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• 'Eyesore': City Council approves tax abatement to improve SE Fort Wayne apartment complex

  26-03-2025 22:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — "I will tell you that a lot of other developers would have walked away, it's not easy to walk through it. It's unfortunate and heartbreaking that anyone would have to live in these conditions."That's how Yvonne Delgadio described the decaying walls of Arbors of Southtowne Square, an apartment complex that sits at 7915 Decatur Road. Delgadio is the director of Community Development at Allied Argenta, which is trying to buy and redevelop the complex."We underst
  
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• Fewer hoosiers drinking excessively: what's behind the decline

  26-03-2025 21:44 via wane.com
  
  Fort Wayne, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana is one of only four states to see a decline in excessive drinking, according to a recent report by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.Map: These counties are home to the most excessive drinkers, study findsWhile the trend is promising, experts warn that alcohol still poses significant risks.Nate Moellering, with Allendale Treatment & Fort Wayne Recovery, explains the difference between casual drinking and excessive alcohol use. Exc
  
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• Court docs: Snider student accused of murder, robbery after shooting

  26-03-2025 21:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Newly released Allen Superior Court documents have shed light on what led to a shooting that left a teenager dead and an 18-year-old Snider High School student facing a murder charge.The suspect, identified as Jaiden Michael Landis, also faces a Level 5 felony robbery charge in connection to the fatal shooting.On March 20, Fort Wayne police responded to reports of a shooting in the 3000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue and found three people suffering from injuries.Jaiden
  
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• Warmer air on the way with rain chances, too

  26-03-2025 21:01 via wane.com
  
  High pressure is the main influence on today's weather and it delivered a mostly sunny day with highs in the low 50s this afternoon.Temperatures drop through the 40s this evening and keep falling until they reach the mid-30s from late night into early morning.Tomorrow, a warm front will be off to our southwest. It'll help send in a few more clouds than what we have had around today and there's a slight chance some of the rain developing near the warm front drifts into parts of our area during th
  
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• Trump to announce auto tariffs at a White House news conference

  26-03-2025 20:56 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will announce tariffs on auto imports, a move that the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the tariffs would be detailed at a 4 p.m. EST news conference. Leavitt said that she would leave it to the Republican president to flesh out his plans to tax foreign-made autos
  
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• Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues

  26-03-2025 20:56 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move that the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains.“This will continue to spur growth,” Trump told reporters. “We'll effectively be charging a 25% tariff.”The tariffs could be complicated as even U.S. automakers source their components
  
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• Crash kills girl, injures boy riding in Amish buggy in Michigan

  26-03-2025 20:09 via wane.com
  
  LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An SUV struck an Amish buggy Wednesday in southwestern Michigan, killing an 8-year-old girl and injuring a 12-year-old boy, the only people in the horse-drawn vehicle, police said.The boy was in critical condition at a hospital. The horse died as a result of the rear-end crash in Van Buren County's Lawrence Township, police said.“The driver of the SUV was arrested and lodged at the county jail on operating under the influence of an unknown substance. S
  
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• Braun signs bill paving way for online 'one-stop shop' for farmers

  26-03-2025 20:02 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE)— Gov. Mike Braun signed a bipartisan bill Tuesday, giving the green light for the development of an online portal that will assist farmers in the "successful navigation of agricultural or related topics among various federal and state agencies."The signature on House Bill 1149 approved the creation of the online portal. So now, work has to be done to develop it before it's actually able to be accessed by users. Developer secures $2M to fund project at former site of his
  
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• Trump will announce auto tariffs at a White House news conference

  26-03-2025 19:38 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will announce tariffs on auto imports, a move that the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the tariffs would be detailed at a 4 p.m. EST news conference. Leavitt said that she would leave it to the Republican president to flesh out his plans to tax foreign-made autos
  
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• Babysitter checking for monsters finds man hiding under child's bed in Kansas: Sheriff

  26-03-2025 19:35 via wane.com
  
  GREAT BEND, Kan. (KSNW) — A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a Kansas babysitter found him hiding under a child's bed, police said.At around 10:30 p.m. Monday, the Barton County Sheriff's Office says a babysitter at a home near Great Bend was putting the children to bed when one of them told her that a monster was under their bed.The babysitter, hoping to comfort the child by showing them there was nothing, looked under the bed and came face-to-face with a man hiding underneath, aut
  
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• Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife during hike

