Monday, November 6, 2017

Federal, state and local advocates talk opiate crisis in Fort Wayne and other top stories.

  • Federal, state and local advocates talk opiate crisis in Fort Wayne

    Federal, state and local advocates talk opiate crisis in Fort Wayne
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Federal and state leaders are trying to stay connected to those on the ground in communities as the opiate crisis continues. “What often seems to be a gap between people in policy making positions and those on the ground– we’re not going to let that happen,” Executive Director of Indiana’s drug prevention, treatment and enforcement group Jim McClelland said. “It’s encouraging that that’s the priority,” The Bowen Center’s Director of Addiction Recovery Services, Meg..
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  • Fort Wayne pickleball players hope for more courts

    Fort Wayne pickleball players hope for more courts
    The Fort Wayne Pickleball Association's Pickleball City Tournament Sept. 9-10 at Lions Park attracted 100 doubles teams. To accommodate that number of players, the association used the park's four pickleball courts and created five more courts by placing temporary striping on the park's tennis courts. "We did not promote the tournament outside Fort Wayne, and we had 200 players," said Holly Small, the tournament director and a Fort Wayne Pickleball Association board member. "If we actually pro..
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  • Fort Wayne Revisits "Problem Property" Ordinance

    Fort Wayne Revisits
    A new ordinance that aims to cut down on frequent emergency service calls to certain commercial properties was introduced at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Fort Wayne third district councilman Tom Didier proposed the measure, his first in 14 years on City Council. He says the goal is to fix problems with certain businesses while easing demands on Fort Wayne’s police department. “Our police want to protect all of our citizens, but are stretched thin when they have to respond to problem ..
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  • Purdue picks alumnus to lead transitioning Fort Wayne campus

    Purdue picks alumnus to lead transitioning Fort Wayne campus
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Purdue University says an alumnus and veteran university administrator will guide its Fort Wayne campus while it transitions away from shared governance with Indiana University. Purdue announced Thursday that Ronald Elsenbaumer will become the next chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, succeeding Vicky Carwein. The trained chemist currently is senior advisor for entrepreneurship and economic development to the president at the University of Texas..
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  • Fort Wayne Police need help to ID critically injured man

    Fort Wayne Police need help to ID critically injured man
    The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking for information from the public to find out what happened to a critically injured man found Thursday. Police detectives had been trying Thursday evening to identify the man, who was described as being in his mid-20s. The man, whose identity has not been released, is in critical condition at a local hospital with multiple injuries, according to Chris Felton, police spokesman. He was found at around 2 p.m. Thursday in the area of Eastbrook Drive and We..
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  • Organic Meets singles meeting house plans to make Fort Wayne ...

    Organic Meets singles meeting house plans to make Fort Wayne ...
    Sherri Albrecht's first online date misrepresented his age and financial status, failing to mention he was unemployed and lived with his mother. "My feeling is online dating is a crazy way for people to meet," said Albrecht, a Fort Wayne native who had moved back to the city in 2013 after being away for 41 years. "I've never even bought a T-shirt online, and I'm shopping for humans," she added. That inspired her to create Organic Meets, a membership meeting house where single people can mingle..
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  • Elsenbaumer named as chancellor of Purdue's Fort Wayne campus

    Elsenbaumer named as chancellor of Purdue's Fort Wayne campus
    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Ronald Elsenbaumer, special advisor to the president at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and a Purdue University alumnus, has been named the next chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, effective Nov. 1. Purdue President Mitch Daniels on Thursday (Sept. 21) announced Elsenbaumer will replace Vicky Carwein, who will retire after serving as IPFW chancellor since 2012. Purdue trustee Gary Lehman led the search committee, which identified four..
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  • Craft beer festival to raise funds for food pantry

    Craft beer festival to raise funds for food pantry
    Deer Park Irish Pub will host its eighth annual craft beer festival from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 30. The festival offers a forum for nationally known craft brewers to celebrate their arts and traditions with local beer enthusiasts, said Deer Park Pub owner, Tony Henry. Among the dozens of well-known micro-brewers in attendance will be Fort Wayne’s newest brewery, Hop River, as well as Mad Anthony’s, Rhinegeist, Taxman and more. Many home brewers from Fort Wayne’s MASH club are bringing their own ha..
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  • Box named Indiana health commissioner

