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• Fort Wayne air base making push for new fighter jet squadron | WANE

  

  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — An Air National Guard fighter wing based in Fort Wayne is working to house a squadron of new F-35 fighter jets.“For us, for our future and for the future of the Air Force, we are looking to be a successful site selection for F-35 basing when they make the next three rounds of basing decisions that are coming up within the next year,” said Col. Patrick Renwick, commander of the Air Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing.Renwick and his senior staff met with Republican U.S. Rep. Jack..

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• Fire breaks out at Fort Wayne apartment complex | WANE

  

  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne firefighters put out a fire at Chapel Oaks Apartments late Saturday night. Firefighters were called to 974 Oaklawn Court ...

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  Xavier Thames' drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Fort Wayne Mad Ants their first win under the ownership of the Indiana Pacers with a victory over the ...

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• Meth Lab found in Kendallville

  

  Meth Lab found in Kendallville residence Saturday By Donovan Klein- 21Alive By Jen Danczak - 21Alive ..

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• Teacher dies at school basketball game

  

  Teacher dies at school basketball game By Erin Gladieux - 21Alive ..

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• Notre Dame cruises past Wake Forest

  

  Notre Dame cruises past Wake Forest By WISE Web Sports ..

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• Northwestern outlasts Purdue

  

  Northwestern outlasts Purdue By WISE Web Sports ..

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• Mallards' rivalry rekindles today

  

  MOLINE -- Most of today's Quad City Mallards were just starting to skate when the local minor-league club began playing hockey against the Fort Wayne Komets.However, the Flock's faithful certainly remembers the rivalry, and understandably looks forward to a return to those measuring stick days starting this afternoon, with Fort Wayne's first visit to the iWireless Center since March 2, 2012.Since the Mallards joined the ECHL last fall with seven other squads from the now-defunct CHL, the unified..

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• Former Syracuse star Rakeem Christmas scores 24 points in...

  

  Syracuse, N.Y. — Rakeem Christmas scored 24 points in his first professional basketball game on Saturday. Unfortunately it came in the D-League with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.Still, Christmas showed off the skills that made him a second-round pick in the most recent NBA Draft.Christmas scored 24 points for the Mad Ants during an 83-80 overtime victory over the Raptors 905. He carried over his efficient offense from college, making 11 of his 19 shots, secured 11 rebounds and had a steal and a block..

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• Bring good things to life at GE site

  

  The effort to reimagine the collection of now-unused GE buildings just southwest of downtown Fort Wayne seems to be gathering some momentum.For the past six months, an unofficial group of citizens led by City Councilman Geoff Paddock, D-5th, has been meeting to talk over ideas for using some of the 12 buildings that are still standing. They’ve kicked around such possibilities as using some of the space for lofts, apartments,  shops, businesses – even a movie production studio.GE itself, which ha..

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