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• Delphi murders: Phone pings cast doubt on defense's alternate site killing theory

  23-10-2024 23:24 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. — Witness testimony continued into Wednesday afternoon as jurors in the high-profile Delphi murders trial heard from an Indiana State Police digital forensics examiner about data extracted from Libby German's cell phone.
  Richard Allen faces four counts of murder in connection with the vicious killings of teenage girls Abby Williams and Libby German in February 2017 near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi. He was arrested in October 2022 by Indiana State Police.Richard A
  
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• Wells County Sheriff's Office makes 4 arrests in robbery investigation

  23-10-2024 22:48 via wane.com
  
  WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Wells County Sheriff's Office arrested four people Wednesday in connection to a robbery investigation that started more than a week ago.The four suspects were identified as 18-year-old Miles Elwood Walker Pogue, 18-year-old Marcus Frank James Randall, 31-year old Sabbathshe El Y Israel and 38-year-old David Matthew Estel Watson.Specific charges were not listed, but some of the charges the suspects are facing include burglary, robbery, criminal confinement, batter
  
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• FWPD asking for help to find suspect in attempted Subway robbery

  23-10-2024 22:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify a woman who allegedly tried to rob a local Subway location last month.Police said they believe the woman attempted to rob the Subway at 7002 Bluffton Road on Sept. 22. FWPD described the woman as 5'5" with a thick build and short hairstyle.Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call FWPD at 260-427-1201. No other details on the incident were shared.
  
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• Sunny Thursday coming as high temps fall even more

  23-10-2024 22:34 via wane.com
  
  We continue to have some breezy moments this evening, but our wind speeds decrease late night tonight. A cold front has moved through and is heading east. Cooler air flowing in behind it and a big change will be noticed tomorrow.As the front departs, our sky becomes mostly clear for tonight as temps drop from the 60s at the start of the evening all the way down to the upper 30s by morning.An area of high pressure helps produce a sunny, seasonal late October day. High temps will only reach the lo
  
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• Ohtani’s 50/50 ball shatters record for most expensive in sports history 

  23-10-2024 20:18 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani seems to break a record every other day, but this latest feat transcends baseball. Ohtani became the first player in the sport’s history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, doing so on Sept. 19 against the Miami Marlins. While there was originally controversy surrounding who caught the historic ball and who had the rights to it, it eventually ended up in the possession of sports auction house Goldin
  
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• 'He was covered in mud and blood': 'Bridge Guy' witness testimonies continue

  23-10-2024 19:53 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (WANE)— After three witnesses that were on the Monon High Bridge Trail around the time Abby Williams and Libby German went missing testified on Tuesday, another witness that was in the area gave an animated and fiery testimony on Wednesday morning.Delphi native, Sarah Carbaugh, took the witness stand for the prosecution for nearly an hour Wednesday morning. She said she saw a man matching the description of "bridge guy" the afternoon the girls went missing."I'm as local a
  
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• Delphi: Richard Allen's electronics examined and Libby's cell phone analysis reveals new timeline

  23-10-2024 19:53 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (WANE)— The afternoon session of Day 5 of the Delphi murder trial focused on cell phone and electronics analysis.
  Richard Allen is charged with two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder in the 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi.
  Libby had her cell phone with her when she and Abby took a walk to the Monon High Bridge on February 13, 2017.
  Data was extracted and first analyzed by Indiana State Police Digital Forensics Investigators on Februar
  
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• Delphi murders: Combative testimony from another 'Bridge Guy' witness; pathologist testifies on autopsies

  23-10-2024 18:25 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. – Day 5 of the Delphi murders trial included testimony from a pathologist and another witness who reported seeing “Bridge Guy.”Richard Allen faces four counts of murder in connection with the deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge in February 2017. Indiana State Police announced his arrest in October 2022. He’s been in custody awaiting trial. COMPLETE COVERAGE | Delphi Murders TrialWednesday marked the fifth day of testimony since
  
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• Delphi murders: Combative testimony from another 'Bridge Guy' witness

  23-10-2024 18:25 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. – Day 5 of the Delphi murders trial included testimony from a pathologist and another witness who reported seeing “Bridge Guy.”Richard Allen faces four counts of murder in connection with the deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge in February 2017. Indiana State Police announced his arrest in October 2022. He’s been in custody awaiting trial.Wednesday marked the fifth day of testimony since the trial began on Friday.Tuesday’
  
