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• Council revisiting nixed local income tax rate for jail

  20-09-2023 23:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Citizens Square, the Allen County Council is holding a public hearing on the proposed .02% local income tax (LIT) that would be levied over a 20-year time period and go toward funding a new county jail.A federal judge last year ruled that conditions at the Allen County Jail violated inmates' constitutional rights, leaving officials two options: either overhaul the current facility located in the downtown area or build an entirely new jail.
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• Allen County Council to delay vote on local income tax rate for new jail after public hearing

  20-09-2023 23:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Citizens Square, Allen County Council hosted a public hearing on the proposed .2% local income tax (LIT) that would be levied over a 20-year time period and go toward funding a new county jail.A federal judge last year ruled that conditions at the Allen County Jail violated inmates' constitutional rights, leaving officials two options: either overhaul the current facility located in the downtown area or build an entirely new jail.
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• 'Moms Against Parkview' protest removal of birthing services from DeKalb, LaGrange hospitals

  20-09-2023 22:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Families rallied Wednesday outside Parkview Health headquarters to protest the recent decision to remove labor and delivery services from hospitals in DeKalb and LaGrange counties.Families and people with the group "Moms Against Parkview" stood on the corner of Dupont Road and Parkview Plaza Drive with signs reading "Parkview Health: Money over Mothers", "Birth is Better at DeKalb", "Do Better Parkview", and more.A Change.org petition to save the Parkview DeKalb Hospita
  
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• Canterbury School junior earns perfect score on AP Drawing Exam

  20-09-2023 22:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A junior at Canterbury School recently celebrated a feat only a few hundred students in the world were able to accomplish.According to the school, Sophia Zhang earned a perfect score on the Advanced Placement (AP) Drawing Exam she took in May 2023, becoming only one of 308 students to accomplish the feat.Sophia Zhang poses with a painting (middle) from her portfolio that received a perfect score on the AP Drawing Exam. (Photo provided by Canterbury School)
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• Protest to precede hearing on potential tax increase for new Allen County Jail funding

  20-09-2023 19:43 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A hearing Wednesday will discuss a potential tax hike to pay for a new jail in Allen County, and some residents are rallying ahead of the hearing to oppose the proposal.The hearing on the proposed income tax increase of .2% will be held in Citizens Square at 7 p.m.County commissioners are currently asking for $300 million from taxpayers to pay for the jail. County council members rejected the number, saying the jail should cost closer to $200 million.Before the hearin
  
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• Autopsy finds man who was punched at New England Patriots game before he died had medical issue

  20-09-2023 19:02 via wane.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend after he was punched at least twice in the head did not suffer a “traumatic injury” in the stands but had a medical issue, authorities in Massachusetts announced Wednesday.Police and safety personnel responded to the upper deck at Gillette Stadium shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday and found Dale Mooney, 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, “in apparent need of medical attention,” the Norfolk Count
  
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• New changes coming to 2024 FAFSA to benefit students

  20-09-2023 18:59 via wane.com
  
  WACO, Texas (KWKT) - There are changes coming to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid - also known as FAFSA - for the 2024 school year.The FAFSA Simplification Act passed in 2020 will expand student eligibility for federal Pell Grants.Central Texas A&M staff say this change can encourage more students to enroll in class."The previous application was about 108 questions, I believe. Now, it's only 36, so it's not going to be such an intimidating factor with students seeking that financ
  
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• See the Noble County property where dead puppies, dozens of neglected dogs were found

  20-09-2023 17:43 via wane.com
  
  ALBION, Ind. (WANE)Two dead puppies and dozens of neglected animals were found at a ruralNoble County property earlier this month and a Huntertown woman now faces more than two dozen misdemeanor charges as a result.The Noble County Sheriff's Department opened an investigation after receiving a complaint on September 1 from Lawrence Kersch, the owner of the property located at 1383 E. Baseline Road, who had been leasing it to supplement his income. Kersche told police he had found two dead puppie
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: See the Noble County property where dead puppies, dozens of neglected dogs were found

