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• No place like home: Fort Wayne ranked a top spot for first-time buyers

  21-03-2025 23:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne is earning national attention as one of the best cities in the country for first-time homebuyers, coming in third on a list recently highlighted by Good Morning America.Affordable home prices, family-friendly neighborhoods, and a strong sense of community helped the Summit City land its spot. According to local real estate agents, the market is heating up this spring after a slower year in 2024, fueled by rising confidence among buyers.“This sprin
  
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• Crash near W. Coliseum Boulevard train tracks causes traffic tie-ups

  21-03-2025 23:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A crash near the train tracks crossing West Coliseum had shut down the train tracks and caused tie-ups in traffic on the roadway Friday evening.According to Fort Wayne Dispatch, a crash involving a single vehicle has shut down the railroad completely crossing W Coliseum Blvd., just east of Goshen Road.Dispatch also confirmed that the crash could cause a traffic hazard, but has not shut down the road.
  According to traffic maps, heavy traffic can be seen in the area of W
  
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• Experts weigh in on what Allen County taxpayers could pay for 2025 property taxes

  21-03-2025 21:53 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Most Allen County taxpayers may want to prepare to pay more in this year's property taxes after a strong housing market in 2024.According to Allen County Auditor Nick Jordan, for the county, there was a roughly 5% change in the average home's assessed value from 2024 to 2025. This means that across the 82,081 primary residences that were assessed the average for 2025 was $243,516, while the average for 2024 was $231,694.
  Jordan said that people need to keep in mind t
  
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• Windy with a few showers on the way tonight

  21-03-2025 21:30 via wane.com
  
  It has been a windy end to the workweek across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. The good news though is temperatures have returned back closer to seasonable levels after a cold start to the spring season on Thursday.Look for clouds to continue to increase as we progress into tonight. This is because we are tracking a quick round of scattered rain showers overnight. This rain will not amount to much and will be gone by the time we get to daybreak on Saturday, but temperatures will quickly dr
  
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• 18-year-old charged in east Fort Wayne homicide; 17-year-old victim ID'd

  21-03-2025 20:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An 18-year-old was taken into custody the day after a shooting on Fort Wayne’s east side that left one teenager dead.Jaiden Landis faces charges of Murder (Felony) and Robbery (Acting in Concert), according to a release from the Fort Wayne Police Department.The Allen County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 17-year-old Chase Watson. The coroner ruled his death a homicide and determined he died from multiple gunshot wounds.Police responded to the shooting T
  
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• 18-year-old charged in east Fort Wayne homicide; 16-year-old victim ID'd

  21-03-2025 20:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An 18-year-old was taken into custody the day after a shooting on Fort Wayne’s east side that left one teenager dead.Jaiden Landis faces charges of Murder (Felony) and Robbery (Acting in Concert), according to a release from the Fort Wayne Police Department.The Allen County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 16-year-old Chase Watson. The coroner ruled his death a homicide and determined he died from multiple gunshot wounds.Police responded to the shooting T
  
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• Woman accused of stabbing daughter enters guilty plea

  21-03-2025 20:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A woman accused of stabbing her daughter multiple times during a domestic dispute has pled guilty to domestic battery, Friday.
  Photo of now 34-year-old India Gray, provided by the Allen County Sheriff's Department.According to court documents filed to the Allen County Circuit Court, now 34-year-old India Gray, entered a guilty plea for one count of domestic battery, a Level 5 Felony.According to court documents, Gray is accused of stabbing her daughter above her left e
  
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• Former Iowa sheriff opens home to Indiana Tech women’s basketball team during blizzard

  21-03-2025 20:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A former sheriff in Monona County, Iowa came to the rescue earlier this week when the Indiana Tech women's basketball team got stuck in a blizzard on the way to a tournament.The athletes were on their way to compete in the NAIA women's basketball national championship in Sioux City when a snowstorm erupted and they were stranded on Interstate 29 in Onawa, Iowa.Jeff Pratt, the area's former sheriff and coincidentally a basketball coach, didn't hesitate to open his home t
  
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• Anti-Trump organization hosts 'Empty chair' town hall

  21-03-2025 19:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Indivisible Northeast Indiana is hosting an “empty chair” town hall Friday, in response to the lack of participation from Indiana's current Republican leaders.
  It's a local chapter of Indivisible, which was founded in response to President Trump's 2024 victory.
  Democratic leaders, Indiana House Minority Leader Phil Giaquinta and State Rep. Kyle Miller, will speak at the event. Indivisible Northeast Indiana said the "empty chair" town hall is being
  
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• Indiana's education secretary reacts to Trump's education department order

  21-03-2025 19:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana's Secretary of Education is reacting after President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that dismantled the U.S. Department of Education.
  According to previous reports, the order aims to "take all lawful steps to shut down the department," Trump said on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by several state governors, including Indiana Gov. Mike Braun.Trump signs executive order to dismantle Department of EducationKatie Jenner, Indiana's secretary of education,
  
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• Woman dies 10 days after crash near McMillen Park

  21-03-2025 16:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne woman who had life-threatening injuries after a crash earlier this month has died, the Allen County Coroner's Office announced Friday.The coroner identified the woman as 60-year-old Sherry Lovelle Bailey. She died Tuesday after 10 days in the hospital.The crash happened on the night of March 8 near McMillen Park, when a car collided with a minivan at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Woodsdale Lane.
  The coroner determined Bailey's cause of death was mu
  
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• Child tests positive for fentanyl after ingesting pills allegedly found at California day care

  21-03-2025 16:35 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) -- A child tested positive for fentanyl after ingesting mystery pills that were reportedly found at a day care in Victorville, California. On March 18, San Bernardino County deputies responded to La Petite Academy after reports that blue pills were found in a classroom.Workers collected the caplets and immediately called law enforcement. Authorities recognized the pills with “M30” printed on them as possible counterfeit pills containing fentanyl.Woman killed during c
  
