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• Man who shot son in New Year's Day dispute gets 2 years in prison

  30-08-2024 22:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man accused of shooting his own son on New Year’s Day was sentenced Friday to spend two years in prison.Carl V. White, 39, will serve the rest of his five-year sentence on adult probation, according to a plea deal reached in court with Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull.Shortly after the shooting, White was charged with aggravated battery posing a substantial risk of death, a level 3 felony, and two Level 5 felonies for domestic battery, one domestic cha
  
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• Roller Dome North to remain open despite being up for sale

  30-08-2024 22:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After reaching nearly 74 years of business, the Roller Dome North on Coliseum Boulevard and adjacent properties are for sale. Roller Dome North for sale, prime Fort Wayne propertyDuring a press conference Friday morning, the owners of the family business assured that their doors will remain open for the time being."This is a large-scale real estate listing, which will take a lot of time to find the appropriate buyer and go through the complicated escrow proce
  
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• Strong storms moving through tonight

  30-08-2024 22:11 via wane.com
  
  So far today, we've tied the record high for this date of 94° and we may set a new record before the day is done.While the evening starts off with temps in the 90s, we'll fall to the upper 80s by the start of Friday night football games. By the end of those games, we'll be dropping into the upper 70s. Overnight, temps will fall only as low as the upper 60s.A cold front is coming through tonight and has the potential to bring scattered rain and storms to the region. A few scattered storms may
  
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• Scattered, strong storms moving through tonight

  30-08-2024 22:11 via wane.com
  
  Scattered, strong storms are moving from west to east tonight, bringing the potential for 60+ mph winds and hail, along with heavy downpours. Not all areas will see the strongest storm activity and some areas may miss out completely. While there may be some torrential downpours, the overall total quantity of rain will be less than a half-inch in most places.Forecasted rain amounts from 6 pm Friday to 6 pm SaturdayWhile the evening started off with temps in the 90s, we fell to the upper 80s by th
  
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• Missing 14-year-old found

  30-08-2024 21:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - UPDATE: Dispatch confirmed that 14-year-old Juvari Wolfe-Jennings has been found.Officers were looking for 14-year-old Juvari Wolfe-Jennings, according to a public safety alert from FWPD sent Friday shortly before 3:30 p.m.
  He was last seen near Bluffton Road and Reservation Drive in Waynedale. Police initially said he was last seen at the Smith Academy, 725 W. Washington Boulevard.
  Screenshot of Public Safety Alert sent by Fort Wayne Police searching for 14-year-old Ju
  
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• Fort Wayne Police looking for missing 14-year-old

  30-08-2024 21:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is searching for a teenager last seen Friday at school.Officers are looking for 14-year-old Juvari Wolfe-Jennings, according to a public safety alert from FWPD sent shortly before 3:30 p.m.He was last seen at the Smith Academy, 725 W. Washington Boulevard, wearing a light blue uniform shirt, black pants and carrying a grey backpack. Police described him as having a slender build, short black hair, and wearing glasses.Anyone who knows whe
  
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• 'Why are you doing this?' Man who held up childhood friend goes to prison

  30-08-2024 21:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- In court Friday, Adrian Thomas said he was truly sorry for the way he behaved in March when he robbed a childhood friend instead of paying him the agreed upon price of $450 for a gun.Turns out the friend he knew from school and played some hoops with recorded the sale on his cell phone.“Why are you doing this,” he asked Thomas in disbelief as Thomas held a gun to him, according to court testimony Friday.Thomas was charged with armed robbery, theft of a fire
  
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• Sentencing in shaken-child death delayed again

  30-08-2024 21:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---A local woman implicated in the shaking death of a 1-year-old child last year will await her sentencing at the Allen County Community Corrections residential services center.Friday, Sharon Myers, 24, currently incarcerated at the Allen County Jail, appeared in front of Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull with her attorney, Tyree Barfield.In February, Myers took a plea deal in the case that could send her away to prison for between 1 ½ to 8 ½ years, accor
  
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• 8/30 Highlight Zone Prep Football Scoreboard

  30-08-2024 20:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Check back here throughout the night to see the latest scores from high school prep football action around northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio!East Noble -- Snider --
  Bishop Luers -- New Haven --
  Northrop -- Huntington North --
  Cincinnati Moeller -- Bishop Dwenger --
  Noblesville -- Homestead --
  Carroll -- Center Grove --
  South Bend Riley -- Wayne --
  Lawrence North -- North Side --
  South Side -- South Bend St. Joseph --
  Concordia -- Eastbrook --
  Taylor -- Blackhawk Chri
  
