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• Bob Knight official website has Fort Wayne roots

  03-11-2023 23:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- When the world learned Wednesday that iconic Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight had died at the age of 83, two Fort Wayne men knew first."Probably less than three minutes that we knew and the rest of the world didn't," said John Henry III.
  BobKnight.com is powered by JH Specialty, Henry's company which specializes in helping clients with online marketing and sales.
  The Knight site began in 2020 when Bob Knight's son, Pat, brought the idea to his college fri
  
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• Bob Knight legacy website has Fort Wayne roots

  03-11-2023 23:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- When the world learned Wednesday that iconic Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight had died at the age of 83, two Fort Wayne men knew first."Probably less than three minutes that we knew and the rest of the world didn't," said John Henry III.
  BobKnight.com is powered by JH Specialty, Henry's company which specializes in helping clients with online marketing and sales.
  The Knight site began in 2020 when Bob Knight's son, Pat, brought the idea to his college fri
  
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• Indiana lawmakers reach no consensus on draft recommendations for marijuana legalization

  03-11-2023 23:36 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- A legislative committee is in gridlock over how Indiana should regulate marijuana.
  After nearly seven hours of testimony and debate, the committee couldn't agree on any recommendations for the General Assembly.”We just couldn’t gain consensus on this, so there are no current recommendations on the table," said State Sen. Scott Baldwin, who serves as the chairman of the Commerce and Economic Development Interim Study Committee.Although lawmakers on both sides of the ai
  
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• Popeyes opens third Fort Wayne location

  03-11-2023 23:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Popeyes opens its third Fort Wayne location Saturday on the southwest side.The Popeyes general manager confirms that the 4416 Illinois Road location will open its doors tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. The location is next to ALDI near Lowe’s, across from Jefferson Pointe shopping center.This will be the third location alongside the 2615 S Clinton Street and 6111 Lima Road locations in Fort Wayne.
  
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• Crash between a 15-passenger van and truck leaves at least 2 in serious condition

  03-11-2023 23:12 via wane.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ind. (WANE) -- A crash between a 15-passenger van and truck has left at least 2 in serious condition.
  The crash happened at the intersection of Springfield Center Road and Spencerville Road just northeast of Grabill in Springfield Township.
  Allen County Police told WANE 15 that two people were transported to the hospital in serious condition, with another person in fair condition. It is not confirmed at this time how many people were involved in the crash.Police have closed
  
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• Crash between a 15-passenger van and truck leaves at least 2 in critical condition

  03-11-2023 23:12 via wane.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ind. (WANE) -- A crash between a 15-passenger van and truck has left at least 2 in critical condition.
  The crash happened at the intersection of Springfield Center Road and Spencerville Road just northeast of Grabill in Springfield Township.
  Sgt. Adam Griffith with Allen County Sheriff's Department said that two people were transported to the hospital in serious condition, with another person in fair condition. The condition of those two people has since been downgraded to
  
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• Crash between a 15-passenger van and truck leaves 2 in critical condition

  03-11-2023 23:12 via wane.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ind. (WANE) -- A crash between a 15-passenger van and a pickup truck has left two men in critical condition. The crash happened at the intersection of Springfield Center Road and Spencerville Road, just northeast of Grabill in Springfield Township.
  According to Sgt. Adam Griffith with the Allen County Sheriff's Department, a preliminary investigation indicates the van was traveling northbound on Spencerville and the pickup truck was westbound on Springfield Center. The driv
  
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• Can daylight saving time seriously affect your health? The answer is yes, and here's how

  03-11-2023 23:02 via wane.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this Sunday, when phones grace early risers with an extra hour of rest before alarm clocks go off.The downside: Next week across most of the U.S., the sun will set well before many folks step foot out of the office, leaving them to run errands or take walks in utter darkness. Come Nov. 5, daylight saving time is out and standard time is in and will last until March 10.No need to wait till the midnight ho
  
