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• New adaptive sports equipment for local athletes

  16-04-2024 23:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Turnstone Center was awarded a $50,000 grant from The Hartford, an insurance company, for new adaptive sports equipment. The equipment will be used in collaboration with the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne to increase access to adaptive sports opportunities throughout the community, including locations at four YMCA facilities.
  Turnstone CEO, Mike Mushett, says the equipment will be able to reach areas that had limited access and increase awareness of adaptive sports. Along w
  
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• Woman faces OWI after police reportedly find 'several' opened wine bottles near vehicle following crash

  16-04-2024 23:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Churubusco woman is facing a misdemeanor OWI after police reportedly found "several" opened wine bottles near her vehicle that had flipped and crashed in Fort Wayne.The crash happened Monday afternoon when a vehicle flipped and landed on other vehicles parked at an auto repair shop near the intersection of Lima and Dupont roads in northwest Fort Wayne.According to Allen Superior Court documents, the driver, identified as 21-year-old Kayleigh Lambert, was seen driving
  
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• 15 Finds Out: Are traffic stops up in Fort Wayne? Why?

  16-04-2024 23:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Earlier this year 15 Finds Out asked Fort Wayne officials what they were doing about what seemed like out-of-control traffic infractions: from running red lights, to speeding, to road rage.Nearly three months later, 15 Finds Out requested the numbers. The amount of traffic stops and citations are up in Fort Wayne, according to FWPD. Through Mar. 26, 2024, Fort Wayne Police made more than 7,000 traffic stops since the beginning of the year. That's up from from 5,233
  
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• 15 Finds Out: Are traffic stops up in Fort Wayne?

  16-04-2024 23:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Earlier this year 15 Finds Out asked Fort Wayne officials what they were doing about what seemed like out-of-control traffic infractions: from running red lights, to speeding, to road rage.Nearly three months later, 15 Finds Out requested the numbers. The amount of traffic stops and citations are up in Fort Wayne, according to FWPD. Through Mar. 26, 2024, Fort Wayne Police made more than 7,000 traffic stops since the beginning of the year. That's up from from 5,233
  
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• 'It's crazy heavy:' Man tied to Fort Wayne tested, surprised during time on Wheel of Fortune

  16-04-2024 22:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- From guessing the puzzles to spinning the wheel, J.R. Ford learned that Wheel of Fortune is not as easy as it looks during his time on the game show."It's crazy heavy," Ford said. "I will never give anybody any more grief for not giving that thing a full spin around the wheel."Ford -- who recently moved to Miami, Florida, but was born and raised in Fort Wayne -- will appear on Tuesday's episode of Wheel of Fortune, allowing him to see his performance from a third perso
  
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• Storm chances on the way, not as warm as week continues

  16-04-2024 22:41 via wane.com
  
  High temperatures surged all the way to 80° in spots across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. There's a little more sunshine this evening before the sky becomes mostly cloudy and rain chances move in.Some scattered rain is possible as early as 7 pm. However, the best chances of more widespread rain/storms will become between midnight and 6 am. There's a risk, although a low one, that a few severe storms could occur during this time frame.If severe storms occur tonight, the highest likeli
  
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• Drag queen adds name to list of candidates seeking to fill Fort Wayne's mayoral vacancy

  16-04-2024 22:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The list of candidates seeking to fill Fort Wayne's mayoral vacancy continues to grow, just a day ahead of the filing deadline.Notably added to the list is a figure recognized as a local activist and drag queen: Branden “Della Licious” Blaettner.
  (Credit to Branden Blaettner)(Credit to Branden Blaettner)
  The Allen County Democratic Party (ACDP) on Tuesday released an updated list of those who have officially filed the necessary CEB-5 document:
  City Councilwo
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Tuesday, April 16

  16-04-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Tuesday, April 16.
  