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• Fisher-Price recalls 'Baby Biceps' toy over choking hazard

  30-08-2024 20:42 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Toy manufacturer Fisher-Price is recalling its "Baby Biceps Gift Set" sold in major U.S. retail stores over a potential choking hazard, according to a United States Consumer Product Safety Commission notice posted Thursday.The recall was issued after reports of problems with one toy in the set, the dumbbell. There have been seven reports in the U.S. of the small gray cap on the end of the replica weight coming off, and no injuries have been reported, according to Fisher-Price.
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after shooting himself during standoff near downtown Fort Wayne

  30-08-2024 20:38 via wane.com
  
  *WARNING: The contents of this story are not suitable for all readers. Discretion advised.*FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition Friday after shooting himself following a standoff with Fort Wayne Police near downtown.SWAT and FWPD units responded - including at least four squad cars, multiple unmarked SUVs, and trucks - to a home near the intersection of Berry and Coombs streets just after 12:30 p.m.A friend of the man called 911 and said the man
  
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• Fort Wayne Police swarm street east of downtown for standoff

  30-08-2024 20:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Investigators with the Fort Wayne Police Department swarmed a neighborhood near downtown Friday afternoon.At least four squad cars, multiple unmarked SUVs, and trucks with the FWPD responded around 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Berry and Coombs streets, not far from the Maumee River.A WANE 15 crew at the scene could hear police on loudspeakers telling someone to come out of a nearby home.
  Details have not yet been confirmed as to what's going on.This breaking news
  
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• Charges filed against semi driver in US 30 crash that left victim with fractured pelvis, ribs

  30-08-2024 18:52 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A man is accused of being under the influence while behind the wheel of a semi that crashed into an SUV on US 30 last year, leaving the victim with internal injuries and a lengthy recovery process. The Allen County Prosecutor's Office filed charges against the driver Friday.Timothy J. Carnes, 42, faces a charge of operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or II substance in his blood causing serious bodily injury - a Level 5 felony - and criminal recklessness, a Level 6 f
  
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• Golf cart driver killed after car hits him from behind in Mercer County, Ohio

  30-08-2024 17:56 via wane.com
  
  MERCER COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) A man died Thursday evening in Mercer County when a car hit the golf cart he was driving.
  According to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, Michael Hatcher, 69, of Fort Recovery was going west in the golf cart on Philothea Road just after 7:30 p.m. when the crash took place. The driver of the car, which was also going west, told told police he didn't see see the golf cart ahead of him before he hit it from behind.Hatcher was taken to a hospital where he was later pronou
  
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• Indiana State Police investigating death of inmate at Grant County Jail

  30-08-2024 17:09 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police are investigating what led to the death of an inmate at the Grant County Jail early Friday morning.Just after 3:45 a.m., deputies at the jail were alerted to a man having "abdominal problems", according to a release from the Grant County Sheriff's Office. The man was immediately taken to a medical room, the release said, and the detention deputies consulted with an on-call doctor.But the man became unresponsive, according to the release, and deput
  
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• Labor Day Kickoff Event starts holiday celebrations early

  30-08-2024 17:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Northeast Indiana AFL-CIO Chapter hosts Labor Day Kickoff Event to start the holiday weekend and prep for their picnic.The kickoff event invites speakers to Headwaters Park, include State Representative Phil GiaQuinta of House District 80. The City of Fort Wayne also presents a proclamation.On Monday, the local AFL-CIO chapter holds their 12th annual Organized Labor Day Picnic.
  Organizers say the picnic attracts thousands of visitors across Northeast Indi
  
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• Cooler, less humid Labor Day Weekend

  30-08-2024 17:00 via wane.com
  
  We are back to high heat and humidity today and tonight with scattered showers and storms moving in overnight and early Saturday. A big break from this oppressive pattern is coming over the weekend.
  We will be sweating through the heat and humidity this morning with temperatures already in the upper 80s by noon and it will feel like the middle 90s.
  So far, we've tied the record high for this date of 94° and we may set a new record before the evening is doen.Our first dose of relief from the
  
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• NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and brother dead after car hits their bicycles

