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• Fort Wayne using old asphalt for 'beautification,' local nonprofit benefits

  19-05-2025 23:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — "You're taking asphalt that may not even be used and turn it into more of a beautification, a nicer aesthetic."That's the plan laid out by Nick Jarrell, Fort Wayne's director of right of way. A plan he's hoping to accomplish with parklets.
  Tall Rabbit's parklet as of Monday
  "A parklet is an area that is an underutilized space for parking, and is being utilized now for an outdoor treat," Jarrell said.
  These underutilized parking spaces are often transformed with um
  
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• 'A different kind of car': Saturn Nationals set for second year in Auburn

  19-05-2025 23:15 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) -- While many car shows revolve around muscle cars or vehicles from the early days of Ford, an upcoming festival in Auburn will allow people to stargaze at the 25-year history of Saturn vehicles.On Saturday, May 24, the Saturn Nationals will be stationed at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg (ACD) Automobile Museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring food trucks, awards, a cap parts swap meet and access to the museum.James Brodowski and Caleb Dunlap started the car show in 2024. While
  
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• Man sentenced to 22 years in connection to 2024 assault

  19-05-2025 22:59 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A man was sentenced to 22 years in prison in connection with a 2024 crime, where the man broke into a woman's home and attacked her.
  Christopher Dyrell Applewhite, 34, was preliminarily charged with rape, burglary, strangulation, armed robbery, intimidation with a deadly weapon, criminal confinement, unlawful carrying of a handgun, and being a serious violent felon in possession of a handgun, all felonies. He’s also charged with resisting law enforcement by fle
  
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• Enjoy the nice evening before rain makes a return

  19-05-2025 22:00 via wane.com
  
  The beautiful cool May weather we experienced over the weekend has stuck with us to begin the new workweek. Get outside and take advantage of it this evening because changes are in store over the next few days...Look for partly cloudy skies this evening to give way to overcast skies by later tonight. Temperatures will be dropping down into the mid-to-upper 40s and winds will be picking up as our next weather system approaches.An umbrella and a jacket will be needed on Tuesday, as we're tracking
  
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• Bishop Luers files response and motion to remove two counts in child exploitation lawsuit

  19-05-2025 21:36 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Bishop Luers and the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese, along with administration and faculty from the school, officially filed a response asking to dismiss two of the eight counts in a lawsuit involving a child exploitation and porn scheme.The two counts asking to be removed in the lawsuit's response were counts III and IV, which claim the diocese was negligent in hiring, training, supervision, retention of employees and also negligent in reporting criminal activit
  
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• LOOK: Map reveals details on Treeline District development north of downtown Fort Wayne

  19-05-2025 19:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The primary development plan for the Treeline District north of downtown Fort Wayne has been filed ahead of June's Plan Commission meeting.The development, which sits on the property of the former Pepsi plant, is described as "an extension of Promenade Park". Plans include apartments, retail space and a public parking garage.Plan Commission map of The Treeline District.
  A map shown in the plans displays a mixed-use building over 400,000 square feet called "The Canopy".
  
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• Special vest donated to Indiana State Police K9

  19-05-2025 18:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Another K9 in the Fort Wayne post of the Indiana State Police received a vest Monday. A special vest was donated to Trooper Bandit that protects against bullets and stabs.
  The vest was donated by Vested Interest in K9s Inc., a 501(c)(3) charity that provides bullet and stab protective vests to canines in law enforcement. Since 2009, the corporation has donated over 6,000 vests, equating to nearly $7 million in value.Trooper Bandit's vest was sponsored by Kurt and
  
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• Singer Dawn Richard says Sean 'Diddy' Combs threatened her with death after she saw him beat Cassie

  19-05-2025 17:52 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial resumed Monday when singer Dawn Richard testified that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone that she saw him beat his longtime girlfriend.Richard told a jury in Manhattan federal court that Combs issued the threat the day after she witnessed the Bad Boy Records founder try to hit Casandra “Cassie” Ventura with a skillet and then beat her. She said he told her and another woman who sa
  
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• New PBS Fort Wayne channel provides access to audio service despite the end of federal funding

  19-05-2025 16:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A free service provided in partnership with the Allen County Public Library and PBS Fort Wayne is now housed on its own TV channel.Starting Monday, the Audio Reading Service (ARS) is available on PBSFW 39.6, according to a press release. The service provides broadcast and digital access to audio readings of local news, magazines, and other programming for those with visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.For the past decade
  
