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• Travel baseball team's money stolen, working to save spring season

  04-12-2025 03:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Travel sports can be costly enough, but imagine raising money to play, and it's stolen. One local travel baseball team is dealing with that upset and parents are preparing to take legal steps towards who they believe is responsible. Tiffany Munro is a mom who has a son who plays [...]
  
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• Former Wells County Coroner and Bluffton Police Department officer accepts plea deal in domestic battery case

  05-12-2025 19:48 via wane.com
  
  A former Bluffton Police Department officer who also served as the Wells County Coroner has accepted a plea deal in a case where he was accused of pointing a gun and strangling a woman he was living with.
  
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• Former Wells County Coroner and Bluffton Police Department office accepts plea deal in domestic battery case

  05-12-2025 19:48 via wane.com
  
  A former Bluffton Police Department officer who also served as the Wells County Coroner has accepted a plea deal in a case where he was accused of pointing a gun and strangling a woman he was living with.
  
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• Rare brown jay bird spotted at South Texas wildlife preserve -- only 1 of 9 in US

  05-12-2025 17:56 via wane.com
  
  Birders are flocking to the Salineño Wildlife Preserve, which is located just feet from the Mexican border in deep South Texas, where a rare brown jay has been seen daily since Thanksgiving, boosting eco tourism on the border.
  
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• Coroner identifies man killed at gas station in downtown Fort Wayne

  05-12-2025 17:13 via wane.com
  
  The coroner ruled he died from multiple gunshot wounds.
  
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• Grandfather, 3-month-old granddaughter dead after dog attack in Tennessee

  05-12-2025 16:24 via wane.com
  
  A 50-year-old man and his 3-month-old granddaughter are dead after a violent dog attack Wednesday afternoon in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
  
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• #Coast2CoastNYE Countdown to 2026 set to rock with music, special guests, and fireworks

  05-12-2025 16:18 via wane.com
  
  Who needs a “Jukebox Hero” when you can tune in to the Coast-to-Coast NYE countdown to 2026 featuring Foreigner, Styx, UB-40 and more, all hosted live from Las Vegas as we celebrate a new beginning.
  
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• 2 face attempted murder charges for weekend shooting at Fort Wayne hotel

  05-12-2025 15:55 via wane.com
  
  Police at the scene Sunday afternoon found a man with gunshot wounds.
  
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• Here's where the DNR has stocked walleye and catfish

  05-12-2025 15:52 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has stocked 70,000 channel catfish in 131 locations and 57,000 fall fingerling walleye in 11 locations since mid-October. The channel catfish range in size from 7-12 inches long. The fall fingerling walleye average 5 to 8 inches long, typically reaching 14 inches after two to [...]
  
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• EU hits Musk's X with $140M fine over blue checkmark, transparency concerns

  05-12-2025 15:37 via wane.com
  
  The European Union (EU) hit billionaire Elon Musk’s social platform X with a $140 million fine Friday for violating the Digital Services Act (DSA), the first time a company has been sanctioned under the bloc's tech law. 
  
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• Be Our Guest - Trolley Steaks and Seafood

  05-12-2025 12:40 via wane.com
  
  It's Be Our Guest time again! This two-for-one gift certificate deal features Trolley Steaks and Seafood in Fort Wayne. Check out the video to find out more about the restaurant and then click here to purchase a $50 gift certificate for just $25.
  
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• We climb out of the cold: Another winter blast coming

  05-12-2025 09:49 via wane.com
  
  We will begin to climb out of the record cold today as temperatures reach the mid-20s, and we will get a little warmer with highs hovering near the freezing mark. Another blast of arctic air arrives Sunday night into early Monday, and temperatures take another tumble by the end of next week. Even though the [...]
  
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• Near-record cold conditions Friday morning

  05-12-2025 04:36 via wane.com
  
  The coldest air of the week is here. During the early morning, temps will fall to around 0°. Some spots surrounding Fort Wayne may even drop just slightly below 0°. Our winds are light, coming from the SE. This is good news because having only a light wind will prevent us from experiencing even lower [...]
  
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• Three injured in shooting at southside bowling alley

  05-12-2025 04:07 via wane.com
  
  Three people are hurt after a shooting at Thunder Bowl, 6700 Lafayette St.
  
