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$10K offered for info in ‘07 murder

The family of a murdered Fort Wayne man presented a cashier’s check to Crime Stoppers Wednesday in the amount of $10,000. Family members hope the money will entice anyone with information to come forward.

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Sports, Lake & Cabin Show starts Friday

Fort Wayne’s first Outdoor Sports, Lake and Cabin Show takes place at the Allen Co. Memorial Coliseum this weekend.    

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Arrest made in early morning murder

Fort Wayne police have arrested a suspect in a deadly shooting that took place early Thursday morning in the Canterbury Green apartment complex.

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Fire crews fight diesel fuel spill

All off duty firefighters have been called in to help fight a large diesel fuel spill in Huntington County Thursday morning.

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28 drug dealers arrested in Huntington

For the past year the Huntington Police Department investigated the prescription drug trade in the city. That led to arrest warrants for 31 people, and Thursday morning police locked up 28 of them.

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Teens Arrested In Indianapolis Slaying

Three teens are arrested in connection with the killing of a man on the city’s southeast side.

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Woman Gets 14-Year Sentence In Horrific Abuse Case

A woman who abused two children in what Howard County authorities called one of the worst cases of child abuse they had seen is sentenced.

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Man Blasts Bogus Bill In License Plate Blunder

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s only $5, but Frank Womack said there’s no way he’s going to pay. Womack, of Greenwood, recently received a ticket in the mail from the Texas Tollways for failing to pay two separate highway tolls in January, but he hasn’t been to Texas in many years.

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Legislative Logjam Breaking?

Republican Senate leaders and House Speaker Pat Bauer spend the morning behind closed doors, coming closer to a settlement on the unemployment tax bill that has threatened to disrupt agreements on other critical bills.

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Indiana Man Who Murdered 2 To Die In Texas

An Indiana man who embarked on a cross-country crime spree with his girlfriend a decade ago that ended in a gun battle with police in San Francisco faces execution.

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New Crosswalks Set Near Where IU Student Killed

Two new pedestrian crosswalks are being designated for a busy street on Indiana University’s campus near where a student was fatally struck by a car in September.

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Nursing home to blame for dumping man

Remember Gregory George? He’s the man from Auburn who says his nursing home abandoned him inside an Angola Hospital Emergency Room. Now, a State Department of Health report is confirming his story.  

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Haitian boy treated in Fort Wayne dies

Cause of death may not be clear for a couple more days.

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Bar fight leads to shooting

One person has been taken to the hospital after being shot in the Canterbury Green apartment complex.

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Communities To Google: Pick Me!

Indiana communities, along with hundreds across the country, vie to be a test market for Google’s new ultra high-speed broadband Internet.

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Man Found Dead Behind Indy Gas Station

Indianapolis police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found behind a gas station.

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Fraternity Hazing Still Problematic At IU

The decimation of Alpha Tau Omega on the Indiana University campus is the latest of several fraternity troubles at the university.

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Man Critically Injured In Fire At Cluttered Home

A man was critically injured in a fire at an extremely cluttered home on Indianapolis’ south side.

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3D is the newest TV technology

The buzz surrounding 3D viewing inside movie theaters will soon transfer to television sets in living rooms across the country. Some brands of 3D enabled televisions go on sale this week.

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Fishermen fear possible fishing ban

Area fishermen and fishing businesses fear President Obama is considering a ban on recreational fishing.

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Colonoscopies can prevent cancer

Doctors sometimes call colon cancer the silent killer because by the time symptoms show, the cancer is pretty advanced. That’s why doctors say prevention is so important.

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Crime Lab Tech Injured By Ricocheting Bullet

A firearms technician with the Marion County Crime Lab is grazed by ricocheting bullet during a test.

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Mother, Neighbors Rescue Girls From Frigid Water

Two young sisters were pulled from Morse Reservoir after falling through the ice Wednesday afternoon, fire officials say.

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Unemployment Tax Key To Resolving Statehouse Standoff

Democrats say an already agreed upon education funding bill should receive immediate action, while Republicans insist on waiting until there’s also a settlement on rolling back unemployment taxes on business.

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250 Warehouse Jobs Slashed

More than 250 people will lose their jobs when a warehouse in Plainfield suspends operations.

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Elmhurst meeting set for 6 p.m.

The Fort Wayne Community School District will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. where people can voice their opinion about the proposed closing of Elmhurst High School.

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Lawton Skatepark opens

Spring can’t be too far off now that the Lawton Skatepark is open for the season.

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City to spruce up FW businesses

Mayor Tom Henry announced the 13 recipients for the second annual Commercial Façade grants on Wednesday. The city’s $260,000 in matching fund could result in close to $1 million of private investment throughout Fort Wayne.

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300 Workers Returning To Chrysler’s Ind. Plants

About 300 workers are recalled at Chrysler factories in central Indiana.

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Man Sent Child Porn To Undercover Agent

A Muncie man is sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to transporting child pornography.

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