Fort Wayne zoo's popular lion dies week after cancer found and other top stories.

• Fort Wayne zoo's popular lion dies week after cancer found

  The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo lion, Bill, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.(Photo: Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo)FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo says its nearly 10-year-old lion has died after being recently diagnosed with rapidly spreading cancer.Zoo officials say veterinary staffers decided to euthanize the lion named Bill on Wednesday as his condition continued to worsen despite treatment.Bill has been among the zoo’s biggest attra..

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• Fire destroys former Fort Wayne church building

  

  (KXAN Photo, file)  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Part of the roof of a former church building collapsed as flames filled the structure Thursday night. 24-Hour News 8’s sister station, WANE, report the roof came down about 45 minutes after fire crews first arrived at the building. You can see it collapse in the video above. Fort Wayne firefighters were called to the building at 1413 Hanna St. around 6:45 p.m. That’s near the Hayden Street intersection. When crews first arrived, the bu..

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• Fort Wayne man charged with burglary

  Fort Wayne man charged with burglary By Sheryl Krieg, skrieg@news-sentinel.com Friday, April 08, 2016 12:15 AM Darryl L. Calvin, 48, of the 3000 block of Central Drive, was charged Thursday in Allen Superior Court with burglary, a Level 4 felony, according to court documents. Calvin allegedly broke a window and burglarized a residence at 4:55 p.m. Sunday, taking a 60-inch TV, a Sony Playstation 4, games for the Playstation, speakers and headphones valued at $1,420, according to ..

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• Fort Wayne road closing

  Fort Wayne road closing News-Sentinel staff reports Thursday, April 07, 2016 11:34 PM Schwartz Road just north of the Flutter Road intersection will be closed from 8 a.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Tuesday for pipe installation and road repair.

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• Equal pay rally planned in Fort Wayne

  Equal pay rally planned in Fort Wayne News-Sentinel staff reports Thursday, April 07, 2016 11:14 PM YWCA Northeast Indiana, with the Women's Bureau, AAUW and League of Women Voters, will host an equal pay rally at 10 a.m. Tuesday at 1610 Spy Run Ave. Mayor Tom Henry is scheduled to be the guest speaker.

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• Cancer claims beloved Bill the lion, 9

  

  Bill the lion, a resident of the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo since 2008, died Wednesday, a week after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. He was 9 years old. The lion had spent the week resting in his behind-the-scenes area and his outdoor exercise area, the zoo said in a statement. A female lioness, Ina, had frequently lain beside him. The lion first underwent a medical examination about two months ago when he started having nosebleeds, became listless and lost his appetite. The..

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