Indiana State Police leads initiative to resolve long-term missing persons cases - Fort Wayne news - NewsLocker (2024)

INDIANA (WANE) — Indiana State Police on Thursday announced an initiative aiming to help resolve long-term missing persons cases.The advancements in investigative technology have allowed ISP to use these sciences to help resolve cases for the involved families, according to a press release. ISP announced that this initiative is starting in northeast Indiana and will slowly involve other parts of the state.ISP asks families in northeast Indiana who have a long-term missing person in their f

Fort Wayne Tattoo Festival celebrates 25 years of Studio 13

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The third annual Fort Wayne Tattoo Festival gathers hundreds of tattoo artists at the Grand Wayne Convention Center to decorate visitors in ink all weekend, starting Friday.This year, the festival celebrates the 25 years Studio 13 has been open in Fort Wayne. The shop on Coliseum Boulevard is one of the longest consecutively running tattoo parlors in town.Attendees are able to choose between over 200 hundred national and internationally recognized artists to ink t

Several crashes reported across Fort Wayne, including Fort Wayne Community Schools bus

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As rain fell across Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne Police Department became busy responding to several crashes across the city.Most of the crashes did not involve injuries. However, one involving a Fort Wayne Community Schools bus did cause minor injuries.It's unclear how the crash happened or how many vehicles are involved. FWPD responded to the intersection of Pontiac and Pioneer Streets just after 7 a.m. Fort Wayne dispatch confirmed at least one person suffered minor in

Storms and oppressive humidity today

The biggest change you'll notice immediately is the oppressive humidity today and warmer temperatures making spending time outside very uncomfortable.Temperatures will climb into the middle 70s by noon under mostly cloudy skies. Some isolated storms are possible and humid as the temperatures increase this morning.Isolated storms develop by late afternoon on SaturdayMuggy humidity and an isolated storm are possible this afternoon with warmer temperatures in the lower 80s.
The mugginess won't take

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'Slugbug!': 23rd Annual Old Fort Volkswagen Show and Swap

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — If you're a Volkswagen fan or even just love playing punch buggy, the Old Fort Volkswagen Show and Swap on Saturday is calling your name.Car lovers can roll up to Shoaff Park to trade car parts, mingle with friends and even enjoy some car themed music. This year, a surprise competition replacing the world's slowest race.Although all German cars are allowed into the event, two are most dearly celebrated.
One is an exception to the rule.
The International Harvester

Oppressive humidity and storms today

The biggest change you'll notice immediately is the oppressive humidity today and warmer temperatures making spending time outside very uncomfortable.Temperatures will climb into the middle 70s by noon under mostly cloudy skies. Some isolated storms are possible and humid as the temperatures increase this morning.Isolated storms develop by late afternoon on SaturdayMuggy humidity and an isolated storm are possible this afternoon with warmer temperatures in the lower 80s.
The mugginess won't take

Teen hurt in shooting in southeast Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting in the 2900 block of Winter Street.
Someone called 911 to report the shooting around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
Officers at the scene said the victim is a 17-year-old girl, who was rushed to a hospital in life-threatening condition.Police interviewed people who were in the home and in the area at the time of the shooting. No suspect has been arrested.The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police

Police investigate life-threatening shooting in southeast Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is on the scene of a shooting in the 2900 block of Winter Street.
It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Fort Wayne dispatchers confirm one person is in life-threatening condition.WANE 15 has a crew on the scene and is working to find more information.

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Indiana Gubernatorial candidates weigh in on the IDOE newest diploma proposal

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) –Indiana 2024 governor candidates Mike Braun and Jennifer McCormick were both in northeast Indiana at separate events Thursday night.Both candidates say they prioritize education within their campaigns, so they had a lot to say regarding the newest draft released by the Indiana Department of Education's high school diploma requirements.Under the proposal, students must earn 42 credits, but those credits can also go towards satisfying the different seal require

Indiana gubernatorial candidates weigh in on IDOE's newest diploma proposal

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) –Indiana 2024 governor candidates Mike Braun and Jennifer McCormick were both in northeast Indiana at separate events Thursday night.Both candidates say they prioritize education within their campaigns, so they had a lot to say regarding the newest draft released by the Indiana Department of Education's high school diploma requirements.Under the proposal, students must earn 42 credits, but those credits can also go towards satisfying the different seal require

More scattered rain/storm chances Friday

We have more rounds of hit-and-miss scattered rain and storms in our Friday forecast. The same weather system that brought scattered rain Thursday will continue to give us scattered rain/storm chances over the next few days, also. However, there are going to be many times when it's not raining. No day is a complete washout.Rainfall totals by the end of Sunday, when the rain chances will have wrapped up, will be in the half-inch to an inch range. Some spots, where the heaviest pockets of rain fal

Could Fort Wayne UNITED 'easy fix' cost $2,800?

