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• Sheriff: Pedestrian hit and killed by train in Garrett

  02-11-2023 22:18 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) - A train struck and killed a person near the 4700 block of County Road 3 in Garrett on Thursday, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.
  Details about what happened are scarce.
  Deputies were called to the CSX tracks in the area of County Road 3 and County Road 48 at 3:26 a.m. on a report of a pedestrian struck by a train, a sheriff's media release said. There, investigators confirmed an individual was struck by a passing train and pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Sheriff: 12-year-old hit and killed by train in Garrett

  02-11-2023 22:18 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) - The pedestrian who was hit and killed by a train Thursday in Garrett has been identified as a 12-year-old boy, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.
  The sheriff said in an update Friday the boy was identified as Richard Buchtel from the town of Altona.Details about what happened are scarce, but it happened near the 4700 block of County Road 3.Deputies were called to the CSX tracks in the area of County Road 3 and County Road 48 at 3:26 a.m. on a report of a
  
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• Students, staff send SRO officer off with parade

  02-11-2023 22:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One Student Resource Officer said goodbye to students and staff at Memorial Park Middle School on Thursday as she prepares to embark on a new chapter.Officer Sherronda Blocher has served as a Student Resource Officer at Memorial Park Middle School since 2019. This was just before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, which she said allowed her to develop one-on-one relationships with students because only half were attending school.Thursday, three floors full of students an
  
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• Pontiac Street Market opens on Monday with fresh produce, a sandwich bar and tables to sit for a chat

  02-11-2023 21:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Pontiac Street Market in the heart of 46806 has 8,000 grocery items and is still stocking, local officials said Thursday at a media tour before the Nov. 6 opening.The 6,500 square foot grocery store, bigger than a bodega or corner grocery store but not as huge as a large chain food store, is going to be a neighborhood-friendly market with a sandwich counter run by Sodexo, tables to sit and chat and eat, and other amenities normally found at a market.Laqueisha Brown, th
  
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• Court docs: Driver arrested over pursuit, 'blues' scattered around SUV

  02-11-2023 21:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police found more than 30 pills scattered around an SUV after a high-speed chase Wednesday that the driver said she started because she didn't have a license, Allen Superior Court documents reveal.Chasity Jordan, 23, is facing preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement in a vehicle, possession of cocaine or a narcotic, and driving with a suspended license due to a prior conviction.The chase through downtown Fort Wayne began shortly before 11 a.m. when a
  
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• UPDATE: Spots still available for FWCS pre-K programs, successful in first weeks

  02-11-2023 20:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Community Schools launched their first pre-K programs to all students living in district limits two weeks ago. WANE 15 caught up with leaders of the program to see how the progress has been.
  "The demand is there," said Kimberly Brooks, FWCS director of Title I. "We are really excited that we have this for the parents."Harris Elementary School has five spots left in their pre-K program and St. Joseph Central Elementary currently has two spots left. Each progra
  
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• You can now watch PBS Fort Wayne on Hulu with Live TV subscription

  02-11-2023 20:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - PBS Fort Wayne is now available on a popular streaming platform, the local station announced in a press release Thursday.Subscribers to Hulu + Live TV can now watch local and educational content including arts IN focus, HealthLine, Matters of the Mind and PrimeTime along with popular shows like PBS NewsHour, FRONTLINE, Antiques Roadshow, and PBS Fort Wayne’s PBS KIDS channel. The subscription includes access to Hulu's on-demand library and more than 90 TV cha
  
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• SUV crashes into yard on Fort Wayne's north side

  02-11-2023 19:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A driver was taken to the hospital Thursday after crashing in a north side neighborhood.
  FWPD officers, unmarked units, and a TRAA ambulance could be seen at the scene around 2:15 p.m. along with a black SUV that had visibly hit a tree and crashed in the front yard of a home in the 5100 block of Riviera Drive, off North Clinton Street.A WANE 15 crew at the scene said it appeared the driver had clipped the front end of a short school bus. It's unknown if any kids were on
  
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• Pursuit with Fort Wayne Police ends in crash on city's north side