  30-08-2024 14:50 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, have died after a bicycle accident, the NHL team confirmed Friday morning.Johnny Gaudreau was 31 and his brother was 29.Gaudreau was killed Thursday night when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle in his home state of New Jersey. New Jersey State Police said Gaudreau was one of two cyclists struck and killed by a car in Salem County, New Jersey. Gaudreau's younger brother, Matthew, 29, was the other v
  
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• NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and brother dead

  30-08-2024 14:50 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, have died, the NHL team confirmed Friday morning.Johnny Gaudreau was 31 and his brother was 29, reported ESPN.Their causes of death are unconfirmed, but The Columbus Dispatch reports that some believe the Gaudreau brothers are the as-of-now unidentified victims in a bicycle crash Thursday night in New Jersey.The two were set to take part in their sister's wedding this weekend.Johnny Gaudreau had played for
  
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• Ohio regulators: Marijuana sellers can't give out food from ice cream truck

  30-08-2024 13:03 via wane.com
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Handing out food and drinks from an ice cream truck is off limits for marijuana businesses in Ohio, according to state regulators.So is an online promotion saying, “Can you take me higher?”Ohio's Division of Cannabis Control has proposed fines totaling $212,000 against five businesses for violating the state’s advertising rules for marijuana sellers, the Akron Beacon Journal reported Thursday.Most of the fines involved promotions this summer a
  
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• Richard Allen's confessions to family, doctors ruled admissible in Delphi murders trial

  30-08-2024 12:43 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – Several reported confessions to family members, jail staff and doctors made by Delphi double murder suspect Richard Allen have been ruled admissible in court.Special Judge Fran Gull - assigned to the Carroll County case from Allen County - signed a ruling Thursday that states all statements made by Allen to psychologists, inmates, guards, police and family members while in jail can be used as evidence in the trial.Allen is charged with four counts of murder in t
  
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• Record-breaking heat today relief is coming soon

  30-08-2024 09:54 via wane.com
  
  We are back to high heat and humidity today and tonight with scattered showers and storms moving in overnight and early Saturday. A big break from this oppressive pattern is coming over the weekend.
  Record-setting high temperatures this afternoonWe will be sweating through the heat and humidity this morning with temperatures already in the upper 80s by noon and it will feel like the middle 90s.
  It will feel like it's over 100 with high humidity combined with high temperatures todayAnother swelte
  
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• ACLU files lawsuit surrounding new 'expressive activity' policy at Indiana University

  30-08-2024 09:51 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — A group that previously engaged in expressive activity at the Bloomington campus of Indiana University filed a lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana challenging the university's new expressive activity policy.According to the lawsuit, filed in Indiana on Thursday, the group argues that the university's new policy is "substantially overbroad" and violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.Starting at the beginning of August, the school i
  
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• Parents, lawmakers question FSSA explanation of nearly $1 billion Medicaid forecasting error, call for increased transparency

  30-08-2024 01:12 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Several parents, advocates and lawmakers are calling into question the Family and Social Service Administration's explanation of what led to a nearly $1 billion Medicaid shortfall.
  The FSSA presented its findings to the Medicaid Oversight Committee earlier this week, which mostly explained what the agency has changed to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Thousands of disabled Hoosiers face 1-3 year long waitlists for state Medicaid waivers released in July”We have crea
  
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• Hot Friday ahead with storm chances

  30-08-2024 00:46 via wane.com
  
  This evening's temperatures fall from our highs near 90° (northern spots stayed cooler due to the day's fog lingering the longest in those spots). We spend the evening in the 80s and the 70s. Our overnight temps fall to the upper 60s by dawn.Evening temps fall from the 80s into the 70s.For tomorrow, a warm front will move into our area during the day, allowing our temperatures to rise into the mid-90s. In the afternoon/evening, a cold front will work its way through, bringing with it the cha
  
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• Hot Friday ahead with some storm chances

  30-08-2024 00:22 via wane.com
  
  We remain in a warm and muggy airmass tonight, even after the passage of a weak cold front earlier this morning.
  This evening's temperatures fall from our highs near 90° (northern spots stayed cooler due to the day's fog lingering the longest in those spots). We spend the evening in the 80s and the 70s. Our overnight temps fall to the upper 60s by dawn.For tomorrow, a warm front will move into our area during the day, allowing our temperatures to rise into the mid-90s. In the afternoon/eveni
  
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