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• Identify theft, computer system breaches soar in Indiana

  02-05-2023 23:56 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Online purchases and banking have soared in recent years, and so have identity theft.QuoteWizard’s analysis of Federal Trade Commission data show explosive growth in this form of cybercrime, and Indiana is among the states with the largest increases.The study found that from 2019-2022, identity theft was double or higher in 10 states. Indiana was right behind with the 11th-highest increase at 94%.Rob Bhatt, an analyst at QuoteWizard, said among the other Indiana findings wa
  
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• Van Wert only has one thing on the ballot this election day. It's to decide whether to allow a restaurant to sell alcohol on Sundays

  02-05-2023 23:11 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) - Election Day is today with many municipal elections happening around the region, but one small city in Ohio only has one thing on the ballot.The city of Van Wert is holding a vote on whether to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays in the 2A precinct in order to allow the restaurant chain, Beer Barrel, to serve alcoholic drinks. Beer Barrel plans to open a location on Towne Center Boulevard, where Aaron's furniture store used to be.The restaurant chain has loca
  
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• Van Wert holds vote to determine fate of Sunday alcohol sales at restaurant

  02-05-2023 23:11 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) - Election Day is today with many municipal elections happening around the region, but one small city in Ohio only has one thing on the ballot.The City of Van Wert is holding a vote on whether to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays in the 2A precinct in order to allow the restaurant chain, Beer Barrel, to serve alcoholic drinks. Beer Barrel plans to open a location on Towne Center Boulevard, where Aaron's furniture store used to be.The restaurant chain has loca
  
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• Courts: Warrant issued for local man charged with five counts of dealing drugs

  02-05-2023 22:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Allen County prosecutors have issued a warrant for a man wanted on five felony drug dealing charges and neglect of a dependent.Fort Wayne police officers with the department's narcotics division conducted two undercover cocaine buys at Ronday L. Tinker’s southeast side home this past March, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Allen Superior Court.In late April, Tinker’s home was raided by narcotics officers aided by the Emergency Services Team,
  
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• PHOTO: Alice Cooper buys sword at Fort Wayne antique store ahead of performance

  02-05-2023 22:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The godfather of shock picked up a souvenir of Fort Wayne ahead of a performance in the city Tuesday.Vintage Treasures Antique Mall on Facebook: Look who came into Vintage Treasures today?!?! If you don't recognize him, it is Alice Cooper. He and his wife Sheryl, came into day and shopped our little store. Take a look at the cool 1840's sword he is holding. Be looking for it tonight as he plans on using it in the show opener at the Coliseum!Thanks for coming in today Mr
  
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• PHOTO: Alice Cooper buys sword at Fort Wayne antique store ahead of Coliseum show

  02-05-2023 22:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The "godfather of shock" picked up a souvenir of Fort Wayne ahead of a performance in the city Tuesday.Vintage Treasures Antique Mall on Facebook: Look who came into Vintage Treasures today?!?! If you don't recognize him, it is Alice Cooper. He and his wife Sheryl, came into day and shopped our little store. Take a look at the cool 1840's sword he is holding. Be looking for it tonight as he plans on using it in the show opener at the Coliseum!Thanks for coming in today
  
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• USPS to host job fair in Fort Wayne

  02-05-2023 21:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On May 9, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will host a job fair in Fort Wayne that will offer both career and non-career opportunities.Job openings range from $20.05 to $30.33 per hour based on the position, and another position offers a salary of just over $60,000. Fort Wayne Philharmonic announces venue change for main performancesThe job fair will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Allen County Public Library's Georgetown branch, and USPS person
  
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• VIDEO: Police vs. pedestrian crash in downtown Fort Wayne caught on camera

  02-05-2023 21:29 via wane.com
  
  Warning: The video and details in this story may be disturbing to some.
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A camera mounted outside a government building captured the crash where an on-duty Fort Wayne police officer hit and killed a pedestrian in downtown Fort Wayne in April.WANE 15 is showing part of the video because there is an on-going investigation of a fatal crash involving a police officer.
  A camera on a government building captured a pedestrian being hit by a police officer in April.
  The crash ha
  
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• Lockdown lifted for Indiana school, voting center after nearby SWAT situation