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• Pump prices at lowest inflation-adjusted levels in years according to GasBuddy

  19-05-2025 15:54 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) The nation’s average price of gasoline has returned to a rise after just one week, climbing 6.1 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.14 per gallon, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 1.9 cents from a month ago and is 41.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 2.9 cents in the last
  
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• Biden shares message after diagnosis: 'Cancer touches us all'

  19-05-2025 15:23 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) – Former President Biden expressed gratitude Monday morning for the outpouring of support following the news of his prostate cancer diagnosis over the weekend."Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places," Biden, 82, wrote Monday morning in a post on the social media platform X, along with a photo of him, former first lady Jill Biden and their cat, Willow."Thank you for lifting us up with love and support." Harri
  
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• Allen County Judge Andrea Trevino stepping down from the bench

  19-05-2025 14:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A woman who has been with the Allen County court system since 2013, and currently serves as a Superior Court judge, will be stepping down later this year.Judge Andrea R. Trevino has informed Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Indiana Governor Mike Braun of her intention to step down from the bench according to a news release issued Monday morning. Judge Trevino’s successor will be appointed by Governor Braun from a group of finalists to be identifi
  
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• Construction begins on bridge over I-69 requiring lane shifts and lane closures

  19-05-2025 14:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Starting on or after May 19, crews will be working on Lower Huntington Road over I-69. Work on the project is expected to last until the end of November. During construction there will be lane shifts with traffic directed by flaggers.In addition to restrictions on Lower Huntington Road, from May 19 to approximately June 6, there will be alternating lane closures in both directions of I-69 between I-469 and Branstrator Road. Lane restrictions will only be in place Sundays
  
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• Indiana man set for execution in state's second since 2009

  19-05-2025 13:41 via wane.com
  
  MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer is set to receive a lethal injection early Tuesday in the state’s second execution in 15 years.Benjamin Ritchie, 45, has been on death row for more than 20 years after being convicted in the fatal shooting of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney during a foot chase.Unless there’s last-minute court action, Ritchie is scheduled to be executed “before the hour of sunrise&rd
  
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• WNBA investigating racial slurs by fans made at Angel Reese during Indiana game: AP Source

  19-05-2025 12:52 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is investigating racial comments directed toward Angel Reese by fans during the Chicago Sky’s loss to Caitlin Clark and the Fever at Indiana on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the situation.The person spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because the league had not publicly identified who the taunts were directed toward or who made the allegations.“The WNBA strongly condemns racism, hate, and discrimin
  
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• Free art pantry is Positively Fort Wayne

  19-05-2025 12:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As you've driven around, you've probably come across Little Free Libraries. The idea is you take a book, or leave a book for others. About four years ago, a Fort Wayne woman took that initiative, but instead of books, you'll find art supplies at the corner of Berry and Union streets. It's what makes the Art Pantry Fort Wayne, Positively Fort Wayne.In 2021, Keileigh Dantzer decided she wanted to install the art pantry."The food pantries were part of that inspiration. Eve
  
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• Fort Wayne family struck by train in Ohio; 3 killed

  19-05-2025 08:20 via wane.com
  
  FREMONT, Ohio (WANE/WJW/AP) -- The Fort Wayne family struck by a train and killed Sunday in Fremont, Ohio has been identified.According to the city of Fremont's Safety Service Director, the three victims who died are 5-year-old Intisar Mi, 34-year-old O Ny Zar, and 50-year-old Ram Masan. A 1-year-old victim was flown to a hospital and, as of Monday afternoon, was said to be in critical condition. The adults were believed to be mom and daughter; Cleveland station WJW reports the children were sis
  
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• Rohli Booker reflects, voted onto Fort Wayne city council 1 year ago

  19-05-2025 03:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — "Rohli Booker wins 6th District City Council seat."That was the WANE 15 headline one year ago when Booker (then the VP of the FWCS Board of School Trustees) filled the vacant position on Fort Wayne City Council.
  "The year has gone by so quickly, I've learned so much," Booker said.
  The 6th District seat was empty when Sharon Tucker won a caucus to replace the late Mayor Tom Henry.
  Since then, Booker has been busy, primarily with her eyes set on public transportatio
  
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