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• Missouri correctional officers fired after inmate escapes St. Louis hospital, is found with a handcuff key

  23-09-2023 19:08 via wane.com
  
  ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KTVI) – The Missouri correctional officers assigned to guard a convicted child sex predator, who escaped custody by walking out of a hospital, are no longer employed by the department.Tommy Wayne Boyd's mad dash for freedom ultimately ended around 8 p.m. on Thursday, nearly 16 hours after walking out the doors of Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis."He had quite a bit of lead time," St. Louis County Police Lieutenant Colonel Jason Law said.
  Law said officers set up a p
  
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• Clean the Drains Fest honors muralists in final year of sidewalk murals initiative

  23-09-2023 18:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- While Clean the Drains fest has returned for another year, area residents can recognize muralists who have brought art to the drains through a mural dedication.The muralist's dedication comes as this year is the final year of the sidewalk mural initiative, and to honor its legacy Friends of the River chose to fund a legacy mural. The hope of the mural is to carry on the mission of the drain art mural program which is encouraging environmental awareness and education.
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• Massive house explosion leaves 6 injured in New Jersey: officials

  23-09-2023 17:27 via wane.com
  
  WEST MILFORD, N.J. (WPIX) – An investigation continues into the cause of a massive house explosion in New Jersey that sent several people to the hospital on Friday.The house, in West Milford, exploded Friday night around 9 p.m., officials said. It was so intense that it rocked homes throughout the rural neighborhood."It was a vibration. It was a shock. It felt like it was going to push my house over. I’m like three-fourths of a mile down, I’m not even that close, and it felt li
  
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• Splash pads close down for the season as fall officially begins

  23-09-2023 15:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- With the start of fall happening September 23, the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department has started to wind down its summer season its finale being the splash pads closing down.
  Promenade Park will close its water feature on September 25 but Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation said that all other splash pads will remain open until October 8.
  The department offers 9 splash pads for public use. The use of any of the splash pads is free.Here's the list of locations
  
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• Radio station change leads to rollover crash in DeKalb County

  23-09-2023 14:25 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A rollover crash caused by a radio station change sent a Michigan man to the hospital with minor injuries early Saturday.Overnight, a vehicle was traveling northbound on I-69 when the driver of the vehicle went to change the radio station, causing his car to swerve toward the guardrail.
  The driver, trying to avoid the guardrail, swerved his car overcorrecting and causing the car to roll several times before coming to a stop at the median.
  The driver escaped with onl
  
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• Vehicle hits bicycle, killing one man in Huntington County

  23-09-2023 13:30 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A vehicle traveling on State Road 9 (SR 9) struck and killed a cyclist in the early morning hours Saturday.The Huntington County Sherriff's Office, at approximately 2:25 a.m., responded to calls of a Ford F150 striking a bicycle. The Ford was traveling northbound on SR 9 when it struck a bicycle in the travel lane, knocking the bicycle to the side of the road while the cyclist rolled onto the hood of the vehicle.Initial investigation indicates that the cyclist w
  
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• Bicyclist killed in Huntington County, pickup truck driver arrested after returning to scene

  23-09-2023 13:30 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A bicyclist died early Saturday morning after being hit by a pickup truck according to the Huntington County Sheriff's Department.
  The bicyclist, who has not yet been identified, was riding in the travel lane of State Road 9 north of State Road 124 when the rider was hit by a pickup truck. The impact knocked the bike to the side of the road and the rider flew up onto the hood and windshield. The rider was carried about 175 feet by the pickup. The rider then fell
  
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• Bicyclist killed in Huntington County identified, pickup truck driver arrested after returning to scene

  23-09-2023 13:30 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A bicyclist died early Saturday morning after being hit by a pickup truck according to the Huntington County Sheriff's Department.
  The bicyclist, identified as Christopher D. Sherron, 34 of Marion, was riding in the travel lane of State Road 9 north of State Road 124 when he was hit by a pickup truck. The impact knocked the bike to the side of the road and the Sherron flew up onto the hood and windshield. He was carried about 175 feet by the pickup.He then fell
  
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• The 15th annual Allen County Safety Fair kicks off Saturday morning