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• Governor Holcomb dedicates over 100 acres of wetland in Noble County

  03-11-2023 22:58 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Early Friday afternoon a small group gathered on the edge of a pond in Noble County to dedicate over 100 acres of new wetland that the State of Indiana will conserve.
  "This is a historic day," said Governor Eric Holcomb.
  Holcomb and several others spoke as 158 acres of upland prairie and wetland were added to Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area in Noble County. DNR conserves more than 150 acres in Noble CountyThe new acreage has been deemed the Buchanan
  
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• Allen County Commissioners say new jail funding 'patently unfair' to unincorporated taxpayers

  03-11-2023 22:13 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) --The Allen County Commissioners say the jail funding approved by the Allen County Council last week is the amount needed to build a new $318 million jail on Meyer Road.What they don’t like is the way it’s being funded.The commissioners requested a separate .2% local income tax (LIT, formerly CEDIT Community Economic Income Tax) that would have spread costs equally over the whole county taxpayer system, Commissioner Nelson Peters said after the weekly legisl
  
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• Holiday displays set to light up downtown Fort Wayne at annual celebration

  03-11-2023 20:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A holiday tradition will continue to light up downtown Fort Wayne for another year.HolidayFest is making its return to the Summit City with a community favorite, Night of Lights. As usual, the festivities take place the night before Thanksgiving-- this year on Nov. 22.Starting at 5:45 p.m., crowds will gather at various spots downtown for the lighting of gigantic displays including Santa and his reindeer, a Christmas wreath, and more for Night of Lights.
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• 11/3 Highlight Zone Prep Scoreboard

  03-11-2023 20:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Click here throughout the night for updated scores from northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio prep football and basketball on Friday, November 3.6A Sectional 2
  Warsaw --Penn --5A Sectional 12
  North Side 14 Snider 494A Sectional 18
  NorthWood -- Northridge --4A Sectional 19
  Bishop Dwenger -- Leo --4A Sectional 20
  Kokomo -- Mississinewa --3A Sectional 27
  Delta -- Garrett --2A Sectional 35
  Bishop Luers 42 Manchester 02A Sectional 36
  Eastern (Greentown) 6 Bluffton 411A Sectio
  
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• Didn't receive a bank deposit Friday? This may be why

  03-11-2023 20:20 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Customers of multiple U.S. banks are reporting deposit issues Friday after an apparent industry wide technical problem.The Federal Reserve told banks that a payment processing error at an Automated Clearing House (ACH) operator is preventing some deposits from reaching accounts.According to the Fed, there was an "error" in a file that obscured account and recipient information.Have you been tipping wrong at restaurants? What experts advise
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• Connecticut man accused of running $8.5M mushroom factory in home

  03-11-2023 18:28 via wane.com
  
  BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) -- A Connecticut man accused of running an illegal psilocybin mushroom growing operation worth about $8.5 million was arrested Thursday, according to police.
  Connecticut State Police arrested 21-year-old Weston Soule after finding a clandestine mushroom-growing factory in his Burlington home.
  The Drug Enforcement Administration Hartford Task Force and detectives said they went to the home at 9 a.m. Thursday after a tip from a caller.
  Mug shot of Weston Soule. (SOURCE: Co
  
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• SWAT, county officers respond to barricaded subject in southeast Fort Wayne

  03-11-2023 17:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - SWAT teams and county officers are surrounding a house Friday on Fort Wayne's southeast side to serve a warrant for a man police believe is armed with a knife.A spokesperson with the sheriff's department said the man has multiple warrants, and police came to serve one of the warrants around 11 a.m. at a home in the 7200 block of Adams Center Road near Tillman Road.At least one SWAT truck could be seen at the scene, along with officers from Allen County and New Haven d
  
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• SWAT, county officers investigating in southeast Fort Wayne