  26-03-2025 18:02 via wane.com
  
  HONOLULU (KHON) — A Hawaii anesthesiologist has been accused of attempting to kill his wife by pushing her off the trail they were hiking on and allegedly hitting her in the head with a rock multiple times.
  Gerhardt Konig, 46, was still in police custody as of Tuesday night, with attempted murder charges pending against him, according to police.
  Sources told Nexstar's KHON that Konig, from Maui, was staying in a hotel in Waikiki on vacation with his wife. The couple was hiking the Pali Puk
  
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• Bodycam footage from outside Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa's home released: 'Knew something was wrong'

  26-03-2025 17:04 via wane.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Authorities have released portions of the body-camera footage taken by deputies who responded to the Santa Fe home of actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa last month.Only video from outside of the home has been released, after a judge granted a temporary block of footage from inside the house or of the couple's bodies, at the request of the family. The footage also suggests that deputies prioritized the couple's privacy very early in the investigation."Bec
  
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• 5 charged with 15 counts of animal cruelty, neglect

  26-03-2025 15:44 via wane.com
  
  EATON, Ind. — Multiple adults were at home in the small town of Eaton when an officer found a toddler and two children sitting on furniture that was covered in animal feces and bugs.
  Five individuals were charged with the following:
  NameChargeTina Crum, 312 counts Neglect of a Dependent, a Level 6 Felony
  15 counts of Cruelty to an Animal, a Misdemeanor Michael Sneed, 633 counts Neglect of a Dependent, a Level 6 Felony
  15 counts of Cruelty to an Animal, a MisdemeanorAshley Sneed, 332 counts
  
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• Elementary school teacher accused of taping students' mouths shut

  26-03-2025 15:37 via wane.com
  
  KOKOMO, Ind. — Local parents are concerned after a Howard County elementary school teacher has been accused of taping young students' mouths shut during class.The teacher - an employee of the Taylor School Corporation - reportedly teaches kindergarten at Taylor Elementary School in Kokomo. FOX59/CBS4 is not naming the teacher as she has not been charged with any crime.The students at Taylor Elementary are currently on spring break, which some parents said is much-needed after hearing stori
  
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• Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns

  26-03-2025 15:23 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements to buy them in kits online.Ghost guns were found at crime scenes in soaring numbers across the U.S. before the regulation went into place, rising from fewer than 1,700 recovered by law enforcement in 2017 to more than 27,000 in 2
  
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• Atlantic publishes Trump Cabinet group chat messages

  26-03-2025 14:45 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Atlantic has published the Signal group chat messages among national security leaders that were inadvertently shared with Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, noting administration officials said Tuesday they were not classified.The published chats show the internal discussions Goldberg described in a Monday article, with figures including Vice President JD Vance discussing the merits of an airstrike on Houthi targets in Yemen.The published chat offers details about the attack&nbs
  
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• Developer secures $2M to fund project at former site of historic Auburn Hotel

  26-03-2025 14:03 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) - A redevelopment project that aims to transform an Auburn relic now has the funding to do so.Situated on the southwest corner of the city's historic downtown, plans for the upcoming development deemed "The Auburn" include "commercial opportunities", potential outdoor dining, and apartments, according to a Wednesday press release. The project replaces the Auburn Hotel, which stood at 9th and Main streets for over a century but was torn down in 2024.Earlier this month, READI 2
  
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• City of Fort Wayne distances itself from Eric Doden's Fort Wayne Next

  26-03-2025 12:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The City of Fort Wayne wants to make it perfectly clear. It has nothing to do with the organization known as Fort Wayne Next. Eric Doden, a Republican who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2024, and previously served as CEO of Greater Fort Wayne is the most prominent person involved with Fort Wayne Next.
  Earlier this week, Fort Wayne Next floated the idea that Fort Wayne Community Schools would be better served building a football stadium for Snider High School at its pr
  
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• Pickup, car crash head-on after semi sideswiped in rural Allen County crash

  26-03-2025 11:53 via wane.com
  
  UPDATE: The Allen County Sheriff's Department released new information Thursday that determined some of the vehicles were heading in different directions than first believed.ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The driver of a car was airlifted from the scene of a a multi-vehicle crash on Minnich Road just north of Flatrock Road in southeast Allen County early Wednesday morning.Emergency crews were sent to the scene at around 5:47 a.m. according to Sgt. Ken Litzenberg with the Allen County Sheriff's Dep
  
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• Multiple people hurt in rural Allen County crash

