Fort Wayne news

• Maryland high school thrust into immigration debate

  24-03-2017 10:28 via wane.com
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Outside a Maryland high school dragged into the national immigration debate by an alleged rape, a makeshift sign reflects that strain: “Rockville Strong.”Rockville High School students and parents declined to comment Thursday about the case involving a 14-year-old girl and a suspect authorities say came to the U.S. illegally from Central America.
  One mother would only point to the sign made of red plastic cups in a ballpark fence.
  Protesters on both sides o
  
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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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• Scattered rain and storms tracking through

  17-05-2024 01:08 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.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°.Scattered rain continues this eveningThere's a chance you'll need your umbrella and windshield wipers in the morning, too. The scattered rain/storm
  
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• Apple users report iMessage outage

  17-05-2024 00:41 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Thousands of iPhone users reported issues with Apple's messaging app, iMessage, Thursday afternoon.
  Complaints of problems with iMessage began spiking around 2:45 p.m. Pacific Time, according to DownDetector. The outage tracking site also noted issues reported with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile starting around the same time.While Apple's System Status Tracker showed iMessage as still available, users took to X to complain about problems sending text messages and to confirm oth
  
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• Traffic flowing again after crash on I-69 near Bass Road overpass

  17-05-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Traffic is flowing again after a crash caused a standstill following on I-69 north of Bass Road overpass Thursday evening.Dispatch confirmed that the Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a crash that happened at the 307-mile marker on I-69 northbound, just north of the Bass Road overpass on I-69 just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
  INDOT's Trafficwise map shows traffic at a standstill from the Covington Road exit to just north of the Bass Road overpass.
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• Traffic at standstill northbound following crash on I-69

  17-05-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Traffic is at a standstill following a crash on I-69 north of Bass Road overpass Thursday evening.Dispatch confirmed that the Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a crash that happened at the 307-mile marker on I-69 northbound, just north of the Bass Road overpass on I-69 just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
  INDOT's Trafficwise map shows traffic at a standstill from the Covington Road exit to just north of the Bass Road overpass.
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• For want of a chair: Ex-juror sues county over chair collision with another juror

  16-05-2024 23:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---A woman serving on a jury during a murder trial here is suing Allen County for injuries after the juror in front of her sat on a broken chair and fell backward, colliding with her.Catherine Ervin, sitting behind juror number 5 in Courtroom 1 on Oct. 6, 2022, says in her complaint filed in Allen Superior Court that she sustained physical injuries, possibly permanent, “and suffered and continue(s) to suffer ongoing physical pain.”Ervin and her attorney, Chris
  
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• ACPL offers free access to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times coming soon

  16-05-2024 22:59 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- At the beginning of May, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) unveiled the latest digital resource available to library patrons: free access to The Wall Street Journal.Alex Sarkissian, the non-print collection development specialist for the ACPL, said the library reached out to The Wall Street Journal after receiving requests from patrons to offer national news material that could be easily accessed."This will allow people to get instant access either day of -- or
  
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• ACPL offers access to The Wall Street Journal with library card, The New York Times coming soon

  16-05-2024 22:59 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- At the beginning of May, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) unveiled the latest digital resource available to library patrons: free access to The Wall Street Journal.Alex Sarkissian, the non-print collection development specialist for the ACPL, said the library reached out to The Wall Street Journal after receiving requests from patrons to offer national news material that could be easily accessed."This will allow people to get instant access either day of -- or
  
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• Police investigating what led to death of Ohio driver in DeKalb County

  16-05-2024 22:53 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Investigators are working to learn what led to the death of a woman from Defiance, Ohio whose SUV veered off a DeKalb County road Thursday.Police at the scene determined that around 10:15 a.m., the driver appeared to be headed east in the 6100 block of County Road 64 when the SUV ended up in a field for an unknown reason, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.The SUV only had minor damage, but police said Heather Ward, 39, died.A witness told police he was
  
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• House passes TICKET Act targeting hidden concert fees

  16-05-2024 22:22 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) – The House passed bipartisan legislation this week aimed at requiring ticket sellers to disclose the total cost of tickets upfront to consumers, including so-called hidden fees.The bill, dubbed the Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act, passed Wednesday with overwhelming bipartisan support, 338-24.“This consensus legislation will end deceptive ticketing practices that frustrate consumers who simply want to enjoy a concert, show, or sporting event b
  
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• The Paddywagon: new local food truck honors service members

  16-05-2024 22:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Honoring first responders and those who served while serving up food is the mission of a new food truck in the area.
  The Paddywagon is a former SWAT vehicle that is getting a second life as a food truck. Thursday, it got a unique paint job ahead of armed forces day, Saturday.
  The Paddywagon is one of two food trucks owned by King Arthur's, the other is The Trolley. Owner, CaSandra Arthur, says becoming a food truck owner has meant the world to her.
  "It's just one of tho
  
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• Scattered rain and storms moving back in

  16-05-2024 22:20 via wane.com
  
  Scattered rain and t-storms have returned to the area. They make their way through in an on-and-off fashion tonight.Temps are on the warmer side of average. They start off near 80° and gradually fall through the 70s this evening. By early morning, we'll drop to around 60°.Our first chance of showers will be later this eveningThere's a chance you'll need your umbrella through drivetime Friday. The scattered rain/storm chance is around as the day begins and continues through the PM hours.
  