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• 19-year-old dies after car veers off I-69 near Markle

  16-04-2024 20:43 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police are investigating what led to a crash Tuesday on Interstate 69 that killed a 19-year-old.According to a release from ISP, officers with ISP's Fort Wayne Post and the Huntington County Sheriff's Department began investigating a crash on the highway just south of Markle around 9 a.m.The initial investigation revealed a Ford Focus was headed southbound on I-69 when, for an unknown reason, the car veered off the left side of the road into a grass
  
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• Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes

  16-04-2024 20:38 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms Monday night through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in some states.A large storm system hitting much of the central U.S. over the next few days is expected to bring severe thunderstorms to Kansas and Nebraska on Monday evening, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center said.The two states could see strong tornadoes, too, while parts of Oklah
  
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• Coroner ID's driver hit by semi in chain-reaction crash on I-469

  16-04-2024 20:17 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified the driver who died Monday after her car was hit in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 469.The woman was identified as 62-year-old Lois Roberta Kohlhepp from New Haven.Police determined that shortly before 4:30 p.m., six vehicles including a semi crashed on the highway, between Stellhorn Road and the US 24 exit near New Haven. Kohlhepp, the driver of the first car that was hit, was pronounced dead at the scene. The c
  
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• 'Blessings in a Backpack' will provide food for kids in the summer

  16-04-2024 19:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Public Library is teaming up with local organizations to provide food for children in the community during the summer months. It's all part of "Blessings in a Backpack."This is a new partnership between the ACPL and Blessings in a Backpack. The two organizations pooled their resources to provide bags of non-perishable foods for children to have enough to eat throughout the weekend, according to ACPL. The distribution will happen from June 7 until July 2
  
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• Afternoon headlines Tuesday, April 16

  16-04-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Tuesday, April 16.
  
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• Jimmy John's celebrating 'highest' unofficial holiday

  16-04-2024 17:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The highest of unofficial holidays is right around the corner. And Jimmy John's is celebrating by offering a specially curated meal to take on the infamous munchies that go along with the "holiday."The sub shop will be offering its Deliciously Dope Dime Bag to celebrate 4/20. The bag comes with everything you need to celebrate including a "mouthwatering meal and a rolling tray all for $10...duh."So what's in the Deliciously Dope Dime Bag? You'll get a combo meal includi
  
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• Indianapolis getting ready for Olympics trials, pool then comes to Fort Wayne

  16-04-2024 16:29 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTTV) - Do you think Peyton Manning ever imagined there would be 2 1/2 Olympic-sized swimming pools inside Lucas Oil Stadium? Probably not, but Myrtha Pools did. They are going to build those pools in about three weeks in May.The US Olympic Swimming Trials are two months away from taking place in Indianapolis. The trials are June 15-23."There's nothing else like this in the world," explained John Ireland, Chief Technical Officer with Myrtha Pools. WATCH: New purple surface ma
  
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• It's Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's: How to get your free scoop

  16-04-2024 15:46 via wane.com
  
  (WPHL) - I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream — especially when it's free.Ben & Jerry's is celebrating its annual "Free Cone Day" on April 16, with hopes to give out over 1 million scoops at shops across the globe.
  What is Free Cone Day?Ben & Jerry's celebrated its first-ever Free Cone Day in 1979, at its then-only shop in Burlington, Vermont. The tradition remained when Ben & Jerry's expanded throughout the state and beyond, though the date had changed several tim
  
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• Thousands of trout to be stocked in Indiana streams as fishing season approaches

  16-04-2024 15:24 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE)Indiana's inland trout fishing season gets underway Saturday, April 27 and in preparation of that day the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be stocking thousands of rainbow and brown trout in streams and lakes across the state.
  The DNR plans to stock nearly 63,000 trout in 35 bodies of water in 21 counties before and after opening day.
  Most of the lake stockings of rainbow trout were done last month, starting the week of March 11. Anglers don’t hav
  
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• Driver dies after crashing into SUV in Kosciusko County

  16-04-2024 14:34 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Police in Kosciusko County are investigating a crash in which a driver died Monday after colliding with an SUV.According to a release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, deputies and emergency crews responded just before 6 p.m. to a two-car crash at the intersection of South SR 13 and CR 1000 South, in the southeast corner of the county.Investigators determined 24-year-old Jason Jones of South Whitley was driving on CR 1000 when he did not yield to an
  
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• Morning headlines Tuesday, April 16

  16-04-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, April 16.
  