    Box named Indiana health commissioner
    Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Dr. Kristina Box will be the state’s next health commissioner. Box has been caring for women as an obstetrics and gynecology physician for more than 30 years at Community Health Network. She started at Community Hospitals of Indianapolis in 1987 as a private practitioner in Ob-Gyn with Clearvista Women’s Care. Since 2015, she has served as the physician lead for CHN’s women’s service line. In this role, she built the first multi-disciplinary women’s center ..
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  • Fort Wayne Ballet opens season with 'A Dancer's Legacy'

    Fort Wayne Ballet opens season with 'A Dancer's Legacy'
    If you goWhat: “A Dancer's Legacy”When: 7:30 p.m. today and SaturdayWhere: Arts United Center, 303 E. Main StreetAdmission: Regular ticket prices are $30 adults, $25 seniors ages 65 and older, $15 youth ages 11 to 18, and $10 for children ages 3 to 10; premium tickets are also available Fort Wayne Ballet opens its season this weekend with “A Dancer's Legacy.” The performances include Gerald Arpino's “Confetti” and “Light Rain” and Edward Stierle's “Lacrymosa.” Former members of the Joffrey Ba..
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A Fort Wayne man dies at popular motorcycle rally .Harmon team ready to battle in Fort Wayne .
Fort Wayne man sentenced for conspiracy to commit mail fraud .Whitecaps wear down Fort Wayne .

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Asher Agency founder Tim Borne dies following cancer battle and other top stories.

  • Asher Agency founder Tim Borne dies following cancer battle

    Asher Agency founder Tim Borne dies following cancer battle
    Tim Borne (Asher Agency) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The man who founded Asher Agency and helped it grow into a national company died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Tim Borne was 71. Borne started Asher Agency in 1974 and built the company from one person and one client to an agency now occupying nine offices across the United States. Asher employs 65 people and has annual sales of $55 million. It handles a variety of marketing, advertising, digital, radio, and televi..
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  • Brown impressed by visit to White House

    More Political notebook Brown impressed by visit to White House October 29, 2017 1:00 am Forum includes neighborhoods, Burmese October 26, 2017 6:40 pm Hoosier lawmakers urge repeal of medical device tax October 25, 2017 3:40 pm Ousting Donnelly hot topic at GOP dinner October 22, 2017 1:00 am Political groups schedule meetings October 19, 2017 5:10 pm White House journalist to speak at Rifkin October 18, 2017 3:10 pm Indiana Republicans still split on Democrat Donnelly October 17, 20..
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  • Motorcycle club escorts, plants trees honoring WWI veterans

    Motorcycle club escorts, plants trees honoring WWI veterans
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) 75 trees were escorted through Fort Wayne Saturday morning before being planted at Memorial Park. The event, led by Warrior Breed Motorcycle Club, was part of the revitalization of the park. “It’s incredible and quite humbling, to be honest, to be a part of something like this,” Club President Gary Perkey said. Military personnel and Warrior Breed Motorcycle Club escort trees through downtown to Memorial Park. Police, fire and military personnel joined the club along th..
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  • Public schools embrace growth

    Public schools embrace growth
    The numbers vary by district, but they reflect a shared trend: Allen County's public schools are educating more students this academic year than last. And it can be difficult for officials to pinpoint the reasons why. The enrollment gains range from 140 more students in Fort Wayne Community Schools to 236 more students in East Allen County Schools. East Allen Superintendent Marilyn Hissong said it's exciting to watch the numbers come in. Although this year's count of 9,688 students falls shor..
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  • Area donors cool to GOP hopefuls

    Area donors cool to GOP hopefuls
    Republican candidates for a U.S. Senate seat representing Indiana attracted little financial support from the Fort Wayne area during the third quarter. The six candidates for next year's GOP nomination combined to collect $11,250 in itemized contributions from 11 donors living in northeast Indiana, according to their most recent campaign finance reports. Individual contributions of $200 or more must be reported in detail to the Federal Election Commission. In the meantime, Sen. Joe Donnelly, ..
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  • Make it a creative night out

