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• Person suffers non life-threatening injuries after shooting in southeast Fort Wayne

  04-09-2024 23:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Police are at the scene of a shooting in southeast Fort Wayne Wednesday evening where a person suffered non life-threatening injuries, city dispatchers confirmed.Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Oliver and McKee streets to investigate the shooting.It is unclear if a suspect is in custody.WANE 15 has a crew heading to the scene and will provide updates as we learn more.
  
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• Huntington mulls adding downtown DORA with limitations

  04-09-2024 22:55 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) -- Huntington could become the next city in northeast Indiana to establish a designated outdoor refreshment area (DORA).However, the city's DORA would look a little different compared to what Fort Wayne established downtown earlier this year, according to Huntington city officials.According to a blog post on the City of Huntington's website from Kevin Krauskopf, the city's communications coordinator, Huntington City Council continued discussions about a proposed DORA in d
  
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• Hottest day of the week ahead tomorrow

  04-09-2024 22:49 via wane.com
  
  High temperatures this afternoon rose into the mid-80s and a comfortably warm September evening is coming our way. Temps will still be around 80° when tonight's TinCaps game has its first pitch at 6:35 pm. By the end of the 9th inning a couple hours later, we'll drop 10° to around 70°.Temps keep falling through the early morning and we end up with a low of in the upper 50s.Rain moves into the area by early FridayTomorrow's forecast delivers a mostly sunny sky, thanks to the continued
  
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• Ringo Starr created lifelong memory for young Hoosier 60 years ago

  04-09-2024 20:15 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Sixty years to the day of the last time Beatlemania put a stranglehold on Indianapolis, thousands of Beatles fans returned to the Indiana Farmers Coliseum to listen to their favorite band.The Fab Four performed at the Indiana State Fair on Sept. 3, 1964, to a sold-out crowd of 10,000 screaming fans. On Sept. 3, 2024, some of those same fans, along with droves of other Beatles faithful, returned to the coliseum to listen to a recording of that show and see a performance by a Beatl
  
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• Rep. Banks hosts 3rd Northeast Indiana defense summit

  04-09-2024 18:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Nearly 300 people, including defense contractors, elected officials, local business owners and economic developers, attended the third annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit, hosted by Rep. Jim Banks (R, IN3) at Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday.The idea, roughly, is to put defense innovators and local manufacturers in the same room and grow the economy in the third Congressional district.A number of panelists spoke highly of Indiana as a place to set up shop, with phras
  
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• Sheriff says 'casualties have been reported' in Georgia high school shooting

  04-09-2024 18:23 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, has resulted in injuries, authorities said Wednesday.
  “Casualties have been reported, however details on the number or their conditions is not available at this time,” the Barrow County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.A suspect has been taken into custody.Shortly before 10:30 a.m., “officers from multiple law enforcement agencies and Fire/EMS personnel were dispatched to the high school in reference
  
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• LIVE SOON: 4 killed, 9 injured in Apalachee High School shooting, officials say

  04-09-2024 18:23 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – At least four people were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, authorities said Wednesday.Another nine people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The ages or any other details about the victims were not released.A suspect has been taken into custody. "Reports that the suspect has been ‘neutralized’ are inaccurate," the Bureau said on X. Reports of shootings at other schools in the
  
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• LIVE: 4 killed, 9 injured in Apalachee High School shooting, officials say

  04-09-2024 18:23 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – At least four people were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, authorities said Wednesday.Another nine people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The ages or any other details about the victims were not released.A suspect has been taken into custody. "Reports that the suspect has been ‘neutralized’ are inaccurate," the Bureau said on X. Reports of shootings at other schools in the
  
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• LIVE: 4 killed, 9 injured in Apalachee High School shooting; 14-year-old suspect in custody

  04-09-2024 18:23 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, authorities said Wednesday.Another nine people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The ages or any other details about those injured were not released.The suspected shooter, a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School, is alive and in custody, Bureau Director Chris Hosey said in an afternoon press conference. He has bee
  
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• 4 killed, 9 injured in Apalachee High School shooting: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

  04-09-2024 18:23 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – At least four people were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday.Another nine people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to the Bureau. The ages or any other details about the victims were not released.A suspect has been taken into custody. "Reports that the suspect has been ‘neutralized’ are inaccurate," the Bureau said on X.Sheriff Jud Smith said law enforcement received
  
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• 4 killed, 9 injured in Apalachee High School shooting; 14-year-old suspect in custody

  04-09-2024 18:23 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, authorities said Wednesday.Another nine people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The ages and identities of the injured were not immediately released.The suspected shooter, a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School, is alive and in custody, Bureau Director Chris Hosey said in an afternoon press conference. He has be
  
