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• Richmond outlines next steps in cleanup from massive warehouse fire

  11-05-2023 23:59 via wane.com
  
  RICHMOND, Ind. – A month after a massive warehouse fire broke out in Richmond, the city has a considerable amount of work to do.On the afternoon of April 11, a large plume of black smoke was visible for miles after the fire erupted at the former My Way Trading warehouse on NW F Street. It burned for several days and led to an evacuation order. The order was later lifted on April 16. Officials say Richmond fire contained to industrial site; air quality being monitored for health riskIn an u
  
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• Trine University to name new health building after president set to retire

  11-05-2023 23:32 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, Trine University announced plans to name its College of Health Professions and future Fort Wayne facility after its current president, who is retiring at end of the current school year.Rick L. James, chair of the university Board of Trustees, said both the college and facility it houses will be named the Dr. Earl and Melanie Brooks College of Health Professions. Trine University receives additional money for Fort Wayne facility"Great things are going to h
  
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• Man arrested after Texas child gives bus driver note asking to call 911

  11-05-2023 21:58 via wane.com
  
  ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – A man from Odessa, Texas, was arrested earlier this week after a child passed a note to her bus driver asking for help on Tuesday.
  That morning, officers with the Odessa Police Department were notified of the girl's actions and responded to an address listed on the note, intending to investigate an unknown issue.
  When they arrived, officers found a man and a woman, who police said is the girl's mother, sitting on the porch. As investigators approached, the coupl
  
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• Upcoming Honor Flight features 83 military veterans

  11-05-2023 21:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI) announced that 83 military veterans will participate in the next Honor Flight on May 24.The 83 veterans booked for the Honor Flight fought across numerous wars and conflicts, according to HFNEI:
  10 Korean War veterans31 Cold War veterans39 Vietnam War veterans2 Lebanon/Grenada veterans1 Desert Shield/Desert Storm veteran
  HFNEI also said the May 24 flight will be dedicated to Sandie Meyer, a board member who "work
  
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• Drone ordinance on the table for Allen County Commissioners

  11-05-2023 21:21 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The public can share their input on the regulation of drones, in an ordinance being considered by the Allen County Board of Commissioners.The board is seeking input as they consider a drone ordinance that would work alongside the city of Fort Wayne's ordinance.A draft of the document is on the county’s website. You can submit your input to [email protected] by May 26.The ordinance will be considered for approval at the session on June 2 at 10 a.
  
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• Coroner: Lillie Street shooting ruled a homicide

  11-05-2023 20:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has ruled on the death of a 20-year-old woman who died Tuesday night after a man shot her, seemingly with no motive.Police identified the victim on Wednesday as 20-year-old Kiera Zepke from Fort Wayne. Police identify victim, suspect in fatal Lillie Street shootingThe coroner on Thursday determined the cause of her death was a gunshot wound in her chest, and the manner of death has been ruled a homicide, the report said.Zepke was with her b
  
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• Sen. Todd Young won't back Trump in 2024: 'Where do I begin?'

  11-05-2023 20:26 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. — Republican Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) told reporters that he won't be backing former President Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House in 2024, citing the former president's refusal to call Vladimir Putin a war criminal as one reason amongst seemingly several others.
  "Where do I begin?" Young answered when pressed about his decision to not lend support.
  Young spoke to reporters on Thursday, one day after Trump's controversial appearance on a town hall hosted by CNN.
  
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• 'The last cigarette for a long time': No motive in Lillie Street killing; police detail arrest of Fort Wayne man

  11-05-2023 19:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - By the time Fort Wayne police officers quietly surrounded a man at a Fort Wayne home on Wednesday, he was on the porch talking on a cell phone and smoking a cigarette completely unaware he was being watched.Once more manpower arrived at the home along with the department's drone unit, officers converged on 38-year-old Steven Atkins and took him into custody on charges connected to the killing of a woman gunned down Tuesday behind a home in the 1300 block of Lillie Stree
  
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• 'Piece of history': Drive-in screen comes down as rebuild continues

  11-05-2023 18:49 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) – If you've been to Auburn, you know and have heard of the Auburn Garrett Drive-In. The last piece of the drive in screen was taken down Thursday to start a new legacy.A severe storm went through Auburn last August and caused severe damage to the drive in screen.With the help of the community, enough money was raised to start the first phase of reconstruction and replace the old screen with a new one.
  Restorations will continue to the Auburn Garrett Drive-In Theat
  
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• Walleye tournament cheaters sentenced

