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• FWPD: More pedestrian deaths due to being struck by a car than in the last 4 years

  19-10-2023 23:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne has seen a number of high-profile pedestrian deaths resulting from a collision with a car this year.
  In fact, as of Oct. 19 the number is the same as the last two years combined, 8.
  WANE 15 previously spoke with Fort Wayne's traffic engineer Kyle Winling about what the city could do to prevent such occurrences, and ultimately a lot of emphasis was put on those involved in the collisions. What can be done about the rising number of pedestrian deaths?&ldq
  
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• 'Looking down the barrel of the federal judge's gun': county councilmen see vote on jail funding coming before Nov 1 deadline

  19-10-2023 22:39 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) --Allen County Council is looking to vote on funding for the Allen County Jail right before a federal judge's Nov. 1 deadline.Council president Tom Harris predicted Thursday after the council’s budget meeting that the council will be prepared to vote Monday Oct. 30 or Tuesday Oct. 31.Allen County Commissioners and the county council are working on four different scenarios, according to Harris, that could bring about a vote as early as next week, but more likely fo
  
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• Komets announce 'Ghostbuster Night' in support of Fort Wayne's Sexual Assault Treatment Center

  19-10-2023 22:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Komets have brought back a spooky theme night in support of the Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center for another year.
  The Fort Wayne Komets will face the Toledo Walleyes on Friday, October 27 on 'Ghostbusters Night' with an expected 7,000 to 8,000 fans in attendance.A game-worn jersey silent auction will follow the puck drop with all proceeds of the jersey auction going to the Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center.A replica jersey will also b
  
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• Police arrest man accused of exposing himself to 10-year-old in Glenbrook Square Mall

  19-10-2023 21:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department announced a man was arrested Thursday following an investigation at Glenbrook Square Mall.FWPD said in a release a report came in Monday about a man who was "fondling himself" in front of a 10-year-old boy. Officers determined it happened in a public bathroom in the mall.
  Police identified the suspect as Adam Oszakiewski of Allen County. Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons (CAPS) unit arrested Oszakiewski Thursday at his workplace
  
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• 'The Conference Era': IU scholars, Swifties to discuss cultural impact of Taylor Swift

  19-10-2023 21:40 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WANE) - Swifties and scholars are uniting next month at a sold-out conference that centers around the iconic singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.Indiana University announced Thursday that Taylor Swift: The Conference Era will be held Nov. 3 and 4, with related activities on campus Nov. 2 and 5. But there are no blank spaces left-- the free two-day event has already sold out. Now, the only way in is to sign up as a volunteer for the event.More than 1,000 Swifties and scholars are me
  
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• When will it feel like winter? NOAA updates holiday season forecast

  19-10-2023 19:36 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Dreaming of a white Christmas? For most, it'll be just a dream as national forecasters predict an unseasonably warm start to winter.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its predictions Thursday for the next three months, showing most of the country is in for above-average temperatures through the end of the year.How will El Niño affect winter? New long-range outlook releasedA large swath of the country, seen on the map below, is shaded in orange,
  
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• Nearly 1 in 5 couples include 'home fund' in wedding registry: study

  19-10-2023 18:27 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Nearly 1 in 5 couples are turning to their wedding registries for help with funds to buy their first home, a new survey found.
  An analysis from Zillow Home Loans found nearly 20 percent of all couples using the registry website The Knot are including a "home fund" — or funds to be used toward a down payment on their first home. Zillow said that number is up 55 percent since 2018."Home funds were one of the most popular wedding registry cash funds on The Knot in 2022 — t
  
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• Defense files memorandum addressing leaked evidence ahead of Delphi murders hearing

  19-10-2023 18:11 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. -- Just hours before the anticipated hearing in the Delphi murder case, the defendant, Richard Allen filed several motions after evidence was reportedly leaked to social media posters.Allen is accused of killing Libby German and Abby Williams not far from the banks of Deer Creek below the Monon High Bridge in Carroll County on February 13, 2017.Special Judge Fran Gull ordered a hearing in the case last week, stating it was to discuss another hearing on Oct. 31 along with &ld
  
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• Coroner ID's victim in August motorcycle crash

  19-10-2023 16:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - More than two months after a motorcycle crash on State Boulevard that left the rider with critical injuries, the Allen County Coroner said the man has died.According to a release, a hospice facility told the coroner's office Tuesday that 65-year-old James Lee Kahn of Roanoke died.Kahn was riding a motorcycle in the 2100 block of State Boulevard Aug. 5 when it crashed, the release said. The coroner determined his cause of death was complications of a traumatic brain inju
  
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• Traffic flowing again after crash on I-469 near Maplecrest

  19-10-2023 14:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Highway traffic was at a standstill Thursday morning after a crash on Interstate 469.Dispatch confirmed to WANE 15 multiple vehicles crashed on the highway near Maplecrest Road, and said no one was injured.A traffic camera provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation shows traffic was backed up on the highway in that area starting sometime before 8 a.m.Traffic at a standstill I-469 near Maplecrest (INDOT Traffic Camera)Maps show the road was cleared up by 9:30 a
  
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• Traffic at a standstill due to crash on I-469 near Maplecrest