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• US Marshals find Steuben County fugitive in Florida

  21-03-2025 16:23 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A man wanted in Steuben County on charges including rape and sexual misconduct with a minor was found Thursday nearly 1,000 miles away.Tyron Curtis Jackson, 48, was a fugitive for six months before he was found in Liberty County, Florida, by U.S. Marshals and the local sheriff's department. According to a release from the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, the department was working with U.S. Marshals for a month to find him. Bluffton man arrested after high-speed cha
  
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• Bluffton man arrested after high-speed chase through 4 counties

  21-03-2025 16:02 via wane.com
  
  WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A wanted man was arrested earlier this week after trying to evade police by leading them on a pursuit across four Indiana counties.Louis "Sammy" Howard Jr., 46, faces charges of: operating while intoxicated, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, resisting law enforcement, dealing a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug, and illegal possession of a handgun by a domestic batterer.
  The Bluffton man had a "parole retake" warrant, and the Wells County DETECT D
  
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• Windy and warmer today more chilly weather coming

  21-03-2025 08:58 via wane.com
  
  Gusty southwest winds this afternoon will help temperatures rise into the mid-50s late this afternoon. The warm-up will be short-lived, and cooler weather will arrive this weekend.This morning, you will need a coat with temperatures in the lower 40s by noon under partly cloudy skies.
  It will be warmer this afternoonEven though the skies will become mostly cloudy this afternoon, gusty southwest winds will help elevate temperatures into the 50s.
  Gusty winds this afternoonIt won't be as cold overni
  
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• Warmer Friday, but still windy

  21-03-2025 04:18 via wane.com
  
  We have a cold early morning with temperatures down as low as the mid-20s as Friday gets underway.Temperatures fall into the mid 20s by early morning.
  While wind speeds are much lower during the early morning hours of Friday, our winds pick back up during the day, due to another storm system tracking our way from the Plains. Friday's top wind gusts will be around 30 mph. These strong, southwest winds will transport in some warmer air, too, giving our temperatures a significant increase over Thur
  
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• Buzzer beaters and bites: March Madness kicks off at local restaurants

  21-03-2025 04:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — March Madness is in full swing today for the first round of basketball games, and fans are celebrating all over the Summit City.The Fairfield is opening their doors early for fans to enjoy, and they are also open until midnight."To kick-off and be able to have March Madness here, last year at this time we were building our business, and wasn't able to be open for people," Nicole Derheimer, General Manager at The Fairfield said. "So now that we're like 'come hang o
  
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• One mans generosity helps future generations within FWCS

  21-03-2025 03:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Within the Fort Wayne Community Schools district (FWCS), there are five robotics teams, one for each high school in the district. But to have robotics programs and space to practice can be very costly, that's where one man has brought his generosity to the programs.Doug Horner, founder and CEO of Medical Informatics Engineering, has been a huge supporter of the FWCS robotics program. He has rented space at Electric Works and built an arena for robotic teams to practice.
  
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• Officers investigate shooting on Fort Wayne's east side

  21-03-2025 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting on Fort Wayne's east side.According to Fort Wayne Dispatch, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to calls of a shooting in the 3000 block of Pennsylvania Street.Fort Wayne dispatch was not able to confirm the exact number of people involved in the shooting.WANE 15 is working to find out more at this time.
  
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• 1 teen dead, 2 others injured in east Fort Wayne shooting

  21-03-2025 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One teen is dead and two others, a teen and an adult, were left injured after a shooting on Fort Wayne's east side Thursday night.According to a release from FWPD, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to calls of a shooting in the 3000 block of Pennsylvania Street just before 9 p.m.
  When officers arrived on the scene they found three males suffering from gunshot wounds. One male teen was pronounced dead at the scene according to FWPD. The other two
  
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• 1 teen dead, 2 more injured in east Fort Wayne shooting

  21-03-2025 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One teen is dead and two others, a teen and an adult, were left injured after a shooting on Fort Wayne's east side Thursday night.According to a release from FWPD, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to calls of a shooting in the 3000 block of Pennsylvania Street just before 9 p.m.
  When officers arrived on the scene they found three males suffering from gunshot wounds. One male teen was pronounced dead at the scene according to FWPD. The other two
  
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• 1 in life-threatening condition, 2 injured in east Fort Wayne shooting

  21-03-2025 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One is in life-threatening condition and two are injured in a shooting on Fort Wayne's east sideAccording to Fort Wayne Dispatch, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to calls of a shooting in the 3000 block of Pennsylvania Street.Dispatch confirmed that one person was in life-threatening condition and two others were in non-life-threatening condition as a result of the shooting.
  WANE 15 crew at the scene saw 11 cop cars and one firetruck.
  WANE 15 i
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in east Fort Wayne shooting

  21-03-2025 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One is dead and two were left injured after a shooting on Fort Wayne's east side Thursday night.According to Fort Wayne Dispatch, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to calls of a shooting in the 3000 block of Pennsylvania Street.Dispatch confirmed that one person was in life-threatening condition and two others were in non-life-threatening condition as a result of the shooting. The person in life-threatening condition later died of their injuries
  
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• Public Safety Alert issued for missing 11-year- old girl

  21-03-2025 00:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department issued a Public Safety Alert for missing 11-year-old, Dae'va Turner, Thursday evening.She was last seen wearing a jacket with stars near the area of Engle and Ardmore Roads.Turner is a Black female with a light complexion, according to FWPD. She is 80 pounds, 4'9" with braces and hair twisted in two rows in the back.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 260 427 1222.
  
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