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• Fort Wayne Police Department car door travels over 1,000 miles before returning home

  12-07-2023 23:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Not many stories about the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) start in Minnesota, but that is exactly where Detective James Wenglikowski found himself.
  "My nephew was living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and my nephew [was] invited to a sports bar/restaurant [Alary's] that had a bunch of cop doors hanging in it," Wenglikowski said. "I meet the owner, really cool guy. I offer him a police badge and he says 'what about a car door?'"Wenglikowski then went on a m
  
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• Fort Wayne Police Department car door travels more than 1,000 miles before returning home

  12-07-2023 23:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Not many stories about the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) start in Minnesota, but that is exactly where Detective James Wenglikowski found himself.
  "My nephew was living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and my nephew [was] invited to a sports bar/restaurant [Alary's] that had a bunch of cop doors hanging in it," Wenglikowski said. "I meet the owner, really cool guy. I offer him a police badge and he says 'what about a car door?'"Wenglikowski then went on a m
  
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• Handel's Ice Cream nears opening of second Fort Wayne location

  12-07-2023 23:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A new Handel's Ice Cream location will soon join the company's sole Summit City spot along Illinois Road.The new location will open July 20 at the corner of Lima and Dupont roads, nearly four months after opening its first Fort Wayne location in late March.Daniel Niedens, owner of the Dupont Road location, said he is ready to finally meet the community's demand to make Handel's readily available across Fort Wayne. Bamboo Forest set to open at Fort Wayne Children’
  
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• Woman attempts to smuggle cocaine with two juveniles in vehicle, El Paso CBP says

  12-07-2023 23:11 via wane.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- An American woman attempted to cross the border with a load of cocaine while riding with two juveniles in the vehicle, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.CBP said the 36-year-old U.S. citizens arrived from Mexico on Monday at the Paso Del Norte Bridge.Feds, Texas DPS stop truck hauling 700 pounds of concealed meth bundles
  Officers referred her to a secondary inspection during which a non-intrusive exam resulted in the discovery of 17.1 pounds of cocaine in
  
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• Longtime Fort Wayne radio host dies

  12-07-2023 22:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A beloved personality at K105 has died, the radio station announced.Brenda Jean Houston, familiar to listeners as B.J. Stone, died June 21 at 74 years old after battling cancer. Her obituary can be found on the funeral home's website.B.J. started at the station in 1993. Dan Austin, who hosted the morning show with her from 1997-2006, made the announcement Wednesday on the Facebook page for K105.
  Austin said Thursday's show will highlight B.J. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., shar
  
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• Fort Wayne man receives 5 1/2 year prison sentence for illegally possessing gun

  12-07-2023 21:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Wednesday, U.S. district court judge sentenced a Fort Wayne man to over five years in prison for possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon.The judge sentenced 31-year-old Bryshawn Terry to 66 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.According to documents in the case, police responded to a 911 call in December 2022 about a man with a gun and found Terry armed with a 9mm handgun and a rife equipped with a bump stock and a 50-round drum. &
  
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• Powerball, Mega Millions reach combined total of nearly $1.3 billion

  12-07-2023 20:28 via wane.com
  
  (WKBN) -- Jackpots in America's two biggest lottery games are now at a combined total of nearly $1.3 billion.
  The Mega Millions game is now at $560 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in Tuesday's drawing. The estimated cash prize for the next drawing on Friday, July 14, is $281.1 million. The winning numbers were 10, 17, 33, 51, and 64, plus the gold Mega Ball 5.The Powerball jackpot continues its rise up the record charts reaching an estimated $725 million for the next drawing
  
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• Midwest CPI reveals the region is closer to inflation target

  12-07-2023 20:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Similar to last year, you don't need the official CPI (Consumer Price Index) data to acknowledge what is happening in the economy. The only difference is prices are easing up, like the price of gas. However, food and rent prices continue to climb.
  According to the recent data summary, the Midwest is inching closer to the 2% target. Inflation last month was at 2.4% compared to 3% nationally in previous years for June. Rachel Blakeman, director of the Purdue University Fo
  