  19-10-2023 14:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The highway may not be the best route to take Thursday morning for drivers in northeast Fort Wayne.Dispatch confirmed to WANE 15 multiple vehicles crashed on Interstate 469 near Maplecrest Road, and said no one was injured.A traffic camera provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation shows traffic was backed up on the highway in that area starting sometime before 8 a.m.Traffic at a standstill I-469 near Maplecrest (INDOT Traffic Camera)It's unclear when the road
  
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• 'Could have been a lot worse': Police hail NJ school bus driver as 'hero' after brakes fail

  19-10-2023 14:25 via wane.com
  
  EDISON, N.J. (WPIX) -- A school bus driver in New Jersey is being called a hero after her quick thinking prevented a bad situation from becoming much worse.Police said two students suffered minor injuries after the school bus crashed into a home in Edison on Wednesday morning. A preliminary investigation of the crash indicated that the brakes failed, authorities said."I think that the school bus driver should be referred to as a hero here," said Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan. Woman shoved int
  
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• Richard Allen's defense team drops out, adding saga to timeline of Delphi murder case

  19-10-2023 12:48 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (WANE) -- After a crowd of nearly 100 people including media, spectators and security waited in the courtroom for 30 minutes, a judge appeared-- but not to begin the hearing.Thursday's hearing in Allen Superior Court for Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen was canceled, Judge Fran Gull announced to the room.Allen was never brought into the courtroom, but he had been scheduled to appear for a status hearing in Fort Wayne at 2 p.m. Gull, the special judge appointed to oversee the case
  
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• Richard Allen's defense team drops out, adding saga to timeline of Delphi killings

  19-10-2023 12:48 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (WANE) -- After a crowd of nearly 100 people including media, spectators and security waited in the courtroom for 30 minutes, a judge appeared -- but not to begin the hearing.Instead, Thursday's hearing in Allen Superior Court for Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen was canceled, Judge Fran Gull announced to the room.Allen was never brought into the courtroom, but he had been scheduled to appear for a status hearing in Fort Wayne at 2:00 p.m. Gull, the special judge appointed to ove
  
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• Police sketches and Odinism: A timeline of the Delphi killings

  19-10-2023 12:48 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (WANE) -- On Thursday, Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen will be in Fort Wayne for a status hearing at the Allen County Courthouse, adding another chapter to the ongoing seven-year saga that started when two teenage girls were found dead in Delphi.From multiple police sketches and multiple persons of interest to a purported Odinism cult, there have been many twists and turns throughout the case since it began in 2017.Here is a timeline chronicling the events that have led up to Th
  
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• Here are Thursday's business news headlines

  19-10-2023 11:32 via wane.com
  
  All three major stock indexes plunged Wednesday, amid continued conflict in the Middle East. The Dow dropped 332. The Nasdaq sank 219. And the S and P 500 fell 58 points. CBS News'
  Jarred Hill has the latest business news headlines from New York.
  
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• DeKalb County Plan Commission not recommending solar farm

  19-10-2023 05:47 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE)— The DeKalb County Plan Commission decided to not recommend a solar project after a public hearing Wednesday night.The hearing lasted about two hours, and more than 100 community members attended the event. It was the first step in deciding the fate of the Sculpin Solar Project. The project is proposed to encompass more than 1,700 acres of land across 45 parcels. The site is generally situated south of C.R. 34, west of C.R. 79, north of C.R.75A/C.R. 71 and east of S.R.
  
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• University of Saint Francis volleyball holds "Pink Out" for breast cancer awareness

  19-10-2023 05:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and one student at the University of Saint Francis is showing her support for the cause.For Eliza Madden and countless others, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is very personal.After wrapping up her freshman volleyball season, Madden found out that her mother was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer, and it turned her world upside down.With the full support of both her team and the Cougar Athletic De
  
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• New Haven family feels anxiousness, pride with son stationed off Israeli coast

  19-10-2023 01:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — New Haven resident Bary Michie recently moved into a new home, and while he doesn't have much set up, there are two pictures of his son that already, proudly hang in his living room.
  "It's beyond words, man. My son, he's my hero," said Bary, who served in the Navy for 10 years.
  The Michies said their son, Jacob, who is also in the Navy and has been stationed on a ship overseas for months, can only communicate while he is at a port.
  "I get emotional when he calls,"
  
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• Mushroom gummies and vapes: Butler wants them out of the kids hands and out of gas stations

  19-10-2023 00:27 via wane.com
  
  BUTLER, Ind. (WANE) -- A 6-hour high.That’s what Butler Mayor Mike Hartman and police chief Mark Heffelfinger find alarming about the mushroom gummies on sale at the local Sunoco gas station, just a short walk from the police station on Main Street.The Sunoco gas station and the Phillips 66 gas station in Butler are two of four gas stations the mayor and police chief are focusing on as they fight to restrict sales on vaping and mushroom products.It would be far safer to sell these legal pr
  
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• Mushroom gummies and vapes: Butler wants them out of kids' hands and out of gas stations

  19-10-2023 00:27 via wane.com
  
  BUTLER, Ind. (WANE) -- A 6-hour high.That’s what Butler Mayor Mike Hartman and police chief Mark Heffelfinger find alarming about the mushroom gummies on sale at the local Sunoco gas station, just a short walk from the police station on Main Street.The Sunoco gas station and the Phillips 66 gas station in Butler are two of four gas stations the mayor and police chief are focusing on as they fight to restrict sales on vaping and mushroom products.It would be far safer to sell these legal pr
  
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