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As the pause continues in Fort Wayne UNITED programming, including the Ten Point Coalition, an Indianapolis pastor told WANE 15 the solution is an "easy fix.""And I'm not sure why it hasn't been fixed," began Rev. Charles Harrison, the board president of the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition and Midwest Director of the National Ten Point Coalition.The Ten Point Coalition builds a safer community with nightly neighborhood walks and interactions by paid and unpaid voluntee

Rare sighting: 'Doomsday fish' found near Southern California shore

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) – In a rare and perhaps ominous sighting, an oarfish was found floating near California's La Jolla Shores over the weekend.According to a spokesperson from Scripps Institution of Oceanography atUCSan Diego, a team of science kayakers and snorkelers were out in La Jolla Cove Saturday afternoon and found the dead oarfish.Several people then worked together to carry the sea creature from the ocean to the bed of a truck using a paddleboard. The oarfish was the

Centier Bank moves into 100-year old building in Downtown Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) —How should history be remembered?It's a question that plagues cities and businesses looking to modernize and "improve" aging buildings and infrastructure.
However, as Centier Bank moves into a 100-year-old building in the heart of Fort Wayne, they don't have to choose between new and old.
"The space provides a glimpse of the old-world banking of yesterday," Adam James, Senior Architect at Design Collaborative, said. "Working with the Centier team, we wanted t

Huntington University's 'Forester Film' releases first feature film in theaters nationwide

HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Starting Thursday, the first feature film produced by a film production company tied to Huntington University will be shown in theaters in northeast Indiana and across the country."A Carpenter's Prayer" will be shown in dozens of theaters across 21 states after originally being released in early 2023 by Forester Film, the film production arm of Huntington University that also serves as a capstone program for the university's film students."Forester Film is a pro

Huntington University's 'Forester Film' releases debut feature film in theaters nationwide

HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Starting Thursday, the first feature film produced by a film production company tied to Huntington University will be shown in theaters in northeast Indiana and across the country."A Carpenter's Prayer" will be shown in dozens of theaters across 21 states after originally being released in early 2023 by Forester Film, the film production arm of Huntington University that also serves as a capstone program for the university's film students."Forester Film is a pro

Chiefs'Chris Jones offers to pay $1.5M for stolen chicken wings to free ex-school worker

HARVEY, Ill. (WGN) — An Illinois school workerfound guilty of stealing $1.5 million worth of food, mostly chicken wings, is getting some love from an NFL star.On Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Tackle Chris Jones posted to "X" offering to "pay for the wings that she stole to get her free," in a bid to get Vera Liddell out of prison.On Friday, a judge sentenced Liddell, 68, to nine years behind bars after she pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge.She was the food service direc

More scattered rain/storms tonight

Take the umbrella with you this afternoon as you'll have to dodge a few showers and as we transition to a wet and humid pattern over the next couple of days. Humidity will become more uncomfortable and there's the potential for heavy rainfall through Saturday.It will remain cloudy through the afternoon and won't be as warm with a high in the upper 70s.Heavy rainfall is possible through Friday morning.Hot August temperatures and high humidity move into the area Friday and Saturday with scattered

Detroit judge who ordered teen into jail clothes, handcuffs during field trip is sidelined

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs on a field trip to his courtroom will be off the bench while undergoing “necessary training,” the court's chief judge said Thursday.Meanwhile, the girl's mother said Judge Kenneth King was a “big bully.”“My daughter is hurt. She is feeling scared," Latoreya Till told the Detroit Free Press.She identified her daughter as Eva Goodman. The 15-year-old fell asleep in King's court

Bicyclist struck on Clinton Street in downtown Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic was stalled Thursday afternoon on Clinton Street after a bicyclist was hit in downtown Fort Wayne.Dispatch confirmed a bicyclist was struck near the intersection of Clinton and Main streets around 2:30 p.m. Dispatch also said there were non-life-threatening injuries.By around 3 p.m., traffic was flowing smoothly again. No further details have been shared.