  02-11-2023 19:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A high-speed chase with Fort Wayne Police ended Thursday when the SUV hit a school bus, a tree, and crashed in a yard on the city's north side.
  FWPD officers, unmarked units, and a TRAA ambulance could be seen at the scene around 2:15 p.m. along with a black SUV.An FWPD spokesperson said the driver clipped the front end of a short school bus before hitting a tree and crashing in the front yard of a home in the 5100 block of Riviera Drive, off North Clinton Street.
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• Two people indicted for murder in two separate cases in Van Wert County

  02-11-2023 18:33 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) A grand jury in Van Wert County, Ohio has returned murder indictments for two people in two separate death investigations according to a press release from Van Wert Chief of Police Doug Weigle.The first case involves the death of Barbara N. Ganger. Back in September, Van Wert police officers were asked to check on her welfare. After attempts to reach her by phone and by going to her apartment were unsuccessful, police went into her apartment where she was found dead on the
  
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• First flu-related deaths reported by Indiana Department of Health

  02-11-2023 17:15 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE)The deaths of two people in Indiana have been ruled flu-related.The Indiana Department of Health said in a news release the deaths are the first to occur during the 2023-2024 flu season. No other information was released due to privacy laws.During the 2022-2023 flu season more than 270 people died in Indiana after coming down with the flu according to the health department. The flu season typically runs from October through May.
  “Influenza can quickly become a seri
  
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• Allen County's chief public defender says his office is prepared to take on Delphi murder case

  02-11-2023 16:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- While the Delphi murder trial is garnering the most media attention that's been seen in ages for an Indiana case, Allen County Chief Public Defender William “Billy” Lebrato, one of two Allen County public defenders recently assigned to the case, doesn’t believe the trial will impact the daily work of the department."It’s not a death penalty case or an LWOP (life without parole) case, it’s just a double homicide which we do routinely, unfor
  
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• Allen County's chief public defender says his office is prepared to take on Delphi killings case

  02-11-2023 16:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- While the Delphi murder trial is garnering the most media attention that's been seen in ages for an Indiana case, Allen County Chief Public Defender William “Billy” Lebrato, one of two Allen County public defenders recently assigned to the case, doesn’t believe the trial will impact the daily work of the department."It’s not a death penalty case or an LWOP (life without parole) case, it’s just a double homicide which we do routinely, unfor
  
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• City honors Fort Wayne's first Black firefighter at funeral

  02-11-2023 16:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Loved ones, fellow firefighters and community members are honoring Fort Wayne's first Black firefighter Thursday with a funeral and procession.Richard Ridley Jr. served with the Fort Wayne Fire Department from 1961 to 1985. Seven family members followed in Ridley's footsteps, including a son, a nephew, and two other nephews who continue to serve with the FWFD.
  Ridley died Oct. 21, according to the announcement by a city spokesperson.Ridley's family spoke on the man's le
  
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• Why are spruce trees dying across Indiana?

  02-11-2023 15:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- When searching for a Christmas tree to bring home this year, you may face a decline in spruce trees across Indiana as a sickness is causing them to lose their glow.Spruce trees across the Midwest are facing a disease that is easy to spot for most looking for a full tree to bring into their home this holiday season, as spruce trees are thinning out and slowly dying.So what is causing this great decline in the Indiana spruce population?
  The key symptom for spruce decline
  
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• Pedestrian fatally hit by SUV on I-65 in Tippecanoe County

  02-11-2023 13:42 via wane.com
  
  TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit on Interstate 65 early Thursday morning.State police determined an SUV was traveling northbound on I-65 near the 172 mile-marker around 2:15 a.m. when, for an unknown reason, someone was walking on the interstate and was hit by the SUV.The Tippecanoe County Coroner pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.
  Police said the driver had minor injuries from the crash.The coroner's office will release
  
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• What are junk fees, and how do you avoid them?

