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• SWAT approaching home searching for Maine manhunt suspect

  26-10-2023 23:58 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (NewsNation) —  A manhunt remains underway Thursday for a gunman who opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston on Wednesday, killing 18 people and injuring 13 more, according to Maine Gov. Janet Mills.As investigators work to find suspect Robert Card, law enforcement officers have swarmed a home in Bowdoin. NewsNation crews on the scene say investigators are announcing demands over a speaker like “Robert Card, come outside with your hands up!” an
  
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• Maine shootings: 18 dead, shelter-in-place order expanded

  26-10-2023 23:58 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (NewsNation) —  A manhunt remains underway Thursday for a gunman who opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston on Wednesday, killing 18 people and injuring 13 more, according to Maine Gov. Janet Mills.As investigators work to find suspect Robert Card, there is a large law enforcement presence in an area of Bowdoin. NewsNation correspondent Alex Caprariello heard someone over a loud speaker repeating, “FBI! Open the door!” It’s not clear whe
  
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• Maine manhunt continues for shootings suspect

  26-10-2023 23:58 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (NewsNation) —  A manhunt remains underway Thursday for a gunman who opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston on Wednesday, killing 18 people and injuring 13 more, according to Maine Gov. Janet Mills.As investigators work to find suspect Robert Card, law enforcement officers swarmed a home Thursday night in Bowdoin. NewsNation crews on the scene said investigators announced demands over a speaker like “Robert Card, come outside with your hands up!&rdq
  
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• General Motors and Stellantis in talks with United Auto Workers to reach deals that mirror Ford's

  26-10-2023 21:58 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis are meeting with United Auto Workers bargainers Thursday to see if they can reach a contract agreement that mirrors a deal signed with crosstown rival Ford.Nearly 17,000 striking workers at Ford left the picket lines when the agreement was announced Wednesday night and will return to work shortly. About 57,000 Ford workers still have to vote on the tentative pact.GM and Stellantis will have to follow the pattern set by Ford or it's li
  
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• 'Ambushed': Delphi defense attorney says judge coerced him to leave double murder case, asks for her removal

  26-10-2023 21:24 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — The remaining attorney left defending Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen is asking that the judge overseeing the case be thrown out, claiming she "ambushed" and "coerced" the defense team to drop out.Attorney Bradley A. Rozzi, the sole defense counsel still representing Richard Allen in the highly-publicized double murder trial, filed several motions Thursday in Carroll County Court arguing why he believes he should continue to represent his client and that the judg
  
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• Fort Wayne man enters guilty plea in harassment of Rep. Jim Banks

  26-10-2023 20:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man charged with intimidating and harassing U.S. Representative Jim Banks pleaded guilty Thursday, according to Allen Superior Court documents.Aaron L. Thompson, 34, entered a guilty plea on a Level 6 felony count of intimidation and a misdemeanor count of harassment for messages he left for Banks, according to a plea agreement he signed with Allen County prosecutors.The deal calls for Thompson to receive a roughly three-year suspended prison sentence and s
  
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• 'Serial pedophile' to get an extra 25 years tacked onto sentence as part of plea deal

  26-10-2023 20:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A convicted child molester who once called himself a "serial pedophile" will likely have 25 years tacked on to a 20-year prison sentence he's already serving after pleading guilty to yet another count of child molesting Thursday.Donald D. Cornett, aka Dusty Cornett, pleaded guilty in Allen Superior Court to a Level 1 felony count of child molesting as part of a deal the 44-year-old made with Allen County prosecutors.
  The agreement calls for him to be sentenced to 25 yea
  
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• Court docs: Southern Indiana man watched child porn at Wendy's, stole ammo from US military

  26-10-2023 18:31 via wane.com
  
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Court documents reveal that for 40 years a southern Indiana man stole thousands of rounds of ammunition from a naval depot without anyone being the wiser. It wasn't until he was caught watching child porn in a Wendy's that the dominos began to fall and his nearly half-century scheme at last was thrust into the light.
  Timothy Guy, 76, of Martin County, was recently sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition as
  
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• Ohio woman indicted on murder charges in deaths of at least four men, attorney general says

  26-10-2023 16:51 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of at least four men in the capital city of Columbus, the Ohio Attorney General said Wednesday, though investigators believe there are more victims.Rebecca Auborn, a 33-year-old from Columbus, is accused of meeting men for sex before fatally drugging them and then robbing them, state Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement.A message seeking comment was left with her attorney Thursday.“Don&rsq
  
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• Oklahoma trailer park python captured after 6 months

  26-10-2023 15:17 via wane.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - After surviving six months inside a southeast Oklahoma City trailer park, an albino python was found and wrangled by a man who lived there."The thing was found under the same home that management had thought it was under," said one anonymous resident. "One of the neighbors came out around 2 this morning and grabbed it. They put it in a hamper, sealed it with duct tape, and left it out front of their home until the office opened up to take care of it."The snake is now in th
  
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• Police took Army reservist suspected in Maine killings for evaluation after erratic behavior in July

