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• FWPD arrests second suspect in September shooting that injured 17-year-old boy

  19-02-2025 22:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A second suspect has been charged with attempted murder in connection to a September shooting that left a 17-year-old boy with life-threatening injuries.The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) arrested 20-year-old Aniah Hill Wednesday during a traffic stop in downtown Fort Wayne.The shooting happened Sept. 19 in the 4000 block of Oliver Street in southeast Fort Wayne.In October, prosecutors filed charges against the first suspect, identified as 19-year-old Aaron D. Amo
  
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• Next dose of snow tonight/tomorrow, warm-up getting underway

  19-02-2025 22:29 via wane.com
  
  Our afternoon high temps reached to near the 20° mark this afternoon and now we drop by about 10° from evening through early morning. Morning wind chills will dip just slightly below zero in some spots.Wind chills will be below zero at times early Thursday morningA weak weather system moves through tonight and brings some scattered snow showers to the area. The first snowflakes will arrive around 7 pm with more coming overnight.Snow will begin late in the evening and continue overnightBe
  
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• Man who admitted to shooting Black teen at wrong door dies before sentencing

  19-02-2025 22:18 via wane.com
  
  Video above: Coverage of Andrew Lester taking a plea deal on Feb. 14, 2025, before his trial was set to begin.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Andrew Lester, a man who pleaded guilty last week to second-degree assault after he shot Ralph Yarl, an unarmed teenage boy in Kansas City in 2023, has died, according to a Clay County prosecutor.Lester was 86 years old when he died, but at the time of the shooting, he was 84. Ralph Yarl’s mother speaks out after trial avoided in son’s shooting
  
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• Andrew Lester dies days after pleading guilty in Ralph Yarl shooting

  19-02-2025 22:18 via wane.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Andrew Lester, a man who pleaded guilty last week to second-degree assault after he shot Ralph Yarl, an unarmed teenage boy in Kansas City in 2023, has died, according to a Clay County prosecutor.Lester was 86 years old when he died, but at the time of the shooting, he was 84. Ralph Yarl’s mother speaks out after trial avoided in son’s shootingIn a news release, the prosecutor said, "While the legal proceedings have now concluded, we acknowledge that M
  
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• Statehouse study may target Indy as potential casino location

  19-02-2025 21:45 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — For years, the reason at the Indiana General Assembly against locating a casino in downtown Indianapolis just blocks from the Statehouse was that lawmakers couldn’t be trusted to resist the lure of potential corruption that the gaming industry could bring literally to the legislature’s front door.There have been recent convictions of lobbyists and former lawmakers regarding the exchange of cash for favors and consideration when it came to the granting of casino l
  
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• Bought Zicam products? You could get money back in class action settlement

  19-02-2025 21:34 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) – If you purchased Zicam-brand cold and flu products before October, you could get some money back thanks to a class action lawsuit. Zicam’s manufacturer Church & Dwight Co. has agreed to a $6 million settlement in a case that alleges Zicam’s advertising was misleading, despite denying any wrongdoing, according to the settlement website. The class action suit, filed in California in 2022, alleges Zicam products are not effective at shortening or re
  
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• Last chance to voice your opinion on East Central neighborhood's future

  19-02-2025 20:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Two public meetings this week are the last opportunity for residents of the East Central neighborhood to give their input on a 10 year plan of investment into their community.Wednesday's public input meeting is at 435 E Brackenridge St. from 5-7 p.m. Thursday's is at the Foellinger Foundation (520 E. Berry St.) from 4-6 p.m.The two are the last of a series of meetings. In the past meetings, the most common things residents wanted to see included in the plan are way
  
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• Most CEDIT projects pass County Council after months of miscommunication

  19-02-2025 19:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)– Allen County Council passed 10 of the 13 proposed projects brought forward by the County Commissioners to be funded by CEDIT funds. Commissioners originally requested $11.6 million worth of items for economic development.
  "Council approved really everything that we asked them to approve," County Commissioner Ron Turpin said. "There were a couple of things that were not. Those were things that we had asked for back last year before there was certainty on certain thi
  
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• Walgreens sends letters announcing closure of this Fort Wayne store

  19-02-2025 18:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Back in October of last year, Walgreens announced plans to close approximately 1,200 locations. The company indicated the closings would involve poor-performing stores where the property is owned by Walgreens, or where leases are expiring.One of the stores to close is located at 2410 N. Coliseum at the northeast corner of the East State Boulevard intersection. A pharmacy customer contacted WANE 15 about the letter she received from Walgreens notifying her of the closure w
  
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• Walgreens sends letters announcing closure of these Fort Wayne stores

  19-02-2025 18:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Back in October of last year, Walgreens announced plans to close approximately 1,200 locations. The company indicated the closings would involve poor-performing stores where the property is owned by Walgreens, or where leases are expiring.Two of the stores that will close are located in Fort Wayne.One of the stores is located at 2410 N. Coliseum at the northeast corner of the East State Boulevard intersection. A pharmacy customer contacted WANE 15 about the letter she rec
  
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• A frigid afternoon with light snow on the way

  19-02-2025 17:49 via wane.com
  
  Don't expect big changes today as temperatures will only be slightly warmer than yesterday. A weak wave of low pressure will bring some light snow overnight and through the early part of Thursday.
  Temperatures will be in the lower 20s this afternoon.Afternoon temperatures will be slightly warmer moving into the lower 20s this afternoon which is still about 15 degrees below the average high for today.
  Snow will begin late in the evening and continue overnightAn upper-level wave of low pressure mo
  