  20-09-2023 17:43 via wane.com
  
  ALBION, Ind. (WANE)Two dead puppies and dozens of neglected animals were found at a ruralNoble County property earlier this month and a Huntertown woman now faces more than two dozen misdemeanor charges as a result.The Noble County Sheriff's Department opened an investigation after receiving a complaint on September 1 from Lawrence Kersch, the owner of the property located at 1383 E. Baseline Road, who had been leasing it to supplement his income. Kersche told police he had found two dead puppie
  
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• Dead puppies, dozens of neglected dogs found on Noble County property

  20-09-2023 17:43 via wane.com
  
  ALBION, Ind. (WANE)Two dead puppies and dozens of neglected animals were found at a ruralNoble County property earlier this month and a Huntertown woman now faces more than two dozenmisdemeanor charges as a result.The Noble County Sheriff's Department opened an investigation after receiving a complaint on September 1 from the owner of the property, located at 1383 E. Baseline Road, who had been leasing it to supplement his income. The property owner told police he had found two dead puppies ther
  
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• Victim ID'd in homicide at home south of downtown Fort Wayne

  20-09-2023 17:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The woman who was found dead Tuesday morning at a Fort Wayne home has been identified.The Allen County Coroner identified the woman as 40-year-old Alisa Marie True of Fort Wayne.Corby James Lee (Allen County Sheriff's Department mugshot)
  Around 8:50 a.m., Fort Wayne Police responded to a house in the 2300 block of Fox Avenue. There, they found a woman unresponsive, and she was pronounced dead at the scene by the Three Rivers Ambulance Authority.The coroner determined Tr
  
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• 'I just shot her': Man on meth, a gun and an argument led to killing

  20-09-2023 17:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - She was in the room where their child was sleeping.He was high on meth and angry."We got into an argument, and I shot her."That's what 42-year-old Corby James Lee told Fort Wayne Police officers after they arrested him Tuesday on a preliminary murder charge in the shooting death of 40-year-old Alisa Marie True, according to newly released Allen Superior Court documents.Lee told officers in an interview he had been high from ingesting methamphetamine and, although she wa
  
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• Enter if you dare: 5 abandoned places in Indiana worth visiting

  20-09-2023 17:00 via wane.com
  
  WXIN/WTTV -- Every state has locations that are unoccupied and instead have been left to the devices of its natural environment.
  These locations often served the surrounding community in some capacity. Whether they were former race grounds or amusement parks, they served as a location where community members could come and enjoy company with one another. Other locations, like Oolitic's Empire Quarry, provided economic opportunities to local quarry workers to feed themselves and their families.
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• Enter if you dare: 5 abandoned places in Indiana

  20-09-2023 17:00 via wane.com
  
  EDITOR'S NOTE: Several of the locations in this article are privately owned or have "No Trespassing" signs. Be cautious of any warning signage and land ownership if you attempt to visit these areas.--------------WXIN/WTTV -- Every state has locations that are unoccupied and instead have been left to the devices of its natural environment.
  These locations often served the surrounding community in some capacity. Whether they were former race grounds or amusement parks, they served as a location wh
  
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• Angola man arrested in drug trafficking investigation

  20-09-2023 16:55 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - An Angola man was arrested during a drug raid early Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.Tactical teams with the Steuben County Sheriff's Department and Auburn Police executed a search warrant just after 5 a.m. in the 1100 block of South CR 430 W.Officers searching the property found a large amount of what they believe to be methamphetamine and marijuana, along with a large amount of US currency and suspected drug paraphernalia, acc
  
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• Next phase of Fort Wayne riverfront development underway

  20-09-2023 16:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday signified the progress on riverfront development in the Summit City that will continue over the next two years.Phase IIb of Riverfront Public Open Space consists of a $40 million investment that aims to extend the public space from Promenade Park along the St. Marys River west to Ewing Street and east to Clinton Street, a release from the city said. Construction of Phase IIb is expected to last about 24 months.Plans for the expansion
  
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• KIDZ BOP bringing live music to Fort Wayne families

  20-09-2023 15:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A musical kids group that performs pop songs "sung by kids for kids" is coming to the Embassy Theatre.KIDZ BOP added a stop in Fort Wayne on the "Never Stop Live Tour" and is coming to the city on Nov. 10. Tickets go on sale starting Wednesday at 10 a.m.The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $35 to $95, and VIP options are also available. Learn more here.
  