  26-03-2025 11:53 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash in rural southeast Allen County. They were called to Minnich Road north of Flatrock Road at around 5:25 a.m.Details are limited, but a medical helicopter landed nearby and has since taken off with an undetermined number of patients. Emergency responders could be seen in a field off the side of the road. As daylight emerged, a pickup truck became visible that appeared to have been involved in the crash. A heavily damaged car cou
  
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• Medical helicopter called to crash in rural southeast Allen County

  26-03-2025 11:53 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash in rural southeast Allen County. They were called to Minnich Road north of Flatrock Road at around 5:25 a.m.Details are limited, but a medical helicopter landed nearby and emergency responders could be seen in a field off the side of the road.
  It's not known how many vehicles were involved or how many people were injured. WANE 15 has a crew on the scene and this story will be updated when more information becomes available.
  
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• Car hits pickup head-on after semi sideswiped in rural Allen County crash

  26-03-2025 11:53 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) The driver of a car was airlifted from the scene of a a multi-vehicle crash on Minnich Road just north of Flatrock Road in southeast Allen County early Wednesday morning.
  Emergency crews were sent to the scene at around 5:47 a.m. according to Sgt. Ken Litzenberg with the Allen County Sheriff's Department.
  Investigators determined that the driver of a Hyundai Tiburon was going north on Minnich when it sideswiped a semi going south. The Hyundai then collided head-on with
  
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• More sunshine with big warm up on the way

  26-03-2025 08:51 via wane.com
  
  As the saying goes, "If you liked yesterday, you'll love today." Temperatures will be in the lower 50s today, with a big warm-up pushing temperatures into the 60s and 70s before the end of the workweek.Temperatures will top out in the lower 50s this afternoonIt will be another cold morning with temperatures only warming into the lower 40s by noon.
  We will see more sunshine than we saw yesterday, but essentially the same result with high temperatures in the lower 50s.
  A developing weather system
  
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• Fort Wayne ranks 5th in the nation for Black-owned business growth. Here's how:

  26-03-2025 03:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne is making headlines. A report from the Brookings Institution ranks the city fifth in the nation for Black-owned business growth.The report states that between 2017 and 2022,132 Black-owned businesses were created, which marks a 203.1% increase in that span. While making up 12.7% of the population, Black entrepreneurs account for 2.3% of business owners.That may still seem like a low number to some. But Ramadan Abdul-Azees, president of Black Chamber For
  
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• Lanterns light up at Fort Wayne Zoo with Glo Wild

  26-03-2025 03:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Zoo has been installing its Glo Wild lanterns for the past couple of weeks, and they are now ready for visitors to see the lantern festival this Friday night.WANE 15 was there for their first look into what the lanterns will look like in their best light at night.The event will illuminate the zoo with glowing lantern displays spread all throughout the zoo. The lanterns cover nearly a mile of pathway, containing over 100 lanterns."Really we're excite
  
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• Fort Wayne City Council passes ADU ordinance

  26-03-2025 03:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After months of deliberation, Fort Wayne City Council has passed an ordinance that makes it easier for residents to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).City Council voted in favor of the ordinance by a 7-2 measure with councilmen Tom Freistroffer (at-large) and Nathan Hartman (3rd District) voting against the measure."The people that live around that particular unit, they want a single family residential neighborhood. And you know, the problems might be minimal,
  
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• Meet Fort Wayne's new homeless advocate

  26-03-2025 03:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — At Tuesday's Fort Wayne City Council meeting, one of the City of Fort Wayne's newest employees sat in attendance.Her role? Helping identify and tackle issues that cause homelessness in the Summit City.The City of Fort Wayne hired Amanda Fall to be the manager of homeless services, a position that aims to identify issues ailing the homeless population and collaborate with local organizations to tackle those issues."I've been trying to meet everyone I can in ou
  
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• Quiet and clear Wednesday, warmer air coming soon

  26-03-2025 03:11 via wane.com
  
  Tuesday's temps reached the low 50s, which is seasonal in late March. But, another cold morning is in place. Our lowest early AM temps are in the mid-to-upper 20s.Temps drop to the mid-to-upper 20s during the early morning.High pressure is the main influence on our Wednesday weather and this will result in a mostly sunny day with a light SW, then NW wind with highs in the low 50s in the afternoon in Fort Wayne, upper 40s will be found in some places north of Fort Wayne.Wednesday's highs are in t
  
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