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• Father arrested after infant hospitalized with head injuries

  19-02-2025 17:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) An investigation involving severe injuries to an infant has led to the arrest of the child's father according to the Fort Wayne Police Department.Back on February 5, police were called to help the Indiana Department of Child Services on a case involving a two-month-old child. The infant's injuries were so serious the child was taken to a children's hospital in Cincinnati. The medical staff determined that the child had multiple injuries, including subdural hematoma, which
  
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• Crash ties up Wednesday morning traffic on Illinois Road

  19-02-2025 17:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic is backed up Wednesday morning on a busy southwest Fort Wayne road due to a crash.The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Illinois Road and Magnavox Way.Dispatch confirmed at least three people were injured, but not critically.The Fort Wayne Police Department said westbound Illinois Road was temporarily closed from Getz Road to Magnavox Way. Grand National Drive, which is at the corner of the intersection that leads to Menard's, was also shut
  
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• 'Forging New Footprints Together' Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker to deliver State of the City address

  19-02-2025 13:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) She's been the mayor of Fort Wayne for less than a year, and on Wednesday, Sharon Tucker will share her vision for the future of the city in her first State of the City address.
  The theme for the speech will be, "Forging New Footprints Together." It will take place at the Grand Wayne Center in downtown Fort Wayne at noon. You can watch the speech live on WANE 15 or in the video player in this story.
  Tucker was sworn in as mayor back in April of last year after being chose
  
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• 'Forging New Footprints Together' Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker delivers State of the City address

  19-02-2025 13:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - She’s been the mayor of Fort Wayne for less than a year, and on Wednesday, Sharon Tucker shared her vision for the future of the city in her first State of the City address.Tucker delivered the address at noon Wednesday at the Grand Wayne Center downtown. In her speech, she highlighted ongoing efforts to support public safety, parks, roads, neighborhood investments, and economic development. She also announced several new initiatives that are being created with re
  
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• Another frigid day with light snow on the way

  19-02-2025 13:01 via wane.com
  
  Don't expect big changes today as temperatures will only be slightly warmer than yesterday. A weak wave of low pressure will bring some light snow overnight and through the early part of Thursday.
  Temperatures will be in the lower 20s this afternoon.We won't see much sunshine today with temperatures only warming into the upper teens by lunchtime.Afternoon temperatures will be slightly warmer moving into the lower 20s this afternoon which is still about 15 degrees below the average high for today
  
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• Another frigid with light snow on the way

  19-02-2025 09:38 via wane.com
  
  Don't expect big changes today as temperatures will only be slightly warmer than yesterday. A weak wave of low pressure will bring some light snow overnight and through the early part of Thursday.
  Temperatures will be in the lower 20s this afternoon.We won't see much sunshine today with temperatures only warming into the upper teens by lunchtime.Afternoon temperatures will be slightly warmer moving into the lower 20s this afternoon which is still about 15 degrees below the average high for today
  
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• Historic violin event to return to Fort Wayne

  19-02-2025 05:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) –- An event featuring violins played and owned by Holocaust survivors will return to Fort Wayne this March.Violins and Hope brings four historical instruments, panel discussions and events centered around how these violins, violas and cellos came to be preserved. It will be presented by local musical and cultural leaders, including James Palermo, executive director of Pearl Street Arts Center.Palermo helped orchestrate the Violins of Peace exhibit five years ag
  
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• Brutal polar vortex cold shutters Midwest schools, breaks North Dakota record

  19-02-2025 02:42 via wane.com
  
  Related video: Why do we feel colder as we age?BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, closing schools, bursting pipes and forcing communities to set up more temporary shelters for the homeless.“Some of the coldest temperatures of the entire winter season right now across the central United States,” said Andrew Orrison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.The
  
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• YMCA of DeKalb County launching $13 million fundraising campaign

  19-02-2025 01:09 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE)— The YMCA of DeKalb County launched a fundraising campaign for expansion projects with a $13 million goal.Most of the projects focus on expanding capacity and children's spaces, but some of the improvements will benefit most YMCA users.According to CEO Bob Krafft, the YMCA of DeKalb County is one of the largest independently operated YMCAs in the state. They have about 10,500 members and more than 500,000 annual visits. That's about 8,000 more members than when Krafft s
  
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• Indiana man charged with threatening Elon Musk on X arrested for felony intimidation

  19-02-2025 00:57 via wane.com
  
  (WXIN/WTTV) — An Indiana man has been arrested for intimidation after allegedly posting threats against Elon Musk on X - the app formerly known as Twitter that Musk now owns.David A. Cherry, 28, was arrested Tuesday by police in southern Indiana after he allegedly posted life-threatening statements directed at Musk on the billionaire businessman-turned-politico's social media site.Cherry, a Palmyra resident, was officially charged with one count of felony intimidation.David A. Cherry (via
  
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• Fort Wayne Residents Advocate for Change at Indiana Statehouse

  19-02-2025 00:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)-- More than 70 Fort Wayne residents traveled to the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday to meet with lawmakers and push for legislative action on key community issues.Pilgrim's Progress Community Development Corporation (PPCDC) and the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition (Midwest BDC) Indiana Coalition. Participants advocated for public education funding, workforce development, childcare access, mental health resources, and clean energy jobs.The group, which included stu
  
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