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• Caught on camera: 'Road rage' shooting in Denver

  04-05-2023 23:18 via wane.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — Police in Denver, Colorado, are searching for the suspects in what's been described as a "road rage" shooting on Tuesday.One driver, caught in the middle of the shooting in Denver's Goldsmith neighborhood, captured the scene on a dashcam. Police say the shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Monaco Street Parkway and Evans Avenue. RECALL: Advil sold at Family Dollar may have been improperly storedDashcam footage obtained by KDVR shows a dark-color
  
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• 'One size fits all' coffee shop coming to southwest Fort Wayne

  04-05-2023 22:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A new coffee shop is on its way that's the first of its kind for one area of southwest Fort Wayne.Jordanne Kilbourne, owner of The Hive Coffee House, said she has four boys and felt inspired to create a space in her neighborhood where she could bring her family and friends.
  Renovations are underway for a property nestled near the corner of US 24 and Homestead Road.
  "Our original vision was to really create this community hangout space," Kilbourne said. A patio, yard gam
  
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• Police: Vehicle found in Wabash River during search for 19-year-old from Adams County

  04-05-2023 22:10 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE) — Authorities from Wells and Adams counties are searching for a 19-year-old man whose vehicle was found in the Wabash River.On Wednesday, the Adams County Sheriff's Office took a missing person report for 19-year-old Branden Beer of Geneva, Indiana.Authorities recovered Beer's vehicle from the Wabash River later that day near White Bridge Picnic Area, which is just east of Bluffton. Diocese responds to allegations against former teacher at Bishop LuersDespite search e
  
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• Parkview plans neighborhood center with medical building at Gump and State Road 3

  04-05-2023 20:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Parkview Health Systems submitted plans this week for a new 34-acre development called Huntertown Crossing at the corner of Gump Road and State Road 3.Zoned for a neighborhood center, the site includes a 6-acre project with a building that resembles a medical facility with a sign that reads Parkview Physicians Group. Plans submitted indicate it will be a 17,000 square foot building with parking and landscaping.Across Gump Road, which has seen bustling residen
  
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• 'This is mine now': Fort Wayne teen charged as adult in southeast side robbery, shooting

  04-05-2023 20:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 16-year-old Fort Wayne boy is facing felony charges in connection with a shooting that left a man with a shattered femur and months of rehabilitation ahead of him.
  Allen County prosecutors earlier this week formally charged Raymond Moore as an adult with a Level 2 felony count of robbery resulting in serious bodily injury and a Level 3 felony count of aggravated battery.
  Raymond MooreMoore is accused of shooting a man in the leg while in an alley near the corner of Mc
  
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• Task force formed to accelerate 81-mile trail project

  04-05-2023 20:08 via wane.com
  
  In August of 2022, the Fort Wayne City Council passed an agreement for a new connecting trail. Now, the Poka-Bache Connector Task Force strives for progress within the Coalition. Putting boots on the ground for the 81-mile trail.Map of the 81-mile trail route
  The Poka-Bache Connector will be a non-motorized trail that connects Pokagon State Park in Angola to Ouabache State Park in Bluffton. Bringing four counties together and seven municipalities. While connecting 140 recreational areas, 10 libr
  
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• Courts: Fort Wayne woman charged after leaving crash scene that injured mother, toddler

  04-05-2023 19:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Fort Wayne woman is accused of being intoxicated when she caused a crash that left multiple people injured - including a 4-year-old boy - before fleeing the scene with a handgun last week.
  Allen County prosecutors formally charged 29-yar-old Isis Z. Whitsett with several felonies Thursday in connection with the crash, which happened on April 28 at the intersection of Westbrook Drive and West State Boulevard.
  Fort Wayne police responded to the intersection at about 3:30
  
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• 'May the 4th be with you': Visitors from a galaxy far, far away come to Waynedale elementary

  04-05-2023 18:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Elementary students at Waynedale were surprised Thursday by some visitors from a galaxy far far away.R2-D2 and his friends paid a visit to the students on May 4th, which plays into the famous Star Wars line "May the force be with you".Students lined the hallways waiting for their guests to arrive. Once they saw R2-D2 and his friends, students screamed in excitement and were overjoyed to see some of their heroes. ‘May the 4th be with you’ gifts for the
  
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• Police looking for suspect who crashed into southeast Fort Wayne home after pursuit

  04-05-2023 17:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Police are looking for a suspect who crashed into a home near McMillen Park on Thursday.Police at the scene told WANE 15 the investigation started out as a domestic call in New Haven that morning, and the suspect tried to evade police by leading them on a chase into Fort Wayne. Officers are now looking for the driver, who crashed into a house in the 3400 block of Plaza Drive and fled the scene.It's unclear if there were any injuries, police said, and the house has minor
  
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• Diocese responds to allegations against former teacher at Bishop Luers

