Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity kicks off 2016 build season and other top stories.

• Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity kicks off 2016 build season

  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity started building its first home of the season Saturday. The 2016 build season kicked off with a home being erected at Fuller’s Landing. The home’s future owner, Melisa Castro, was on hand to help. Part of the Habitat for Humanity ownership requirement will require Castro to volunteer 300 hours of “sweat equity” into the home, among other volunteer opportunities. Castro and her four sons will live at the home, which will be located in Fu..

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• 3 arrested at drug raid

  

  April 16, 2016 Updated Apr 16, 2016 at 10:52 AM EDT FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) - It was just before 10 p.m. Friday when detectives from the Fort Wayne Police Department Emergency Services Team and The FWPD Vice and Narcotics Bureau served a search warrant at the 1600 block of Third Street. During the search, three adults were found inside along with residue of cocaine, numerous burnt spoons and syringes, crack pipes, methamphetamine, a syringe containing Heroin and assorted paraphernalia. 36-..

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• Fort Wayne bats rough up SB Cubs

  

  FORT WAYNE — A five-run fifth inning paced Fort Wayne to a 10-3 victory over South Bend Friday. The Tin Caps touched Cubs starter Ryan Kellogg (1-1) for four runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings and plated three runs each off relievers Casey Bloomquist and John Williamson, who was coming off the disabled list. Luis Tejada had two RBIs. Daniel Spingola and Ian Rice each had two hits for South Bend. Notes • South Bend Cubs reliever Michael Wagner was promoted to the Chicago Cubs Triple-A affiliat..

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• Komets lose playoff opener

  

  Komets lose playoff opener By Dean Pantazi - 21 Alive April 16, 2016 Updated Apr 16, 2016 at 12:34 AM EDT FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21 Alive) - Former Komet Tom Mele scored two goals, one of them shorthanded, and the Cincinnati Cyclones stole Game 1 of the their ECHL Playoff series with the Komets Friday night 3-2. Goals by Troy Bourke and Trevor Cheek in the second period twice pulled the Komets out of a one goal deficit, but Mele's second goa..

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• Boy thrown from buggy, run over

  

  Boy thrown from buggy, run over By Erin Gladieux - 21Alive Boy thrown from buggy, run over April 16, 2016 Updated Apr 16, 2016 at 10:13 AM EDT STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (21Alive) - A two-year-old boy was run over after being thrown from a buggy. It happened just after 8 p.m. Friday at the 5900 block of E Teegarden Road. According to reports, the horse pulling the buggy began to jerk back and forth. This caused the boy to fall from the bu..

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• Retired Phil conductor Ondrejka, 83, dies

  

  During their April 9 concert, members of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic played an unscheduled selection – the Nimrod movement of Sir Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations.” Musicians traditionally play the piece to honor the passing of one of their own – in this case, longtime Philharmonic conductor Ronald Ondrejka. Ondrejka, who directed the Phil from 1978 until his retirement in 1993, died suddenly April 7 at the home he shared with his wife, Elise Unruh, in Carpinteria, California, near Santa Bar..

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• Southwest Conservation Club building damaged in fire

  

  Southwest Conservation Club building damaged in fire WANE Staff Reports Published: April 16, 2016, 12:30 pm Fort Wayne Fire Department crews at the scene of fire at the Southwest Conservation Club's building on April 16, 2016. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Fort Wayne Fire Department is investigating a fire at the Southwest Conservation Club after the building was damaged Friday night. According to Fire Chief Eric Lahey, around 10 p.m. crews responded to a report of a fire a..

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• Hundreds remember sports-legend Eugene Parker

  

  Hundreds remember sports-legend Eugene Parker The service for Fort Wayne native and basketball standout Eugene Parker at First Assembly of God Church starts at 11 a.m. WANE Staff Reports Published: April 16, 2016, 10:15 am Updated: April 16, 2016, 7:19 pm Related Coverage FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Hundreds turned out for a Celebration of Life for one of professional sports most popular player agents Saturday. The service for Fort Wayne native and basketball standout Eugene Parker was..

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• Group urges local say in IPFW fate

  

  Greater Fort Wayne Inc. on Friday urged the presidents of Indiana and Purdue universities to include local leaders when they decide the fate of IPFW and to extend the current management agreement past its June 30 expiration so there is more time for study and to prepare for the transition. Ron Turpin, Greater Fort Wayne’s chairman, in February appointed a task force to review a proposal to restructure IPFW and report back to the full board with recommendations. After six meetings and discussi..

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• Indiana Senate leaders face Republican primary challenges

  

  The two most-powerful leaders of the Indiana Senate are working to fend off Republican primary challengers who have criticized their handling of contentious issues in the GOP-dominated General Assembly.Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long, of Fort Wayne, faces criticism going into the May 3 primary from social conservatives for pushing an unsuccessful proposal this year that would have extended state anti-discrimination protections to lesbian, gay and bisexual people.The opponent to Sena..

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