  02-05-2023 21:10 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — IPS Clarence Farrington School 61, which serves as a voting center, was placed on lockdown for roughly two hours due to a nearby SWAT situation.Police were called to a home roughly one block away from the school where a suspect was believed to be barricaded inside. Police said SWAT searched the home but didn’t find the suspect leading to the lockdown being lifted.The Marion County Election Board has asked voters to avoid IPS Clarence Farrington School due to the lockdo
  
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• Indiana school, voting center on lockdown due to nearby SWAT situation

  02-05-2023 21:10 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — IPS Clarence Farrington School 61, which serves as a voting center, has been put on lockdown due to a nearby SWAT situation.
  The Marion County Election Board has asked voters to avoid IPS Clarence Farrington School due to the lockdown and said poll workers and students who were already at the school are observing lockdown procedures.Police ask for help locating missing Indianapolis manThe Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the lockdown is due to a possible barr
  
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• Does it snow in Indiana in May?

  02-05-2023 19:04 via wane.com
  
  Can it snow in Indiana in May? Yes. Does it normally snow in Indiana in May? Rarely. Measurable snowfall is defined as at least 0.1" of snowfall. How often has that happened?May snowfall statistics in Fort WayneOut of 122 Mays on record, three had measurable snowfall in Fort Wayne: 1923, 1940 and 1945. That's a 2.5% chance of measurable snowfall in May in Fort Wayne. However, a trace of snowfall was measured during 26 Mays. That's a total of 29 Mays in Fort Wayne that saw at least a trace of sno
  
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• WATCH: 'Fight Club' video shows alleged coach-sanctioned brawl between high school players

  02-05-2023 18:38 via wane.com
  
  KINGFISHER, Okla. (KFOR) - New video evidence shows two high school football players duking it out in an alleged coach-sanctioned brawl at Kingfisher High School in Oklahoma.The video, taken by another player on the sidelines during a so-called "ring" fight between two freshman in 2018, is now part of a lawsuit.The fight, which can be viewed above, lasted less than one minute. The video has been blurred to protect the identities of the minors involved.In the clip, one student is seen wearing MMA
  
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• Fort Wayne Philharmonic announces venue change for main performances

  02-05-2023 17:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE): After years of performing at the Embassy Theater, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic announced it plans to move its main performances to Purdue University Fort Wayne.In a letter to Philharmonic subscribers, the Philharmonic stated it is moving for the 2023-24 to Auer Performance Hall to avoid ticket price hikes. While the Philharmonic has had years-long relationships with the Embassy Theater, they believe the change to the Auer Performance Hall brings benefits. Fort Wayne Philh
  
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• Federal judge rules Pennsylvania school district must allow After School Satan Club

  02-05-2023 17:12 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A school district in Pennsylvania must allow students to convene an After School Satan Club, a federal judge ruled on Monday. “In a victory for free speech and religious freedom, a federal court has ruled that the Saucon Valley School District must allow the After School Satan Club to meet in district facilities,” the ACLU announced.In a Monday filing, issued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and shared by the ACLU, a judge found t
  
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• Illinois highway reopens after dust storm crashes kill 6

  02-05-2023 15:23 via wane.com
  
  DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — An interstate highway in Illinois reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to crashes that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, police said.More than 70 vehicles, including dozens of commercial vehicles and passenger cars, were involved in crashes late Monday morning along a 2-mile stretch of Interstate 55 in Montgomery County, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of St. Louis. The highway was closed
  
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• South Decatur teacher charged with stalking sent 600 messages to student

  02-05-2023 14:42 via wane.com
  
  GREENSBURG, Ind. — A South Decatur High School teacher has been charged with stalking after sending a 15-year-old student more than 600 text messages which included lewd and smutty jokes and memes.
  The teacher allegedly even showed up to one of the student's baseball games after he quit responding to her messages, according to court documents.Brownsburg police: Video shows student being told to eat his own vomit with a spoon as staffers watchedPaige Simon, 28, of Osgood was arrested on Fri
  
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• Indiana governor signs bill easing birth control access

  02-05-2023 13:27 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Women in Indiana will be able to obtain birth control without a doctor’s prescription under a bill signed into law Monday, which grants broader access to contraception months after the Republican-dominated legislature enacted a statewide abortion ban.Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb also signed a GOP-backed proposal requiring voters to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in ballots, which was approved during the legislative session that ended last we
  
