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• Fort Wayne quilt appears in Tony-nominated musical

  31-05-2023 23:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — "Shucked" is a musical all about a small town that loves corn.
  And besides the Hoosier State growing heaps of corn, it has another connection to the play through Fort Wayne.
  "It was a drab, dreary looking quilt that we had nicknamed a hired man's quilt because it looked like something that would be on a farm that would have your hired man use for warmth, not because it looked pretty," said Lois Levihn, owner of Born Again Quilts in Fort Wayne.
  Levihn said it was a
  
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• FWPD investigates 'disturbance with a weapon' on Fort Wayne's east side

  31-05-2023 23:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is investigating an incident that happened on Fort Wayne's east side Wednesday morning involving a weapon.At approximately 10:07 a.m., an officer had been patrolling near the intersection of Schele and Edsall avenues and noticed a "disturbance with a weapon" in the area, according to the FWPD. Courts: Teen killer gets 55 years, 10 years suspended for December 2020 homicidePolice conducted an investigation that led them to th
  
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• Step into a piece of history with tour of Noble County landmarks

  31-05-2023 22:19 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Explore a dairy barn-turned-winery, 1840s-era home and more landmarks on a tour that highlights history in Noble County.Tour five sites in Albion, Rome City and Wolcottville on the Noble County Ramble June 17. During the tour, you can enjoy food and drinks from local shops at every stop.The ramble includes showings of Howard's Opera House in Albion; the Sower House, Gene Stratton Porter Historic Site, and Sylvan Cellars in Rome City; and the Wolcott House in Wolcottvi
  
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• Downtown Fort Wayne to bring back summer concert series for third year

  31-05-2023 21:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Friday, Downtown Fort Wayne will kick off the third annual Downtown Live!, a series of weekly concerts held during the summer months.Downtown Live! will offer live music from local performers for free every Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. from June 2 to Sept. 1. ‘I’m sorry Kira, I love you:’ Multiple structures, business vandalized in downtown Fort WayneThe performances will be held at The TriCore Porch Off Calhoun in the 800 block of Calho
  
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• Detour: Old Mill Road one block closure will last four months

  31-05-2023 21:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Wednesday marked the first day of a four-month long detour at Rudisill Boulevard and Old Mill Road that has local residents working their way around street barriers and already wondering when it will all go away.Area resident Dana Velez wants to know when all the construction is going to end.
  The detour was put in place to allow city utilities to continue its progress on the Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel that connects neighborhood pipes to the pr
  
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• Pence eyes 2024 campaign launch next week

  31-05-2023 21:16 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) – Former Vice President Mike Pence is likely to announce next week that he is running for president in 2024, according to a source familiar with the plans.The source said Pence’s team is finalizing plans to launch his campaign for the White House, joining the expanding GOP primary field with a forward-looking announcement that makes the case for his candidacy. The former vice president is expected to put much of his focus on Iowa, which hosts the first caucus on the GOP pr
  
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• Courts: Teen killer gets 55 years, 10 years suspended for December 2020 homicide

  31-05-2023 21:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Two days before Christmas three years ago, Javon Thomas got out of a borrowed 2014 black Nissan and lay in wait for Hakeem Cage to walk to his apartment at The Summit.Thomas, then 17, and his cousin, Korta Thomas, 23, had been at a party at the Hawthorn Suites where Cage made no secret of the amount of cash he was carrying, according to a probable cause affidavit.Walking to his apartment with his girlfriend at 4 a.m. on Dec. 23, 2020, Cage was shot several times by Thom
  
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• Boudreau out as Komets head coach

  31-05-2023 21:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - After four seasons leading the Komets, Ben Boudreau is not returning as the franchise's head coach.The Komets announced on Wednesday that they have declined to renew Boudreau's contract for the 2023-24 season.In four seasons with Fort Wayne, Boudreau compiled an overall record of 134-96-19-8, including a Kelly Cup championship in 2021. Boudreau's record ranks as seventh in franchise history among all Komets head coaches.Despite winning a Kelly Cup in 2021, the Komets we
  
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• Fort Wayne middle schooler competing in national spelling bee

  31-05-2023 20:19 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WANE) - A Fort Wayne student has made it to the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a championAchyut Ethiraj is in seventh grade at Maple Creek Middle School. The 13-year-old breezed through the preliminaries and quarterfinals to qualify as a semifinalist. That segment takes place Wednesday."I've been learning words from dictionaries by searching them and finding why and how they are spelled, a
  
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• Fort Wayne middle schooler competes in national spelling bee

  31-05-2023 20:19 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WANE) - A Fort Wayne student made it all the way to the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a championAchyut Ethiraj is in seventh grade at Maple Creek Middle School. The 13-year-old breezed through the preliminaries and quarterfinals to qualify as a semifinalist."I've been learning words from dictionaries by searching them and finding why and how they are spelled, and the way they are, and lea
  
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• Officials investigating fire at Huntertown warehouse