    Make it a creative night out
    If you goWhat: Bisque It Pottery Painting StudioWhere: 7605 Coldwater RoadContact: 490-0506 or bisqueitpottery.comWhat: Board and BrushWhere: 160 S. High St., Roanoke or 14547 Lima Road, HuntertownContact: 260-388-5093 or boardandbrush.comWhat: The Glass ParkWhere: 4037 S. Wayne Ave.Contact: 579-3201 or eranparkglass.comWhat: Wine and CanvasWhere: 6410 W. Jefferson Blvd.Contact: 574-807-1562 or wineandcanvas.comWhat: Bottle and BottegaWhere: 2870 E. Dupont RoadContact: 488-8121 or bottleandbo..
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  • Locally, Wells Fargo still on top

    Locally, Wells Fargo still on top
    Bankers call it “stickiness.” The term describes how likely a customer is to stick with his current financial institution. When a customer has numerous accounts – checking, savings, credit card, car loan, home loan, certificate of deposit – the relationship is very sticky. Switching banks, at that point, can feel like too much work. Experts say stickiness could help explain why after months of revelations about misdeeds at Wells Fargo, the San Francisco-based bank is still No. 1 in the Allen ..
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  • Split on Sunday alcohol sales

    INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosier consumers might want it all, but it appears a special commission reviewing state alcohol regulations is headed for a split decision on cold beer and Sunday sales. The decadeslong debate over the prohibition of selling alcohol for carryout on Sunday has started gaining support and seems almost a fait accompli. “I haven't been convinced by anybody why Sunday sales shouldn't go through,” said Keith Byers, a lay member of the panel studying the topic. But expanding who can ..
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  • Golden Pen: September

    Golden Pen: September
    About the authorThe Rev. Kimberly Koczan of Fort Wayne, whose letter was published Sept. 24, has been selected last month's Golden Pen Award winner. In the judgment of the editors, she had the most effective letter in September.Koczan, 46, provides spiritual guidance through Wisdom'Swell. She and her husband, the Rev. Brian Flory, are parents of 6-year-old Maya. Her Washington, D.C., visit was in affiliation with the Moms Clean Air Force, part of the Environmental Defense Fund. She wrote the ..
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  • A new kind of apprentice

    LocallyInterest is growing in apprenticeships among northeast Indiana employers, but the diversity of jobs they are applied to isn't as widespread as in some markets, local officials say.One reason is the Fort Wayne area still has a strong manufacturing base, said Stephanie Hilton, apprenticeship manager at Ivy Tech Community College. Another is that many companies may not be familiar with the process of establishing an apprenticeship. But the training can help fill voids.“The problem is we h..
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Fort Wayne man sentenced for conspiracy to commit mail fraud .Ingredient in Popular Weed Killer Going on List as Cancerous .
Whitecaps wear down Fort Wayne .Fort Wayne vs. Omaha: What 2 watch 4 .

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Fort Wayne man sentenced for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and other top stories.

  • Fort Wayne man sentenced for conspiracy to commit mail fraud

    Fort Wayne man sentenced for conspiracy to commit mail fraud
    Related Coverage FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A Fort Wayne man who pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud was sentenced in federal court Thursday, according to acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana Clifford D. Johnson. 48-year-old Dean Zimmerman was sentenced to 22 months in prison and 1-year of supervised release. Zimmerman was also ordered to pay restitution to United Technologies Electric Controls and PayPal in the amount of $346,753.33. A money judgment of $..
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  • New Housing Complex Breaks Ground On Fort Wayne's Southeast ...

