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• ISP Master Trooper with Fort Wayne Post dies 'unexpectedly'

  03-09-2024 23:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana State Police (ISP) announced the death of a master trooper with the Fort Wayne Post who died "unexpectedly" Monday.Master Trooper Todd Allen Reed (Photo provided by Indiana State Police)
  According to an online obituary, Master Trooper Todd Allen Reed, 51, died unexpectedly at his home.
  Born and raised in Columbia City, Reed was appointed as a state trooper in December 1999 and also served in the U.S. Army.
  He is survived by his wife, parents, three sons, grandc
  
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• 2 people sent to hospital in Steuben County crash; alcohol believed to be factor

  03-09-2024 22:56 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A single-vehicle crash in Steuben County Sunday afternoon left a 21-year-old man and 17-year-old girl in the hospital, according to the Steuben County Sheriff's Office.Just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to reports of a crash in Fremont Township on reports of a single-vehicle crash and arrived to find a gray car with heavy damage.A investigation reportedly showed that the driver, identified as 21-year-old Daniel M. Demello, was heading north on County R
  
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• Woman dies after crash involving UTV in Steuben County

  03-09-2024 22:28 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Steuben County deputies are investigating a crash involving a UTV that left a woman dead and another person in the hospital Sunday.Just before 4:00 p.m. Sunday, the Steuben County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash near the intersection of county roads 100 S and 1000 W in Jackson Township on reports of a two-vehicle crash involving a UTV.The first deputies at the scene found two people with critical injuries laying on the road and an SUV resting on its side in a
  
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• High temps return to the 80s for a couple days

  03-09-2024 22:23 via wane.com
  
  An area of high pressure has helped get the week off to a pleasant start with a cool, northeasterly breeze blowing in today. High temperatures end up in the mid-70s this afternoon, just slightly below our Sept. 3 average of 80°.The TinCaps are back home for their last week of regular season games. It'll be a pleasant night at the ballpark, but think about taking a light jacket.It'll come in handy, especially after sunset, when temps fall into the 60s.Temperatures drop into the 60s after suns
  
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• GasBuddy: National average price of gas drops for 5th straight week

  03-09-2024 21:34 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) -- The national average price of gasoline continues to drop as experts forecast the average could drop below $3 before Thanksgiving.The national average has dropped for a fifth straight week, falling 4.6 cents compared to last week to $3.28 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering more than 150,000 gas stations across the country."With the summer driving season now over, we have much to look forward to for the fall: mo
  
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• Paulding man found dead in house fire

  03-09-2024 20:49 via wane.com
  
  PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) - Investigators are working to learn what led to the death of a man whose body was found Sunday after the house he was barricaded inside caught on fire.Emergency crews responded just before 7:30 a.m. to a two-story home in the 600 block of West Perry Street, according to a press release from the Paulding Community Fire Department. The initial report indicated a man may have been barricaded inside.Some firefighters "used an exterior attack" to combat heavy flames and
  
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• Fort Wayne Police investigate shooting blocks away from Weisser Park

  03-09-2024 19:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating a shooting Tuesday afternoonDispatch confirmed the shooting was reported at Eckart Street and Bowser Avenue just before 1 p.m. That's near Weisser Park.It's unclear if anyone was hurt, or if any suspects have been apprehended.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene to learn more.
  
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• 1 injured in shooting near Weisser Park

  03-09-2024 19:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating a shooting Tuesday afternoon that injured one person near Weisser Park.Dispatch confirmed one person was in serious condition after the shooting, which reportedly happened at Eckart Street and Bowser Avenue just before 1 p.m.It's unclear if any suspects have been apprehended.A spokesperson for Fort Wayne Community Schools said Bunche Montessori and Weisser Park Elementary were both on a brief lockout, but that has since been lifted.
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• Marijuana rescheduling: What comes next in potential policy change process

  03-09-2024 19:05 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won't come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race.The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration last week set a hearing date to take comment on the proposed historic change in federal drug policy for Dec. 2.The hearing date means a final decision could well come in the ne
  
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• DirecTV offers $20 credit amid Disney dispute: How to claim yours

  03-09-2024 18:56 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — More than 11 million DirecTV subscribers suddenly lost access to Disney Entertainment channels over the weekend, disrupting their viewing of major sporting events on ESPN like college football and the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
  The major carrier and the entertainment company are in a dispute over a new carriage agreement. After failing to reach an agreement, Disney channels went dark on DirecTV on Sunday night. One of those channels, ESPN, was carrying the fourth round of the
  
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• Crews respond to fire on the edge of Fort Wayne

  03-09-2024 18:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department is responding to a fire on the southern edge of Fort Wayne.Dispatch confirmed the fire at 7911 Decatur Road. Google Maps lists the address as a facility for home health care service, with nearby apartments.WANE 15 has a crew on the way to the scene to learn more.
  
