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• Man identified and arrested in TJ Maxx attempted kidnapping

  03-05-2024 21:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man has been arrested and preliminarily charged after attempting to kidnap a 13-year-old girl in TJ Maxx Monday night.
  In a press release from Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), Friday, 19-year-old Caleb Rush was arrested and preliminary with Criminal Confinement, a Level 5 Felony and Battery to Minor under 14, a Level 6 Felony.
  Rush was initially wanted for walking up behind a 13-year-old and putting his arms around her while she was shopping at TJ Maxx — at
  
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• One in critical condition after man claims he shot in 'self-defense' in Grant County

  18-05-2024 01:03 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- One man is in critical condition after he was shot in self-defense at his residence in Grant County Friday afternoon.
  According to a press release, Grant County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the 7000 block of South Strawtown Pike near the Marion Municipal Airport just before 1 p.m. Friday.
  When deputies arrived on the scene they found a 44-year-old man lying in the yard suffering from gunshot wounds. Deputies were able to immediately aid the wounded man, before EMS
  
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• Clouds decrease into tonight and fog develops

  18-05-2024 01:00 via wane.com
  
  It sure is feeling like summer across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! There's some humidity in the air as we wrap up the workweek and there remains the chance for isolated showers/storms to pop up as we progress throughout the rest of our Friday evening. Most spots should stay dry though, so no need to cancel any of your plans.Any rain/storms that dot the radar will dissipate as we progress past midnight tonight. However, the combination of light winds and this more moist airmass that is i
  
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• I&M reveals names of falcon chicks based on community input

  18-05-2024 00:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A family of falcons call downtown Fort Wayne home -- at the very top of the Indiana Michigan Power Center, to be exact.
  Friday, the names were revealed for the four chicks. Two of them pay tribute to Mayor Tom Henry and his wife, Cindy, both of whom passed away this year.
  The chicks were named Tom, Cindy, Storm and River. I&M had shared a survey for the public to rank their picks, which helped officials narrow down choices for the names.They hatched recently to pare
  
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• Boosters, sliders, skipscanners, smash & grab: FWPD street crimes unit is on a blitz to nab shoplifters

  18-05-2024 00:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A small team of Fort Wayne detectives is making a big difference in combating local shoplifting.The Fort Wayne Police Department’s street crimes unit has teamed up with loss prevention officers (LPOs) at big box stores, the usual target for organized thieves.So far, they’ve logged 105 theft investigations this year, says Detective Doug Gillespie, one of five with the unit. With more than half the year to go, it's likely the team will best last year's r
  
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• Local officials react to Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital's closure

  17-05-2024 23:49 via wane.com
  
  HICKSVILLE, Ohio (WANE) -- After releasing through a Facebook post late Thursday, local officials are reacting to the closure of Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital after experiencing financial woes in 2021.In January of this year, Roy Davis, CEO of Community Memorial Hospital, said the hospital had a “50-50” chance of surviving, following the financial hardship from an electronic medical records conversion disaster in 2021. The disaster caused the hospital to lose 6-months o
  
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• Section of McKinnie Avenue closed for water maintenance

  17-05-2024 22:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A section of McKinnie Avenue has been shut down as crews work to address drainage issues in the surrounding neighborhood.McKinnie Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Hessen Cassel Road and Wayne Trace as crews install stormwater pipes and a ditch in order to address drainage issues in the neighborhood.
  The closure is expected to last through mid-June.
  
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• One in non-life-threatening condition after being trapped in vehicle crash on Wells Street

  17-05-2024 22:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One is in a non-life-threatening condition after being extracted from a car following a crash on Wells Street Friday afternoon.
  The crash occurred at the intersection of W Jacobs Avenue and Wells Street. It is unclear how many cars were involved in the crash.According to dispatch one is in non-life threatening condition after being extracted from one of the vehicles involved in the crash. It is unclear if any others were injured.
  Those driving through the area may want
  
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• Motorcyclist in serious condition after crash on SR 101 south of Woodburn

  17-05-2024 22:15 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Someone riding a motorcycle near Woodburn had serious injuries after a crash with a car Friday afternoon on State Route 101.Adam Griffith of the Allen County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the crash happened at SR 101 and Gar Creek Road, south of Woodburn, just before 3:30 p.m.The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital in serious condition.Traffic was backed up that afternoon on SR 101 as investigators worked at the scene of the crash.
  