  31-05-2023 19:00 via wane.com
  
  HUNTERTOWN, Ind. (WANE) - Officials are investigating an early morning fire at a warehouse in Huntertown.The flames damaged a warehouse on West Shoaff Road, near the intersection with Lima Road, according to the Huntertown fire chief.The fire chief confirmed to WANE 15 crews were called to the scene around 4:25 a.m. on reports of a structure fire. When crews arrived, they saw fire and smoke coming from the front of the warehouse.
  One firefighter was hurt, and was cleared after being checked by m
  
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• SHERIFF: Grant County crash leaves one dead, another injured

  31-05-2023 17:42 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A single-vehicle crash in the 8500 block of West State Road 22 in Grant County left one person dead and another badly injured early Wednesday morning, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Department.
  Deputies arrived at the scene of the crash around 3:20 a.m. and found an adult passenger walking around the outside of the vehicle with extensive injuries, according to a sheriff's media release.Pedestrian hit by car after walking into street, police sayAnother adult,
  
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• Police look for 82-year-old missing from Fort Wayne's north side

  31-05-2023 17:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are searching for an 82-year-old man last seen Wednesday driving on the city's north side.Police describe John Ruble as white, with white hair, balding, 5 feet 9 inches, 160 pounds. Ruble was last seen around 8:15 a.m. driving near Dupont and Auburn roads. The vehicle is described as a Toyota Highlander with the license plate 355AOP.Anyone with information is asked to call FWPD at (260) 427-1222.
  
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• Police find 82-year-old who went missing from Fort Wayne's north side

  31-05-2023 17:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police have found an 82-year-old man who went missing Wednesday while driving on the city's north side.John Ruble was found safe, police said. He had been seen last around 8:15 a.m. driving near Dupont and Auburn roads, police said, and was found a few hours later. A public safety alert was sent out around 11:30 a.m. for Ruble, and was canceled less than 30 minutes later."The FWPD would like to thank the media and the public for their quick response, which is
  
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• Police find 82-year-old missing from Fort Wayne's north side

  31-05-2023 17:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police have found an 82-year-old man who went missing Wednesday while driving on the city's north side.John Ruble was last seen around 8:15 a.m. driving near Dupont and Auburn roads, police said. A public safety alert was sent out around 11:30 a.m. for Ruble, and was canceled less than 30 minutes later.
  
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• Chipotle giving away free food during NBA Finals

  31-05-2023 16:16 via wane.com
  
  (WHNT) - The 2023 NBA Finals are set and Chipotle is giving away free food throughout the series.
  The popular Mexican grill announced Tuesday that every time a player makes a three-pointer in the NBA Finals they will give away 300 free entrees.During the "Chipotle Free Pointer" promotion, every time a Denver Nuggets or Miami Heat player makes a three-pointer, Chipotle will tweet a unique message from @CHIPOTLETWEETS. The first 300 to text that message to 888222 will receive a free entrée
  
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• Indiana Representative Jim Lucas arrested in OWI case

  31-05-2023 15:34 via wane.com
  
  JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. -- Indiana Republican Representative Jim Lucas was behind bars Wednesday morning after being charged in an OWI case.Indiana State Police say Rep. Lucas was arrested after crashing his vehicle on I-65 just north of Seymour around midnight Wednesday. Lucas left the scene in the vehicle initially. ISP says officers from the Seymour Police Department found the vehicle in a different location nearby. He was arrested by a trooper from the ISP-Versailles Post.The Jackson County She
  
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• Too-tall truck gets stuck under overpass on Hanna Street

  31-05-2023 14:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A driver no-doubt faced a bit of embarrassment after he got the box truck he was driving stuck under an overpass on Hanna Street southeast of downtown.
  The overpass clearly reads a clearance of 11' 10", while an sticker on the side of the truck indicates it needs 13' 9" of clearance.Crews had to deflate the tires to get the truck unstuck and traffic was rerouted for a time.
  
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• Chick-fil-A, McDonald's introduce new app feature that can track customers' location

  31-05-2023 14:10 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) – Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s are introducing app features that will track a customer’s location to ensure that their meal will be ready once they get to the restaurant, Insider reported.Chick-fil-A announced in May that when a customer places a curbside or carryout order under the new feature, the restaurant will be alerted when the customer is close so staff can start preparing the food. Chick-fil-A is bringing back this popular menu item for a limited time“By tim
  
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• Pedestrian hit by car after walking into street, police say

  31-05-2023 13:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A man was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital after police say he walked into the road and was hit by a car on West Main Street at around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.
  The crash took place between Cherry and Center Street just west of the St. Marys River. Motorists will need to detour around the crash site until the investigation is complete.The pedestrian's condition is unknown. The driver didn't appear to be hurt.
  