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• Coroner identifies 24-year-old killed near Lutheran Park

  04-09-2024 18:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified the man who was shot and killed Monday near Lutheran Park.Wednesday, the coroner identified the victim as Zane Elijah Stoll from Fort Wayne. The coroner ruled his death a homicide. Man dead after shooting near Lutheran ParkPolice determined the shooting happened south of downtown in an alley behind the 500 block of Kinnaird Avenue.Stoll was pronounced dead at the scene.The coroner determined Stoll died of multiple gunshot wounds.P
  
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• Half-mile stretch of Coliseum Boulevard to close for railroad construction: INDOT

  04-09-2024 17:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A half-mile stretch of Coliseum Boulevard will be closed for more than a week, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced.For about eight days starting around Sept. 11, the road will be closed off between Hatfield Road and Investment Drive for railroad construction. Crews with Norfolk Southern will be working on their grade crossing, INDOT said.INDOT recommended that drivers trying to get through that area take I-69 and U.S. 27/Lima Road, as shown on the map bel
  
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• Judge rules on admissibility of defense's alternative theories in Delphi murders

  04-09-2024 16:15 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – Special Judge Fran Gull will not allow Richard Allen’s defense to present its third-party murder theory in court.In a ruling handed down Wednesday, Gull granted most of the state’s Motion in Limine seeking to prohibit the Odinism theory from being part of the proceedings.Allen is charged with four counts of murder in the February 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi. Indiana State Police announced his arrest i
  
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• Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $560K as the sports world mourns

  04-09-2024 15:39 via wane.com
  
  (AP) - More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding their bikes in their home state of New Jersey.Jaromir Jagr posted a video Tuesday on social media of Gaudreau assisting on his 766th and final goal in the league when they were teammates with the Calgary Flames in 2018.“It was a beautiful pass above all,” Jagr wrote in Czech.
  
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• A man is killed and an officer shot as police chase goes from Illinois to Indiana and back

  04-09-2024 15:19 via wane.com
  
  SHELDON, Ill. (AP) — A man was killed and an Indiana sheriff's officer was wounded during an exchange of gunfire at the end of a chase in Illinois, authorities said.The suspect was killed Sunday night, 100 miles south of Chicago. The Newton County, Indiana, corporal was in critical condition at a hospital, Illinois State Police said.Iroquois County sheriff's officers were pursuing a man who was believed to be armed and with a hostage, state police said.Cpl. Brandon Schreiber joined the eff
  
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• I-69 traffic at a crawl near Coldwater Road

  04-09-2024 15:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Southbound traffic was crawling on Interstate 69 near Coldwater Road Wednesday morning.A traffic camera from the Indiana Department of Transportation shows slowed traffic starting near Auburn Road all the way past Coldwater Road.The cause of the backup has not been confirmed.
  
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• Spring Street to close in front of University of Saint Francis until mid-October

  04-09-2024 14:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A section of Spring Street in front of the University of Saint Francis will be closed daily until mid-October.Starting Thursday, Spring Street will be closed during the daytime from Hillegas Road to Sherman Boulevard, City Utilities announced. That is scheduled to last until Oct. 17.Crews are connecting nearby residents to a new water main, and that work is taking place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day. Outside of those hours, Spring Street will be open.Residents will
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

  04-09-2024 13:29 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — The Mega Millions jackpot grew to $740 million on Wednesday after no one won the big prize in Tuesday night's drawing. The new jackpot has a cash value of $366.3 million. The next drawing will be Friday, Sept. 6 at 11 p.m. ET.Two $1 million Match Five winners were drawn in Kansas and Michigan.
  The current pot has been growing since a $552 million prize was won in Illinois in early June. That prize stands — for now — as the ninth-largest in Mega Millions history
  
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• New Fine Arts Center at Canterbury School opens doors

  04-09-2024 10:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Canterbury School officially opens the Fine Arts Center on campus on Wednesday.The 18,000 square foot facility hosts creative resources for student use, including seven studios, a podcast center and recording studio, a digital photography lab as well as classroom space.The ribbon cutting begins at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Fine Arts Center on 3210 Smith Rd. For more information, visit Canterbury School's website.
  