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• Fort Wayne eyes several bridge construction projects

  12-07-2023 19:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — At Tuesday's City Council meeting, Fort Wayne's Public Works Division secured funding for a number of projects related to repairing or building bridges.
  Replacement of a current bridge on Tillman RoadRepairs of a bridge on Lower Huntington RoadConstruction of a new bridge on Airport Expressway
  Tillman Road ProjectThe first project on Tillman Road was brought about by the necessity to completely replace the bridge.
  "The Tillman Road bridge is one of our lowest-rate
  
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• 'Just unfathomable': Infant hospitalized, grandfather accused in attack

  12-07-2023 18:39 via wane.com
  
  UPDATE (7/12/2023): Christopher Allen pleaded guilty but mentally ill to one county of battery with serious bodily injury and one count of resisting law enforcement. He was sentenced to serve roughly 18 years in prison with 493 jail credit days.
  ---------------------------------------GREENSBURG, Ind. -- A man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he allegedly attacked his infant granddaughter in Greensburg.
  Right now, 5-month-old Bryleigh Adams remains at Riley Hospital for Childr
  
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• Missing hiker found dead in Yosemite National Park

  12-07-2023 18:31 via wane.com
  
  YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The body of a missing hiker in Yosemite National Park has been recovered, according to the family.24-year-old California native Hayden Klemenok went missing at the park on Sunday, July 2, during a hike with friends. His sister, Taylor McKinnie, said he and his friends stopped to cool off at the upper section of the Chilnualna Falls when he was suddenly swept away by the raging water.“They were leaning down to dunk their heads in, and their hats in to cool off
  
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• 'Karma': Motorcycle that crashed on Broadway was reportedly stolen; owner speaks out

  12-07-2023 18:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A motorcycle and car crashed Tuesday, causing a portion of a busy road in downtown Fort Wayne to close for the afternoon.
  After the crash, a woman reached out to WANE 15 to share her side of the story."There's way more to that story than just a guy getting in a motorcycle accident," said Tonya Baker, revealing the Harley-Davidson was stolen from her family the night before.Motorcycle crashes on Broadway in downtown Fort WayneChris Baker on his 2000 Screamin' Eagle (Cred
  
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• Bamboo Forest set to open at Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in early fall

  12-07-2023 18:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A new attraction is set to open at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo before it closes for the season later this year.The zoo announced Wednesday that construction on the Bamboo Forest, which is part of the new reimagined Asian Trek area of the zoo that opened in May, will be finished in early fall. A grand opening date will be announced.“We are excited about the changes happening at the Zoo and can’t wait for guests to
  experience Bamboo Forest,” says Executi
  
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• 3 dead, 14 injured in Illinois crash involving Greyhound bus and tractor-trailers, police say

  12-07-2023 17:30 via wane.com
  
  HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) — A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously, state police said.The bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County around 1:55 a.m. when it crashed into the three semis, Illinois State Police said, citing an initial investigation.Four people were taken to the hospital by helicopter and at least
  
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• Wednesday's Ft. Wayne Farmers Market moves indoors

  12-07-2023 15:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)Visitors to the Wednesday Fort Wayne Farmers Market at Electric Works will no longer have to worry about what the weather is going to be like.The Wednesday market will be now set up in the Union Street Market. It had moved indoors because of bad air quality from the Canadian wildfires; but because of the favorable response from both Electric Works and the Fort Wayne Farmers Market, the decision was made to keep in indoors.
  Hours will remain 3 pm to 7 pm.Visitors can use th
  
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• Fugitive who stole police car captured in southern Indiana

  12-07-2023 14:21 via wane.com
  
  DAVIESS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A man considered to be armed and dangerous after escaping from Martin County in southern Indiana was captured Wednesday morning after he commandeered a police car Tuesday.According to Indiana State Police, troopers and deputies with the Martin County Sheriff's Department spotted Eric James King, 41, of Paoli in a vehicle on U.S. 231.King refused to pull over and eventually his ran out of gas and pulled into a private drive. When officers tried to arrest King, he manag
  