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• Crews respond to fire at complex on the edge of Fort Wayne

  03-09-2024 18:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a fire Tuesday on the southern edge of Fort Wayne.Dispatch confirmed the fire at 7911 Decatur Road. Google Maps lists the address as a facility for home health care service, with nearby apartments.Crews responded around noon.
  The scene of a fire on Decatur Road
  Fire truck at Decatur Road complexFirefighters investigating at Decatur Road complex
  
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• Crews respond to fire at apartment complex on edge of Fort Wayne

  03-09-2024 18:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a fire Tuesday afternoon on the southern edge of Fort Wayne.Dispatch confirmed the fire at 7911 Decatur Road. Crews responded around noon to the Arbors of South Towne Square apartments.According to the FWFD, the fire started in a bedroom on the third floor of the apartment complex, and firefighters found smoke throughout the third floor when they arrived.
  The scene of a fire on Decatur Road
  Fire truck at Decatur Road co
  
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• Police arrest 18-year-old on murder charge for Winter Street shooting

  03-09-2024 18:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An 18-year-old is accused of pulling the trigger in a homicide last month on Fort Wayne's southeast side.Dairyon McClendon faces charges of murder, felony murder, and robbery.McClendon and a second suspect - only identified as "Don" in court documents - allegedly chased down a man in the 4400 block of Winter Street just before 6 a.m. on Aug. 26. McClendon is accused of shooting and killing that man.The coroner identified the victim as 20-year-old Damarion Lundy. It's un
  
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• Humane FW launches adoptions at new location

  03-09-2024 17:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Humane Fort Wayne is resuming their adoption experience Tuesday.
  Humane FW celebrated its new shelter opening on Aug. 14 with a grand opening and then started the process of transporting all the animals. The shelter announced adoptions would resume Tuesday. Moving day: Humane Fort Wayne transports dogs, cats to new locationThe center paused adoptions while they moved to their new location at 901 Leesburg Road. The new facility features new-and-improved features fo
  
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• First pet finds loving home as Humane Fort Wayne launches adoptions at new shelter

  03-09-2024 17:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Humane Fort Wayne is resuming their adoption experience Tuesday.
  Humane FW celebrated their new shelter opening on August 14th with a grand opening, and informed adoptions would resume on Tuesday, September 3rd.The center paused adoptions while they moved to their new location at 901 Leesburg Road. The new facility features new-and-improved features for humans and animals alike.
  The shelter has also doubled kennel capacity for dogs, and tripled for cats. All of th
  
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• '1000-Lb Sisters' star arrested on drug, child endangerment charges in Crockett County

  03-09-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A reality TV star and a man were arrested on Monday after Crockett County deputies found illegal drugs in their car at the Tennessee Safari Park in Alamo.Deputies were requested to respond to the Safari Park where a guest was allegedly bitten by a camel.When they arrived, they were "immediately overtaken" by suspicious odors coming from the guests' vehicle.After a search of the vehicle, Amy Slaton Halterman and Brian Lovvron were arrested.Amy Slaton Halterman (left) and Brian L
  
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• Registration opens Sept. 11 for put-and-take pheasant hunts

  03-09-2024 15:33 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - Registration opens next week for put-and-take pheasant hunts around a few spots in northeast Indiana, the state's Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday.Among DNR's participating Fish and Wildlife Areas are J.E. Roush Lake in Huntington, Pigeon River in LaGrange County, and Tri-County Shooting Range in Kosciusko County.Registration begins Sept. 11 at 7 a.m. and will continue to the end of the hunt period or until hunts are sold out, DNR said. The hunts will last
  
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• Fall preview continues with more summer heat on the way

  03-09-2024 09:35 via wane.com
  
  It's day two of our fall preview with temperatures in the 70s and plenty of sunshine. The summer heat will return by Wednesday and Thursday with highs in the middle to the upper 80s.Sunshine and mild temperatures again this afternoonSunshine and cool temperatures through the morning with temperatures in the lower 70s.
  It will be a mild afternoon with a high in the upper 70s which will be a couple of degrees warmer than Monday's high in the middle 70s.
  Humidity will be comfortable even with summe
  
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• Fort Wayne's driest summer since 1999 in the books

  03-09-2024 04:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Meteorological Summer 2024 has come to an end in Fort Wayne. It overall was a warmer and drier than average summer in the Summit City. Farmers’ Almanac 2024-25 winter outlook releasedRemember, meteorologists divide the seasons into three month blocks for record-keeping purposes. Meteorological Summer runs from June to August, while Meteorological Fall runs from September to November.Meteorologists divide the seasons into three month blocks.
  Summer 2024 was ultimat
  
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• Police respond to life-threatening shooting near Lutheran Park

  03-09-2024 01:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is on the scene of a shooting at W Wildwood Avenue & S Wayne Avenue near Lutheran Park, according to dispatchers.It happened just before 7:30 p.m. Monday.
  Dispatchers confirm somebody is in life-threatening condition.WANE 15 has a crew on the scene and is working to learn more.
  
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• Police respond to fatal shooting near Lutheran Park

  03-09-2024 01:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is on the scene of a shooting at W Wildwood Avenue & S Wayne Avenue near Lutheran Park, according to dispatchers.It happened just before 7:30 p.m. Monday.Police say once medics were on scene they started life-saving measures on a male victim, he later died from his injuries.
  Officers are still on the scene gathering information. A suspect is not yet in custody.WANE 15 has a crew on the scene and is working to learn more.
  
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• Man dead after shooting near Lutheran Park

  03-09-2024 01:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is on the scene of a shooting at W Wildwood Avenue & S Wayne Avenue near Lutheran Park, according to dispatchers.It happened just before 7:30 p.m. Monday.Police say once medics arrived, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, the man died from his injuries.Officers are still on the scene gathering information. A suspect is not yet in custody.WANE 15 has a crew on the scene and is working
  
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• Cool Labor Day part of temperature roller coaster this week

  03-09-2024 01:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - What a beautiful Labor Day we have enjoyed this year across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! Late month heatwave and dry times in August 2024A cool, Canadian high pressure system has entered our part of the country, bringing us a lot of sunshine, below average temperatures, and a nice northerly breeze for the holiday.We enjoyed refreshing air and a lot of Labor Day sunshine this year!
  People across the area went outside and took advantage of the holiday! The weathe
  
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