  04-05-2023 17:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has made a statement in response to the allegations against a former teacher at Bishop Luers High School who was accused of having sex with three students. Docs: Former teacher, track coach at Bishop Luers accused of having sex with 3 studentsOn Wednesday, WANE 15 contacted the Diocese, and a statement emailed to us Thursday confirmed Jordan Miller was employed as a teacher from 2016-2018. The school did not confirm if he was a coach
  
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• Prom crowning sparks divide at Ohio high school

  04-05-2023 16:34 via wane.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Kettering Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio, made history by crowning two LGBTQ+ students, seniors Dai'sean Conley and Rosie Green, as prom king and queen.Now, the board of education is hearing from residents in the community who want to prevent something similar from happening again.Conley and Green were chosen for the honor by their peers at school. Most are supportive, but some, Conley said, were unhappy with the outcome of the vote."Even when I was given the
  
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• Atlanta shooting suspect has been charged with murder

  04-05-2023 16:24 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting in Atlanta that left one woman dead and four others wounded has been charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault, Fulton County Jail records show.Deion Patterson was awaiting his first court appearance Thursday after police say he opened fire in the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice Wednesday. Workers and others in a bustling commercial district took shelter for hours during the manhunt.Authorities swarmed t
  
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• Teen runaway dies after chase with stolen car in Steuben County, police say

  04-05-2023 14:59 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A 14-year-old boy died on April 19 after the stolen car he was driving hit a tree and burst into flames following a high-speed chase according to a Facebook post from the Ashley-Hudson Police Department.
  The chase began just after 11 p.m. when police spotted what was described as a suspicious vehicle in the 100 S block of Harrison Avenue. When police approached the vehicle, the driver drove off and officers were unsuccessful in their attempts to make a traffic stop.Th
  
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• Sex offender fatally shot 6, then killed self, official says

  04-05-2023 13:33 via wane.com
  
  An Oklahoma sex offender who was released from prison early shot his wife, her three children and their two friends in the head and then killed himself, authorities confirmed Wednesday as concerns grew about why he was free as his trial on new sex charges loomed.Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said that the victims had each been shot in the head one to three times with a 9 mm pistol when they were found Monday near a creek and in a heavily wooded area in rural Oklahoma.The bodies apparently h
  
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• Fort Wayne eatery listed in Yelp's top 100 brunch restaurants

  04-05-2023 13:02 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Your mother brought you into this world, raised you, and worked tirelessly to support your dreams and passions throughout your entire life.The least you can do is buy her some eggs.Just in time for Mother’s Day, the analysts at Yelp have scoured their national databases in an attempt to determine the 100 best-reviewed brunch restaurants on the platform. This year, restaurants in 34 different states made the list, meaning that (hopefully), you won’t have to drag mom
  
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• Hate passwords? Google is sidelining them

  04-05-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Good news for all the password-haters out there: Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by adding “passkeys” as a more straightforward and secure way to log into its services.Here's what you need to know:WHAT ARE PASSKEYS?Passkeys offer a safer alternative to passwords and texted confirmation codes. Users won’t ever see them directly; instead, an online service like Gmail will use them to communicate directly with a trusted dev
  
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• SACS ponders partnership with YMCA to address staffing concerns

  04-05-2023 04:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Wednesday, school board members with Southwest Allen County Schools (SACS) discussed the possibility of partnering with YMCA to address staffing concerns.With SACS moving to a three-tier model of start and stop times for its schools starting with the 2023-2024 school year, more schools will be partaking in the district's Friendship Company program that offers child care for parents both before and after school.Therefore, SACS is considering partnering with YMCA
  
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• State official: Fort Wayne out of compliance again for not releasing public records

  04-05-2023 04:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana Public Access Counselor Luke Britt has issued another opinion saying the City of Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) failed to give access to public records."It is the opinion of this office that the Ft. Wayne Police Department violated the Access to Public Records Act (APRA)," Britt wrote in his opinion released Wednesday.APRA is a state law that says records held by government agencies are “presumed to be
  accessible for insp
  
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• WATCH: Vacant trailer home catches fire in southeast Fort Wayne

  04-05-2023 01:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a fire at a trailer park home in southeast Fort Wayne Wednesday evening.Crews responded to a vacant trailer home in the 4800 block of Trace Drive near the intersection of Wayne Trace and Tillman Road, according to the FWFD. Columbia City mayor: Sports card scheme was a ‘systematic deception of city officials’ by parks directorThe trailer could be seen with heavy smoke and fire damage along with busted
  
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• Crews respond to fire at trailer park home in southeast Fort Wayne

  04-05-2023 01:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a fire at a trailer park home in southeast Fort Wayne Wednesday evening.Crews were seen at a home in the 4800 block of Trace Drive near the intersection of Wayne Trace and Tillman Road. Columbia City mayor: Sports card scheme was a ‘systematic deception of city officials’ by parks directorWhen WANE 15 arrived, a faint cloud of smoke could be seen coming from the trailer park home.The FWFD has not yet s
  
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