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• Missed the northern lights? Planets to align in the sky this summer

  17-05-2024 22:02 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) – A rare celestial event is set to grace the sky next month and you won't need special glasses or an exact location to see it.A large planetary alignment will be mostly visible to the naked eye just before dawn on June 3.The celestial phenomenon occurs when the planets line up closely on one side of the sun at the same time.
  During the upcoming planetary show, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be on display.Green Frog Inn up for sale year after changin
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Friday, May 17

  17-05-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Friday, May 17.
  
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• Isolated showers/storms pop up this evening

  17-05-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  It sure is feeling like summer across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! There's some humidity in the air as we wrap up the workweek and there remains the chance for isolated showers/storms to pop up as we progress throughout our Friday evening. Keep this in mind if you're heading out to the TinCaps game this evening. Temperatures will be in the mid-70s at first pitch time at 7:05 PM.Any rain/storms that dot the radar will dissipate as we progress into the overnight hours. However, the combin
  
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• Green Frog Inn up for sale year after changing hands

  17-05-2024 21:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A historic watering hole in Fort Wayne is up for sale roughly one year after the bar received different ownership for the first time in two decades.According to an online listing from a commercial real estate agency, the Green Frog Inn is currently for sale with a price tag of $495,000.The listing states the property comes with a "fully operational" bar, a three-way liquor license, two fully leased apartments and nearly 1,000 square feet of "flexible space."
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• LOOK: Humane Fort Wayne gives construction update with hopes to open summer 2024

  17-05-2024 21:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Humane Fort Wayne has provided an update on construction for their new facility set to open in 2024.The new 25,000-square-foot facility, located at 901 Leesburg Road, will offer a new home for the organization and all its critters. New Humane FW facility to open June 2024It is unclear if Humane Fort Wayne will meet its original goal of June of 2024, but according to the Facebook post on the organization's page they plan to host their grand opening this summer.Those wan
  
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• 1 in critical condition after crash on Lower Huntington Road

  17-05-2024 21:00 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - At least one person was in critical condition Friday after a crash on Lower Huntington Road.Dispatch confirmed there was a crash at the intersection with Branstrator Road just before 2:45 p.m. One person was said to be in critical condition.It's unclear how many people were involved in the crash, or if there were any other injuries.WANE 15 has a crew on the way to the scene to learn more.
  
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• Citilink and Turnstone Center set to break ground on new accessible bus stop

  17-05-2024 18:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE -- People with disabilities will soon have better access to an agency that serves their needs. Citilink, Fort Wayne's public transportation service, and the Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities, a center that aims to support those with disabilities, will break ground on a new, accessible bus stop and shelter in a May 21 event, the organizations announced Friday.The fully accessible bus stop, which will be located on N. Clinton Street at the Turnstone Center's fro
  
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• Vegan cinnamon roll bakery featured on 'Shark Tank' coming to Fort Wayne

  17-05-2024 18:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne, you have yourself a deal."Cinnaholic", a vegan-friendly bakery that grew from a Shark Tank pitch to a nationwide chain, is bringing gourmet cinnamon rolls to Fort Wayne this year.The shop has a variety of creative concoctions to choose from, or you can create your own treat. Along with cinnamon rolls, there are also brownies, cookies and other options.According to the website, a new location is coming to 407 W. Coliseum Blvd., where 5-Star Nutrition used to
  
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• Allen County announces community-wide initiative for Bicentennial

  17-05-2024 18:21 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Bicentennial Executive Planning Board on Friday announced a new community wide initiative, as well as future plans, to help celebrate 200 years of Allen County.Earlier this year, Allen County celebrated its 200th year with a block party and free activities the community could take part in. They continued to celebrate today with updates to some legacy projects that are set to kick off later this year.To celebrate, Fort Wayne colored the Saint Marys River, cha
  
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• Afternoon headlines Friday, May 17

  17-05-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Friday, May 17.
  
