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• Fort Wayne man sentenced to 16 years for child porn distribution

  25-11-2024 23:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne man was sentenced in federal court Monday after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Advertise and Distribute Child Pornography.
  35-year-old, Samuel Hicks, faces 16 years in prison followed by a 10-year supervised release after pleading guilty to a 2022 crime.
  According to the release from the United States Department of Justice, between the months of January to March, Hicks posted images of videos of child sexual abuse on a website, which then distributed the
  
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• DeKalb Eastern CSD aims to improve district, increase enrollment with new strategic plan

  25-11-2024 23:23 via wane.com
  
  BUTLER, Ind. (WANE) -- DeKalb County Eastern Community School District (CSD) is working to establish a strategic plan that aims to better the district in several ways.The committee behind the strategic plan, which is comprised of 17 members who range from parents to school staff members and business leaders-- is currently narrowing down a list of core pillars it hopes will exemplify the future direction of the school district.Superintendent Ryan Abbott said one of the keys aspects that will help
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: New Haven Mayor talks possible casino

  25-11-2024 22:57 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) -- For the first time publicly, in an exclusive interview with WANE 15, New Haven Mayor Steve McMichael shared his thoughts on, and fought back criticism of, the plans to bring a casino from southern Indiana to the southeast corner of U.S. 30 and I-469.McMichael said he was approached in May by Full House Resorts about bringing the casino to New Haven and was skeptical.
  "The easy thing for me to do would have been to say, 'no,'" he told WANE 15.But once he began to examine
  
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• Colder days coming our way

  25-11-2024 22:38 via wane.com
  
  Our winds are picking up tonight with a weather system moving through the region. The S/SW winds reach gust speeds up to 30 mph by this evening.
  Gusty winds will be likely through the evening and overnightWe've had a scattered rain chance during the day and this potential lingers till just after midnight into early tomorrow. Colder air rushes in tomorrow behind today's system, and we'll see a mostly sunny sky. However, colder air from the west will mean highs only reach the low 40s tomorrow.We s
  
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• Student crossing road hit as driver failed to yield at bus stop

  25-11-2024 22:03 via wane.com
  
  PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) -- One student is in non-life threatening condition after being hit by an SUV that failed to yield to a stopped bus picking up students Monday morning.Monday morning at 7:33 a.m. the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian and a school bus.
  When officers arrived a preliminary investigation showed that on County Road 109 near Township Road 184, a Paulding Exempted Village Schools bus was stopped in the sou
  
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• Student crossing road hit as car failed to yield at bus stop

  25-11-2024 22:03 via wane.com
  
  PAULDING COUNTY, Oh. (WANE) -- One student is in non-life threatening condition after being hit by an SUV that failed to yield to a stopped bus picking up students Monday morning.
  Monday morning at 7:33 a.m. the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian and a school bus.
  When officers arrived a preliminary investigation showed that on County Road 109 near Township Road 184, a Paulding Exempted Village Schools bus was stopped in the sou
  
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• Three years for man who stole $450K from Huntington schools

  25-11-2024 20:35 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) - A man who previously admitted to bilking the Huntington County Community School Corporation out of more than $450,000 was sentenced to three years in prison Monday.
  Scott T. Bumgardner, 51, pleaded guilty to felony counts of corrupt business influence and theft in excess of $50,000 back in September.
  As part of a plea deal with Huntington County prosecutors, 17 felony counts of theft levied against Bumgardner were dropped at his sentencing Friday.
  A Huntington Circuit C
  
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• Special counsel moves to dismiss election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump

  25-11-2024 19:31 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, citing longstanding Justice Department policy shielding presidents from prosecution while in office.The move announced in court papers marks the end of the Justice Department's landmark effort to hold Trump accountable for what prosecutors called a criminal conspiracy to cling to power in the run-up to his supporte
  
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• FWCS students cooking & distributing free holiday meals ahead of Thanksgiving

  25-11-2024 19:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Fort Wayne Community Schools Culinary Arts students will cook and give out free meals to community members on Monday.The 8th annual Give Back Thanksgiving is from 4-6 p.m. Guests can pick up two dinners at the FWCS Career Academy Cafeteria located at 1200 S. Barr St in downtown Fort Wayne. Those who wish to pick up meals should enter through the main entrance on Barr Street. Dinners will be served while supplies last.The student-prepared menu includes:
  Roasted
  
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• FWCS students cook & distribute 350 Thanksgiving meals