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• Ruff trip: Discarded joints pose a danger for dogs

  02-05-2023 12:09 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bondi, an 8-month-old toy poodle, had just returned from a walk when he began stumbling. His head wobbled and soon he could barely stand, so his owner, Colleen Briggs, rushed him to the vet.The good doctor quickly made a diagnosis: Bondi was stoned.On his walk, a sniff must have led Bondi to a discarded joint, which he ate.“He was just doing his usual — exploring everything, sniffing everything,” said Briggs, who began to notice the pot shops sprouting up
  
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• 40s with rain and snow for one more day

  02-05-2023 10:30 via wane.com
  
  The month of May started on a cold note across the area! We saw high temperatures in the 40s on May 1st for the first time since 1935 and even a trace of snow was recorded! April 2023 went from setting record highs to setting a record lowWe continue to deal with the same weather system today that brought us rain and snow showers yesterday. If you are wondering whether snow is unusual in May, note that our latest measurable snowfall in Fort Wayne was on May 10th in 1945.The good news is the rain
  
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• 7 bodies found during search for missing Oklahoma teens

  02-05-2023 07:46 via wane.com
  HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities searching a rural Oklahoma property for two missing teenagers discovered the bodies of seven people Monday, including the suspected remains of the teens and a convicted sex offender who was sought along with them, the local sheriff said.
  Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said the state medical examiner will have to confirm the identities of the victims, but “we believe that we have found the persons.” He said the bodies were believed to inclu
  
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• Tuesday chill, but warming up later in week

  02-05-2023 03:57 via wane.com
  
  Today, the 1st of May, has not felt like May at all! Our high temperature only reached the lower 40s. The lowest high temperature we've ever seen in Fort Wayne on May 1st is 41 degrees all the way back in 1897. Earlier this afternoon, we hit 43°, so this old record from the late 1800s will stay on the books. April 2023 went from setting record highs to setting a record lowThere's only a slight decrease in temperatures overnight.Rain showers continue to mix with snow showers this evening. Tem
  
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• PrayerWorks brings community together through faith

  02-05-2023 03:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne PrayerWorks room surpassed 100 days of being open to the pubic Monday. The PrayerWorks Advisory Team weighed in on what's to come.It's overseen by Love Fort Wayne, a citywide movement to imagine, inspire and ignite transformation through God’s love. Geoff King, CEO of Love Fort Wayne, said it's been a great first 100 days since the opening of the Prayer Works Room."So many positive and powerful things have happened, not just unity among churches, bu
  
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• 7 bodies found in search for two missing Oklahoma teens: authorities

  02-05-2023 00:25 via wane.com
  
  HENRYETTA, Okla. (KFOR) - Seven bodies have been found during the search for two missing teenagers in eastern Oklahoma, authorities have confirmed.
  An Amber Alert was issued Monday for 14-year-old Ivy Webster and 16-year-old Brittany Brewer, who were last seen Monday morning at 1:22 a.m. in Henryetta, roughly 90 miles east of Oklahoma City.According to the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office, Webster was supposed to return home by 5 p.m. Sunday after spending the weekend with a friend but didn't sh
  
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• FWFD: Person receives 'minor burns' in Waynedale fire

  02-05-2023 00:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Crews with the Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a fire at a business in Waynedale Monday afternoon.Authorities were seen at R&P Dumpster Service at 2912 Lower Huntington Road, which is the former location of Kurt's Cars.According to the FWFD, crews responded to a fire at the business at 5:25 p.m. and found fire and smoke coming from the front of the building.Crews respond to a fire at R&P Dumpster Service in Fort Wayne on May 1, 2023.ISP: Cra
  
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• Crews respond to fire at business in Waynedale

  02-05-2023 00:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Crews with the Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a fire at a business in Waynedale Monday afternoon.Authorities were seen at R&P Dumpster Service at 2912 Lower Huntington Road, which is formerly the location of Kurt's Cars.Smoke and fire damage could be seen both inside and outside of the building.Crews respond to a fire at R&P Dumpster Service in Fort Wayne on May 1, 2023.ISP: Crash on Indiana Toll Road in Steuben County kills Illinois manThe FWFD h
  
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