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• Airport leaders outline next steps in parking lot expansion project

  16-05-2025 23:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Relief is on the way for travelers struggling to find parking at Fort Wayne International Airport.On Wednesday, Allen County Council approved more than $5.3 million in funding for upgrades at FWA, with $4.7 million of that total going toward a major parking lot expansion.Airport officials say the project will add roughly 500 new parking spaces, helping to ease congestion following two years of record-breaking passenger traffic.“We anticipated growth and expa
  
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• No severe storms Thursday - here's what happened

  16-05-2025 23:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - You saw the forecasts for Thursday night's severe weather potential in our area and likely were concerned about powerful storms impacting northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Highest humidity of the year occurs ThursdayThey did not pan out though locally, despite many favorable ingredients we had in place. So what gives? Why did severe weather not take place?We had a warm front nearby, yet as you can see below, thunderstorms fizzled into Indiana while they kept going s
  
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• Severe storm chance tonight

  16-05-2025 22:40 via wane.com
  
  Our Friday evening forecast is a warm one and it includes the chance for strong storms and severe weather. The strongest storms will scatter through the region in the window of time between 6 pm and midnight.Tonight's storms are likely to be scattered. The areas that the storms track over may experience storm damage from high winds, hail, or even isolated tornadoes. Some flooding is possible, too. Due to the scattered nature of the storms, not all areas may get bad weather in their neighborhoods
  
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• FWPD gives update on downtown bike unit

  16-05-2025 22:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- With the weather getting warmer, it is becoming more common to see residents walking and biking around downtown Fort Wayne.Some of the bicyclists also happen to be officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD).The FWPD made its downtown patrol unit -- commonly known as the bike unit -- a full-time division in 2019 that has helped the department address concerns and complement a growing downtown area.The bike unit consists of five officers including Sgt. Jason C
  
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• Fort Wayne Community Schools sees decrease in weapons on school property

  16-05-2025 22:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne Community Schools has seen a decrease in the amount of weapons on school property due to recent security measures.FWCS introduced open gate metal detection systems in 2024. This came after nine weapons had been found in schools or on school property, according to FWCS Executive Director of Safety and Partnerships Matt Schiebel.The purpose of the metal detection systems is primarily to keep guns out of the schools. These systems are in all FWCS schools,
  
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• Fort Wayne man accused of sending explicit images to child on social media

  16-05-2025 21:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man faces a slew of charges after allegedly sending pornographic images to a child on social media.Ryan Clark McGlothlin, 40, was arrested Friday by Indiana State Police. The investigation began earlier this month when ISP worked with Indiana's Department of Child Services and Washington County authorities to learn the man had allegedly used social media to send pornographic images - and nude images of himself - to a child under the age of 14.McGlothlin fac
  
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• Officer ruled justified for December shooting following standoff in Huntertown

  16-05-2025 21:37 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - On Friday, the Allen County Prosecutor's Office ruled an officer was justified in his actions during a standoff in Huntertown this past December.On Dec. 17, officers with the Allen County Sheriff's Department responded to the 2700 block of Ascension Court on reports of a man armed with a gun in a neighborhood off Carroll Road. A standoff ensued that lasted more than an hour, during which the man came out of a home twice and was armed.
  When the man was seen with a weap
  
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• Video shows 10 inmates escape from New Orleans jail

  16-05-2025 21:20 via wane.com
  
  Editor's note: The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office updated the total number of initial escapees to 10 after an inmate believed to be missing was found still inside the facility.
  NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Authorities are urging local residents to remain alert after ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail Friday, nine of whom remained at large as of 8:30 p.m. ET.Surveillance footage, shared with media during a press conference, showed the escapees sprinting out of the facility — some we
  
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• Nearly a dozen inmates escape New Orleans jail; public warned amid search

  16-05-2025 21:20 via wane.com
  
  Editor's note: The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office updated the total number of initial escapees to 10 after an inmate believed to be missing was found still inside the facility.NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A New Orleans jail is on lockdown after multiple inmates escaped Friday morning.According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO), the inmates were discovered missing around 8:30 a.m. during a routine headcount at the Orleans Justice Center.OPSO deputies and partnering state law enforcemen
  
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• 'Easy LOL': Ten inmates escape New Orleans jail; public warned amid search

  16-05-2025 21:20 via wane.com
  
  Editor's note: The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office updated the total number of initial escapees to 10 after an inmate believed to be missing was found still inside the facility.NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A New Orleans jail is on lockdown after multiple inmates escaped Friday morning.According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO), the inmates were discovered missing around 8:30 a.m. during a routine headcount at the Orleans Justice Center.OPSO deputies and partnering state law enforcemen
  