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A U.S. Army reservist suspected of killing at least 18 people in Maine had been taken by police for an evaluation after military officials became concerned that he was acting erratically in mid-July, a U.S. official told The Associated Press.The official said commanders in the Army Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment became concerned in mid-July that Robert Card was acting erratically while the unit was training at the U.S. Military Academy at West
  
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• On Day 2 of multistate search for mass killing suspect, Maine residents shelter behind locked doors

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes Friday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist who authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in state history.Much of Thursday’s search focused on a large property belonging to one of Card’s relatives in rural Bowdoin, where trucks and vans full of armed agents from the FBI and other a
  
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• Maine's governor says 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Lewiston

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Maine. Gov. Janet Mills made the remarks at a press conference Thursday.A man shot and killed the victims at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents stayed locked in their homes Thursday under a shelter-in-place advisory.Mills said the shooting suspect, Robert Card, is consi
  
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• Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead, ending search that put entire state on edge

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says the suspect wanted for killing 18 people at a bowling alley and bar has been found dead in Lisbon, Maine.His death was confirmed at the news conference Friday night by Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills.Commissioner of Maine Department of Public Safety says Card was found at 7:45 p.m. near the Androscoggin River. He declined to provide a specific address.Robert Card, who was wanted in connection with the shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille
  
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• Law enforcement official tells AP that Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 in Maine has been found dead.Robert Card, who was wanted in connection with the shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, is believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a law enforcement official tells The Associated Press.The official was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to The AP
  
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• Heavily armed police surround home in search for suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Heavily armed police surrounded a home Thursday as they searched for a U.S. Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine.“You need to come outside now with nothing in your hands. Your hands in the air,” police shouted through a megaphone outside the home owned by suspect Robert Card’s relative near the town of Bowdoin.In this image taken from video rel
  
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• Authorities scour woods, water and homes on Day 2 of search for suspect in Maine mass shooting

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine.Nearly two days after the shooting, law enforcement officials gave no indication that they have any leads on Robert Card's whereabouts.
  
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• Authorities name all 18 Maine mass shooting victims and lift shelter in place order

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine officials have lifted a shelter-in-place order as the search for the suspect in the Lewiston mass shooting continues.State Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck made the announcement Friday afternoon at a news conference in which he named all 18 victims of the mass shooting. All of the victims' families have been notified, officials said.Sauschuck read the names aloud. Photos of those slain were posted on a board behind him. The reading was followed by a mo
  
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• At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter as residents take shelter

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents in multiple communities stayed locked in their homes Thursday under a shelter-in-place advisory.A police bulletin identified Robert Card, 40, as a person of interest in the attack that sent panicked bowlers scrambling behind pins when shots rang out around 7 p.m. Wed
  
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• Amid massive search for mass killing suspect, Maine residents remain behind locked doors

  26-10-2023 14:57 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes for a second night as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in state history.Much of Thursday’s search focused on a property belonging to one of Card’s relatives in rural Bowdoin, where trucks and vans full of armed agents from the FBI and other
  
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• County Council passes income tax rate hike to fund new Allen County Jail

  26-10-2023 13:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Allen County Council members met Thursday morning to vote on modifying the local income tax rate to help fund a new jail. Back in July, the council voted against an increase to raise the rate to 0.2 percent.
  On Tuesday, Allen County Commissioners recommended the council approve an increase to 0.15 percent. The jail is expected to cost in excess of $320 million.
  Thursday morning council voted against raising the rate by .12 percent. They then voted a second time where an i
  
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• County Council expected to vote on whether to raise income tax rate to fund new Allen County Jail

  26-10-2023 13:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Allen County Council members will meet Thursday morning to vote on modifying the local income tax rate to help fund a new jail. Back in July, the council voted against an increase to raise the rate to 0.2 percent.
  On Tuesday, Allen County Commissioners recommended the council approve an increase to 0.15 percent. The jail is expected to cost in excess of $320 million.
  Commissioners want to build a new jail in response to a federal judge's ruling regarding a lawsuit brought
  
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• Allen County Commissioners disappointed with jail funding decision by county council

  26-10-2023 13:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Allen County Council members voted Thursday morning to implement a Correctional or Rehabilitation Facilities Local Income Tax (LIT) to fund construction of a new Allen County Jail. But the tax rate agreed upon isn't what Allen County Commissioners wanted.On Tuesday, the commissioners sent a letter to council members recommending they approve a tax rate of 0.15 percent to fund the jail which is expected to cost in excess of $320 million. Back in July county council voted d
  
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• The family behind viral sensation "Michael Myers of Decatur"

  26-10-2023 06:08 via wane.com
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE)— If you've been in Decatur in October in the past 10 years, chances are you're familiar with the man who who runs around town dressed as Michael Myers. If you're not from Decatur, maybe you've seen one of the viral videos on social media.Evan Zimmerman is the man behind "Michael Myers of Decatur." Since his wife posted a video on Facebook that went viral within 24 hours, "Michael Myers of Decatur" has gained more than 1 million likes on Facebook and 2.6 million followe
  
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• FWFD: 1 person injured in duplex fire near downtown Fort Wayne