    New Housing Complex Breaks Ground On Fort Wayne's Southeast ...
    A new housing complex is coming to the southeast side of Fort Wayne. Hundreds of residents joined state and local officials for the groundbreaking of the $42 million Posterity Heights Wednesday afternoon. The site is where McMillen Apartments was once located, which the City of Fort Wayne purchased in 2007 and demolished in 2011. The complex has been proposed around Fort Wayne for much of the last decade, largely led by Pastor Cedric Walker, CEO of the local Joshua’s Hand. It became a reality ..
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  • Truck collides with underpass on Lindenwood Avenue in Fort Wayne

    Traffic was disrupted in the early afternoon of Thursday after a box truck was too tall for the underpass on Lindenwood Avenue near Illinois Road. No one was hurt. According to the driver, Ralph Imbody of Recycle Logic of Fort Wayne, he was traveling westbound on Illinois Road to avoid an accident when he turned south onto Lindenwood Avenue, where he then struck the underpass. Imbody said he did not see any signage on Illinois Road or on the underpass itself warning of low clearance."They are ..
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  • Fort Wayne Pickleball Association hosting first city tournament

    The Fort Wayne Pickleball Association is hosting the inaugural Pickleball City Tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Lions Park. There have been 100 doubles teams register for the event, which starts both days at 9 a.m. Men’s and women’s doubles will be held Saturday and mixed doubles on Sunday. The Fort Wayne Pickleball Association was formed in 2013 in response to the growing number of people playing the sport. The group's website it www.fwpickleball.com.
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  • Greene hits walk-off homer, Fort Wayne beats Bowling Green 6-4

    Greene hits walk-off homer, Fort Wayne beats Bowling Green 6-4
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- Marcus Greene hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Fort Wayne TinCaps topped the Bowling Green Hot Rods 6-4 on Thursday.The TinCaps tied the game 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth when Reinaldo Ilarraza hit an RBI single, driving in Robbie Podorsky as part of a two-run inning.Greene homered and singled, scoring a couple of runs while also driving home two in the win. Andres Munoz (1-0) got the win with a scoreless inning in relief while J..
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  • Warsaw to cut ribbon on downtown project

    Warsaw to cut ribbon on downtown project
    Warsaw will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 20 to formally unveil “The Alley” gathering space downtown. The project was funded through contributions to a crowd-funding campaign run on Patronicity, in cooperation with the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority’s CreatINg Places program. The goal was $50,000, but the campaign actually raised $58,795. The state agency provided a $50,000 matching grant. The Alley features tables, chairs, landscaping, art work, shade, bike parkin..
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  • Body discovered in Maumee River

    Body discovered in Maumee River
    Emergency workers work along the St. Joseph Boulevard bridge over the Maumee River on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. Emergency crews work along a riverbank in downtown Fort Wayne. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A body has been found floating at the confluence of the city’s three rivers in downtown Fort Wayne. Emergency crews were called around 1:30 p.m. to the St. Joseph Boulevard bridge, where the St. Marys and St. Joseph rivers flow into the Maumee River, on a report of a body in the water ..
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  • 24-year-old identified as Oliver Street homicide victim

    24-year-old identified as Oliver Street homicide victim
    A 24-year-old Fort Wayne man has been identified as the victim of a homicide in the 3000 block of Oliver Street early today, the Allen County coroner's office said. Quintin B. Armour was found down inside a home from a gunshot wound or wounds, and was pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner's office said in a statement following an autopsy. Armour's death is the 24th homicide of the year in the county, the statement said. Neighbors told Fort Wayne police they heard gunshots and saw two men ..
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  • Public health officials: Mosquitoes are still a threat

    Public health officials: Mosquitoes are still a threat
    Summer is coming to an end, but mosquito activity is just heating up, according to the Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department. With many people attending nighttime sporting events and other outdoor activities, the health department is urging residents to continue to take the proper precautions to keep themselves from being bitten by mosquitoes. Statewide, 409 mosquito samples in 72 counties have tested positive for West Nile virus, with less than five confirmed human cases. In Allen County..
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  • Horizon closes on Lafayette Community acquisition

    Horizon closes on Lafayette Community acquisition
    Horizon Bancorp, the Michigan City-based bank holding company that bought Peoples Bancorp and Kosciusko Financial, closed Sept. 1 on its $32-million purchase of Lafayette Community Bancorp in Lafayette. Horizon owns Horizon Bank and Lafayette owned Lafayette Community Bank. Merging the companies merged the banks and they will operate under the Horizon name. Horizon added four branches through the transaction, expanding its network to 60 offices in northern and central Indiana and southwest an..
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Fort Wayne man sentenced for conspiracy to commit mail fraud .Whitecaps wear down Fort Wayne .
Fort Wayne native and son of former Komet, Batherson taken in NHL ... .Fort Wayne releases 2017-18 men's basketball schedule .