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• FWPD releases footage of intruder's fatal shooting on Wells Street

  16-05-2025 21:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - On Friday, the Fort Wayne Police Department released bodycam footage of a 2024 home invasion in which an officer shot the intruder.In the early hours of Sept. 6, a man broke into a home in the 1500 block of Wells Street. Police responded and an officer shot the man, killing him. In April, the Allen County Prosecutor's Office deemed the shooting justified based on the man's intent.The toxicology report revealed the man, identified as John McCloud, was high on methampheta
  
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• Man pleads guilty more than two years after arrest related to the death of child in his care

  16-05-2025 19:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Back in May of 2022, an unresponsive child suffering from cystic fibrosis was found by emergency responders inside a Fort Wayne apartment. The child later died and months later, arrest warrants were issued for the child's caregivers.Byron A. Hynes and Madyson P. Conley were charged with Level 1 felony counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, Level 3 felony counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury and Level 6 felony counts of neglect
  
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• NOAA's predictions for summer 2025 just got even hotter

  16-05-2025 19:28 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Get the SPF ready and prepare to crank the AC. All signs point to a hot summer ahead.
  On Thursday, the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), released their updated weather outlook for the next three months. The story is pretty much the same no matter where you live: all states are favored to see a warmer-than-average summer season.
  The only difference is just how high the odds are. The darker the shade of orange or
  
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• Man associated with murder suspect pleads guilty to aggravated battery

  16-05-2025 18:14 via wane.com
  
  Video shows an interview following the apartment complex shooting.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A murder charge could be dropped for an Illinois man who is accused of being with the suspect during a shooting in Fort Wayne last year.Gregory Lovelady, 34, pleaded guilty to Level 3 felony aggravated battery, according to Allen Superior Court documents filed Friday.Lovelady is tied to an Aug. 22 shooting at an apartment complex in the 7900 block of Decatur Road. Dwayne Sims, 63, was arrested in Sep
  
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• The Sturgis of the Midwest: Bikers of a different kind gather for 20th annual Fat and Skinny Tire Festival in Kosciusko County

  16-05-2025 17:55 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – Come ride around Kosciusko County during National Bicycle Month at the Fat and Skinny Tire Festival. The 20th annual festival is from Friday to Sunday.The Fat and Skinny Tire Festival celebrates all-size tires and age-inclusive activities. It takes place in the heart of Warsaw, and the bicycling festival is for people of all abilities. The festival hosts a slew of events from road races to live music.In 2024, the Fat and Skinny Tire Festival saw more than 2,
  
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• Man attacks woman's car with power saw in Hollywood, after allegedly yelling racial slurs

  16-05-2025 17:38 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Video captured a violent confrontation as a man allegedly attacked a woman's car after yelling racial slurs at her.The woman was trying to find a parking spot in a neighborhood near Lexington and Lodi Avenues around 7 p.m. on May 13. As she drove on the narrow streets, she approached a truck that was blocking the road outside a home that was under construction.  Driver surrenders to CHP after flat tire foils getaway attemptWhen she asked the truck owner if he coul
  
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• Storms knock out power to more than 30,000 I&M customers in Michigan

  16-05-2025 15:59 via wane.com
  
  Video shows tornado damage in Mayville, WisconsinFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Powerful storms rolled through the Midwest late Thursday and early Friday, spawning tornadoes in Wisconsin and Minnesota. While northeast Indiana was spared, the same can't be said for parts of Michigan.Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) reports that more than 35,000 customers lost power as a result of those storms in southwest Michigan. The storms snapped power poles, downed power lines, and took down trees.
  The damage is so
  
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• Erroneous lockdown announcement at Oregon middle school prompts district-wide protocol review

  16-05-2025 14:48 via wane.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Lake Oswego School District officials said they're reconsidering its lockdown protocols after students were sent into a panic at Lakeridge Middle School on Tuesday.The district said a lockdown message was accidentally triggered on an office phone, playing the announcement over a school-wide intercom: "Lights, locks, out of sight."It was not a scheduled drill or an actual emergency.Oregon Zoo mourns death of beloved red pandaThe erroneous announcement came during lun
  
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• Fort Wayne police investigate shooting just northeast of Fort Wayne

  16-05-2025 12:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A person has been shot in a neighborhood just northeast of downtown Fort Wayne. The shooting took place just after 5 a.m. in the 1100 block of Tecumseh Street near Lake Avenue.
  Circumstances surrounding the shooting are not yet known, but the victim has sustained life-threatening injuries. Police have not yet provided any details.
  WANE 15 has a crew on the way to the scene and this story will be updated when more information becomes available.
  