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• Father and daughter killed in deadly Ohio house explosion, police say

  16-05-2024 22:13 via wane.com
  
  WAUSEON, Ohio (AP) — A father and daughter were killed in a house explosion early Thursday in a northwestern Ohio community, authorities said.It was not clear what caused the blast, which occurred around 5:30 a.m. in Wauseon and also injured two other people. The explosion sent smoke spewing from the home, and large amounts of debris were spread across the front yard.A witness told WTVG-TV that he and some other people pulled a woman and her son from the home. They were being treated at a
  
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• Former Back Nine driving range on Lima Road to be a commercial park

  16-05-2024 22:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Used to be you could get a bucket of golf balls at the Back Nine driving range on Lima Road and spend an afternoon practicing your swing and line drive.Those days have been over for a while, but now there’s another proposed project at the same location under the same moniker, the Back Nine commercial park.The property owner, Jim Mutton, thinks it’s time someone offered smaller businesses storage space.In the 9100 block of Lima Road where the Back Nine drivi
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Thursday, May 16

  16-05-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Thursday, May 16.
  
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• Hoosier Lottery: Winning Powerball ticket purchased in Noblesville

  16-05-2024 21:54 via wane.com
  
  NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- Hoosiers who recently bought a Powerball ticket in Noblesville should check their ticket.
  A $50,000 winning Powerball ticket was sold at an AJ Quick Mart location in Noblesville after Wednesday's drawing, according to a news release from the Hoosier Lottery. The ticket matched four out of five numbers, as well as the Powerball, in Wednesday's drawing.
  The winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 19-42-45-55-69 with the Powerball of 6. Officials said players are
  
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• One in serious condition after a crash on I-69 slows traffic

  16-05-2024 21:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One person is in serious condition following a crash Thursday afternoon that had traffic at a standstill.
  Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that a two-car crash caused backups on I-69 near the 316-mile marker, just past the Dupont Road exit near Parkview Regional Medical Center. The crash happened just after 3:30 p.m.
  Dispatch was able to confirm with WANE 15 that one person was in serious condition as a result of the crash. It is unclear if any other people were injured
  
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• Crash blocks all northbound lanes on I-69 north of Dupont Road

  16-05-2024 21:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A crash on I-69 northbound, just north of Dupont Road has stalled traffic Monday afternoon.
  Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that a two-car crash has caused backups on I-69 near the 316-mile marker, just past the Dupont Road exit near Parkview Regional Medical Center. The crash happened just after 3:30 p.m.
  It is not confirmed at this time if anyone was injured in the crash or how many people are involved.
  INDOT Trafficwise map shows all lanes northbound are blocked for
  
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• CDC: Indiana overdose deaths decrease

  16-05-2024 20:52 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) - An estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2023. Compared to 2022, that number has declined by 3%, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.In Indiana, the state saw a nearly 18% decrease in overdose deaths. That is the second-highest percentage decrease among all 50 states.“Hours after I was sworn in as governor in 2017, I signed an executive order creating a new cabinet-level pos
  
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• USPS workers in Rhode Island charged in mail theft ring; authorities estimate losses to be 'massive'

  16-05-2024 20:42 via wane.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Federal investigators have broken up a "well-organized and wide-ranging conspiracy" to steal valuables from the mail in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, they announced Wednesday.The alleged conspiracy involved a supervisor and six other workers at the U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center in Providence, Rhode Island, which handles all incoming and outgoing mail for Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.The facility handles roughly 3.5 million
  
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• Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

  16-05-2024 20:25 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. The plan approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland would not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.The Drug Enforcement
  
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• Fort Wayne police ask triple shooting witnesses to come forward

  16-05-2024 19:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Early on the morning of Sunday May 5, three people were shot in Fort Wayne, one of them seriously. Fort Wayne police have determined there were dozens of witnesses to the shootings, and the department is urging those people to come forward so they can locate suspects.According to a press release issued shortly after the shootings, police were first sent to two Fort Wayne hospitals just after 3:00 a.m. where the three shooting victims were being treated.
  One person was rep
  
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• Are those trendy 'health pops' actually good for you?

  16-05-2024 19:26 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) - You may have seen them in stores, the trendy "health pops" that are meant to support digestive health. They're called "functional sodas."  A functional soda is any kind of carbonated beverage that has something added to it in order to improve health, according to Stephen Lindemann.Lindemann is an associate professor of food science and nutrition science in the College of Agriculture at Purdue University. He's also a board member of the soda brand Olipop. Stop using non-sugar sweete
  
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• Michigan felon arrested for having alleged explosive device in Steuben County

  16-05-2024 18:41 via wane.com
  
  FREMONT, Ind. (WANE) - A man wanted in Michigan was arrested Tuesday at a convenience store in Fremont during an investigation that led authorities to charge him with possession of an explosive device.Arvil Wesley Bryant Jr., 32, faces charges including possession of an explosive device, stolen handgun, hypodermic needles, marijuana and controlled substances.According to a press release, Fremont Police were told the Michigan State Police Fugitive Apprehension Team found Bryant - wanted on outsta
  
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• We're number 83! Fort Wayne maintains census city ranking

  16-05-2024 18:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne remained the 83rd most populous city in the United States in 2023 according to U.S. Census data released Thursday. It held that same ranking in 2022.Indianapolis is far and away the state's biggest city and holds the 16th spot nationally with 879,293 residents. Fort Wayne registered 269,994 people as Indiana's second biggest city. Evansville is the third biggest with a population of 115,332. Fishers, located north of Indianapolis, is now in the fourth spot with
  
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