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Ingredient in Popular Weed Killer Going on List as Cancerous and other top stories.

  • Ingredient in Popular Weed Killer Going on List as Cancerous

    Ingredient in Popular Weed Killer Going on List as Cancerous
    By SCOTT SMITH, Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Regulators in California took a pivotal step on Monday toward becoming the first state to require the popular weed killer Roundup to come with a label warning that it's known to cause cancer. Officials announced that starting July 7 the weed killer's main ingredient, glyphosate, will appear on a list California keeps of potentially cancerous chemicals. A year later, the listing could come with warning labels on the product, official..
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  • Charter, Comcast explore wireless partnership with Sprint: sources

    Charter, Comcast explore wireless partnership with Sprint: sources
    U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Corp is in talks with Charter Communications Inc and Comcast Corp about a partnership to boost the two U.S. cable companies' wireless offerings, according to sources familiar with the matter.Sprint, controlled by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, has entered into a two-month period of exclusive negotiations with Charter and Comcast that has put its merger talks with U.S. wireless peer T-Mobile US Inc on hold till the end of July, the sources said on Monday.A deal with S..
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  • China's Premier, Li Keqiang, Praises Free Trade, in Contrast to Trump

    China's Premier, Li Keqiang, Praises Free Trade, in Contrast to Trump
    But since taking office, Mr. Trump has focused more on non-China subjects, such as withdrawing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement among a group of Asian and Pacific nations that did not include China, and starting a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mr. Li’s stance nonetheless represents a clear contrast to the Trump administration’s rhetoric, said Eswar Prasad, a Brookings Institution specialist in trade and monetary policy who is at..
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  • Google Said to Face $1.2 Billion Antitrust Fine, but Battle With Europe Looms

    Google Said to Face $1.2 Billion Antitrust Fine, but Battle With Europe Looms
    No matter the final outcome, analysts warn that jockeying for greater regulatory control over Google’s services in Europe will drag on for months, if not years, as the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, tries to turn its expected antitrust decision against Google into a reality. “The issue they’re facing is, how does the European Commission solve the underlying problem” of Google’s suspected antitrust abuse, said Christian Bergqvist, an associate professor of competit..
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  • Seattle's Painful Lesson on the Road to a $15 Minimum Wage

    Seattle's Painful Lesson on the Road to a $15 Minimum Wage
    In the summer of 2014, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a bill increasing the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. “No city or state has gone this far. We go into uncharted territory,” said council member Sally Clark. The City of Seattle, to its credit, actually made some effort to chart the waters as they went, funding an ideologically diverse research team at the University of Washington whose members range from Jacob Vigdor, who is a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute, ..
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  • 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Goes On Trial On Securities Fraud Charges

    'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Goes On Trial On Securities Fraud Charges
    Martin Shkreli, the former Turing Pharmaceuticals executive, arrives for the first day of jury selection in his federal securities fraud trial Monday at U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, N.Y. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Martin Shkreli, the former Turing Pharma..
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  • Off-duty cop tackles airline passenger opening emergency exit

    Off-duty cop tackles airline passenger opening emergency exit
    Off-duty cop tackles airline passenger opening emergency exit Flight to Houston forced to make emergency landing By Dylan Baddour and Vanesa Brashier Updated 3:50 pm, Monday, June 26, 2017 A passenger was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight to Houston Sunday after an emergency landing. Continue clicking to see other tourists and plane passengers behaving badly while on planes. A passenger was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight to Houston Sunday after an emergen..
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  • Euro surges on Draghi comments, dollar slips

    Euro surges on Draghi comments, dollar slips
    LONDON The euro surged to its highest in over a week against the dollar on Tuesday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said factors weighing on inflation in the euro zone were mainly temporary and the Bank could look through them.Speaking at the ECB's annual policy forum at Sintra in Portugal, Draghi highlighted a recovering euro zone economy and said that deflationary forces had been replaced with inflationary ones, but added that stimulus in the form of the ECB's monetary supp..
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  • No, Fed Didn't Make a Mistake by Hiking Rates