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• FWPD: Pedestrian hit by car after walking into street, driver not arrested

  31-05-2023 13:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The driver of a car that hit a pedestrian has not been arrested after police determined the man "suddenly" crossed in front of the vehicle Wednesday morning.Police initially said the man walked into the road and was hit by a car on West Main Street around 6:30 a.m. that morning. The crash took place between Cherry and Center Street just west of the St. Marys River.
  In an update Thursday, police said the driver of a Toyota Camry was headed east on Main when a man "sudden
  
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• Man, 2 children found dead in Indiana home with high carbon monoxide levels

  31-05-2023 13:22 via wane.com
  
  MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities investigating the deaths of a man and two children whose bodies were found in an Indiana home said firefighters detected high carbon monoxide levels inside the residence.The bodies of the 24-year-old man, a 3-year-old boy and a 21-month-old girl were found Sunday afternoon in the home in the city of Muncie.Delaware County Coroner Gavin Greene announced on Monday the firefighters' findings, The Star Press reported. Carbon monoxide is a toxic, odorless gas.Aut
  
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• One killed, two hurt after I-69 crash in northern Allen County

  31-05-2023 10:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One person died and other others were hurt after a vehicle ran off I-69 near Union Chapel Road in northern Allen County Wednesday morning.
  According to the Allen County Sheriff's Department, the crash took place at around 3:30 a.m.Emergency responders arrived on the scene to find the vehicle off the side of the road. It had struck a tree. Three people were found inside the vehicle and they were taken to area hospitals in critical condition.
  The driver, only identified a
  
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• Kentucky woman identified as I-69 crash fatality

  31-05-2023 10:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The woman killed in a crash that hurt two passengers after the vehicle they were in drove off I-69 near Union Chapel Road in northern Allen County Wednesday morning has been identified.
  Following an autopsy, the Allen County Coroner's Office determined that the driver of the vehicle, Megan Hazzard, 24, of Louisville, Kentucky died from multiple blunt force injuries and her death was ruled an accident.According to the Allen County Sheriff's Department, the crash took pla
  
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• Crash investigation closes portion of I-69 North

  31-05-2023 10:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department is investigating a crash on I-69, north of Union Chapel Road.One lane of I-69 North is closed in the area right now.A WANE 15 crew at the scene saw one vehicle off the right side of I-69, into a wooded area. So far there is no word on possible injuries, or what caused the car to go off the interstate.This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Crash investigation closes I-69 North

  31-05-2023 10:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department is investigating a crash on I-69, north of Union Chapel Road.I-69 North is closed in the area right now. Officers are diverting traffic onto Union Chapel.A WANE 15 crew at the scene can see one vehicle off the right side of I-69, into a wooded area. So far there is no word on possible injuries, or what caused the car to go off the interstate.This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Driver "drinking from a liquor bottle" arrested following traffic stop Tuesday morning; several guns recovered from vehicle

  31-05-2023 10:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man Fort Wayne Police say was driving with an open liquor bottle and several guns in the the car was taken into custody early Tuesday morning after a traffic stop near Reservoir Park south of downtown.Fort Wayne Police say an officer on duty noticed a car weaving through traffic in the 2400 block of S. Clinton Street and going "notably under the speed limit." The officer pulled the driver over and approached his vehicle.Upon contact with the driver, the officer saw he
  
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• Heatwave continues with hottest temps of the season

  31-05-2023 09:22 via wane.com
  
  The heatwave continues today with temperatures once again hovering around 90 degrees. The good news is that the humidity levels will still be tolerable. Temperatures will stay hot at least until this weekend.Temperatures will move up quickly just like yesterday with sunshine we'll be seeing the lower to middle 80s by lunchtime.
  The afternoon will be hot again as temperatures will be in the upper 80s to around 90.
  It will be another mild night with low temperatures in the lower 60s.
  The 90s will
  
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• FW Cycle House to honor Owen Scheele in June with free classes

  31-05-2023 01:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In June, FW Cycle House is hosting a day dedicated to the Owen Scheele Memorial Fund to honor and remember Owen one year after he passed away from cancer at 17 years old.On June 10, FW Cycle House will offer multiple group fitness classes that include circuit training, indoor cycle, outdoor tone and fusion classes.Classes are free for the community all day, and participants are encouraged to donate at least $10 and to wear orange in honor of Owen. Why does the wat
  
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• 'I'm sorry Kira, I love you:' Multiple structures, business vandalized in downtown Fort Wayne

  31-05-2023 01:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One Fort Wayne business owner came into an unfortunate surprise when he arrived at work Tuesday morning. Mechanix Unlimited Inc. was just one of the structures vandalized over the Memorial Day Weekend.
  If you take a drive in downtown Fort Wayne, there's a chance you'll see phrases like, "I love Kira" and "I'm sorry Kira, I love you" plastered across a few buildings. Mechanix Unlimited posted pictures to their Facebook account Tuesday morning showing the vandalism writte
  
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• Wabash to receive new Bowen Center health clinic

  31-05-2023 00:10 via wane.com
  
  WABASH, Ind. (WANE) — On Wednesday, Bowen Center and Wabash officials will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate a new Bowen Center health clinic in Wabash.The ceremony will be held at the current Bowen Center outpatient office at 255 N. Miami St. in downtown Wabash.Bowen Center said it hopes the new health clinic will address the "unique healthcare challenges underserved populations face." Man thrown from motorcycle in crash on rural Auburn road"By improving access to
  
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