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• Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit-area airport

  20-09-2023 14:11 via wane.com
  
  ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Five puppies learning to be assistance dogs had a howling good time during a training exercise at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.During the Tuesday training, the quintet of pooches and their trainers walked through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint, rode an elevated tram and boarded an airplane.It was all part of an effort to acclimate the dogs to one of the many settings they may experience later in life. The training was led by Paws With A Cause &mda
  
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• Someone got lucky. $50K Powerball ticket sold in Fort Wayne

  20-09-2023 13:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A person who bought a Powerball ticket at a Fort Wayne gas station is $50,000 richer and they may not even know it.
  Monday night's Powerball drawing resulted in two winning $50,000 tickets in Indiana. One in Versailles, located in southern Indiana and the other at a Marathon station in Fort Wayne.The Marathon station is located at 422 Spring Street, west of Clinton and north of downtown.The winning Powerball numbers for Monday, Sept. 18, are: 2-21-26-40-42 with the Powerb
  
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• Homeowners face spikes in insurance rates as climate change fuels wildfires, storms

  20-09-2023 12:05 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says.A report from First Street Foundation released Wednesday says states such as California, Florida and Louisiana, which are prone to wildfires and damaging storms and flooding, are likely to see the most dramatic increases in premiums. But the fi
  
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• United Auto Workers threaten to expand targeted strike if there is no substantive progress by Friday

  20-09-2023 09:46 via wane.com
  
  (AP) - The United Auto Workers union is stepping up pressure on Detroit’s Big Three by threatening to expand its strike unless it sees major progress in contract negotiations by Friday.In a video statement late Monday, UAW President Shawn Fain said workers at more factories will join those who are now in the fifth day of a strike at three plants.“We're not going to keep waiting around forever while they drag this out ... and we’re not messing around," Fain said in ann
  
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• EACS holds public hearing on 2024 budget proposal

  20-09-2023 04:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, (Ind.) - East Allen County Schools (EACS) held a public hearing Tuesday evening to give the public a chance to provide feedback on the proposed 2024 budget.The district is proposing a 2024 budget of $135,859,655, and the proposal includes the debt service fund, education fund and operations fund.
  On Tuesday, district officials specifically held the public hearing for comment on the Capital Projects Plan and the Bus Replacement Plan. The Bus Replacement Plan is through a five-year per
  
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• FWFD eyes 4 new fire trucks for fleet at $3M price tag

  20-09-2023 03:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — $3 million is the cost of safety for the Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD).
  That's the amount the FWFD asked Fort Wayne City Council for Tuesday to purchase four new fire trucks, replacing trucks dating anywhere from 2005-2015, including one engine that was totaled."Without these engines, we would be putting our department and citizens at risk by not having enough apparatus," said FWFD Chief Eric Lahey.The FWFD was able to get a good deal on the trucks, saving the
  
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• Fort Wayne looks to widen 2 busy roads: North Clinton and Hillegas

  20-09-2023 03:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne could soon make it much easier to travel a stretch of busy road by foot.
  Two new ordinances that Fort Wayne City Council discussed Tuesday look to purchase land in order to eventually add both sidewalks and a multi-use path to Hillegas Road and N. Clinton Street.
  "Those are busy thoroughfares. It's nice to have sidewalks in those portions if we possibly can," said 5th District Councilman Geoff Paddock.The project will also add road lanes to both sites,
  
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• FACT CHECK: Mayor Henry 'Homerun' TV ad

  20-09-2023 02:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- In a recent reelection TV ad, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry makes several claims; some are easy to confirm, some are less precise and some are more than a decade old.
  WANE 15 asked the Henry campaign to cite each claim.The ad shows Mayor Henry and a number of his brothers and sisters playing ball at Hamilton Park.
  "As one of 17, I know what competition is all about," Henry starts. "Maybe that's why as your mayor, Fort Wayne has had several firsts."The siblings then go on
  
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• Kroger employee uses singing to make work lively

  20-09-2023 01:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Those who shop at the Kroger location at Coventry Lane may be used to hearing singing from one of the store's employees.The tunes come from Elle Barnett, an employee who delivers curbside pickup orders and has a passion for music."Music is so incredibly ingrained into my personality and my life," Barnett said. "It's second-nature to me."Although it started as something Barnett simply enjoyed doing, Barnett said the singing has turned into something more."It started out
  
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