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• Fort Wayne police investigate shooting just northeast of downtown Fort Wayne

  16-05-2025 12:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A man phoned police early Friday morning to say he had been shot according to a Fort Wayne Police Department spokesperson.
  The shooting took place just after 5 a.m. in the 1100 block of Tecumseh Street near Lake Avenue. When police arrived on the scene they found the man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  Circumstances surrounding the shooting are not yet known, but police say there's no threat to the public.
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• More heat today showers & storms coming: Much cooler weekend temps

  16-05-2025 10:47 via wane.com
  
  It's day two of our July preview. Even though it will be hot, it won't be nearly as humid, with showers and storms returning to the area late today and tonight. The weekend forecast will require a wardrobe change, with temperatures falling by 20 degrees compared to today.Another hot day with an afternoon high in the 80sSunshine will be abundant through the morning, quickly rising temperatures into the upper 70s by noon.Afternoon temperatures will be hot, but it won't be as humid; highs will top
  
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• Next storm chance Friday night

  16-05-2025 06:53 via wane.com
  
  Thursday night was a stormy one in the Midwest, just not around northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. The strongest storms and highest concentration of severe weather nearby ended up north of us in Michigan where numerous thunderstorm and tornado alerts were issued Thursday night.
  What prevented the storms from being numerous in our part of the Midwest was a pocket of warmer air above us, which stabilized things in the atmosphere, limiting the storms from developing and growing into anything sig
  
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• The 'Voice of the TinCaps' opens new chapter in radio with the Indiana Fever

  16-05-2025 05:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After a decade of being the play-by-play broadcaster for the TinCaps, John Nolan is now moving on to become the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Indiana Fever.
  Nolan finished his last televised broadcast on Thursday as the TinCaps hosted the Whitecaps of West Michigan.
  "In my heart, this is going to have a different feeling because I am overwhelmed with gratitude and reflecting on all the great times that I've had here at Parkview Field," Nolan said.
  He got
  
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• Gov. Braun signs non-profit hospital price bill into law

  16-05-2025 04:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- In January, when State Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R) of Fort Wayne talked about his bill to lower prices at Indiana's not-for-profit hospitals, he warned, “You’re either for-profit or not-for-profit. If you’re not-for-profit, let’s act like it.”After numerous revisions, HB 1004 was signed into law by Governor Mike Braun last Tuesday.The new law tells Indiana's Office of Management and Budget to determine the average price of all Indiana hospita
  
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• Group calls for review of Indiana's death penalty procedures

  16-05-2025 02:50 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — As Indiana prepares for its second execution in the last six months, a bipartisan group of twelve lawmakers has submitted a letter to the Legislative Council requesting a review of the state’s capital punishment policies and practices.“I do have hope,” David Frank with the Indiana Abolition Coalition said. ”It's not about what the criminal does, it's about what we do as a society.”The lawmakers are specifically requesting that the council a
  
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• Strong/severe storms tonight and tomorrow night

  16-05-2025 00:46 via wane.com
  
  Our hot and humid Thursday afternoon has turned into a warm and muggy night and, with a powerful storm system headed our way, strong and severe thunderstorms are possible before the night is done.Our best chance of severe storms comes between 10 pm and 2 amEvening temperatures are falling out of the 80s and into the 70s with the mugginess lingering. Today's elevated heat and humidity levels will help fuel tonight's strong thunderstorm activity.Both tonight and tomorrow night's storms don't arriv
  
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• Civilians, officers honored for heroic crash response during Allen County Sherrif's Law Day

  16-05-2025 00:31 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A couple and two Allen County deputies were recognized Wednesday at the Allen County Sheriff’s annual Law Day ceremony for their heroic actions following a deadly crash on I-69 in Nov. 2024. 2 dead after crash on I-69 north of Union Chapel RoadCaleb and Kalista White received the Life Saving Award after witnessing the crash and stepping in to help.
  The pair called 911, shielded the victims from oncoming traffic, and stayed by their sides until emergency cr
  
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• Water main break causes low water pressure for City of New Haven

  16-05-2025 00:24 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) -- A water main break has caused low water pressure in the City of New Haven on Thursday evening.
  According to a release from the City of New Haven, a water main break has caused low water pressure to affect the entire city. New Haven Mayor Steve McMichael told WANE 15 that the water main break occurred at the intersection of Summit and Green Street.According to the release, the repair will take 4 to 5 hours to fix, as crews are currently on site.
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