  23-09-2023 12:06 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Saturday families are encouraged to attend the Allen County Public Safety Fair to learn more about procedures in the case of emergencies.The purpose of the fair is to give all members of the family a plan to use in case of an emergency. The event is free and uses hands-on activities with safety personnel and vehicles to help develop safety plans.You can find different businesses and organizations such as TRAA, Lutheran Trauma Services, Homeland Security and more
  
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• Heritage holds moment of silence for crash victim

  23-09-2023 04:30 via wane.com
  
  MONROEVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- Heritage High School held a moment of silence before Friday night's football game for Aiden Mart, 17, who died in a car crash on Monday.A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, with Pastor Michael Trombley officiating. Burial will follow at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.Family and friends will be received from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel, Monro
  
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• Fire quickly put out at abandoned Fort Wayne home

  23-09-2023 03:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department made quick work of a Friday night fire at an abandoned home in the 3100 block of S. Lafayette Street.Firefighters were called on reports of smoke coming from the second floor of a residential structure.Crews were able to attack the fire through the front door and had it under control in about 15 minutes.Firefighters searched the home to be sure no one was inside.The building had moderate fire, water and smoke damage.
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• 7 years later, homicide victim's mother still wants pain to go away

  23-09-2023 01:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---When Dorothy Moore lost her brother seven years ago, the senselessness caused her unimaginable pain.It was Bobby Moore’s birthday when he stood outside the front door of an Avondale Drive home. Around 11 p.m. on Sept. 20, 2016, while the party was going on, a sedan drove by, pulled into a driveway and one of the four occupants shot him, mistakenly taking the 55-year-old for a rival gang member.Four weeks later, on Oct. 19, her 30-year-old son, Anton Moore, was fo
  
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• Semitruck driver reportedly points gun at off-duty state trooper on I-69 in DeKalb County

  23-09-2023 01:00 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- An Ohio man received a felony charge after reportedly pointing a gun at an off-duty state trooper on Interstate 69 in DeKalb County, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.Just before noon Friday, the off-duty state trooper was heading south on I-69 near the 329 mile marker exit when a semitruck driver reportedly pointed a gun at the state trooper, who was neither in uniform nor in an Indiana State Police vehicle at the time.After the alleged incident, the
  
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• Sex and crack: Woman trafficked girl to pay bills, hooked her on drugs

  23-09-2023 00:42 via wane.com
  
  ***WARNING: This story contains graphic content not suitable for all readers***FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A woman accused of trafficking a 16-year-old girl to pay bills while getting her addicted to drugs will serve about four-and-a-half years in prison.An Allen Superior Court judge sentenced 48-year-old Brandy L. Treace to eight years in prison Friday, though the judge suspended two of those years and gave Treace 598 days credit for time served at Allen County Jail while her case wound through t
  
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• 'Just try it': Woman trafficked girl to pay bills, hooked her on drugs

  23-09-2023 00:42 via wane.com
  
  ***WARNING: This story contains graphic content not suitable for all readers***FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A woman accused of trafficking a 16-year-old girl to pay bills while getting her addicted to drugs will serve about four-and-a-half years in prison.An Allen Superior Court judge sentenced 48-year-old Brandy L. Treace to eight years in prison Friday, though the judge suspended two of those years and gave Treace 598 days credit for time served at Allen County Jail while her case wound through t
  
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• 'We got her kids': Family speaks out after shooting Tuesday morning

  23-09-2023 00:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The world stopped the moment Cameron Slusher and Chad Sampson found out that their older sister, 40-year-old Alisa Marie True was killed Tuesday morning.
  "I think that is my sister's house," said Slusher. "We drove over there and they had the crime scene tape around her house."
  Sampson was at work Tuesday with his mother when they heard there was shooting on Fox Avenue.
  It wasn't until noon on Tuesday that Slusher and Sampson knew that their sister wasn't coming home. Q
  
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• Courts: Tippmann gets 4-year sentence in ORV incident that killed his wife

  23-09-2023 00:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --Thomas Tippman was sentenced Friday to a four-year prison term for an ORV accident that claimed the life of his wife, Suzanne.Tippman, now 52, was charged in March 2022 with a Level 4 felony OWI causing death. The incident occurred Feb. 5, 2022 around 12:30 a.m. on private property off Flutter Road.Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull and Allen County deputy Prosecutor Adam Mildred said the fatal ORV incident wasn't an accident because accidents occur when circumstances
  
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