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• New Fine Arts Center at Canterbury School officially opens doors

  04-09-2024 10:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Canterbury School officially opens the Fine Arts Center on campus on Wednesday.The 18,000 square foot facility hosts creative resources for student use, including seven studios, a podcast center and recording studio, a digital photography lab as well as classroom space.Students were welcomed into the facility on the first day of class in August, but Head of School David Jackson said the ribbon cutting comes after the school has placed signage throughout the buildi
  
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• Summer heat returns with another fall preview on the way

  04-09-2024 09:39 via wane.com
  
  Summer heat is back in the forecast today and tomorrow with highs in the lower 80s today and even hotter Thursday. The heat will come to an abrupt end Friday with another fall preview on the way this weekend.Sunshine with temperatures warming quickly this morning with highs in the middle to upper 70s by noon.
  More sunshine this afternoon with a high in the lower 80s. The most enjoyable part of this afternoon will be comfortable humidity levels.
  Skies will remain clear overnight and won't be as c
  
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• NACS board members talk about next decade plan, expanding CTE program

  04-09-2024 04:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – On Tuesday, Northwest Allen County Schools (NACS) board members met to discuss their next decade plan which includes expanding their Career and Technical Education (CTE) program.The plan is meant to help the district map out and plan proactively for the goals they'd like to meet within the next 10 years. The district wants to focus on a more personalized learning experience for students.One of the ways they wish to achieve that goal is by building a strong CT
  
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• teds beerhall announces plans to close in September

  04-09-2024 04:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A bar on Fort Wayne's north side said its goodbyes on social media Tuesday night as it announced plans to close down in less than two weeks.teds beerhall announced on Facebook that Saturday, Sept. 14, would be the bar's last day of business.The Facebook post did not clarify why teds beerhall is closing, but the company said a group of local investors will soon start renovating the building to turn it into a "new restaurant concept."The post also did not say if anything
  
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• teds beerhall announces plans to close in less than 2 weeks

  04-09-2024 04:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A bar on Fort Wayne's north side said its goodbyes on social media Tuesday night as it announced plans to close down in less than two weeks.teds beerhall announced on Facebook that Saturday, Sept. 14, would be the bar's last day of business.The Facebook post did not clarify why teds beerhall is closing, but the company said a group of local investors will soon start renovating the building to turn it into a "new restaurant concept."The post also did not say if anything
  
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• Fort Wayne Children's Zoo brings back Tasmanian devils for first time since 2021

  04-09-2024 04:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- An animal not seen at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo since 2021 is making its return to the zoo's Australia Adventure exhibit.The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo announced on Facebook Tuesday that Tasmanian devils would be back at the zoo, making it one of the few zoos in North America selected by the Australian government to exhibit Tasmanian devils as part of the "Save the Tasmanian Devil Program."Tasmanian devils are the world's largest carnivorous marsupials and have face
  
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• Annual gaming report shows why casino could move to New Haven

  04-09-2024 03:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Why would a casino move across the state from Rising Sun to New Haven? The 2024 annual report from the Indiana Gaming Commission might hold some answers.The Rising Star casino now earns around the same amount it once paid in taxes.WANE 15 first reported in August that New Haven was in talks with owner Full House Resorts about a possible move and then reported the reaction several days later.
  The Commission reported Indiana casino revenues fell roughly 3% in fiscal year
  
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• Citilink to raise bus fares in light of $2.5 million deficit

  04-09-2024 02:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — "All transportation is highly subsidized, the roads we drive on, the bridges, airports all of that. Public transportation is really no different."It's a sentiment John Metzinger has hit on multiple times as the CEO of Citilink."We rely upon subsidy to cover most of our operating cost," Metzinger said, making his next statement concerning the transportation service's financial future. "Public transportation is underfunded in Indiana, it's been historically the
  
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• Coroner identifies 2-year-old boy who drowned in Warsaw lake

  04-09-2024 01:22 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Kosciusko County Coroner's Office has identified a 2-year-old boy who died Sunday after being pulled from Center Lake in Warsaw.The coroner identified the boy as Hudson Baldridge, and the coroner determined the preliminary cause of death was due to drowning.Although a preliminary manner of death is pending, Kosciusko County Coroner Tyler A. Huffer noted there is currently no suspicion of foul play. Toxicology results are also pending and can take up to eight
  
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• First Lady Holcomb touts Fort Wayne Museum of Art

  04-09-2024 00:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind, (WANE) -- "The collection here is incredible."That was the reaction Tuesday from Indiana First Lady Janet Holcomb after she toured the exhibit of Artists of the Hoosier Art Salon from the permanent collection of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.The Hoosier Art Salon began in 1925 with a handful of Indiana women in Chicago who wanted to showcase Hoosier artists.In 1942, it found a permanent home in Indianapolis.As part of the 100 year celebration, FWMOA began to display works from Ho
  
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