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Remembering the missing: Ribbons at Headwaters Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — To honor National Day of Remembrance for Missing Persons, ribbons were hung at Headwaters Park Sunday to honor and remember loved ones. The ribbons were tied around trees that line Clinton Street where they’ll remain for one week since National Day of Remembrance for Missing Persons falls on Feb. 3.
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Mayor Henry says he’s filed to run for 5th term
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry doesn’t want to give up running Indiana’s second largest city. On Monday, the four-term mayor announced he has filed paperwork to run for an unprecedented fifth term. “I’m proud of the progress we’ve made to showcase Fort Wayne as...
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FW Running Club sprints into year with meeting, banquet
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The 2023 Fort Wayne Running Club Annual Meeting and Banquet was held Sunday afternoon celebrating members’ participation as well health and fitness. The banquet included an award presentation and a meet-and-greet with keynote speaker Camille Herron, an American ultra-runner and USATF Certified Coach...
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Stop by Three Rivers Distilling Company
Living Local 15 Host Jessica Williams visits Three Rivers Distilling Company and speaks with their president, Greg Bercaw, to learn about what they have to offer in terms of spirits and spaces for entertainment. Learn more here or visit their location at 224 E Wallace Street in Fort Wayne.
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Firefighters respond to fire in southeast Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a fire Monday night in southeast Fort Wayne. Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at approximately 8:46 p.m. at 1637 Tamera Garden Ave. near the intersection of Lafayette Street and Tillman Road. When firefighters arrived,...
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Electric Works Do it Best sign lights up Fort Wayne sky
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Fort Wayne area community took part in history Monday evening with the official lighting of the sign atop the Electric Works campus. The lighting took place Monday, Jan. 30 just after 6:15 p.m. “The Northeast Indiana community has supported the redevelopment of the Electric Works.
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Allen County Coroner identifies victim from southwest Fort Wayne fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- A fire broke out at a Fort Wayne apartment complex Sunday evening leaving one person dead. On Monday, the Allen County Coroner’s Office (ACCO) identified the victim as 57-year-old Diana Lynne Smith of Fort Wayne. The ACCO determined the cause of death to be smoke...
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Fort Wayne spa partners with nonprofit to support efforts against child trafficking
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – More than one million kids around the world are exploited in the commercial sex trade. That’s according to Destiny Rescue, a Fort Wayne nonprofit with a mission to end the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. A fundraiser Saturday aims to support the effort with a day of pampering at Southwest Hair and Day Spa.
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15 FINDS OUT: How a $2,000 surgery estimate became a $41,000 bill
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In August, 2022, WANE 15 received an email. “I am writing this message on behalf of my parents,” the email began. It shared the story of Dwight and Paula Taylor, who in the middle of renovating their retirement home had been seemingly sucker punched by a $41,000 medical bill for Dwight’s non-emergency hernia surgery at the end of 2021.
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Fort Wayne Civic Theatre prepares to unveil new season
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Next week the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre is unveiling its 2023-2024 season. Ahead of that, Executive and Artistic Director Phillip Colglazier stopped by WANE 15 to share more about the organization. Learn more in the interview above. You can join in on the unveiling...
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Auburn Councilman Michael Walter suddenly passes away
AUBURN, Ind. (WANE)- The office of Auburn Mayor Michael Ley shared that long-serving Auburn Common Councilman Michael Walter died Saturday afternoon. According to a release, Dr. Mark Souder and Mayor Ley found Walter in his home while checking on Walter Saturday afternoon. Both had done a welfare check on Walter earlier in the week.
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Chimney Cakes celebrates grand opening of storefront in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A favorite at local farmers markets now has a storefront near downtown Fort Wayne. Saturday is the grand opening of Chimney Cakes Bakery & Caffé, already known around the area for their signature goodies that come from Transylvania. You can get a taste...
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Full Episode: Jan 30, 2023
On today’s show, we visit Three Rivers Distilling Company and learn about their distilling operation and what spaces they have to offer for events. Then, Elite Medical Staffing joins us in studio to discuss how they place exceptional employees in long-term and assisted living facilities. Plus, Power Swabs has tips for a whiter smile.
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Farewell to Bandidos: Restaurant set to close after Jan. 31
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The owner of Bandidos Mexican Restaurant announced Saturday afternoon that the popular spot on Winchester Road will close its doors after serving its final customers on Jan. 31. The current owner, Jimmie Schindler II, broke the news in a three-minute video on the restaurant’s...
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Police: Garrett man hospitalized after crashing into patch of trees
DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A Garrett man is in the hospital after suffering a head injury in a single vehicle crash Monday afternoon, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Police said 73-year-old Thomas Cook had been traveling eastbound in the 1700 block of County Road 60...
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I-469 reopens following car fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A car fire closed a portion of I-469 Monday morning. Dispatchers confirmed to WANE 15 that I-469 northbound lanes were closed between mile markers 7 and 8 due to a car fire. That’s in between the Bluffton Road and Winchester Road exits. INDOT...
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1 dead, 1 critically hurt in shooting at north Fort Wayne home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne Police are investigating a shooting on the north side of Fort Wayne that left one dead and one in critical condition Saturday morning. Police told WANE 15 they found two people with gunshot wounds at a home on Dartford Court in the Hickory Hill subdivision just after 11 a.m. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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Second juvenile charged in summer shooting that left 16-year-old dead
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Allen County prosecutors have charged a second teenager as an adult in connection to a summer shooting that left a 16-year-old girl dead. Jalayah Brown, 16, is now facing a felony count of conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Le’Brishia Hobbs, who medics and rescue workers found in the backyard of a Fort Wayne home suffering from a gunshot wound to the head one morning this past July.
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Electric Works sign lighting a full circle moment for former GE employee
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Flipping the switch for the new Do It Best Electric Works sign became a full-circle moment for Kevin Gilliam. He’s credited with ‘turning out the lights’ for the last time at General Electric. He started working for GE in 1986 and...
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Courts: Man gets 10 years for role in fatal crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A man who admitted to his role in causing a crash that killed the 31-year-old mother of his children received a 10-year prison sentence in Allen Superior Court on Monday. Samuel L. Clemons, 38, had been accused of using a Chevy Malibu to repeatedly...
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