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• Southtown Crossing Starbucks shutdown after Health Department finds cockroaches

  11-11-2024 22:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Southtown Crossing Starbucks has shut its doors after the Allen County Department of Health found cockroaches in the establishment.
  According to Allen County Health Department public records, the coffee shop was shut down after multiple follow-up inspections were done just last week.
  During the repeat inspection, six alive cockroaches were in various traps located throughout the establishment. The inspection also found 2 dead cockroaches, both of which were found
  
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• Southtown Crossing Starbucks shut down after health department finds cockroaches

  11-11-2024 22:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Southtown Crossing Starbucks has shut its doors after the Allen County Department of Health found cockroaches in the establishment.
  According to Allen County Health Department public records, the coffee shop was shut down after multiple follow-up inspections were done just last week.
  During the repeat inspection, six alive cockroaches were in various traps located throughout the establishment. The inspection also found two dead cockroaches, both of which were foun
  
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• Memorial Park's origins reside in World War I, Veterans Day

  11-11-2024 20:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- As Fort Wayne and the rest of the U.S. recognizes Veterans Day Monday, one of the city's largest parks stands as a reminder of that tumultuous time in world history and the sacrifices some people made.Memorial Park, located east of downtown Fort Wayne, has undergone many changes and served many purposes since its inception more than 100 years ago -- including being the home of the Fort Wayne Daisies. However, the original idea behind the park was to serve as a tribute
  
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• Jury reaches verdict in Delphi murders trial of Richard Allen

  11-11-2024 19:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of an Indiana man charged with murder in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike near their small hometown of Delphi, Indiana.Both families will now have time to gather before the verdict is announced in the courtroom. Since cameras are not allowed in the courtroom, the decision will not be announced publicly until the media leaves.After the case went to the jury Thursday afternoon, deliberat
  
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• Jury finds Richard Allen guilty on all four counts for the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams

  11-11-2024 19:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of an Indiana man charged with murder in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike near their small hometown of Delphi, Indiana.Monday afternoon the jury found Richard Allen guilty on all four counts. The verdict was announced shortly after 2:30 p.m.
  Allen had been accused of killing 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German in February of 2017.Allen, 52, faced two counts of m
  
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• Installation of iconic holiday display in downtown Fort Wayne begins

  11-11-2024 18:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) It would be hard to come up with something more closely associated with the holiday season in Fort Wayne than the Santa and his reindeer display that adorns the side of a downtown Fort Wayne building every year.
  Workers began installing the lighted display on the PNC bank building Monday morning. It will take three days to complete the job.
  The public will have a chance to see the Santa display lit during the upcoming Night of Lights celebration.Night of Lights Full Sched
  
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• Ohio man killed in head-on crash in Steuben County

  11-11-2024 17:09 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) Investigators are trying to figure out why a driver drove left of center early Saturday evening in Steuben County, causing a head-on collision that resulted in his death.
  The crash took place just after 6:40 p.m. on U.S. 20 west of Angola according to a press release from the Steuben County Sheriff's Department.
  The initial investigation determined that an SUV driven by Lester Merkle, 91, of Ohio City, Ohio was heading west on U.S. 20 when he drifted left of center an
  
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• Here's why Indiana saw big dip in gas prices last week

  11-11-2024 16:33 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the fourth consecutive week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 2.2 cents compared to a week ago, and stands at $3.03 per gallon Monday, the lowest level since May 2021, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 16.7 cents from a month ago and is 32.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price
  
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• Honor Flight Northeast Indiana receives $5,000 donation

  11-11-2024 15:25 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) – The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WANE 15, which is owned by the Nexstar Media Group, announced Monday that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to Honor Flight Northeast Indiana.Honor Flight Northeast Indiana is a recognized, independent hub of the Honor Flight Network. Their mission is to honor our nation’s veterans by providing them with flights to Washington, D.C., free of charge, to visit the memorials built to commemorate their service and sacrifice.Last month,
  
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• Indy man buys 'Wicked' doll, website on box links to porn site

  11-11-2024 14:50 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana man purchased a doll themed for the movie "Wicked" for one of his relatives, but what he found on the back of the box gave him quite a surprise.While he was examining the box, Hoosier Dan Goodwin visited a link listed on the back of it. The website the link takes users to is not, however, advertising Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's new film.
  Goodwin said that he originally flipped the box over to see if he wanted to purchase advertising minutes on the manufactur
  
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• 'I got my life back.' Veterans with PTSD making progress thanks to service dog program

  11-11-2024 13:34 via wane.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O'Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet.Dogs 4 Valor, operated through the Olathe, Kansas-based organization called The Battle Within, helps retired veterans and first responders work with their service dogs to help manage depression, anxiety and other chal
  
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• Delphi murders trial: Jury deliberations to resume on Monday

  11-11-2024 12:41 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. — Jurors in the trial of the State of Indiana versus Richard Allen are set to begin their fourth day of deliberations at 9 a.m. Monday. Jurors will consider the evidence against a Delphi man charged with the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams near the Monon High Bridge on Feb. 13, 2017.The jury received the case at 1:35 p.m. Thursday and met for 14.5 hours over three days before standing down Sunday, sequestered and unable to access their cellphones, computers or famili
  
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• Trump names former ICE director Homan ‘border czar’

  11-11-2024 12:22 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - President-elect Donald Trump late Sunday announced former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Tom Homan would serve as “border czar” in his second administration, installing a key ally to enact a promised crack down at the southern border.Trump made the announcement on Truth Social and said Homan’s responsibilities would include “the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security.”Former Acting Immigration and C
  
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• Coats for Kids is Positively Fort Wayne

