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• 2 injured in crash involving school bus in DeKalb County

  23-01-2025 23:50 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Two have been injured after colliding head-on with a school bus Thursday.According to a release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, an initial investigation revealed that a pickup truck heading west on US 6 lost control due to slick roads. The pickup truck crossed into the other lane, colliding head-on with a school bus.The school bus then went off the roadway into an embankment, while the pickup truck came to rest north of the roadway.
  Both the driver and
  
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• 'Drone for drug delivery': Warsaw woman faces 16 charges for dealing and possession

  23-01-2025 22:45 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A Warsaw woman faces 16 charges after a drug bust that found fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and multiple legend drugs.
  According to a release from the Kosciusko County Narcotics Enforcement Team, or NET43, they received multiple drug tips from concerned citizens which led to an investigation of drug activity.
  In the investigation, NET43 found and seized;
  2.95 pounds of methamphetamine20.01 grams of fentanyl27.74 grams of cocaineLSDXanax and other legend drug
  
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• $2 million downtown Taco Bell approved in Capital Improvement Board meeting

  23-01-2025 22:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Downtown Fort Wayne was the focus of the Capital Improvement Board, or CIB, meeting Thursday with discussions of the movement of the downtown Taco Bell and the cost of Courtyard by Marriot.The CIB unanimously passed the resolution to extend the Courtyard by Marriot expense. The city set up an agreement to pay out developers over 20 years. After 10 years, the city asked CIB to acquire the cost of $250,000 paid out to developers annually. Plan to move downtown Fort
  
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• Florida officer accidentally shoots man with his own gun

  23-01-2025 22:27 via wane.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) -- A Florida police officer will soon be out of a job after accidentally firing a man's gun, hitting him, during a traffic stop.The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said Tuesday, in a news release, that on Dec. 13, 2024, one of its officers stopped a vehicle for running a red light. Two other officers, including one identified as M. Cardwell, responded to assist. Recently hired Florida man fatally shoots coworker in head: affidavitOfficers suspected the vehicle may have be
  
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• Trump signs order directing release of JFK assassination files

  23-01-2025 22:22 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the release of federal government documents surrounding the assassinations of former president John F. Kennedy, former attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.The order directs the director of national intelligence and attorney general to present a plan within 15 days for the “full and complete release of records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.”“I
  
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• A few more snowflakes tonight, sunshine tomorrow

  23-01-2025 22:11 via wane.com
  
  Light snow will fall this afternoon and it will be a little warmer today with temperatures in the 20s this afternoon. Friday will be colder but thawing temperatures will be here to begin the weekend.A few flurries or light snow showers are possible this afternoon as a cold front moves through the area. Temperatures will top out in the upper 20s.Skies will clear overnight and temperatures will drop to the single digits.Expect sunshine Friday even though temperatures will be slightly colder than t
  
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• Leo-Cedarville Foundation cancels 2025 Freedom Festival, event's future uncertain

  23-01-2025 21:45 via wane.com
  
  LEO-CEDARVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Tuesday, the Leo-Cedarville Foundation announced the town's annual Freedom Festival will be canceled in 2025 due to nearby construction.While that paints a picture for the festival's fate this year, the organization also announced it will no longer run or host the Freedom Festival, leaving the event's future in limbo.Held the weekend before Fourth of July, the Freedom Festival draws nearly 10,000 people to a town with a population nearly a third of that. Accordi
  
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• Fort Wayne man found not guilty of attempted murder in girlfriend's shooting

  23-01-2025 21:32 via wane.com
  
  Video from January 2024 details the accusations against a man who was found not guilty of attempted murder a year later.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man accused in the attempted murder of his girlfriend will be sentenced on lesser charges after he was found not guilty of trying to kill her.Thursday, a jury in Allen Superior Court found 43-year-old Jermaine Whitsett not guilty of attempted murder in connection to the shooting of his girlfriend a year ago. He was, however, found guilty of domestic
  
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• Firefighters respond to house fire in neighborhood off E. State Boulevard

  23-01-2025 21:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Firefighters are responding after calls of a fire in a neighborhood off East State Boulevard Thursday afternoon.Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that a structure fire was called out in the 1900 block of Coronet Drive. The fire was called out just before 3 p.m.WANE 15 is working to find out more information at this time.
  
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• Condemned house catches fire in northeast neighborhood

  23-01-2025 21:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A condemned house caught fire Thursday afternoon in a neighborhood off of East State Boulevard.
  Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that a structure fire was called out in the 1900 block of Coronet Drive. The fire was called out just before 3 p.m.WANE 15 is working to find out more information at this time.
  
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• Two Fort Wayne men among those included in January 6 pardons from President Trump

  23-01-2025 19:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Charges related to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 have been dismissed against two Fort Wayne men as a result of the mass pardons issued by President Donald Trump earlier this week.
  Photographs sent to the FBI of PATTERSON (circled in red) and HOLDEN(circled in yellow).Blake Patterson, 40, and Ryan Holden, 39, were arrested and charged on September 11, 2024 with four offenses in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.The two were among more tha
  
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• More than 2 pounds of fentanyl found after Fort Wayne police find driver unresponsive in parked car

  23-01-2025 18:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Back in October of 2024, Fort Wayne police on patrol found a driver apparently passed out in a car parked at a gas station parking lot with the engine still running. That driver is now facing felony charges.
  According to a criminal complaint filed January 10 in United States District Court, the police officers also saw a glass jar containing a green leafy material that later proved to be slightly more than 10 grams of marijuana.Police were able to get the driver out of th
  
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• 6 planets to align in the night sky: Here's when

  23-01-2025 18:54 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) —  You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.According to AccuWeather, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will be visible every evening through the first half of February, appearing in a line across the sky.This is happening, AccuWeather says, because all six planets will be on the same side of the sun from Earth's perspective. During the first nights of February, the crescent moon should
  
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• Snow creating dangerous travel conditions on I-69

  23-01-2025 18:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Falling snow has created dangerous travel conditions on I-69. A semi has jack-knifed near Mile Marker 302 which is the U.S. 24/Jefferson interchange.Multiple slide-offs have also occurred.
  A check of Google maps shows traffic slowed or stopped in multiple location of the interstate in Allen County.
  
