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• Courts: Informant tells of jail scuffle where defendant threatened 'I'll do the same thing to you I did to your brother'

  13-07-2023 23:19 via wane.com
  
  Trial reveals bad blood between two families but no reason whyFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Searching for a motive at the murder trial being held this week in Allen Superior Court leaves you wondering ‘what was it all about?”On April 9, 2017, Marcus Rogan, 22, went to a birthday party at the Bleu Diamond strip club with his cousin, his brother, Deshawn Rogan and a friend, maybe more.Just before 4 a.m., he was shot 10 times and collapsed on the dance floor. His brother Deshawn was shot a
  
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• 40 human skulls seized from Kentucky apartment

  13-07-2023 22:40 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKRN) — Approximately 40 human skulls were found among bones and body parts inside a Kentucky apartment.
  The discovery was made as FBI agents served a search warrant Tuesday in connection with the investigation into stolen human remains that were trafficked from Harvard Medical School’s morgue.James Nott, who lives in the apartment, was arrested after the discovery.
  Federal investigators initially received a tip that there were possibly human remains at another home,
  
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• Carpenter's Union builds ramp for teen hit by car

  13-07-2023 22:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On July 2, 14-year-old Dominic Peterson was the victim of a hit-and-run crash on St. Joe Center Road.He sustained several injuries including a brain bleed, multiple broken bones, a punctured lung, a cracked vertebrae and a nerve injury that is preventing him from moving his left arm.The injuries may keep him in a wheelchair for some time, or just with a hard time walking.
  But the house he'll return to will be more accessible than ever."This is one less thing
  
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• Carpenter Union builds ramp for teen hit by car

  13-07-2023 22:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On July 2, 14-year-old Dominic Peterson was the victim of a hit-and-run crash on St. Joe Center Road.He sustained several injuries including a brain bleed, multiple broken bones, a punctured lung, a cracked vertebrae and a nerve injury that is preventing him from moving his left arm.The injuries may keep him in a wheelchair for some time, or just with a hard time walking.
  But the house he'll return to will be more accessible than ever."This is one less thing
  
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• Traffic clears up after crash on northbound I-69 between Goshen, Illinois roads

  13-07-2023 22:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Traffic is back to normal following a crash on northbound I-69 in Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon.The Indiana Department of Transportation's traffic cameras and Google Maps showed traffic completely stopped on I-69 between the stretch of Goshen and Illinois roads around 4:30 p.m.
  (Photo provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation)(Photo provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation)
  The Allen County Sheriff's Department told WANE 15 that a crash happened
  
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• Traffic at a standstill along stretch of northbound I-69 in Fort Wayne

  13-07-2023 22:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Motorists are stuck in the middle of a significant traffic jam along a portion of northbound I-69 in Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon.The Indiana Department of Transportation's traffic cameras and Google Maps show traffic is completely stopped on I-69 between the stretch of Goshen and Illinois roads.
  (Photo provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation)(Photo provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation)
  It is not known what caused the traffic jam, nor is i
  
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• Crash on northbound I-69 between Goshen, Illinois roads halts traffic: police

  13-07-2023 22:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Motorists are stuck in the middle of a significant traffic jam following a crash on northbound I-69 in Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon.The Indiana Department of Transportation's traffic cameras and Google Maps show traffic is completely stopped on I-69 between the stretch of Goshen and Illinois roads.
  (Photo provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation)(Photo provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation)
  The Allen County Sheriff's Department told WANE 15
  
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• Court docs: Duo pulls knife on man outside Fort Wayne pub, takes belongings valued at total of $1,300

  13-07-2023 22:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man and woman are charged with armed robbery after threatening a man with a knife and taking his belongings outside O'Sullivan's Italian-Irish Pub early Sunday morning, according to newly released Allen Superior Court documents.Allen County prosecutors on Thursday formally charged 22-year-old Michel Ferguson and 29-year-old Lacy Kleeberg with armed robbery with a deadly weapon, a Level 3 felony.According to court documents, the duo saw a man leaving the West Main Stre
  
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• Ty Causey headlines TRF Thursday

  13-07-2023 22:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - This year's Three Rivers Festival is focusing on local art and most of the concert performers are local groups.
  Thursday night, Ty Causey and the Real Deal will headline the main stage.Three Rivers Festival returns to Fort Wayne for 54th yearCausey put his band together with other local talent more than 20 years ago. His keyboard player's been with him for 25 years and most of the other band members have been with the group for at least 15 years.
  The band will play a lo
  
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• 'Star Wars' Wookiee entertains kids during visit to Science Central