  11-05-2023 18:48 via wane.com
  
  CLEVELAND (WJW) — Two men who pleaded guilty to cheating in a walleye fishing tournament on Lake Erie were sentenced to jail Thursday.Jacob Runyan, 43, of Ashtabula, and Chase Cominsky, 36, of Hermitage, Pa., were each indicted in October on felony charges of cheating, attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools and a misdemeanor count of illegal animal ownership. They each pleaded guilty in March to the cheating and misdemeanor animal ownership charges. The rem
  
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• Police find body of missing 19-year-old in Wabash River

  11-05-2023 18:42 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE) - Police found the body of a missing 19-year-old in the Wabash River on Thursday, according to the Wells County Sheriff's Office.The search for Branden Beer began May 3, when his vehicle was found in the river but he was not inside. Police: Vehicle found in Wabash River during search for 19-year-old from Adams CountyEight days later, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources found a body that the sheriff's office believes is Beer.His body was taken to the Northeast Indian
  
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• Police: Indiana man pleasured himself across street from Handy Mart

  11-05-2023 18:30 via wane.com
  
  VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A Perrysville man has been arrested after reportedly "pleasuring himself" on his front porch across from the Perrysville Handy Mart.According to Vermillion County Sheriff Michael Holtkamp, Deputies received a call from a concerned customer of the Handy Mart at 2:27 a.m. Tuesday reporting that a man was standing on his porch across the street masturbating.When a deputy arrived on scene they reportedly found 63-year-old Jeffry Abernathy standing on his p
  
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• FWPD warns public of caller impersonating officer

  11-05-2023 18:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are warning the public of a scam involving a phone call from someone impersonating an officer.A caller claiming to be an FWPD officer uses a fake badge number to call citizens using the phone number (260) 281-8450, according to a release Thursday from the police department. The scammer then says a judge has ordered bench warrants for the citizen, for failure to appear in federal court and avoidance of civic duty or jury duty.When the fake officer is qu
  
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• ‘Now or never’: Migrants rush to US border ahead of Title 42 expiration

  11-05-2023 18:17 via wane.com
  
  MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted — a change that many feared could make it more difficult for them to stay.With a midnight deadline looming, migrants in Mexico shed clothing before descending a steep bank into the Rio Grande, clutching plastic bags filled with clothes. One man held a baby in an open suitcase on his head.On the U.S. side of
  
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• SACS won't be partnering with YMCA for before and after school childcare

  11-05-2023 18:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Earlier this month, Southwest Allen County Schools (SACS) board members 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 parents are expected to take advantage of the district’s Friendship Company program that offers child care before and after school. The program is currently offered at four of the six
  
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• Peloton recalls over 2 million exercise bikes

  11-05-2023 16:52 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- Peloton Interactive is recalling about 2.2 million of its exercise bikes because users can fall and get injured, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday.The bikes, which are 4 feet long by 2 feet wide and have model number PL01, are being recalled by the exercise equipment maker because the assembled seat can break while in use.
  There have been 35 reports of the bike's seat post breaking and detaching, including 13 injury reports, with one involving a fractured wri
  
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• College graduate, 22, crushed by car only hours after ceremony

  11-05-2023 16:28 via wane.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A 22-year-old graduate of Ohio's University of Dayton died Sunday — just hours after he graduated — when a car fell on top of him.Passersby reported finding the man, later identified as Ian Brunner, underneath the car just after 7 p.m., outside of a campus apartment building, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.
  Dispatch reported that the car had fallen off a jack, crushing Brunner.POLL: Nearly half of college dropouts would likely reenroll if
  
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• Danger: Section of trail in Fort Wayne closed

  11-05-2023 14:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A section of trail between Coliseum Boulevard and Maplecrest Road has been closed according to a Facebook post by Fort Wayne Trails.Ground under the Maumee Pathway is washing out in some areas. Until it can be fixed the gates will remain closed. The City of Fort Wayne has a plan in place to fill the gaps and Fort Wayne Trails believes the closure won't be permanent.
  Trail users are asked to not go around the gates and if they do, it's at their won risk.
  
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• Fort Wayne Police take barricaded suspect into custody after hours-long standoff

  11-05-2023 10:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man police say had warrants for his arrest was taken into custody early Thursday morning after barricading himself inside of a home for nearly five hours.According to Fort Wayne Police, detectives with the Vice and Narcotics unit went to a home in the 500 block of Lawton Place just north of downtown Fort Wayne around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to serve a search warrant.According to police, one of the suspects inside the home had warrants for dealing methamphetamine and viola
  
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• Carroll High School students gear up for canceled play

  11-05-2023 04:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Carroll students held a zoom call Wednesday night with both the playwright Adam Szymkowicz of the play, "Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood" and Fort Wayne native and Tony Award nominee Michael Oberholtzer.The play was canceled after pushback from parents over its LGBTQ+ content. Kaitlyn Gulley, President of Carroll High School's Gay Straight Alliance, said because of her position, she felt it necessary to support those wanting to put on the play.Broadway performers
  