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• Three injured in shooting at south side bowling alley

  05-12-2025 04:07 via wane.com
  
  Three people are hurt after a shooting at Thunder Bowl, 6700 Lafayette St.
  
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• Shooting occurs at bowling alley in the southside of Fort Wayne

  05-12-2025 04:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A shooting at a bowling alley on the southside of Fort Wayne could involve four victims. Just before 10 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to reports of a shooting at the Thunderbowl at the south side of Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne Dispatch was able to confirm that the shooting occurred, and [...]
  
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• Several injured in shooting at southside bowling alley

  05-12-2025 04:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A shooting at a bowling alley on the southside of Fort Wayne could involve four victims. Just before 10 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to reports of a shooting at the Thunderbowl at the south side of Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne Dispatch was able to confirm that the shooting occurred, and [...]
  
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• Multiple injured in shooting at southside bowling alley

  05-12-2025 04:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A shooting at a bowling alley on the southside of Fort Wayne could involve four victims. Just before 10 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to reports of a shooting at the Thunderbowl at the south side of Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne Dispatch was able to confirm that the shooting occurred, and [...]
  
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• Near-record cold conditions tomorrow morning

  05-12-2025 01:13 via wane.com
  
  There's no end to the below average, cold weather that we've been experiencing. Our evening temps are heading down, after reaching their highest daytime levels, only in the low-to-mid-20s earlier this afternoon. By daybreak, temps will fall to around 0°. Some spots surrounding Fort Wayne may even drop just slightly below 0°. Our winds will [...]
  
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• Judge sides with woman in Pikes Pub defamation lawsuit

  05-12-2025 00:38 via wane.com
  
  Kent Adamonis filed the lawsuit in late August, claiming the woman lied to police when she named him as one of the attackers who brutally beat a man at Pikes Pub back in May.
  
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• Buy Now, Pay Later use climbs as holiday shoppers look for flexibility, experts warn of risks

  04-12-2025 23:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — More shoppers in Indiana are turning to “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) services like Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm, especially during the holiday season — and financial experts say the trend is growing fast. According to Adobe Analytics, U.S. holiday spending through BNPL services hit $18.2 billion last year. Local experts [...]
  
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• Proclamation made to honor 'Fort Wayne's Favorite Santa Claus'

  04-12-2025 22:46 via wane.com
  
  Many local and state elected officials attended the event to honor the former Santa, and joined the Steigerwald family to celebrate him as "Santa in Wonderland."
  
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• Incoming southeast Fort Wayne Dunkin' Donuts opening soon

  04-12-2025 21:44 via wane.com
  
  The store coming to the southeast side is located at 7607 South Anthony Boulevard, near the intersection of US 27.
  
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• New bill would allow execution by firing squad in Indiana

  04-12-2025 19:39 via wane.com
  
  An Indiana State Senator is expected to file a bill later this month that would allow executions to be conducted via firing squad in the state of Indiana.
  
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• Massive meth bust: Drugs found hidden in blackberry shipments in Georgia

  04-12-2025 18:41 via wane.com
  
  Federal and local investigators stopped a major meth trafficking operation just before Thanksgiving, seizing nearly 1,600 pounds of methamphetamine at two locations in Georgia.
  
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• Fort Wayne man sentenced for shooting at pregnant wife

  04-12-2025 18:11 via wane.com
  
  Ward previously pleaded guilty to criminal recklessness.
  
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• Turnstone partners with IU for self-advocacy pilot program

  04-12-2025 17:50 via wane.com
  
  The survey will close on December 12.
  
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• Near record cold conditions tomorrow morning

  04-12-2025 17:28 via wane.com
  
  There's no end to the below average, cold weather that we've been experiencing. Our evening temps are heading down, after reaching their highest levels, only in the low-to-mid-20s earlier this afternoon. By dinner, we'll be in the teens and by daybreak, temps will fall to around 0°. Some spots surrounding Fort Wayne may even drop [...]
  
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• Mayor Tucker on Fort Wayne casino: too big to pass up

  04-12-2025 15:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- During testimony Thursday morning on House Bill 1038, Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker called the opportunity for a state-regulated casino "too big to pass up," giving the idea full support. Tucker said the city had already reached an agreement with the Allen County Commissioners to share casino tax revenue based [...]
  
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• I-69 reopens after crash near Zanesville

  04-12-2025 14:42 via wane.com
  
  According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, the left lanes were shut down.
  
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