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• Missing soldier from Ligonier found dead in Missouri; one in custody

  23-10-2024 18:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (WANE) — A soldier originally from Ligonier was found dead in Missouri this week, not long after she was reported missing. Thursday, someone was taken into custody in connection to her death.Sergeant Sarah Roque, 23, was a bridge crewmember who served as a Mine Dog Handler with the K9 Detachment in the 5th Engineer Battalion, according to a Facebook post from the Army. She'd been stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, where she completed Basic Combat Training after enlistin
  
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• Missing soldier from Ligonier found dead in Missouri

  23-10-2024 18:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (WANE) — A soldier originally from Ligonier was found dead in Missouri, not long after she was reported missing.Now, the U.S. Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is working to figure out what led to her death.Sergeant Sarah Roque, 23, was a bridge crewmember who served as a Mine Dog Handler with the K9 Detachment in the 5th Engineer Battalion, according to a Facebook post from the Army. She'd been stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, where she completed
  
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• Delphi murders: Defense wants to present parts of its Odinism murder theory to jury

  23-10-2024 16:54 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. – Attorneys for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen made another attempt to have evidence linked to their alternative murder theory presented to the jury.In a motion filed Wednesday, attorneys Andrew Baldwin, Bradley Rozzi and Jennifer Auger asked the court to “admit certain evidence” that the defense has been prevented from presenting in the presence of jurors.In a September 2023 filing supporting its request for a Franks hearing, the defense outlined a theory th
  
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• Fort Wayne International Airport expansion moves forward with opening of terminal restaurant area

  23-10-2024 15:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A new restaurant, coffee shop, and market area are now open at Fort Wayne International Airport. The new businesses are part of the East Terminal Expansion project first announced in June, 2023.The new terminal restaurant area includes Hop River Brewing and Bon Bon's Coffee as well as Tailwinds Marketplace which has souvenirs, travel related products along with books and magazines.The opening of the new terminal restaurant area is the first major portion of the East Termi
  
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• U Can Crush Hunger kicks off 10th competition

  23-10-2024 15:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Community Harvest Food Bank pits eight local universities against each other Wednesday, challenging each institution to donate thousands of pounds of food to feed local families.The 10th annual U Can Crush Hunger competitors include Huntington University, Indiana Tech, Indiana University Fort Wayne, Ivy Tech, Manchester University, Purdue Fort Wayne, Trine University and the University of Saint Francis. According to Community Harvest Food Bank's website, Trin
  
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• Woman killed in crash with Fort Wayne Fire Department vehicle identified

  23-10-2024 14:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The woman killed in a three-vehicle crash east of downtown Fort Wayne last Friday has been identified.The Allen County Coroner's Office determined that Robin Ann Pagley, 51, of Decatur, Indiana died from multiple blunt force injuries.Pagley was pronounced dead at the scene after the vehicle she was driving collided with a Fort Wayne Fire Department vehicle making an emergency run at the intersection of Maumee Avenue and South Anthony Boulevard just before 4:15 p.m.One oth
  
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• Pearl Street Arts Center opens with free concerts

  23-10-2024 14:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Pearl Street Arts Center opens its doors Wednesday night, kicking off a mix of public and private events hosted to celebrate the new addition to the city's art community.Jim Palermo, executive director of Pearl Arts, said the goal of the center is for community members to use its resources to build skills in arts, education and entrepreneurship."[Pearl Street Arts Center is] going to have a lot of programs for young people ... to learn how to become the n
  
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• Public Safety Alert issued for missing New Haven woman

  23-10-2024 13:15 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) A Public Safety Alert has been issued for a New Haven woman who went missing some time after midnight.Police are trying to find Eh Ta Lee, who has special needs and is 25-years-old. She went missing from the 1000 block of Miller Woods Way just east of Landin Road north of the Maumee River. She's 4' 11" tall, with a short black chin style bob haircut. She's believed to be wearing a grey crop top zip-up hoodie with grey sweatpants. She may be wearing orange socks and might b
  
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• Public Safety Alert canceled for missing New Haven woman

  23-10-2024 13:15 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) A Public Safety Alert hissued for a New Haven woman who went missing some time after midnight has been canceled.
  Police have located Eh Ta Lee, who has special needs and is 25-years-old. She went missing from the 1000 block of Miller Woods Way just east of Landin Road north of the Maumee River.
  No other information was provided.
  