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• Turnstone athlete signs to play wheelchair basketball at The University of Arizona

  11-05-2023 03:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Wednesday, a member of Turnstone's adaptive sports programs committed to playing wheelchair basketball at The University of Arizona.As a result, Mackenzie Haag will join what The University of Arizona calls the "largest and most successful collegiate-based [adaptive sports] program in the country.""I'm excited to continue to do something I'm incredibly passionate about in an environment I'm comfortable in," Haag said. Headwaters Church to use ‘Classical&r
  
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• FWACC looks at chickens at PFW, complaint from possible dog owner during meeting

  11-05-2023 03:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control (FWACC) addressed a request by Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) to allow chickens on their campus during their Commission Meeting Wednesday afternoon.
  In a letter submitted to FWACC by PFW, the university said their goal is to allow for a more hands-on experience in their agricultural courses.
  A city ordinance prohibits livestock within city limits; however, FWACC Director Amy-Joe Sites said because PFW is an educational entity, the
  
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• FWACC looks at chickens at PFW, complaint about possible stray dog during meeting

  11-05-2023 03:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control (FWACC) addressed a request by Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) to allow chickens on their campus during their Commission Meeting Wednesday afternoon.
  In a letter submitted to FWACC by PFW, the university said their goal is to allow for a more hands-on experience in their agricultural courses.
  A city ordinance prohibits livestock within city limits; however, FWACC Director Amy-Joe Sites said because PFW is an educational entity, the
  
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• Authorities issue Public Safety Alert for missing woman in Allen County

  11-05-2023 03:21 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Sheriff's Department (ACSD) issued a Public Safety Alert on Wednesday for a woman last seen in Fort Wayne.The ACSD sent out a mobile push notification saying that 65-year-old Naw Sel Mu was last seen in the 4000 block of Parnell Avenue by the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Previous crashes by Fort Wayne police officer involved in pedestrian death had been ‘preventable’Authorities described
  
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• Authorities issue Public Safety Alert for missing Allen County woman

  11-05-2023 03:21 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Sheriff's Department (ACSD) issued a Public Safety Alert on Wednesday for a woman last seen in Fort Wayne.The ACSD sent out a mobile push notification saying that 65-year-old Naw Sel Mu was last seen in the 4000 block of Parnell Avenue by the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Previous crashes by Fort Wayne police officer involved in pedestrian death had been ‘preventable’Authorities described
  
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• Authorities cancel Public Safety Alert; woman found safe

  11-05-2023 03:21 via wane.com
  
  UPDATE: At 9:51 p.m. the Allen County Sheriff's Department issued an update saying the missing woman had been "safely located."ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Sheriff's Department (ACSD) issued a Public Safety Alert on Wednesday for a woman last seen in Fort Wayne.The ACSD sent out a mobile push notification saying that 65-year-old Naw Sel Mu was last seen in the 4000 block of Parnell Avenue by the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Pre
  
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• Headwaters Church to use 'Classical' education model for new school

  11-05-2023 02:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Classical school model is something that has largely been replaced in America, the classical system.The current model of K-12 has replaced it almost everywhere in America.But one church in Fort Wayne will be home to a school that is trying to reinstall the model."If you think about our founding fathers when they wrote the constitution, they all had a classical education, and it's very different than what you might think," said Linda Pearson, head of school for
  
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• Courts: Ex-girlfriend said accused killer believed roommates were 'plotting' against him

  11-05-2023 01:47 via wane.com
  
  Day 2 of double homicide trial still leaves questions on guns and a Sig Sauer pulled from a local riverIn opening arguments, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Tom Chaille spoke about a 9mm Sig Sauer handgun pulled from a local river and eventually linked to a double homicide in early December, 2021.On Wednesday, testimony inched closer to how that gun is central to the murder trial of Tre Zwieg, accused of shooting to death Brendan Cole, 19, and Juan Jose Ramirez, 16, inside a garage on Cumberland Avenue
  
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• ISP: Fremont woman 'seriously injured' in crash on Indiana Toll Road

  11-05-2023 00:57 via wane.com
  
  LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A Fremont woman is in the hospital following a crash on the Indiana Toll Road that left her in serious condition, according to Indiana State Police (ISP).At approximately 1:15 p.m., state troopers responded to a crash at the 132 mile marker involving a semitruck and a GMC Acadia and found the driver of the GMC, 35-year-old Whitney Welling, trapped and seriously injured, according to ISP.Authorities noticed Welling had severe bleeding due to an arm injury, and
  
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