    No, Fed Didn't Make a Mistake by Hiking Rates
    By encouraging systemically-important central banks to move forward with interest rate hikes, the Bank for International Settlements' well-written annual report will add fuel to the growing debate about the wisdom of the Federal Reserve’s ongoing process of monetary policy normalization. This discussion boils down to a judgement on four key issues on which there are quite a few divisions, including within the central banking community.Some have already argued that, having hiked for a second tim..
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  • Small business taxes: 5 ways to get the IRS' bullseye off your back

    Small business taxes: 5 ways to get the IRS' bullseye off your back
    But, it can also feel at times like there is a target right across your back with the Internal Revenue Service and other taxation officials, said Travis Watkins, an Oklahoma City tax attorney. “The IRS perceives that small businesses pay less than ...
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Frank Mason carrying Kansas to another Big 12 title .New York triplets get same surgery for rare skull condition .
Nova, Frazier lead Pirates to 9-4 win over Braves (May 25, 2017) .Study ranks Fort Wayne parks worst among large cities .

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Whitecaps wear down Fort Wayne and other top stories.

  • Whitecaps wear down Fort Wayne

    Whitecaps wear down Fort Wayne
    COMSTOCK PARK, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps rallied from two different middle inning deficits and benefitted from strong pitching in defeating the Fort Wayne TinCaps 4-2 Thursday night in front of 7,760 fans at Fifth Third Ballpark. Whitecaps starting pitcher Alfred Gutierrez surrendered the only Fort Wayne runs in the third and fourth inning, as Fernando Tatis Jr. provided an RBI double in the third inning and Hudson Potts launched a solo home run in the fourth to give Fort Wayne leads in ..
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  • Police release video of shooting suspect dragged by victim's car

    Police release video of shooting suspect dragged by victim's car
    Related Coverage FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)  The Fort Wayne Police Department on Thursday released two surveillance videos they hope will help them identify the person who shot a Burger King employee downtown early Tuesday. The shooting happened in the parking lot outside the restaurant located in the 300 block of East Jefferson Blvd. just after 1:00 a.m. right after employees had left work. According to police, Brianna Waller was getting ready to drive herself and other employees out of the..
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  • YSU's Abraham seeks chancellor post at Purdue U Fort Wayne

    Published: Thu, July 27, 2017 @ 9:42 a.m.YOUNGSTOWNYoungstown State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Martin Abraham is one of four finalists vying for a job at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.TV-21 WFMJ, The Vindicator's broadcast partner, reports this morning that Abraham is scheduled for an Aug. 7 visit to the campus where he is a candidate for chancellor of the school, which will soon change its name to Purdue University Fort Wayne.The person who is..
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  • Ringing in a new era for the Clyde Theater

    Ringing in a new era for the Clyde Theater
    Related Coverage FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) –  Fort Wayne is bringing back an iconic city theater. On Thursday a $5 million renovation of the Clyde Theater got underway. Many of the people at the groundbreaking were thrilled that the next generation will get to experience the theater just like they did years ago. Percussionist Rick Kinney rang his handmade bell to mark the start of renovations at the Clyde Theater. It was his love of music and performing arts that inspired him to buy the run..
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  • Panel to discuss opioid crisis

    Panel to discuss opioid crisis
    Greater Fort Wayne Inc. will host a panel discussion about the opioid crisis in Allen County and the community’s response 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Indiana Tech Multi-Flex Theater (inside the Snyder Academic Center), 1600 E. Washington Blvd. Panelists for the event include Dr. Deborah McMahan, Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Commissioner; Captain Kevin Hunter of the Fort Wayne Police Department; and Marcia Haaff, CEO of the Lutheran Foundation. The discussion will be moderated by Ch..
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  • Summer winds down with Jefferson Pointe performances