  11-11-2024 10:00 via wane.com
  
  Once the leaves start to fall and the days turn colder, a city opens their hearts to help underserved children. For the past 25-years, the COATS FOR KIDS Drive sponsored by the Volunteer Center, has provided warmth in the form of coats, hats, gloves and mittens.The campaign kicked off November 1st and continues though November 30th."This is a program that when the holidays start to get closer, people think of us," says Volunteer Center Executive Director Ani Etter. "It took us years to get to th
  
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• Northwest Allen County fire sends 1 to the hospital

  11-11-2024 09:52 via wane.com
  
  South Street Fire HuntertownALLEN CO., Ind. (WANE) - A fire early Monday morning in northwest Allen County sent one person to the hospital. It happened around 1 a.m.Multiple fire crews responded to the 2500 block of South Street. That's off Wallen Road, west of the intersection with Lima Road.Fire officials tell us it took about 40 minutes to get the fire under control. One person suffered minor injuries. Medics took that person to a hospital for treatment.The cause of the fire remains under in
  
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• Northwest Allen County fire sends 1 the hospital

  11-11-2024 09:52 via wane.com
  
  South Street Fire HuntertownALLEN CO., Ind. (WANE) - A fire early Monday morning in northwest Allen County sent one person to the hospital. It happened around 1 a.m.Multiple fire crews responded to the 2500 block of South Street. That's off Wallen Road, west of the intersection with Lima Road.Fire officials tell us it took about 40 minutes to get the fire under control. One person suffered minor injuries. Medics took that person to a hospital for treatment.The cause of the fire remains under in
  
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• Gusty winds will bring in cooler temps this week

  11-11-2024 09:51 via wane.com
  
  Even though we'll see some sunshine, it will be a cooler week with temperatures that are more typical for this time of year. High temperatures will fall into the lower 50s on Tuesday and stay in the 50s for the rest of the week.
  There will be more sun than clouds this morning with temperatures rising into the middle 50s by lunchtimes.Skies remain partly cloudy through the afternoon with a high in the upper 50s and in the lower 60s south of Fort Wayne. It will be cooler north of Fort Wayne as tem
  
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• FWPD involved in fatal shooting on Avondale Dr.

  11-11-2024 06:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne Police Department officer shot and killed a person late Sunday night.It happened around 10:50 p.m. in the 4200 block of Avondale Dr.Police responded to reports of multiple people threatening to fire weapons. When officers arrived, they found one person in the street with a firearm. Police say that person refused to follow directions and at least one officer opened fire, hitting the person. Police at the scene rendered emergency aid before medics declared t
  
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• FWPD at scene of officer-involved shooting

  11-11-2024 06:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Police Department officers are at the scene of an officer-involved shooting.It happened around 10:50 p.m. Sunday in the 4200 block of Avondale Dr.Police on Avondale confirmed an officer was involved in the shooting, but did not say what role the officer played. According to Fort Wayne-Allen County Dispatch, one person is deceased.Avondale Dr. is currently blocked between Baxter St. and McKinnie Ave.This is a breaking news story that will be updated.
  
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• 1 dead in shooting involving Fort Wayne Police Department

  11-11-2024 06:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne Police Department officer shot and killed a person late Sunday night. It happened around 10:50 p.m. in the 4200 block of Avondale Dr.Police originally responded to a report of multiple people walking along Avondale with firearms, threatening to shoot. When officers arrived, they located several people in the area and at least one person with a firearm. Police say that person refused to follow verbal commands, shots were fired, and the person was hit. Offic
  
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• Police investigating fatal shooting in southeast Fort Wayne

  11-11-2024 06:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Police are investigating a fatal shooting in southeast Fort Wayne Sunday night.According to Allen County dispatch, they began receiving reports of the shooting at around 10:51 p.m. in the 4200 block of Avondale Drive. One person was confirmed dead.Information is limited at this time.
  This incident remains under investigation.  Anyone with information, is asked to call the FWPD at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867or use the P3 tips App.
  
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• Fatal crash in Williams County

  11-11-2024 05:52 via wane.com
  
  WILLIAMS COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) — The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Williams County that left one person dead on Sunday.The crash happened at 3:18 p.m. on County Road I-50 east in Jefferson Township. 89-year-old Gerald Bogan, from Bryan, Ohio, was driving east on County Road I-50 in a 1998 Lincoln Towncar. Bogan crashed while trying to turn, driving off the left side of the roadway striking a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The cra
  
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• Windy with cooler air in place for Veteran's Day

  11-11-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  After some light rain was picked up Saturday night into Sunday morning across the area, we have dried back out. We'll see how much this rain helps the drought conditions when the monitor is updated on Thursday this week... Severe drought continues for the areaLook for partly cloudy skies to be in place as you head out the door early Monday morning. Temperatures will be in the low-to-mid 40s to get the day started.We're partly cloudy early Monday, with temperatures in the 40s.
  Monday is Veteran's
  
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• Winds slowly decrease into tonight

  11-11-2024 02:30 via wane.com
  
  It was nice to see some widespread rain across the area last night into this morning! While amounts were generally light, anything helps considering the drought that remains in place across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.
  Rainfall was light locally but much heavier farther south since midnight.
  We'll see how much this rain helps the drought conditions when the monitor is updated on Thursday this week... Severe drought continues for the areaClouds have decreased this evening, although winds
  
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• Drying out with fewer clouds tonight

  11-11-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  It was nice to see some widespread rain across the area last night into this morning! While amounts were generally light, anything helps considering the drought that remains in place across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.We'll see how much this rain helps the drought conditions when the monitor is updated on Thursday this week... Severe drought continues for the areaLook for clouds and winds to decrease throughout the evening hours. We'll even see a period of mostly clear skies tonight bef
  
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