  03-11-2023 17:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - SWAT teams and county officers are investigating an incident near a home at Tillman and Adams Center roads on Fort Wayne's southeast side.At least one SWAT truck could be seen at the scene, along with officers from Allen County and New Haven departments, totaling more than 20 vehicles.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene to learn more.
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• Man in custody after SWAT, county officers surround home in southeast Fort Wayne

  03-11-2023 17:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A man was taken into custody Friday afternoon after SWAT teams and county officers surrounded a house for hours on Fort Wayne's southeast side to serve a warrant.A spokesperson with the sheriff's department said the man has multiple warrants, and police came to serve one of the warrants around 11 a.m. at a house in the 7200 block of Adams Center Road near Tillman Road. Police believed the man was armed with a knife, and the home he was in was not his.At least one SWAT
  
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• Fort Wayne Civic Theatre to present "Shrek the Musical" through November 19

  03-11-2023 16:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Civic Theatre invites you to join them in the swamp this month for Shrek the Musical! The beloved 2001 animated movie is moving to the stage now, and the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre has been working hard for the last month to bring to iconic story to life at the Arts United Center.The storyline doesn't change from the original movie, but there will be plenty of singing and dancing going around. In addition to the singing and dancing, we'll get more of a bac
  
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• Businessman sentenced in $180 million bank fraud that paid for lavish lifestyle, classic cars

  03-11-2023 16:01 via wane.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP/WANE) — A businessman who orchestrated a $180 million check-kiting scheme and used the proceeds to live a lavish lifestyle and amass one of the world’s most revered classic car collections has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.Najeeb Khan, 70, of Edwardsburg, Michigan, told a federal judge Thursday that he was “blinded by greed” to carry out the scheme and buy more than 250 cars, as well as airplanes, boats and a helicopter. Besides receiving
  
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• UAW members at the first Ford plant to go on strike overwhelmingly approve the new contract

  03-11-2023 13:06 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative contract agreement reached with the company.Members of Local 900 at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, west of Detroit voted 82% in favor of the four year-and-eight month deal, the United Auto Workers union said in a statement Thursday. The union said 3,097 workers voted in favor and 683 were against the contract.Production workers voted 81% to ratify the deal
  
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• How Fort Wayne's UNITED Ten Point Coalition has positively impacted the community

  03-11-2023 03:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne United Ten Point Coalition has been influencing and serving the community for a few years now, and with the help of other likeminded organizations like the Ubuntu Collaborative, the community has been seeing big changes.The Ten Point Coalition advocates for the community, inspires black men, and helps change the stigma surrounding the southeast side.Thursday night, around a dozen pastors prayed for the Oxford neighborhood to end violence, homel
  
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• Police investigate shooting southwest of downtown Fort Wayne, 1 in life-threatening condition

  03-11-2023 00:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is investigating a shooting southwest of downtown Fort Wayne Thursday evening, according to dispatchers.Officers were seen investigating near the 1900 block of Riedmiller Avenue, which is just west of Electric Works and the intersection of Broadway and Taylor Street.Dispatchers confirmed to WANE 15 that one person is in life-threatening condition.WANE 15 will provide updates as we learn more.
  
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• Juvenile detained after two shot southwest of downtown Fort Wayne that left 1 in life-threatening condition

  03-11-2023 00:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- According to the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), on Thursday evening they were called to the 1300 block of Swinney Avenue due to reports of shots being fired.While driving to the scene, FWPD received a separate call from a man who claimed that he and another person, who turned out to be a boy, had been shot and were driving to the hospital.Officers drove to the hospital and found the man in life-threatening condition and the boy in stable condition.
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• Juvenile detained after 2 shot southwest of downtown Fort Wayne that left 1 in life-threatening condition

  03-11-2023 00:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- According to the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), on Thursday evening they were called to the 1300 block of Swinney Avenue due to reports of shots being fired.While driving to the scene, FWPD received a separate call from a man who claimed that he and another person, who turned out to be a boy, had been shot and were driving to the hospital.Officers drove to the hospital and found the man in life-threatening condition and the boy in stable condition.
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