  13-07-2023 21:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Thursday, Science Central received a furry guest from a galaxy far, far away.A Wookiee, an alien race of anthropomorphic beasts commonly seen across the "Star Wars" franchise, visited Science Central to teach kids attending summer camp about science and science fiction. ‘Up to gnome good:’ Dozens of gnomes pop up at Huntington parkDale Ruppert, camp director, said the kids were excited to see the Wookiee."Even the young ones, they know enough about 'Star
  
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• Winning $1M Powerball® ticket sold in Lafayette

  13-07-2023 19:39 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) -- A winning Powerball® ticket matched all five white balls in Wednesday night's $750M jackpot drawing.The $1M winning ticket was purchased in Lafayette at the New Stockwell Market.To claim the winning ticket, contact Hoosier Lottery customer service at 1-800-955-6886 for specific claim instructions.The winning Powerball® numbers for Wednesday, July 12 are; 23-35-45-66-67 with the Powerball of 20. The Powerball® jackpot for Saturday is an estimated
  
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• POLICE: Suicidal juvenile prompted safety alert in northwest Fort Wayne

  13-07-2023 19:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Some residents on Fort Wayne's northwest side - as well as other nearby areas - were recipients Wednesday of a public safety alert via their cell phones asking them to stay inside their homes.The alert also asked residents to call 911 if they saw someone wearing a black hoodie, black pants, socks and no shoes in the area and report that person's location.Missing 14-year-old Fort Wayne girl is back homeThe warning, sent out at 10:42 p.m., was connected to a juvenile beli
  
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• GM First Responder Team helped save two employees lives

  13-07-2023 19:19 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) - At the General Motors For Wayne Assembly Plant a team made up of EMTs, RNs and a volunteer fire chief help provide safety for the employees at the plant. The First Responder Team was established when the assembly plant expanded. Through applications, the plant was able to form a team that would cover all thee shifts.
  "We wanted to make sure that the coverage was on three shifts and that equal each shift got equal coverage," said Cherry Weiland, assistant plant director. "W
  
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• 'I'm a sociopath. I want to hurt people': FBI cracks Greenwood mall shooter's phone; find Nazi propaganda, suicide note

  13-07-2023 18:30 via wane.com
  
  GREENWOOD, Ind. — Nazi propaganda, a suicide note, a confession of wanting to kill himself due to depression, sexual isolation, mental instability and more. These were part of more than 3,000 images and 200 videos recovered from the Greenwood Park Mall shooter's cell phone by the FBI.
  The Greenwood Police Department and the City of Greenwood announced the cell phone findings on Thursday after the phone was sent to the FBI in the wake of the July 17 mall shooting that claimed three victims'
  
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• No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says

  13-07-2023 18:08 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in a lobby at the White House last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn’t identify a suspect, according to a summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associated Press. There are no leads on who brought the drugs into the building.U.S. Secret Service agents found the white powder during a routine White House sweep on July 2, in
  
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• Construction of controversial salmon farm in northwest Ohio put on hold

  13-07-2023 17:28 via wane.com
  
  PIONEER, Ohio (WANE) The company building a commercial genetically engineered salmon farm in northwest Ohio has put the brakes on construction.AquaBounty announced back in June that it has paused construction on its farm in Pioneer, Ohio. A statement on the company's website states the reason as being "...due to a substantial increase in its estimated cost of completion and continued negotiations with Williams County."It broke ground for the facility in April 2022. Ever since AquaBounty announce
  
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• Fort Wayne Police arrest suspect in mall shooting

  13-07-2023 16:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Five days after a shooting at Glenbrook Square Mall, Fort Wayne Police arrested a man Thursday morning in connection to the investigation.Around 9 a.m., FWPD officers with the homicide unit took into custody 26-year-old Gregory Normil, who is preliminarily charged with battery with a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness, both Level 5 felonies. Suspect comes forward after shooting at Glenbrook Mall in Fort WayneThe shooting was reported just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
  
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• ISP: Man led police on 10 mph chase, swerved at cops and crashed into squad cars on NW Indiana interstate

  13-07-2023 15:43 via wane.com
  
  LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — An Illinois man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after Indiana State Police say he led troopers on a 10 mph chase down a northwest Indiana interstate before intentionally driving at police and crashing into multiple squad cars.According to ISP, a Lake County trooper was patrolling Interstate 65 southbound near the scale barn when a person told them that a car was driving 5 mph in the right lane and endangering other drivers.
  The trooper, ISP said, soon spotted a white 2
  
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• Tornado touches down near Chicago's O'Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights

  13-07-2023 15:15 via wane.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights. There were no immediate reports of injuries.A confirmed tornado was on the ground around 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago.“This tornado has been touching the ground intermittently so far and is moving east. There are additional circulations along the line south of O’Hare. See
  