  02-11-2023 11:58 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — “Junk fees” are just what they sound like: hidden or misleading charges that increase the total cost of concert tickets, hotel rooms, utility bills and other goods and services.The Biden administration has proposed a new Federal Trade Commission rule that would require more transparency from companies when it comes to these fees, as well as regulation from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and the Department of Labor. You can also avoid the fees by staying
  
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• Bob Knight’s chair: college basketball’s classic furniture

  02-11-2023 11:55 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana fans always waited for Bob Knight to lose his temper. It was as much a part of Hoosiers basketball under Knight as the wins.On Feb. 23, 1985, it didn't take long.Five minutes into a game against rival Purdue, Knight drew a technical foul then nonchalantly turned around, picked up a chair and hurled it past Boilermakers guard Steve Reid.It became a defining moment of Knight's storied career."There are times in my passion for basketball that led me into confr
  
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• The General in the Fort: Knight and the Summit City

  02-11-2023 08:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - During his time in the Hoosier State, Bob Knight was based in Bloomington. However, 'The General' occasionally made his way to the Fort, as Knight spent a fair amount of time in the Summit City.A 1976 Red Coat recipient, Knight was a frequent - and popular - face at the Mad Anthonys Charity Golf Classic.Back in 1991, Knight was the keynote speaker at the first "Steak and Burger" dinner to raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne. Twenty years later Knight
  
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• Four Months Later: Teen hit-and-run victim's road to recovery

  02-11-2023 05:11 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Four months after a hit-and-run crash, a Fort Wayne teen has made a lot of progress. But, life is far from the way it was before July 2, 2023.Dominic Peterson was riding a Coleman mini bike on St. Joe Center Road near Arlington Parkway North in Fort Wayne when a car struck him in a crosswalk. The driver of that car, 19 year-old Omarion M. Rogers, is accused of fleeing the scene while emergency responders were tending to Dominic.Dominic suffered a broken arm, verteb
  
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• Bob Knight's coaching tree spread far and wide

  02-11-2023 03:21 via wane.com
  
  Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight left an indelible legacy with his coaching tree. The branches include a Super Bowl winner, a five-time national champion and one of college basketball's top young coaches. Some of Knight's top pupils and collaborators:MIKE KRZYZEWSKIPlayed for Bob Knight at Army from 1966-69 and served as Knight's assistant at Indiana in 1974-75. Record-breaking career started at Army in 1975-76. He left for Duke in 1980 and won five national championships. Also made a rec
  
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• October 2023 ends with the second coldest Halloween on record

  02-11-2023 03:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Brr! It felt more like winter to wrap up October in Fort Wayne, as a weather system brought cold air, gusty winds, and our first snowflakes of the season. Hard freeze begins Halloween and ends the growing season area-wideMother Nature definitely delivered spooky Halloween weather. In fact, Halloween 2023 will go down as the second coldest in Fort Wayne's history. We saw a high temperature of only 39 degrees and a low temperature of 24 degrees. This makes our average tem
  
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• Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Grant County

  02-11-2023 03:12 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Indiana State Police is investigating a police-involved shooting in which a man from Sims died.According to the preliminary investigation, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Swayzee Police Department responded to the area of Howard Street and Washington Street in Sims around 7:40 Wednesday night. They received a report of a man armed with a pellet gun, threatening to shoot a car. The Swayzee officer arrived first and located the male subject, id
  
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• Indiana State Police investigates officer-involved shooting in Grant County

  02-11-2023 03:12 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana State Police (ISP) is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Grant County Wednesday night.ISP Sgt. Steven Glass posted on X that authorities are investigating in Swayzee, which is a town southwest of Marion.There is no ongoing threat to the public, according to ISP, and no officers were injured in the shooting.No other details have been release at this time.
  
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• Grant County deputy fatally shoots man accused of throwing knives at officers; ISP investigating

  02-11-2023 03:12 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Indiana State Police is investigating a shooting in which an officer fatally shot a man from Sims who is accused of making threats with a pellet gun and throwing knives at officers.According to the preliminary investigation, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Swayzee Police Department responded to the area of Howard Street and Washington Street in Sims around 7:40 Wednesday night. They received a report of a man armed with a pellet gun, threatening t
  
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• WATCH: Angola man meets, pets friendly deer in Michigan

  02-11-2023 02:59 via wane.com
  
  COLDWATER, Mich. (WANE) -- An Angola man recently had a friendly encounter with a deer during work.The man provided WANE 15 with a video showing him petting a deer while outside working in Coldwater, Michigan.The deer approached the man and sniffed around while the man petted the curious animal.
  
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