    The last month of Jefferson Pointe’s Friday Nites Live summer concert series begins Aug. 4 with a performance by Big Caddy Daddy. Appearing Aug. 11 is Oferie; on Aug. 18, it’s New Millenium Orchestra; and closing out the summer on Aug. 25 is Good Night Gracie. The free concerts are held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. around the courtyard fountain. This year, Jefferson Pointe also is featuring street performers from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Tuesday through Aug. 29. The Busker Night performers are regist..
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  • Smokers swiped from BBQ joint, log splitters from mulch company

    Smokers swiped from BBQ joint, log splitters from mulch company
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -Two local business owners are teaming up to find the person responsible for stealing their equipment. Two smokers were stolen from Red Rok BBQ on West Jefferson Boulevard. Red Rok BBQ owner Santino Zurzolo told NewsChannel 15 that just before 5 a.m. July 24., someone took down a fence in the rear of the restaurant at 2701 W. Jefferson Blvd. and hooked his electric smoker to pickup truck and drove off with the apparatus. Red Rok’s wood-fired smoker was taken in the same..
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  • Indiana CollegeChoice assets surpass $4 billion

    Indiana CollegeChoice assets surpass $4 billion
    Assets in the state’s tax-advantaged CollegeChoice 529 Savings Plans exceeded $4 billion on July 19, according to Kelly Mitchell, Indiana treasurer. The benchmark figure was reached relatively quickly as a result of recent investment returns and record contribution activity since last December, when assets in the plans were at $3.5 billion, Mitchell said in a statement. “As thousands of families across our state prepare to pay tuition bills for the fall semester, this milestone is a reminder ..
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  • Once forsaken Clyde Theatre begins revamp

    Once forsaken Clyde Theatre begins revamp
    With the chime of a bell, renovations on Fort Wayne's Clyde Theatre officially began Thursday.  Venue owner Rick Kinney, president of Even Keel Productions, broke ground on the $5 million project with various local leaders and economic development officials. The Clyde Theatre, 1808 Bluffton Road, was built in 1951 and has been vacant since closing in 1993. Kinney purchased the location through a tax sale in 2002 for $500.  “I really appreciate the support, this is going to be great when it's ..
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  • Torres induces groundout, leads Fort Wayne to 4-3 win over West ...

    Torres induces groundout, leads Fort Wayne to 4-3 win over West ...
    COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Wilmer Torres got Cole Bauml to ground out with the bases loaded to end the game in the 11th inning, leading the Fort Wayne TinCaps to a 4-3 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps on Wednesday.Fort Wayne starter Pedro Avila allowed two runs and seven hits over six innings. He also struck out five and walked one. Torres (3-2) got the win with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless, two-hit relief while Trent Szkutnik (5-2) took the loss in the Midwest League game.After four scorel..
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Fort Wayne's Civic treasure .Avila leads Fort Wayne to 3-0 win over Clinton .
Dragons lose at Fort Wayne .Holcomb touts roads plan in Fort Wayne .

Monday, October 9, 2017

Fort Wayne vs. Omaha: What 2 watch 4 and other top stories.

  • Fort Wayne vs. Omaha: What 2 watch 4

    Fort Wayne vs. Omaha: What 2 watch 4
    Fort Wayne vs. Omaha: What 2 watch 4 Fort Wayne guard Mo Evans drives to the basket against Oral Roberts earlier this season at the Gates Sports Center. (By Tom Davis of The News-Sentinel) More Information For more on college basketball, follow Tom Davis on Twitter at Tom101010 and on Facebook at Thomas Davis. Mastodons to face similar team in opener By Tom Davis, Tdavis@news-sentinel.com Saturday, March 04, 2017 12:36 PM In many wa..
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  • Supporters gather to 'March 4 Trump' amidst counter-protest

    Supporters gather to 'March 4 Trump' amidst counter-protest
    Related Coverage FORT WAYNE – Amidst a counter-protest, supporters of President Donald Trump gathered outside the Allen County Courthouse Saturday afternoon to hold a rally. Around 20 people stood in solidarity to deliver a pro-Trump message, many of them holding flags and signs and wearing Trump gear. Meanwhile, nearly double participated in the counter-protest, many of them holding signs in support of Senator Bernie Sanders. The rally was part of a national effort known as “March 4 T..
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  • Hudson man killed in DeKalb Co. crash