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• FDA approves 1st over-the-counter birth control pill in US

  13-07-2023 14:54 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it cleared Perrigo’s once-a-day Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter. The company won’t start shipping the pill until early next
  
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• Emergency crews respond to report of building collapse at Bluffton and Airport Expressway

  13-07-2023 14:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)An investigation is underway following reports of the collapse of a building under construction on Fort Wayne's south side.Emergency crews were sent to the intersection of Bluffton Road and Airport Expressway just after 7 a.m. where a Shell gas station is being built.There have been no reports of injuries. It appears part of the wood framing collapsed.This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
  
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• Funeral services announced for Marion County Deputy John Durm

  13-07-2023 14:30 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS --  Visitation and funeral arrangements for fallen Marion County Sheriff’s Office Deputy John Durm have been announced.
  The public viewing for Durm will take place at the Scottish Rite Cathedral from 2 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 16., located at 650 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
  The funeral service for Durm will be held Monday, July 17, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse starting at 11 a.m.
  Information on a procession and burial service has not yet been released.Deputy Durm
  
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• The 75+ best deals post-Prime Day

  13-07-2023 13:21 via wane.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.Shop the best deals after Prime Day Prime Day may be over, but that doesn’t mean an end to the savings. There are still deals to be found on the products you need and love. To help you shop post-Prime Day, our team sought out popular items at great prices that you can add to your cart and save on right now. Last updated on July 13, 2023, at 4:00 a.m. PTFeatured dealsLooking for
  
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• Powerball jackpot jumps to $875 million, third-largest ever

  13-07-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Powerball jackpot continues to climb after no winner was chosen Wednesday.
  The total now stands at $875 million, the third-largest in the history of the game, after the world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won last year and the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2016.No ticket matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday night - white balls 23, 35, 45, 66, 67 and red Powerball 20. The Power Play multiplier was 3X.Two tickets, sold in Florida and Indiana, matched all
  
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• Here are Wednesday's winning numbers for the estimated $750M Powerball jackpot

  13-07-2023 05:03 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - After yet another drawing without a winner on Monday, the Powerball jackpot reached an estimated $750 million ahead of Wednesday's drawing.
  Should a ticket (or tickets) match the winning numbers drawn below, this could be the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot in history.The winning numbers drawn Wednesday were: 23, 35, 45, 66, 67, and red Powerball 20. The Power Play multiplier was 3X.Before the drawing, officials estimated the jackpot to be $750 million. It decreased slightly during t
  
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• Mercer County authorities arrest suspect in Kokomo child abduction case

  13-07-2023 03:31 via wane.com
  
  MERCER COUNTY, Ohio (WANE/WXIN) -- Authorities in Mercer County, Ohio, arrested a Kokomo woman suspected in a child abduction incident Wednesday afternoon, according to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO).The MCSO charged 32-year-old April Spence with two counts of assaulting an officer, a 4th Degree felony in Ohio, after she “became aggressive” during a traffic stop.According to a news release from the Kokomo Police Department (KPD), officers were dispatched to an apartm
  
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• Former AG Curtis Hill talks to WANE 15 on his run for Indiana governor

  13-07-2023 02:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Monday, former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill announced his plan to run for the 2024 Republican nomination for governor.On Wednesday, his campaign requested a Zoom interview with WANE 15. Former Indiana AG, Elkhart prosecutor, announces intention to run for Indiana GovernorThis transcript has been edited for clarity.WANE 15: Why run?CURTIS HILL: Well, I think that from our travels in the last few years, Hoosiers are very hungry for a conservative that has a pr
  
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• Courts: "Keep my name out of your mouth," defendant tells victim's sister, among other threats after 2017 homicide

  13-07-2023 01:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Strobe lights circled, music was on high volume, strippers danced on the stage and the place was packed when “Nut” came into the former Bleu Diamond nightclub, headed for Marcus Rogan and shot him 10 times before firing more shots into the crowd.That was the testimony of Ashley Drudge, the club manager who only ever told her therapist what reportedly happened, until last year.On Wednesday, at the second day of the murder trial for James Ellis Starks, III, n
  
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• 'Up to gnome good:' Dozens of gnomes pop up at Huntington park

  13-07-2023 01:13 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) -- Sunken Gardens, a garden located within Memorial Park in Huntington, received dozens of visitors clad in white beards and pointy hats last weekend.Gnomes took over Sunken Gardens as Huntington Parks & Recreation spotted them scattered across the area on Monday, according to a Facebook post from the department. Fort Wayne Police Department car door travels over 1,000 miles before returning home"Someone was up to 'gnome' good this weekend," the department said.It is
  
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