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• Breezy and cooler today with rain on the way

  23-10-2024 09:39 via wane.com
  
  Clouds and cooler conditions move in today and it gets cooler on Thursday. There's also a chance of rain late Thursday night and early Friday.
  We'll see some areas of early sunshine with increasing clouds through the late morning and temperatures in the middle 60s by noon.Highs this afternoon will be in the middle to upper 60s Drought conditions continue for the areaAs a front moves through the area this afternoon temperatures won't budge much. Highs this afternoon will be in the middle to upper
  
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• Citilink, City Council solve 'impossible' funding situation

  23-10-2024 04:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne City Council approved the city's 2025 budget Tuesday, but one of the biggest items wasn't on the budget.Citilink approached City Council at the beginning of the budget season to ask for a tax levy and said the organization would need to cut service routes without it.City Council was afraid the levy would have an interaction with tax caps that would strip money away from other city and county departments until two new councilmembers teamed up for a
  
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• Not as warm Wednesday, cold front coming

  23-10-2024 04:44 via wane.com
  
  Early morning temps fall as low as the low 50s as Wednesday begins.Temperatures dropping into the 50s to start the day.A cold front is on its way. So, winds will pick back up, again, and switch from being southwesterly to flowing in from the northwest, once the front moves through in the afternoon. We'll have similar gust speeds as compared to Tuesday - reaching to around 25 mph.Wednesday will be breezy and cooler.Highs will get to around 70° before starting to fall by mid-afternoon. The col
  
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• Fort Wayne City Council approves 2025 budget, makes cuts across multiple departments

  23-10-2024 04:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- From the possibility of new positions across city departments to riverfront funding, Fort Wayne City Council sifted through monetary cuts and compromises Tuesday to approve the City of Fort Wayne's budget for 2025.Tuesday's meeting served as the final discussion about the city's budget, which started in early October and consisted of several city departments pitching everything from more positions, new equipment and pay raises.In total, councilmembers proposed 27 diffe
  
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• Delphi: Witnesses in court recall seeing "bridge guy"; Delphi native reflects on Abby & Libby's legacy

  23-10-2024 02:42 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (WANE)— Delphi's small size magnifies the effect of any event that happens in town. So, when Abby Williams and Libby German were reported missing on Feb. 13, 2017 and discovered dead the next day, shockwaves were sent through the whole community.Ann Hughes owns Sassy's Salon on N. Washington St. in the center of Delphi, just a few doors down from the Carroll County Courthouse.
  "I'm here early and I leave late," Hughes said as she cut her friend Amy's hair at 7:30 on a Fri
  
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• Delphi native reflects on Abby & Libby's legacy in town

  23-10-2024 02:42 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (WANE)— Delphi's small size magnifies the effect of any event that happens in town. So, when Abby Williams and Libby German were reported missing on Feb. 13, 2017 and discovered dead the next day, shockwaves were sent through the whole community.Ann Hughes owns Sassy's Salon on N. Washington St. in the center of Delphi, just a few doors down from the Carroll County Courthouse.
  "I'm here early and I leave late," Hughes said as she cut her friend Amy's hair at 7:30 on a Fri
  
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• SACS approves 2025 budget and districtwide improvement project

  23-10-2024 02:39 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Southwest Allen County Schools (SACS) Board approved all agenda items related to the 2025 budget during Tuesday night's meeting.
  Schools officials told WANE 15 two weeks ago the biggest difference between this year and last year is the nearly $7 million increase in the debt service fund. This is due to the district selling bonds to finish the Homestead High School project.
  During Tuesday's meeting, Mark Snyder, the director of business at SACS, said the project is
  
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• Raising Cane's announces opening date for Fort Wayne location

  23-10-2024 00:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Any "Caniacs" who have been waiting for Fort Wayne to receive a Raising Cane's location will be getting an early Christmas present this year.On Tuesday, the fast food restaurant announced that its Fort Wayne location will be open for business Thursday, Dec. 5."We're thrilled to bring Raising Cane's to Fort Wayne for the very first time," said Marc Mathias, area leader of restaurants for Raising Cane's. "We're excited to share the fun, high-energy culture that makes us
  
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