    Hudson man killed in DeKalb Co. crash
    DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – A Hudson man was killed in a two-vehicle crash east of Auburn, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. A Hudson man was killed in a two-vehicle crash east of Auburn at State Road 8 and State Road on Saturday, March 4. Investigators said the crash happened at 1:10 p.m. Saturday at State Road 8 and State Road 1 approximately nine miles east of Auburn. Police said a vehicle driven by 84-year-old William H. Whitehouse was north on S.R. 1 when he failed t..
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  • Appeal to downtown living

    Appeal to downtown living
    Less than a week before the announcement that Cross Street Partners would redevelop the General Electric campus south of downtown, Jeff Ryan was showing off the gritty reality of rehabbing a former industrial building just a few blocks away. Never let it be said that Ryan, vice president of RealĂ‚­America Companies, the company turning the former Fort Wayne Paper Box Co. into Superior Lofts, is a man without vision. Ryan leads a visitor to the center of the sprawling and debris-strewn second f..
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  • Special Kay: Cavs rookie Kay Felder explodes for 41 in Charge win

    Special Kay: Cavs rookie Kay Felder explodes for 41 in Charge win
    Felder scores 20 in the fourth quarter alone, including 14 of Canton's final 18 points Josh Weir CantonRep.com sports writer @jweirREP CANTON  A game of ebbs and flows was there for the taking down the stretch, with the Charge and Fort Wayne Mad Ants locked up in a close one.This kind of moment especially is why Cavaliers rookie Kay Felder finds himself in the NBA Development League, to succeed and to fail. To grow as a pro through experience.He passed the test Saturday night.The d..
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  • Agency's papers reveal story of mother, her slain children

    Agency's papers reveal story of mother, her slain children
    Rene Pasztor, then 5, held up two fingers for a case worker asking him tough questions about life in Texas with his mom. Amber Pasztor had tested positive for methamphetamine after moving from Fort Wayne to Lufkin, Texas, in October 2014. She possessed cocaine while briefly jailed after a minor auto accident. She described living with a “bad man” who held a gun to her head. Rene lived with that man, too. While much of his mother’s failures might have escaped him, people around him took notice..
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  • Man dies after neighbors pull him from fire

    Man dies after neighbors pull him from fire
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A man is dead after a fire in the 500 block of Lawton Place late Saturday night. The victim of the fire was pulled from an apartment at the rear of the house. According to a FWFD release, someone called 911 around 11:30 p.m. to report a fire in another apartment in his building. A minute later, someone in the neighboring home called 911 to report the fire. The neighbors forced their way into the rear apartment where the fire was coming from and dragged the man outsi..
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  • Hot Komets battle back again in win over Nailers

    Hot Komets battle back again in win over Nailers
    As Komets goaltender Garrett Bartus made one brilliant save after another, his teammates on the bench felt a responsibility to repay the favor by scoring. That they did Saturday night, rallying with three unanswered third-period goals for a 4-3 victory over the Wheeling Nailers. It was the eighth time this season the Komets have won after trailing by two or more goals, and they’ve accomplished the feat in back-to-back games against the same opponent. The Komets, who are on a 12-2-3 run, remai..
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  • Turn friends' fear into favor

    At a glance El Mexicano, a local Spanish-language newspaper, is presenting an informational forum  entitled “Protecting Our Families” at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Public Safety Academy, Ivy Tech South Campus, 7602 Patriot Crossing.   Fear comes in all sizes and colors these days. It may arrive in a phone call, such as the bomb threats and other incidents aimed at Jewish centers and cemeteries across the nation in recent weeks. It may come after a man in a Kansas restaurant shoots two men and re..
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  • Dogs come out for SPCA's Pawject Runway

    Dogs come out for SPCA's Pawject Runway
    Pawject Runway is an event held by the Allen County SPCA and raises money for the Angel Fund. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – More than a dozen dogs strutted their best on the runway for the Allen County SPCA’s Pawject Runway. The event features talented groomers from Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Dogs are turned into works of art to compete for top prizes, according to the Allen County SPCA. Those in attendance could take pictures, enjoy food, and participate in a silent auction. Proc..
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