  25-11-2024 19:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Fort Wayne Community Schools Culinary Arts students cooked and handed out free meals to community members on Monday.They distributed 350 meals in record time— 27 minutes.The 8th annual Give Back Thanksgiving was scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Guests were able to pick up two dinners at the FWCS Career Academy Cafeteria located at 1200 S. Barr St in downtown Fort Wayne. It wrapped up a little early due to the high demand. There was a line forming an hour bef
  
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• Coroner names victims of I-69 crash near Union Chapel Road

  25-11-2024 18:55 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified a woman and child who died Saturday in a crash on Interstate 69.Nalani Ella Ervins, 6, and Jaiden Samaria Marquis Newbolt, 25, both died from multiple blunt force injuries in the crash.Three other people were injured in the crash, which happened shortly before 8 p.m. on the highway near the 320 mile-marker. That's north of Union Chapel Road.The initial investigation revealed an SUV was traveling on I-69 southbound when for some
  
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• Fort Wayne woman sentenced on trafficking charges in 2022 case

  25-11-2024 18:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A woman linked to a 2022 human trafficking investigation was sentenced Monday for two separate cases.A judge in Allen Superior Court sentenced Stephanie N. Followell to a total of six years in prison for sexual misconduct with a minor in one case and promotion of human sex trafficking in another case. She'd pleaded guilty to those charges earlier this month.Followell, 41, and Kirk W. Depoister, 49, were both charged in 2022 with promotion of human sexual traffickin
  
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• Driver sentenced over road rage shooting on Lima Road

  25-11-2024 18:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man will avoid prison time for his role in a shooting that witnesses said was fueled by road rage and left the victim paralyzed.On Monday, a judge in Allen Superior Court handed Channing Davenport, 31, a two-year sentence. Court documents show the first year will be spent in a residential center and probation will take the place of a second year.Davenport had been charged with felony aggravated battery in the Sept. 22, 2023 shooting that started as an argum
  
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• Microsoft 'seeing some recovery' after outage impacts Outlook, more

  25-11-2024 17:42 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with Microsoft services like Outlook and Teams. It seems, however, that relief may be on the way.User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday.
  In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft 365 Status account explained that at around 2 a.m. ET, it was "investigating an issue impacting users attempting to access
  
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• Microsoft says services mostly restored after outage impacts Outlook, more

  25-11-2024 17:42 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with some Microsoft apps like Outlook and Teams. However, services have now been largely restored.
  User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday.
  In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft 365 Status account explained that at around 2 a.m. ET, it was "investigating an issue impacting users attempting to acce
  
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• Microsoft says services mostly recovered after outage impacts Outlook, more

  25-11-2024 17:42 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with some Microsoft apps like Outlook and Teams. However, services have now been largely restored.
  User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday.
  In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft 365 Status account explained that at around 2 a.m. ET, it was "investigating an issue impacting users attempting to acce
  
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• Microsoft outage impacts Outlook, Teams, more

  25-11-2024 17:42 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with Microsoft services like Outlook and Teams.User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday.
  In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft 365 Status account explained that at around 2 a.m. ET, it was "investigating an issue impacting users attempting to access Exchange Online or functionality within Microsoft
  
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• Microsoft outage impacts Outlook, more amid 'delays' in recovery efforts

  25-11-2024 17:42 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with Microsoft services like Outlook and Teams. Well into the afternoon, some were still experiencing problems.User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday.
  In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft 365 Status account explained that at around 2 a.m. ET, it was "investigating an issue impacting users attemp
  
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• Survey shows support for pot legalization in Indiana

  25-11-2024 17:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) An organization pushing for the reform of Indiana's marijuana laws released results of a survey Monday that shows strong support for the legalization of pot in the state.Safe & Regulated Indiana hired Causeway Solutions to conduct the survey which included responses from 1,252 registered voters in Indiana between October 30th and November 3rd. It has a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percent.The survey results show that 70% of voters in Indiana support marijuana legaliza
  
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• Data centers are electricity hogs; agreement aims to prevent costs being passed on to consumers

  25-11-2024 16:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Back in October, Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) called for the Indiana General Assembly to pass a moratorium on the construction of new data centers in the state over concerns regarding their use of electricity.
  Data centers, like the one Google is building in Allen County and one being built by Amazon Web Services (AWS) west of South Bend use enormous amounts of electricity. CAC cites an Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) forecast that indicates by 2030 data centers it su
  