Court Docs: Informant helped lead to accused drug dealer's second arrest

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Court documents released to WANE 15 Thursday are giving more details of the investigation that led to the Allen County Sheriff's Department Drug Task Force arresting a man on meth dealing charges.
Justin Watson, 37, was arrested at 222 Montalcino Run in a neighborhood off Coldwater Road on the north side of Fort Wayne Wednesday morning and charged with two counts of dealing methamphetamine, one count of maintaining a common nuisance and one count of possession of paraph

'So much life ahead of him': Utah dad drowns while saving son who jumped in to save woman

BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah (KTVX) – A father from Layton, Utah, drowned after jumping into Willard Bay to save his son, who had jumped in himself to save another person, according to Utah State Parks.
Andre Leon Debose, 38, was boating and swimming with his 17-year-old son and a few other people on Saturday afternoon, just before stormy weather hit the area. His sister, Anyea Debose, said he had just moved to Utah a few years ago to start his business."It's been hard," Anyea Debose told Nexsta

Ralph Trine, namesake of Trine University has passed away

ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) Trine University announced Thursday that Ralph Trine has passed away. He died Wednesday following a long illness according to a press release issued by the university. Ralph Trine was 82.Tri-State University was renamed Trine University in 2008 to honor the many contributions of Ralph, a 1961 mechanical engineering alumnus, and his wife Sheri, and to better define the university's mission and direction."Ralph Trine is a man whose name literally defines this institution. He an

Grandma charged after 2-year-old dies from overdose, court docs reveal

INDIANAPOLIS — Amani Day was a healthy 2-year-old, running and playing and laughing like any other child before being found still and cold in a bed next to his grandmother one October morning.
Amani's sudden death immediately sparked suspicion within Indy police's child abuse unit. In the home, a distraught grandmother told police about how she tried to revive the boy when she found him unresponsive in the morning.
But investigators learned there was far more the grandma didn't disclose. S

Teen shot to death in Muncie, 5 arrested

UPDATE 3:11 p.m.: Muncie PD have confirmed that five individuals have been arrested in connection with this case: two adults (19-year-old Dasha Eckford and 19-year-old Ricky Nathan), as well as three minors (aged 14, 16 and 17). They were all charged with:
Conspiracy to commit robbery resulting in death (a Level 2 felony)Aiding, inducing or causing an offense (a Level 2 felony)Obstruction (a Level 6 felony)
Eckford (left) and Nathan (right)This remains an ongoing investigation.__________________

Teen shot to death in Muncie

MUNCIE, Ind. — Detectives are investigating after a teen was killed on Wednesday night in Muncie, according to the Muncie Police Department.
Officers were dispatched at 10:03 p.m. to the 2900 block of N. Elgin St. on a report that a subject was down in a bush by Latitude Apartment's main office building.Upon arrival, crews found a 15-year-old male shot. The victim was in critical condition. Emergency personnel transported him to Riley Hospital where he later died.
MPD executed a search war

Indiana State Police leads initiative to resolve long-term missing persons

INDIANA (WANE) — The Indiana State Police announce an initiative aiming to help resolve long-term missing persons cases.The advancements in investigative technology have allowed ISP to use these sciences to help resolve cases for the involved families, according to a press release. ISP announced that this initiative is starting in northeast Indiana and will slowly involve other parts of the state.ISP asks families in northeast Indiana who have a long-term missing person in their family to

BREAKING: 2nd arrest made in the Lowell Badger murder

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Indiana State Police announce an additional arrest has been made in theLowell R. Badger homicide investigation.
The homicide occurred sometime between Friday, December 7, and the morning of December 8, in 2012 in Sullivan County.RELATED: William Ray Grimes indicted in murder of Lowell Badger
Sullivan Superior Court Judge Hugh Hunt issued a warrant for murder on August 13 for 39-year-old Richard D. Taft. The Indiana Department of Corrections served

Work zone speed cameras now active on Indiana interstate

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) A pilot program involving the use of cameras to catch motorists speeding through work zones on Indiana interstates is now active.
The program, Indiana Safe Zones, was created by the state legislature in 2023. It is meant to get motorists to slow down in work zones. Similar programs have been effective in other states according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).In 2023 alone, 33 people were killed and more than 1,750 injured in INDOT work zones. Four ou

Coroner identifies 6-year-old hit by car in southeast Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified a 6-year-old boy who was hit and killed by a vehicle Tuesday on the city's southeast side.The coroner identified the child as Christopher Macias Menjivar.Fort Wayne Police said the boy was crossing the road with a group of friends that evening near the intersection of Pontiac and Abbott streets when a vehicle traveling on Pontiac hit him. He was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition and was later pronounced dead.The co