing

  26-04-2023 04:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Roads see wear and tear over time, and with a city that's growing like Fort Wayne is, that damage can be accelerated.
  But the City of Fort Wayne hopes that $6 million will be able to reverse some of that damage.“It’s vital that we continue to invest in our neighborhoods. By partnering with the Public Works Division, City Council, and residents, we’re making a lasting and meaningful difference,” said Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry. “We wan
  
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• FWCS hosts meeting on proposed health, safety referendum

  26-04-2023 03:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - On Tuesday, Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) held its first meeting to showcase their new proposal for a health and safety referendum.
  It gave parents the space to ask questions, provide feedback, and give suggestions.The meeting was held at Northrop High School. The proposal includes a referendum that, if approved, would provide funding for health and safety initiatives. This would include nine additional student resource officers, 17 additional mental health therap
  
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• City, County officials clash over TRAA funding; $400K offered with stipulations

  26-04-2023 03:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The City of Fort Wayne has done what it feels is necessary to finance Three Rivers Ambulance Authorities (TRAA) out of a rut.
  That decision was sung to the tune of $3 million.
  And with that decision, Fort Wayne City Council has been looking for ways to make sure its investment is taken care of.City Council eyes added power on TRAA, police boards“With Council now investing $3 million into that board, we want to make sure we follow that investment with account
  
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• 'Behind the curve' Councilman Jehl looks for Allen County Commissioners to step up for TRAA

  26-04-2023 03:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The City of Fort Wayne has done what they feel is necessary to finance Tree Rivers Ambulance Authorities (TRAA) out of a rut.
  That decision was sung to the tune of $3 million.
  And with that decision, Fort Wayne City Council has been looking for ways to make sure its investment is taken care of.
  “With Council now investing $3 million into that board, we want to make sure we follow that investment with accountability," said 2nd District Councilman Jehl last we
  
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• Allen County Commissioners propose $400K to TRAA with stipulations; City Council reacts

  26-04-2023 03:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The City of Fort Wayne has done what they feel is necessary to finance Three Rivers Ambulance Authorities (TRAA) out of a rut.
  That decision was sung to the tune of $3 million.
  And with that decision, Fort Wayne City Council has been looking for ways to make sure its investment is taken care of.City Council eyes added power on TRAA, police boards“With Council now investing $3 million into that board, we want to make sure we follow that investment with accoun
  
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• Georgetown Little League to celebrate 50 years of baseball

  26-04-2023 02:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Saturday, a little league baseball program in Fort Wayne will celebrate 50 years of teaching young kids how to play the national pastime.Georgetown Little League will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday at 6400 Trier Road when the league starts its first game at 9:00 a.m., kicking off a slew of games throughout the day until 4:00 p.m. ‘Color in Motion’ returns to ConservatoryIn addition to the games, two Ziffles food trucks will be in attenda
  
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• Silver Alert declared for Marion woman

  26-04-2023 00:32 via wane.com
  
  MARION, Ind. (WANE) — The Marion Police Department (MPD) is investigating the disappearance of 49-year-old Marcie Renee Bright, who was last seen at 10:00 a.m. on April 25 in Marion.Bright is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds and has brown hair with blue eyes.She was last seen wearing a maroon hospital shirt and maroon pants with yellow socks. Driver charged in fatal Grant County crash; Fentanyl, THC found in toxicology reportBright is believed to be in extreme danger and may require
  
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• Silver Alert canceled for Marion woman

  26-04-2023 00:32 via wane.com
  
  UPDATE: This Silver Alert has been canceled as of 7:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25.MARION, Ind. (WANE) — The Marion Police Department (MPD) is investigating the disappearance of 49-year-old Marcie Renee Bright, who was last seen at 10:00 a.m. on April 25 in Marion.Bright is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds and has brown hair with blue eyes.She was last seen wearing a maroon hospital shirt and maroon pants with yellow socks. Driver charged in fatal Grant County crash; Fentanyl, THC fou
  
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