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• Prices at the pump at their lowest level in years according to GasBuddy

  25-11-2024 15:37 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the sixth straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 1.4 cents compared to a week ago, and stands at $3.01 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 11.2 cents from a month ago and is 23.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of d
  
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• Should sex abuse evidence set the Menendez brothers free? A judge will decide

  25-11-2024 14:07 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home more than 30 years ago.The brothers were found guilty of murdering Jose and Kitty Menendez in 1989 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. While their defense attorneys argued at trial that they had been sexually abused by their father, prosecutors denied that and accused them of
  
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• Traffic stop leads to discovery of meth, gun, and machete in Hicksville, Ohio

  25-11-2024 14:00 via wane.com
  
  HICKSVILLE, Ind. (WANE)A man who police say has an extensive criminal history is again facing charges following a traffic stop in Hicksville, Ohio this past weekend.An officer with the Hicksville Police Department pulled over a vehicle just after 1:30 a.m. for a traffic violation. The officer was accompanied by a K-9 and a search turned up drugs suspected to be methamphetamine, a 9mm handgun, and a machete according to a news release issued by the department.
  Scott James Miller, 59, of Toledo, O
  
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• How TSA plans to handle ‘busiest Thanksgiving ever’

  25-11-2024 13:09 via wane.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel in the United States.The people responsible for keeping security lines, boarding areas and jetliners moving — from the U.S. transportation secretary and airline chiefs on down the line — swear they are prepared for the crowds.B
  
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• Dental Clinic fills vital need in the community

  25-11-2024 10:00 via wane.com
  
  Tucked away in Neff Hall, Room 109 on the Purdue Fort Wayne Campus, students and faculty at the IU Fort Wayne David A. Bleeke, DDS Dental Clinic are busy providing a vital service to the community while teaching and learning valuable lessons.The clinic is committed to providing quality preventive dental care at an affordable cost, while also helping prepare future dental professionals.
  "The biggest issue is people don't know we're here," says Dr. Steve Ellinwood, Director of the IU Fort Wayne De
  
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• Showers today with a blast of cold air coming

  25-11-2024 09:57 via wane.com
  
  Take the umbrella with you today but you won't need your winter coat. You'll need to drag out your coat later this week.
  Rainfall will be light through this afternoon and the early evening.
  Mild temperatures this morning as high reach into the lower 50s by noon. We'll also see drizzle change to rain by late this morning.Gusty winds will be likely through the evening and overnightScattered showers will be possible through the afternoon with mild temperatures in the middle 50s.
  A cold front moves
  
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• I-469 South closed after crash

  25-11-2024 07:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A tipped semi is blocking I-469 South between Wheelock Rd. and St. Joe Center Rd.The crash happened around 12:30 Monday morning. There's no word on what caused the semi to tip, or the condition of the driver.All southbound lanes of I-469 are closed in the area. Police have also blocked the ramp from Maplecrest Rd. to I-469 South. It's unclear when the interstate will reopen.
  
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• I-469 South back open after crash

  25-11-2024 07:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A tipped semi blocked I-469 South between Wheelock Rd. and St. Joe Center Rd. for almost 3 hours.The crash happened around 12:30 Monday morning. There's no word on what caused the semi to tip, or the condition of the driver.All southbound lanes of I-469 were closed in the area. Police also blocked the ramp from Maplecrest Rd. to I-469 South. The interstate was back open shortly before 3:30 a.m., according to INDOT's Trafficwise website.
  
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• 3 dead in Ohio City, shooter may have committed suicide

  25-11-2024 03:52 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — According to the Van Wert County Sheriff Department, a man killed killed two others before committing suicide on Sunday.The department says they received a call just after 8:00 a.m. from someone who claimed their friend confessed to killing his girlfriend and another man. The caller also said their friend was going to kill themselves.
  A deputy with the Van Wert County Sheriff Department responded to an Ohio City home after talking to the caller and local
  
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• Police dog leads to confiscation of heroin, meth and marijuana in Grant County bust

  25-11-2024 03:07 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)— On Sunday, an investigation in Grant County led to the confiscation of several illegal substances.
  According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office, they recovered approximately 5 ounces of heroin, 2 ounces of cocaine, 8 grams of methamphetamine, 17 grams of marijuana, two digital weight scales and paraphernalia related to drug use.The bust was the conclusion of an investigation that led the JEAN Team Drug Task Force Detectives and Grant County Sheriff’s Depu
  
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