Police respond to crash on Pontiac Street in southeast Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne news - NewsLocker (2024)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is investigating a crash that has blocked off a street in southeast Fort Wayne Tuesday night, Fort Wayne dispatchers confirmed.Police were spotted at the intersection of Pontiac and Abbott streets, and a stretch of Pontiac Street has been blocked off by several FWPD vehicles.It is not yet known if anyone suffered injuries in the crash.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene and will update this story as we learn more.

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

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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

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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 cases

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

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

Matthew Perry's assistant, two doctors among 5 charged in his death

(NEXSTAR) — Five people have been charged in the accidental ketamine overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, investigators announced Thursday.
Among those charged were a live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and two medical doctors, Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said during a press conference Thursday.
"These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they

LIVE: 5 people charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death, authorities announce

(NEXSTAR) — Five people have been charged in the accidental overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, investigators announced Thursday.
Among those charged were a live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and two medical doctors, Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said during a press conference Thursday.
That press conference is streaming live in the video player above."These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. They

LIVE: 5 people arrested in connection with Matthew Perry's death, authorities announce

(NEXSTAR) — Five people have been arrested in the accidental overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, investigators announced Thursday.
Among those arrested were a live-in assistant and two medical doctors, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said during a press conference Thursday.
That press conference is streaming live in the video player above."These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they were

At least one arrested in connection with Matthew Perry's death: law enforcement

(NEXSTAR) — An arrest has been made in the death of actor Matthew Perry, according to multiple reports.
Perry was found unresponsive at hisPacific Palisades home on Oct. 28, 2023.Following an autopsy, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner revealed in December that he died from“acute effects of ketamine.”
Ketamine, a controlled but legal substance, is used in medical settings as an anesthetic and for treatment-resistant depression. It is known t

Arrest made in connection with Matthew Perry's death: reports

(NEXSTAR) — An arrest has been made in the death of actor Matthew Perry, according to multiple reports.
Perry was found unresponsive at hisPacific Palisades home on Oct. 28, 2023.Following an autopsy, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner revealed in December that he died from“acute effects of ketamine.”
Law enforcement sources told NBC News a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with his death.
TMZ reports at least one doctor and

5 people charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death

(NEXSTAR) — Five people have been charged in the accidental ketamine overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, investigators announced Thursday.
Among those charged were a live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and two medical doctors, Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said during a press conference Thursday.
"These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they

Humane Fort Wayne moves to expanded shelter on Leesburg Road

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Humane Fort Wayne is finally settling into its "fur-ever" home on Leesburg Road.The animal shelter announced plans for an expanded facility in February 2023, and the vision has come to fruition in the form of a 25,600-square-foot space. The shelter is now able to house twice as many dogs and three times as many cats.City officials joined leaders with the shelter for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. You can explore the shelter and its outdoor trail during open houses

Habitat for Humanity building two more houses in Huntington County

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne starts construction on the second house the organization is building in Huntington County on Thursday.Organizers broke ground on the project, located at 939 Iowa Street, just down the block from the nonprofit's other house on 949 Iowa Street.The second house will have four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a single car garage.Other than the two houses in Huntington County, Habitat for Humanity will complete 24 more houses locat