  26-10-2023 05:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) is investigating a fire that injured one person and left a duplex with heavy fire and smoke damage Wednesday night.Firefighters were seen in the 800 block of W. Wayne Street in the West Central neighborhood around 10:00 p.m. Wednesday.A witness told the FWFD that flames could be seen coming from the side of the building.When firefighters arrived and started combating the fire, crews searched the building and located one person suff
  
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• FWFD: 1 injured in duplex fire west of downtown Fort Wayne

  26-10-2023 05:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) is investigating a fire that injured one person and left a duplex with heavy fire and smoke damage Wednesday night.Firefighters were seen in the 800 block of W. Wayne Street in the West Central neighborhood around 10:00 p.m. Wednesday.A witness told the FWFD that flames could be seen coming from the side of the building.When firefighters arrived and started combating the fire, crews searched the building and located one person suff
  
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• Police: 2 suffer minor injuries after truck drives into pond in northwest Fort Wayne

  26-10-2023 05:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Two people walked away with minor injuries Wednesday night after a truck drove into a pond in northwest Fort Wayne, officers said.Firefighters and police officers were spotted on Northland Boulevard off Lima Road as authorities worked to remove the truck from the neighborhood pond.An officer at the scene told WANE 15 that the two people inside the truck suffered minor injuries in the crash, but it is not known what caused the crash.The crash happened next to Fort Wayne
  
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• Garrett High School marching band heading to state finals for first time in school history

  26-10-2023 04:45 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) – Garrett High School will be heading to Indianapolis Saturday for the 2023 Indiana State School Music Association marching band finals.Last year, they made it to the semifinals, but this year will be the first time in school history that the Railroaders made it all the way to state.The show is titled "Eye of the Beholder," and unlike traditional marching shows, students are dressed in costume and portray their interpretation of A Sunday Afternoon on the
  
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• From murals to concessions: Fort Wayne artist 'Phresh Laundry' designs souvenir Coliseum cup

  26-10-2023 04:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - When you head to a Komets game, or any Allen County War Memorial Coliseum event, you may notice a new cup choice for purchase. The Coliseum recently announced a new souvenir cup designed by a Fort Wayne artist.It's a partnership between Fort Wayne artist Theoplis Smith III, also known as Phresh Laundry, and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
  Smith is the designer behind the new souvenir cups. Melanie Carney, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Colis
  
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• Packard Park drama touches mayoral race, city says it may just be a 'misunderstanding'

  26-10-2023 03:46 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — An unusually long City Council meeting on Tuesday that consisted of conversations about the 2024 city budget was punctuated with a complaint aimed right at the city.
  "I was made aware that the softball field at Packard Park was to be demolished ... I asked how did this occur," said Allison Bricker, a resident local to Packard Park. "I was told there was a survey that was passed out, and that [there] was overwhelming support for having the historic softball field d
  
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• Public gives feedback on revised Foster Park Golf Course master plan

  26-10-2023 03:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Over one month after Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation unveiled revised plans for renovations to Foster Park Golf Course, community members gave feedback on the plans Tuesday during an open house.Among the revisions included the retention of a trail that officials originally planned to alter to make room for the renovated golf course, which drew the ire of many citizens.After hearing the criticism and feedback, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation conducted surveys and gather
  
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• Multiple people reported dead, injured in Maine shootings

  26-10-2023 02:39 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Multiple people have reportedly died in shootings in Maine's second-largest city Wednesday night as police investigate an active shooter situation.
  Citing law enforcement sources, CNN has reported that more than 16 were killed in the Lewiston shootings. ABC News also reported more than 10 deaths.
  Authorities told local news outlet WCSH that multiple people have reportedly been injured.Maine State Police ordered residents to shelter in place amid the investi
  
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• At least 16 dead in Maine shooting and suspect at large: officials

  26-10-2023 02:39 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and engulfing the state's second-largest city in chaos.
  The suspect remained at large as authorities ordered residents and business owners to stay inside and off the streets.Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press dozens of people also had been wounded. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigat
  
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• At least 16 dead in Maine shooting and dozens injured: officials

  26-10-2023 02:39 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — At least 16 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.The shootings happened Wednesday evening at a bar and bowling alley.The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.Lewiston Police said in an earlier Facebook post that they were dealing with an active shooter incident at Schemenge
  
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• At least 10 dead in Maine shooting and number expected to rise: officials

  26-10-2023 02:39 via wane.com
  
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — At least 10 people have been killed in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and the death toll is expected to rise, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.The officials said multiple people had also been wounded. Investigators were still processing the crime scenes and working to gather evidence. Police were searching for the man who opened fire Wednesday at two locations in the Maine town.The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the
  
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• Courts: 'See y'all later,' victim says in surveillance video on Day 2 of murder trial.

  26-10-2023 01:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Days after Diasha Fitts was shot to death as she rode in a van after an evening at the Eagles casino, the suspect in the killing, Demaury Haywood, was picked up by the U.S. Marshalls at FireKeepers in Battle Creek, Michigan.He had two cell phones on him and was driving a blue pickup truck registered to a female friend, a U.S. Marshall testified Wednesday.The night Fitts was killed, Haywood went to his “girlfriend or side girlfriend,” according to lead homic
  
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