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• LEGO retailer setting up shop in Fort Wayne

  23-01-2025 17:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A store where collectors can buy, sell and trade LEGO sets is on its way to the Summit City.Bricks & Minifigs is set to open March 15, according to a press release. It will be located near Jefferson Pointe at 1728 Apple Glen Boulevard.The popular retailer has locations all around the country.The space will be available to host birthday parties and events, opening its doors for “Make-and-Take” events, Brick Derby races, and other LEGO-themed activities, a
  
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• Lifelong collector donates nearly 3,000 canning jars to Ball State University

  23-01-2025 17:33 via wane.com
  
  MUNCIE, Ind. (WANE) A premier collection of nearly 3,000 Ball jars and related memorabilia has been donated to Ball State University according to a press release issued Thursday morning.
  The donation, made by Mary Harper, honors the extensive collection built by her late husband, Jeff Harper, a lifelong collector and authority on Ball jars and the Ball brothers’ company. The jars and ephemera, which had been displayed in the Harpers' Houston home, are now back in Muncie with plans for futu
  
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• Indiana State Police K-9 assigned to Fort Wayne post to get protective vest

  23-01-2025 16:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A K-9 assigned to the Fort Wayne Post of the Indiana State Police will be getting a potentially life-saving vest thanks to a donation from a charitable organization.Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is giving Knox a bullet and stab protective vest. The organization was founded in 2009 to provide protective vests and other assistance to dogs in law enforcement. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. has provided over 5,882 vests to K-9s in all 50 states at a value of $6.9 million, made p
  
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• The Fairfield to welcome Pinhouse Social

  23-01-2025 11:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Pinhouse Social, The Fairfield's first-floor duckpin bowling arena, will open its first floor on Friday.After opening The Fairfield's third and second floors in December 2024, co-founder Nathan Newport said it was time to welcome the community into its long-anticipated first-floor.“While we’ve hosted many wonderful events and brought in a lot of visitors who are already enjoying the other two floors, the big question is always, ‘When will we be a
  
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• The Fairfield to open Pinhouse Social, offers indoor gaming

  23-01-2025 11:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Pinhouse Social, The Fairfield's first-floor gaming venue, will make its debut on Friday.After The Fairfield's third and second floors in December 2024, co-founder Nathan Newport said it was time to welcome the community into its long-anticipated first-floor.“While we’ve hosted many wonderful events and brought in a lot of visitors who are already enjoying the other two floors, the big question is always, ‘When will we be able to do duckpin bowli
  
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• Light snow today warmer temperatures coming

  23-01-2025 09:35 via wane.com
  
  It will be a little warmer today with temperatures in the 20s this afternoon. Friday will be colder but thawing temperatures will be here to begin the weekend.It will be warmer this afternoonSkies will be cloudy this morning with a few scattered snow showers and temperatures warming into the middle 20s by noon.Wind chills will be in the teens this afternoonA few flurries or light snow showers are possible this afternoon as a cold front moves through the area. Temperatures will top out in the upp
  
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• Black Pine brings back "Cricket Karma" fundraiser

  23-01-2025 09:26 via wane.com
  
  Albion, Ind. (WANE) -- Black Pine Animal Sanctuary is bringing back its popular Cricket Karma fundraiser this Valentine's Day.For a $5 donation, you can name a cricket after anyone - maybe an ex, or a former boss. Then on Valentine's Day, Black Pine staff will feed the cricket to one of their animal residents and let you watch.Higher donations will get you more crickets. For $50, you can name up to 20 and be entered to win a family pass for Black Pine's 2025 season, which opens on May 2nd. Infor
  
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• Sports bar chain 'Bubba's 33' coming to Glenbrook Plaza

  23-01-2025 02:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A sports bar chain considered a spinoff to Texas Roadhouse is coming to Fort Wayne.Bubba's 33 -- which was founded in 2013 by the mind behind Texas Roadhouse, Kent Taylor -- will have its first Summit City location at Glenbrook Plaza off Coliseum Boulevard.Online documents show the bar will be located next to Eyeglass World.Some of the nearest Bubba's 33 locations to Fort Wayne include chains in Fishers and Toledo, Ohio.It is unclear when the Fort Wayne location will b
  
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• After arctic cold, higher temps fill the forecast

  23-01-2025 01:01 via wane.com
  
  Clouds are increasing ahead of a weather system that's moving in and this system brings some snow showers to the area.Temperatures fall slightly, from highs in the low 20s today, into the teens tonight and temps will start to climb during the early morning.Our lowest temps are in the teens tonight through early morning Thursday.Most areas will only see a coating of snow from late tonight through Thursday. Some areas north/northwest of Fort Wayne may pick up a total of a half-inch to 1", as lake
  
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