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• Allen County to see road and bridge work advance with federal and state help

  17-05-2024 17:57 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) --The Allen County Commissioners approved two measures that will make local travel a bit easier in some areas.The Amber Road Bridge over the Little River, part of the Little River Wetlands preserve, will be rebuilt with help from the federal government – $855,000."We’re going to widen it out and lengthen it considerably,” said Bill Hartman, Allen County Highway Department director who Friday attended the weekly commissioner’s meeting downtown.The
  
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• Delphi defense team asks to push back May hearings

  17-05-2024 17:23 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — The Delphi murders defense team is asking the court to push back a pretrial evidence hearing scheduled for May 21.Richard Allen, the man accused of killing teen girls Abby Williams and Libby German in February 2017 near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, was originally set to go to trial on May 13, before his attorneys Andrew Baldwin and Bradley Rozzi claimed they have not had enough time to prepare their case and rescinded their request for a speedy trial.
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• Indiana state parks to offer free admission Sunday

  17-05-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- Those looking to head outdoors this weekend can visit Indiana's state parks recreation areas and reservoirs for free on Sunday, May 19, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR).Sunday also marks the opening day of Visit Indiana week, a promotion of the Indiana Destination Development Corporation that runs through May 25.Northeast Indiana features two state reservoirs, Mississinewa Lake and Salamonie Lake, and three state parks: Chain O' Lakes State Pa
  
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• Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns to course hours later

  17-05-2024 15:39 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation.In a span of three hours, Scheffler was arrested wearing gym shorts and a tee shirt, was dressed in an orange jail shirt for his mug shot, and returned to Valhalla Golf Club in golf clothes 56 minutes before he was to tee off in
  
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• Morning headlines Friday, May 17

  17-05-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Friday, May 17.
  
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• Facebook post announces closure of Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital

  17-05-2024 13:12 via wane.com
  
  HICKSVILLE, Ohio (WANE)Hospital administrators have feared that Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital would close if financial difficulties were not resolved.It appears those fears have been realized.HIcksville is located about 45 minutes northeast of Fort Wayne just across the Indiana-Ohio border.
  Late Thursday evening, the hospital posted a message on its Facebook page indicating it will close on Sunday, May 19.
  Back in January, Roy Davis, CEO of Community Memorial Hospital, said the financia
  
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• Dodging a few raindrops today summer temps returning

  17-05-2024 09:42 via wane.com
  
  Isolated showers are possible through the afternoon and early evening and summer warmth returns for the weekend with highs in the 80s!
  Temperatures will be near 80 again by late afternoonIt will be cloudy and humid through the morning with an isolated or scattered shower possible. It will warm into the lower 70s by noon.Another warmer afternoon with temperatures topping out near 80 and we can't rule out some late isolated showers.The clouds will clear overnight with high pressure moving in and w
  
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• Club Soda celebrates 25 years of good eats and drinks in Downtown Fort Wayne

  17-05-2024 05:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Long before downtown Fort Wayne became the mecca for fun activities, fine dining, and swanky shopping.... one local business was the pioneer for it all.Club Soda is now celebrating 25 years of providing live music and good eats to the residents of Fort Wayne and beyond, especially during a time when that was hard to find.Let's paint a picture, it's 1999 in Fort Wayne and what we now know as Headwaters Park, didn't exist. A group of dreamers wanted to change that,
  
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• EXCLUSIVE - FWPD Chief Scott Caudill talks Glenbrook, traffic stops and more

  17-05-2024 04:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- In his first interview since being sworn in as Fort Wayne Police Chief, Scott Caudill explained a variety of issues to WANE 15.Success of the homicide unit
  His 30 years on the force
  What about the job makes him happy
  Body-worn camera policy
  New river patrols
  Hiring
  
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• Scattered rain and a few storms for Friday

  17-05-2024 04:24 via wane.com
  
  Scattered rain and t-storms have returned to the area. They are making their way through in an on-and-off fashion tonight. Some occasionally heavy downpours are out there.Friday's lowest morning temperatures are around 60°.Temps are on the warmer side of average. They started off near 80° and gradually are falling through the 70s and 60s this evening. By early morning, we'll drop to around 60°.Showers are possible through Friday morningThere's a chance you'll need your umbrella and w
  
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• What to stream this weekend: 'Bridgerton,' Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, 'American Fiction'

  17-05-2024 02:19 via wane.com
  
  Billie Eilish’s third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft” and the return of “Bridgerton” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
  Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Zayn Malik releases a new album, the video game Homeworld returns after more than 20 years and Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-winning “American Fiction” lands on Pr
  
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