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• Montagues and Capulets collide on stage at the Fort Wayne Ballet's performance of Romeo and Juliet

  16-04-2024 14:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE (Ind.) WANE -- One of the most well-known Shakespearean tragedies takes the stage this weekend as the Fort Wayne Ballet partners with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic.Romeo and Juliet arrives at the Arts United Center this weekend only as the Fort Wayne Ballet company wraps up their final days of rehearsal. The company has been hard at work bringing the classic story of the two star-crossed lovers to the world of dance since February.In order to bring the story to life, the ballet has part
  
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• Owners of Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found now charged with COVID fraud

  16-04-2024 12:47 via wane.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — A couple who owned a Colorado funeral home where authorities last year discovered 190 decaying bodies were indicted on federal charges that they misspent nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds on vacations, cosmetic surgery, jewelry and other personal expenses, according to court documents unsealed Monday.The indictment reaffirms accusations from state prosecutors that Jon and Carie Hallford gave families dry concrete instead of cremated ashes and allege
  
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• Officer hurt, homes damaged after police chase

  16-04-2024 10:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Two homes are damaged and an officer is hurt, after a police chase ended with a crash Monday night.It happened around 10:20 p.m. in the 3400 block of S. Lafayette St., near Oxford St.According to Fort Wayne police, the chase ended when the driver lost control and struck two houses on Lafayette. A WANE 15 crew at the scene noticed damage to a porch on one and to a corner on the other.Police say one officer suffered minor injuries and did not have to be taken to a hospit
  
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• Driver arrested, officer hurt, homes damaged after 90 mph chase

  16-04-2024 10:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A driver was arrested Monday night following a high-speed chase through south Fort Wayne that damaged two homes and hurt an officer in the process.Jesus Chamorro-Montanez (Allen County Sheriff's Department)
  Jesus Chamorro-Montanez, 40, faces charges of resisting law enforcement in a vehicle with a previous conviction; resisting law enforcement causing injury; resisting law enforcement physically; criminal recklessness; possession of a narcotic drug; false informing; le
  
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• Another warm day with powerful storms coming

  16-04-2024 09:48 via wane.com
  
  More summer-like weather this afternoon with temperatures pushing into the upper 70s. Showers and some strong storms are possible tomorrow with gusty winds,Skies will be mostly sunny this morning with temperatures building into the upper 60s by lunchtime.Very warm temperatures this afternoonEven though we'll see more clouds through the afternoon temperatures will be warmer than yesterday with a high in the upper 70s.Clouds will increase this afternoon with a slight chance of showersRain develops
  
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• Redevelopment Commission approves new lighting at Parkview Field

  16-04-2024 05:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission approved new lighting for Parkview Field.The project will cost over $800,000 and includes a 25-year warranty with Musco Sports Lighting. The new lighting will use LEDs, which according to TinCaps President Mike Nutter, are brighter, cheaper, and require less maintenance. Nutter said the LEDS are more energy efficient, saving electricity costs and producing less light pollution.
  Construction is expected to begin at the end of the
  
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• 15 Finds Out: Did a tech issue delete Whitko student grades?

  16-04-2024 04:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — "Please help."That was the subject line of an email Joyce Cripe sent to WANE 15 after hearing that her student's hard-earned grades from January 1st until March 18th were lost in a technical issue.
  "At first it was disbelief," Cripe said.
  She claims that the district held an assembly breaking the news to students."I'm just going off what the students said - that they were basically told that they were given a gift, a clean slate that none of their grades from Janu
  
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• 46th Honor Flight set to take off from Fort Wayne

  16-04-2024 03:09 via wane.com
  
  The video above shows WANE 15 Positively Fort Wayne Purple Heart Honor Flight coverage.
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The first Honor Flight of 2024 is set to take off at the end of this month.Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana announced in a press release that they will host their first flight of the year on April 24. The flight will host 85 veterans from the Fort Wayne area.
  On the flight, there will be six Korean War veterans, 11 Cold War veterans, 67 Vietnam veterans, and one Lebanon/Grenada vet
  
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• Allen County fire districts address tax increase

  16-04-2024 01:39 via wane.com
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)— Some residents in unincorporated areas of Allen County were surprised when their first property tax bill of 2024 was significantly higher than bills from last year.That increase is due to expanded operations of fire protection districts in the county. Generally, residents aren't upset with paying more toward fire protection, but more because this new tax rate is about double of what was originally proposed and what they were expecting.Michael Snively, an Aboite T
  
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• The week began with the first 80s of 2024

  16-04-2024 00:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Sunday was the warmest day of the year so far across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio!2024 growing season officially declaredWe climbed up to 80 degrees, which was not quite as warm as the record high temperature of 83 degrees set just last year. However, this was still good for our 4th warmest April 14th in Fort Wayne's history. It was also our first day in the 80s this year and warmest day since October 24th of 2023.
  Our first day up in the 80s this year therefore
  
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