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• Fugitive steals police car, crashes in southern Indiana cornfield

  12-07-2023 14:21 via wane.com
  
  DAVIESS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A man considered to be armed and dangerous after escaping from Martin County in southern Indiana is still on the loose after he commandeered a police car Tuesday.According to Indiana State Police, troopers and deputies with the Martin County Sheriff's Department spotted Eric James King, 41, of Paoli in a vehicle on U.S. 231.King refused to pull over and eventually his ran out of gas and pulled into a private drive. When officers tried to arrest King, he managed to get
  
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• You haven’t missed the best deals of Prime Day 2023. Here are the top sales remaining

  12-07-2023 13:53 via wane.com
  
  Day two of Prime Day still has an abundance of dealsIt’s July 12, which means Prime Day is kicking into high gear. Consider all of the deals from the first 24 hours to be a rehearsal. Today is when you can really clean up.Whether you’re looking to get a robot vacuum or an Amazon Fire TV device, there are still thousands of deep discounts available. Now is the time to take advantage of all that remains and scoop up the bargains by the barrel. Here are the best remaining sale
  
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• Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next court fight?

  12-07-2023 12:14 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration calls it a “student loan safety net.” Opponents call it a backdoor attempt to make college free. And it could be the next battleground in the legal fight over student loan relief.Starting this summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to enroll in a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever. Interest won’t pile up as long as borrowers make regular payments. Millions of people will have
  
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• 'The emotion was overwhelming:' Fort Wayne City workers score big collective bargaining and pay win

  12-07-2023 04:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In 2014, the City of Fort Wayne took away collective bargaining for non-safety city workers.
  And on Tuesday, to the tune of applause from city workers, a step was taken to undo that action."The emotion really got to me, and it got to the workers because they have been fighting this for nine years," said Lloyd Osborne, a business representative with I.U.O.E Local 399.An emotional city council meeting met its crescendo as council members voted on whether or not
  
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• Firefighters tackle fire northwest of downtown Fort Wayne

  12-07-2023 03:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a fire northwest of downtown Fort Wayne Tuesday night.Multiple FWFD vehicles were seen in the 1400 block of High Street around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday.Multiple neighbors told WANE 15 that the fire started started in a detached garage at one of the homes in the area, although WANE 15 is still awaited details from the FWFD. Rural Huntertown fire torches portion of home, leaves home with ‘extensive damage’It is not
  
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• Firefighters tackle detached garage fire northwest of downtown Fort Wayne

  12-07-2023 03:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a fire northwest of downtown Fort Wayne Tuesday night.Multiple FWFD vehicles were seen in the 1400 block of High Street around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday. Rural Huntertown fire torches portion of home, leaves home with ‘extensive damage’According to the FWFD, crews arrived and found a detached garage on fire, and firefighters brought the fire under control in eight minutes and prevented the fire from spreading to ot
  
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• School board meeting sheds light on how Manchester Community Schools lost $1.2M

  12-07-2023 02:53 via wane.com
  
  NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. (WANE) -- Weeks after Manchester Community Schools (MCS) announced it had lost $1.2 million in an internet scheme, more information has come to light regarding the incident.During the district's school board meeting on Tuesday, the school board revealed that MCS Superintendent Kyle Wieland had fell victim to an email phishing scheme where a fraudulent email pretended to be Hagerman Construction.MCS had been in contact with Hagerman Construction before the first fraudulent
  
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• Courts: 'Cocky' defendant who blew a kiss at victim's mom now sits in court for murder

  12-07-2023 01:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- It was a birthday party at The Bleu Diamond, a strip club that has now passed into the history of Fort Wayne.Owner Tony Raffieed closed the Lima Road joint down after Marcus Rogan, 22, was shot and killed there six years ago. Three other men survived gunshot wounds, qualifying the crime as a mass shooting.Even though people in town had suspicions on who the shooter was and, days later, police asked the public to help identify a man in a grainy video walking into the cl
  
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